Beautiful Disaster

YOU MENTIONED APPLES! :woot:

I'm pwoud...

Ok, question: Why is everyone upset? Because... didn't she just reject Vaughn? :blink:

Shouldn't we be sipping champagne, or in my case apple juice out of juice boxes?

:confused:

But JuJu is suffering temporary devprivation of a brain (normally, I have a tiny speck of one but today, it's all gone) so yes... Don't mind me.

LOVED THE UPDATE! :woot: And I love how you've written so much 😌 I'm so pwoud...

Love JuJu :harp:
 
luckylass - thanks!!!!

IwantRome - oo hope you have a great trip!!!! and hopefully there will be plenty of updates waiting for you when you return!

texy - you're welcome!! I'm trying to keep up so I can give you guys regular updates but this might be the last one for a few days.

SydneyAnneVaughn - lol yes you were right but did you cheat and read ahead at HD????


JuJU - LOL Yes I mentioned apples!!!! and no peas!!! hehehe!


Ok, question: Why is everyone upset? Because... didn't she just reject Vaughn?
I think its because she only kinda rejected him and they're all worried that that means I'll end it with S/V

But JuJu is suffering temporary devprivation of a brain (normally, I have a tiny speck of one but today, it's all gone) so yes... Don't mind me.
aww no JuJu we like your brain!!!! hehehe

Glad you're still enjoying the updates!!!!

Heres the latest and possibly the last update for a few days....and after that theres only about 4 chapters left!!


Chapter 41

“Sydney. Vaughn. Meeting in five.” Jack barked at them gruffly as he saw them walk by.

Sydney and Vaughn exchanged puzzled looks before making their way to the conference room. Just about everyone was there already, gathered around the table. A few minutes after they sat down, Jack came in with Sark in tow.

Vaughn and Sark glared threateningly at each other before Dixon began talking and they shifted their attention to him. Sydney couldn’t help but watch Julian. She was so confused by how she could feel so good with Vaughn and still be missing him so much. But Dixon’s voice broke her thoughts as well and she forced herself to listen.

“We have just received intel that the Covenant is setting up a base the Bonin Islands off the coast of Japan. We have already alerted our agents stationed in Japan to track any and all Covenant movements. We are hoping if they have any leads on where the Rambaldi DNA is that our agents will be able to ascertain that information and relay it to us so that we can get there first. In the mean time we are also trying to find out the information for ourselves first. At this point we are concentrating our efforts more on finding out for the Rambaldi DNA is and less on bringing them down. This is a race people and we need to win. Now, Marshall has been analyzing the disk that Agent Bristow retrieved from the Covenant months ago in hopes of finding something that was missed. Marshall do you have a report on that for us?” Dixon looked at Marshall expectantly. Marshall looked startled for a moment before he began to sweat and fumble through his report.

“Hi everyone.” He waved nervously. “I’m a Marshall, you probably already know that though but I’m a here to explain the new information I found from the disc Syd, I mean Miss, Agent Bristow brought in. Umm.” Jack coughed loudly and Marshall snapped his head up and nodded. “Right so to the point I suppose. “ Dixon and Jack nodded while Sydney smiled at how cute Marshall was.

“Okay well while Agent Bristow did a great job of analyzing the information that was on the disc.” He smiled at Sydney before continuing. “But being the computer genius that I am,” he patted himself on the back and winked eliciting another cough from Jack. “I noticed something that she didn’t. Encrypted in the files was a password to a hidden file within the disk. It was really something actually. They had about fifteen zillion protection programs to keep unwanted eyes from seeing this file. And the password was, well you’d certainly never guess this. It was 41719754747. A series of numbers that mean almost nothing until you open the file that is and well then you realize what it is all about.”

Marshall looked at Sydney and then looked away trying to gain some composure. “You see the numbers stand for a birthday date – April 17, 1975. And then of course the 47s are because of Rambaldi. The whole file was about Agent Bristow.” Marshall clicked a button on his remote and the computer screens at the table lit up with a slide show of the documents in the file. “They have every detail about Syd’s, I mean Agent Bristow’s life in this file. More importantly they have a detailed record of everything that they did to her during her two missing years and everything they had her do. It even tells us where they are or were at least storing her eggs.” Marshall smiled triumphantly as he stood in a stance that somewhat resembled superman’s stance and looked around the room. Jack and Dixon both motioned for him to reveal the location rather than gloating.

