Chapter 2
"I got it!" I yelled to whoever was listening. I wasn't sure if Francie was home and it wasn't Will's house so he probably wasn't going to get it. I checked myself in the mirror one more time before I left the room.
I took a deep breath before opening the door. I was all ready for the bid night but it wasn't who I expected.
"Dad! What are you doing here?" I exclaimed. Vaughn was going to be here soon and if Dad found out that we breaking protocol, there would be hell to pay.
"We have to talk. Can I come in?"
"Well, Will's here, and I'm not sure if Francie's around."
"Come outside. This is important." I gave my father a strange look as I stepped outside.
"What's so important?"
"Last night, two agents, Agents Hamilton and Agent Morse, were sent to a lab in Taipei to retrieve files regarding project Helix . They just made contact regarding the information they retrieved. They found out that the other person that was cloned is still unsure but the person who was well, changed was Emily Seirvestan. Sark has connections with her and we believe that Ms. Seirvestan is working for Sark and Sloane under her new cover. Sydney, Kendall has reason to suspect that person attempting to infiltrate the CIA. Sloane is now, more than ever trying to take down the CIA."
"What am I supposed to do?" I asked, somewhat rudely. Michael was going to be here soon, and I did not want Dad to see him.
"Sydney, I don't expect you to go out and find the double. You just need to be aware of the risks involved. Now that we know who was "transformed," you have to be more careful about what you talk about. It could be anyone. Will, Francie, although I highly doubt it, or any other CIA employee.." My father explained, "We have no way to tell."
"What about the eye-scan?" I inquired. The CIA had tested that on Agent Lennox and he turned out to be the real thing.
"We don't actually have proof that there is an identification technique available from the eye scan. We never tested an eye scan on the fake Lennox."
"Thanks for telling me, Dad. I'll watch for any suspicious signs."
"And Sydney, I know about you and Agent Vaughn. I won't turn you in to Kendall, but I think you should end whatever you've got yourself into."
Then he left. It took me a minute before I realized what had happened. Then it hit me. He knew. I knew this wasn't fair. I couldn't even go out on a simple date without it being against this or breaking that. I began to sob as I walked inside. Will got up and gave me a hug. "It's alright, Syd." He whispered into my ear.
"Thanks." I let go of him and turned to go into the kitchen. I couldn't let Michael see me like this. I dried my eyes just in time for the doorbell to ring a second time. I approached the door much readier than I had before. On the other side of the front door there was a smiling face that I was happy to see.
"Hi, Sydney." His voice was so nice to hear.
"Hi. Come on in." Michael immediately knew something was wrong.
"Syd. What's wrong? Talk to me."
"My father was just here. Helix. You know what I'm talking about?"
"Yea. I heard this afternoon."
"And another thing. My father knows we're breaking protocol." I watched Michael's reaction.
"WHAT?!?" He exclaimed, rather loudly. "Why does he know?How does he know? Did you tell him?" What did he just say?
"God, Michael. I want 'us' to happen. You think I would tell him?" I stormed back into the kitchen and saw Will still standing there. He glared at me and walked towards the front door.
"Nice going man." Will said to Michael.
"What do you mean?"
"Syd's been having a hard time. You just screwed things up."
"What can you tell me?" Michael looked concerned. Will shrugged and sighed.
"I don't want to see her get hurt."
"Neither do I."
Michael walked into the kitchen and said, "I'm sorry. I don't really think that you told him but I was really upset when you told me he knew." There was a long pause before he said, "If we can't see each other then it's going to be hard. I'm in love Syd. I'm in love with you."
I turned around to face him. I did not expect that. "I've loved you for a long time. I thought now that the Alliance is gone that we could finally see each other and now the CIA is stopping us. Who's the bad guys in this situation??"
I threw myself around him and said, "Whoever it is, I hate them. I'm in love just as much as you." I kissed him and he kissed me back. "We can't do this Michael. It will just hurt us more."
"We're in love...we are meant to be together."
"I know." I stood there in his arms. "Let's eat. We can discuss this over dinner." I said giving him one last kiss.
"Mmmm...okay. Promise me that we will find a way through this."
"I promise" I said, although I wasn't sure I could keep that promise.
