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Jack stirred in the back seat. Sydney pulled another blanket over the top of him. He had been shivering for most of the trip back to the CIA and she was worried he was coming down with something.
"Vaughn, I've heard that there are side effects with hypnosis." Sydney questioned Vaughn, checking if he knew anything about it.
"Well I've only read a little about it, but yeah there is." Vaughn replied. He saw the worried expression she wore and he quickly added "They're only psychological though. They might be experience hallucinating, you know?"
Sydney nodded. Her father stirred once more before he opened his eyes and blinked.
He saw a pair of dazzling brown eyes whom he thought belonged to his wife.
"Laura..." he murmured.
"No Dad," said Sydney "It's Sydney."
Her father blinked a couple more times and then rubbed his eyes.
"What happened, Sydney?" he said, sitting upright.
"You dont remember?" Sydney said. "Im just so glad you're okay!"
She hugged her father. He lightly returned the hug, still in wonder to what was going on.
"Dad... she hypnotised you!!" Sydney laughed at her own words. It sounded like something you'd see on television.
Jack stared at her as he remembereed. "Your mother kidnapped me, that's all I remember now. Hypnosis you say?" Jack was back to himself already. Talking in his professional manner.
"Yes, and then.." Sydney paused, remembering the night in the warehouse. "You did the same to Vaughn. You hypnotised him."
Jack frowned at this. "What exactly happened?"
Vaughn turned back to face them from the steering wheel. "It was nothing Jack, it's all sorted now."
Sydney nodded at Vaughn's response and smiled back at your father.
"I'm just happy you're okay!"
Vaughn turned back again and said. "Okay, we're here".
They were in the carpark of the CIA.
"You stay here with your father, Sydney, and I'll go up and see Devlin." Vaughn squeezed Sydney's hand and took off to the elevator.
....Irina's Office....
"Blasphemy!" said Sark when he heard the news. He turned to Irina, to relay it to her.
"I dont know what to say, but.. it looks like Mr Tippin was unable to complete his duties. He was shot in the head."
"That's too bad then," said Irina, not really caring. "Is Sanchus intact? He can complete it solo. Mr Tippin wasnt going to be much use any more. We got the information we needed."
Sark nodded in relief. The last thing he needed now was for Irina to blow her top.
"One more thing.." Sark tried his luck. "It looks like Miss Bristow escaped with Agent Vaughn and Jack Bristow."
Irina kicked at the chair in front of her. Damn them!
"Mr Sark, it looks like you're the only one I have left. Finish the job. I need my rest."
....Devlin's Office....
"Absolutely no way, Mike" said Eric, putting his foot down. "You are not disobeying Devlin's orders and ringing your neck for that girl."
"Dammit Eric, it's not about thay any more. The woman killed my father. And she's not that girl.. I love her, do you realise that?" Vaughn preached.
Eric looked at him. The eyes could tell alot to what a person was feeling. And Vaughn's eyes read hurt, desperation and love.
Eric questioned him once more. "So Devlin said no?"
"Yes, no" sighed Vaughn. "But we know where she is. All I need is your support..."
Vaughn looked at him pleadingly.
"Look, alright, for you Michael" Eric gave in. "But that's it, no more after this!"
Vaughn let out a sigh of relief.
He layed down the instructions Sydney had prepared whilst driving in the car.
"You need to contact the airlines, and other forms of transport so that Irina can't escape, okay?" Vaughn explained.
"I can handle it, yeah" said Eric, trudging off to do his duty.
Vaughn grasped the door knob and turned to leave. He paused and said to Eric "I really appreciate it" and then left.
Vaughn returned to the car and told Sydney the news. Sydney nodded.
"I'm ready" she said to him and Vaughn half-heartedly smiled. He was nervous aswell. She was terrified! She was about to the confront the woman she had longed to see for so many years, a second time. The first time hadn't been pleasant and she truly dreaded this time.
But maybe this time, she would finally be at peace with her life.
((Thanks guys.. I really want Sydney to be at peace. She has been feeling the pain and suffering of not having a mother, and then to know she has one that did all these horrible things.. she just really needs to be able to move on, ya know? Im sure Vaughn feels the same. So.. next chapter soon!))
