Chapter 7: Ghosts

JJ had no idea what kind of drugs they used on her because right now she was seeing a ghost. Michael Hastings was standing in front of her, and he was alive.

"I thought you'd be surprised to see me." He said with an evil smirk.

"You're dead, you died, I saw you get shot," JJ said not understanding any of this.

"Oh honey you don't understand do you? I was the one who leaked the information about us being undercover."

"Why would you do that?"

"Let's just say that their offer was a lot more promising then the bloody paycheck I got for risking my life every day. What's the point when I couldn't even go home and brag about what I did? And to make matters worse they had me working with a stupid girl who's never even seen combat. For years I risked my life fighting my way to the top, but not you. They just gave you the damn job. I saw my opportunity to make something with my life and I took."

"You sick son of a bitch." She said staring straight into his eyes.

"I heard you got married." Michael said, trying to change the subject. "What a shame, I think you and I could have made a great couple. I know I never told you this, but I had a huge crush on you. I probably would have asked you out if you didn't have a son. What's his name, Henry? I wonder what he's doing right now?" he said with a grin.

"Don't bring them into this," JJ said because if she was going to die here, she was going to do it saving the people she loved.

"All those months you made me sit behind you, acting like you were in charge. So do you know what I'm gonna do? I'm going to kill your husband, then your son, and I'll lead your team here, make you watch them die, and then you'll be begging me to end your life too."

"Why wait all these years. Why didn't you just kill me back in Iraq?"

"Well you see Jenny, I took some time to make it look like I didn't exist, and to get back in the country. I've been watching you for a while now. I've been watching you slowly eat yourself alive from all the secrets. I wanted to see if maybe you'd kill yourself, before I did, but you're too stubborn for that. But none of that matters now. All that matters is that I'm here and you're a little tied up," he said with a laugh.

"I trusted you. I mourned your death, but for all this time you've been alive, you're a monster."

That earned her a slap to the face that split her lip.

"Look, I know we got off on the wrong foot, but I'm willing to make this all go away if you tell me where Cruz put the government chip that the Red Hawks lost during that little incident. With that kind of power we could make a lot of money selling secrets, and I know that he told you about it."

"Go to hell."

"Wrong answer," he said.

JJ was expecting him to scream, to beat her but instead he left the room. When he came back, he had a syringe in his hand. JJ knew what was inside of it. Liquid X, one of the drugs that the Red Hawks were known for manufacturing and selling. It gave you delusions, nauseous, it sped up your heart rate but then made it go real low, back and forth. Most importantly it made you lose control of your body, and control was the only thing JJ really had at the moment. In small dosages it would just make you high, but she knew he wasn't going to give her a small dosage.

"You are going to feel a slight pinch," said Michael with one of those evil grins again.

She saw the needle puncture her arm, and as if in slow motion everything started to become blurry and she started to feel really strange. The last thing she remembered was seeing Michael set up a video camera in the corner of the room before everything went black.


It's a lot of fun righting dialogue for Michael. Enjoy and REVIEW PLES:)