"I got it" He yelled, his eagerness getting the better of him.
"What? You can't have, I'm still filtering through the hospital images." Chloé retorted, obviously thinking the new kid had got it majorly wrong.
"Yeah, well while you were busying yourself with that, I tried it from a different stance, I got footage of an un-sub leaving the apartment we caught Daniel in, probably his partner. In followed the vehicle across the country to an abandoned looking building, I'm just downloading the co-ordinates now. I filtered through the satellites over that area at intervals, and six hours later an ambulance pulled up, containing both Bauers!" His words came out fast, their was no time to breath, he was too excited. Chloé stared at him annoyed.
"Why didn't you tell me you were getting images of the house?"
"Does it matter? Your just pissed that I got it and you didn't. I'm going to tell Michelle." With that he left a seriously annoyed Chloé sat at her station, with nothing to show for her satellite images. 'It doesn't matter,' she told herself. 'He only found Jack, but I found the bomb.' With that she smiled to herself before closing down her document folder, satisfied with herself.
Scott told Michelle what he had found and she finished collecting the co-ordinates. She rang up Chappelle, who then sent three tactical units to the grid Scott found. He hoped they were right with this one, with Tony at the mall, and a possible lead on his missing agents it seemed things were wrapping up here, he hoped so at least. He would find out in ten to fifteen minutes, when they arrived.
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Jack smiled at Kim, happy that she was okay. His thoughts were disturbed when he herd a terrifying scream which made his blood curl. It came from a different room, and he couldn't help but fear it belonged to his brother. Now sat up he looked around the room, ignoring Kim, who was asking him what was wrong. What did he think was wrong, he thought angrily, trying hard not to snap at her, it was his fault she was here, in danger after all. He scanned the room and didn't see anything of significance, other than a few instruments sat by the fire in a brass holder. He kept that in mind as he struggled to stand up. Kim stood up with him and asked,
"Dad what are you doing." She asked in a low voice hoping the man guarding the door didn't hear, but it didn't matter. He had seen Jack moving around, he was going to be careful, but for now he just stared ahead, as though the room was empty.
Jack slowly backed away from Kim towards the fire, but before he was close enough their was a sharp knock at the door. The thug opened the door and Charlie stormed into the room looking angry. Jack s eyes went directly to the fresh blood on his shirt and hands. It had to be Daniel's. The thought both scared and angered him.
Charlie stalked over to Kim.
"What did C.T.U find out from his computer?"
Kim shook her head confused. "I don't know I mean we weren't partially through when I left'"
"Do not lie to me." He roared, not realising she was telling the truth.
"I'm not." Kim said backing away, she was telling the truth, she didn't know what else to say.
"Can you prove it?" He asked her impatiently.
"I can ring them and-"
"And let them trace the damn call! Do you think I am stupid!"
"No... no.... its just-" Her stuttering stopped as she saw Charlie was no longer interested in her words.
He barged across the room and grabbed Jack by his arms, seen as he was only wearing a pair of shorts and a few rolls of bandages, their was nothing else to grab. Without hesitation he brought him knee into Jack's groin, who collapsed to the floor immediately, groaning in pain. Charlie glanced at Kim smirking, before he placed his thick combat boot onto the bandaged area at the top of Jack thigh. He wasn't placing and weight on it yet, but Kim understood what his intentions were. Jack didn't seem to notice the boot, he was too busy with the pain he was suffering from.
"Don't!" Kim yelled, hoping to stop him. Charlie didn't move, he just stared at Kim, waiting for her to tell him something she didn't know. "Please, don't, I don't know what they know! I left before they broke through-"
Kim's pleas were cut off by Jacks cry of agony as Charlie lent on the leg, adding pressure. It wasn't much, he could do plenty more - but this seemed to be painful enough to Jack.
"Stop it!" She tried, desperately thinking of something to make him stop. Jacks gasps for breath were clouding her thoughts, she just wanted him to stop.
