Chapter 3
Every movement jolted his broken bones. He was in pain. His torturers did their best to make him hurt more; they "accidentally" dropped him on the floor, they "accidentally touched his nose when they picked him up, they "accidentally" kicked him in the ribs. Every one of these "accidents" was followed by a high pitched scream from Jack. He tried to remember by which way they had come but he couldn't concentrate due to the pain he was in. After many twists and turns down cement hallways, they arrived in front of a heavy metal door. One of his capturers opened it and he was dragged inside the room.
"Where do you want him, sir" Jack concentrated on the voice and realised it was Nina's. It was so hard to think. He couldn't think. 'Pull yourself together Jack,' he couldn't help thinking to himself, 'you're going to need to concentrate!'
"On his knees, in front of me." The voice replied. It was deep and Jack knew he had heard it somewhere. Where? He couldn't think clearly. The man's back was towards him and Jack was unceremoniously dumped on the ground. He tried not to scream. God it hurt to breathe.
"On your knees!" Screamed one of the men. He received a steel toed boot to his broken ribs. Jack screamed. He sounded like a wounded animal. He was a wounded animal. He struggled to his knees. He obviously wasn't quick enough; he was punched in the jaw. The force of the punch sent him sprawling on the ground. He tried to get up and was punched again. So he laid there and they kicked him in his broken ribs. He screamed. He got it; if he lied on the ground they would kick him and if he tried to get up, they would punch him. A punch was better than a kick; he would struggle to stay upright on his knees. After a couple of these attacks, the Boss finally put a stop to it.
"Enough." He said. His voice commanded attention. He did not need to scream, a soft word merited obeisance from his men.
They stopped and Jack finally saw who the Boss was. The man slowly turned to face him. 'Oh God, it was him.'
"Hi Jack," he said almost in a cheerful way. "How have you been?" Jack did not reply. He was in shock. How could he have been so stupid? Obviously, they had to know who he really was. An organisation like his always knew. They had moles infiltrated into every government agency. And, he also had Nina working for him. Well, Jack didn't know Nina was a mole until she killed his wife, but still he should've known that if she was still active, she would be working for the biggest terrorist group in the world. Of course, Jack had always thought that she would stay inactive. He thought that the USA letting her go free would've taught her a lesson. But of course, that was only wishful thinking. The woman had no loyalties and was ruthless. She would do anything for money. How could he have been so foolish? HOW!
"Have you been a naughty boy, Jack" The man admonished him in a mocking voice. In a serious voice, he continued. "Did you really think you, a government agent, could infiltrate us? Couldn't you figure out that we would employ the best? Nina is the best. Plus, her knowledge of CTU is quite up to date. I would be a stupid man not to hire her." He stopped to think. His gaze never left Jack. He was smiling. "My boys have done a good job, haven't they." It was more of a comment than a question. "I will have to reward them. Catching the Great Jack Bauer; that's something they will be able to tell their grandkids. Hmmm… But what should I do with you? I could let you go…" He smiled. "Nope, that would ruin all the fun. I could torture you just to see how long you would last before you break or I could kill you." He continued in his mocking voice, "All these fun possibilities!" He was smiling menacingly. "Of course, you could save yourself the pain and just tell me what I want to know… But, you won't do that will you?"
"Alright, boys get to work!" he ordered. For the next 4 hours Jack was tortured and beaten into unconsciousness. He was reawaken only to be tortured some more. The only thing that kept him from breaking or dying were thoughts of Kim.