24: Season 5
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1 YEAR LATER…
The following takes place between 4:00 A.M. and 5:00 A.M. Events occur in real time.
4:00:02 DOD BUILDING, LOS ANGELAS
Secretary of Defense Heller and his daughter, Audrey Raines, both stepped out of an SUV. James approached his daughter. ''Honey, you can still go back home, you didn't have to come,'' James said, smiling at her. ''I know, dad, but there's nothing to do at home, so I my as well,'' Audrey joked. ''Okay then, we'll just be a minute,'' James said. They both began to walk to the building. They entered the entrance and the building suddenly blew up in flames. Everyone inside was incinerated immediately. The flames engulfed the entire DOD building, the fire illuminating the night sky.
4:02:31 COMPOUND, LOS ANGELAS
A Chinese man was on the phone. ''…So the attack was successful? … ''Good, thank you,'' the man said, hanging up. The man looked over at a woman sitting across from him. ''We have conformation that the strike was successful,'' the man said. The woman was Mandy. ''Alright, were done here then,'' Mandy said, standing up. ''And you are sure of his survival?'' the Chinese man asked. ''Yes, the photo was taken 2 months ago,'' Mandy replied, nodding at the photo she had handed the man earlier. ''Good,'' the man said. Mandy walked out of the woodland compound and the Chinese man looked at the photo. It was a photo of Jack Bauer.
4:04:09 DOCKS, LOS ANGELAS
A man sat in an expensive looking yacht with a phone in his hand. He had blond hair and a tall figure. His name was Michael Blackstone. He was German. ''Mandy, cui da we gal ala ke? (Do they know the information?)'' Michael asked. ''Yes, the attack took place as we expected…and speak in American…PLEASE,'' Mandy said, annoyed. ''Yeah, okay, Sunshine, just get to the docks,'' Michael replied, hanging up. He stared out into the ocean making sure no one was there.
4:05:55 WHITE HOUSE
President John Keeler had his left arm in a cast and walked down a hall, flanked by 6 Secret Service agents. He stopped at a door and turned to it. He opened it and walked inside. The agents attempted to follow, but Keeler stopped them. ''Boys, I need a few minutes alone,'' Keeler said, closing the door. He limped to his desk and sat down, sighing of old age. He began to tear up. He hadn't for over his son's death quite yet.
4:07:07 CTU, LOS ANGELAS
Chloe O'Brian was on her break and eating a donut. Curtis approached her. ''Chloe, have you checked the DOD site in the last few minutes?'' Curtis asked. Chloe licked her fingers clean. ''No, why?'' Chloe asked. Curtis looked at her grimly. ''Come here,'' Curtis said. They both walked to Chloe's workstation and Curtis typed something in. Chloe gasped at the screen. It showed that the Secretary of Defense had died. ''Oh my God, how?'' Chloe asked. ''Were not sure, but his daughter was killed in the blast as well,'' Curtis replied. Chloe said nothing and looked at the screen.
4:09:14 WHITE HOUSE
President Keeler had composed him self when a knock at his door came. ''Ah, come in,'' Keeler said, motionioning towards the door. One man entered the room. It was Vice-President Charles Logan. ''Ah. good to see you, Charles,'' Keeler said, shaking Logan's hand. Logan had a disturbed face, like he usually does, but it was different. Keeler took notice to the troubled look. ''What is it, Logan?'' Keeler asked, cutting to the point. Logan comprised himself first, and then started. ''The Secretary of Defense and his daughter were just killed in an explosion in Los Angelas,'' the Vice-President said. Keeler looked to the floor and gasped. ''My God…'' Keeler started, trailing off. There was silence. ''Do we have any prime suspects,'' Keeler asked. ''No. none,'' Logan said. ''Alright then, we need to keep this quiet from the public…for now, at any rate,'' Keeler replied, starting to pace across the office. ''I agree, John, but we need to call the Joint Chiefs and set up a meeting,'' Logan said. ''I will, Charles, I will,'' Keeler announced. ''We can't hide this for long, news teams are already at the sight,'' Logan said. Keeler looked at Logan, grimacing.
4:12:31 BURBANK, CALIFORNIA
A man was laying down on a couch, sleeping. The name that was announced on the T.V. immediately woke him up. The man stared at the T.V., sweating. A news lady was on. ''There was an explosion just minutes ago in a DOD building, word is the Secretary of Defense and his daughter were here,'' the lady went on and on about her theories. The man stood up and peered through his apartment window with a grim look on his face. That man…was Jack Bauer.
