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10:30

"Well, which do you chose?" Carly asked while pacing around Palmer who was tightly tied to a chair.

"I will not negotiate with terrorists. This has nothing to do with America or me, why involve me?"

"It has everything to do with you. You met with Tariq and signed an agreement with him to kill off the group of woman who join against him. You gave him that power."

Palmer shook his head. "I did no such thing. I have never met the man in my life."

"Well then, get me into Mexico with the weapon and you'll have saved the people of America."

"And what about the people of Mexico, thousands will die if you set of a nuclear weapon there so why?"

Carly got frustrated and slashed Palmer's cheek with a blade, making him wince.

"Listen Mr President, he has my sister and I am getting her out. Tariq's lands stretch so far, hardly any innocent people would be killed. I am willing to take those chances."

Palmer stared coldly into Carly's eyes and then bowed his head.

"I won't do it," he said under his breath.

Carly smiled and bent down to his level. "Fine, you can watch your people die then."

She stood and signalled to one of her woman to take Palmer away.

As the woman came over, gunshots could be heard from outside.

Carly whipped out a pistol and ran for the back door, closely followed by 2 other woman.

The rest of about 7 aimed at the front door and waited for it to be opened.

Carly jumped into a car with 2 of her associates and drove off fast.

"What about Palmer?" One of them asked.

Carly looked in her mirror and answered, "He's made his decision and I've made mine."

The front door burst open and a grenade was thrown in. The woman tried to run but most were killed by the blast.

Arran and Barracks entered and then saw Palmer's body lying on the ground.

"Please tell me we didn't just kill the president," Barracks wheezed out, looking at Palmer's lifeless body.

There fears were put to rest as Palmer coughed and moved. Arran went down to his side while Barracks covered him.

"Sir it's Arran Pierce, me and Commander Barracks are here to get you out of here,"

Palmer smiled with his eyes closed as the smoke had gotten into them.

"About time," he quipped.

Arran gave a quick smiled himself and then hauled Palmer up. They made their way through the back door while Barracks finished off the remaining woman.

As Barracks made his way out, a bullet caught him in the leg and brought him down.

He turned and tried to fire but realised he was out of ammo.

He saw his shooter.

"Grace, why?"

Grace Parks walked over from behind a table, her gun aimed in between his eyes.

"I believe in something which you would never understand. I'm sorry, I really did like you."

She cocked the gun and was about to fire when Barracks brought out another grenade, his finger on the release.

"Shoot me and you die as well," Barracks warned.

Grace was hesitant but still kept her finger on the trigger.

"I've nothing to live for anyway," she said and tried to squeeze the trigger, the fear of death not letting her.

"Pull it then. One or 2 of us are going to die. You chose."

Grace's eyes began to water and her hand started to shake.

"You coward. Pull the trigger." Barracks shouted.

Grace's hand shook more and then she dropped the gun.

"I can't die," she cried, making a run for the door.

Barracks was about to throw the grenade but realised she wasn't worth it and pulled himself up, the grenade still in tact.

He went to the backdoor and went out to follow Arran and Palmer, while Grace ran for her life.

10:40

Jack looked in horror as the remains of CTU lay crumbled on the ground, its employees scattered around. There was no sign of Tony or Michelle however he saw an injured Chapelle in the group of bodies.

He ran over and picked him up.

"What happened? Where's Chloe?" Jack asked while ripping his shirt for Chapelle's bleeding ear.

"What does it look like Bauer, we were attacked. I don't know who by but Valentina, an agent from Division who came with Clark Coleman was involved."

"Where's Clark now?"

"I don't know and I don't care Jack. For all we know he was involved as well. We need a bigger medical team down here now," Chapelle spluttered.

"Ok," Jack turned to Kate, "Try and find Chloe. We'll need to get in contact with the armed forces to get down here, we can't have another attack."

Kate nodded and went to look for Chloe.

Jack layed Chapelle down and went to look for survivors when Chapelle grabbed his arm.

"Don't leave me. I was lucky to have survived but if they come back I might not be so…" he was cut off as a bullet smacked straight into his head.

Jack ducked down and drew his weapon, looking for the shooter.

He couldn't see anyone but they were still here.

"Kate," he shouted out while hiding in between the bodies.

No answer came.

"Dammit," he whispered.

He looked up again and another bullet was shot, hitting a dead agent's arm and spraying blood.

Jack leaped up and ran to hide behind a slab of rock, diving down before the 3rd bullet hit.

"JACK," Kate screamed.

