Author's Note: Chapter II is up. I hope you like it. And remember, feedback is always nice. Thanks.
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"Dixon, what's going on?" Vaughn rushed out of Syd's cell and into a debriefing room where the rest of his friends were waiting. "What does she mean you caught her in a hotel killing a man?"
The others looked at his as if he had gone off his rocker. Weiss moved over to his friend. "Vaughn, when the team located her, she was in a suite sleeping."
"What exactly did she say to you?" Dixon looked concerned.
"She told me, when the team found her, she was killing a man named Ralph. That he was a part of a test from her boss, and now as a treat, she was allowed to kill him."
"Did she say what the test was?"
"Control."
"What about her boss?"
"No, she never named them. You know when I entered, she always referred to me as Agent Vaughn, like she had never seen me before, but knew of me."
"That is explainable. From what we have uncovered already, Sydney seems to have undergone a brainwashing operation. That would also explain her i.d.ing herself as Julia Thorne. Other then that, she will tell us nothing. She refuses to talk to anyone but "Simon". Who ever that may be."
"Act…Ac…Actually, Mr. Ah…Dixon…" They all looked to Marshall.
"What is it?"
"After we first heard of Simon from Sydney, or Julia, or Syd, or Julia…"
"Marshall!"
"Right. Well I did a search of Miss Thorne's partners over the past two years. And one name popped up constantly. Simon Walker."
"How constantly?"
"Besides working on jobs together, they were often seen at various night clubs…" Marshall gulped and did a quick look at Vaughn. "Together."
"How fast can we get him here?"
"He was last seen in the same hotel as Sydney, just an hour before we located her."
"I want him here and ready for questioning in an hour. Now, people." With that, Dixon left the room and the others got to work.
Vaughn was left wondering. *Syd with another man? My Syd? *
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Just as Dixon had ordered, an hour later, Simon was sitting in one of the chairs in the debriefing room. He had been cocky before, but as he noticed Vaughn's glare, he got even more so. He slouched in the chair and grinned at him.
"You must be Michael Vaughn. The floppy hair, the brooding green eyes, and the 'I'm mister boss of the world' frown'. Yup, you'd be mister Vaughn."
Dixon glared at the British man and ignored what he said. "Simon Walker. You have been linked to a woman, Julia Thorne."
"What of it?"
"She is currently in our custody, and refuses to speak to anyone but you."
"That's my girl."
"She isn't yours." Simon and Dixon turned to see Vaughn heat up.
"Vaughn, perhaps you should leave…" Dixon stood up to open the door, but Simon spoke first.
"After the first time we were together mate, I found her in the shower. Naked, sitting in the corner, with the hot water running over her, she was crying. When I asked her why, she said she felt guilty. As if she was cheating on someone, someone she truly loved, but she didn't know, didn't remember who that was." There was no cockiness, or sneer in Simon's voice. There was longing, for a love that never belonged to him.
Three men just stared at each other, until Simon said that it was time for him to talk to Julia.
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As Simon entered the area in front of Syd's cell, Julia turned and smiled. "Simon. You came!"
"Course Luv, wouldn't miss ya for the world."
"So, any plans to get me out?"
"No. Word is you're to go on a mission with the CIA to recover your real identity."
"And this doesn't cause a dent in our relationship at all?" Julia was starting to get pissed.
"That will be up to you…after you have fully recovered."
"What if I like being Julia Thorne, being free, being with who I want?"
"You can still be free, be with who you want, and be Sydney Bristow."
The two just looked at each other, saying their goodbyes, and sealing away their relationship, for now.
