24: Season 5

by JackBauer269

1 year after Season 4. An inside source of the government has informed the Chinese of Jack's survival. His friends have been targeted. The hunt is on. My first fic here so please read and review!

3. Takes place between 6:00AM and 7:00AM

Episode 2

The following takes place between 5:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. Events occur in real time.

5:00:02 TONY AND MICHELLE'S HOUSE

Tony cried and cried more then he has ever cried in his life. Tony stilled cried but opened a dresser next to his head. Tony grabbed a 9mm from it and walked from the hall, the gun leading the way. Tony walked down a hall and kicked his way into another room. Tony didn't see anything and dropped his gun. He just dropped to his knees and sobbed. ''NOOOOO! WHERE ARE YOU, DAMMIT?'' Tony screamed, crying. He slowly got up and put the gun to his temple. He started pulling the trigger, but stopped and just continued crying.

5:01:47 COMPOUND, LOS ANGELAS

Michael walked from his car, his blond hair shining in the first rays of light from the sun. He was met by the man he was on the phone with earlier. ''Ah, Michael, finally,'' the man said. (We'll call him Shadow for now.) ''Yeah, well, I stopped for a burger,'' Michael answered, revealing the large burger in his hand. Shadow growled. ''I hope it tasted horrible. Let's go,'' Shadow ordered. They both stepped into the compound and walked down a set of stairs. ''How was phase 2?'' Michael asked, as they reached the bottom. ''Of course, she's dead. We're moving on and contacting the Chinese again,'' Shadow replied. ''Why? They already know Bauer's alive…'' Michael noted, trailing off. ''Yes, but there still wondering what to do…were giving them incentive,'' Shadow replied, smiling.

5:03:19 EN ROUTE TO COMPOUND, LOS ANGELAS

A guard was watching Jack, David, and Aaron in the back of the van as they sped through traffic. David glanced at Jack. ''Jack—what's going on?'' Palmer whispered. Jack looked at him grimly. ''Shut up!'' the guard yelled, bashing the butt of his rifle into Palmer's stomach. Aaron lunged at the guard. Jack grabbed the gun from the guard and trained it on him. Aaron punched the guard out cold. Jack looked at David. ''Now we can talk,'' Jack said.

5:05:06 CTU, LOS ANGELAS

Bill sat in his office when Chloe and Edgar stepped into the office and they both look rather upset. Bill closed a file on his disk and looked at them. ''What do you have?'' Bill asked. ''Sir, that's just it—Audrey hasn't done anything out of the ordinary, we even contacted the Secret Service to check where she's been, still nothing,'' Edgar explained. Bill looked down and sighed. ''Damn…alright, keep digging deeper, there must be something here that were not seeing…''Bill replied, rambling on. Chloe and Edgar glanced nervously at each other. ''Alright, we will,'' Chloe said, blocking out Edgar who was about to speak. They both left the office.

5:07:24 WHITE HOUSE

Keeler still had the cast on his left arm and he walked down a hall. He was approached by Vice-President Logan. '''Mr. President, the joint chiefs wish to speak to you now,'' Logan informed the president. ''Not now, Charles,'' Keeler replied. ''Sir, if I may—you need to talk to them, if we need to distubuate the military, we must speak to them, sir,'' Logan said. Keeler sighed. ''I understand, but I need times to put my affairs in order,'' Keeler said. Logan looked at him. ''Affairs?'' Logan asked. ''Set up a meeting for 6:00 A.M., Charles,'' Keeler said, a bit rude, and walked off.

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5:12:24 COMPOUND, LOS ANGELAS

