Title: Laura's Choice
Author: Elisabeth
Rating: PG
Spoilers: The Solution
Disclaimer: I am a poor student, I have nothing to give you.
Feedback: Please!
Summary: Go back to the night Laura Bristow left to fake her death. What if she had taken Sydney with her?
Note: Thank you Moonie for helping me.
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Her mother was a spy, an actual James Bond, gun toting, high kicking spy. One minute Lora Sidney Jonco was in her cozy apartment in New York proposing a vacation to her mother, Lana Jonco. And the next she was dodging bullets, and leaving her apartment just before it blew up. This isn't supposed to happen.
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A little over two decades ago little Sydney Bristow colored a picture of her family. It was three stick figures, one drawn tall and with black and brown lines, one medium height with light blue and yellow, and the littlest with green and pink. When she finished she jumped to her feet and ran to the living room where her mother Laura was grading papers. Sydney smiled and chanted, "Mommy, Mommy look what I did". Her mother had taken her in her arms and kissed her and praised her work. After that Laura carried Sydney in to bed for a nap, "I'll be home soon" she whispered. Laura shed a tear and starred at her daughter whose tiny hands were holding her family drawing. Instead of leaving alone, she wrapped her little girl in her arms and carried her to the car. Sydney faintly heard her mother whisper while she slept. "We'll need a new plan."
When Sydney woke up she was on snuggled up next to her mother. She felt drowsy like she had taken cough medicine. She looked around at her surroundings. It was a small area; she looked out the window and saw the sun rising over a large body of water. She was in a plane. She asked her mom why they were on a plane, and got the ominous answer that she would find out when the plane landed. Sydney starred out the window thinking that they were on an adventure. The pilot who announced they were landing in New York City interrupted her thoughts. Once they got their bags, bags which Sydney had never seen, her mother sat down with her on a bench outside of the airport. Laura spoke of love and that people always love you even when they're not there, and ended with something that froze Sydney. Her father was dead. After that she felt numb and everything her mother said after that sounded like it was far away and everywhere they went was a blur. She felt disconnected from her new life for about a year.
When she was 7 years old she realized that mail was coming to the house addressed to Lana Jonco. And she ran to her mother. "Mommy we got someone else's mail." That was when her mother told her that she was Lana Jonco. A confused Sydney didn't understand. Her mother told her that she had a new name too. Sydney hadn't noticed because the pre-school teachers called her by her name. So Lana explained that they did this to get a fresh start, that her husbands death was too painful. And new names were part of a fresh start. Lana took a paper out of her desk drawer and showed it to Sydney. "This is your new birth certificate." The paper in front of Sydney said 'Lora Sidney Jonco'. For years she never questioned why her mother would change their lives around just to get a fresh start. She finally asked her when she was 14 years old. Lana looked sad when Sidney asked, but never the less she looked her daughter in the eye and told her what had happened. "Your father's death wasn't an accident. He was killed." Lana stammered, "and the FBI put us in the witness protection program so we would be safe. That's why…" A shocked Sidney took her now crying mother in her arms and swore she would never pry again.
Even though her mother traveled for work at least once a week, Sidney and Lana were very close. Lana was very dedicated to her work at the Gallows Publishing House. And Sidney occupied her free time by taking Karate classes, a must while living in the city, her mother had said. Also she enrolled in NYU after graduating with honors from high school, and began studying to be a professor of literature like her mother was before the change. She had some close friends, and had dated a bit. A month before her life changed again her life was normal. She was having coffee at the Starbucks near the university with her best friends Sam Ferris and Carrie Bloom. Sam was a social worker and Carrie a photo editor for Money Matters a financial magazine. She knew Carrie from high school and met Sam from a blind date her neighbor set her up on. Every since then they always could count on one another for help. Who's the better bond was the discussion of the day. Sam argued it was Connery. The girls teamed up saying it was Brosnan because he had a cute butt. They laughed and sipped their warm coffees. She showed them brochures of places she might want to take her mother for holiday. Her mother had a lot of vacation days saved up and they didn't see each other all the time anymore. She had considered LA since it had been about 20 years since they left, she had always wanted to visit her father's grave. And someone would have found them already if they were in danger. So she booked them a flight for Los Angeles and made all of the arrangements.
