Chapter 13

The Following takes place between 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM.

Events occur in real time.

4:00 PM

Michelle was floating on the cushion she pulled from the plane, she was drenched and cold now. She watched the plane completely submerge under water, and now was floating in the middle of the ocean, not knowing where she was. No land was in sight. She had her legs in the water as she kept the rest of it over the floating device trying to figure out what to do. Maybe the pilots were able to radio to someone and a search and rescue team was on the way. She debated with herself to stay floating there, or try and swim in the direction she thought the plane was going in and hope for the best. She quickly brushed the wet hair out of her eyes with a free hand and looked around.

4:10 PM

"Hey chloe isnt that where you live?" Rachel pointed to the tv screen. The tv was on CNN, and they were having round the clock coverage of the kodak building bombing.

"Yea" Chloe sighed.

"Lucky you were here when that happened then" Rachel smiled at her.

"Yea...lucky..." Chloe zoned out just staring at the tv screen.

"Hey..." Rachel noticed this and waved a hand infront of her trying to bring her back into reality.

"Come back to earth chloe" She called to chloe. Finally Chloe had snapped back into reality jerking her head quickly in a paranoid way at Rachel.

"Welcome back" Rachel laughed. Chloe stared at her for a second then started to laugh to.

4:20 PM

The doctor had finally finished with Jack, and left him alone with Tony in the room. He had gone off to get the tests back that he had ran on Jack.

"We need to get out of here..." Jack said slightly impatient.

"I know...but we have to wait til he discharges you" Tony sighed heavily.

"Yea and the men behind this will cause more damage while we are here, sitting around" Jack hissed. He then made a startling revelation, Jay wasnt there. He started to panic slightly.

"Wheres Jay?" He asked in a slight panicked tone.

"Woah, Calm down Jack, Jays' fine. Chase is looking after him and Ryley at CTU. Dont worry" Tony said in a calming tone. Jack eased off a bit.

"Speaking of Chase i should call him" Tony said pulling out his cell phone and started to head towards the door.

Suddenly the door was kicked in by men covered with black, and rifles in there hand. Tony stepped back just staring at them with widened eyes, same as Jack.

4:30 PM

Michelle finally decided on what she would do, she started to swim in the direction she thought the plane was going in. Hoping she would hit land at some point or someone would find her. The water was cold, she was starting to shiver as she started to swim against the relatively small waves of the ocean. The salt water hit the cut on her forehead from the explosion on the plane and stung like hell. She kept swimming though, knowing full well if she hadnt it would be as if she had given up on hope.

4:50 PM

"Jack Bauer? Tony Almeida?" One of the men in black barked at them making sure they were the ones they needed. Both nodded absentmindedly. They trained their guns on Tony first, firing without a moment to spare. Tony was hit directly in the chest, a killing shot, he fell backwards to the floor. Jack watched this in horror, he then sprung from his bed in blinded rage and attacked the men who had just shot Tony.

"You Bastards!" He screamed as he charged one of them, tackling him to the ground and grabbing his rifle. Jack wasted no time pulling the rifle on the man and shooting him instantly in the head, killing him quickly. Jack then rose to the other 2 stunned men in black and fired the rifle instantiously at them, hitting them in the head, making them fall dead as well. Jack hadnt realized tears were running down his cheeks as he dropped the rifle and rushed back to Tony who was on the ground.

Jack moved over to Tony and pushed Tonys' upper body into his arms, holding him close, and crying.

"Im so sorry!" He kept muttering to Tonys' limp body threw his sobs.

Suddenly there was a twitch of movement in the lifeless body. Jack was sobbing so much and muttering in grief to notice. Tonys' eyes flickered open in a wince, to see his friend had been holding him. Tony felt a pain in his chest but he couldnt move due to the way Jack was holding him.

"Could...you loosen up some?" Tony gasped for air slightly. Jack opened his red-puffed eyes and looked at Tony. Jack thought for sure he was dead. He let go absentmindedly. Tony went up onto his elbows and undid his shirt, revealing the bullet proof vest, and the bullet sticking out from it. Tony had placed a bullet proof vest on before he had left CTU. Jack smiled and started to laugh.

"Dont do that to me again!" Jack said as his small moment of laughter and relief died down.

"Alright...mother" Tony mocked him as he caught his breathe.

5:00 PM