The following occurs between the hours of 3:00 and 4:00 p.m.
3:00
Kim sat nervously at her desk. She knew the truth now because Chase had told her he was going to pick up her father and the President. Kim heard through Tony's radio that her father was hurt bad. She was holding back tears. She felt bad for arguing with her father earlier. If he died and they left on those terms she would hate herself forever.
Michelle came down from a meeting with Chappelle and she automatically began to console Kim. Saying things like, "He'll be fine. Don't worry Chase and Tony are there. He's fine" but nothing she said helped Kim feel better. She could hear the fear in Tony's voice when he said Jack was down and he was hurt bad. She knew that meant it was a life threatening wound. Kim wanted to run to her father and hold him telling him everything is fine and she loved him.
3:10
Jack lay on the floor. Palmer had Jacks blood all over him. The helicopter landed and two men came running in the building they went to grab the President, but he said, "Get Jack on the helicopter. I can walk. He is hurt worse. I want all your attention on him."
One of the men began to argue, but the President said, "This man is hurt worse. I will be fine he is fighting for his life."
Palmer looked at Jack. His features on his face were that of pain. The color had drained from Jacks face. His eyes were fixed on Palmer. He did not move his eyes from the president and the president did not allow himself to blink or break eye contact. "Jack it's going to be fine. You stay with me and fight. I order you too. You can't die and that is an order. If you die I'll make sure you are written up for insubordination."
Jack tried to laugh at the joke, but no noise was made he smiled even if it hurt worse. The President followed the men that were carrying Jack on the stretcher. When they got him into the helicopter Jack began to shake uncontrollably.
"He's in shock. Bag him before he crashes. I need something to stop the bleeding. He's a lucky son of a bitch. The bullet didn't hit an artery. If it had he'd be dead." The man said for the benefit of the President.
One of the men held Jack down as he was shaking so uncontrollably the man feared Jack might fall off the stretcher. They worked on him feverously trying to control the bleeding in Jacks neck.
Chase came back in with the car outside. He grabbed Tony and the drove off after the helicopter to the hospital. Kate sat in the back silently crying. Nina just sat there she didn't say anything nor did she seem like she cared. Inside Nina was scared for Jack. She saw the blood on the floor and the men carry him out. She knew it wasn't good.
3:15
As the helicopter approached the hospital the EMT were getting Jack ready to go into emergency surgery. They prepped him and by time they landed Jack was all ready.
The president got off the helicopter with the help of one of the EMT's. The man helped him down into a private room where a doctor was ready to take the bullet out and fix the wound.
3:20
Kim heard that her father made it to the hospital and that Tony and the President were both hurt. She and Michelle asked for permission to leave from Chappelle. Chappelle thought about it for a moment. The threat seemed to be neutralized and Treadstone was probably already on his way out of the country there was no way to catch him now. "Fine. I want you two to be assessable by cell phone though. Incase we have another emergency. I'm already short staffed now."
Michelle said that she would have her cell phone on and would alert Kim if they were needed. With that Michelle and Kim ran to Michelle's car. Michelle drove ninety all the way to the hospital, through the traffic and all. She had her siren on and she meant business. If someone got in her way she would run them over.
3:25
Chase, Tony, Kate, and Nina all made it to the hospital. Nina and Chase helped Tony into the ER where a doctor tended to him. Kate found a nurse and asked about Jack. The nurse told her he made it here and was in surgery. The President wanted to see all of them when they could make it up to his room. They were to contact Erin the president's head of secret service and he would direct them to his room.
A few moments later Kim and Michelle entered the hospital. Kate and Nina were still standing in the hallway of the ER when the two entered and Kate walked over to Kim and hugged her. Michelle asked, "How is he?"
Kate tried to answer her, but the tears she was holding back wouldn't let her.
Nina said, "They have him in surgery now. That's all we know. He made it here and is in surgery. It seems like its going to be a long surgery."
"What are you doing here?" Kim said angry.
