Chapter 5

"Uhh..."

"Easy Clark, you were-"

"I was shot. Shaw and...Sarah, Casey! He's got Sarah and Casey!" Clark yelled as he stood up, ignoring Lois's attempts to hold him down.

"We know son, and we're working on it."

"Wait you know? Just how long have I been out?"

"Son-"

"How long?" He repeated as he threw a shirt on.

"Almost twenty-four hours Agent Kent." General Beckman replied from the other side of the bed.

"Where are we on finding them General?"

"At this point, we can confirm that they are not in Paris or even in France. We suspect they may be in Thailand-"

"Then why aren't we on our way there already?!"

"There are laws Agent Kent. The Taiwanese Ambassador can't be reached, and we cannot just barge into their embassy."

"Maybe you can't, but I can." Clark replied, moving toward the door.

"Agent Kent, I am giving you an order. Stand down."

"General, let me explain something to you. Shaw has not just taken my team, he has taken my family. Sarah and Casey were there for me when no one else was, they risked treason to help me. I can't do anything less."

"I understand but-"

"I don't think you do understand General. When they took Casey, they pissed me off, but when Shaw took Sara, he didn't just take my partner, he took my whole world, and I will go through anyone or anything to get her back. When I find that son of a bitch, I am going to kill him, and then I am going to do the same to his boss. Now I will only say this once, and this goes for everyone here. Either help me or stay out of my way."

"Good speech kid, but I would leave this to the professionals."

Clark turned at the sound of the voice and he flashed as he saw the three people standing there.

"Just who the-" Lois began, but Clark cut her off.

"They're what's left of the Clandestine Attack Team, better known as the CAT squad. They're Sarah's old teammates, and right now they're pissing me off. Listen to me, I know you're pros, and if you want to help me get Sarah and Casey, then I will take it but we are doing this my way. Otherwise you can get out. You have five seconds to decide."

"Alright, we'll do it your way kid. I would make introductions, but I don't think you need them."

"No Zondra, I don't. However, I do need you to understand something. When I said you were pros, I mean that I know everything. I know about the tracker and I promise you that If you mess around or you betray me, I will put a bullet between your eyes."

"And if he dosen't I will."

"Jack, I see you got my message. I'm sorry for dragging you back into this-"

"Don't apologize Clark. You helped me save the President, and you saved my wife. This is the least I could do." Jack Bauer replied as he walked over to where the Last Son of Krypton was standing and shook his hand.

"Agent Kent, would you please tell me how we have four unauthorized people inside this building?" The General asked, and Clark nodded.

"How the CATS got in here I don't know, but as for Jack I called him. Just before I passed out after Sarah and Casey were taken I hit a button on my cellphone. It sent a message straight to Jack, along with the phone's GPS signal. In layman's terms it was an SOS."

"You had no right-"

"General, in order to get Sarah and Casey out I need to be sure that I can trust who I work with and that they won't break under pressure. I trust Jack Bauer, and you know his reputation of willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish a mission. Now while I don't know Carina, Amy and Zondra very well, there's no denying that they are professional's. Now if you want to punish me later then that's fine, but right now I'm going to find my family."

"Clark don't you mean we have to go find our family?" Chloe asked, and Clark smiled, truly touched by his friend's loyalty.

"No Chloe. It's not that I don't trust you or I'm not grateful that you will help me, but this is not the time for you to earn your stripes. I can't take the chance that one of you will freeze up and not be able to pull the trigger."

"Smallville-"

"This isn't up for debate Lois. What I'm going to do next will be highly illegal and I won't drag you down with me."

"What are you going to do Agent Kent?" The General asked.

"I'm going to get answers."

"Get up. I said GET UP!"

Benjamin Corthon, the Taiwanese Ambassador's chief aide opened his eyes. He was a tall man in his late forties, brown hair just beginning to turn gray. He had never married, choosing instead to focus on his career, and until now he had never regretted that decision. His choice to not pursue a serious relationship had landed him one of the top jobs in politics and he was respected by all those he met. However, as he looked into the almost black eyes of the man in front of him and felt his hands zip cuffed to a chair he suddenly wished he had chosen a different path all those years ago.

"Who are you? What is this?"

"My name dosen't matter. What does matter is what I want to know. Where are John Casey and Sarah Walker?"

Corthon's eyes widened for a moment as he heard the man ask his question. He knew where the two in question were of course, having been told by his boss the day previously. He had found it odd that the Ambassador wanted to sieze two American operatives, but he knew the man must have a reason. After all, the Ambassador was not the type to do something of this magnitude just for the sake of it.

"I don't know."

The instant the words passed his lips he realized he had made a mistake as the man shot him in the leg, just above the kneecap. He screamed, but that didn't seem to phase the man. If anything, it just seemed to make him more angry.

"Listen to me very carefully. Unless you answer my question in the next thirty seconds, I will leave this room and trust me you do not want that."

"Why would I not want you to leave?"

"Because If I leave he takes over your interrogation." The man replied, pointing to the young man in the corner of the room. He barely looked old enough to shave, but the look in his eyes as they met Corthon's made a cold shiver run down his spine. The man that was currently questioning him had no qualms about killing him, but the look in the boy's eyes was a hundred times worse. At least with the man questioning him, he had a chance of leaving with his life, but Corthon could see that if the boy took over the questioning he would not leave here alive, and he would suffer much worse than a bullet to the head.

"I'll ask you one last time. Where are John Casey and Sarah Walker?"

"They're in a factory just inside the border of Taiwan. I can draw you a map if you'd like?"

"You do that, and be sure to pint out guard posts." The man replied, handing him a piece of paper and a pencil. Three minutes later Corthon handed the man the map, his hands shaking from fear.

"So what now?"

"You go to sleep." The man replied; Corthon felt a needle pierce his neck and he slumped back in the chair unconscious.

"He won't be able to I.D. us. You hit him with a Twilight tranq, he won't remember anything for the last few minutes." Clark said as Jack walked over to him.

"Good. The last thing we need is to be arrested for causing an international incident."

"It can't be as bad as being suspected of killing the President." Clark replied, and Jack let out a soft chuckle.

"Clark, would you have done it? Would you have killed him?"

"I will do whatever it takes to find Sarah. Whatever it takes. Now grab your gear while I get the CATS. We're leaving for Taiwan in five minutes."

A/N: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Please read and review and the next chapter will be up soon!