As the weeks passed, (YES I'M CHEATING WITH TIME JUMPS) Jack became more and more comfortable in his job and his abilities to lead. He showed Ramon and Hector that they had made a right choice multiple times leading the men the best he could. Moral was high and everyone was happy and doing their job to the best of their abilities. Profit was higher than ever and everything was going great. Jack had the brothers full trust. He had learned invaluable information in his work, and he knew his time was coming to an end. The last time he contacted Chase he heard of CTU's and everyone else's eagerness to get Ramon Salazar in custody. Jack thought that staying undercover was the best thing possible because they could get all the information they needed on future attack and would be able to stop them, but at the same time he knew the lines were blurring. He no longer knew who he was, was he Jack Bauer the federal agent, or Jack the third in command of the Salazar's. He had said and done a lot of things that Jack Bauer the federal agent would never do or even think about doing. Killing the little girl was one of them, she still haunted him at night when he slept without the drug. He couldn't handle it so he buried himself further in the drug and work, and he worried that he wouldn't be able to hack it when he got back to CTU. How would he explain her death to them? Could he just leave it out, but than they would know something bad had to happen in order for him to gain the Salazars trust.
Jack thought about all of this as he walked back to the guest house tired from another days work, and drunk from yet another party he attended with Ramon. Every night he spent drinking with Ramon and the others, it was his job to make sure the men knew he was not just their boss but a friend, even if he wasn't really their friend he had to make it seem like that so they would respect and work with him. He had raised above all of them quickly and there was a lot of bitterness about his quick rise in the ranks but he tried to show everyone he was more than qualified and deserved it.
Jack reached the house and slumped down on the sofa looking out the window into the dark night. His mind drifting from the mission to being home. He was thinking about Kim when he saw a shadow move outside. He sat up alert now. He continued to look outside waiting to see who was there. He saw Kit run towards the house in full out stealth mode.
Kit walked (REMEMBER HIM I SURE DIDN"T TILL I WENT BAcK AND REREAD THE BEGINNING OK NOW THIS CAN BE AN ACTUAL UPDATE) through the night towards the house he saw Jack go into hours ago. He had waited for everyone to leave before he stalked up to the house. Nina had left one night saying she couldn't live her life with him, with Jack after both of them. In truth she didn't want to bring his life to an end because of a mistake she made in the past, if she could consider killing Teri as a mistake. Because she left Kit got it in his mind that if he killed Jack or at least got him to say he'd stay away Kit might be able to get Nina back. So he was off to find Jack. It wasn't that hard with some of the contacts he had. It took a few weeks, but he found Jack and watched till the right moment came.
Jack was in the guest house trying to think of why Kit would be there? There was no reason, was something going on that Chase didn't tell him. The first thought was something was wrong with Kim, and they couldn't get in touch with Jack, and Kit an ever loyal friend came down to tell Jack, or something was wrong and Kit was here to help. Either way he thought Kit would be there to help him. Jack got off the couch and walked outside towards the shrubs that he saw Kit go into. He looked around as he walked towards them, he was stoned on heroin as was his usual schedule. He didn't notice anyone watching him so he quietly called out, "Kit what the fu(k are you doing here? Trying to get us both killed."
Kit froze, Jack knew he was here, but now why. Chase must not have told Jack and Jack had not found out from anyone. Was this going to be easier than he thought? Kit stood up finally and looked at Jack, "Hey." He said noticing something different about Jack other than the weight he had lost, and the new bruises he had.
"What are you doing here?" Jack asked worried.
Kit saw his eyes, there was no way, he thought he had seen Jack with a needle earlier but there was no way he would ever believe that Jack Bauer would turn into a drug user. "Are you high?" Kit asked taking his mind off of what he had set out to do.
"No." Jack lied.
"Yes you are. Your eyes are glassed over and blood shot." Kit said reaching behind him for his gun this would be a lot easier than what he thought, to easy. Kit was a man of honor and he could not just flat out shoot Jack, a man he had respected without warning. "I ran into Nina while I was undercover, I guess Chase didn't tell you that."
Jack looked at him anger raising in him at the mention of her name. "And?" Jack asked not getting what Kit was trying to say.
"I love her Jack. And you know the only way I know I can be with her and me and her are both safe is that if you're out of the picture." Kit said.
"So your going to kill me?" Jack said cursing himself for leaving his gun in the house.
"Yeah I guess so." Kit said aiming the gun at Jack.
"Over her. She betray everyone." Jack said his anger clear through his body language and eyes.
"She betray you the most and you just can't let it go." Kit said, "If you would just let it go neither of us would have come to this point."
"If your going to use that thing than use it." Jack said staring at Kit.
"That's the problem Jack. I unlike you am in a man of honor I can't kill an unarmed man. So why don't you put your hands up and turn around." Kit said.
Jack listened to Kit not knowing what he was getting at. Kit walked up to Jack, while keeping the gun trained on Jack he searched Jack for any weapons, not finding any he backed away and put his gun on safety holstering it.
"Turn around." Kit ordered.
Jack obeyed and saw that Kit had holstered his gun. "So what were going to fight like two school boys?"
