Rising
Chapter Twelve
Covering Tracks and Admissions
"Mr. Sark, why did you bring Agent Bristow with you?" Alain Christophe asked, immediately after setting his eyes on the young agent.
"Sydney was tortured by Mr. Geiger and found out the truth about SD-6. Mr. Geiger told her, taunting her about her very life. She wants to swear her allegience to the Alliance."
"Why should we not kill her?"
"Because Sydney Bristow is an asset. She is one of the best agents around. She even nearly defeated me several times, which is saying a lot. Now we both pledge ourselves to the Alliance."
"Good. Now tell me about the incident concerning Mr. Geiger and we'll see if we're inclined to believe you."
"He was convinced that I knew where Irina Derevko was. So he tortured Sydney and myself. I, obviously, faired much better than Agent Bristow. Despite our factual accounts that we did not know where she was, he would not believe us. He admitted to being a double agent, wishing to continue Ms. Derevko's idea to bring down the Alliance. He was a severe threat. As soon as I escaped, I immediately disposed of the threat."
"All who believe Mr. Sark's actions was justified?"
11 hands raised.
"Unanimous. Mr. Sark, we hereby find you to only be acting in the best interest of the Alliance. And Miss Bristow, we welcome you to the Alliance. You understand..."
"That secrecy is needed. I do. I promise to work with the Alliance."
"Meeting dismissed."
Sark smiled briefly at a crutch-dependent Sydney. They got into the taxi waiting for them.
As soon as they got far away from the Alliance building, Sydney spoke.
"I promised my allegience to the Alliance."
"Which was crap."
Sydney laughed a little.
"Well, yeah. But I really promise my allegience to you."
Sark's heart throbbed.
"What do you mean? You want to join my organization?"
Sydney shook her head, taking a deep breath.
"First of all, I thought that organization had dissolved."
Sark winked at her.
"Secondly, that's not what I'm saying."
"What are you saying, Sydney?"
"You really want to make this hard on me, don't you?"
"It is fun."
"I'm saying that I love you. I fell in love with you, sometime ago. No matter how much I tried to deny it, I just always wanted to be with you. You invaded my thoughts, took over my dreams. I couldn't get away from you."
Sark nodded, understandingly.
"I've never really been affiliated with anyone. I was always a free agent. Everyone thinks I was part of The Man's organization, but I wasn't. I just worked with Irina. You're the only person in my entire life that I've felt any kind of bond to."
Sydney's eyes softened considerably.
"Yeah?"
"I love you, too. I don't know what I'm supposed to do. I've never been in love."
"I think it would be a good time for the big, dramatic kiss."
Sark smiled at her joke and pulled her into his arms. Slowly, tenderly, he took her mouth to his and kissed her gently. He smiled when Sydney nipped his lip and they pulled apart.
"Together, I believe we could conquer the world."
"World domination, now?"
"I meant it figuritively, but if you want."
Sydney laughed, watching him with steady eyes, unbelieving that this was the same Sark that had tried to kill her months before. Their hands intertwined and they fell silent, just taking in what the other had said.
Chapter Twelve
Covering Tracks and Admissions
"Mr. Sark, why did you bring Agent Bristow with you?" Alain Christophe asked, immediately after setting his eyes on the young agent.
"Sydney was tortured by Mr. Geiger and found out the truth about SD-6. Mr. Geiger told her, taunting her about her very life. She wants to swear her allegience to the Alliance."
"Why should we not kill her?"
"Because Sydney Bristow is an asset. She is one of the best agents around. She even nearly defeated me several times, which is saying a lot. Now we both pledge ourselves to the Alliance."
"Good. Now tell me about the incident concerning Mr. Geiger and we'll see if we're inclined to believe you."
"He was convinced that I knew where Irina Derevko was. So he tortured Sydney and myself. I, obviously, faired much better than Agent Bristow. Despite our factual accounts that we did not know where she was, he would not believe us. He admitted to being a double agent, wishing to continue Ms. Derevko's idea to bring down the Alliance. He was a severe threat. As soon as I escaped, I immediately disposed of the threat."
"All who believe Mr. Sark's actions was justified?"
11 hands raised.
"Unanimous. Mr. Sark, we hereby find you to only be acting in the best interest of the Alliance. And Miss Bristow, we welcome you to the Alliance. You understand..."
"That secrecy is needed. I do. I promise to work with the Alliance."
"Meeting dismissed."
Sark smiled briefly at a crutch-dependent Sydney. They got into the taxi waiting for them.
As soon as they got far away from the Alliance building, Sydney spoke.
"I promised my allegience to the Alliance."
"Which was crap."
Sydney laughed a little.
"Well, yeah. But I really promise my allegience to you."
Sark's heart throbbed.
"What do you mean? You want to join my organization?"
Sydney shook her head, taking a deep breath.
"First of all, I thought that organization had dissolved."
Sark winked at her.
"Secondly, that's not what I'm saying."
"What are you saying, Sydney?"
"You really want to make this hard on me, don't you?"
"It is fun."
"I'm saying that I love you. I fell in love with you, sometime ago. No matter how much I tried to deny it, I just always wanted to be with you. You invaded my thoughts, took over my dreams. I couldn't get away from you."
Sark nodded, understandingly.
"I've never really been affiliated with anyone. I was always a free agent. Everyone thinks I was part of The Man's organization, but I wasn't. I just worked with Irina. You're the only person in my entire life that I've felt any kind of bond to."
Sydney's eyes softened considerably.
"Yeah?"
"I love you, too. I don't know what I'm supposed to do. I've never been in love."
"I think it would be a good time for the big, dramatic kiss."
Sark smiled at her joke and pulled her into his arms. Slowly, tenderly, he took her mouth to his and kissed her gently. He smiled when Sydney nipped his lip and they pulled apart.
"Together, I believe we could conquer the world."
"World domination, now?"
"I meant it figuritively, but if you want."
Sydney laughed, watching him with steady eyes, unbelieving that this was the same Sark that had tried to kill her months before. Their hands intertwined and they fell silent, just taking in what the other had said.