Title: Family Secrets (20/?) Chapter Twenty: Author: Jaycee

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Note: Sorry for the long overdue update. I had writer's block for a while, but now I know where I am going with this. Just about two more chapters to go after this… but I am not promising anything. I have this thing with multiple chapters. Hehe… as if its not obvious. Thank you for all the lovely reviews that you have given me over the last chapters – I really appreciate each and every one of them!

Thank you to Ash for the fabulous beta reading!

Here we go…

Archangel Gabriel Hospital

(CIA Safe house)

Brunei

Sydney sighed in relief as soon as she saw the sign above the hospital door. She knew that they've finally reached the safe house.

"Sam. Just a few more steps." She whispered encouragingly to the ailing agent who moaned in response, her eyes closed.

Finally, they reached the receptionist table. The nurse took one look at them and quickly exited the booth. In a few seconds, the nurse came back with a doctor and two male nurses, two beds trailing behind them.

The first nurse hurriedly relieved her of Samantha, and laid the woman on the bed and started to wheel her away from Sydney.

"No! Don't take her away! Let me come with her!" Sydney called out as she started to walk towards Samantha. Her path was blocked by the doctor and the second male nurse, and coaxed her onto the other bed. Sydney twisted her body to catch a glimpse of Samantha's bed, which disappeared into a room.

"Where are you taking her?" She asked the doctor who smiled gently at her. "Your friend's injuries are pretty bad and we have to tend to them immediately." He explained.

"I have to be with her. Please. Just let me come with her." Sydney pleaded. She knows that Samantha tried to kill her, but she also knows that she is important to Vaughn.

The doctor nodded understandingly. "I know you do, but please don't worry about that right now. The first thing we have to do is to tend to those bruises on your face." He pointed out.

"But…" Sydney started to say but she was cut off when the doctor nodded to the nurse. The next thing she knew, she felt a sharp object slightly prick her arm – then a calm and serene feeling blanketed her, making her drift off to sleep.

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Airport

Brunei

Michael waited for Eric, who told him to sit on one of the waiting benches near the exit of the airport as he called the Brunei branch of the CIA. He sighed as he looked around the place for what seemed like the hundredth time in the past ten minutes, and Eric was still nowhere to be found.

"Mike!" Michael turned around and saw Eric sprinting towards him, a slight smile on his face.

Michael quickly stood up and ran towards his friend. "What did they say?" He asked worriedly, the three staple worry lines appearing on his forehead.

Eric looked at his friend and started to speak slowly, "Both Sydney and Samantha are in the CIA hospital. The officer in charge there told me that one of the two women is in danger of…" He stopped talking and looked down.

Michael sighed and placed his hands on Eric's shoulders and shook him slightly. "One of them is in danger of what?" He asked.

"One of them is in danger of dying, Michael."

"Who?"

"Sam. They think that Sam is not going to make it." Eric told him gravely.

Michael stared at Eric as stomach fell at his friend's words.

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Archangel Gabriel Hospital

Sydney slowly opened her eyes and looked around her. "Where am I?" She asked herself as she sat up and found herself wearing a white hospital gown. Then, it all came back to her. She's in a Brunei hospital, and she was here was because of Samantha.

"Samantha!" She exclaimed and she quickly jumped onto her feet and opened the door of her room and walked quickly to the nurse's station.

"Miss. I would like to know where Samantha Roberts is." Sydney asked as she felt a soft breeze coming from the big airconditioner beside the desk, making her wish that she was wearing something thicker than this hospital gown.

The nurse on duty looked up and frowned as soon as she saw who she was. "Miss. I have to ask you to go back to your room. Its hospital policy for our patients to stay in their beds until their doctors tell them to so otherwise." She explained.

Sydney shook her head. "I don't think I can do that. See, I have to talk to Samantha. Its really important." She told the nurse firmly, who sighed and then looked down at the clipboard in front of her.

"Go down the hall and then turn to the left. Room 1127." The nurse said, shaking her head slightly, as if she was exasperated with Sydney.

"Thank you." And with a smile, Sydney turned around and started to walk down the hall when she heard the woman calling her.

"Yes?" She asked and then she saw the nurse walking towards her holding out a blue robe. "Please wear this. This hospital is too cold for words." She explained.

Sydney smiled gratefully, slipped into the comfy robe and went on her way.

As soon as she reached room 1127, Sydney knocked softly and then opened the door. As soon as she saw Samantha, she had to cover her mouth to stifle a gasp.

Samantha was almost buried under the dozens of tubes coming in and out of her body. Dextrose was connected to her left wrist, while her right arm was in a sling. Her head was wrapped with white gauze and an oxygen tank was propped beside the bed and a mask was helping her breathe.

Sydney slowly walked in and approached the bed, as tears collected in her eyes. She heard the door open and then she felt a presence beside her. She turned and saw the doctor that tended to her earlier.

"You're not supposed to be here Ms. Bristow." He reprimanded gently as he took Samantha's pulse.

Sydney nodded. "I know. But I have to find out how Samantha is." She explained.

The doctor nodded and introduced himself, "I'm Dr. Andrew Willis. I received a phone call from a certain Eric Weiss. He said that he and Michael Vaughn are on their way here." He said as he looked at his clipboard and then checked Samantha's Dextrose.

Sydney looked at Dr. Willis in surprise. "Vaughn is on his way here?" She asked.

"Yes. Their plane just landed. And Mr. Weiss told me to tell you that they're on their way here." He replied.

A movement caught Sydney's eyes and the two of them realized that Samantha was moving slightly.

"Samantha." Sydney whispered and moved to the side to let Dr. Willis check up on Samantha.

Samantha's left hand slowly went to her face and she pulled at the oxygen mask.

Dr. Willis quickly stopped her movement and returned the mask to its original place. "Now Ms. Roberts. Just relax. You need your strength."

Samantha shook her head and pulled at the mask again and then looked at Sydney. "I… need to talk to… Michael…" She rasped.

Sydney nodded. "He's on his way here. Don't worry. Just hold on Sam." She whispered.

The younger agent nodded and then slowly closed her eyes. Sydney took a deep breath and turned to the doctor. "How is she doing?"

"It doesn't look good. She lost a lot of blood because of her head injury. What we really need now is for a blood transfusion. But her blood is really rare. We don't have her blood type in stock." Dr. Willis explained.

Sydney nodded and then she remembered something. "Vaughn!"

"Excuse me?" He asked.

"Her brother is Michael Vaughn. They have the same blood type. He'll help her." She explained.

Dr. Willis nodded. "That will help her tremendously. But Mr. Vaughn should be here soon, or else she's not going to make it."

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