"I was with them. Treadstone grabbed me when I was trying to flee. I told the President I'd stick it out and help. I want to make sure everyone is fine and than with the Presidents permission I will leave the country."
"It's your entire fault. You did this all. First you kill him by betraying him, than killing my mother, now you have to kill him. I wish it was you. When you die no one will miss you. We will throw a party of joy when you die. You killed my mother and now you're responsible for my father . . ." Kim began to cry harder.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know it was going to go this far. I never knew." Nina said. She didn't say anything else. Not matter what she said she could not make up for anything. She was always able to kill people, but looking at Kim now and how much the one kill hurt her, bothered Nina. It made the little part in Nina that was still human hurt.
Erin the Presidents secret service chief walked up to them and said, "Ladies would you please follow me. The president would like to see all of you. Mrs. Almeida your husband will join us as soon as the doctor is done with him, and so will yours Mrs. Edmunds."
The women followed Erin to the Presidents room. When they entered the found the President sitting up in bed. He looked at Kim and said, "I'm so sorry. He was trying to save me. It's all my fault. I'm so sorry Kim. Please forgive me."
"Sir it's not your fault. It's no ones fault. Hopefully he will pull through." Kim said holding back the tears she so desperately wanted to let out.
"He's strong he'll pull through." The President said trying to console Kim. They both knew that either way was very possible.
A few moments later Tony and Chase joined them. Tony was on crutches and he hugged Michelle as soon as he walked in the room. Chase walked up to Kim who buried her head in his chest and began to cry. Chase didn't say anything. He just held his wife and prayed to the God he grew up with hoping for Jack to pull through.
A doctor entered the room, and everyone go silent. "Excuse me. I just need to check up on the President."
"I'm fine. Do you have any new on Mr. Bauer?"
"No sir. But I will go ask to see how he is doing."
3:40
Treadstone cursed himself. He made a mistake and mistakes were not easily forgiven in his business. He got on his private jet and flew out of the United States. He didn't know where he should go so he said headed towards Germany. There he would find some old acquaintances and try for plan C. He heard about Bauer and secretly hoped that man died. He thought about trying to get someone to kill him in the hospital, but when he heard the extent of Bauer's injuries he decided to wait off on that. Maybe he'd get lucky and Bauer would die naturally.
He wondered if he would have any repercussions from this. He decided to lay low for awhile. He had to. The U.S. government and their allies would be after him, and possibly others, like second wave. They have lost two high officials today Marie and Siad. They would not look happily upon that. Maybe he could recruit an Israeli terror group; the few that existed would be hard because of his known association with Arabs.
3:45
The doctors had stopped the bleeding in Jacks neck and were know trying to fix whatever damage there was. Another doctor was working on Jacks shoulder. He was stabbed twice once in the back and one between his collar bone and the back shoulder blade. There was some damage to the nerve, but it was minor.
Jack was dreaming of Kim's tenth birthday. He and Teri took Kim and a group of her friends to MGM grand studios. They did everything there was to do. That was the only birthday he was present for. Almost every other birthday he had to leave out or was in some other country. Than his mind drifted to his own childhood, he rarely ever talked about it. His father was an alcoholic and a drug addict. His father would beat his mother, and Jack would sit in his room crying. His older sister would never even talk about it. He joined the Army outside of high school and excelled at it. Through the Army he went to college than into Delta and on to CTU.
3:50
Nina felt out of place in the room. She wanted to leave, but she couldn't because she wanted to know that Jack was fine. She prayed for the man she hated. She couldn't imagine taking him from Kim. She felt guilty and she sat in the corner alone trying not to show her feelings. Everyone had someone there who cared about them, and every one there wanted her dead. She thought about the first time she saw Jack. He was a dashing happy man who was so arrogant. He showed her around CTU and they had lunch together. They hit it off. They were a lot alike, but he didn't know she was on the other side. It was weird for her at first. Talking to what she figured to be her counterpart on the other side.
