Chapter 28
Vaughn ran through the halls, his heart beating faster with every turn. Beads of perspiration ran down the side of his face and he brought his hand up to wipe them away. He pressed his body against the wall and looked carefully around the corner, where the room Sydney was being held in would be.
There was one guard standing by the door. He reached under his jacket and felt his gun. He would only use it if absolutely necessary. He walked towards the guard; luckily he was looking in the other direction. Vaughn stood incredibly close to the guard. He pulled out his gun, but didn't shoot. Instead, he whacked the guard on the head with it, causing him to fall to the floor unconscious. He dragged the guard around the corner so no one would notice anything strange.
Vaughn looked around to see if anyone was coming. He hoped he hadn't made too much noise. He looked into the room and found Sydney chained to a chair, probably the same chair as before.
"Vaughn!" She whispered, not wanting to be heard. He ran up to her and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. Gently he placed a kiss on her lips and pulled away quickly. He was about to start on the chains when Sydney spoke.
"Do you hear that?" Vaughn turned towards the door. Damn it. He heard footsteps. With a couple of quick steps he hid himself near the door, facing Sydney, just in time to see Irena walk into the room. Irena smiled.
"One of my men seems to have gone off on a break. I'll have to let him know that that is unacceptable." Vaughn was glad that she hadn't questioned the guard's absence too much.
"Sydney. I want to speak to you for only one reason. I want to offer you something" Sydney looked away, but listened intently, " I have something, something that will help you a lot in your mission." Sydney faced her mother, trying to hide the curiosity that had sprung in her.
Her mother smirked. She had her attention now. Then Sydney noticed that Irena had been holding something behind her back. "This, Sydney, is a map, a map of SD- 6. With this map, you could destroy them entirely; you could have your revenge. And you can have it, " She waved the map in front of Sydney's face, taunting her, " If you agree to my plan." Sydney stared at Irena, she studied her closely.
"What do you want?" She spat out. Her voice was rough, it sounded like it was about to break.
"Sydney, you and I are alike. We both lie to our close friends, to the people we love. We both fight for something we want so badly, so deeply. We look alike. We basically are the same. And together, we could be stronger, more powerful than anyone. As a team, we could do as we please. So Sydney, what I am asking, is for you to join me." The room was silent. Sydney caught a glance of Vaughn.
She looked up at Irena, gathering all the strength she could muster, and said the words she despised more than anything in the world, "Mother.I'd be glad to join you"
Vaughn ran through the halls, his heart beating faster with every turn. Beads of perspiration ran down the side of his face and he brought his hand up to wipe them away. He pressed his body against the wall and looked carefully around the corner, where the room Sydney was being held in would be.
There was one guard standing by the door. He reached under his jacket and felt his gun. He would only use it if absolutely necessary. He walked towards the guard; luckily he was looking in the other direction. Vaughn stood incredibly close to the guard. He pulled out his gun, but didn't shoot. Instead, he whacked the guard on the head with it, causing him to fall to the floor unconscious. He dragged the guard around the corner so no one would notice anything strange.
Vaughn looked around to see if anyone was coming. He hoped he hadn't made too much noise. He looked into the room and found Sydney chained to a chair, probably the same chair as before.
"Vaughn!" She whispered, not wanting to be heard. He ran up to her and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. Gently he placed a kiss on her lips and pulled away quickly. He was about to start on the chains when Sydney spoke.
"Do you hear that?" Vaughn turned towards the door. Damn it. He heard footsteps. With a couple of quick steps he hid himself near the door, facing Sydney, just in time to see Irena walk into the room. Irena smiled.
"One of my men seems to have gone off on a break. I'll have to let him know that that is unacceptable." Vaughn was glad that she hadn't questioned the guard's absence too much.
"Sydney. I want to speak to you for only one reason. I want to offer you something" Sydney looked away, but listened intently, " I have something, something that will help you a lot in your mission." Sydney faced her mother, trying to hide the curiosity that had sprung in her.
Her mother smirked. She had her attention now. Then Sydney noticed that Irena had been holding something behind her back. "This, Sydney, is a map, a map of SD- 6. With this map, you could destroy them entirely; you could have your revenge. And you can have it, " She waved the map in front of Sydney's face, taunting her, " If you agree to my plan." Sydney stared at Irena, she studied her closely.
"What do you want?" She spat out. Her voice was rough, it sounded like it was about to break.
"Sydney, you and I are alike. We both lie to our close friends, to the people we love. We both fight for something we want so badly, so deeply. We look alike. We basically are the same. And together, we could be stronger, more powerful than anyone. As a team, we could do as we please. So Sydney, what I am asking, is for you to join me." The room was silent. Sydney caught a glance of Vaughn.
She looked up at Irena, gathering all the strength she could muster, and said the words she despised more than anything in the world, "Mother.I'd be glad to join you"