I woke up in a dark room, bound and gagged tightly. My head ached again and I vaguely wondered how many of my brain cells had been killed in the past six hours due to lack of oxygen. Slowly, I rolled over onto my stomach and then pulled myself to my knees.

All around me were back up hard-drives for the computers in the FBI building. I was somewhere in the midst of the dozens of rows, where no one would ever look for me. My wrists were bound behind my back, so I couldn't remove the gag, which felt like a man's tie. I wanted to move, but my ankle was cuffed to one of the servers and I couldn't budge it no matter how hard I pulled. Every effort seemed futile.

"Chase Edmunds? Do I know you?" the young woman asked Chase.

He shook his head and smiled reassuringly. "No. I'm a former CTU agent. I'm working with Tony Almeida and Jack Bauer. Tony said to remind you about the day he made you burn the toast."

The woman smiled and laughed a little. "Oh yeah, good times. So, are you ready to go?"

"Shouldn't we wait on Chloe?" Chase asked, looking at her sharply.

"Chloe's going to be a while. She said for us to go ahead and leave. Larry Moss is watching out for her."

"Okay. Let's get out here then."

Erika picked up the bag that belonged to Elle Emerson. Sean had brought it to her when he knocked her out and tied her up in one of the server rooms. She made sure her gun was still in the bag and then she followed the young man out of the room. They walked down the hallway and she purposely fell behind a little.

"Stop right there!" she ordered, pulling the gun from the bag.

Chase turned around and his eyes grew wide when he saw the weapon. "Hold it, Ms. Emerson. What's the gun for?"

One of the doors on the long hall opened and a dark-haired guy gestured for the two of them to come in. "Get him out of the hallway, Erika. You're going to get us both caught."

Chase was pushed into the room, which was full of computer backup servers. "I'm guessing you're not the real Elle Emerson," he remarked.

Before she could answer his question, the man cold-cocked him and Chase fell to the ground with a very solid thud. Sean pulled out another pair of handcuffs he'd found in the field room and cuffed the man's wrists behind his back.

"His name is Chase Edmunds. He's a former CTU agent," Erika explained. "We better hide him with the girl and quick. Sometimes Janis comes in here to reboot Server 4 when it glitches."

I heard someone talking and then something heavy hit the ground. After a few minutes, I heard footsteps coming my way and it sounded like someone or something was being dragged. I immediately lay back down and went limp, trying to appear as though I was unconscious still.

Through the tiniest slits in my eyes, I saw that it was Sean Hillinger, the man who had knocked me out, and a young woman with blonde hair. They were dragging a tall young man who was out like a light.

"She's still not awake. Are you sure you didn't kill her, Sean?" the woman asked.

"No. I just knocked her out. I have to wait and see if Dubaku wants her. My contact is getting back to me soon."

"The sooner we get them out of here, the better," the woman replied.

When they were gone, I sat up again and pulled at the cuff around my ankle. It wouldn't give at all. The gag was making it hard to breathe and I struggled to remain calm, despite the desperate situation. For a brief moment, I felt like crying because Tony wasn't here to help me, but I dismissed the idea quickly. It wasn't like it would actually do any good.

After what seemed like hours, the young man groaned and moved slightly. Finally, he rolled over and his eyes opened. For several seconds, he looked around, trying to figure out where he was. I wanted to ask if he was okay, since I guessed he was the actual person who was supposed to come and get me.

He saw me and his eyes grew wide. "Elle Emerson?" he asked weakly. I nodded, yes. "Are you hurt?" he wanted to know. I shook my head, no. "Well, just hang on," he told me. "I'm gonna try and get us out of here."

Meanwhile, Tony saw that he had a voicemail from Elle. When he listened to it, he immediately became alarmed. He called Chase, but his phone went directly to voicemail and so did Elle's. Finally, he called Chloe. She answered, but sounded annoyed.

"Yeah, Tony, what is it? I'm already babysitting your girlfriend who, I might add, seems way too you—"

"Chloe, listen to me. I think Elle is in trouble. When was the last time you saw her?"

"About half an hour ago, when I left her in a room until I finish up here. What's wrong Tony? I'm kinda busy here."

" I got a message from Elle saying that she knew that their was a mole in the building. You need to find her right now and put her under protection. I can't get ahold fo her or Chase."

"Fine," Chloe agreed, sticking out her bottom lip. "I'll see what I can do and I'll get back to you."

"Thanks, Chloe," Tony said. "Elle means everything to me."