sarkattack
Cadet
Title: Spies Inc. (AU)
author: Me
Summary:
Super CIA Agent Sydney Bristow comes back from a 2 years disappearance and finds her world turned upside down. Can she get her life back together and reunite with the man of her dreams? As Vaughn's marriage hangs by a thread, will he able to put his feelings for Sydney aside as they team up for their fight against the Covenant? Time Will Tell.
what to expect? A mixture of S3, S4 and my own many twists and turns for Sydney, Vaughn, Jack and even The Evil Lauren.
hope you enjoy
rop: CJChapter 1: Stranger in the mirror
For Sydney Bristow, life has never been easy. Believing that your mother died when you were 6 years old, to found out years later that not only she’s alive but is responsible for killing 12 CIA agents. Her relationship with her dad, Jack Bristow always was a very complicated one. They were never close when she was growing up, but the day she became a double agent for the CIA, was the day she saw her dad for the man he really is. As she came back after 2 years of MIA, Jack and Sydney’s relationship took another dimension. Jack seemed to be even more protective of his daughter as together they uncover the truth behind Sydney’ disappearance.
“Hell of a way to wake up.” She said to Vaughn at the safe house in Hong Kong
She didn’t understand what had happened to her or why it did in the first place. All she knew was that people she cared about taught she had died and moved on with their lives.
“I have a lot more than a million questions! I wish I only had a million questions!” she told Dixon at the hospital. As she lay there on her hospital bed, she felt like she didn’t belong anywhere, anymore. Her old life was gone and now it is time to discover who the new Sydney Bristow is.
First day back on the job: CIA Headquarters
She entered the Rotunda and looked around for a familiar face from her past. She was surprised to see no one who knew her from her past. She was about to meet with Dixon and Bob Lindsay when out of nowhere Marshall came running towards her.
“Excuse me. Excuse me, hello? Hi... Sydney, uh...He said talking very slowly “I'm Marshall Flinkman. I work here. Tech design and operations here? “
“Marshall, of course I remember you.” She said as she gave him a friendly hug
“Thank God Syd. I wrote you a poem in honours of your return” He said as he took out a piece of paper from his pants’ pocket, and started reading” I've lost my keys, where are they? It's, uh... it's a metaphor.
Dixon called Sydney into his office for a meeting. She hugged Marshall one more time and smiled as she watched him walk away with his very pregnant girlfriend Carrie.
”We need to reinstate agent Bristow as soon as possible. After all, she is one of the best agents the CIA has ever had. Lindsay said as he took a seat in front of Dixon’ desk
“It’s too soon, Sydney just came back from a terrible ordeal and until she gets the okay from medical services and her clearance back, I think she needs some time off to get her life back in order.” Dixon said as leaned in against his desk and crossed his arms on his chest
Sydney was standing by the office door and watching the power struggle going on between Lindsay and Dixon. After a few minutes of them arguing over her reinstatement, she just spoke up in a very assertive tone, “Okay, excuse me... I'm standing right here! She said making both men stopped and look at her.
“I think I’m the most qualified person to know what is good for me. First, I need a favour. I need to see my dad, please.” She said with tears in her eyes.
Lindsay made a phone call to NSC prison and gave Sydney a pass to go see her dad. He warned her that it would be the only time she could go visit him and that she should made their time together worth while.
Sydney drove herself to the facility and had butterflies in her stomach. She sat in her car for a few minutes, thinking what she would say to him, but most importantly, how her father would react to her being alive after 2 years.
She was now standing behind a very tick glass and kept her eyes on the door. After what seemed to be a long time, she finally saw him emerging through that same door. They just stood there facing each other, not believing what their eyes were seeing. Jack could contain his joy of seeing his only daughter standing there in the flesh.
“We need to talk. I have so many questions. She said as she pressed a button on her watch to give them privacy from the NSC and block any transmission on their listening devices that surrounds the entire cell.
“Sydney, you’re so beautiful.” He said with a smile
“Dad. “was all that Sydney could say at the moment. She was surprised to see her dad with a long beard and wearing an orange jumpsuit like a common criminal.
They each took a seat on either side of the glass. Jack was the first one to speak, “I became obsessed with your death; with finding those responsible. And at a certain point in my pursuit, I needed help. So I contacted the one person I believed I could trust, given the circumstances... your mother.”
“Mom?” She replied with surprised in her voice. Irina Derveko, she thought would be the last one Jack would have contacted. He must have been really desperate for Intel to ask his two-timing wife for help.
Staring at the floor, because she was embarrassed to talk to her dad about her relationship with Vaughn, but she needed to talk to him about it. As soon as the words left her lips, she felt her heart break in million pieces, “Vaughn got married.” She whispered with tears in her eyes
This admission made Jack’s blood boil inside. He knew that Vaughn loved his daughter more than anything, but he never thought in a million years that he would have replaced her so soon after her supposed death, “Michael Vaughn is just a boy who was never good enough for you. “ He said as he banged his hand against the glass
“Dad, I don't know what to do, I... everything's wrong, everything's upside down...