“Oh right, right you want to know where, of course.” He clicked the remote again and the document revealing the location of Sydney’s eggs displayed. “They have in a storehouse in Tuscany which operates as an abortion clinic ironically enough. You see the Covenant was also into research apparently. They would keep the aborted placentas for study in their lab below the clinic. They have Syd’s eggs in a separate, locked down portion of the facility. Now it was highly guarded up until yesterday or so. Surveillance shows that security has been increased even more since last week. Now if the Covenant has already moved the eggs then they’re wasting a lot of man power on this place. So I figure they’re either planning on keeping the eggs there or moving them real soon.” Marshall paused, took a deep breathe, and sat down.

“I’m confused. Didn’t Lauren tell the Covenant that we have the disc with this information.” Jack nodded. “So then wouldn’t they have already have moved the eggs to prevent us from getting there first?” Vaughn asked.

“If I may interject,” Sark looked around to make sure he could talk. Only Vaughn glared at him negatively. “Knowing how the Covenant works, I would say that they are confident that since we haven’t raided the lab by now that we haven’t been able to get past their firewalls on the disc and read the file which is why they wouldn’t have already moved the eggs. That being said, they are still going to be cautious. I think it would be fair to assume that they are building up security and looking for a better place to relocate the eggs without damaging them. They are going to take all possible precautions, especially since they know we’re watching for activity. If they are confident that we haven’t learned to read the file they will take their time moving it to keep us from finding it. I would suggest drawing up a plan to break into the lab as soon as possible. We can’t wait around for them to move the eggs. We also have to take into consideration the possibility that they have been splitting up the eggs and spreading them out across various locations. So we should track their movements in and out of the facility very carefully.”

Only Vaughn scowled at Sark’s suggestion. Jack was the first, however, to agree with him.

“I agree with Sark’s assessment and suggest we plan to infiltrate the facility as soon as we have a plan drawn up. I also think we need to track where every Covenant goes when they leave the facility.” He paused for a moment before turning to Marshall.
“Marshall, did the Covenant detail how many eggs they had removed from Sydney?”

“Ah most likely.” Jack starred at him and he decided to add on, “I’ll scan the documents now to see what I can find.” Jack nodded.

“Good. If we know how many they took then it should be easier to account for all of them. Otherwise, we’ll have no idea how many are still out there being moved around.”

“Alright, everyone I want you all to meet back here in two hours to discuss how we are going to infiltrate the Covenant lab. Marshall we need to know if they documented the number of eggs they removed and if so how many. That’s it. Get out of here and start brainstorming.”
Agents started to file out of the room but Sydney was frozen in her seat. The Covenant had an entire locked file on everything she had done in her entire life. How did they get that information? Had someone been watching her her whole life? And what about the information from her missing time? Was she finally going to find out what exactly had happened to her?

Jack began to escort Sark out but Sark paused to glance at Sydney. He knew it would take some time for her to process what was going on. He only wished that he could be there to comfort her but he knew that she would most likely turn to Agent Wrinkles. There was nothing he could do except devise a plan of attack that would result in them retrieving her eggs from the Covenant.

Dixon too noticed that Sydney wasn’t moving and decided it was best to talk to her in private.

“Sydney can I see you in my office?” Dixon placed a gentle hand on her shoulder, bringing her back to reality. She nodded.

“Of course. I’ll be right there.” She turned to see Sark disappearing into the office and off no doubt to his cell. Her view of him was blocked by Vaughn who had come to stand in front of her.

“Hey. You want to go grab lunch and brainstorm together?” He offered.

“Maybe.” She sighed but smiled up at him. “I have to go talk with Dixon before I can do anything.” Vaughn nodded in understanding.

“You know you can talk to me about anything Sydney. You don’t always have to be strong.”

