To my faithful readers,
I'm not really sure what to call this. Originally, I was going to call it an
Epilogue, but I don't think that's quite right, since it doesn't continue the
voice of the story. Monologue? Soliloquy?
Rebuttal? No word seems to fit.
Chapter twenty-two was the final chapter of my fic,
Tomorrow's Promise. But, I feel so
indebted to you guys – my readership – that makes me want to take a moment to
respond to some of the questions that you left in the reviews. See, I do read the reviews! ;)
The reviews are what really makes writing these fics fun!
So, I've already answered one question: Was 22 the
end? Yes it was.
You're right, I didn't wrap everything up in a tidy
package. But neither does the show from
one week to another. And that was part
of my plan because 1) I wanted to stay as true to the format of the show as I
could and 2) I wanted to leave myself room to come back and write sequels if I
desired. If Syd had caught SpyMom and
brought down SD-6, and married Vaughn, I would have very little material for
sequels. At least in my mind. And as some of you know I already have a
sequel going called Will's Girl. Irina,
Jack, Sark… they're all back.
Specifically, did Jack miraculously get better when they
left the warehouse? No miracle. He recuperated just like he did after he got
shot up in Taipei in Chapter 4. He's the
amazing Jack Bristow, after all. One of
my favorite characters. If you're out
there reading this, Jack, God bless you!
(And I'm not talking about the Jack Bristow from Waynesville, Illinois
that I dated in high school.) Long
live SpyDaddy!
Didn't Irina know that the necklace was a fake? I expect that she didn't figure it out until
she tried to use it with whatever Rambaldi gizmo she needed it for. She hadn't seen the necklace for 20 years,
and all they had was a pencil sketch to judge it by. And Sydney had a jpg of the actual necklace that she turned over
to the CIA. So, I'm certain that Sydney
and Marshall together made a pretty good copy.
So, thanks once again to everybody for reading my fic and
an extra big thank you to those who left reviews!
God Bless!