AUTHORS NOTE: Had to write this as a follow-up to Time to Say Goodbye. In our hearts, as much as we didn’t want it to be, the death of Irina Derevko at the hands of her husband was not accepted as readily as JJ intended. It was evident that the actor, who played the part for one season did not want to return…so he “JJ” had to move on with his story. However, fan fiction being what it is, won’t allow this powerful woman character to die.
SUMMARY: Jack brings home the only woman he loved. According to the doctors in Russia, she has advanced tuberculosis and is dying slowly. He did not want her to die alone.
RATING: PG-13
<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>SUMMER OF NO REGRET</span>
By Lenafan
Part 1- Homecoming
“Yes, Ben. It’s finished.” Jack was on his cell phone to Langley, reporting to Ben Devlin, an old friend and colleague in the CIA.
He was in a private jet heading toward the U.S. over the polar route. As he spoke, his hand rested on the plain box, a coffin, with Irina inside. He closed the cell, ending the call. Turning to the box, he removed the nails. As soon as the top was nail-free, he quickly put it onto the floor. From a black bag on a nearby seat, he removed vials and a syringe with a long needle. He unzipped the body bag, revealing his wife who looked as if she were dead. Pulling some liquid from a vial into the syringe, he plunged it quickly into her chest. Waiting as the liquid took did its work, Jack took out another syringe and filled it with a different fluid.
He turned back to the box and saw Irina’s eyes open. Success, he thought. He bent down and patted one of her thin cheeks. “You feel okay?” He whispered although there was no one in the body of the plane. The pilot and co-pilot were busy in the cockpit getting the plane into its flight plan. They would be back later, but by that time, the box would be sealed again.
“What happened to me? Where am I?” She demanded.
“I’ve released you from the hospital. I’m taking you to LA.”
“Am I dead?” Irina definitely remembered telling Jack that when she died, he could take her back to LA.
“No and not yet for a while I hope. I’m going to put you asleep now. When you wake up, you will be home, but first drink this water.” He handed her a small half-liter bottle. He watched as she did as he told her. “Sorry about the coffin, but you were dead according to the doctor and I needed to get you on board the plane as fast as possible.” He took the empty bottle from her and then inserted the needle into a vein on her thin arm.
Irina awoke several hours later to find herself in a clean bed and in a room with pictures on the wall and a television. She turned her head to see a tray on wheels, bed stand with yellow roses on it, and Jack sitting next to her. She smiled. “Hello, Jack,” she said thickly.
“Laura, I’m glad you are awake.” He stood. “I’m due back to work tomorrow and you and I must talk.”
“Irina!” She corrected. “Where am I?”
“In a sanitarium, but I won’t tell you where. You are registered as Laura Bristow, my wife. I’m sure you won’t have any trouble remembering that.” His dark, almost cold, eyes regarded her without feeling at least that was what she thought.
“No,” she whispered, now realizing what he was saying.
“You are here for treatment of the tuberculosis. I want you to tell them anything they want to know. I have every confidence in your ability to remember everything about Laura. I have told them you were in a remote area of Russia along the Russian-China border, working for an organization called Unifam. Can you remember that?”
“Yes. Wait…that’s Arvin’s organization, isn’t it?” She was frowning a little.
“Yes, but I’ve already doctored the files in the personnel office. There are over two thousand employees and he does not know all of them. He would have no reason to check.
“Furthermore, I brought you here, because you fell ill and there were no good doctors in that area. I am confident you can lie well, but do not get yourself entangled in a story that might prove difficult to maintain. Do you understand?”
“Yes.” Irina knew she could not forget what he was telling her. She was not stupid and he knew that. However, she kept her mouth shut from making any sort of retort that would irritate him.
The door opened and a man and woman entered. “I see she’s awake,” said the man. He came to the side of the bed, looking down at her. “My name is Dr. Bradley, Lee Bradley. I’m your doctor, Mrs. Bristow. This is Joan Aiken, the nurse on this shift. We’re going to be taking care of you. We will be taking x-rays today, blood work-up, and various tests. We want to know how extensive the TB is. Your husband here told us you’ve been working in a remote area where medical facilities and treatment were not available.”
“Yes.” Irina glanced at Jack. She decided she would not give out any information unless absolutely necessary.
“Can you give us a few minutes, Doctor,” Jack said, “I’d like to tell my wife something more before I leave.”
“Of course,” the doctor and nurse left.