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3:00
Kim sat nervously at her desk. She knew the truth now because Chase had told her he was going to pick up her father and the President. Kim heard through Tony's radio that her father was hurt bad. She was holding back tears. She felt bad for arguing with her father earlier. If he died and they left on those terms she would hate herself forever.
Michelle came down from a meeting with Chappelle and she automatically began to console Kim. Saying things like, "He'll be fine. Don't worry Chase and Tony are there. He's fine" but nothing she said helped Kim feel better. She could hear the fear in Tony's voice when he said Jack was down and he was hurt bad. She knew that meant it was a life threatening wound. Kim wanted to run to her father and hold him telling him everything is fine and she loved him.
3:10
Jack lay on the floor. Palmer had Jacks blood all over him. The helicopter landed and two men came running in the building they went to grab the President, but he said, "Get Jack on the helicopter. I can walk. He is hurt worse. I want all your attention on him."
One of the men began to argue, but the President said, "This man is hurt worse. I will be fine he is fighting for his life."
Palmer looked at Jack. His features on his face were that of pain. The color had drained from Jacks face. His eyes were fixed on Palmer. He did not move his eyes from the president and the president did not allow himself to blink or break eye contact. "Jack it's going to be fine. You stay with me and fight. I order you too. You can't die and that is an order. If you die I'll make sure you are written up for insubordination."
Jack tried to laugh at the joke, but no noise was made he smiled even if it hurt worse. The President followed the men that were carrying Jack on the stretcher. When they got him into the helicopter Jack began to shake uncontrollably.
"He's in shock. Bag him before he crashes. I need something to stop the bleeding. He's a lucky son of a bitch. The bullet didn't hit an artery. If it had he'd be dead." The man said for the benefit of the President.
One of the men held Jack down as he was shaking so uncontrollably the man feared Jack might fall off the stretcher. They worked on him feverously trying to control the bleeding in Jacks neck.
Chase came back in with the car outside. He grabbed Tony and the drove off after the helicopter to the hospital. Kate sat in the back silently crying. Nina just sat there she didn't say anything nor did she seem like she cared. Inside Nina was scared for Jack. She saw the blood on the floor and the men carry him out. She knew it wasn't good.
3:15
As the helicopter approached the hospital the EMT were getting Jack ready to go into emergency surgery. They prepped him and by time they landed Jack was all ready.
The president got off the helicopter with the help of one of the EMT's. The man helped him down into a private room where a doctor was ready to take the bullet out and fix the wound.
3:20
Kim heard that her father made it to the hospital and that Tony and the President were both hurt. She and Michelle asked for permission to leave from Chappelle. Chappelle thought about it for a moment. The threat seemed to be neutralized and Treadstone was probably already on his way out of the country there was no way to catch him now. "Fine. I want you two to be assessable by cell phone though. Incase we have another emergency. I'm already short staffed now."
Michelle said that she would have her cell phone on and would alert Kim if they were needed. With that Michelle and Kim ran to Michelle's car. Michelle drove ninety all the way to the hospital, through the traffic and all. She had her siren on and she meant business. If someone got in her way she would run them over.
3:25
Chase, Tony, Kate, and Nina all made it to the hospital. Nina and Chase helped Tony into the ER where a doctor tended to him. Kate found a nurse and asked about Jack. The nurse told her he made it here and was in surgery. The President wanted to see all of them when they could make it up to his room. They were to contact Erin the president's head of secret service and he would direct them to his room.
A few moments later Kim and Michelle entered the hospital. Kate and Nina were still standing in the hallway of the ER when the two entered and Kate walked over to Kim and hugged her. Michelle asked, "How is he?"
Kate tried to answer her, but the tears she was holding back wouldn't let her.
Nina said, "They have him in surgery now. That's all we know. He made it here and is in surgery. It seems like its going to be a long surgery."
"What are you doing here?" Kim said angry.
