I do not own any of the characters below. They are all property of Fox.
The following takes place about three months after the events of season 3. The following is a description of what each character has done in the past three months.
Jack Bauer
Jack was promoted to Regional Director, after his actions during Season 3. He successfully dropped his heroin addiction, and he also got back with Kate Warner. He and Kate had been seeing each other for the past two months. Jack was finally happy, and so was Kate. Jack had accepted the promotion, because he did not have to work in the field, which was what Kate had wanted. For the first time in years Jack was happy.
Tony Almeida
Tony had a short trial, in which he was convicted for treason, and he was sentenced to twenty years in prison. He had only seen Michelle twice since being imprisoned. This is because she was feeling ill in the past months. Tony was being held at a Los Angles maximum security prison. That was the only good thing that came from the trial, he got send to a prison close to home.
Michelle Almeida
Michelle was devastated by the verdict and by the sentence. She had quit her job at CTU because she blamed CTU for what happened to Tony, and for him being in prison. Lately she had avoided visiting Tony, because she had felt sick. Finally she went to see a doctor, and found out that she was in her early stages of pregnancy. Since then she had never visited Tony. She could not tell him, she was upset, and she did not want to upset Tony as well. Michelle found a job as a self defence teacher at a local fitness club.
Kim Bauer and Chase Edmunds
Kim and Chase moved to Miami, where they are both working as computer, and security analysts, for a government company. Together they are raising Angela.
CTU
Since Jack was promoted and Tony was imprisoned, the job of CTU Director went to Alberta Green. She was a tough, but fair leader that did not tolerate any breaking of protocol.
The following takes place between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.
CTU- Los Angles
Jack Bauer: "Chloe. Hello."
Chloe O'Brian: "Ja- Mr. Bauer, what are you doing here?"
Jack Bauer: "Please, Chloe, Jack will be fine. I am here to get updates on the current threat."
Chloe O'Brian: "What threat?"
Jack Bauer: "You have not been briefed? Where is Alberta?"
Chloe O'Brian: "No, we were not informed about any threats. Alberta is in her office."
Jack Bauer: "Okay, I will go and talk to her, then I will see what is going on. Nice to see you Chloe."
Chloe O'Brian: "Nice to see you too Jack."
Jack went up to Green's office to see what was going on, and why the staff at CTU was not ordered to research the threat he assigned. He also wanted to know why he was called into CTU at 8:00 a.m. in the morning.
Jack Bauer: "Hello Alberta" Jack said as he opened the door to her office.
Alberta Green: "Mr. Bauer, hello!"
Jack Bauer: "Please, Jack will do. Why did you call me here, and why have you not started the staff with the research? I told you to get them started on this threat. We do not have much time."
Alberta Green: "Sorry, Jack. It is just that we have received more information about the threat and we have received information about a possible mole inside CTU. I thought that I should talk to you about how to proceed, and about how to find the mole. I did not want to give out information about the threat. I have been doing research myself, and I sent over what I found to your office. I just do not know who to trust."
Jack Bauer: "All right., you did well. What did you find in your research?"
Alberta Green: "I found some encrypted e-mails from the people that might be responsible for the threat, the only problem is that I cannot decrypt it."
Jack Bauer: "Good work. I am going to need you to send the information over to Chloe, she is good with decrypting, she might be able to get it done quickly."
Alberta Green: "Can we trust Chloe?"
Jack Bauer: "We do not have a choice. There is no one else to do this. Give her the low security ones for now, and keep track her computer and her movements. I want to know everything she does, and when. If she does anything suspicious, arrest her. I am going to go over to Division see what they have, and then I will go talk to some informers, about the group responsible. I will contact you soon, but do contact me, if anything new is developed."
Alberta Green: " Jack, there is one more thing."
Jack Bauer: " What is that?"
Alberta Green: " I know of one person that would be able to decrypt the e-mails fast. Chloe is the best we have, but she is no expert. Judging by the size of the e-mails, and the program used to encrypt them, I estimate it will take Chloe at least six hours to decrypt them. If we bring I who I am thinking of, I am sure she can decrypt them in two hours at the most."
Jack Bauer: "Who is SHE?"
Alberta Green: " Michelle Dessler."
Jack Bauer: " She does not work at CTU anymore."
Alberta Green: "I know Jack, but we need her. We are dealing with an anthrax threat, we have to find out who is behind the attacks, and fast."
Jack Bauer: " I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A DEADLY THREAT, but I am not bringing Michelle into this. Besides she would not want to help us."
Alberta Green: "Look, Jack I know that we have not been in the best relations, and I know that it is hard for you to ask Michelle to help us, but we need her."
Jack Bauer: " Look, I am willing to do everything in my power to stop this threat, but I think that bringing Michelle here will do more harm than good. For now get Chloe on this. I will contact you later."
Alberta Green: "Jack, I am going to Hammond with this. I am sorry."
Jack Bauer: " Alberta, I am warning you, keep Michelle out of this, or you will regret it."
And with that Jack left and went to his office at Division, where he was interrupted by his boss Brad Hammond.
Brad Hammond: "Jack, have you been informed of the situation at CTU?"
Jack Bauer: "Yes I am going to update my team, and then going to meet with some informers."
