"Chappelle." He answered, sounding bored. From the look of his face, he had just receive even worse news, but he tried to hide his confusion and frustration, though Kim could see this as she watched him. He nodded into the phone and said goodbye, before hanging it up and placing it back into his inside pocket.
"Who was that?" She asked, always wanting to know which way the ball was rolling.
"Nothing. Now, do any of you have anything you would like to add before I ring Brad?"
The three looked at each other to confirm their answer and Adam replied, "No that's everything."
"Okay. I want you three to keep filtering out this barricade so we can get a satellite up-link. It's vital you brake through this wall otherwise we will never catch up."
They were excused and they all filtered out of the room. Kim was the last out, she knew something was wrong, where had Chloé and her father disappeared to? She was going to ask Chappelle but something told her not to, he looked stressed, and she didn't want to be in the way when he had a fit to make himself feel better, like he usually did in these situations.
Tony was still crouched by Jack trying to get the cuff from the rusty radiator. He thought he had made some progress, and maybe, if he tried long enough he would get Jack's arm free. He stepped away and stood by Chloé, he asked her, "How's your arm?"
She glared at him, "Like you really care, all your bothered about is Jack!"
Tony sighed and looked down at her, "Of course I'm worried about you, and Jack, and me! But Jack is in much worse shape than you, okay! Aren't you worried about him?" He asked, trying to control himself, 'how could one person be so self centred', he thought?
"Yes I am worried about him Tony! Geez, what do you think I am some robot or something!" She yelled.
Tony clenched his fists to control his anger, there really was no winning with her. Before he could reply to her last statement though, he herd a low moan of pain come from Jack.
Both Chloé and Tony spun their heads round rapidly, to see him still unconscious, but his face seemed to look more pained that before, it no longer looked peaceful. Tony moved to go over to check on him.
"I think he is going to wake up soon." Tony informed Chloé.
"Is that good or bad?" She asked, unsure what he was implying.
"Both I guess. At least if he's awake, its progress. But I have a strong feeling he is going to wish he stated asleep."
As he said this, again a pained sound escaped from Jack. Before either of them could say anything more John entered the room. He held his gun out, as a precaution, to make sure Tony didn't try anything.
"Tony would you mind taking a seat there by your friend?" He said, pointing the gun at him and motioning for him to sit by Chloé. Tony complied and sat on the mattress next to her, hoping she would keep her mouth shut, and just once in her life, do the rational thing.
"Would you like to know why you are being detained here? Surely you are curious as to why you three individuals have all been taken here? I am thinking that you are probably a little bit curious?" He laughed to himself, he loved having power, and loved to flaunt it even more.
"Well, it's going to be a bomb down in L.A. today." He broke off to laugh at his metaphor, despite how lame it sounded.
"What?" Yelled Tony, jumping up.
John kept the gun pointed at him steadily. "A bomb. In L.A. Today. Nothing too fancy for the authorities, but still deadly. It is a very large bomb, in the centre of a largely populated area. Which, is why we have you three. Without you three at CTU, they will not stop the bomb. Without Tony Almeida, the head of CTU, they will slow down, not having there leader there, to consult things with wont they?" He asked rhetorically. Tony closed his eyes as he realised why they were there.
"And without Chloé, one of the best computer experts in the whole of L.A, certainly the most talented in CTU. There going to struggle without there key analysts. And of course, the amazing Jack Bauer. How they cope without him. saving the day every single time? It's simple, they wont!" He broke off laughing again.
Tony was angry, but before he could react Jack made yet another sound, this one like all the others, held the amount of pain he was in, whilst unconscious. Everyone turned and looked to see it he was awake, which he wasn't, yet.
"Ahhh...." He breathed before going to stand by Jack leaning against the cold wall. "I see you have fixed you friend, like I asked."
"I think he is hardly fixed."
"At this very moment, would you say that he was going to die or live?" He didn't look like he'd be bothered by which answer he received, it didn't matter to him.
"I don't know. If he gets to a hospital now he'd probably live." Tony tried. At this John began laughing, "Nice try, but I'm not sending him anywhere, he is fixed enough, for now."
"He is going to need something for the pain, or that alone will kill him!" He said desperately
John looked like he was in deep thought, and replied, "We'll see, I may give him something later."
Tony cringed as he herd Chlo's voice, yet again, she interrupted. "Well what about me! Iv been shot and I think I may need something for the pain in my arm!"
John laughed at her and bluntly said, "I am taking an educated guess that you don't socialise very often."
Chloé said nothing but screwed her face up, she looked hurt, as though she had been insulted by a friend. She didn't seem to notice this was indeed the truth.
"Anyway, as much as I would love to stay and shoot the shit with you, I really must get back to work. But don't worry, my business associate will be coming to speak with you shortly, once he arrived." He left, and once again, the dull lock could be herd as the door was closed.
Tony sat back down by Jack, and closed his eyes, feeling defeated.
Michelle walked briskly into CTU, or what was left of it. She held her head high, despite her worry for Tony, and her other colleagues. She was not very far into the building and she stopped from shock, and slowly looked around the remains of the building.
"...Jesus..." She whispered.
"Michelle." She herd Chappelle spit from behind.
She turned around to face him, "Yes Ryan."
"Do you want to tell me what the hell is going on?" He shouted.
"What are you talking about?" She asked, confused.
"The location you gave the SWAT team. They searched that warehouse top to bottom, found nothing Michelle, not a thing."
Michelle gasped, "What? I saw them, I followed them there, they were definitely there. Have you checked satellite footage?" She asked.
"No, we still can't get through. It shouldn't be much longer though."
She nodded, still trying to come to terms with what was happening.
"So, before you and I review the security footage to see how CTU ended up looking like a war zone, I need you to speak to Kim Bauer." He stated.
"Speak to her about what?"
"Jack. I haven't told her. I figured it would be better hearing it from you."
She sighed, "Fine, does anyone here know about Jack, Tony and Chloé?"
"No."
"Fine, I'll speak with Kim, then I'll announce it to the others about Tony, Chloé and Jack."
"Good." He replied before walking off to make a call.
Michelle sighed, there was definitely something bad happening.
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