Jack stayed awake all night concentrating on the image of his wife. He heard footsteps coming towards them and opened his eyes. Gerard walked over and disconnected the IV.
"Hello Jack. Sleep well."
"You sick son of a bitch."
"Testy aren't we. Irina is still alive I see. So you skills should be pretty honed by now."
Two guards came out and hoisted him up. They dragged him into the compound as Gerard crouched down in front of Irina.
"DON'T TOUCH HER! DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH HER!"
He was dragged to a cold room with a large wooden coffin in the middle of it. A chill ran down his spine, it felt like power was radiating from the box.
"Hello Jack." Katya said entering the room.
He stared at her angrily.
"How could you do this to your own sister."
"She's fine. For now."
"Your no better than Yelena."
"DON'T YOU EVER COMPARE ME TO THAT BITCH. I AM NOTHING LIKE HER."
"She tortured Irina for the sake of Rambaldi. You're torturing her for the sake of Rambaldi. What's the difference."
"I'm trying to save people."
"Really how."
"Rambaldi was a brilliant man, his ideas could bring in a new age of knowledge and technology."
"Hm. I have a question. How am I supposed to resurrect him. I've never seen him before."
"All you need is a picture." Katya said holding up a drawing of a pale faced, brown haired man.
"That's him." Jack said faking astonishment.
"Don't you dare make fun of the greatest mind of all time." Gerard said entering the room.
"Greatest mind, my a. . ." Jack started before Gerard punched him squarely in the jaw.
"If we didn't need you I would kill you right now." Gerard said his voice spitting venom.
"Gerard stop playing around and let's get this over with." Katya said motioning to the guards still waiting by the door.
They left and returned a few minutes later carrying a half conscious Irina. They dropped her unceremoniously to the ground.
"Jack, don't do this." Irina mumbled.
"Enough talk. Jack look at the picture and resurrect him." Katya ordered.
"And if I can't." Jack said.
"Irina will die." Gerard said cocking a gun and pointing it towards her head.
Jack took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He tried to focus on the picture that Katya had shown him. He tried to imagine the man walking and talking. All of a sudden he heard a scream and opened his eyes to find light shooting from the coffin. A hand gripped the side of the coffin and a man resembling the one in the picture climbed out.
"Milo Rambaldi." Katya and Gerard cried falling to their knees.
Jack rushed over to Irina cradling her in his arms as he moved toward the wall.
"Who has awoken me?" the man said his voice resonating power.
"It was us." Katya said hesitantly.
"You. You are not worthy to be in the same room as I, for you have not learned the one lesson that my work revolved around."
"I have studied your work for years. I must be worthy."
"You are not. None of you are." the man said lifting his hands.
A bright light filled the room and the occupants all burst into flames, except for Jack and Irina. Oblivious to what was going on around him Irina held onto his wife.
"You. You are the messenger." Rambaldi said.
"So I've been told." Jack replied his eyes full of anger.
"Hatred resonates from you."
"Why shouldn't I hate you. Because of you they nearly killed my wife."
"I am sorry."
"Well sorry won't make her better. Her breath is getting shallower by the minute."
"What is it you want?"
"What do I want? WHAT DO I WANT? All I wanted was to have a nice normal vacation with my family. So I wish this had never happened."
"The one value that my work was supposed to teach is the power of love. Love is the basis of all things both good and evil. Because of your sincere love you have for your wife I will grant your request." Rambaldi said lifting his hands again.
"What?" Jack said a bright light engulfed the room again.
Jack blinked against the harsh light beating down on him. He stretched and sat up noticing that he was in a hammock. He took in his surroundings. He was on a white sandy beach the waves washing up on shore were crystal clear.
"I was wondering when you would wake up." a voice said from behind him.
He turned to see his wife walking toward him wearing a white bikini and sarong.
"How long have I been asleep?" he asked.
"A couple hours." she said sitting down next to him.
He pushed a strand of hair behind her ear and kissed her lightly.
"I told you this vacation was exactly what we needed."
"You were right. Where are the girls and your sister and Marshall."
"Jack what are talking about. It's just us and the girls remember."
"Oh, right."
"Sweetheart are you ok?" she asked.
"Yeah. Never been better. This has been a great family vacation." he said pulling her on top of him in the hammock.
"I love you." he said against her lips.
"I love you too."
A/N: I know that it was an abrupt in but I didn't know where to go anymore. I hope you still enjoyed it though.