Kim lay on a cement floor. She awoke to find her hands tied behind
her back. She tried to look around, but it was too dark to see anything.
There could be a person a foot from her and she wouldn't know it unless
they touched her. She tried to breathe silently trying to hear if someone
else was in the room. She held her breath for a minute. She wasn't sure
how she got here. She began to remember leaving her fathers house and
stopping a block or so away when a woman was waving her arms in distress.
The rest was fuzzy. Kim tried to free her hands, but the rope was so tight
it hurt when she moved them. She lay on the floor trying not to cry. She
was terrified; she wondered why they had kidnapped her this time. Was it
because her father or was it because of her job?
Suddenly light flooded the room and Kim blinked her eyes trying to adjust to the brightness of the room. Two guys walked in and grabbed her off the floor. They said nothing to her, nor acted like they noticed her other than carrying her down the hallway.
Kim asked them, "What do you want with me?"
Neither of the men acknowledged her. When they reached the end of the hallway they knocked on a door, and Kim heard a woman say, "Come in."
The men dragged Kim into the room and sat her on a chair. Kim looked around trying to take in her surroundings and the people in the room. She did not notice, at first, she woman in the chair nor anyone else in the room. Kim asked, "What do you want with me?"
The woman smiled at her and said, "Don't worry. We're not going to kill you."
Kim felt a little less terrified, at least she wasn't going to die. But that still didn't answer her question. But than she remembered that there were worse things than death. She remembered how her father looked that day after he was tortured. She did not think she had any information worth torturing her for.
The woman grabbed Kim's cell phone off the table and looked through the contacts. She didn't notice the one she wanted so she asked, "What's your father number?"
Kim looked at her and said, "What do you want with his number?"
"I feel like having a chat with him. What is his number? Next time I won't ask so nice." The woman said.
"I won't give it to you. He can not handle anything like this right now. He is not well." Kim said trying not to show her fear, but everyone in the room could hear it in her voice.
"I'm going to be honest with you Kim. I don't care about your father's condition. But I do care about getting in to contact with him. Now you can either tell me the number and he can choose to come in or I can send a few of my men to pick him up. Either way he's going to get here, but the second way may not be as nice. You see I have no problem with your father, but my men aren't the same. He has caused them many problems over the year, and they won't be as nice as I will be. It's your choice." The woman said in a matter of fact voice.
"You promise no harm will come of him if I give you the number?" Kim asked.
"As long as he does what I want him too, no harm will come of him." The woman promised.
"His number is 555-6660. That's his cell phone. I doubt he has his apartment phone on even." Kim said.
The woman dialed Jack's cell phone number and it was picked up on the second ring.
"Kim?" Jacks voice said.
"No. But I have her here. Do you want to speak to her?" The woman said into the phone.
"If you hurt her I swear I will kill you." Jack said back trying to control his temper. He could feel his heart racing.
"I know you will Mr. Bauer. I have seen your work before. Kim say hi to your father." The woman answered holding the phone to Kim's ear.
"Daddy."
"Kim are you ok? Do you know where you are?" Jack said back desperately hoping he would wake up and it all would be a dream.
"I'm fine dad." Kim yelled as the woman took the phone from her.
Jack heart was racing almost as fast as when he had a heart attack. Every time his heart beat too fast he would fear he was having another one. The doctors said as long as he took care of himself he shouldn't have to worry, but he still did. But he refused to allow his mind to wonder he had to focus on what the woman was saying.
"I want you to go back to your apartment and wait here alone for another phone call. I will have more instructions for you than." The woman said and than hung up the phone.
Fear ran through Jack. He was terrified. It was all happening again. Like with the Drazen's last year. It was all going to happen again, another long night. He feared the outcome would not change besides the person who died, Kim.
Jack was flushed with fear. His face turned pale all of the sudden and Tony asked, "What is going on Jack?"
"Nothing wrong number." Jack said hoping Tony would let sleeping dogs lie.
