Chapter 6, Michelle and Tony
When Michelle's phone had disconnected, she got up and looked for a parachute or something that she could jump out of the plane with. That would be her only shot at surviving and saving Tony. She found two parachutes in the copter then it shifted and her instincts told her to go in the pilot seat. It was on auto pilot.
Michelle breathed a sigh of relief. Jack had come through for her. She waited and let her mind wander over what had happened since she had the time.
After she had gotten off the phone with Jack, the men had tied her up and gagged her. When she could see again, Michelle realized that they were on an airstrip. She was being loaded onto a helicopter and had that feeling that it wasn't going to be good.
The men holding her weren't that happy that they had to keep her alive and well. At least until she spoke to Jack again. They toyed with her though. Enough to scare her but not too much. They were smart enough to realize that she had to be strong enough to talk to Jack.
Once in the air, Michelle noticed that one of the men-in fact the one who was in the back seat with her-was attracted to her. She decided to take full advantage of that. He had untied her just a little but it was enough so that when the time was right, Michelle was able to grab his gun and fire. The other two men were dead soon there after.
Michelle had been shot in the leg but she couldn't worry about that right then. The helicopter was going down and she was the only one who could save Tony. She bided her leg quickly and that's when she had called Jack.
Now, all she was left with was the hope that it had been Jack who had put the helicopter on auto pilot and not someone else. She made sure that she had plenty of weapons, fully loaded, just in case.
In prison, Tony knew that he should be sleeping. That he should be saving his energy. But instead he had been pacing all night.
He couldn't get the thought of Michelle all tied up while a bunch of men leered at her and touched her. He knew that once he had signed the papers and been killed, they would rape, torture, and eventually kill her. But until he was dead, they couldn't touch her.
Tony didn't see that he had a choice. Michelle was strong. She would find a way out. Jack would know that something was wrong when she didn't show up in the morning and he would find her. Tony would be dead but Michelle would be alive. And in the end, that was all that really mattered. Michelle would go on living.
Still, he felt that she was in some kind of danger and there was nothing he could do about it. He loved her and would give up his life for her. There was no other alternative.
Tony continued to pace until it was time for the guards to bring him to his death. Only, the guards didn't come. It was Sam Rendez. Tony's eyes froze over. "What are you doing here?"
"I got a job here. I'm in charge, didn't you hear? I would have thought that you had by now. Michelle figured out everything. She's such a spirited woman. Wild cat. It'll be a shame when I have to kill her," he whispered as he set Tony down in the chair. "You honestly didn't believe that I would let her go, did you?"
Tony looked out—he couldn't say anything. His mouth had been gagged. But through the glass, he could see his family and everyone from CTU except for Michelle. Even Jack was there.
Inwardly, he felt empty but he wasn't about to let Rendez know that. Tony wasn't dead yet. And as long as he wasn't dead, there was still hope.
Rendez' phone rang. "Hello Miguel. I've been waiting for your call. We both have."