Brad Hammond: "What about the e-mails? Have you gotten someone to decrypt them?"
Jack Bauer: "Chloe O'Brian at CTU is working on them."
Brad Hammond: "I heard that it will take her about six hours to decrypt the e-mails, and that she might be a mole. Why did you not find someone else?"
Jack Bauer: "She is the best person we have for this now."
Brad Hammond: "Except for Michelle Dessler."
Jack Bauer: "No, Brad. Do not bring her into this. How do you we can trust her?"
Brad Hammond: "If we bring her in, we can monitor, all of her actions. We will make sure that she is not involved."
Jack Bauer: "She is not going to help us, not after what we did to Tony. Besides she does not work at CTU anymore."
Brad Hammond: "I know that, and that is why I want you to bring her into Division, and "convince" her to help us.
Jack Bauer: "I am not bringing her in. She has been hurt enough by CTU and the government."
Brad Hammond: "I do not think you understand. I am asking you to bring her in, because I thought that it would be easier for her to be convinced by you to help us, and come with us, than us forcing her. The fact is that I am bringing her in no matter what. As the matter of fact, I have a team ready to assist me in picking her up."
Jack Bauer: "You son of a bi. Has she not been through enough? Have you not hurt her enough, by convincing the D.A to press charges against her husband?"
Brad Hammond: "Look, Jack, this has nothing to do with the history I have with her. Right now there is a group of terrorists that are plotting to release deadly anthrax into the population. I am going to do everything that I can to stop this, including bringing Michelle in to help us."
Jack Bauer: "All right. I am coming with you, but do not bring the team, I will convince her to come with us."
Brad Hammond: "Fair enough."
Jack and Hammond got into a CTU hummer, and drove away to Michelle's work place, Family Fitness Gyms. When they got there they showed their IDs and asked where Michelle was at this time. They were informed that she was currently teaching a class, and were directed to where the class was being held. When Jack saw Michelle he was stunned. She was so skinny, and she looked so weak and vulnerable. She did not have the stone cold face as before, but now you could see fear in her eyes. Jack and Hammond entered the classroom, and turned off the music, which got Michelle's attention. She turned around and saw them, standing there in their black suits, flashing their badges.
Michelle Dessler: "What are you doing here"
Jack Bauer: "Michelle we need you to come with us. We need your help at Division."
Michelle Dessler: "And you think that I will help you? I would rather die than ever work with you or for you again."
Brad Hammond: "Look Michelle you are coming with us, you do not have a choice. Now please come with us."
Michelle Dessler: "Right."
Michelle went to the other side and continued her class. Hammond had lost his patience and before Jack could react, Hammond went over to where Michelle was, grabbed her arm, and put it behind her back. While Hammond was going for his cuffs, Michelle with her free hand, pepper sprayed Hammond in the eyes, after which she ran. When Jack saw Michelle pepper spray Hammond, he did not know if he should be happy or sad. If anyone deserved it, it was Hammond. But he also knew that Hammond was right, they needed Michelle, to stop this threat. So he started running after her. When he caught up to Michelle she thought that she lost him, and so she started to casually walk, before stopping around the corner. Jack saw this and decided that he should try to disarm Michelle, before attempting to talk to her. He knew she would not comply if he used his gun, because she just like him, knew that Jack could not shoot her. So he decided to use his Delta Force training and sneaked up to Michelle, and then when he reached her with one sudden movement he had Michelle pinned to the wall, holding both of her hands, to ensure that he would not suffer the same faith as Hammond. Then he disarmed Michelle of the pepper spray, and checked to make sure that she has no other weapons.
Jack Bauer: "Michelle I want to talk to you. I am going to let you go, but I need you to relax, and not hurt me. Okay?"
All Jack got was a nod from Michelle. He then slowly released his grip on Michelle and turned her around to face him.
Jack Bauer: "Michelle, we need you to help us. There are a lot of lives at risk. You know that I would not ask you to do this unless it was really important. Please Michelle."
Michelle Dessler: "Go to h!"
Jack Bauer: "Michelle, Hammond is not going to give you any choice."
Michelle Dessler: "I am not going to help you. Hammond can do what he wants."
Jack Bauer: "Michelle, I need to stop this threat and I will do everything it takes to stop it, because millions of lives are at risk. If you do not come willingly I have no choice, but to arrest you. Please Michelle, do not make me do this. Think about Tony, and what he would have wanted."
Michelle Dessler: "Sorry Jack. I am not going to help you. I have lost too much, when saving millions."
Jack Bauer: "Fine, have it your way."
Jack was really mad at Michelle's refusal to cooperate, but at the same time he sympathized with her. He knew what he felt like after losing Teri. He did not want to help CTU either.
Jack Bauer: "Turn around, and place your hands behind your back." Jack said as he took out his handcuffs.
Michelle Dessler: "I can't believe you are doing this." Michelle said, as she turned around. She had no choice but to comply with Jack. She knew he was trained and that she could not challenge him.
Jack hesitantly placed Michelle's hands in handcuffs, when he heard a gunshot, coming from the previous room he was in. He instinctively ducked, dragging Michelle down with him.
Jack Bauer: "What was that?"
Please read and review. I will continue to update if I receive reviews, or feedbacks.