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Sorry I haven't updated in ages!
I can't believe I've reached chapter SEVEN!
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Chapter Seven:
"So, you're saying whoever caused the lockdown must still be inside the building?" Chloe asked, tapping the computer keyboards to no effect.
Edgar nodded "Yeah, all we have to do if find out who and why."
"That shouldn't be hard at all." Chloe stated sarcastically, then sighed "That gives us only a small amount of people we can trust. We can trust Jack, let's go find him."
"What's going on?" Tony asked for what seemed like the thousandth time.
The young medic stopped rushing around to reply "There's absolutely nothing to worry about, sir. The problem is being sorted out as we speak."
"So there is a problem?"
Tony could see the doctor mentally kick himself before he continued "There is no emergency, Mr Almeida."
"I may have lost my memory, but there is no need to treat me like a child!" he berated him, voice rising.
With what the doctor thought was an understanding look on his face, he put his hand on Tony's shoulder, yet removing it when he saw the glare he received that clearly read 'Warning: Back off.'
Knowing there was no deterring the man, Tony reluctantly made his way back to the hospital bed.
Meanwhile, Michelle and Jack were attempting to keep the people in the CTU bullpen from panicking, yet this proved to be extremely difficult.
"Can you all remain calm please?" Jack shouted in a commanding tone that got everyone's attention "Could everyone sit down wherever they are, on the floor if necessary."
The babble of noise subsided, and the crowd either sank to the floor or sat on chairs.
"Jack, we need your help. Michelle's too if she's not busy." Chloe whispered before he could speak again.
Following her and Edgar out the room, Jack asked "What's happening? Do you have a lead?"
They both shook their heads.
"No we don't, yet we know that it has to be someone inside CTU that caused the lockdown, and it was intentional."
Jack sighed "It looks like we have a job to do..."
After the medic had left the room, it was only too easy for Tony to exit through the glass door to the corridor beyond.
Once there was no one in sight, he moved as quickly and quietly as he could to the entrance of the bullpen.
Noticing Michelle's angelic face, he made his way to her, trying not to attract anyone else's attention. Along with her was Jack, Chloe, and a man Tony didn't recognise. As soon as Michelle saw him, she grinned, obviously overjoyed to see him.
"Hey," he greeted "What's happening? All the doctors are treating me like I'm unstable."
Thinking for a second, she decided to tell him the truth.
When she'd finished, he nodded thoughtfully "Ok, well, we need to find this person, right? So where do we start?"
Chloe shrugged "We don't know. All the computers are down, as well as all communications software and doors. The building is in total isolation."
"Chloe and Edgar, you two go to the backup generators and try to get them back online. Michelle and I will question the people who were at the doors; they must have noticed someone suspicious."
Edgar and Chloe moved off in the direction of the backup generators whilst Tony asked "What about me then? I can help, surely."
"You should go back to medical, Tony. You really don't look well at all." Jack replied, an apologetic look in his eyes.
He was right. Tony was getting paler by the minute, and the cut on his head had begun to bleed again.
Glaring at Jack, he said "No, I can help in some way. There is too much going on here for me to just waltz back to medical like nothing has happened."
Jack sighed "Ok then. First, we need to stay away from the medic guys; they're bound to be searching for you by now."
As he said this, two doctors appeared from the medical bay, scanning the room with narrowed eyes.
Immediately, Jack pushed Tony behind a pillar, hiding him from view.
One of them approached Jack, and he made sure he was holding a totally innocent expression.
"Excuse me, Mr Bauer," he greeted "Have you seen Tony Almeida anywhere? He seems to be missing."
Doing his best to look shocked, he lied "No, sorry. If I see him, I'll let you know."
Politely thanking Jack, the man retreated across the bullpen and out of sight.
Tony hesitantly peered around the column, making sure they'd departed.
"So, what can I help with?" He asked at once, eager to assist in any way.
"Go and check on Chloe and Edgar, they should be in room M5. Just down the corridor to your left" Jack added, forgetting he didn't know the way around CTU.
Nodding in acknowledgement, he began to walk in the direction he had indicated.
To his dismay, halfway across the bullpen, he had to stop, for the world was becoming foggy before his eyes. Grasping the nearest desk for support, he took a second to breathe deeply, blinking furiously to rid his vision of haziness.
After a minute, he noticed people were starting to stare. Continuing his journey to the backup generator room, he reassured himself.
It was nothing... just a side effect of the pain medication most likely.
Concentrating fixatedly on walking without falling, he didn't notice that Jack had seen him almost collapse, and was regretting his decision not to send him back to medical. He was deeply concerned for his friend and wondered how long it would be before something bad happened.
Little did anyone know, that it wouldn't be long at all.
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