"Jack that was nothing. Who has Kim?" Tony continued.
"It's nothing Tony. Now go back to wherever." Jack said pissed off. Jack took off up the stairs to his apartment.
Tony and Michelle followed closely behind and when Jack entered his apartment his mind was so far off that he did not shut the door nor notice when Tony and Michelle walked in.
Jack was in his room and he walked out with his hands shaking and the bottle of Southern in his hands. He slowly took a gulp and looked up to see Tony and Michelle there. Frantically he said, "You guys have to leave you can't be here."
"Woo. Hold on a second. We can't go Jack. If something has happen to Kim we have to deal with it. You are no longer a CTU agent. Also you are in no shape to be alone." Tony said.
"All the better that I'm not CTU no red tape. No leave. As a citizen I have the right to tell you to get out of my house." Jack said making it known that he was willing to go to the extreme for them to leave.
"As a federal agent I have the right to stay under the pretense that there is going to be a possible link to a crime in this place. I have probable cause Jack." Tony iterated trying to stress the point that they were there to stay.
Jack stormed off to his room. He knew what he was about ready to do would end up causing troubles for him, but it was his daughter's life and she was all he had left. If she died, he had nothing left to loose so he decided to put it all on the line once again to save her. This time he would be more successful than the last time. In his room he grabbed the gun out of his night stand drawer. He pulled the chamber back and allowed it to load a bullet. Clicking back in place as quietly as he could, he walked back out into the living room where Tony and Michelle were sitting.
Tony stood when he saw Jack enter with the 9mm berretta at his side. "Jack what are you doing?"
Jack pointed the gun at Tony and in a calm cold voice said, "Tony get out now. I don't want to shoot you, but I will. This is my daughter life. Leave now."
Tony looked into Jacks green eyes and noticed the coldness to them. Jack was not kidding, and Tony could see it. "Jack your causing more problems. Put the gun down and we'll forget about it, otherwise I'm going to have to take you into custody."
"No you are not. You are going to walk out of this place and go to CTU. You are more than welcome to have your own investigation, but if I see anyone I will shoot them. This is my daughter and she is all I have left. They made it clear you are to be gone before they call. So leave now."
Tony stepped defensively in front of Michelle and began to push her towards the door. At the door Michelle opened it and both stepped outside. When they were both out Tony closed the door. They stood outside for a moment and than began to walk towards their car.
Once at the car Tony called CTU.
Glen the new tech picked up the phone, "CTU".
"Glen it is Tony. I want you to access Jack Bauer's phone. I want all calls coming in our out traced. And if we can I'd like to listen in to the conversation. Patch it through to my car. Send a car out to pick up Michelle. I'm going to try to follow Jack." Tony ordered without clarifying why he was ordering these strange things.
Meanwhile Jack sat on his couch watching his phone. Praying for it to ring because sitting around was something he never was good at. He began to pace the room. His breathing was back to normal and all of the pain was gone. He made sure to pack his pills with him. He continued to pace and when the phone finally did ring because of his shot nerves he jumped. He ran to the phone and answered it, with his shaky hands.
"Bauer."
"Nice to see that you got them to leave Jack, but did you need the gun? If you have to keep it on you for awhile. Walk to the park down the street and wait at the statue make sure you are not followed, but don't kill anyone." The woman voice from before instructed.
Jack hung up the phone and began his trip to the park. He noticed Tony and Michelle sitting outside. Jack grabbed the knife out of his pocket. He walked up behind the car and pushed the knife into one tire and than walked over to the other and did the same.
Tony hopped out of the SUV and said, "What in the hell are you doing Jack?" Tony pulled his gun and pointed it at Jack, "You're coming with me. This has gone way too far."
Jack looked at Tony and in a calm bloodcurdling voice he said, "I guess you'll have to shoot me Tony because I'm not coming with you. And if you follow me I will stop you."
Tony continued to point his gun at Jack as he walked off. After Jack rounded the corner he went into a sprint to try to get distance between him and Tony. He knew Tony would follow him, but he hoped that he would loose Tony in the park.