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4:16:07 LOS ANGELAS, CALIFORNIA
Former president David Palmer laid in his bed, sleeping. Secret Service agents were just outside the room. The phone rang, but David was a heavy sleeper. Secret Service agent Pierce (who was moved to Palmer's unit by request) answered the phone. ''Who is this?'' Aaron said onto the line quiet not to wake David. ''It's a very close friend of David Palmer's,'' Jack said. Pierce didn't know Jack was alive. ''He's sleeping right now, I'm sorry, but-'' ''Please! This is an urgent matter,'' Jack replied. Aaron sighed. ''Alright, tell me who it is and I will,'' Aaron said. Jack sighed. ''I'm sorry, I can't tell you, but this call is DETRIMENTAL to the country,'' Jack said. ''Alright, I understand, hold on,'' Pierce said, walking into the former president's room. Aaron whispered into David's ear. ''Sir, someone called for you,'' Aaron said, handing Palmer the phone. David groggily answered it. ''Who is this?'' he said, wiping the sleep from his eyes. ''It's me, sir…Jack Bauer,'' Jack said, happy to hear his friends voice. Palmer immediately was awake. ''Uh, thank you, Aaron, that's all,'' Palmer said stepping from the bed. Aaron closed the door behind him. ''Jack—you were never supposed to contact me again,'' Palmer said, a bit angry. ''Sir, I understand, but this is important,'' Jack replied. David sighed. ''Alright, Jack,'' David said. ''Sir, the Secretary of Defense and his daughter were just killed in an explosion,'' Jack said, tearing at the thought. David could hear Jack close his car door and speed off. ''My God, Jack…but; what does this have to do with you?'' David asked. ''Sir, I don't think this was a simple assassination,'' Jack said, talking more to himself then to Palmer. ''Jack—what are you getting at?'' David asked. ''Sir, I think this is a diversion…I think the Chinese know I'm alive,'' Jack said, as he screeched to the left. ''Jack, that's not possible, you know that!'' Palmer replied. ''Sir, I'm not sure, this is guess work, but listen, I'm on my way to you,'' Jack said. ''What do you mean? Why?'' David asked. ''I'll explain when I get there,'' Jack said, cutting the conversation off and ending the phone call.
4:19:31 DOCKS, LOS ANGELAS
Michael Blackstone sat in a boat when Mandy trained a silenced Beretta on him. ''It's me,'' Michael said. ''Alright, good to know,'' Mandy said, holstering her weapon. Mandy sat down across from Michael. ''When are you going to iniate phase 2?'' Mandy asked. ''Soon…and as I see it, that's none of your business,'' Michael replied, looking at her suspiciously. ''Well, now it is,'' Mandy replied, folding her arms. Michael just looked at her, his blond hair flowing through the wind. ''Okay, then, do you think you can take care of it?'' Michael asked. Mandy smiled and stood up and drew her silenced Beretta. She fired 3 shots in the exact same place on the floor of the boat. ''Yes,'' Mandy replied, smiling as she walked from the docks. Water seeped through the boat. Michael frowned and walked from the boat. ''Ba$tard,'' Michael muttered as Mandy sped off in a sports car.
4:22:16 CTU, LOS ANGELAS
A CTU field agent named John Harper walked through the doors of CTU. He had light brown hair and he was rather short for an adult. He was met by CTU director Bill Bucannon. ''Good to see you, John,'' the CTU director said, shaking his hand. John looked a bit groggy. ''Yeah, well, I honestly can't say I want to be here, this early,'' John joked. Bill smiled. ''None of us do, John,'' Bill replied, smiling. ''Alright, so…what's the emergency we were all called in for?'' John asked. Bill stopped smiling and cast his gaze to the floor. ''…The Secretary of Defense and his daughter were killed in an explosion,'' Bill replied. John was serious now. ''My God,'' John said. ''Yeah, were calling everyone in,'' Bill said. ''Alright, who isn't here yet?'' John asked. ''Were just waiting for Edgar,'' Bill replied. ''Were having everyone in the situation room for a conference call with the president,'' Bill said. ''And we all know that's a joy…'' John replied, walking off before Bill busted him on it.
