This is my second story and I am very sorry for wrong spellings. Im from Germany and English is my second language. The story is about Mac and Jack on a mission. Mac gets seriously hurt while defusing a bomb. Now Jack has to get Mac to exfil before its too late.
It was a beautiful monday morning in Los Angeles and Mac had just come home from his morning run. He was about to go in the shower when he got a message from Matty saying "Hey blondie, get you're ass to phoenix I got a mission for you and Jack and it is really important so I expect you both to be here in 10 minutes" just great he thought, he couldn't even shower and he had to go at least 20 mph faster than it was legal to be on time in the phoenix foundation. Sweaty he ran to his jeep and rushed to the foundation. He stormed into the war room and saw Jack and Matty already talking about the mission, even tho it only took him 8 minutes to get there.
"Hey, am I too late or what is going on"?
"Nope, just on time we were about to start talking Mac".
"Ok, so now that we are finally all here we can start, you both sit down while I talk you through the mission".
The mission wasn't a really hard one but Mac and Jack both knew it was really going to be exhausting. Mac had to disarm multiple boombs , there were all 2 kilometers apart from each other and now the hard part, he has only 30 minutes to disarm all of them or they are gonna explode and take down the whole village with them. So now Mac and Jack were on the plane to the mission.
Landed in Spain, Jack and Mac were of to start searching the bombs.
"So Mac, why are you so nervous. This is nothing new to you disarming a few bombs with a little bit of time stress that's nothing we haven't done before".
"Yeah, but these are 2 kilometers apart from each other and when I disarmed the first bomb we only have 30 minutes to disarm 2 more. And I do not want to sound mean but when I say we disarm I mean me". Mac said while bouncing his leg up and down.
"Ok reasonable. But trust me when I say, I know you can do it Mac. I trust you".
Mac chose that moment to sprint to the lavatory near them and empty his stomach of all it's contents. Jack ran directly after him standing infont of the closed door knockig on it.
"Hey Mac, buddy can you open the door for me? Are you good in there"? He could hear Mac's dry heaving and was now a little bit panicking with the door still not open.
Click*
The door opend and Mac stood in the door frame. He looked like he just saw a ghost white as a sheet.
"Now you are really scaring me, did you see a ghost in the toilet or why are you looking like that"? Jack asked concerned.
"I found the first bomb Jack it's in here. Come take a look". Mac said.
Mac and Jack went in side the bathroom of the small diner, Mac had sprintet in to throw up. Under the sink was a duffle bag. Mac unzipped it and there it was, a red timer on the bomb. The timer was set to 30 minutes not ticking down yet.
"Ok, so how about we take the duffle bag to our car and search for the next bomb before you start disarming it"? Jack asked.
"Yeah well, im pretty sure that when I move the bag the timer will start going down. We will have to think about a plan first". Mas answered
Mac and Jack shared ideas for about an hour before someone came into the bathroom went to the toilet and stod infornt of the sink with the duffle bag underneath. Mac and Jack were so focused on the plan they didn't notice the guy washing his hands and accidentally kicking the bag with his foot until it was too late. The guy left the bathroom and Mac and Jack both ran to the bag when they saw the guy kicking it.
"Shit. Shit. Shit, the timer started, what do we do now. Mac you have to start disarm it". Jack said panicked.
"Yes. You start searching the other bombs and call me if you found one" Mac said also panicked.
Mac started disarming the bomb. Analyzing it and started cutting wires. Luckily it was a very easy bomb to disarm and it didn't took him long. Right when Mac was ready he got a text message from Jack saying he found the next bomb and send him the adress. 'Why didn't he call me like I told him to' was the question Mac was aking him self. Mac sprintet to the adress that Jack texted him , and when he got there he saw Jack standing outside a warehouse looking in his direction.
"So, where is it Jack show me".
"Yeah so, we got one problem. Look at it yourself, but be careful and do not go in the warehouse".
Mac ran to the warehouse and stood in the door frame. What he didn't expect to see is nothing, but what was weird is that there was so much heat coming from inside the warehouse. 'So fire you couldn't see with the eyes. That's just great' Mac thought. Mac took a couple of steps back and ran full speed right into the warehouse where the bomb was placed in the middle of a table. He could feel his flesh burning and it hurt like hell,but he had no choice the whole village was gonna explode if he didn't disarm the bomb.
"Mac what-, MAC stop it" Jack screamed watching his partner run into the warehouse. When Jack was at the door he could see and hear Mac cry in pain. It was obvious he burned his whole body but he understood Mac had to do it.
"Mac talk to me buddy, are you ok, can you disarm the bomb or do I have to walk through the fire to help you"? Jack asked and you could clearly hear him talking very soft.
"NO, stay where you are do not come in here" Mac answered quickly so his partner wouldn't follow him through the fire. He was hurting really bad and he needed a minute to breathe through the pain of the burnings. Then he ran to the table and started disarming the bomb infont of him.
"Hey Jack, go find the last bomb im almost ready with this one"
"Sorry bud, not happening you need help after you ran through the fire back again".
"No, we need to save the village, go now. You worry about me later".
Jack turned around to leave, looking back only once. Even tho he new Mac was right, he still had a bad feeling about leaving his partner alone after he just ran through fire, but he had no choice. Mac disarmed the bomb and it took him another minute to get his mind ready to run through the fire again. He ran through and collapsed to the ground from the pain. In that moment he got a call from Jack and answered it.
"Ok Mac, I got the last bomb the adress- Mac are you there, is everything ok" all Jack could hear was the heavy breathing from his partner over the phone. "Give me two minutes, im on my way to you and don't even try to argue with me. You are clearly in pain".