"Better than me shooting you now isn't it?" Kit said flatly.
"Whatever floats your boat." Jack said getting ready for the fight. He knew Kit had both the skills and the speed to beat him. Kit was half his age, and knew more about hand to hand combat than Jack, it wasn't going to be an easy fight.
Kit came at Jack quickly. Jack successfully blocked the first few punches. He was slower than usual the drugs having an effect on him. He cussed himself in his mind for ever taking them. He tried to hold his own through the fight. Kit was quick and strong, every blocked punch hurt Jack's arms. Finally Kit made it through Jack's blocks and connected with Jack's head, than his torso. Jack fell to the ground dazed and out of breath. He got up quickly and was able to hit Kit twice, once in the head, and another time in the chest. Neither punch seemed to effect Kit who came at Jack with everything he had. Kit hit Jack so hard that he caused Jack's arm that blocked the punch to move back into Jack's face. Jack was not able to move his arm quick enough to block the other punches that plummeted his head. Jack feel to the ground this time to dazed to even attempt standing. Blood was dripping from a cut above his eyebrow, from his cheek where he had been cut, and other wounds that had been broken open. He tired to stand, but only fell back to the ground to dizzy to stand. Kit walked up to him, "You giving up already Jack?" Kit kicked him in the ribs causing Jack to groan in pain. Kit pulled the gun out and had it pointed against Jack's head, "Maybe I should have just shot you. At least you would have died with some sort of dignity." Kit began to pull back on the trigger when a shot was heard. The bullet connected with Kits wrist causing him to drop the gun and scream in pain.
Jack slumped to the ground wondering why he was still alive. He forced himself to get on his hands and knees and look up, there stood Ramon looking at him. "Who in the hell is this Jack?" Ramon asked looking at Jack who looked beaten.
Kit was on the ground holding his wrist trying to stop the blood flow. "He's a damn federal agent can't you see that." Kit said knowing he was not going to get away, but now neither was Jack.
"What was that you said?" Ramon said walking towards Jack and Kit his gun pointed at Kit as he knew Jack was to hurt to worry about.
"He's a damn federal agent. He works for the Counter Terrorism Unit. He's undercover." Kit said looking up at Ramon.
Ramon turned around and saw Jack who was still lying on the ground to hurt to move at the moment. "Jack, Is this true?" Ramon asked.
"No." Jack said spitting out blood. "He's someone I worked with once. He hated me and is trying to get back at me because we ended up going head to head on separate sides and his team lost." Jack lied with fearing running through him he hope Ramon didn't see or would take as him being hurt.
Ramon kept his gun trained on Jack now, "WHo are you?" Ramon asked the stranger.
"Kit. I worked for CTU up until I decided to trade sides." Kit didn't want to get into the entire story.
"So why are you here than?" Ramon asked trying to understand what was going on and decide who to believe.
"I knew Jack would come after me if I didn't kill him first. So I came here to kill him." Kit answered.
Ramon took out his cell phone and called the house. He waited for Hector to answer and than commanded, "Hector send out a team ten men. I have a situation here."
"Should I get a hold of Jack?" Hector asked knowing that Ramon liked it when Jack was leading the mission because nothing ever went wrong or if it did it always go fixed.
"He's here." Ramon said.
"Where should I meat you?" Hector could only guess what was happening, and he wasn't going to try to figure it out over the unsecured phone.
"The barn." Ramon said flatly.
The men arrived Ramon ordered them to restrain both Jack and Kit. Ramon did not want to kill his best man if Jack was telling the truth so he would take them both back and cal in his contacts to figure out the situation. Ramon watched Jack and saw some fear in him, but who wouldn't be afraid if they were being accused of being a cop while they were working for a drug lord.
The barn had an upstairs that had only been used on a rare occasion. It was sound proof so no one would hear what was going on inside. When they got there the men escorted Jack and Kit in unsure of what was happening, but all smart enough not to ask question. They used the hooks hanging from the ceiling to hang both Jack and Kit by their arms. Ramon continued to study Jack trying to get a read on him. There was nothing but anger and fear he could read off Jack everything else was confusing.
Hector joined them shocked to see Jack next to the stranger. "What's going on?" Hector asked his brother.
"This man, Kit." Ramon said pointing at Kit, "Say's Jack's works with the American government that he's undercover."
Hector looked at Jack suspiciously, "I'll get a secure phone to call our contacts in the American government, and I'll have the men bring in a scanner and lab top so we can send both their prints to them." Hector said knowing what his brother wanted. He looked at Jack wondering if it could be true?
Thomas entered the room with Hector a few minutes later with a satellite phone, a lab top, and a scanner. Jack watched as Ramon dialed the number to someone who Jack could not even began to guess who they were.
"I need a favor." Ramon said before he said hello.
"What is it?"
"I have a situation. I'm going to send you two peoples prints and I want you to get all the information you can on them and email them to me with the address I'll send the scanned prints through."
"It'll take about an hour or more depending on the quality. Do you want all the information we have?"
"Yes." Ramon answered.
"That might be a day or two can you wait that long?"
"If I have to." Ramon said still watching Jack.
"Ok I'll get to it once I get the prints."