Now in the park Jack began to slow into a walk. He looked behind him and saw Tony not to far off in the distance. Jack walked into the bathrooms and waited for Tony to follow him in.
When Tony entered the bathroom he had his gun drawn ready for something to happen. When he walked in he saw Jack leaning against the wall holding his chest. Instantly Tony worried that Jack was having another heart attack, "Jack are you ok."
Grabbing at his chest Jack did not answer or look up. If he had his eyes would have told Tony that he was faking it. When Tony got close enough Jack threw a punch colliding with Tony's head. The punch knocked Tony out.
Jack took Tony's tie off and used it to tie his hands behind his back, "Sorry Tony, but if they see you they will kill Kim." Jack said feeling sorry for his friend. Jack left the bathroom and looked around to see if Michelle was in sight. Not seeing her he continued on towards the statue at the top of the park. When he reached the statue he leaned against it catching his breath.
A man approached him and asked, "Are you Bauer?"
Jack looked up and answered, "Yes."
"Follow me please."
The man led Jack through the park to a desolate parking area. Once there he pointed to a van and said, "Knock on the door and give the person inside any weapons you have. Please give them all they will search you, but they are giving you a chance to show good faith."
Jack did as he was told. He handed over his gun and knife. When he was done a woman hopped out of the front and ordered, "Put your hands on your head and lean against the van. You know the drill."
The woman began to search him she gently patted around his chest and other regions. When she reached his pockets she pulled out his cell phone, and wallet.
When she was done searching him she ordered, "Put your hands behind your back." When he had his hands behind his back she took a plastic handcuff set and hand used it to secure his hands. When she was finished she said, "I'm going to put this blindfold on you." She said it as not to alarm him. She knew what he was capable of, and she wanted him to willing follow them.
Helping him back into the van she sat next to him in the back and the person who walked him there hopped in the front and drove off into the night.
Jack sat in silence listening to his own breaths. He was not sure who he was being taken by. It was weird in the since that they were being nice to him so far. He expected something worse, but in some sense he dreaded it because it had to get worse it always did.
He sat quietly trying to listen for familiar noises that would tell him where he was at. If he could figure out where they were taking him, and fink Kim he might be able to try to escape his captors.
Suddenly light flooded the room and Kim blinked her eyes trying to adjust to the brightness of the room. Two guys walked in and grabbed her off the floor. They said nothing to her, nor acted like they noticed her other than carrying her down the hallway.
Kim asked them, "What do you want with me?"
Neither of the men acknowledged her. When they reached the end of the hallway they knocked on a door, and Kim heard a woman say, "Come in."
The men dragged Kim into the room and sat her on a chair. Kim looked around trying to take in her surroundings and the people in the room. She did not notice, at first, she woman in the chair nor anyone else in the room. Kim asked, "What do you want with me?"
The woman smiled at her and said, "Don't worry. We're not going to kill you."
Kim felt a little less terrified, at least she wasn't going to die. But that still didn't answer her question. But than she remembered that there were worse things than death. She remembered how her father looked that day after he was tortured. She did not think she had any information worth torturing her for.
The woman grabbed Kim's cell phone off the table and looked through the contacts. She didn't notice the one she wanted so she asked, "What's your father number?"
Kim looked at her and said, "What do you want with his number?"
"I feel like having a chat with him. What is his number? Next time I won't ask so nice." The woman said.
"I won't give it to you. He can not handle anything like this right now. He is not well." Kim said trying not to show her fear, but everyone in the room could hear it in her voice.
"I'm going to be honest with you Kim. I don't care about your father's condition. But I do care about getting in to contact with him. Now you can either tell me the number and he can choose to come in or I can send a few of my men to pick him up. Either way he's going to get here, but the second way may not be as nice. You see I have no problem with your father, but my men aren't the same. He has caused them many problems over the year, and they won't be as nice as I will be. It's your choice." The woman said in a matter of fact voice.