"I was with them. Treadstone grabbed me when I was trying to flee. I told the President I'd stick it out and help. I want to make sure everyone is fine and than with the Presidents permission I will leave the country."
"It's your entire fault. You did this all. First you kill him by betraying him, than killing my mother, now you have to kill him. I wish it was you. When you die no one will miss you. We will throw a party of joy when you die. You killed my mother and now you're responsible for my father . . ." Kim began to cry harder.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know it was going to go this far. I never knew." Nina said. She didn't say anything else. Not matter what she said she could not make up for anything. She was always able to kill people, but looking at Kim now and how much the one kill hurt her, bothered Nina. It made the little part in Nina that was still human hurt.
Erin the Presidents secret service chief walked up to them and said, "Ladies would you please follow me. The president would like to see all of you. Mrs. Almeida your husband will join us as soon as the doctor is done with him, and so will yours Mrs. Edmunds."
The women followed Erin to the Presidents room. When they entered the found the President sitting up in bed. He looked at Kim and said, "I'm so sorry. He was trying to save me. It's all my fault. I'm so sorry Kim. Please forgive me."
"Sir it's not your fault. It's no ones fault. Hopefully he will pull through." Kim said holding back the tears she so desperately wanted to let out.
"He's strong he'll pull through." The President said trying to console Kim. They both knew that either way was very possible.
A few moments later Tony and Chase joined them. Tony was on crutches and he hugged Michelle as soon as he walked in the room. Chase walked up to Kim who buried her head in his chest and began to cry. Chase didn't say anything. He just held his wife and prayed to the God he grew up with hoping for Jack to pull through.
A doctor entered the room, and everyone go silent. "Excuse me. I just need to check up on the President."
"I'm fine. Do you have any new on Mr. Bauer?"
"No sir. But I will go ask to see how he is doing."
3:40
Treadstone cursed himself. He made a mistake and mistakes were not easily forgiven in his business. He got on his private jet and flew out of the United States. He didn't know where he should go so he said headed towards Germany. There he would find some old acquaintances and try for plan C. He heard about Bauer and secretly hoped that man died. He thought about trying to get someone to kill him in the hospital, but when he heard the extent of Bauer's injuries he decided to wait off on that. Maybe he'd get lucky and Bauer would die naturally.
He wondered if he would have any repercussions from this. He decided to lay low for awhile. He had to. The U.S. government and their allies would be after him, and possibly others, like second wave. They have lost two high officials today Marie and Siad. They would not look happily upon that. Maybe he could recruit an Israeli terror group; the few that existed would be hard because of his known association with Arabs.
3:45
The doctors had stopped the bleeding in Jacks neck and were know trying to fix whatever damage there was. Another doctor was working on Jacks shoulder. He was stabbed twice once in the back and one between his collar bone and the back shoulder blade. There was some damage to the nerve, but it was minor.
Jack was dreaming of Kim's tenth birthday. He and Teri took Kim and a group of her friends to MGM grand studios. They did everything there was to do. That was the only birthday he was present for. Almost every other birthday he had to leave out or was in some other country. Than his mind drifted to his own childhood, he rarely ever talked about it. His father was an alcoholic and a drug addict. His father would beat his mother, and Jack would sit in his room crying. His older sister would never even talk about it. He joined the Army outside of high school and excelled at it. Through the Army he went to college than into Delta and on to CTU.
3:50
Nina felt out of place in the room. She wanted to leave, but she couldn't because she wanted to know that Jack was fine. She prayed for the man she hated. She couldn't imagine taking him from Kim. She felt guilty and she sat in the corner alone trying not to show her feelings. Everyone had someone there who cared about them, and every one there wanted her dead. She thought about the first time she saw Jack. He was a dashing happy man who was so arrogant. He showed her around CTU and they had lunch together. They hit it off. They were a lot alike, but he didn't know she was on the other side. It was weird for her at first. Talking to what she figured to be her counterpart on the other side.
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