Disclaimers: Same as in Chapter One
Summary: Chapter Four..um.Mac and Harm's attempt to rescue Sergei.
Chapter Four
Slovnich's Warehouse (just outside) Moscow, Russia 2119 ZULU
"Harm!" Mac screamed. "Halt and turn!" she ordered. "What do you want?" he asked her. "You are NOT about to stomp in there and get us both killed. Come here a second." she said in a softer tone. "You're getting ahead of yourself. Is your vest on yet?" He shook his head, and she sighed, throwing one at him. "Here's your gun. Now, before we go charging in there, we need a plan." "What is there to plan?" asked a very excited Harm. Mac sighed heavily. "Look, Palmer's probably been twiddling his thumbs the past few days waiting for us to barge in there and try to play hero.." Mac assessed. "We don't want to do exactly like he's hoping we'll do." "So?..." grumbled an impatient Harm. "I'll take the back, you take the front, and we meet in the middle." Mac suggested. "That way, if he finds one of us, he doesn't find both of us, and the other one is free to get Sergei out of there." "What if he finds you first?" Harm asked. "I can deal with it." Smiled Mac. "Mac..I." Harm stuttered. "Save it, Flyboy. We have to go help your brother now." Mac frowned. "Wait!" Harm sighed. ".Don't you think it would be a good idea if we called the Admiral first? That way he would be able to tell if something went wrong?" "Oh, now you're starting to think!" Mac commented. "Do you have a phone?" "Of course!" Harm whispered hoarsely. He quickly dialed the Admiral's phone number.
JAG Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia 2120 ZULU
The Admiral picked up his phone. "Chegwidden." He introduced. "Sir?" came Commander Rabb's familiar voice. "We're here. We ran into that cab driver Alexei, and he had taken Sergei and Palmer to Slovnich's Warehouse. We're getting ready to head inside."
"That's good." The Admiral smiled. "Sir, if we haven't called you back within a few hours, could you please contact Webb and tell him to get his people in here? This place is pretty creepy, sir." "Will do, Commander. Don't worry. I'll make sure you get your six home safe." The Admiral promised. "Thank you, sir." Smiled Harm and hung up the phone.
Back at Slovnich's Warehouse Moscow, Russia 2122 ZULU
"Ready?" Mac exhaled deeply, only making Harm more evident of how nervous she really was. "I am if you are." He replied softly. "Ready as I'll ever be." She answered. "Meet in the middle?" Harm repeated. "The middle." Mac smiled. She hugged her friend.a hug that lasted slightly longer than intended, and then quietly made her way to the back of the warehouse.
Behind Slovnich's Warehouse Moscow, Russia A few seconds later..
Mac was surprised to find that the back door of the warehouse was already slightly open. She tried to open it, but was terrified to hear it squeak loud enough to wake the local town. Frightened for a few seconds, Mac dropped to the ground, and waited to be discovered, but she wasn't. She got back up, and crept through the now large opening in the back of the warehouse. Once she was inside, she smiled brightly at what she found. Sergei, although he looked very sick, was sitting in a chair about ten feet away from her. He didn't notice her enter the room. In fact, he gave no indication of even being conscious. Mac crept over to him, tapping him lightly on the shoulder. He looked up at her. His eyes were glassed over, and he had a big shiner on his right eye. He got a sheer look of terror on his face when he saw her. "Sergei.." She whispered. "You're going to be okay. I'll get you out of here." She smiled. "You have to..get out of.here." Sergei finally spoke. "What's wrong, Sergei?" Mac asked. "Drugged.told him about you..and Harm...I think.." Sergei's slurred and broken speech was making absolutely no sense to Mac, but she listened anyway.
"What are you talking about Sergei?" she whispered. "Slow down.calm down.Now what is it?" she asked again. "Palmer..is here." Sergei nearly choked. "What?!" Mac yelled, pivoting on her heel. Sure enough, Palmer stood only inches from her. She opened her mouth, preparing herself for the loudest scream she could manage. Palmer clamped a hand over her mouth. "Hello, Colonel." he smirked. Mac attempted to bite him, but no matter what she did, his grasp would not relent.