"You promise no harm will come of him if I give you the number?" Kim asked.
"As long as he does what I want him too, no harm will come of him." The woman promised.
"His number is 555-6660. That's his cell phone. I doubt he has his apartment phone on even." Kim said.
The woman dialed Jack's cell phone number and it was picked up on the second ring.
"Kim?" Jacks voice said.
"No. But I have her here. Do you want to speak to her?" The woman said into the phone.
"If you hurt her I swear I will kill you." Jack said back trying to control his temper. He could feel his heart racing.
"I know you will Mr. Bauer. I have seen your work before. Kim say hi to your father." The woman answered holding the phone to Kim's ear.
"Daddy."
"Kim are you ok? Do you know where you are?" Jack said back desperately hoping he would wake up and it all would be a dream.
"I'm fine dad." Kim yelled as the woman took the phone from her.
Jack heart was racing almost as fast as when he had a heart attack. Every time his heart beat too fast he would fear he was having another one. The doctors said as long as he took care of himself he shouldn't have to worry, but he still did. But he refused to allow his mind to wonder he had to focus on what the woman was saying.
"I want you to go back to your apartment and wait here alone for another phone call. I will have more instructions for you than." The woman said and than hung up the phone.
Fear ran through Jack. He was terrified. It was all happening again. Like with the Drazen's last year. It was all going to happen again, another long night. He feared the outcome would not change besides the person who died, Kim.
Jack was flushed with fear. His face turned pale all of the sudden and Tony asked, "What is going on Jack?"
"Nothing wrong number." Jack said hoping Tony would let sleeping dogs lie.
"Jack that was nothing. Who has Kim?" Tony continued.
"It's nothing Tony. Now go back to wherever." Jack said pissed off. Jack took off up the stairs to his apartment.
Tony and Michelle followed closely behind and when Jack entered his apartment his mind was so far off that he did not shut the door nor notice when Tony and Michelle walked in.
Jack was in his room and he walked out with his hands shaking and the bottle of Southern in his hands. He slowly took a gulp and looked up to see Tony and Michelle there. Frantically he said, "You guys have to leave you can't be here."
"Woo. Hold on a second. We can't go Jack. If something has happen to Kim we have to deal with it. You are no longer a CTU agent. Also you are in no shape to be alone." Tony said.
"All the better that I'm not CTU no red tape. No leave. As a citizen I have the right to tell you to get out of my house." Jack said making it known that he was willing to go to the extreme for them to leave.
"As a federal agent I have the right to stay under the pretense that there is going to be a possible link to a crime in this place. I have probable cause Jack." Tony iterated trying to stress the point that they were there to stay.
Jack stormed off to his room. He knew what he was about ready to do would end up causing troubles for him, but it was his daughter's life and she was all he had left. If she died, he had nothing left to loose so he decided to put it all on the line once again to save her. This time he would be more successful than the last time. In his room he grabbed the gun out of his night stand drawer. He pulled the chamber back and allowed it to load a bullet. Clicking back in place as quietly as he could, he walked back out into the living room where Tony and Michelle were sitting.
Tony stood when he saw Jack enter with the 9mm berretta at his side. "Jack what are you doing?"
Jack pointed the gun at Tony and in a calm cold voice said, "Tony get out now. I don't want to shoot you, but I will. This is my daughter life. Leave now."
Tony looked into Jacks green eyes and noticed the coldness to them. Jack was not kidding, and Tony could see it. "Jack your causing more problems. Put the gun down and we'll forget about it, otherwise I'm going to have to take you into custody."
"No you are not. You are going to walk out of this place and go to CTU. You are more than welcome to have your own investigation, but if I see anyone I will shoot them. This is my daughter and she is all I have left. They made it clear you are to be gone before they call. So leave now."
Tony stepped defensively in front of Michelle and began to push her towards the door. At the door Michelle opened it and both stepped outside. When they were both out Tony closed the door. They stood outside for a moment and than began to walk towards their car.
