Chapter 2
Sydney nervously pulled at the bottom of her sweater as she walked into the CIA building. What would they want with her? They couldn't possibly want her to debrief, she could of done that the next day.
"Sydney!" It was director Kendall.
"Yes," Sydney said as she turned around to face him. Next to him was Dixon and they both looked more than unpleasant.
"What's wrong?" Sydney asked nervously.
"We have a mole." Dixon informed her.
"A mole," Sydney repeated, "What does that have to do with me?" she asked just a bit confused.
"We want to send you undercover to investigate this person. You have to become this person's new best friend no matter what. You have to gain this person's trust and also keep track of them." Kendall told her.
"Ok, Who is it?" Sydney asked.
Dixon took a deep breath before answering, "Lauren."
"Lauren?" Sydney repeated questioningly. She had had her doubts about Lauren, but everyone had refused to listen to her.
"Yes. We just found out this morning." Dixon informed her.
"This morning? From who?" Sydney inquired.
"Vaughn."
"What. How did he ____" Sydney was cut off by Dixon.
"He found a wig, her passport and a gun in her suit case. It was the same ___"
"Wig I saw her wearing at the club that night." Sydney finished for him.
Dixon confirmed it with a nod.
"We've already got a surveillance group on her, which Weiss is leading. Your only job is to pretend to befriend her."
"And what about Vaughn?" Sydney asked.
"He is to maintain the cover of their marriage so that he can get as much information from her as possible."
"And I'm just supposed to be her friend? Dixon I can't do it." Sydney said.
"Sydney I'm sorry I have to ask you this but it's for the agency. It's the only way for use to get a lead on the passenger and to be ahead of the Covenant." with this said Dixon turned on his heels and left.
Just as she was about to walk out of the office Sydney spotted her father at his desk and she walked over to him.
"Dad." Sydney called as Jack turned around to face the approaching person.
"Sydney."
'Have you heard about Lauren?"
"Yes, I have."
"Dixon asked me to become friends with her so that I can find some things out, but I can't do it. It's ridiculous. I can't do it."
"Sydney." Jack looked at her with a solemn air.
She looked at her father and stopped rambling.
"There's something you need to know."
"What is it?"
"Twenty-five years ago. Your mother and Sloane had an affair and had a child."
Sydney looked at her father and tears started to well up in her eyes.
"How do you know this? How long have you known this?"
"I just found out recently about this. While Dr. Barnett was investigating Sloane he told her about this."
"So I have a sister." Sydney said as one tear rolled down her face.
"Yes. And you also need to know that your sister is the Passenger."
Sydney looked at her father. She was unable to speak.
After a while she finally spoke up.
"Dad, whoever they are, I have to find them."
"Sydney has it occurred to you that your sister could be a danger to you."
"Yes, but no matter what I have to find her. She's not safe out there with the Covenant after her. She could die."
"I know Sydney, which is why we should take precautions and enter this situation carefully."
Sydney was overwhelmed by all of this information; she had to get out of here.
"I have to go home. "She said quietly to her father and she began to walk away.
Just as she reached the door Jack called to her.
"Sydney, just think about it logically."
She looked at her father one last time and left.
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Sydney walked into her apartment and went to the bathroom she ran a hot bath and got in. She hadn't realized how tense she had been. She had been on missions all week and had gotten hit so many times, but it hadn't bothered her until now. It felt like all the weight from the week had suddenly found a place on her shoulders along with the stress of finding out that she had a sister who was also the passenger.
Sydney sighed as she thought about everything that had been revealed to her today. Lauren, her sister, the passenger.
Just then Sydney heard a distant sound. It was footsteps. The only other person who had keys to her house was Weiss, but he was tracking Lauren by now. Sydney got out of the bath and wrapped a towel around herself. She went to her room and grabbed her gun from her drawer. She looked at the time, it was midnight. Who could it be? She silently made her way out of her room and looked around the corner. No one there. She walked down the hallway until the reached her living room and saw someone sitting on her couch.
