Disclaimer: I don't own 24. If I did then Jack and Chloe, well you all know the drill.

A/N: Okay this is my version of what would happen if Chloe ends up in jail at the end of Season 5. This part is mostly J/A, but in the good ending things kind of way. Part 2 is almost done and will be out by tonight, hopefully.

"Guilty."

Jack could not believe it. Chloe O'Brien had been found guilty of treason. He knew it was a possibility, but for it to actually happen. For these people to put her in jail when she had helped save them from a treasonous president was something he could never truly imagine.

But he pushed that aside when he saw the shocked expression on Chloe's face. He pushed people out of the way to lean over the railing and grab Chloe's hand, "It's going to be okay, Chloe. I'm not going to let them do this."

"There's nothing you can do, Jack," she whispered, her voice smaller then he'd ever heard it and then before he could reassure her, the guard led her away, back to her cell.

Resolutely he marched out of the courtroom, going out a back entrance to avoid the press. He took out his cell phone and quickly dialed the number, "Curtis, yeah it's me. Guilty. Yeah, I know. Listen, what we talked about before, are we all ready? You got what I need. Okay, meet me at 6 am tomorrow morning—they'll move her by 7. Okay, good." As Jack hangs up the phone he feels a presence behind him. He prepares himself to attack if necessary when he hears her voice, "Who were you talking to Jack?"

"Curtis. I told him I'd call with the verdict."

"Oh, I didn't know Curtis and Chloe were close," Audrey said, skepticism clear in her voice.

"They've worked together for years. He may not be as close to her as I am, but he cares about what happens to her."

"Well, no one is as close to Chloe as you are, right Jack?"

Jack could feel his irritation rising by the moment, "Do you have an actual point, Audrey? Because I need to get going."

"Right, you need to get moving if you're going to break Chloe out of jail."

"Shut up." Jack grabbed her arm and dragged her further behind the building where he was sure no on could lurk and listen to their conversation, "Just shut up. What is wrong with you? Anyone could hear you."

"So it's true. You're going to break her out."

"I have no choice. She's been convicted of treason; they'll put her in jail for most, if not the rest of her life."

"There are other options—appeal, a pardon is almost guaranteed."

"When? The vice-president has most of this term to go through, and he could be elected twice more. That's almost a decade in prison. I won't let them lock her up for that long."

"But breaking her out? We could appeal. She could be out in a few months."

"And if the appeal doesn't pan out. Once she's at the prison breaking her out will be extremely difficult. Our best chance is while she's being transported."

Audrey took a deep breathe and let out a shaky sigh, tears in her eyes as she asked, "What about us? We have a real chance this time, Jack, but if you go on the run with Chloe…we'll never get that chance."

Jack shook his head, "Audrey, we had our chance. It didn't work out. And I can't and won't put the chance that we might work out above Chloe's safety and freedom. I would be dead if it weren't for her."

"So that's it. The two of you ride off into the sunset together and I'm left behind again."

"We aren't walking off into the sunset Audrey. We're running away from the law. And this time, you and me, we have closure, you can really move on. Find someone to give you everything that I never could."

"But all I want is you."

"Audrey, please don't make this worse then it is. I'm out of options. This is the only choice. Please try to understand, please let's not walk away angry."

Audrey took another breathe, more tears, "Okay, okay, but I'm not giving up Jack. I'm going to keep working on an appeal until Chloe is found not guilty and you both can come back."

Jack said nothing at this and as she put her arms around him he hugged back. Let her have hope for now. In a few months she would see how futile it was and move on.

But he could not think about that now. Right now the only thing that mattered was Chloe.