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CASABLANCA, MOROCCO - Bristow Residence
"Sydney." Sloane breathed.
"It's over Sloane." She responded.
"Jack, Irina, surely this is a joke." Sloane's face remained mocking.
"I assure you this is no joke." Jack stated.
"You miscalculated Arvin. You gave away your secrets prematurely." Irina added.
"Well, well Irina, you really have become the dutiful housewife; however, your priorities seem to be in disarray. You could have had everything you've ever wanted." He implored with grander.
"I already do." Irina said, glancing from Sydney to Jack. "Sometimes it's the simplest things we over look that give us the most pleasure."
"How trite. You're both giving up the ultimate power, I hope you know that." Sloane swept the room for possible exits but found none. His breathing became labored and his nerves hit overload.
"That power was never yours to give and apparently you did a poor job of keeping to yourself." Jack said harshly.
"What are you talking about?" Sloane's eyes shifted nervously.
"Sydney was taken to the temple in the Himalayas you visited and kept there for two year. Likely by the same man that sent you on your journey for Rambaldi. He used the machine on her and succeeded in rejuvenating her liver." Irina seemed to take great pleasure in telling Sloane of the obvious deception.
"No." Sloane whispered; he looked up at the faces watching him carefully. "I'm not leaving here a prisoner. I'd rather die."
Everyone stared surprised at the broken man before them. He turned suddenly and bolted for the far door. Dixon followed his movements with the gun expertly before firing two rounds. Sloane fell unceremoniously to the ground while Dixon dropped his weapon to his side. Weiss and Vaughn moved to Sloane's and felt for a pulse and weapons.
Vaughn pulled an ankle pistol from Sloane as Weiss announced that he still had a faint heartbeat. Weiss looked up when no one moved. He saw the looks on their faces and slowly moved away from the monster lying awkwardly on the marble floor.
"He'll stain the marble if we leave him." Irina was the one to break the silence. Kendall moved to Sloane and took the role as life seeker. However, when he reached for the jugular this time there was nothing.
Each movement after seem anti-climactic as the giant had been toppled. Agents had been called in and were waiting on standby for Jack's okay to enter the house and take Sloane out. To everyone's astonishment Devlin followed the agents into the house.
"I suppose congratulations are in order Jack." Devlin shook the man's hand while Kendall seethed.
"Irina, you helped in delivering Sloane therefore you immunity agreement has just become active. I'm assuming you'll be returning stateside." Devlin hinted hopefully.
"We're not quite done yet." Irina told Devlin. "We still have to retrieve the Rambaldi machine and ensure it is dismantled. We're also hoping Sydney's disappearance will unravel itself during the retrieval."
"When were you looking to leave?" Devlin asked wearily. He had a feeling the debrief the CIA had ordered was going to be put on hold.
"As soon as possible. If Sloane's death gets out it will make it more difficult to execute our operation." Jack told him.
"Then I suppose I'll see you back at headquarters shortly." Jack and Irina nodded in affirmation. Devlin began walking out of the house but turned back around and raised his eyebrows. "Would it be alright with you both if I took some of my agents home with me, or do you need them all." Irina smiled and Jack shook his head. "Vaughn, Bristow, you two stay, they rest of you need to be debriefed."
"Good luck." Dixon said seriously to the four.
"Yeah, good luck guys and thanks for allowing us to stay." Weiss smiled at them. "It was..fun."
"Um-um- hi, I just wanted to say um- tha-thankyou for letting me stay. I had a-uh-a lovely um time. You're both cooler than I thought- not that you weren't cool before but I um I mean you were always kinda cold and mean" He told Jack. "and um you were dark and scary but now you're um not so-" Marshall stumbled and found himself beginning to sweat.
"We were pleased to have to you Marshall and you're welcome back when ever you'd like. All of you are." Irina said, putting an end to Marshall's ramblings.
The three men left and the four remaining noticed that Kendall had slipped out sometime ago.
"We've got a flight to Nepal in three hours; Devlin has a CIA jet waiting for us." Jack said before they parted ways to prepare for their next mission.