Sydney nervously pulled at the bottom of her sweater as she walked into the CIA building. What would they want with her? They couldn't possibly want her to debrief, she could of done that the next day.
"Sydney!" It was director Kendall.
"Yes," Sydney said as she turned around to face him. Next to him was Dixon and they both looked more than unpleasant.
"What's wrong?" Sydney asked nervously.
"We have a mole." Dixon informed her.
"A mole," Sydney repeated, "What does that have to do with me?" she asked just a bit confused.
"We want to send you undercover to investigate this person. You have to become this person's new best friend no matter what. You have to gain this person's trust and also keep track of them." Kendall told her.
"Ok, Who is it?" Sydney asked.
Dixon took a deep breath before answering, "Lauren."
"Lauren?" Sydney repeated questioningly. She had had her doubts about Lauren, but everyone had refused to listen to her.
"Yes. We just found out this morning." Dixon informed her.
"This morning? From who?" Sydney inquired.
"Vaughn."
"What. How did he ____" Sydney was cut off by Dixon.
"He found a wig, her passport and a gun in her suit case. It was the same ___"
"Wig I saw her wearing at the club that night." Sydney finished for him.
Dixon confirmed it with a nod.
"We've already got a surveillance group on her, which Weiss is leading. Your only job is to pretend to befriend her."
"And what about Vaughn?" Sydney asked.
"He is to maintain the cover of their marriage so that he can get as much information from her as possible."
"And I'm just supposed to be her friend? Dixon I can't do it." Sydney said.
"Sydney I'm sorry I have to ask you this but it's for the agency. It's the only way for use to get a lead on the passenger and to be ahead of the Covenant." with this said Dixon turned on his heels and left.
Just as she was about to walk out of the office Sydney spotted her father at his desk and she walked over to him.
"Dad." Sydney called as Jack turned around to face the approaching person.
"Sydney."
'Have you heard about Lauren?"
"Yes, I have."
"Dixon asked me to become friends with her so that I can find some things out, but I can't do it. It's ridiculous. I can't do it."
"Sydney." Jack looked at her with a solemn air.
She looked at her father and stopped rambling.
"There's something you need to know."
"What is it?"
"Twenty-five years ago. Your mother and Sloane had an affair and had a child."
Sydney looked at her father and tears started to well up in her eyes.
"How do you know this? How long have you known this?"
"I just found out recently about this. While Dr. Barnett was investigating Sloane he told her about this."
"So I have a sister." Sydney said as one tear rolled down her face.
"Yes. And you also need to know that your sister is the Passenger."
Sydney looked at her father. She was unable to speak.
After a while she finally spoke up.
"Dad, whoever they are, I have to find them."
"Sydney has it occurred to you that your sister could be a danger to you."
"Yes, but no matter what I have to find her. She's not safe out there with the Covenant after her. She could die."
"I know Sydney, which is why we should take precautions and enter this situation carefully."
Sydney was overwhelmed by all of this information; she had to get out of here.
"I have to go home. "She said quietly to her father and she began to walk away.
Just as she reached the door Jack called to her.
"Sydney, just think about it logically."
She looked at her father one last time and left.
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Sydney walked into her apartment and went to the bathroom she ran a hot bath and got in. She hadn't realized how tense she had been. She had been on missions all week and had gotten hit so many times, but it hadn't bothered her until now. It felt like all the weight from the week had suddenly found a place on her shoulders along with the stress of finding out that she had a sister who was also the passenger.
Sydney sighed as she thought about everything that had been revealed to her today. Lauren, her sister, the passenger.
Just then Sydney heard a distant sound. It was footsteps. The only other person who had keys to her house was Weiss, but he was tracking Lauren by now. Sydney got out of the bath and wrapped a towel around herself. She went to her room and grabbed her gun from her drawer. She looked at the time, it was midnight. Who could it be? She silently made her way out of her room and looked around the corner. No one there. She walked down the hallway until the reached her living room and saw someone sitting on her couch.