Chapter Eight: Find Him!
United Kingdom, London, England
The whirling sound from the chopper's propellers were extremely loud, and caused dirt, mud, and water to fly all over hell from the park's grounds. Everyone sat in the main hold of the chopper, while John and Bauer sat in the front cockpit, Bauer piloting the vehicle. "You mind telling me, who you are, exactly, and why you were in the tent with that woman, who, from what I can deduce, was trying to kill us all?"
Jack looked at the controls of the chopper, and adjusted something, before looking over at John.
"To be honest, I don't know why I was there. My name is Jack Bauer. I'm a former U.S. Government agent, who became a fugitive when I was set up. I was given a chance to escape by the President of the United States, when I helped uncover, by no easy means, a plot to take over the government. I left the country. A few days ago, someone knocked on my door. I never had a chance to get to the door, before they came through the windows, and knocked me unconscious."
"What then?"
"I woke up in the tent only a few hours ago, and just before you people started an assault on the chopper, she had suggested she wanted my help in whatever she's about to do."
"Which is?"
"I don't know. But whatever it is, it's going to effect the entire world, if I understood her correctly."
John seemed to be absorbing all of this slowly. He stared out the cockpit window. Jack glanced over at him, and could see the wheels turning in his head. He snickered in annoyance. "Trust me. I've been through this kind of thing before."
"I'm sure you have…"
Jack looked over at John, and nodded. "So where were you planning on going?"
John shrugged. "Anywhere but this country. It's being overran by these… mercenaries. I need to get my girls as far away from here as possible."
Jack nodded. "Fair enough." He steered the chopper in a sudden new direction. John looked over at him, and blinked, before glancing back at Ajmina, Shandana, and Czarievna. They were safe for now. That was all that mattered.
Caroline paced back and forth, thinking. Thinking hard. Jack Bauer was loose. And He knew who she was. But; he didn't know what she had wanted him for. And that, would drive him mad. He'd want to know. And he knew the only way to find out, was to find her. She smiled to herself. So he got away. So what? It was expected. He'd been through hell, and survived through it his entire life.
She should have known that even she wouldn't have been able to hold him for long. She chuckled as a door to her right opened. She looked her head, As the tall cloaked being walked in. "Caroline." A man's voice said. She nodded to him. "General. So lovely of you to join me for a drink."
"I'm not here to socializing. Report."
"He's loose."
"And does he have a suspicion?"
"Indeed. I planted the seed."
"What of those rebels?"
"They escaped with him."
"So we find them, and we find him, and vice versa."
"Exactly."
"Where do you think they are heading?"
"I don't think. I know they are heading for the United States. Thanks to the tracking device I placed on the chopper. Bauer's idea, no doubt. But if he thinks he's going to receive help from his own government… well, let's just say, I already have a team in motion. They were in motion before we assaulted this country."
"What is the plan exactly?"
"John Hammond's cloning process works wonders. You'll see what I mean soon."
The being lowered his cloak, and revealed a striking middle aged man, about his later 30's, jet black hair, dark eyes, and a smile that was so sinister, it was almost beautiful. "And everyone wonders why I chose you for this operation."
"Ah, General Clymore. I won't fail you. You have nothing to worry about."
He took a step toward her, and pulled her into his grasp, and roughly pushed his lips against hers, and she fell apart at the seam, and pushed into the kiss, only seconds before he pulled away from her.
As he turned away, she smiled, and chewed her bottom lip. He always did that. Teased her constantly. "What are your plans, General?"
"There has been development from central. The Umbrella Corporation is with us. Harlan Wade is involved as well."
"Any word from Stark Industries?"
"I have people working on it as we speak. How's Faulkner doing?"
"Last I heard, a group of older kids had him in custody. I've ordered the team to dispatch them all."
"A necessary loss. I'll be in touch."
He moved forward, and the door slammed shut behind him, without even a touch from his hand.