Michael was in a room with Shadow. ''Make the call,'' Shadow said, nodding. Michael nodded and dialed the number. A Chinese man answered. ''Yes?'' the man asked. ''Hello, we are the people that gave you information about Jack Bauer's lie. I am calling to offer my assistance,'' Michael said, telling exactly what the man wanted to hear. ''What 'assistance' are you offering us?'' the man asked. ''We…know a few people that could take care of everyone that knows Bauer is alive, and…well, you could take Bauer without anyone knowing,'' Michael explained. ''This is an interesting offer…but…worst case scenario, if you were to fail, it would mean exposure for us,'' the Chinese said. ''Jumping the gun are we? Why are you so eager all of a sudden?'' Michael asked, toying with the man. The Chinese man sighed in anger. ''Listen, we are long past niceties, the American government lied, and we will not allow this deed to go unpunished, now answer my question!'' the man demanded, getting angry. ''We won't fail, trust me,'' Michael reassured the man. There was silence, obviously the man was considering his options. After a second, the man decided. ''Alright, we'll do this…what do me and my country do?'' the man asked. ''Just sit back and enjoy the show,'' Michael said, hanging up after this. Michael leaned his arm forward, stretching it. There was a Coral Snake tattoo on his arm. ''Good work, Michael,'' Shadow said happily.

5:16:09 TONY AND MICHELLE'S HOUSE

Tony was walking outside to his SUV, wielding a 9mm. He stepped in and dialed a number into his phone. ''CTU, Bucannon,'' Bill said into the phone. Tony was silent as he sped out of the parking lot, a look of anger no one had seen before. ''Bill…Michelle…she was killed,'' Tony said grimly, tears forming around his eyes. ''Tony? Tony, oh my God, what happened?'' Bill demanded. ''I'm—I'm not sure, I just walked in and she had a bullet in her. Bill, I'm going to find them, and I'm going to kill them, Bill,'' Tony said, pulling another pistol from the glove box and laying it next to the other gun. ''Tony, Tony, calm down! You need to come to CTU and we'll help you,'' Bill said, fearing it was too late to stop him. ''Bill, I can't! I'm going to find them and kill them slowly, Bill!'' Tony yelled. He hung up and swerved left onto another road.

5:18:21 CTU, LOS ANGELAS

Bill got up quickly and ran to Chloe. ''Chloe! I need you to try and get a lock on the call that was just on Line 2!'' Bill ordered. ''Alright, give me a sec,'' Chloe said, opening up the program in question. ''Come on!'' Bill yelled. Chloe looked at him. ''Listen, it's gonna take a second, so cool it!'' Chloe yelled. ''JUST DO IT!'' Bill yelled, getting angry. Chloe rolled her eyes and sighed. ''No, I couldn't the lock, okay?'' Chloe demanded. ''Dammit,'' Bill muttered, as he walked from the station and into his office.

5:20:11 EN ROUTE TO COMPOUND, LOS ANGELAS

''So…you think the Chinese know you're alive?'' David asked, after Jack explained what he thought. ''Sir, I'm not sure, this is a guess…but think about it…the Chinese killed Audrey to get back at me and draw me out, they did…now, if they kill everyone that knows I'm alive—a handful of people—they can take me away without anyone knowing,'' Jack explained in his fast voice. Palmer considered all of it. ''What are we going to do?'' David asked. ''I'm not sure, sir, but I will protect you all, even sacrificing myself, sir…and Aaron, I'm sorry you had to be brought into this,'' Jack added, looking down. ''It's alright, Jack, I can't say I understand what you're going through, but I'll help however I can,'' Aaron explained. Jack smiled, the first smile in a long time. ''Thank you, Aaron,'' Jack replied, nodding. Aaron nodded back. ''Jack—how exactly are we going to get out of this…mess?'' David asked. ''I'm not sure to be honest, but believe me, sir, I will do whatever it takes to protect you and my friends,'' Jack replied fiercely. ''I know you will, Jack,'' David added. Jack looked around the back of the van and stared at the back. ''When I say move, I mean move,'' Jack announced grimly, cocking the AK-47 he held in his hands.

5:23:19 COMPOUND, LOS ANGELAS

Shadow walked over to Michael. ''Who is next on the list?'' Shadow asked. ''David Palmer; but he's on his way here though,'' Michael informed Shadow. Shadow looked at him. ''Why not just kill him?'' Shadow asked. ''Sir, sometimes, you need to make the deal work for you, not let the deal work you, and that's what I'm doing now,'' Michael replied, and with that, he just smiled and walked off.