Once at the car Tony called CTU.
Glen the new tech picked up the phone, "CTU".
"Glen it is Tony. I want you to access Jack Bauer's phone. I want all calls coming in our out traced. And if we can I'd like to listen in to the conversation. Patch it through to my car. Send a car out to pick up Michelle. I'm going to try to follow Jack." Tony ordered without clarifying why he was ordering these strange things.
Meanwhile Jack sat on his couch watching his phone. Praying for it to ring because sitting around was something he never was good at. He began to pace the room. His breathing was back to normal and all of the pain was gone. He made sure to pack his pills with him. He continued to pace and when the phone finally did ring because of his shot nerves he jumped. He ran to the phone and answered it, with his shaky hands.
"Bauer."
"Nice to see that you got them to leave Jack, but did you need the gun? If you have to keep it on you for awhile. Walk to the park down the street and wait at the statue make sure you are not followed, but don't kill anyone." The woman voice from before instructed.
Jack hung up the phone and began his trip to the park. He noticed Tony and Michelle sitting outside. Jack grabbed the knife out of his pocket. He walked up behind the car and pushed the knife into one tire and than walked over to the other and did the same.
Tony hopped out of the SUV and said, "What in the hell are you doing Jack?" Tony pulled his gun and pointed it at Jack, "You're coming with me. This has gone way too far."
Jack looked at Tony and in a calm bloodcurdling voice he said, "I guess you'll have to shoot me Tony because I'm not coming with you. And if you follow me I will stop you."
Tony continued to point his gun at Jack as he walked off. After Jack rounded the corner he went into a sprint to try to get distance between him and Tony. He knew Tony would follow him, but he hoped that he would loose Tony in the park.
Now in the park Jack began to slow into a walk. He looked behind him and saw Tony not to far off in the distance. Jack walked into the bathrooms and waited for Tony to follow him in.
When Tony entered the bathroom he had his gun drawn ready for something to happen. When he walked in he saw Jack leaning against the wall holding his chest. Instantly Tony worried that Jack was having another heart attack, "Jack are you ok."
Grabbing at his chest Jack did not answer or look up. If he had his eyes would have told Tony that he was faking it. When Tony got close enough Jack threw a punch colliding with Tony's head. The punch knocked Tony out.
Jack took Tony's tie off and used it to tie his hands behind his back, "Sorry Tony, but if they see you they will kill Kim." Jack said feeling sorry for his friend. Jack left the bathroom and looked around to see if Michelle was in sight. Not seeing her he continued on towards the statue at the top of the park. When he reached the statue he leaned against it catching his breath.
A man approached him and asked, "Are you Bauer?"
Jack looked up and answered, "Yes."
"Follow me please."
The man led Jack through the park to a desolate parking area. Once there he pointed to a van and said, "Knock on the door and give the person inside any weapons you have. Please give them all they will search you, but they are giving you a chance to show good faith."
Jack did as he was told. He handed over his gun and knife. When he was done a woman hopped out of the front and ordered, "Put your hands on your head and lean against the van. You know the drill."
The woman began to search him she gently patted around his chest and other regions. When she reached his pockets she pulled out his cell phone, and wallet.
When she was done searching him she ordered, "Put your hands behind your back." When he had his hands behind his back she took a plastic handcuff set and hand used it to secure his hands. When she was finished she said, "I'm going to put this blindfold on you." She said it as not to alarm him. She knew what he was capable of, and she wanted him to willing follow them.
Helping him back into the van she sat next to him in the back and the person who walked him there hopped in the front and drove off into the night.
Jack sat in silence listening to his own breaths. He was not sure who he was being taken by. It was weird in the since that they were being nice to him so far. He expected something worse, but in some sense he dreaded it because it had to get worse it always did.
He sat quietly trying to listen for familiar noises that would tell him where he was at. If he could figure out where they were taking him, and fink Kim he might be able to try to escape his captors.