She walked into the large warehouse, and shut the door firmly behind her.
It was cold, and dark, but a small amount of light emanated from the middle
of the room. The warehouse was enormous, and in the center Sydney could see
the device she well remembered. Looming above her was the Circumference.
The large spinning object was moving, or so it appeared, quickly. She
didn't recognize the other devices surrounding it, but the Circumference
was by far the largest. Sydney took a few more steps toward it, waiting.
It didn't take long before he appeared. He stepped out into the light where she could see him. The broad smile of satisfaction hanging from his lips. She kept walking until they were approximately ten feet from each other.
"Oh Sydney, you have no idea how long I've waited for this, or how much satisfaction it brings me that you are here." He smirked again.
"What I'm here for is not about your satisfaction. This has to end." She said loudly above the noise of the device.
"As all things do." Sloane said, extending and arm as if to show her the way. Sydney pulled the gun from her waistband, and pointed it at him.
"What is it you think is going to happen here?" She said, caulking the gun for emphasis.
"You will see, Sydney. Please come with me and I will show you great things." Sloane said, arm still outstretched. Sydney moved forward, without lowering her weapon.
The walked almost halfway around the device before he stopped. There was a desk and a computer, situated on the ground below the device.
"Inside of the red sphere there is a liquid, which I understand you've dealt with before." Sloane said touching the keyboard of the computer.
"Yes, it made Vaughn very sick. It was deadly." Sydney said standing a few feet away. Her weapon still aimed, "What does this have to do with anything."
"The liquid within the Circumference is deadly to living being, that's true. But it is actually a preservative serum, with regenerative qualities." Sloane said, not looking away from the computer screen. "Come and look at this." He said pointing to it. Sydney took a few steps toward him, but maintained a safe distance. The screen displayed a diagram of the red sphere. Inside it, in the center appeared to be a person. "You see Sydney. The Circumference was designed to preserve. It was created to keep human flesh healthy for extended periods of time. Rambaldi's main goal was the preservation of life, or at least the extension of it."
"Who is it?" Sydney said loudly.
"The ability to maintain a human body from decomposition is amazing. After someone's death Rambaldi stated that this device could keep their body in perfect condition for almost twice a normal life span."
"So there is a dead person in there." Sydney said glancing at the rotating sphere.
"Not just any dead person." Sloane said softly, also glancing at the spinning orb.
Before Sydney could react, Sloane nodded. He then pushed a button on the keyboard. Evidently this signaled for his guards to enter the warehouse, and they did. There must have been four dozen of them, on Sydney's initial count.
"What is going on?" Sydney yelled keeping her gun trained on Sloane's head. The guards continued to approach on all sides.
"Sydney, forgive me. I must commit one last sin against you. Understand that it is for a good reason." The guards inched closer and closer, and Sydney took a few steps toward Sloane.
"Stay back, I'll shoot him!" She yelled. This seemed to cause a short pause in the advancing troops, but not much. Without warning a sharp and excruciating pain shot through Sydney's stomach. Her face contorted in pain as she looked to Sloane with shock and betrayal in her eyes. She felt the gun slip from her hand, as she herself, fell to the floor. Sydney grabbed her protruding stomach, desperate to figure out what was wrong. She screamed in pain, as Sloane rushed to her side. He had no idea what was going on.
"Sydney, are you alright? Sydney?" He called. She could barely hear him, the pain was too intense. Darkness was descending on her, and the sounds of the warehouse were fading in and out. "Sydney!" She could hear Sloane shout again. As she lost all consciousness she heard him give a final command, "The gurney. Quick! The procedure must be done immediately." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
"Jack where are you?" Irina's voice came through the cell phone, despite the interference.
"We're refueling in Hong Kong. We'll be off the ground momentarily.'" Jack shouted back.
"We're going to need back up." Irina said, her voice beginning to clear.
"I've taken care of it." Jack replied. "What is your position?"
"I've been surveying the building for almost twelve hours. No one has come in or out, but there is definite activity on the inside." She said, the reception finally clearing completely.
"So Sydney is already in there?" Jack said quietly.
"That must be so." Irina said, the sadness almost smothering her voice. "I'm going in." She said with determination.
"No. That isn't a part of the plan. You'll get yourself killed." Jack said loudly.