Jack stirred in the back seat. Sydney pulled another blanket over the top of him. He had been shivering for most of the trip back to the CIA and she was worried he was coming down with something.
"Vaughn, I've heard that there are side effects with hypnosis." Sydney questioned Vaughn, checking if he knew anything about it.
"Well I've only read a little about it, but yeah there is." Vaughn replied. He saw the worried expression she wore and he quickly added "They're only psychological though. They might be experience hallucinating, you know?"
Sydney nodded. Her father stirred once more before he opened his eyes and blinked.
He saw a pair of dazzling brown eyes whom he thought belonged to his wife.
"Laura..." he murmured.
"No Dad," said Sydney "It's Sydney."
Her father blinked a couple more times and then rubbed his eyes.
"What happened, Sydney?" he said, sitting upright.
"You dont remember?" Sydney said. "Im just so glad you're okay!"
She hugged her father. He lightly returned the hug, still in wonder to what was going on.
"Dad... she hypnotised you!!" Sydney laughed at her own words. It sounded like something you'd see on television.
Jack stared at her as he remembereed. "Your mother kidnapped me, that's all I remember now. Hypnosis you say?" Jack was back to himself already. Talking in his professional manner.
"Yes, and then.." Sydney paused, remembering the night in the warehouse. "You did the same to Vaughn. You hypnotised him."
Jack frowned at this. "What exactly happened?"
Vaughn turned back to face them from the steering wheel. "It was nothing Jack, it's all sorted now."
Sydney nodded at Vaughn's response and smiled back at your father.
"I'm just happy you're okay!"
Vaughn turned back again and said. "Okay, we're here".
They were in the carpark of the CIA.
"You stay here with your father, Sydney, and I'll go up and see Devlin." Vaughn squeezed Sydney's hand and took off to the elevator.
....Irina's Office....
"Blasphemy!" said Sark when he heard the news. He turned to Irina, to relay it to her.
"I dont know what to say, but.. it looks like Mr Tippin was unable to complete his duties. He was shot in the head."
"That's too bad then," said Irina, not really caring. "Is Sanchus intact? He can complete it solo. Mr Tippin wasnt going to be much use any more. We got the information we needed."
Sark nodded in relief. The last thing he needed now was for Irina to blow her top.
"One more thing.." Sark tried his luck. "It looks like Miss Bristow escaped with Agent Vaughn and Jack Bristow."
Irina kicked at the chair in front of her. Damn them!
"Mr Sark, it looks like you're the only one I have left. Finish the job. I need my rest."
....Devlin's Office....
"Absolutely no way, Mike" said Eric, putting his foot down. "You are not disobeying Devlin's orders and ringing your neck for that girl."
"Dammit Eric, it's not about thay any more. The woman killed my father. And she's not that girl.. I love her, do you realise that?" Vaughn preached.
Eric looked at him. The eyes could tell alot to what a person was feeling. And Vaughn's eyes read hurt, desperation and love.
Eric questioned him once more. "So Devlin said no?"
"Yes, no" sighed Vaughn. "But we know where she is. All I need is your support..."
Vaughn looked at him pleadingly.
"Look, alright, for you Michael" Eric gave in. "But that's it, no more after this!"
Vaughn let out a sigh of relief.
He layed down the instructions Sydney had prepared whilst driving in the car.
"You need to contact the airlines, and other forms of transport so that Irina can't escape, okay?" Vaughn explained.
"I can handle it, yeah" said Eric, trudging off to do his duty.
Vaughn grasped the door knob and turned to leave. He paused and said to Eric "I really appreciate it" and then left.
Vaughn returned to the car and told Sydney the news. Sydney nodded.
"I'm ready" she said to him and Vaughn half-heartedly smiled. He was nervous aswell. She was terrified! She was about to the confront the woman she had longed to see for so many years, a second time. The first time hadn't been pleasant and she truly dreaded this time.
But maybe this time, she would finally be at peace with her life.
((Thanks guys.. I really want Sydney to be at peace. She has been feeling the pain and suffering of not having a mother, and then to know she has one that did all these horrible things.. she just really needs to be able to move on, ya know? Im sure Vaughn feels the same. So.. next chapter soon!))