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CASABLANCA, MOROCCO - Bristow Residence
"Sydney." Sloane breathed.
"It's over Sloane." She responded.
"Jack, Irina, surely this is a joke." Sloane's face remained mocking.
"I assure you this is no joke." Jack stated.
"You miscalculated Arvin. You gave away your secrets prematurely." Irina added.
"Well, well Irina, you really have become the dutiful housewife; however, your priorities seem to be in disarray. You could have had everything you've ever wanted." He implored with grander.
"I already do." Irina said, glancing from Sydney to Jack. "Sometimes it's the simplest things we over look that give us the most pleasure."
"How trite. You're both giving up the ultimate power, I hope you know that." Sloane swept the room for possible exits but found none. His breathing became labored and his nerves hit overload.
"That power was never yours to give and apparently you did a poor job of keeping to yourself." Jack said harshly.
"What are you talking about?" Sloane's eyes shifted nervously.
"Sydney was taken to the temple in the Himalayas you visited and kept there for two year. Likely by the same man that sent you on your journey for Rambaldi. He used the machine on her and succeeded in rejuvenating her liver." Irina seemed to take great pleasure in telling Sloane of the obvious deception.
"No." Sloane whispered; he looked up at the faces watching him carefully. "I'm not leaving here a prisoner. I'd rather die."
Everyone stared surprised at the broken man before them. He turned suddenly and bolted for the far door. Dixon followed his movements with the gun expertly before firing two rounds. Sloane fell unceremoniously to the ground while Dixon dropped his weapon to his side. Weiss and Vaughn moved to Sloane's and felt for a pulse and weapons.
Vaughn pulled an ankle pistol from Sloane as Weiss announced that he still had a faint heartbeat. Weiss looked up when no one moved. He saw the looks on their faces and slowly moved away from the monster lying awkwardly on the marble floor.
"He'll stain the marble if we leave him." Irina was the one to break the silence. Kendall moved to Sloane and took the role as life seeker. However, when he reached for the jugular this time there was nothing.
Each movement after seem anti-climactic as the giant had been toppled. Agents had been called in and were waiting on standby for Jack's okay to enter the house and take Sloane out. To everyone's astonishment Devlin followed the agents into the house.
"I suppose congratulations are in order Jack." Devlin shook the man's hand while Kendall seethed.
"Irina, you helped in delivering Sloane therefore you immunity agreement has just become active. I'm assuming you'll be returning stateside." Devlin hinted hopefully.
"We're not quite done yet." Irina told Devlin. "We still have to retrieve the Rambaldi machine and ensure it is dismantled. We're also hoping Sydney's disappearance will unravel itself during the retrieval."
"When were you looking to leave?" Devlin asked wearily. He had a feeling the debrief the CIA had ordered was going to be put on hold.
"As soon as possible. If Sloane's death gets out it will make it more difficult to execute our operation." Jack told him.
"Then I suppose I'll see you back at headquarters shortly." Jack and Irina nodded in affirmation. Devlin began walking out of the house but turned back around and raised his eyebrows. "Would it be alright with you both if I took some of my agents home with me, or do you need them all." Irina smiled and Jack shook his head. "Vaughn, Bristow, you two stay, they rest of you need to be debriefed."
"Good luck." Dixon said seriously to the four.
"Yeah, good luck guys and thanks for allowing us to stay." Weiss smiled at them. "It was..fun."
"Um-um- hi, I just wanted to say um- tha-thankyou for letting me stay. I had a-uh-a lovely um time. You're both cooler than I thought- not that you weren't cool before but I um I mean you were always kinda cold and mean" He told Jack. "and um you were dark and scary but now you're um not so-" Marshall stumbled and found himself beginning to sweat.
"We were pleased to have to you Marshall and you're welcome back when ever you'd like. All of you are." Irina said, putting an end to Marshall's ramblings.
The three men left and the four remaining noticed that Kendall had slipped out sometime ago.
"We've got a flight to Nepal in three hours; Devlin has a CIA jet waiting for us." Jack said before they parted ways to prepare for their next mission.
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