A white cloth appeared in Palmer's hand seconds later. Mac, confused, glared at it for a second before finally realizing what it was. The cloth went up to her face. She tried desperately to hold her breath, but failed after a minute or so. Seconds after she exhaled, the chloroform entered her system, and all went black.
Inside Slovnich's Warehouse The Mid-Point Moscow, Russia Ten minutes later.
Harm looked around, but there was no sign of his beloved Mac, or of his brother. He frowned deeply, and listened for any sound that might indicate that they were on their way. After a few minutes, he still heard nothing. The worry that consumed him now was worse than he thought it could ever be. He heard nothing, and what made this worse was that he saw nothing. He became steadily angrier every time he looked up, and did not see Mac and his brother standing in front of him. A loud click that seemed to come from everywhere brought him out of his own little world, where he was already making his plans for revenge. The click was that of the intercom. Palmer's venomous voice was on the other end.
"Hello, Commander. Come out, come out, wherever you are.." Palmer taunted. "I have two people here who are literally dying to meet you." He laughed, and the awful sound reverberated throughout the entire room. Harm shuddered. He was lying. He hadn't found Mac. He hadn't. Mac was perfectly fine. She had found Sergei, and they were on their way to him right now..
"Commander. I'm getting bored with these two." Palmer smiled. "They don't do much. Gee, you better hope for their sake that I don't get any more bored than I already am." he threatened. Harm listened intently to the intercom. Several seconds passed before he could hear anything above the sound of Palmer's breathing. Finally, he heard who he thought to be Sergei. He couldn't tell. The voice was very muffled. He could barely figure out what was being said.
He stood still a few more seconds, listening to the voice in the background. Finally, he could understand what the voice was saying.
"Be careful, Big Brother.. Please." Sergei's pleading voice was crying in pain and fatigue. Where was Mac? Harm wondered. Maybe that was what Sergei was trying to warn him about?
(A/N: bwa ha ha! Cliffhanger!...R and R you guys..I'm stuck!!! Any ideas???)
Chapter Four
Slovnich's Warehouse (just outside) Moscow, Russia 2119 ZULU
"Harm!" Mac screamed. "Halt and turn!" she ordered. "What do you want?" he asked her. "You are NOT about to stomp in there and get us both killed. Come here a second." she said in a softer tone. "You're getting ahead of yourself. Is your vest on yet?" He shook his head, and she sighed, throwing one at him. "Here's your gun. Now, before we go charging in there, we need a plan." "What is there to plan?" asked a very excited Harm. Mac sighed heavily. "Look, Palmer's probably been twiddling his thumbs the past few days waiting for us to barge in there and try to play hero.." Mac assessed. "We don't want to do exactly like he's hoping we'll do." "So?..." grumbled an impatient Harm. "I'll take the back, you take the front, and we meet in the middle." Mac suggested. "That way, if he finds one of us, he doesn't find both of us, and the other one is free to get Sergei out of there." "What if he finds you first?" Harm asked. "I can deal with it." Smiled Mac. "Mac..I." Harm stuttered. "Save it, Flyboy. We have to go help your brother now." Mac frowned. "Wait!" Harm sighed. ".Don't you think it would be a good idea if we called the Admiral first? That way he would be able to tell if something went wrong?" "Oh, now you're starting to think!" Mac commented. "Do you have a phone?" "Of course!" Harm whispered hoarsely. He quickly dialed the Admiral's phone number.
JAG Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia 2120 ZULU
The Admiral picked up his phone. "Chegwidden." He introduced. "Sir?" came Commander Rabb's familiar voice. "We're here. We ran into that cab driver Alexei, and he had taken Sergei and Palmer to Slovnich's Warehouse. We're getting ready to head inside."
"That's good." The Admiral smiled. "Sir, if we haven't called you back within a few hours, could you please contact Webb and tell him to get his people in here? This place is pretty creepy, sir." "Will do, Commander. Don't worry. I'll make sure you get your six home safe." The Admiral promised. "Thank you, sir." Smiled Harm and hung up the phone.
