A/N-hey everyone this is my first fan fic. This is in the second season but I might have tweaked things a bit. I don't own any Alias character except Samantha.

Chapter One

"I would like to introduce the newest member of this task force, Samantha Kane," said Director Kendall. Samantha looked around at her new co-workers. There were 4 men and a woman. "This is Marcus Dixon," Kendall said, pointing to him, he smiled and nodded as if he approved. She smiled back. "Our tech guy, Marshall Flinkman."

"Hello!" he said, actually getting up to shake her hand.

"Hi," Samantha answered back.

"Jack Bristow," Kendall introduced, a middle-aged man. He looked her up and down as if examining her. "Sydney Bristow," he pointed to the woman, Sydney. Samantha must have looked as confused as she felt because Sydney pointed to Jack and said, "My father."

"And Michael Vaughn," Kendall explained. She couldn't help but to smile at him. He smiled back. Oo is he single? She thought. She looked away. "Sit down," Kendall told Samantha. "Before we begin, Agent Kane say something about how you came upon the CIA." It wasn't a request it was a command. It was a story she did not like to tell.

"Short version? Well when I was 20 a friend got me a job with the Russian government, I lived in Russia at the time. I was honored so I went for it and got it. One day, years later, the same friend told me I was not working for my government; I was working for K-Directorate. I knew who they were of course. I found this out when I was 27, I'm now 29. I didn't know what to do. I couldn't run they would kill me so I continued to work for them. My friend had said that he got promoted and was allowed to know, but it was important that he told no one, he told me so I couldn't say anything. I didn't say anything, he was my best friend. He said that when they recruited me, when he told me to go for it, he had no idea-"

"And you believed him?" Sydney interjected.

"I did. I knew him since I was 11 I can tell when he's lying." Sydney nodded. "CIA captured me, I told them everything I knew and now here I am," Samantha finished. Everyone was silent for moments, processing the information.

"Now that all of you have some background on Agent Kane, I would like to introduce someone else. His name is Julian Sark. He is a rising threat." A picture on the screen showed a man with blonde hair. Samantha adjusted in her seat, "Who does he work for?" she asked.

"We're not sure. We think he's independent," replied Jack.

"Okay."

"Is that surprising?"

"No," Samantha replied shortly.

"Assignment is to go to Rome, Italy and put bugs in the room Sark and his, unfortunately, unknown client will be meeting," explained Kendall. Sydney looked around at everyone then turned her gaze to Kendall. "Oh! Sydney, Vaughn, you'll be the ones doing the job. You're cover and information lies in these folders," Kendall said handing them leather brown folders. "Samantha," Oh no! thought Samantha, don't send me! "You'll go with Dixon for support," said Kendall handing them both folders. "Sydney and Vaughn go with Marshall for Optech. Jack stay behind. I would like a word." Sydney looked back at her father, and then left with Vaughn and Marshall. Samantha was out before anyone else.

"Hey!" She turned on the spot and there behind her was Marcus Dixon, her partner. "You might need this," he told her handing her the folder she left behind.

She smiled, "Thanks. I didn't get the time we're going?"

"Two hours."

"Okay then in that case, I'm going to go home and pack and read some of this-"she indicated the folder, "if I manage. See you in awhile."

"We will." And with that she headed out stopping at her new desk briefly to grab her things.

Jack and Kendall stood rooted to the spot for sometime. "You wanted to talk to me?" started off Jack.

"I did. You don't like her do you? Samantha," he asked.

"I think she's hiding something," he answered.

"She's been cleared. Completely."

"I realize that. She wouldn't be here if she wasn't."

"Either stop question her or tell me your suspicions." Silence. "I know you can't trust people as I might be able to but as long as I'm pulling rank…"