4:25:31 WHITE HOUSE
President Keeler was in a room with Secretary of State Taylor, Vice-President Logan, and Speaker of House Johnson. Keeler sat at the end of the table. 8 Secret Service agents were in the room and several more outside the room. A monitor flashed on with Bill Bucannon on it. ''Ah, good to see you again, Bill,'' Keeler said, nodding. ''Likewise, Mr. President. Now, we will start the meeting soon, we have just a couple of employees were waiting,'' Bill replied. ''Alright, we need this to happen soon, because this meeting might change this country forever, Bill,'' Keeler said, grimacing. Bill grimaced along with Keeler. ''I know,'' Bill replied.
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4:31:08 LOS ANGELAS, CALFIORNIA
Jack slowed down in his SUV when he reached Palmer's house. He stepped out of his truck and snuk until he reached a side door. David Palmer stood there, waiting for Jack. ''Jack, I instructed the agents to give us privacy,'' David said. ''Alright, thank you, sir,'' Jack said, bowing his head. David noticed Jack looked dirtier then before. ''How's life treating you, Jack?'' Palmer asked. Jack kept his head lowered. ''Sir, that's not important,'' Jack said. David was about to intervene, Jack stopped him. ''Sir, this is very important, I think the Chinese are hunting me and everyone who knows I'm alive,'' Jack explained. ''Jack—what led you to this theory?'' David asked. ''Nothing, but…think about it, it makes sense, the timelines fit, sir,'' Jack replied. David was about to speak, but was cut off by 3 shots that were fired from inside. Jack drew his 9mm and pushed David to the ground. ''SIR, STAY DOWN!'' Jack yelled. Jack kicked the side door in and shot 2 masked men in the head. Several dead bodies were laying on the ground. ''Son of a b!tch,'' Jack muttered under his breath. 3 more masked men burst into the room. Jack dropped to his knee and cut down the first 2. Jack lunged at the third when he ran out of ammo and punched him out, cold. Agent Pierce ran into the room. ''Where is he?'' Aaron asked. ''He's there!'' Jack said, loading his pistol. Aaron checked on him. ''Sir, we have to leave…NOW!'' Aaron yelled, rushing Palmer to a car. Jack rushed closely behind. Aaron was about to drive, when Jack stopped. ''Let me drive,'' Jack said, getting in. Aaron sat in the next seat to the former president. ''GO!'' Aaron yelled. Jack peeled out just as more masked men fired at the truck. Jack swerved off the street and sped off.
4:34:55 DOCKS, LOS ANGELAS
Michael walked from the parking lot and stepped inside his car. He started the car and drove off. Michael pulled his phone and dialed a number. It rang only once and he got an answer. ''Yes?'' the man on the other end said. ''It's me. Are you at the compound?'' Michael asked. ''Where else would I be, Michael?'' the man asked, annoyed. ''Maybe if you put that amount of energy into your job and you could get something done,'' Michael replied. ''Ha-ha, just get here,'' the man ordered. The conversation ended.
4:37:10 CTU, LOS ANGELAS
John Harper, Chloe O'Brian, Edgar Stiles, Bill Bucannon, and Curtis Manning sat at the table in the conference room. The video feed finally turned on, and President Keeler flashed on. ''Everyone, I assume we are all ready to begin this meeting,'' Keeler announced. ''Indeed,'' Bill answered. ''We must keep this relatively short as well, I have a meeting with the joint chiefs in less then an hour,'' Keeler noted. ''Of course, Mr. President,'' Bill replied. President Keeler cleared his throat. ''Okay, we are here this morning to discuss the death of our Secretary of Defense. Now…as upsetting as this news is, we MUST set it aside. There are bigger things that need done,'' Keeler started. Bill nodded for the president to continue. ''Now…this was NOT an accident, but…we don't have any culprits at this point. We must find the person behind this, and we must also call the military, if they killed our Secretary, they must have more firepower,'' Keeler continued. Keeler was interrupted by an agent, who whispered something into his ear. The agent left the room, leaving Keeler shocked. ''…the men who blew up the DOD building…had set the charges a week in advance,'' Keeler explained, realizing what this meant. ''What are you saying? That they could of blew the building, but waited for THIS MORNING to do it?'' Bill asked. ''Yes…'' Keeler replied, trailing off. ''Well, it makes sense, they waited for the Secretary to enter the building,'' John Harper said, speaking aloud. President Keeler cast his gaze down. ''NO… the Secretary entered the building FOUR times before this morning,'' Keeler said. Everyone began to realize what happened. Keeler noticed this. ''Everyone, these people could of killed the Secretary of Defense killed FOUR times before this, yet they blew the building…when he was with his daughter,'' Keeler announced, grimacing. Everyone felt a terrible feeling deep inside.