Jack turned to Irina. “I know you will cooperate. It is in your best interests. I won’t be able to come everyday, but know this, I will be in touch with the doctor to learn of any progress or event relating to your illness.” He leaned down. “Laura, do as they say.” He kissed her on her forehead, stroked her hair for a brief moment, and then left the room.
Laura Bristow was now in a hospital/sanitarium somewhere in the Los Angeles area, but she had no idea where, yet.
Jack Bristow stood talking to Dixon in the Rotunda. Sydney had gone to find a Rambaldi artifact the Covenant had located. Nadia Santos had disappeared with Sloane. He was worried about Sydney, but he kept reminding himself she was an extraordinary woman and well known in the intelligence world. Her ability to disguise herself, her ability to speak seventeen languages and dialects made it nearly impossible for the enemy, whomever they might be, to know whom they were dealing with at any one moment. Sark was a CIA prisoner once more. Lauren was on the loose again. Vaughn had caught up with her a week ago, but while trying to extract information from her, was stabbed by Katya Derevko according to Weiss. He had been in the hospital up until a day ago when he signed himself out rather suddenly after learning Sydney was on her way to Sicily.
Now the CIA was at a loss to know where two of their best agents were exactly. Jack and Dixon had just learned Vaughn was flying to Palermo, Sicily. Jack wanted to go after him and Dixon was giving him his orders.
“Will you relay any messages concerning Sydney to me,” asked Jack.
“Of course,” answered Dixon.
He got the word from Ben Devlin at Langley. The SAB-47 file had been stolen. Jack needed information fast. He called Marshall and gave him the bare facts. Fifteen minutes later Jack had the name of a bank in Wittenberg, Germany. Lauren Reed had rented a safety deposit box there. Jack gave the pilot new heading and had him notify the air traffic of their ultimate destination. He sat stonily on a bench seat in the cargo plane wondering if he would be in time.
He entered the bank too late. Sydney was reading the file. Jack stood watching her read her own file and saw tears streaming down her face. “You were supposed to never find this,” he said. She ignored him and continued reading.
Finished, she stood, looking at him with something close to hate. “You stay away from me.” She walked past him. “Don’t ever talk to me again.”
Miserable, Jack watched her leave. He knew she had seen the last notation in the file. He killed her mother and the CIA had authorized the sanction. Jack was caught in a dilemma of his own making and he could not do any more than just watch his beloved daughter rush out of his life. He turned slowly and followed. She was gone when he left the bank. He had a secret that he could not divulge to anyone, not even Sydney. He had to get Irina well enough to help him find out who and why Sydney had been targeted.
*** :madfire:
SUMMARY: Jack brings home the only woman he loved. According to the doctors in Russia, she has advanced tuberculosis and is dying slowly. He did not want her to die alone.
RATING: PG-13
<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>SUMMER OF NO REGRET</span>
By Lenafan
Part 1- Homecoming
“Yes, Ben. It’s finished.” Jack was on his cell phone to Langley, reporting to Ben Devlin, an old friend and colleague in the CIA.
He was in a private jet heading toward the U.S. over the polar route. As he spoke, his hand rested on the plain box, a coffin, with Irina inside. He closed the cell, ending the call. Turning to the box, he removed the nails. As soon as the top was nail-free, he quickly put it onto the floor. From a black bag on a nearby seat, he removed vials and a syringe with a long needle. He unzipped the body bag, revealing his wife who looked as if she were dead. Pulling some liquid from a vial into the syringe, he plunged it quickly into her chest. Waiting as the liquid took did its work, Jack took out another syringe and filled it with a different fluid.
He turned back to the box and saw Irina’s eyes open. Success, he thought. He bent down and patted one of her thin cheeks. “You feel okay?” He whispered although there was no one in the body of the plane. The pilot and co-pilot were busy in the cockpit getting the plane into its flight plan. They would be back later, but by that time, the box would be sealed again.
“What happened to me? Where am I?” She demanded.
“I’ve released you from the hospital. I’m taking you to LA.”
“Am I dead?” Irina definitely remembered telling Jack that when she died, he could take her back to LA.
“No and not yet for a while I hope. I’m going to put you asleep now. When you wake up, you will be home, but first drink this water.” He handed her a small half-liter bottle. He watched as she did as he told her. “Sorry about the coffin, but you were dead according to the doctor and I needed to get you on board the plane as fast as possible.” He took the empty bottle from her and then inserted the needle into a vein on her thin arm.
Irina awoke several hours later to find herself in a clean bed and in a room with pictures on the wall and a television. She turned her head to see a tray on wheels, bed stand with yellow roses on it, and Jack sitting next to her. She smiled. “Hello, Jack,” she said thickly.