“I know Vaughn but I really have to think this out on my own first.” She stood to leave but saw the hurt in his eyes. “I’m not saying I won’t come to you when I’m ready, I just need some time first.” She placed her hand on his cheek, forcing him to look her in the eye when she was talking. He nodded into her hand, laying a soft kiss on her wrist. She smiled brightly at him before heading off to see Dixon.

She knocked lightly on Dixon’s door before entering and taking a seat across from his desk. He smiled at her and held up his index finger to signal he’d be off the phone in just a minute. She looked around his office trying to keep her mind off the Covenant and her eggs. Finally, Dixon was finished on the phone.

“Sydney I know you must be feeling overwhelmed right now and I would understand if you wanted to take some time off and let us handle everything.” Dixon gave her a very fatherly look and she smiled in relief.

“Dixon I appreciate the offer but you know me.” He smiled knowingly. “I can’t just leave and let everyone else handle this. Those are my eggs that the Covenant has and I need to be the one to bring them in.” Dixon nodded.

“I expected as much. I should also let you know that that was the DSSR on the phone and they want us to bring your eggs in for analysis.”
“No way! Those freaks in the DSSR are not going to analysis my eggs. It’s bad enough the Covenant got a hold of them there is no way that I’m going to allow them to become US government property. You can’t really expect me to allow this, can you?” She was red with rage and Dixon could hear both the anger and worry in her voice but still he chuckled.

“No Sydney I don’t. I have no intention of complying with their requests. In fact, I was only telling you because I thought when you go to retrieve your eggs you’d want to take the proper materials to destroy them with.” He smiled coyly and she sighed in relief. Dixon was always there looking out for her.

“Thank you Dixon and thank you for letting me stay on this case. I know the CIA frowns upon us staying on personal cases but I can’t sit around and wait for someone else to fix this for me.”

“I know Sydney. I’m sure you want to get going then to devise some strategic plans of attack on the Covenant,” he paused, studying her face for a moment. “Unless there is something else you would like to discuss?”

Sydney sighed and looked down at her hands for a moment before responding.

“I was wondering if maybe at some point if I could look at the file. I mean it is about me and I want to know what happened to me in those two years the Covenant had me.” Her voice grew stronger as she continued. “I’d also appreciate it if the file from the disk was classified and no one else other than you, my father, and obviously Marshall read it. I don’t know what all is in there but Marshall said it has my whole life and I’d rather that not be available for everyone to read.”

Dixon nodded and thought for a moment.

“Sydney as I’m sure you’re aware your life is of something to interest to the US government. It is still believed by many that you are the one in the Rambaldi drawings. The DSSR has already requested to see your file. Now, I’m indirectly denying them your eggs and it would be very bad for me to deny this request as well. That being said, on a personal level I feel that no one but you should be looking at that file. Therefore, for the time being I will declare it information that needs to be compartmentalized and kept within this office until at the very least the Covenant is brought down completely. No one else will be able to read it from here on out, unless you tell me that you’re okay with it. Is that acceptable to you?”

“Yes.” She sighed in relief. “Thank you Dixon. I know that I’ve asked a lot of you and this office lately and I want you to know how much it means to me and how much I truly appreciate all that you’ve done for me.” A few tears leaked from her eyelids as Dixon came around his desk and pulled Sydney into a hug.

“You don’t ever have to thank me Sydney. We’re all here for you.” He pulled away and fixed his suit jacket returning to his position as director.
“Now I believe you have some work to get to Agent Bristow.” They shared a smile as she nodded and left his office.

She wasn’t sure where to go or what to do at first when she left Dixon’s office, but as she made her way to her desk she knew that she needed someone to brainstorm with and bounce ideas off of. In her heart and in her mind she knew there was only one person that she brainstormed the best with. Smiling to herself she gathered her things and went to find him.
 
I think Sydney is going to see Julian. He knows the Covenant the best...since he used the lead the American cell. He knows what they are planning to do with the eggs, he knows how they operate and also knows the various locations they could be hidding. He also has contact among the Covenant and if they don't know Julian is helping the CIA, then maybe, they will trust him with some information regarding Sydney's eggs.

