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Something Reunited

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As Jacks came to, his vision steadily turned from a cloudy mess to a watery blur, and back. He was sitting against a corner, probably still inside the hospital Shatner had instructed him to go to for the meet. Beyond his own heavy breathing it was silent, though he was sure that Shatner was somewhere close, probably gushing over the fact that he had managed to get Jacks to fall for the ambush. Just as Jacks thought of how far or near this 'mutual' friend of Ed and Ian were to his location, he felt someone lean on his shoulder. A massive blurry object appeared in the little vision he could muster. Shatner was on his heels, hunched over in front of him like a small kid would be over a sleeping puppy.             "I told you not to bring anyone with," Shatner said in a whisper. His voice was clear, composed. He sounded Australian, unlike over the phone.             Jacks tried to talk but couldn't. He then felt a straw in his mouth, followed shortly by what
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Something Allied

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            Ian woke at the crack of dawn, got dressed, kissed Danny lightly on the cheek as she slept, and made his way down to the morgue where CNet was still busy experimenting with the suit.   “Is that it?” asked Ian as he entered the room and found a device laying on one of the tables. It looked a lot like a watch but Ian knew better.   “Yes, that is the latest prototype,” answered the AI.   “Great,” he said and attached the watch to his left wrist.   “Wait, it hasn’t been field tested yet,”   “Now’s as good time as any,”   “Commander, I must advise against this. That device could very well kill you,”   “And if I go into the Others’ headquarters without an ace up my sleeve, I’m as good as dead anyway. I’ll let you know how it works when I get back,” Ian said and left.   “It’ll be more like half an ace,” said CNet to himself and the corps in the freezer.             It was an hour’s drive through traffic but it felt longer to Ian. He arrived at the Others’
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