5 months after Chapter Twelve
3 years, 10 months after Day Three
1 year before Day Six
Quickly hanging up and trying to hide all traces of guilt, Nina's source within CTULA returned to his station. He had thought that the deserted corridor he had chosen as a venue for his calls to Nina would stay that way, but a couple of redshirts had walked past him just as he was talking to Nina. Once of them had glanced at him with a look of curiosity, but they had soon passed him by without incident. Wondering what the hell he had gotten himself into, he chucked the phone back onto his desk and returned to work of a far less dangerous nature.
Nina mentally stored the information her friend within CTU has just supplied her. The information itself wasn't much, but it would give her enough to stay a few steps ahead of CTU, and Jack Bauer. Determined never to fall into their hands again, Nina wanted to make sure that she exploited all possibilities and ensure that valuable information was accessible to her.
He had always wanted to be a father, and Tony couldn't help but grin broadly as his two small children, Teri Paula and Jack George, splashed each other with water and giggled delightedly as they did so. Tony and Michelle had taken their two children to the local pool, and they had quickly gotten used to the water. It was because of their children that Tony and Michelle were considering leaving CTU and starting their own private security firm. They knew it would take a while for any such plan to come to fruition, and they hoped that they would leave CTU alive and well, having seem so many tragedies unfold there.
A tiny city compared to the nearby metropolis of New York City, Boston had a lot of memories for Alex and Nina. Their father was a native Bostonian, and Nina had been born there. Having spent much of their childhood in the city, it was a thankfully familiar place to be for the siblings. Being a small place, it reflected a small world and the pair were suspicious of the woman who had come up to them in the street. She had introduced herself as Jane Saunders, and Nina knew exactly who Jane Saunders was, and who she was the daughter of. Recalling the virus auction, she remembered that it had been Amador's plan all along to sell the Cordilla virus to Saunders, and the auction had been nothing more than a scam, which had almost got her killed. There was an uneasy silence between the trio and for a minute they stood there, a rock in the river of people that flowed down into the ocean of skyscrapers.
"I'm glad you're alive, Nina", Jane said. She was glad, no doubt about it, that the greed of Michael Amador had not claimed Nina as a victim. It was bad enough that her father had died because of the virus, and she had heard rumour about the events of that night in Las Nieves. Nina didn't seem to believe her, but gave her the benefit of the doubt.
"I heard you got to know Jack Bauer that day", Nina said, wondering what had indeed gone on that morning.
"As long as I don't have to go through anything like that again, I'll be happy", Jane commented, indeed glad that it was quickly over. Again, silence fell and Jane broke it once more.
"You two planning on running forever?", she commented, naturally curious.
"Depends on how you define running, Jane", Alex replied. Although it wasn't exactly a life of luxury, he was starting to get used to the nomadic lifestyle of a fugitive, and he had no intention of giving up, knowing that he would probably spend the rest of his life in a federal prison, a life which would probably end with his execution as a traitor. He knew that Nina had even less choice on whether to keep running or not, and if Jack Bauer ever caught her, that would be the end for her.
"Is it better than your life before, Alex? You had a stable job, you weren't involved in illegal activities, yet you gave it all away", Jane enquired.
"Blood is thicker than water, Jane", was his simple reply.