His plan of attack that he talked about in the meeting kinda proved my point. (see above) I keep telling you that man is brillant! :rolleyes:

She used to go to Vaughn in the past but this time, it's personal and she needs the best person who can help her without getting all tangled up in the past. Beside Vaughn has enough to deal with his wife not cooperating and can't be objective when it comes to Sydney.


Thanks for the pm and keep up the great work.



:smiley:

CJ
 
1. No, i did not cheat, but thanks for telling me where i can read ahead!
2. She gave Vaughn the brushoff again! Go Syd!
3. Of course, she's going to see Julian. Who else would she brainstorm so well with?

i think i'm far from dying today cuz even though there was the S/Vness, i know there's some Sarkney love coming up soon! ^_^ thanks for the pm and i can't wait for the next update!
 
wow!!!!!!!!!!
I just read the whole story!! this is great!! i´ve been reading since about 8pm!!
She´s going to pick sark right? Of course she is!! Sark is great!! Why would she choose Vaughn over Sark. I mean, i know Vaughn is hot and all. But so is Sark!! And he would never give up on her!!
Don´t take me worng! I like Vaughn!! I do. but some times he is such a goodie goodie. Sark is much more fun!! hehehe
Make us proud!!
Please, add me to the PM list!!
Thank you
 
If she goes to anyone other than Sark or Weiss, I think I'm going to have to start sending boxes of apples to your doorstep everyday....

And only 4 chapters left?

:shock:

:jawdrop:

But.. but... :cry: What thread am I supposed to stalk then?

:shock: You are soooooo not allowed to close this thread... EVER! :nonono: And you must continue posting in it *nods vigorously*

Love JuJu :harp:
 
sarkattack - LOL Julian is brillant!!! and Syd should go see him but that doesn't mean she will :angelic: afterall like you said Vaughn and her were good at it in the past plus he did offer to help her. Anyway thanks for the review and for reading!!! Hopefully the computer will cooperate and you'll continue to get regular updates!! :D

6helterskelter6 - aww hahah are you reading this while you're in class??? haha I should yell at you but I remember when I used to do that stuff in high school and if I had computers in any of my classes now I'd prob do it too!! lol thanks for reading and I'm glad you liked it!!

Eva -
1. No, i did not cheat, but thanks for telling me where i can read ahead!
lol nope you can't read ahead there anymore!!! I've decided to only post there when I'm posting here so that you can't cheat!!!

2. She gave Vaughn the brushoff again! Go Syd!
hahahaha lol yes she kinda did!

3. Of course, she's going to see Julian. Who else would she brainstorm so well with?
I don't know theres Jack, Weiss, and the dreaded bag of wrinkles -Agent Vaughn!!

hehe I'll try to work in some Sarkney love for you!!!! thanks for the review!! :D

luckylass - thanks!!! :D :D

Faye Vaughn - hahaha YAY I love new readers!! and wow! I can't believe you read it all in one sitting!! Of course I'll add you to the pm list and well we'll see about who she picks!!! hehehe I totally love how in Sarkney fics everyone hates Vaughn!! It seriously cracks me up! :D Thanks for reading and reviewing!

fire*N*ice - lol I know another little cliffy! hehe but everyone seems to rationalize that its Sark shes going to see so maybe! hehe :angelic: thanks for reading and reviewing!! I'm glad you're enjoying the updates!


JuJu -
If she goes to anyone other than Sark or Weiss, I think I'm going to have to start sending boxes of apples to your doorstep everyday....
mmmmhmmm yummy apples!!!

And only 4 chapters left?
I know I'm sorry but I think its about time for this fic to end. I don't want to drag it out forever and let it lose its quality.

But.. but... What thread am I supposed to stalk then?
LOL I'll open another thread for you to stalk! :woot: is that okay?? although it might not be Sarkney........ :runs:

You are soooooo not allowed to close this thread... EVER! And you must continue posting in it *nods vigorously*
lol you can always keep posting in here if you want!!! maybe I'll write a sequel just for you!! lol no I would write one though if everyone wanted one or at least a few of you. Does that make it better???
:love:



ok so I know theres no update right now but maybe tomorrow or even tonight depending on how my day goes...I'm traveling back to school today so I'm kinda wtriting this in a hurry! hope you're having a great day!!!!
 
okay so after thinking about it I've decided to stretch this fic out so that it makes an even 50 chapters. But that means that some of the chapters are a little shorter than they have been recently. Hope you all enjoy! :D

oh and p.s. happy belated birthday JuJu!!!