Jack only reply was a few words of encouragement” You probably know this, but I love you.
”I love you, too.” She said before the beeping sound resonated from her watch and had to watch her dad being escorted back to his cell
Back at CIA Headquarters
Marshall came to greet her as soon as he saw her. He considered her not only a colleague but her dear friend that he had missed very much.
“Hey Syd, how did it go with Mr. Bristow?”
“Hey Marshall, fine. I never expected to come back and see my dad locked up in a holding cell for God knows what for.”
“Here, we’re giving you your old desk back. It’s the least we can do.” He said as he sat down next to her. “Are you all right?” He asked as he placed a gentle hand on her shoulders
“I will be. Until my clearance is restored, I guess this is where I’m gonna be spending most of my time, trapped underneath loads of paper work.” She replied with a tiny smile
“Let me know if you need anything. How about you come to the house for dinner this Saturday? Carrie could cook and we could catch up on current events or whatever…”
“Thanks Marshall, I’ll let you know.” She said as she logged in and was surprised to see that someone had sent her an e-mail.
“Sydney, I know that I’m the last person you want to see right now, but I need to see you. I need to explain everything. Please meet me at our special place tonight at 8:00 pm. I will be waiting. I told you a long time ago that I was your ally and that you should never doubt that. All I’m asking and I know I have no right to ask you this, but I want you to trust me enough to come meet me. Please Syd.” Vaughn
Sydney just stood there frozen as she didn’t know what her next move should be. She wants to see Vaughn, but it’s too soon. The pain of betrayal that she feels in her heart cannot go away by a simple gesture or word. She needs time to get back on her feet before she sees Vaughn again.
Almost as if Weiss could read her mind, he sat down on the corner of her desk and smiled at her.
“Hey Syd, have you found a place to stay yet?”
“Not really. Why?”
“I have the perfect place for you. Well, its right next door to mine and the bonus part of this deal is the spectacular view of the ocean.”
“Sounds wonderful!” She replied as she grabbed her purse for her desk drawer and swung it over her shoulder before following Weiss to his car in the underground parking garage.
The drive was pretty silent, as Weiss kept glancing at Sydney every few seconds, but she was so deep in thoughts, that she was totally oblivious to his stares. After 30 minutes, they got to the apartment complex and as Weiss got the key, Sydney just stood by the door anxious to see her new place.
“The super said that he was glad to finally rent it to a very attractive woman.” I think he has a crush on you already.” He said with a small laugh
“Thank God you’re here Eric. You’re such a good friend. Thanks for everything you’ve done for me since I came back.”
“Come on, let check it out.” He replied as he took her by the shoulders
“Oh Eric, it’s beautiful!” She said with a smile on her face
“I know it doesn’t replace the memories of your last place, but maybe starting anew is not such a bad idea after all.”
“I got my old job back, I still have a few friends who I can confide in, and now all I need is for my father to be released from prison.” She said as she sat on the couch
“Maybe there’s a way you can achieve that.”
“What do you mean? How?”
“Sloane. Go see Sloane.”
“You’re kidding right?”
“No Sloane has been pardon for all his crimes and now he runs an organization called Omnifam in Switzerland “
“Who authorized this?”
“Bob Lindsay. He made a deal with Sloane. He was given a pardon in exchange for the Rambaldi device.”
“And now the CIA fully trusts Sloane’s Intel’s?”
“For now, his Intel’s are accurate but he is under surveillance. One wrong move and his a** will be throne in jail so fast that he won’t see it coming.” He said with a laugh
Sydney is sitting there in silence and staring at the floor. Debating as to ask Eric about Vaughn or not. She took a sip of her tequila and jump with both feet.
“Have you seen Vaughn? She finally asked
“Syd, I don't know if you really wanna hear this. I know that you might be mad at him for what he did, but before you write him off of your life completely, you need to hear this:
“When Vaughn heard that you were dead? Syd, he... he dropped off the face of the earth. I mean, literally, Syd, he... he was... he was out of the country for, like, six months, and... You need to know that he wasn't cavalier about moving on. I mean, I could barely even convince him to consider coming back to the Agency.”
Surprise on her face,” He's thinking about coming back? “
“Well... you don't have to worry about that, 'cause that's not gonna happen.” He said as he took another shot of tequila
“Because of me... because I came back, right?
“Syd.” He said as he placed his arms around her
“Look, I'm not gonna pretend that it isn't hard losing Vaughn... Do I still have feelings for him? Of course I do. But finding out that he’s married was hard, but if he wants to come back to the agency, I’m fine with that.
“You need to talk to him Syd. “You guys always been able to talk to each other about everything. Here call him.” He said as he gave her his cell phone.”
Looking at her watch, Eric would you mind seeing yourself out, there is somewhere I need to go?”
“Want some company?” He asked as he got on his feet
“No, I need to do this on my own.”
“You’re going to meet Vaughn aren’t you? He contacted you?”
“You ask too many questions Eric. I’ll see tomorrow.”
“Fine don’t tell me. I’ll see you tomorrow Syd and good luck.”
TBC
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