A/N: Chapters 1-21 are posted up at http://sd-1.com/boards

[b][u]If Tomorrow Never Comes[b] - Part 10[/u]

Sydney stood still trying to comprehend what she saw in front of her. It couldn't be, could it? Her deceased best friend's sister in Mongolia? The torch she held was frozen in position. The woman's hair glinted as she moved.

"I've been waiting for you," The woman said.
"Amy?" Sydney choked out. The woman smirked in the blackout as Sydney searched for her friend.
"Surprised?" Amy asked. "Will's little sister has a secret life that I believe you already have been introduced to," Amy said a little patronisingly.
"How?" Was the only word that escaped Sydney's lips. She wanted answers. She wanted to know why Amy was where she was.
"A man," Amy said, "He approached me during Danny's funeral. He said that the government might be interested in talking to me. When I asked why, he told me-"
"-that you fit a profile," Sydney finished off holding back tears, "You work for SD-6," she said barely above a whisper.

There was no answer. Sydney heard footsteps walking away from her and then the lights burst open. Sydney blinked several times, trying to get used to the new atmosphere. Once regaining focus, she scanned the room for Amy. There she was, standing in front of Sydney in the same attire as Sydney had worn to Taipei to get the Mueller device.
Amy put her hands on her hips.

"I'm doing my bit for the country - unlike you," Amy said looking Sydney up and down with disgust. "You're a traitor," Amy said. Sydney looked at her.
"What? Amy…" Sydney tried to explain to Amy, but the redhead would have none of it.
"Sloane's told me what you did. You told Will - my brother - that SD-6 was an enemy of the United States. He wrote an article on it and that would have blown the CIA cover that SD-6 had," Amy explained, clearly angry with Sydney.
"Sloane told you that?" Sydney asked. Amy had been lied to. "Sloane killed Will," Amy looked at the ground.
"He did what was necessary. I don't blame him. If only it was you," Amy said. Sydney noticed that Amy was holding something by the side of her hip and that she was blocking the door.

"Amy…listen to me. You've been lied to. SD-6 is part of the Alli-"
"Sloane told me you'd do this," Amy interrupted. "He said that you've been working against us. You were the cause of Will's death. The same way you were responsible for Danny's death," Amy said. The name of her dead fiancé caught Sydney's attention. Sydney was shocked to the core.

"You killed to innocent men…and that agent Noah you used to go out with. You are a spineless killer," Amy said. Sydney looked at Amy with tears in her eyes. Sloane had twisted everything that had happened. Amy sighed.
"I always liked you Sydney. I thought you were a nice person and I was glad that I knew you. But now…now I know you for who you really are," Amy brought the object by her hip in line with Sydney's face.
"And it's my job to end it," she said.

Sydney gulped, she didn't know what to do. She could feel the CIA issue gun by her own side, but couldn't bring herself to pick it up and point it at her friend. Sydney had been trained to kill anyone who endangered her life, but this was her friend, someone who'd been given the wrong information. Sydney just couldn't do it. Instead, she just looked at the gun; terror, hurt and distress flashing in her eyes.

Just as Sydney thought it was the end, the door flew open and a man dressed in black invaded in. There was a blur of colour as Sydney witnessed the man and Amy engage in a fight. It seemed that Amy was winning until the man displayed an excellent kick that knocked the redhead down to the ground.

Sydney looked at Amy who didn't move before being approached by the exhausted man. She looked at his eyes through the ski mask and sighed with relief as she saw a pair of green eyes. The mask was pulled off to reveal a panting Vaughn who extended his hand out to her.

"Syd, we've got to go," he said. Sydney looked at Vaughn and took his hand as he pulled her away from the room. Sydney looked at the unconscious Amy and stopped.
"She's okay. I've only knocked her out. We have to go before she wakes up and calls backup," Vaughn urged. Sydney didn't say anything; she just closed the door and ran.

[b]To be continued[/b]

Ok, so I'm not very good at writing fight scenes. It's sort of a crappy chapter, but it does get interesting…trust me! ^_^

Mrs O xXx