Hello, fellow readers! I am happy to tell you that I got both of my book reviews done and I am back to writing! I am sorry about the long wait. It was killing me too when I couldn't go on my computer because of my awesome school angel on my shoulder telling me that I need to finish my books! Anyway, I hope you enjoy this longer chapter! :-)
The Phoenix Foundation
Matty stared at Julie-Jill, and kept it aimed at her. She was holding the computer in her left and hovering over the keyboard with her right. She wasn't doing anything, waiting for a response from her boss.
"What are you waiting for?" Matty said, wondering what the video had on it.
"Sorry, Matty," she said typing away on the keyboard, "it's live and it goes both ways, so you can talk to them. It is bouncing off of many cell towers around the world, so we can't trace it."
"Okay, put it on the screen," Matty said turning her back on Jill; she almost got sick at the sight on the screen.
MacGyver's wrists and ankles were tied to a chair in the back of the room he was in. He had blood all over himself, most of it was on the left side of his stomach because of the many knife and gunshot wounds. He looked really pale and his eyes weren't focused.
There was a guard on either side of Mac with weapons Matty didn't even know the name of. There were 3 guards total and a man that looked tall and demanding. He was probably the leader, she would have to talk to him.
The leader stepped forward and looked straight at the camera and said very purposefully, "Hello, Phoenix Foundation. As you can see, we have your agent. We would like to strike a deal,"
Matty was working out scenarios in her head of what she could say. Only one would fit this situation. The only problem is she didn't know if Mac revealed Phoenix or they did it by themself.
She decided to trust her boy and just improvise if it didn't work. Improvise. Matty laughed in her head. That was the only thing Mac did when they didn't have a plan, and this was one of those situations.
"He is not our agent. I'm sorry, but you are mistaken. We wouldn't have anyone in the field anyway because we are just a think tank. We stay on base for research and studies. That is pretty much it."
That speech earned Mac a punch to the gut, making him double over as much as he could with the restraints in place. Matty knew better, so she didn't even flinch, hopefully Jill did likewise.
"Is he that terrible of an agent that you are fine with this happening? Anyway, I don't care if you don't want to claim ownership of him. I have a deal, as I was talking about earlier. I want a flash drive filled with information about the Phoenix Foundation, enough RDX for 5 bombs, euros, and fake passports. If you don't, we'll just see what happens next," he said moving the flat side of the blade across his cheek moving down until it stopped at his thigh.
The leader put the knife into Mac's thigh and he made a whimper filled with pain and agony, then taking it out, stifling anything good coming from him. It hurt Matty to see this happen, but she needed to stay firm on her end, to tell them that he wasn't her best, most talented, awesome agent. That said a lot coming from her.
The leader then took his mask off that he was wearing the whole time. Underneath was a man Matty thought she would never even hear about again, let alone communicate with him. Her eyes burned, not able to blink or look away. She was… speechless. Matilda Webber, for once in her life, had nothing to say.
It was Angus MacGyver's father, Jake. He looked almost identical to what he looked like years ago. He was going to kill his son. Kill him in cold blood if she didn't comply.
"You would never do that. Even for someone with no heart, you would never."
"You underestimate me. You don't think I will destroy anything that comes in my way from reaching my goal. I am torturing my own son for information. Don't think I won't do more," and with that, the screen went black.
"Get Jack and Riley here right now," Matty said very sternly to Jill, "and I mean now."
Mac and Bozer's House
Commander Ridley had been gone for a few hours so when he came back to talk to Jack, Riley, and Bozer, all eyes were on him. Jack and Commander Ridley saluted each other before the commander pulled the dogtags and a piece of paper out of his pocket.
"Jack, you were right. There was something on the back of this. It is a drawing, but I have no idea what it means," Commander Ridley said sadly but hopeful giving the x-rayed image to Jack.
"I know what this is," he said pointing to an intricately designed part of it, "This is a part of blueprints for Mac's EOD training facility, I know it like the back of my hand. He went there often to get better, if he could, at disarming bombs at night."
Commander Ridley did not know the extent of their relationship, so he was confused that he knew Mac's training facility. But, he knew Jack Dalton, and he was no bad guy.
"What part of the building is it?" Riley asked, making Commander Ridley note that his team had just as much faith as he didn't think, which meant a lot.
Jack responded not long after, "It is the storage area with the…." Jack's face paled like he had been shot with a gun. In their line of work, had he?
Riley gave him a once-over, making sure he wasn't hurt, "What's wrong, Jack? It must be bad, I have never seen you like this."
"Bombs. There are bombs in there with a magnetic lock sealing the door. If Mac is in there… The slightest touch of one of those will detonate the bomb," Jack said, oblivious to everything around him.
Another SWAT agent had come to them, telling Commander Ridley something. You couldn't tell what he said, the commander's face stayed straight and didn't reveal one, if any, emotion he was feeling.
"Matilda Webber would like to see you guys ASAP. She called over to us and told us to send you over to Phoenix immediately. A car is waiting for you outside. As for you, Wilt Bozer," he said motioning to the man, "you are staying with us for more debriefing."
Bozer didn't care and just nodded. He didn't want to go there anyway. He didn't want to get involved with this. The only reason he didn't tell everyone to leave is because, one, they are SWAT agents, and, two, he wanted to find Mac. His Mac, the one before all of this secret agent stuff.
Jack and Riley went to the small, unnoticeable car and got in. The whole way there, it was silent. In the car. In their heads, it was anything but quiet. They both thought about Mac and how they would get him back.
The Phoenix Foundation
As they walked into the war room, Jack and Riley saw Matty sitting on one of the chairs, playing with a paperclip. This must be bad, Jack thought.
"What's going on?" Riley said, preparing for anything her boss would say next.
Matty stood up and put the paperclip on the table, no shape made, "I need to show you guys something. I am warning you, you won't like it, but this is life, and this is what happens,"
Their boss played the recording from before, both sides heard for Riley and Bozer. As soon as the mask came off, Jack looked confused at first, but then he realised what he was seeing.
"I am going to kill him," Jack said leaving the room and just walking the hallway.
Matty and Riley left him alone and had their own conversation. Riley did not know who the person was. Matty was going to hate herself after this.
"Who was that guy? Does Jack know him? He seemed pretty upset when the man's face was revealed," Riley said still confused.
Matty put a picture of Mac's father on the screen. This time he was much less dirtier and had a striking resemblance to Mac.
Riley put a hand over her mouth, "I think I'm gonna get sick," and then she left too, leaving Matty all by herself, sort of, with his picture.
"We are going to get you. You will never see the light of day again," Matty says to the picture, wanting it to respond, but it didn't.
We are going to get you, Matty thought before she turned off the screen and headed in search of Jack. She wanted to know he was okay. Well, as okay as a person can be when their best friend has just been kidnapped.
But, when she went to the lounge, she stopped. She did find him, but not in the way she expected. A man had a gun pointed at Jack's chest.
DA DA DAAA! This chapter was so fun to write! I am sorry about the cliffhanger, but I didn't want this chapter to be sooo long. So, I just cut off there. I really want to know your thoughts and if you guys like it to see if I need to change anything. Thank you again! Happy Reading! :-)