4:41:29 LOS ANGELAS
Jack sped through traffic on the free way while he glanced in the rear-view mirror. ''Jack—who were those men?'' David asked. ''I don't know, sir,'' Jack replied. Aaron looked surprised. ''Jack…Jack Bauer—are you the one who-'' David looked at Pierce and then Jack. ''We can trust him, sir,'' Jack said, nodding. ''Aaron, Jack Bauer was never killed, it was orcherasted in a way that the Chinese would believe he was dead,'' David explained. It took Aaron a minute to understand, but he understood after a second. ''I understand,'' Aaron replied, nodding. Jack looked grim in the rear view mirror. ''Jack—what is it?'' David asked. ''The people who hit your house…there back,'' Jack announced grimly. 3 black SUVs sped behind them.
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4:46:07 LOS ANGELAS
Jack sped up but the SUVs followed close behind. ''Son of a b!tch,'' Jack muttered, swerving to the right. ''Aaron, hold them off my back as long as you can,'' Jack ordered, taking a U-turn and speeding off the highway. ''Alright,'' Aaron said, who started to open the window. ''And Aaron, do you have any grenades?'' Jack asked, a fierce look in his eye. Aaron looked surprised at first. ''OF course, here,'' Aaron said, handing Jack a grenade. ''Alright, hold them off,'' Jack said. Aaron leaned outside the weapon and fired two pistols simultaneously at the trucks. The trucks fired back at Aaron.
4:48:24 CTU, LOS ANGELAS
Bill looked very confused. ''What would the purpose of it be, killing his daughter?'' Bill asked. ''The million dollar question, Bill. We need to see what Audrey Heller has been doing for the past 3 weeks,'' Keeler said. ''What would that prove?'' Bill asked. ''Maybe, nothing, but we have nothing to go on here. Audrey may have discovered something important, or something of importance,'' Keeler stated. Bill took a moment to think. ''I agree, Chloe, Edgar, I want you both to check where Audrey has been the past couple of weeks,'' Bill ordered. Chloe and Edgar nodded and walked to their stations. President Keeler spoke up. ''Alright, everyone, this meeting is over, we MUST discover why they wanted Audrey Raines dead. Bill, I want status reports every 20 minutes,'' Keeler finished. ''Curtis, take care of that,'' Bill said. ''Right away, sir,'' Curtis said, walking off.
4:52:12 LOS ANGELAS
Jack sped through the streets and spotted an alleyway. ''Alright, when I stop the car, run down this alley,'' Jack ordered, starting to slow down. The car screeched to a halt, under gunfire. ''MOVE!'' Jack yelled. Aaron and David both leapt from the truck, running down the alley. Jack pulled the pin from the grenade and ran from the truck down the alleyway. ''KEEP MOVING!'' Jack bellowed, as he saw the two slowing. The man in the trucks ran to the entrance to the alley, when the grenade exploded in the truck. The entire truck blew into the air, engulfed in flames. The explosion killed several masked men following them. The three reached the end off the alley. ''Jack—what the hell is happening here?'' Palmer demanded. ''Sir, I can't explain now, we HAVE TO MOVE!'' Jack screamed. ''NO! Jack, I've had enough, now what is happening here?'' Palmer demanded. ''Sir, I'll explain it when were safe,'' Jack said. They ran there way to the end of the alley when the masked men sprung in front of them. ''Don't move!'' one of them yelled. Jack looked suspicious that they were American. ''MOVE!'' the leader said. The masked men grabbed Jack, Aaron, and David and shoved them in a van, speeding off.
The van speeds through the streets and the three exchange glances.
Keeler in his office, thinking about everything.
Michael pulled into a compound in Los Angelas
A man in a kitchen.
The man in the kitchen drank coffee as his eyes almost closed. The man was Tony Almeida. He put the coffee mug down and walked to there room. He noticed Michelle was sleeping with her head to the ceiling. She never did that. Tony crept over to her and burst into tears at what he saw. Michelle had a bullet in her forehead…she was dead.
(Tony sobbing)
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