The day her life would change was upon her. Not knowing what would happen she went through it normally. Sidney put the tickets and brochures for LA on her kitchen table. She kept re-arranging them so maybe they would look more appealing. All she wanted right now was to spend time with her mother. She went to her room and took a last look in the mirror. She recently cut her hair just below her shoulders and hoped her mother would approve. She wore a tan boat neck long sleeve shirt and a pair of faded jeans. The doorbell rang and she thought it would have to do. They hugged and exchanged pleasantries, and then Sidney brought Lana to see her brochures. "No! No way in the world! Lora Sidney Jonco how could you even think about doing this," her mother cried as she glared at Sidney. Sidney argued that it had been years that she wanted to see her father's grave. Her mother screamed at her, "Have I not been a good parent to you?" Sidney couldn't believe her mother would say that, and show so much anger. Sidney told her mother, "I love you mom, I just want to find my roots and-" She was interrupted by her mother pushing her to the ground. Bullets poured through her apartment windows and walls. Red laser dots decorated her apartment. She tried to ask her mother what was going on, but she had no time. She followed her mother down the garbage shoot in the hall. They landed in a cart of garbage. She asked what the hell was going on, and her mom told her act now questions later. She ran with her mom and they headed for the garage. Two men attacked her mother. She was about to yell for the cops and pull them off of her mom, when her mother started fighting back. A minute later both men were unconscious on the floor. Her mother got into the closest car. "Mom?" Sidney questioned. "Get in," Lana shouted. She got in and watched as her mother hot-wired the car. They speed off out of the garage; Sidney looked back and saw her apartment in flames.
They switched cars twice and now were in Central Park. Sidney sat by the large statue of Alice in Wonderland. "What the hell was that about mom?" Sidney cried. Her mom looked nervous, and sighed. "There is no other way to tell you this, I'm a former intelligence agent for the KGB."
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Across the country in an underground office, under the Credit Dauphine building, a worn man starred at a picture of his wife and daughter. He picked up a framed and tattered children's drawing next to it. He rubbed his thumb over the glass and whispered "Sydney".
Author: Elisabeth
Rating: PG
Spoilers: The Solution
Disclaimer: I am a poor student, I have nothing to give you.
Feedback: Please!
Summary: Go back to the night Laura Bristow left to fake her death. What if she had taken Sydney with her?
Note: Thank you Moonie for helping me.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Her mother was a spy, an actual James Bond, gun toting, high kicking spy. One minute Lora Sidney Jonco was in her cozy apartment in New York proposing a vacation to her mother, Lana Jonco. And the next she was dodging bullets, and leaving her apartment just before it blew up. This isn't supposed to happen.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A little over two decades ago little Sydney Bristow colored a picture of her family. It was three stick figures, one drawn tall and with black and brown lines, one medium height with light blue and yellow, and the littlest with green and pink. When she finished she jumped to her feet and ran to the living room where her mother Laura was grading papers. Sydney smiled and chanted, "Mommy, Mommy look what I did". Her mother had taken her in her arms and kissed her and praised her work. After that Laura carried Sydney in to bed for a nap, "I'll be home soon" she whispered. Laura shed a tear and starred at her daughter whose tiny hands were holding her family drawing. Instead of leaving alone, she wrapped her little girl in her arms and carried her to the car. Sydney faintly heard her mother whisper while she slept. "We'll need a new plan."
When Sydney woke up she was on snuggled up next to her mother. She felt drowsy like she had taken cough medicine. She looked around at her surroundings. It was a small area; she looked out the window and saw the sun rising over a large body of water. She was in a plane. She asked her mom why they were on a plane, and got the ominous answer that she would find out when the plane landed. Sydney starred out the window thinking that they were on an adventure. The pilot who announced they were landing in New York City interrupted her thoughts. Once they got their bags, bags which Sydney had never seen, her mother sat down with her on a bench outside of the airport. Laura spoke of love and that people always love you even when they're not there, and ended with something that froze Sydney. Her father was dead. After that she felt numb and everything her mother said after that sounded like it was far away and everywhere they went was a blur. She felt disconnected from her new life for about a year.
