Title: A Hacker and Hershey Kisses
Author: Me, mestupgirl
Disclaimer: I own nothing; all characters etc belong to JJ Abrams and Comp. Except for Kerry and Sean, they're figments of my imagination : P
Summary: Takes place in the future, slight spoilers but nothing earth shattering. Basically, Jack and Syd get Irina out of her cell to track a troublesome hacker by the name of Kerry. Secrets and truths are found along the way. Enjoy. The song used is 'My Immortal' by Evanescence.
A/N: This is my first Alias fic.be gentle.
*** Chapter 2
The airport was crowded with people trying to escape the chaos within the City of Angels. Businessmen sealing the big deal on their new cell phones and little children pulling on the pant leg of a parent in an obvious need of a restroom.
The Bristows blended in just fine.
Jack and Irina walked side by side with Sydney following closely behind. They were posing as the Novas, a happy family visiting a sick relative.
When Kendall was debriefing the three of them, the corners of Irina's mouth picked up slightly when it was said that they would be visiting a relative.
"Is there a problem Ms. Derevko?" Kendall was trying hard to conceal the agitation in his voice.
She shook her head, "No, but it seems odd that we always portray a happy American family. I'm surprised no one has ever seen through our little lies."
"Yes, well, you seem to be very good at acting."
The debrief was short and they were quickly at the airport where they now stood. The mission was to take 'Hershey Kiss' into custody and bring that person back for questioning. It looked like an easy assignment.
Jack, Irina and Sydney sat together on the plane with Irina between Jack and Syd. The flight was made mostly in silence. There was the occasional small talk but the conversations quickly fell.
"So, mom, how do you know, Kerry is it?" Sydney was obviously bored and needed to talk about something that may last longer than a few statements.
Irina turned her body toward Sydney and began to think about everything she knew about her.
"I knew her mother," was all she said.
Sydney inadvertently moved closer toward her in a way of signaling that she wanted more detail.
"When she got older, I realized she had a talent with computers. I taught her what I knew about them, but she was more skilled than I. I had hopes of recruiting her she's very intelligent. I would hint at becoming a hacker or working for secret agencies, but she didn't want any part of it. She said it wouldn't be like her to work against people, especially those she didn't know."
Jack caught the tail end of what she had said and interrupted, "You mean to tell me, that you would stop pursuing someone with some much skill as this Kerry possesses, simply because she didn't want to join with you?"
Irina sat back in her seat and turned her eyes toward Jack. "Is it that hard to believe, Jack?"
He nodded.
"You don't know everything, now do you?" There was a teasing gleam in her eyes that made Jack think that she was hiding something, and he knew she probably was.
"You will tell me." Jack was getting anxious because he wasn't in control, she was.
"When I think the time is right, perhaps I will."
The next few hours were made in an awkward silence once again.
****
The airport they arrived in was amazingly smaller than the one they left Los Angeles from. The crowds were smaller and it was much easier to move around in.
Quickly grabbing the few bags that they brought with them, they headed toward the car rentals.
Finding the small family car parked at the other end of the lot was quite easy. It was finding their way out that was the problem.
"Jack, if you go straight and then left, we will be on the road toward the interstate."
"How do you expect me to go straight when there is a curb there?" Sydney was rubbing her temples in the back seat, "It's amazing, two of the world's best spies, can't figure out how to get out a simple parking lot!"
After 15 minutes, they found their way out by following another car that was going in the same direction as they were trying to.
All Sydney could do was shake her head.
*** The ride was fairly easy after the fiasco in the parking lot. Irina seemed to know her way around pretty well; she served as the navigator for the rest of the trip without a map.
They found their way to a quaint little neighborhood that had seen better days. Not that it was run down, it was far from it, but there was a feeling that past times had been better.
They pulled up in front of a small white house. The lights were on at least someone was home. Putting the car in park, Jack was the first to get out.
The sound of a piano could be heard coming from the open windows.
~I'm so tired of being here Suppressed by all of my childish fears
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
Because your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone~
Jack stopped when he heard someone begin to sing. Irina and Sydney climbed the steps and stopped alongside Jack.
~ These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase~
Jack turned and looked at Irina as the words of the song registered in his head. Irina looked as if tears were about to form in her eyes, but before they could she moved toward the front porch in a hurry so they could not see the effect that the lyrics had on her.
~When you cried I'd wipe away all of you tears When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears And I've held your hands through all of these years But you still have all of me~
Irina quickly lifted the welcome mat and grabbed the spare key. Jack and Sydney looked at her in surprise. "I told you, I know her," she said without looking at them.
~ You used to captivate me
By your resonating light
But now I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face it haunts my once pleasant dreams
Your voice it chased away all the sanity in me~
Irina turned the key in the keyhole and proceeded to open the door. The music got louder as they made their way into the house. The sounds were coming from the back of the house.
Irina led the way while Sydney and Jack checked everything out without leaving her by herself.
There were two teenagers, one boy and one girl, at the piano. The girl was standing next to it, facing where the Bristows would have to come through. She had dark hair with red streaks in it and emerald eyes. She was a spitting image of Irina.
Irina stood silently in the doorway. The girl looked up and stopped singing and the boy stopped playing.
"Mom?"
"What!?" That was the only word that Jack and Sydney were able to let out.
***
A/N: Everything will be explained. Don't worry; it's not what it seems. Once again, the song used was 'My Immortal' by the band Evanescence, check it out, and there's a little bit more to it than what I have but not much. Daily updates will be rare since I'm posting as I'm writing this.
