"Ok, I'm looking for any sources of body heat here. Umm, oooh, there are some in the left corridor. No wait scratch that, sorry, those are a bunch of gaurds. Oooh but there's a room that looks heavily guarded with what looks to be, 3 people inside."

Weiss motioned for Vaughn and the other agent to follow him and they followed the directions Marshall was giving them. Half way there Weiss turned to Vaughn questioningly.

"Mike are you sure you want to go with us? We can get you out and then come back for Sydney."

Vaughn shook his head, "They didn't hurt me except for the occasional punch, it's Sydney we should worry about." Vaughn's chest constricted when he realized how true his words were. They had barely touched him, focusing mainly on hurting Sydney.

They continued on in silence, Vaughn holding up the gun that Weiss had given him, while the unknown agent held up the rear, making sure nothing surprised them from behind. They were soon around the corner from the room they suspected Sydney would be in. Silently motioning towards the guards, Weiss led them as they took down the 4 guards that were positioned at the door.

They then blew through the door only to find that Sydney was the only one in the room. Somehow the other two people had escaped. Sydney was tied down to a metal bed in the center of the room, a gag in her mouth, she was naked. She screamed at them through the gag, pulling at the restraints that held her captive. Vaughn quickly undid them while taking in her injuries. Bruises were everywhere, her ribs, her legs, her arms. There were contusions all across her chest and arms. Furthermore, slash marks marred her perfect thighs and stomach. But what angered Vaughn the most were the bruises in the shape of hands on her inner thighs.

He filed that away in his mind for later and returned his focus on covering Sydney up. There was a lab coat hanging on one of the pegs and he gently slipped that over her, while she undid her gag. She looked at Weiss and the other agent before holding out her hand. The unknown agent handed her a gun and they soon made their way out. Surprisingly, they were able to get outside without any trouble. A black van was waiting for them and as soon as they got in, it sped away.

Unknown agents surrounded Sydney and Vaughn trying to find the major injuries. Most of them were focused on Sydney and she did not seem to like it. She kicked the first person to try and take away the lab coat. As soon as she got an opening, she scrambled to the other side of the van where Vaughn was being treated.

He put a protective arm around her and gave a warning glare to the other agents trying to get to her. He new that she would have to seek medical attention soon but she was too frightened, and there was no way he would let it happen without him right beside her. She curled herself around him and waited as the agents made sure that he was alright. Once they were assured that he was not in any danger they once again focused their energy on Sydney. She answered violently.

"Sydney, they need to check you out. I'll stay right with you, just let them take a look at you."

She hesitated, knowing he was right, but not trusting these people near her. He took her moment of hesitation and moved her towards them. She clung to him as the lay her down on something soft and moved away the lab coat. She was then covered by a blanket which was lifted in different areas to check things out. She kept her eyes locked with Vaughn in fear.

He kept her hand firmly in his and smiled reassuringly. Once they had lifted the bottom half of the blanket the agents gave each other a meaningful look.

"Agent Vaughn," one of them spoke up, "once we get to the CIA hospital we are going to need to do a vaginal exam on her." He nodded understanding and looked down at Sydney. She was looking at him with more fear than he had ever seen on her beautiful face.

"It'll be ok, I'll stay with you the whole time, I promise." It did not do much to stop her fear but it did keep her from noticing that one of the agents was giving her a shot. Her eyes began to droop and she looked at everyone through blary eyes. She was soon asleep and on a stretcher, ready to be brought into the hospital.