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5:28:22 EN ROUTE TO COMPOUND, LOS ANGELAS

Jack glanced at Aaron and then at David. ''When we get to where their taking us, stay low, sir. Aaron and I will clear the guards and when we tell you to move, move fast,'' Jack announced. David nodded. The van slowed began slowing down. Jack nodded. ''Alright, get ready Aaron,'' Jack said, handing him a 9mm Glock that he confiscated from the unconscious guard. Aaron took it and trained it on the door, same as Jack. The van stopped and 2 guards opened the two doors. Jack and Aaron both fired at the two men immediately, killing them. Several other guards around the van surrounded them. Jack and Aaron sprung from the van and cut down as many men as they could. Suddenly, Jack was hit with the butt of a rifle, knocking him out. Another man hit Aaron in the face, knocking him out. Two guards grabbed Palmer from the van. Michael was the man who knocked Jack out. ''Put them in a cell and triple security, none of them are to be moved unless you get my direct authorization!'' Michael yelled.

5:31:22 WHITE HOUSE

President Keeler sat on the phone in his office. ''But…I understand, but can't we talk about it tomorrow?'' Keeler asked into the phone, tears formed around his eyes. ''Sorry, John, you've had enough time,'' a female voice replied. The woman ended the phone call abruptly. Keeler sighed sadly and slowly put the phone down. Keeler put his head in his hands and sobbed quietly.

5:32:12 LOS ANGELAS

Tony sped through streets until he reached his destination: CTU. He reluctantly stepped out of the car, leaving the guns inside the car. Tony walked quickly to the front entrance of the building. ''My name is Tony Almeida, former CTU agent,'' Tony informed the guard. ''Sir, I need your-'' Tony just shoved him into the wall and punched him out cold, continuing through the door. He finally got to the main floor, and Bill was shocked to see him. Bill ran up to him. ''Tony— what the hell are you doing? You knocked out one of my guards, Tony, so what the hell are you trying to pull?'' Bill demanded. He would of stomped his fists on a table, but there was no opportunity to do so. Tony pointed a threatening finger at him. ''My wife just got murdered, Bill! Would you be happy if you're wife died? Wait, you don't have one you heartless ba$tard!'' Tony screamed, pushing him with his arms. Bill looked at him as if he had crossed the line. ''Security!'' Bill yelled. Tony lunged at him, throwing him to the floor. It took 6 security guards to get Tony off of Bill. ''You son of a b!tch!'' Tony screamed as they carried him into a holding room.

5:36:31 COMPOUND, LOS ANGELAS

David Palmer, Aaron Pierce, and Jack Bauer were sitting in a windowless room and the room was very dark and plain. They were all unconscious. Jack was the first to wake. ''Ugh,'' Jack muttered in groggy disgust. He slowly rose to his feet and looked around. There were no guards around. Jack walked to the one door in the room and pulled on the knob. Locked. Jack knew it was locked, but you never know. Jack walked back over to Aaron and David. ''Sir, Aaron, wake up,'' Jack said, bending to their level. They didn't reply. ''Aaron, David, wake up!'' Jack persisted, a bit louder. Finally, David and Aaron's eyes opened. They both were completely awake. ''Aaron, they—they captured us. They must of known what I was going to do…'' Jack said, trailing off. Palmer eyed him. ''What are you saying, Jack?'' David asked him. ''Sir, the people who captured us…well, their American, why would the Chinese send Americans to take my friends out if they know they were going to get implicated,'' Jack explained. David nodded along with Aaron. ''Sir—some of them might be-'' Jack gazed down, obviously ashamed-''Coral Snake,'' Jack finished. Aaron looked at Jack, wondering what Coral Snake was, but David gulped in fear. ''Aaron, Coral Snake was a group I was with years ago. We were an elite group that carried out assassinations, lead capture missions on high level targets, and extracted several American's from other countries. I left the group when it became to…violent. They began to not care if we rescued the hostages, only as long as they could kill, they were animal,'' Jack explained, his eyes growing large in realization of what he just said. ''I see, Jack, but why would you think they were here?'' Aaron asked. David looked at Jack as well, wanting the same answer. ''Coral Snake mapped and planned out tactics that the military would be jealous of. When we burst out, that was something I learned when I was in the group, and we made counters for such plans, and whoever knocked us out, either tortured one of the men for it…or they are Coral Snake,'' Jack replied, grimacing. David cast his gaze to the ground. Aaron didn't know what to do. ''Sir, this is just speculation, but…I'm pretty sure,'' Jack said. David was in a loss for words. Suddenly, the door whipped open and 2 men came in. Jack stood up in front of David. One men threw a punch to Jack's stomach. Jack went down on his knees. The second man put a needle to David's neck and inserted the contents into David.