Author: Me, mestupgirl
Disclaimer: I own nothing; all characters etc belong to JJ Abrams and Comp. Except for Kerry and Sean, they're figments of my imagination : P
Summary: Takes place in the future, slight spoilers but nothing earth shattering. Basically, Jack and Syd get Irina out of her cell to track a troublesome hacker by the name of Kerry. Secrets and truths are found along the way. Enjoy. The song used is 'My Immortal' by Evanescence.
A/N: This is my first Alias fic.be gentle.
*** Chapter 2
The airport was crowded with people trying to escape the chaos within the City of Angels. Businessmen sealing the big deal on their new cell phones and little children pulling on the pant leg of a parent in an obvious need of a restroom.
The Bristows blended in just fine.
Jack and Irina walked side by side with Sydney following closely behind. They were posing as the Novas, a happy family visiting a sick relative.
When Kendall was debriefing the three of them, the corners of Irina's mouth picked up slightly when it was said that they would be visiting a relative.
"Is there a problem Ms. Derevko?" Kendall was trying hard to conceal the agitation in his voice.
She shook her head, "No, but it seems odd that we always portray a happy American family. I'm surprised no one has ever seen through our little lies."
"Yes, well, you seem to be very good at acting."
The debrief was short and they were quickly at the airport where they now stood. The mission was to take 'Hershey Kiss' into custody and bring that person back for questioning. It looked like an easy assignment.
Jack, Irina and Sydney sat together on the plane with Irina between Jack and Syd. The flight was made mostly in silence. There was the occasional small talk but the conversations quickly fell.
"So, mom, how do you know, Kerry is it?" Sydney was obviously bored and needed to talk about something that may last longer than a few statements.
Irina turned her body toward Sydney and began to think about everything she knew about her.
"I knew her mother," was all she said.
Sydney inadvertently moved closer toward her in a way of signaling that she wanted more detail.
"When she got older, I realized she had a talent with computers. I taught her what I knew about them, but she was more skilled than I. I had hopes of recruiting her she's very intelligent. I would hint at becoming a hacker or working for secret agencies, but she didn't want any part of it. She said it wouldn't be like her to work against people, especially those she didn't know."
Jack caught the tail end of what she had said and interrupted, "You mean to tell me, that you would stop pursuing someone with some much skill as this Kerry possesses, simply because she didn't want to join with you?"
Irina sat back in her seat and turned her eyes toward Jack. "Is it that hard to believe, Jack?"
He nodded.
"You don't know everything, now do you?" There was a teasing gleam in her eyes that made Jack think that she was hiding something, and he knew she probably was.
"You will tell me." Jack was getting anxious because he wasn't in control, she was.
"When I think the time is right, perhaps I will."
The next few hours were made in an awkward silence once again.
****
The airport they arrived in was amazingly smaller than the one they left Los Angeles from. The crowds were smaller and it was much easier to move around in.
Quickly grabbing the few bags that they brought with them, they headed toward the car rentals.
Finding the small family car parked at the other end of the lot was quite easy. It was finding their way out that was the problem.
"Jack, if you go straight and then left, we will be on the road toward the interstate."
"How do you expect me to go straight when there is a curb there?" Sydney was rubbing her temples in the back seat, "It's amazing, two of the world's best spies, can't figure out how to get out a simple parking lot!"
After 15 minutes, they found their way out by following another car that was going in the same direction as they were trying to.
All Sydney could do was shake her head.
*** The ride was fairly easy after the fiasco in the parking lot. Irina seemed to know her way around pretty well; she served as the navigator for the rest of the trip without a map.
They found their way to a quaint little neighborhood that had seen better days. Not that it was run down, it was far from it, but there was a feeling that past times had been better.
They pulled up in front of a small white house. The lights were on at least someone was home. Putting the car in park, Jack was the first to get out.
The sound of a piano could be heard coming from the open windows.
~I'm so tired of being here Suppressed by all of my childish fears
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
Because your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone~
Jack stopped when he heard someone begin to sing. Irina and Sydney climbed the steps and stopped alongside Jack.
~ These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase~
Jack turned and looked at Irina as the words of the song registered in his head. Irina looked as if tears were about to form in her eyes, but before they could she moved toward the front porch in a hurry so they could not see the effect that the lyrics had on her.
~When you cried I'd wipe away all of you tears When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears And I've held your hands through all of these years But you still have all of me~
Irina quickly lifted the welcome mat and grabbed the spare key. Jack and Sydney looked at her in surprise. "I told you, I know her," she said without looking at them.
~ You used to captivate me
By your resonating light
But now I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face it haunts my once pleasant dreams
Your voice it chased away all the sanity in me~
Irina turned the key in the keyhole and proceeded to open the door. The music got louder as they made their way into the house. The sounds were coming from the back of the house.
Irina led the way while Sydney and Jack checked everything out without leaving her by herself.
There were two teenagers, one boy and one girl, at the piano. The girl was standing next to it, facing where the Bristows would have to come through. She had dark hair with red streaks in it and emerald eyes. She was a spitting image of Irina.
Irina stood silently in the doorway. The girl looked up and stopped singing and the boy stopped playing.
"Mom?"
"What!?" That was the only word that Jack and Sydney were able to let out.
***
A/N: Everything will be explained. Don't worry; it's not what it seems. Once again, the song used was 'My Immortal' by the band Evanescence, check it out, and there's a little bit more to it than what I have but not much. Daily updates will be rare since I'm posting as I'm writing this.
