"Sydney," her mother welcomed her, smiling warmly.
She suddenly was having trouble taking a breath in properly. As the car door shut, she felt like the air had been sucked out of the vehicle. As though trapped in the car without air, she felt dizzy and light-headed. Sydney closed her eyes and told herself to just breathe.
"Syd, I told you I would explain everything," Vaughn started as the car began to move. "I wasn't lying."
Sydney barely heard him. Her eyes were still fixed on her mother. She momentarily wondered if this entire thing was a dream, but she knew it was all real. She swallowed the lump that was forming in her throat and turned her attention to Vaughn.
"I guess this all goes back to Rambaldi's prophecy," he said. "As you know, you and your mother were the only ones who knew that the prophecy was about you, not her. But, as it turned out, there was another part to the prophecy. Sloane discovered that the man the woman loved would play a powerful role in the apocalypse. Thinking that your mother was in the prophecy, he assumed it would be Jack. He approached your father about a business partnership, which, of course, your father turned down.
"But your mother knew that sooner or later, Sloane would figure out that it was you in the prophecy. She was so afraid for you. She had been keeping tabs on the double, so she was aware of the fight you had with her. After you blacked out, she took you from LA and brought you to a secluded island. She thought you would be safe there. It wasn't more than two weeks before she contacted me and told me what she had done.
"I didn't quite know what to do when she informed of the situation. I didn't trust her, but just the notion that I could see you and know you were safe, Syd..." he trailed off. "She told me I couldn't involve the CIA. There was no choice but for me to leave the CIA and join her. I could either stay there and be part of their excuse for a search, or I could actually see you."
"Vaughn," Sydney breathed, shaking her head in wonder. She tried to process everything he had told her so far, but only thing came to mind. Vaughn worked with her mother, the woman who had betrayed this country and killed his father - for her sake.
"That night I arrived - I remember it well. I couldn't believe that you were still there, right in front of me. When I was in Los Angeles, I never gave up hope that you were alive, but I couldn't help but assume the worst. Until that night your mother contacted me, I was so afraid you were dead.
"She explained to me about the prophecy. She didn't know what my role in the apocalypse would be, she just knew I would have one. It said in the prophecy that the apocalypse would be in nearly two years, and that the woman would wake up only shortly before then."
"Wait - none of that was in the prophecy the CIA had," Sydney said, confused.
"Sloane met with a monk shortly before the night of your fight with the double. The monk showed him Rambaldi's last prophecy, which was about the upcoming apocalypse. He informed your mother of what the new prophecy held, believing she was still loyal to him," Vaughn explained. Sydney nodded.
"Your mother and I thought we would just have to wait it out, stay on the island until you woke up. But only about a month later, I got a call from Weiss - he, Will, and your father were the only ones I had stayed in touch with from the CIA after I left. None of them knew the truth about where I was, what I was doing. Anyway, he had discovered that the CIA had a mole, someone working with Sloane trying to infiltrate them. Unfortunately, they were never able to fully expose them. He wanted me to come back to help."
Sydney opened her mouth to ask who, but Vaughn answered her unasked question.
"Kendall."
Okay, so there's Chapter 2! Sorry it took so long to put up, but life's been insane. Does anyone know the meaning of the words "So, SO much"? Well, basically it's how sorry I am. Anyways, Chapter 3 will be up soon! Oh, and thnx for the reviews, everyone! Keep 'em coming - they're so addictive! ;-)
She suddenly was having trouble taking a breath in properly. As the car door shut, she felt like the air had been sucked out of the vehicle. As though trapped in the car without air, she felt dizzy and light-headed. Sydney closed her eyes and told herself to just breathe.
"Syd, I told you I would explain everything," Vaughn started as the car began to move. "I wasn't lying."
Sydney barely heard him. Her eyes were still fixed on her mother. She momentarily wondered if this entire thing was a dream, but she knew it was all real. She swallowed the lump that was forming in her throat and turned her attention to Vaughn.
"I guess this all goes back to Rambaldi's prophecy," he said. "As you know, you and your mother were the only ones who knew that the prophecy was about you, not her. But, as it turned out, there was another part to the prophecy. Sloane discovered that the man the woman loved would play a powerful role in the apocalypse. Thinking that your mother was in the prophecy, he assumed it would be Jack. He approached your father about a business partnership, which, of course, your father turned down.
"But your mother knew that sooner or later, Sloane would figure out that it was you in the prophecy. She was so afraid for you. She had been keeping tabs on the double, so she was aware of the fight you had with her. After you blacked out, she took you from LA and brought you to a secluded island. She thought you would be safe there. It wasn't more than two weeks before she contacted me and told me what she had done.
"I didn't quite know what to do when she informed of the situation. I didn't trust her, but just the notion that I could see you and know you were safe, Syd..." he trailed off. "She told me I couldn't involve the CIA. There was no choice but for me to leave the CIA and join her. I could either stay there and be part of their excuse for a search, or I could actually see you."
"Vaughn," Sydney breathed, shaking her head in wonder. She tried to process everything he had told her so far, but only thing came to mind. Vaughn worked with her mother, the woman who had betrayed this country and killed his father - for her sake.
"That night I arrived - I remember it well. I couldn't believe that you were still there, right in front of me. When I was in Los Angeles, I never gave up hope that you were alive, but I couldn't help but assume the worst. Until that night your mother contacted me, I was so afraid you were dead.
"She explained to me about the prophecy. She didn't know what my role in the apocalypse would be, she just knew I would have one. It said in the prophecy that the apocalypse would be in nearly two years, and that the woman would wake up only shortly before then."
"Wait - none of that was in the prophecy the CIA had," Sydney said, confused.
"Sloane met with a monk shortly before the night of your fight with the double. The monk showed him Rambaldi's last prophecy, which was about the upcoming apocalypse. He informed your mother of what the new prophecy held, believing she was still loyal to him," Vaughn explained. Sydney nodded.
"Your mother and I thought we would just have to wait it out, stay on the island until you woke up. But only about a month later, I got a call from Weiss - he, Will, and your father were the only ones I had stayed in touch with from the CIA after I left. None of them knew the truth about where I was, what I was doing. Anyway, he had discovered that the CIA had a mole, someone working with Sloane trying to infiltrate them. Unfortunately, they were never able to fully expose them. He wanted me to come back to help."
Sydney opened her mouth to ask who, but Vaughn answered her unasked question.
"Kendall."
Okay, so there's Chapter 2! Sorry it took so long to put up, but life's been insane. Does anyone know the meaning of the words "So, SO much"? Well, basically it's how sorry I am. Anyways, Chapter 3 will be up soon! Oh, and thnx for the reviews, everyone! Keep 'em coming - they're so addictive! ;-)