Title: Almost Perfect
Author: Chelsea (#47)
Distribution: Anywhere you want, just let me know!
Rating: PG
Summary: Three years post ATY. Sydney is a school teacher and thinks Vaughn is dead, Will is a ranch hand, Francie is w/ the CIA and Vaughn is lonely and miserable.
Disclaimer: The only thing I own are the characters Jodi Granger, Steve Sanders, and Becky James. Everything else (the show, or any other copyrighted items) belong to the rightful owners, whoever they might be.
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Background Information: Sydney was saved from her mother in Taipei by Jack and Will; no one was killed. Vaughn survived, but Sydney is unaware of this fact. Dixon reported Sydney, and she and Will were sent into witness protection directly after returning. Vaughn doesn't know Syd's whereabouts. Will's article was printed; the beginning of the end for SD-6. Francie was told the truth after she caused much trouble by continually going to the police. She was recruited after refusing to enter WP.
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Chapter 13: Intentions Revealed
Jack locked eyes with Arvin Sloane as he waltzed into the room. His mind was moving at the speed of light to figure out what Sloane was up to; all the while his face remained impassive. Behind him he could here Ms. James whimpering and mumbling to herself.
Sloane pointed the gun straight at Jack's head and began explaining himself with an odd expression of humor and hatred. "Jack, did you really think that you could fool me? I know that you betrayed me; that you're no different from that daughter of yours. I know who you work for, and quite frankly I'm disappointed that when you learned of my affiliation with your dear wife, that you didn't put it all together.
"I brought you here for two reasons. The first being that I needed you to get the information on Sydney's whereabouts, I'm a little rusty. I also needed bait, and you my friend will do the trick."
Jack was kicking himself for not piecing at least that much together. "So what's your plan?"
"Jack, you can drop the act. There is only one person in this room that is convinced that you're not terrified, and it is neither you nor me."
If for no reason other than to anger Sloane, Jack refused to show any emotion. The two men starred at each other until Becky broke the silence.
"W-would someone please tell me what's going on here?"
Neither man answered.
Sloane walked over to her, the gun never leaving Jack, and leaned down to talk to her. "Ms. James, I don't think you want to know what is going on here." He straightened back up, "However, I think that you may be interested in the little surprise I have for your roommate. Why don't you join us?" With that he grabbed her by the arm, yanked her to her feet and moved both her and Jack back out to the van.
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Jodi sat through Will's brief explanation in a mild state of shock. Of all the things that she had expected to hear, this was not one of them.
"S-so, you are Will Tippin, from L.A., a reporter."
"Yes."
"And, and you found out that the people who murdered your friends' fiancé were."
"They were bad people Jodi. That's all I can say."
She sat looking down at her hands folded in her lap thinking about all of this information. It was a scary thought that what had gotten Will into so much trouble was basically the same thing that she had just done.
"Tra-Will?"
The poor man looked close to tears at hearing someone use his real name again. "Yeah?"
"Did you love her?"
"What?" His shock was evident in his raised voice.
"I read in your journal that you would give anything to see Sydney again. Is it true?"
Will dropped his head and ran a hand through his hair, topped off with a sigh. "Yeah."
"What would you say if I told you that I could tell you where to find here?"
She looked up into her friend's hopeful, but reluctant, face and knew the answer before he ever said it.
"I'd say, 'let me at her.'"
Author: Chelsea (#47)
Distribution: Anywhere you want, just let me know!
Rating: PG
Summary: Three years post ATY. Sydney is a school teacher and thinks Vaughn is dead, Will is a ranch hand, Francie is w/ the CIA and Vaughn is lonely and miserable.
Disclaimer: The only thing I own are the characters Jodi Granger, Steve Sanders, and Becky James. Everything else (the show, or any other copyrighted items) belong to the rightful owners, whoever they might be.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Background Information: Sydney was saved from her mother in Taipei by Jack and Will; no one was killed. Vaughn survived, but Sydney is unaware of this fact. Dixon reported Sydney, and she and Will were sent into witness protection directly after returning. Vaughn doesn't know Syd's whereabouts. Will's article was printed; the beginning of the end for SD-6. Francie was told the truth after she caused much trouble by continually going to the police. She was recruited after refusing to enter WP.
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Chapter 13: Intentions Revealed
Jack locked eyes with Arvin Sloane as he waltzed into the room. His mind was moving at the speed of light to figure out what Sloane was up to; all the while his face remained impassive. Behind him he could here Ms. James whimpering and mumbling to herself.
Sloane pointed the gun straight at Jack's head and began explaining himself with an odd expression of humor and hatred. "Jack, did you really think that you could fool me? I know that you betrayed me; that you're no different from that daughter of yours. I know who you work for, and quite frankly I'm disappointed that when you learned of my affiliation with your dear wife, that you didn't put it all together.
"I brought you here for two reasons. The first being that I needed you to get the information on Sydney's whereabouts, I'm a little rusty. I also needed bait, and you my friend will do the trick."
Jack was kicking himself for not piecing at least that much together. "So what's your plan?"
"Jack, you can drop the act. There is only one person in this room that is convinced that you're not terrified, and it is neither you nor me."
If for no reason other than to anger Sloane, Jack refused to show any emotion. The two men starred at each other until Becky broke the silence.
"W-would someone please tell me what's going on here?"
Neither man answered.
Sloane walked over to her, the gun never leaving Jack, and leaned down to talk to her. "Ms. James, I don't think you want to know what is going on here." He straightened back up, "However, I think that you may be interested in the little surprise I have for your roommate. Why don't you join us?" With that he grabbed her by the arm, yanked her to her feet and moved both her and Jack back out to the van.
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Jodi sat through Will's brief explanation in a mild state of shock. Of all the things that she had expected to hear, this was not one of them.
"S-so, you are Will Tippin, from L.A., a reporter."
"Yes."
"And, and you found out that the people who murdered your friends' fiancé were."
"They were bad people Jodi. That's all I can say."
She sat looking down at her hands folded in her lap thinking about all of this information. It was a scary thought that what had gotten Will into so much trouble was basically the same thing that she had just done.
"Tra-Will?"
The poor man looked close to tears at hearing someone use his real name again. "Yeah?"
"Did you love her?"
"What?" His shock was evident in his raised voice.
"I read in your journal that you would give anything to see Sydney again. Is it true?"
Will dropped his head and ran a hand through his hair, topped off with a sigh. "Yeah."
"What would you say if I told you that I could tell you where to find here?"
She looked up into her friend's hopeful, but reluctant, face and knew the answer before he ever said it.
"I'd say, 'let me at her.'"