Back at Slovnich's Warehouse Moscow, Russia 2122 ZULU
"Ready?" Mac exhaled deeply, only making Harm more evident of how nervous she really was. "I am if you are." He replied softly. "Ready as I'll ever be." She answered. "Meet in the middle?" Harm repeated. "The middle." Mac smiled. She hugged her friend.a hug that lasted slightly longer than intended, and then quietly made her way to the back of the warehouse.
Behind Slovnich's Warehouse Moscow, Russia A few seconds later..
Mac was surprised to find that the back door of the warehouse was already slightly open. She tried to open it, but was terrified to hear it squeak loud enough to wake the local town. Frightened for a few seconds, Mac dropped to the ground, and waited to be discovered, but she wasn't. She got back up, and crept through the now large opening in the back of the warehouse. Once she was inside, she smiled brightly at what she found. Sergei, although he looked very sick, was sitting in a chair about ten feet away from her. He didn't notice her enter the room. In fact, he gave no indication of even being conscious. Mac crept over to him, tapping him lightly on the shoulder. He looked up at her. His eyes were glassed over, and he had a big shiner on his right eye. He got a sheer look of terror on his face when he saw her. "Sergei.." She whispered. "You're going to be okay. I'll get you out of here." She smiled. "You have to..get out of.here." Sergei finally spoke. "What's wrong, Sergei?" Mac asked. "Drugged.told him about you..and Harm...I think.." Sergei's slurred and broken speech was making absolutely no sense to Mac, but she listened anyway.
"What are you talking about Sergei?" she whispered. "Slow down.calm down.Now what is it?" she asked again. "Palmer..is here." Sergei nearly choked. "What?!" Mac yelled, pivoting on her heel. Sure enough, Palmer stood only inches from her. She opened her mouth, preparing herself for the loudest scream she could manage. Palmer clamped a hand over her mouth. "Hello, Colonel." he smirked. Mac attempted to bite him, but no matter what she did, his grasp would not relent.
A white cloth appeared in Palmer's hand seconds later. Mac, confused, glared at it for a second before finally realizing what it was. The cloth went up to her face. She tried desperately to hold her breath, but failed after a minute or so. Seconds after she exhaled, the chloroform entered her system, and all went black.
Inside Slovnich's Warehouse The Mid-Point Moscow, Russia Ten minutes later.
Harm looked around, but there was no sign of his beloved Mac, or of his brother. He frowned deeply, and listened for any sound that might indicate that they were on their way. After a few minutes, he still heard nothing. The worry that consumed him now was worse than he thought it could ever be. He heard nothing, and what made this worse was that he saw nothing. He became steadily angrier every time he looked up, and did not see Mac and his brother standing in front of him. A loud click that seemed to come from everywhere brought him out of his own little world, where he was already making his plans for revenge. The click was that of the intercom. Palmer's venomous voice was on the other end.
"Hello, Commander. Come out, come out, wherever you are.." Palmer taunted. "I have two people here who are literally dying to meet you." He laughed, and the awful sound reverberated throughout the entire room. Harm shuddered. He was lying. He hadn't found Mac. He hadn't. Mac was perfectly fine. She had found Sergei, and they were on their way to him right now..
"Commander. I'm getting bored with these two." Palmer smiled. "They don't do much. Gee, you better hope for their sake that I don't get any more bored than I already am." he threatened. Harm listened intently to the intercom. Several seconds passed before he could hear anything above the sound of Palmer's breathing. Finally, he heard who he thought to be Sergei. He couldn't tell. The voice was very muffled. He could barely figure out what was being said.
He stood still a few more seconds, listening to the voice in the background. Finally, he could understand what the voice was saying.
"Be careful, Big Brother.. Please." Sergei's pleading voice was crying in pain and fatigue. Where was Mac? Harm wondered. Maybe that was what Sergei was trying to warn him about?
(A/N: bwa ha ha! Cliffhanger!...R and R you guys..I'm stuck!!! Any ideas???)