Jack closed his eyes and couldn't believe what was happening. He turned round the corner slightly and saw Kate being held hostage by a woman.

"Come out Mr Bauer, we do not want to kill you or your girlfriend," Valentina shouted out.

Jack thought quickly and came out, not before hiding a gun behind in his trousers and then dropped another gun, making it look like he was weapon less. He was ready to fire.

Valentina edged forward, her gun pressed into Kate's back.

"Mr Bauer all we need from you is to help save the president. He has been taken hostage by 2 men and they are threatening to kill him," Valentina shouted out.

"Why should I believe you?" Jack shouted back.

"Because it's your president, you have a history of saving his life."

"Why have you caused so much pain and destruction just to get me to help you?"

"Well if you want the truth, CTU was solving the case much too fast and everyone needs to be here to help, especially when there are still terrorists about, killing the innocent."

Jack bowed his head slightly and closed his eyes tightly. "Of course, it's all a set up," he said to himself.

"Why me?" he then shouted out.

"You want the simple answer Mr Bauer, a contact of mine said you were the best agent of CTU and your history of saving America is very impressive."

Jack knew somehow her contact was Nina. If Jack found her again, he would be the last face she would ever see.

"Fine, I'll do it. Just let her go and stop the killing."

Valentina grinned and then pushed Kate to the ground.

"Deal," she said.

Jack pulled out his gun and shot her in the chest. She fell to the ground and Jack ran over. She coughed up blood but Jack didn't care: as long as she was still alive.

He grabbed her neck and strangled her.

"Who do you work for? Tell me everything very fast or I swear I'll break your neck."

Valentina gasped for breath but didn't give anything away.

"Tell me," he shouted, his grip tightening.

Valentina began to turn red and then Jack let go, giving her a second before he grabbed her neck again.

"Talk,"

Valentina held her neck and then spat at Jack.

"Make me," she croaked.

Jack grabbed her neck again and pounded her head against the floor.

He let go and said "Talk," again.

She lay on the ground, not saying anything.

He was about to do it again when Kate called out "Stop! Please Jack your going to kill her."

"Then I'll kill her. She's caused too much pain today, she deserves to know what it feels like," he coldly said.

While Jack had talked to Kate, Valentina had grabbed a piece of glass and she then thrust up into Jack's throat.

Jack fell back, holding his bleeding neck.

"Not such a good agent," Valentina croaked while smiling.

Kate bent down to Jack, screaming as the blood poured out Jack's neck. She ripped some shirt and tied it around the wound with Jack's help.

Valentina began to crawl away, Kate not giving any notice to her.

Valentina pulled herself up and began to limp away.

"Stop her," spluttered Jack as blood dripped out his mouth as well as his neck.

Kate grabbed Jack's gun and aimed at Valentina, shouting "Don't move."

Valentina turned and smiled. "Shoot me then," she said.

Kate looked at Jack who nodded.

She then looked at Valentina and squeezed the trigger.

Nothing.

She squeezed again and still nothing.

Valentina held up the bullets and then dropped them in between the rocks and bricks.

"Hard luck," she said before limping off.

Kate looked frantically for a gun but couldn't see one. She grabbed a brick and threw it but missed.

Valentina looked up as she heard the helicopter return to pick her up.

The noise of the helicopter blades as it came down drowned the noise of a driving car. When Valentina did hear the car she turned just in time to be smacked in the stomach as the car rammed into her. She was flung back and with one last cough of blood, died instantly.

Curtis Manning got out of the passenger seat and fired at the descending helicopter with his machine gun, making it swerve and finally bringing it down as it crashed into the ground and exploded.

Chloe got out of the drivers seat and looked in horror at Valentina's dead body.

She then ran over to Kate and Jack.

"Jack!" she said shocked as she saw his bleeding neck.

"Don't worry; I got help and Secretary of Defense James Heller has sent his best men along with his army contacts. Everything will be fine Jack."

Jack looked at Chloe who began to fade away and then at Kate who also began to disappear right in front of him.

He tried to talk but he had spoken his last words.

He closed his eyes and thought of him, Teri and Kim altogether again.

His happy life: the life he wanted, the life he needed.

11:00AM

Hey well i've not decided whether to keep going for another 13 hours whether I should wrap it up pretty soon. It's quite hard to write and well i'm not gettin much feedback. Thank you though to all those who have stayed faithful. I thank you as you have kept me going but I feel the next hour is the last and i'm going to try and wrap everything up. It's also complex to keep all the different storylines and I don't want to end up leaving things out and stuff and with exams on I don't think i'll have the time. Thank you again though.