Mac didn't answer, he just focused on his breathing and tried really hard not to pass out. He could hear someone running in his direction and his insticts kicked in. He got up from the ground. He had no idea he sat down. And swung his fists into the drirection of the running person, but his hands were easily caught so he tried kicking. No chance. Then he heard a very familiar voice speaking to him.
"Woah hoss, it's me Jack, look at me, come on man look me in the eyes" Jack turned Mac's face so he was looking at him. Jack's heart broke into a million pieces when he saw Mac into the face, his eyes forming unshed tears. Clearly he was in pain and the only thing Jack could think about was hugging his partner.
"Ok Mac, now talk to me, where does it hurt the most and can you stand on you're own"?
"Right now I can't tell you what doesn't hurt and yes I can stand on my own" Mac said. The second Jack let go from his partner the kid's knees buckled and he fell hard onto the ground. Groaning Mac sat on the ground and Jack was next to him in a second.
"Ok can't stand on my own. Here help me up" Mac said holding out his hand.
"Yeah, I saw that. Come here" Jack took Mac's hand and helped him up again. When the kid stood he grabbed under Mac's legs and started carrying him bridal style. When Mac didnt even protest Jack knew something wasn't right but he thought that he was just exhausted from all the running. Jack carried Mac all the way to the last bomb and let the kid down only a few metres away from it. Mac directly started doing his thing, his hands flying over all the diffrent wires and the timer saying he only had 2 minutes left. Jack standing next to him, proudly watching the child go. Mac was about to be ready when something hard hit him on the head. A guy walked up from behind them and hit Mac with a frying pan on the back of his head. Jack wasn't looking in that moment he had turned around beacuse he thought he heard a sound. When he heard Mac cry out in pain he turned around so quickly he alomost fell down. He saw the kid collapse to the ground grunting in pain. Then he saw the guy holding the frying pan. Jack punched the guy on the noise, satisfied with the crunch he heard and watched him run away dropping the pan.
"Mac, Mac can you hear me bro. Hey look at me"
"Mhhhh, too bright. The sun is too bright" Mac answered sluggish.
"Ok, I think you have a light concussion buddy. But the bomb is still armed, so you have to disarm it now or the whole village will go kaboom"
"No kaboom the village" Mac said holding out his hand again. Jack helped him up and Mac cut two more wires and then the timer stopped with just 2 seconds left.
"Great job Mac, you did it now come on let me carry you to exfil, they are waiting on us".
"Nah, is good I can walk myself"
"Nope, not happening you literally ran through fire today and you just got hit with a frying pan. No discussion im carrying you there". Jack picked Mac up waiting a moment so the kid could get comfortable in his arms. Head resting against his chest he carried Mac to exfil. Jack noticed exactly when Mac passed out. He could feel the kid's body relax all of the sudden. Even tho he was not sure if it was because of exhaustion or pain he kind of was happy that he did. Now the kid could at least get some resting sleep. On the plane ride home Mac slept. He didn't even stir when the plane landed, which showed Jack how exhausted Mac really was.
Back in the phoenix foundation Jack helped Mac to the medics. Matty said they should check himout again just in case. They cleared Mac after some tests and confirmed that he had a light concussion and bad burns all over his body. They gave Mac some painkillers and send him home. Jack did not let Mac drive him self. He ccould see how Mac moved stiffly, trying really hard not to show any pain, but Jack could read Mac like a book. He knew all Mac wanted to do was curl up in his bed and hide from anyone or anything.
"Ok, im gonna crash on you're couch tonight if that's ok, I don't feel like driving right now" Jack said while yawning.
"Yeah, no problem you must be really tired. Im gonna go shower and then to bed. If you are hungry you can make something if you want to or just order pizza or something suit yourself".
"Thanks, but you are gonna eat something too. You need to take some painkillers before you go to bed".
"Well im gonna shower first so if you could just order something. I should be done by the time the food is here". With that Mac went into the bathroom and closed the door. Jack heard the shower turn on and only a few seconds later, he then heard a shout and sprintet to the closed door.
"Mac buddy, talk to me what's wrong. Open the door. If not im gonna take the door down" he heard the door unlock and rushed in to see Mac sitting on the floor, only a towel covering him. Jack could see all the burns from Mac's stunt earlier. On the back on his chest and on his stomach. His kid was sitting on the floor crying in pain. Maybe the shower wasn't the best idea after just running through fire.
"Hey bud, let me help you get dressed and then to the couch, you need to sit down" Jack helped Mac get dressed in sweatpants and a T-shirt. Then he helped him to the couch. Mac wasn't crying anymore but he was still breathing heavily through the pain. After a few minutes Mac's breathing slowed down. Jack quickly offered Mac the painkillers and some Gatorade to wash them down. They sat together on the couch and watched die hard together until the doorbell rang.
"Im gonna get it" Mac said and wanted to get up.
"Nope, you stay here that must be the food" Jack said while getting up and walking to the door.
"Ughh, fine if you say so" Mac said annoyed.
Jack brought the pizza to the couch and set it on the table in front of them. He then started the film again and they sat in silence while eating. After a while Mac and Jack were done eating and Jack was throwing away the trash. When he came back to the couch he saw Mac sleeping. He sat down next to him and wrapped one arm arround his kid. The kid's head rested against Jack's chest and he quietly started brushing through his gorgeous blond hair. He would never let go of his kid again.
Riley, Bozer and Matty went inside Mac's house chatting and exited to drink a few beers by the fire pit, what they didnt expect to find Mac and Jack on the couch sleeping. Jack holding Mac, and Mac's head against Jack's chest. A blanket tight around them. Die hard was quietly playing in the background. They all left again deciding it was best to let the two agents sleep, but Matty had to take a picture of them. That she would definitely show them when they were awake again.
The end. I hope you enjoyed it. I would appreciate it if you could comment what you thought about the story, and maybe what I could do better next time.