Chapter 42

Vaughn smiled as he saw Sydney walking towards him. He had been worried that she wouldn’t come to see him after she was finished with Dixon. He wanted to show her that he could be there for her when she needed him and it looked like just maybe he was going to get the chance he needed.

“Hey.” He waved at her and she looked up and smiled. “Decide you’re hungry for a brainstorming lunch?” He asked eagerly.

“Oh Vaughn I forgot about lunch. I’m sorry but I don’t think I can make it, there are some other things I need to take care of first.”

“Well we could skip lunch and just go straight into brainstorming if you’re worried about time.” She could see that he was worried about her by the increasing number of wrinkles on his forehead but she had to stand strong, now was not the time to worry about crushes and hurting someone’s ego.

“Actually I need to take care of some things other than brainstorming like fact finding. I appreciate the offer Vaughn, I really do but I’m sure you understand how important this is to me.” He nodded sadly.

“Of course but I’ll be here if you want to talk about it at some point.” She smiled and gave him a tight hug before continuing on her way.

She thought about her decision to not brainstorm with Vaughn; she wanted to make sure she was making the right decision. After all her and Vaughn had been a pretty good team when they worked together but right now she needed more than that, she needed Julian. But first she needed to make a little detour inspired by Vaughn.

She paused as the gates rose, making the clanking sound as they hit the ceiling and then locked down in place behind her. She needed a moment to gather her feelings before confronting the woman who had destroyed her world. Knowing that she couldn’t stand there forever she turned the corner and came face to face with Lauren Reed.

“Sydney what a pleasant surprise. I wondered how long it would be before you came to visit me. I was beginning to think that maybe you weren’t brave enough or desperate enough. Yet, here you are and if I was a betting girl I’d say it’s because you’re desperate to know about the Rambaldi DNA.” Lauren’s irritating voice rang through Sydney’s head but it didn’t phase her one bit; she had been prepared to deal with Lauren’s insults.

“Lucky for you, you’re not a betting girl because you would have just lost. I’m not here about the Rambaldi DNA. I thought maybe we should chat since I just haven’t had the time to come down here and catch up with you sooner.” Sydney closed the distance between Lauren and herself, not showing the smallest amount of nerves.

“Oh so you want to have some girl talk.” Lauren smiled coyly. “Shouldn’t you have brought nail polish, so we could paint our nails while we traded information how my husband likes it in bed. Or perhaps you were wondering what Julian likes in bed. Either way I’d be glad to help you out. After all I think I’m a fairly good expert in that area.” Sydney couldn’t take the smug look on Lauren’s face as she talked about sex with Vaughn and Julian. She landed a swift elbow jab to Laurens face. Lauren’s face swung back as Lauren grunted loudly.

“Bitch,” Lauren spat.

“Now Miss Reed I’m not here for silly girl talk. You can worry about painting you nails later. Right now you need to tell me where the Covenant is planning on taking my eggs.”

“I don’t need to tell you anything.” Lauren stressed the word ‘need’.

“Oh I think you do.” Sydney warned her menacingly. “You see I’m in charge here and no one else is going to be coming in. This isn’t good cop/ bad cop. I’m it and it doesn’t look good for you. So I’d suggest if as vain as you seem that you tell me what you know and you better hope that it’s something I don’t already know.”

Lauren sat for a moment pondering her options. “I assume you know that they’re storing your eggs in Tuscany.” Sydney nodded. “Well then why would you need me to tell you anything?”

Sydney smiled evilly. “I know you what the security is like there and you need to tell me where they would move the eggs to if they suspected their lab was found.”

“What I need Agent Bristow is a pillow and a blanket in this place but I don’t need to tell you anything. Even if I did have some undying need to tell you anything I couldn’t. I don’t know where they’d take the eggs.” Sydney was growing bored with Lauren; she didn’t have time to mess around. She pulled back on Lauren’s hair and put her face right up next to hers.

