Chapter 10: The Descendant
Sydney didn't know how long she'd been there but it seemed like forever. It was cold and dark and she was sitting chained to a steel chair. She had woken up to find herself very groggy from what she figured was the tranq dart they'd shot her with. Every few minutes or maybe hours they'd come in and beat her up for fun. This memory pained her as she licked the blood off the side of her lips. It had been a while since they last came in and she was expecting the door to open again any minute. When will they come in and interrogate me? How long are they gonna torture me? Are they trying to kill me? But who are they? It must be the Covenant, but if it is, is Julian in on this? Did he help capture me?
Syd's thoughts were interrupted by the door opening once more. She looked up this time to see, once again, the man who had beaten her several times before.
"Why don't you pick on someone your own size?" Syd said quietly.
Syd's question was answered by her getting bashed in the jaw by his fist. Her head flew to the side and when she recovered, she moved her jaw around to check that it wasn't broken.
"Oooh, tough guy." She attempted again to get on his nerves.
Infuriated by her, he picked up his fist to punch her again but stopped mid-air at the sound of a woman's voice.
"Stop. You've done enough." The voice said and Sydney saw a woman's figure in the doorway. "Now go."
The man left the room and the light was turned on. Syd squinted in the light, but still made out the face of Lauren Reed. Anger suddenly consumed her and she wished more that anything that she was not tied to the chair.
"Hello Sydney." Lauren said with a small smile while Sydney glared at her, the anger building up inside her. "I'm sorry we had to meet under these circumstances but I'm afraid this was the only option. The Covenant needs you to do us a favor." Lauren paused, waiting for a reaction.
"There's no way I would ever help you. In case you've forgotten, it is because of you that my baby is dead.
"I haven't forgotten. But your situation is very unique and I think what I am about to say will change you point of view." Lauren said, preparing for her next words. "We kidnapped Michael Vaughn and staged his death. You probably know this already, or at least suspected it, but let me tell you why. We kidnapped Mr. Vaughn so Julian Sark could move in on you and get close to you. We needed someone on the inside to keep an eye on the CIA and make sure they didn't' know what we were doing. Michael Vaughn escaped, luckily, just after we had erased his memory and were prepared to exchange him for one of our captured agents with the Triad. I am surprised they didn't try and abduct him while he was back at the CIA. But that is their headache. Anyway," Lauren continued as she circled around Sydney's chair. "we have a proposal for you. It is written in the prophecy that you, The Chosen One, will bring forth his works unto utter desolation. A vial of Rambaldi's DNA has been recently found. They say that this power would be brought forth through a child. Using Rambaldi's DNA and you as a surrogate, in 9 months from now Rambaldi will be resurrected. "
"Wait, whoa, a child?! You must be kidding me. There is no way I'll ever do anything like that for you people!"
"That's alright. You don't have to agree. But think about it. Get used to the idea, because whether you like it or not, by tomorrow night you will be pregnant with Rambaldi's child, written in another prophecy as The Descendant." And with that, Lauren shut the light once more and shut the door behind her.
A.N. I hope you liked it. it was kinda short but trust me it's going somewhere. Please review with good or bad things to say. Feed back always helps motivate me to write another chapter.