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5:43:21 WHITE HOUSE

President Logan dialed a number into his cell phone. ''Yes, it's me. Listen—you need to relieve John Keeler of his duty as President,'' Logan whispered. ''…Yes…do it soon,'' Logan said. And with that, he hung up. Keeler approached him. ''Logan, was that the joint chiefs?'' Keeler asked. ''Yes, John, it was,'' Logan lied. ''Alright, thank you,'' Keeler said, and he walked off. Logan grimaced.

5:44:45 CTU, LOS ANGELAS

Tony sat in a holding room when John Harper entered. ''Who the hell are you?'' Tony asked rudely. John smiled at him and sat down. ''Well, I'm going to pretend you're going to have a good attitude, and my name is John Harper,'' John said, stiffening. ''Why you're pretending I don't have an attitude, you can pretend that I won't kick you're a$$,'' Tony said fiercely. John just returned the stare coldly. ''Alright, first, what happened at your house?'' John asked. ''What do you think happened?'' Tony asked, his eyebrow curling. John stood up quickly and put a 9mm to Tony's temple. ''Listen, I'm not leaving until you give me answers, so start talking,'' John ordered. ''Go ahead and pull the trigger, I don't care,'' Tony said. John holstered his gun and walked out and was met by Bill. ''Bring him in,'' John said grimly.

5:47:19 COMPOUND, LOS ANGELAS

The two men were out of the room. ''Do you feel anything?'' Aaron asked. David rubbed his neck. ''No, not really,'' Palmer replied. Jack was looking at the ground solemnly. ''Jack…what is it?'' David asked. ''It's just—if they wanted to capture me, why didn't they kill you and Aaron?'' Jack asked, trying to muster a smiled, but failing. ''Jack—we don't know what is going on here. But listen—someone knows they took me, they WILL find us,'' David said. ''I hope so, because these men are keeping you two alive for a reason…and I intend to find out why,'' Jack replied strongly.

5:49:32 CTU, LOS ANGELAS

Tony sat in the holding room, with a stare that threatened to pull your soul out. The door suddenly slid open and Agent Richards walked in, carrying his briefcase. Richards closed the door and set his case down on the table and opened it, a blank expression on his face. ''So…they sent you in here to get what I did, right? Let me make your job easier: my wife was murdered, and I'm quite angry, that's it,'' Tony explained very rudely. ''Almeida, you assaulted CTU personal, and you were the only one around when your wife was supposedly killed,'' Richards replied matter-of-factly as he grabbed a needle from his suitcase. Tony stared at him with raging fire in his eyes. He stood up and glare at him. ''You think I killed her? You son of a b!tch, why would I kill the woman I love?'' Tony bellowed. Richards just set him down and injected the needle into Tony's neck. Tony didn't flinch, but tears ran down his face for Michelle.

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Jack paced around the room and he noticed that there was a needle laying near the side, invisible to the naked eye. He looked at it and rushed to it and picked it up, examining it. ''Get ready, we're about to get out of here,'' Jack warned, walking towards the door. David stood up and Aaron walked to them. ''There all out there, how are we getting out?'' Aaron asked, as Jack started picking the lock. ''Doesn't matter, whatever there planning, they obviously need us to do it, so let's move!'' Jack said, as he picked the lock and slowly opened the door. Jack glanced down the hall, only seeing 2 guards facing the opposite way. Jack nodded to Aaron. They all three slowly walked down the hall quietly. Jack and Aaron positioned there selves behind the men. Jack nodded again and immediately Aaron snapped the man's neck, Jack did the same. ''Alright, hurry!'' Jack yelled as he picked up the AK-47. Aaron did the same. Jack grabbed the pistol from the holster and handed it to Palmer. ''Sir, were going to cover you, just stay down,'' Jack said. Palmer nodded and they made their way down the hall, guns raised.

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