"Please leave him alone, I know nothing, I.. I swear!"
Charlies facial expression changed from a smirk to concentration as he pushed all of his weight down onto the leg - and Jack's cries got louder as the pain became unbearable.
Charlie finally let go and moved away slightly, looking at Kim. Kate stayed against the wall, horrified, but still too scared to move.
"Kim, I would like to hear the truth, or your father will be in much worse shape than he was earlier today." He stared at her deadly serious, and Kim had no doubt he would hurt him, he had already proved that to her.
Kim had tears in her eyes. She simply shook her head lightly, how could she tell him something she didn't know.
Charlie watched her then raised his eyebrows. "Fine, have it your way."
He turned and began to kick Jack viciously in his stomach, aiming for the areas which he knew were already injured, hoping to cause further pain. As he continued to kick Jack Charlie drowned out his yells and Kim's screaming. He began to laugh as he realised he was actually moving Jack along the floor from the force of his kicks, as his head banged against the tiled half around the fireplace.
Charlie stopped and studied Kim for a moment, tears streaming down her face, her voice now hoarse form screaming at him. His man holding her back as she had ran at him in a feeble attempt to stop him. He laughed again as he thought, 'like anyone could stop me.'
Jack felt his head bang against the tile and realised he was near the fire, the heat now surrounding him made that pretty clear. Jack saw his chance, he knew he may not get another, he just hoped the thug wasn't carrying a gun. He watched Charlie who wasn't looking in his direction as he reached out and grabbed the cold yet sharp poker from the stand.
Charlie herd metal scrape against metal as Jack swiped the weapon out. He was too late. As he turned around Jack leaped up and swung the poker with all of his might, hitting him in the face, dropping him to the floor. After seeing that the man was down and wouldn't be getting back up he looked up to see the thug un-holstering his weapon. Jack stood defenceless, he could do nothing. The thug frantically pulled at his gun, but he snagged it on his jacket, causing him to fumble. As the thug approached him rapidly while trying to get his hands around his weapon the door burst open, and SWAT men filled in quickly, their weapons readied. The first man through the door saw the thug and his threat to their agent, and wasted no time in dropping him with a double tap to the head.
Jack stood, taking it all in. It had happened in a few seconds, that was all it had taken. If that young goon hadn't fumbled his gun, he knew he would be dead, and maybe Kim and Kate too. Timing, he thought sickly. At the thought of loosing Kim Jack lost control and began to slam the heavy metal bar down onto Charlies bloodied face, he didn't stop, the images of him choking his daughter filtered into his mind, fuelling his rage as he continued to attack the defeated man. Two of the many SWAT men pulled him away and fought to get the poker from him, Jack didn't resist, he had no energy left.
He slumped to the floor in pain and exhausted, his mind a mental wreck. Kim ran into his arms and started crying, and he held her rocking back and forth. Seconds later he realised that Kate was stood at his side too, also crying. He looked at her and then moved over so he could hug them both.
The medics waited patiently before they sedated Jack, after a brief inspection they decided their was too much damage done to the repaired tissue, and he would need to go under again, to reduce the scar tissue and readjust some of the work on his leg and chest.
Jack felt content as he lay on the gurney before the ambulance, Kim and Kate at either side of him smiling. In the field across the road he could make out a bloodied Charlie and the two other goons being led into the choppers restrained, although his blurry vision was making it harder to see, he felt even better knowing no one had escaped. The SWAT men were also leading a few other people out form the house who had hid. He made a mental note to check Joel was one of those persons, his vision could no longer identify him.
Before he drifted of to complete unconsciousness he saw his brother being led out of the house on a stretched similar to his own. That reminded him that all was not better, their was still the threat, and of course, his brother to deal with.
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This thing is finally wrapping up, should have it done in a few more chapters. Please review, they mean a lot to me.. sad I know ....but still.... lol.