“Listen to me; I’m not playing around here. You will detail out everything you know about the security in Tuscany and then you will brainstorm some legitimate places where they might the eggs. Is that understood?” Lauren simply smiled. “Is that understood Miss Reed?” Sydney repeated more forcefully while pulling harder on Lauren’s hair.

“Yes.” Lauren gasped as Sydney release her hair from her grasp.

“Good then start talking.” Lauren began to tell Sydney everything she recalled from the facility while Sydney took down notes, monitoring Lauren closely to see if she was telling the truth. After about ten minutes Lauren was finished and refused to give Sydney anymore information. Sydney was just about to walk out of the cell when Lauren’s voice stopped her.

“Don’t want to know the truth Sydney about who the head of the Covenant is?” Lauren taunted her but Sydney just chose to ignore her and kept walking.

“They’ll never tell you – the CIA – they won’t!” Lauren shouted but it was too late Sydney was already rounding the corner and passing through the series of gates.

Sydney waited until she was through the gates before she allowed herself to ponder what Lauren had said to her. Obviously she must have been baiting her but what if Lauren did know who the head of the Covenant was? And what had she meant when she had said the CIA would never tell her? Did the CIA already know? It just didn’t make any sense to her at all. After a few moments she concluded that Lauren was simply trying to stir up trouble. She couldn’t waste her time dwelling on it when she needed to be drawing up a plan to get her eggs back from the Covenant facility.

She walked the overly white halls to Julian’s cell area. Flashing her ID at the guard, she preceded through the gates, eager to see Julian. Only when she arrived at his cell she was surprised to see who else was already there.
 
It's Bill, isn't it?

IT IS SO BILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:woot:

And that means that Irina didn't kill him... Oh Katwina, I swear, I think that my bubble of denial was made by you since you know it so well :smiley:

OMG SUSPENSE SUSPENSE SUSPENSE!!!!!!!! :notworthy:

Love it! :confetti:

Love JuJu :harp:

PS. 50 is a good number... so is 1,000,000, but we won't go into that :angelic:

PS #2. Syd vs <lauren or vaughn> = apples (y) That's good intense stuf.. love it!!
 
Okay so I'm guessing by the lack of reviews that despite the Vaughn blowoff this chapter wasn't well liked. *sad sigh* Tomorrow's update will be longer but I can't guarentee that it'll be any better. I think this story is getting a tad predictable so I might have to change things up a bit but we'll see.

luckylass - haha yes I do know what you're gonna say and thank you!!! :lol: I love getting your review everytime!

SydneyAnneVaughn - Yes I have a feeling Vaughn knew exactly where she was going..He might be awfully slow but he isn't completely blind. Yes I had Lauren too and I had to restrain from having Sydney crack her head against the table...:whistle:

JuJu - lol maybe it will be Bill!! :woot: I do try to keep your bubble of denial in mind when I write b/c I'd really hate to burst it on you.


PS. 50 is a good number... so is 1,000,000, but we won't go into that
1,000,000!! Thats a lot of chapters!!! do I look like a writing machine??? LOL 50 and thats all you're getting!!! Unless by some chance I my muse returns in force and inspires me to write more but I've already outlined the last 6 chapters and I don't know how to stretch it out more without adding in too many twists.

PS #2. Syd vs <lauren or vaughn> = apples That's good intense stuf.. love it!!
heheh i'm glad you love it!!! I'll aim for more apples in the chapter I'm writing now!


alright thats it for tonight...update tomorrow :D
 
:lol: It's perfect the way it is... trust me, there's nothing worse than stretching out the plot just because you don't want to end it
 
thanks JuJu!!! I actually just wrote out a 7 page chapter which by rights I could easily break into 2 but that would make an uneven 51 chapters and I just can't end with an odd number of chapters. i dont know why but it would just bug me way too much if i did!
 
:lol: I know what you mean... I don't think I'd be able to do it either...

But 7 pages, hey? Interemesting! :woot:
 
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