"I got it!" I yelled to whoever was listening. I wasn't sure if Francie was home and it wasn't Will's house so he probably wasn't going to get it. I checked myself in the mirror one more time before I left the room.
I took a deep breath before opening the door. I was all ready for the bid night but it wasn't who I expected.
"Dad! What are you doing here?" I exclaimed. Vaughn was going to be here soon and if Dad found out that we breaking protocol, there would be hell to pay.
"We have to talk. Can I come in?"
"Well, Will's here, and I'm not sure if Francie's around."
"Come outside. This is important." I gave my father a strange look as I stepped outside.
"What's so important?"
"Last night, two agents, Agents Hamilton and Agent Morse, were sent to a lab in Taipei to retrieve files regarding project Helix . They just made contact regarding the information they retrieved. They found out that the other person that was cloned is still unsure but the person who was well, changed was Emily Seirvestan. Sark has connections with her and we believe that Ms. Seirvestan is working for Sark and Sloane under her new cover. Sydney, Kendall has reason to suspect that person attempting to infiltrate the CIA. Sloane is now, more than ever trying to take down the CIA."
"What am I supposed to do?" I asked, somewhat rudely. Michael was going to be here soon, and I did not want Dad to see him.
"Sydney, I don't expect you to go out and find the double. You just need to be aware of the risks involved. Now that we know who was "transformed," you have to be more careful about what you talk about. It could be anyone. Will, Francie, although I highly doubt it, or any other CIA employee.." My father explained, "We have no way to tell."
"What about the eye-scan?" I inquired. The CIA had tested that on Agent Lennox and he turned out to be the real thing.
"We don't actually have proof that there is an identification technique available from the eye scan. We never tested an eye scan on the fake Lennox."
"Thanks for telling me, Dad. I'll watch for any suspicious signs."
"And Sydney, I know about you and Agent Vaughn. I won't turn you in to Kendall, but I think you should end whatever you've got yourself into."
Then he left. It took me a minute before I realized what had happened. Then it hit me. He knew. I knew this wasn't fair. I couldn't even go out on a simple date without it being against this or breaking that. I began to sob as I walked inside. Will got up and gave me a hug. "It's alright, Syd." He whispered into my ear.
"Thanks." I let go of him and turned to go into the kitchen. I couldn't let Michael see me like this. I dried my eyes just in time for the doorbell to ring a second time. I approached the door much readier than I had before. On the other side of the front door there was a smiling face that I was happy to see.
"Hi, Sydney." His voice was so nice to hear.
"Hi. Come on in." Michael immediately knew something was wrong.
"Syd. What's wrong? Talk to me."
"My father was just here. Helix. You know what I'm talking about?"
"Yea. I heard this afternoon."
"And another thing. My father knows we're breaking protocol." I watched Michael's reaction.
"WHAT?!?" He exclaimed, rather loudly. "Why does he know?How does he know? Did you tell him?" What did he just say?
"God, Michael. I want 'us' to happen. You think I would tell him?" I stormed back into the kitchen and saw Will still standing there. He glared at me and walked towards the front door.
"Nice going man." Will said to Michael.
"What do you mean?"
"Syd's been having a hard time. You just screwed things up."
"What can you tell me?" Michael looked concerned. Will shrugged and sighed.
"I don't want to see her get hurt."
"Neither do I."
Michael walked into the kitchen and said, "I'm sorry. I don't really think that you told him but I was really upset when you told me he knew." There was a long pause before he said, "If we can't see each other then it's going to be hard. I'm in love Syd. I'm in love with you."
I turned around to face him. I did not expect that. "I've loved you for a long time. I thought now that the Alliance is gone that we could finally see each other and now the CIA is stopping us. Who's the bad guys in this situation??"
I threw myself around him and said, "Whoever it is, I hate them. I'm in love just as much as you." I kissed him and he kissed me back. "We can't do this Michael. It will just hurt us more."
"We're in love...we are meant to be together."
"I know." I stood there in his arms. "Let's eat. We can discuss this over dinner." I said giving him one last kiss.
"Mmmm...okay. Promise me that we will find a way through this."
"I promise" I said, although I wasn't sure I could keep that promise.