When she was 7 years old she realized that mail was coming to the house addressed to Lana Jonco. And she ran to her mother. "Mommy we got someone else's mail." That was when her mother told her that she was Lana Jonco. A confused Sydney didn't understand. Her mother told her that she had a new name too. Sydney hadn't noticed because the pre-school teachers called her by her name. So Lana explained that they did this to get a fresh start, that her husbands death was too painful. And new names were part of a fresh start. Lana took a paper out of her desk drawer and showed it to Sydney. "This is your new birth certificate." The paper in front of Sydney said 'Lora Sidney Jonco'. For years she never questioned why her mother would change their lives around just to get a fresh start. She finally asked her when she was 14 years old. Lana looked sad when Sidney asked, but never the less she looked her daughter in the eye and told her what had happened. "Your father's death wasn't an accident. He was killed." Lana stammered, "and the FBI put us in the witness protection program so we would be safe. That's why…" A shocked Sidney took her now crying mother in her arms and swore she would never pry again.
Even though her mother traveled for work at least once a week, Sidney and Lana were very close. Lana was very dedicated to her work at the Gallows Publishing House. And Sidney occupied her free time by taking Karate classes, a must while living in the city, her mother had said. Also she enrolled in NYU after graduating with honors from high school, and began studying to be a professor of literature like her mother was before the change. She had some close friends, and had dated a bit. A month before her life changed again her life was normal. She was having coffee at the Starbucks near the university with her best friends Sam Ferris and Carrie Bloom. Sam was a social worker and Carrie a photo editor for Money Matters a financial magazine. She knew Carrie from high school and met Sam from a blind date her neighbor set her up on. Every since then they always could count on one another for help. Who's the better bond was the discussion of the day. Sam argued it was Connery. The girls teamed up saying it was Brosnan because he had a cute butt. They laughed and sipped their warm coffees. She showed them brochures of places she might want to take her mother for holiday. Her mother had a lot of vacation days saved up and they didn't see each other all the time anymore. She had considered LA since it had been about 20 years since they left, she had always wanted to visit her father's grave. And someone would have found them already if they were in danger. So she booked them a flight for Los Angeles and made all of the arrangements.
The day her life would change was upon her. Not knowing what would happen she went through it normally. Sidney put the tickets and brochures for LA on her kitchen table. She kept re-arranging them so maybe they would look more appealing. All she wanted right now was to spend time with her mother. She went to her room and took a last look in the mirror. She recently cut her hair just below her shoulders and hoped her mother would approve. She wore a tan boat neck long sleeve shirt and a pair of faded jeans. The doorbell rang and she thought it would have to do. They hugged and exchanged pleasantries, and then Sidney brought Lana to see her brochures. "No! No way in the world! Lora Sidney Jonco how could you even think about doing this," her mother cried as she glared at Sidney. Sidney argued that it had been years that she wanted to see her father's grave. Her mother screamed at her, "Have I not been a good parent to you?" Sidney couldn't believe her mother would say that, and show so much anger. Sidney told her mother, "I love you mom, I just want to find my roots and-" She was interrupted by her mother pushing her to the ground. Bullets poured through her apartment windows and walls. Red laser dots decorated her apartment. She tried to ask her mother what was going on, but she had no time. She followed her mother down the garbage shoot in the hall. They landed in a cart of garbage. She asked what the hell was going on, and her mom told her act now questions later. She ran with her mom and they headed for the garage. Two men attacked her mother. She was about to yell for the cops and pull them off of her mom, when her mother started fighting back. A minute later both men were unconscious on the floor. Her mother got into the closest car. "Mom?" Sidney questioned. "Get in," Lana shouted. She got in and watched as her mother hot-wired the car. They speed off out of the garage; Sidney looked back and saw her apartment in flames.
They switched cars twice and now were in Central Park. Sidney sat by the large statue of Alice in Wonderland. "What the hell was that about mom?" Sidney cried. Her mom looked nervous, and sighed. "There is no other way to tell you this, I'm a former intelligence agent for the KGB."
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Across the country in an underground office, under the Credit Dauphine building, a worn man starred at a picture of his wife and daughter. He picked up a framed and tattered children's drawing next to it. He rubbed his thumb over the glass and whispered "Sydney".