“Laura, I’m glad you are awake.” He stood. “I’m due back to work tomorrow and you and I must talk.”
“Irina!” She corrected. “Where am I?”
“In a sanitarium, but I won’t tell you where. You are registered as Laura Bristow, my wife. I’m sure you won’t have any trouble remembering that.” His dark, almost cold, eyes regarded her without feeling at least that was what she thought.
“No,” she whispered, now realizing what he was saying.
“You are here for treatment of the tuberculosis. I want you to tell them anything they want to know. I have every confidence in your ability to remember everything about Laura. I have told them you were in a remote area of Russia along the Russian-China border, working for an organization called Unifam. Can you remember that?”
“Yes. Wait…that’s Arvin’s organization, isn’t it?” She was frowning a little.
“Yes, but I’ve already doctored the files in the personnel office. There are over two thousand employees and he does not know all of them. He would have no reason to check.
“Furthermore, I brought you here, because you fell ill and there were no good doctors in that area. I am confident you can lie well, but do not get yourself entangled in a story that might prove difficult to maintain. Do you understand?”
“Yes.” Irina knew she could not forget what he was telling her. She was not stupid and he knew that. However, she kept her mouth shut from making any sort of retort that would irritate him.
The door opened and a man and woman entered. “I see she’s awake,” said the man. He came to the side of the bed, looking down at her. “My name is Dr. Bradley, Lee Bradley. I’m your doctor, Mrs. Bristow. This is Joan Aiken, the nurse on this shift. We’re going to be taking care of you. We will be taking x-rays today, blood work-up, and various tests. We want to know how extensive the TB is. Your husband here told us you’ve been working in a remote area where medical facilities and treatment were not available.”
“Yes.” Irina glanced at Jack. She decided she would not give out any information unless absolutely necessary.
“Can you give us a few minutes, Doctor,” Jack said, “I’d like to tell my wife something more before I leave.”
“Of course,” the doctor and nurse left.
Jack turned to Irina. “I know you will cooperate. It is in your best interests. I won’t be able to come everyday, but know this, I will be in touch with the doctor to learn of any progress or event relating to your illness.” He leaned down. “Laura, do as they say.” He kissed her on her forehead, stroked her hair for a brief moment, and then left the room.
Laura Bristow was now in a hospital/sanitarium somewhere in the Los Angeles area, but she had no idea where, yet.
Jack Bristow stood talking to Dixon in the Rotunda. Sydney had gone to find a Rambaldi artifact the Covenant had located. Nadia Santos had disappeared with Sloane. He was worried about Sydney, but he kept reminding himself she was an extraordinary woman and well known in the intelligence world. Her ability to disguise herself, her ability to speak seventeen languages and dialects made it nearly impossible for the enemy, whomever they might be, to know whom they were dealing with at any one moment. Sark was a CIA prisoner once more. Lauren was on the loose again. Vaughn had caught up with her a week ago, but while trying to extract information from her, was stabbed by Katya Derevko according to Weiss. He had been in the hospital up until a day ago when he signed himself out rather suddenly after learning Sydney was on her way to Sicily.
Now the CIA was at a loss to know where two of their best agents were exactly. Jack and Dixon had just learned Vaughn was flying to Palermo, Sicily. Jack wanted to go after him and Dixon was giving him his orders.
“Will you relay any messages concerning Sydney to me,” asked Jack.
“Of course,” answered Dixon.
He got the word from Ben Devlin at Langley. The SAB-47 file had been stolen. Jack needed information fast. He called Marshall and gave him the bare facts. Fifteen minutes later Jack had the name of a bank in Wittenberg, Germany. Lauren Reed had rented a safety deposit box there. Jack gave the pilot new heading and had him notify the air traffic of their ultimate destination. He sat stonily on a bench seat in the cargo plane wondering if he would be in time.
He entered the bank too late. Sydney was reading the file. Jack stood watching her read her own file and saw tears streaming down her face. “You were supposed to never find this,” he said. She ignored him and continued reading.
Finished, she stood, looking at him with something close to hate. “You stay away from me.” She walked past him. “Don’t ever talk to me again.”
Miserable, Jack watched her leave. He knew she had seen the last notation in the file. He killed her mother and the CIA had authorized the sanction. Jack was caught in a dilemma of his own making and he could not do any more than just watch his beloved daughter rush out of his life. He turned slowly and followed. She was gone when he left the bank. He had a secret that he could not divulge to anyone, not even Sydney. He had to get Irina well enough to help him find out who and why Sydney had been targeted.
*** :madfire: