A/N: For those of you who have been trying to figure out the mystery of what happened to put Sarah where she is, this chapter will help.
The night after she bumped into Chuck, or rather he bumped into her, Sarah's dream strayed from its usual story. Her dream wasn't about being with Chuck or trying to hold onto him. It was about saying goodbye.
Chuck had tried to object to Beckman's instructions for how the team should proceed with the mission, but she had held firm. She saw it as the approach that had the most chance of success. The mission was extremely dangerous, but one of vital importance and Beckman wanted to take as much precaution with her best team while they pursued it as possible.
Chuck and Sarah were to go their separate ways on this particular mission. Chuck was to leave within the hour, while Sarah was to stay behind to get ready for her part in the mission. When the time came, they were to meet up 'accidentally' as part of the mission.
Despite the fact that their separation would be brief, Chuck didn't like the idea of Sarah being away from him while on a mission. She wouldn't be alone however, Casey would serve as her partner until the entire team met up, but Chuck still didn't like the idea. Though he did understand Beckman's reasons for setting up the mission in this way.
He didn't have the necessary look to pull off the cover identity that Sarah's partner would need on the mission. There was also the fact that whoever was to 'accidentally' meet Sarah would interact with her in a more intimate nature, which Chuck would strongly object to if anyone else were to be given that assignment.
Before he left for his part of the mission, Chuck embraced Sarah in a hug and said goodbye. He then walked out the door, leaving her behind to allow her prepare for her part in the mission.
The moment the door shut behind him, Sarah instantly awoke. When she woke, she was sweating and filled overwhelming and crippling emotion. Her dream had not been a dream, but rather a memory. Until earlier that evening when they collided on the streets of New York, that night had been the last time she had ever seen Chuck.
Not having any windows in her prison of a room, Sarah had to look at the clock to determine when her dream had yanked her from her sleep. As she suspected, it was still the middle of the night. The clock read as only, 2:18 in the morning.
Too shaken by her memory-dream to sleep, Sarah sat up in bed, as her mind traveled back to that day.
Casey had bid his goodbye to Sarah so that the 'accidental' meeting with Chuck could take place as planned and the mission could move forward, when an event not even the Intersect could've predicted occurred. An earthquake rocked the ground beneath their feet.
The powerful tremors were quite strong and shook the entire structure of the building in which the mission was taking place. While attempting to make her way to somewhere safe, something large and heavy fell from somewhere above her and struck Sarah on the head, rendering her unconscious immediately.
She doesn't know what happened after that. Nor does she know how she got out of that building. The only thing she remembers is waking up in the hospital. She doesn't even remember anything about her life before waking in the hospital.
All she knows is what she has been told. Her name is Emma Roux. She's a French fashion model. She was at a gala when an earthquake struck, at which point she became injured. The only other thing she knew was that her life was saved by a man named David Angotti, who welcomed her into to his home while she recuperated and waited for her memory to return.
Weeks went by and then months and her memories never returned. As the time goes by she tries to assimilate herself into the life of Emma Roux. It's difficult since she doesn't know who Emma Roux is, but eventually her life falls into a rhythm and she begins to feel a sense of peace, despite having no memories of who she is, nor knowing anything about her life before the accident.
She slowly starts to build her whole life anew with her new friend David Angotti. Over time, Emma comes to care for her hero who gave her a home. He treats her well and and shows her great respect. She can tell he's developed feelings for her, but not wishing to take advantage of her, he doesn't pursue a romantic relationship. He says he's willing to wait until she's released from her severe case of amnesia, so that their relationship would be true. It's a detail which only further endears Emma to David.
After so much time has passed, Emma starts to believe that her memory is lost forever and she accepts that. So she's quite surprised when after nearly a year-and-a-half, tiny bits of her memory start to return. The first thing she remembers is that her name isn't Emma Roux, but she has no idea what her name really is.
The knowledge that her name isn't really her name scares her, and so she keeps the revelation to herself. Any other memory that returns to her she keeps to herself as well out of the same fear. When she remembers that she's a spy and who David Angotti really is, she's truly afraid.
It was then that she realized how just how dire a situation she had found herself in. She has no guns, knives or weapons of any sort in her possession. No one knows where she is, and whether or not she's even still alive is probably in question. She was a prisoner here and had no way of contacting anyone. The biggest problem she faced and her greatest reason to fear was David Angotti himself. He was an extremely dangerous man, who had hundreds of equally dangerous men always at his side. Angotti also had an impressive arsenal and was known to shoot and kill, without hesitation, anyone who wasn't completely devoted to him.
When she hears a knock on the door her mind returns to the present. She has apparently made some noise, thereby alerting one of the guards outside her door and prompting him to speak to her. "Miss Roux? Are you alright?"
Closing her eyes and taking a breath, Sarah finds her French accent and speaks as Emma, her voice coated with false sleepiness. "Oui, je suis très bien."
"Miss Roux? I'm sorry. I don't speak French."
Sarah had intentionally spoken in French, not to confuse the guards, but as a way of further cementing her cover. Accidentally speaking in her 'native language' in the middle of the night, while half-asleep, would make sense, since she wouldn't have expected to have someone speak to her and therefore wouldn't be thinking about needing to speak in English.
"Excusez-moi," she answered, sounding apologetic and slightly embarrassed. "Everything is okay. I was just having a little trouble sleeping."
Once she finally convinced the unusually friendly and talkative guard that nothing was wrong and that she didn't need anything, he bid her goodnight a second time, allowing Sarah to relax. The threat that her cover could potentially have been blown if the guard had persisted in his questioning had passed. Placing head on the pillow and pulling the covers back over her body, she tried to finally drift back to sleep.
A/N: It seems Sarah was "rescued" by the wrong person and now finds herself in trouble. Will she ever find a way to escape? Will she be found by the right people, or will she be forced to forever live her life trapped as Emma Roux?