"If Sydney is in there, than Arvin has her. He won't kill me Jack, I have to go. I'm sorry, I love you." She said reaching to hang up the phone.
"Wait, I love you too. Be careful. tell Sydney that I love her." Jack said, obviously worried.
Irina hung up. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
It didn't take long before he appeared. He stepped out into the light where she could see him. The broad smile of satisfaction hanging from his lips. She kept walking until they were approximately ten feet from each other.
"Oh Sydney, you have no idea how long I've waited for this, or how much satisfaction it brings me that you are here." He smirked again.
"What I'm here for is not about your satisfaction. This has to end." She said loudly above the noise of the device.
"As all things do." Sloane said, extending and arm as if to show her the way. Sydney pulled the gun from her waistband, and pointed it at him.
"What is it you think is going to happen here?" She said, caulking the gun for emphasis.
"You will see, Sydney. Please come with me and I will show you great things." Sloane said, arm still outstretched. Sydney moved forward, without lowering her weapon.
The walked almost halfway around the device before he stopped. There was a desk and a computer, situated on the ground below the device.
"Inside of the red sphere there is a liquid, which I understand you've dealt with before." Sloane said touching the keyboard of the computer.
"Yes, it made Vaughn very sick. It was deadly." Sydney said standing a few feet away. Her weapon still aimed, "What does this have to do with anything."
"The liquid within the Circumference is deadly to living being, that's true. But it is actually a preservative serum, with regenerative qualities." Sloane said, not looking away from the computer screen. "Come and look at this." He said pointing to it. Sydney took a few steps toward him, but maintained a safe distance. The screen displayed a diagram of the red sphere. Inside it, in the center appeared to be a person. "You see Sydney. The Circumference was designed to preserve. It was created to keep human flesh healthy for extended periods of time. Rambaldi's main goal was the preservation of life, or at least the extension of it."
"Who is it?" Sydney said loudly.
"The ability to maintain a human body from decomposition is amazing. After someone's death Rambaldi stated that this device could keep their body in perfect condition for almost twice a normal life span."
"So there is a dead person in there." Sydney said glancing at the rotating sphere.
"Not just any dead person." Sloane said softly, also glancing at the spinning orb.
Before Sydney could react, Sloane nodded. He then pushed a button on the keyboard. Evidently this signaled for his guards to enter the warehouse, and they did. There must have been four dozen of them, on Sydney's initial count.
"What is going on?" Sydney yelled keeping her gun trained on Sloane's head. The guards continued to approach on all sides.
"Sydney, forgive me. I must commit one last sin against you. Understand that it is for a good reason." The guards inched closer and closer, and Sydney took a few steps toward Sloane.
"Stay back, I'll shoot him!" She yelled. This seemed to cause a short pause in the advancing troops, but not much. Without warning a sharp and excruciating pain shot through Sydney's stomach. Her face contorted in pain as she looked to Sloane with shock and betrayal in her eyes. She felt the gun slip from her hand, as she herself, fell to the floor. Sydney grabbed her protruding stomach, desperate to figure out what was wrong. She screamed in pain, as Sloane rushed to her side. He had no idea what was going on.
"Sydney, are you alright? Sydney?" He called. She could barely hear him, the pain was too intense. Darkness was descending on her, and the sounds of the warehouse were fading in and out. "Sydney!" She could hear Sloane shout again. As she lost all consciousness she heard him give a final command, "The gurney. Quick! The procedure must be done immediately." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
"Jack where are you?" Irina's voice came through the cell phone, despite the interference.
"We're refueling in Hong Kong. We'll be off the ground momentarily.'" Jack shouted back.
"We're going to need back up." Irina said, her voice beginning to clear.
"I've taken care of it." Jack replied. "What is your position?"
"I've been surveying the building for almost twelve hours. No one has come in or out, but there is definite activity on the inside." She said, the reception finally clearing completely.
"So Sydney is already in there?" Jack said quietly.
"That must be so." Irina said, the sadness almost smothering her voice. "I'm going in." She said with determination.
"No. That isn't a part of the plan. You'll get yourself killed." Jack said loudly.
"If Sydney is in there, than Arvin has her. He won't kill me Jack, I have to go. I'm sorry, I love you." She said reaching to hang up the phone.
"Wait, I love you too. Be careful. tell Sydney that I love her." Jack said, obviously worried.
Irina hung up. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++