Title: One wedding and a near funeral

Author: AnnaSun

Summary: The take down of SD-6 is about to commence and troubles arise for Sydney and Vaughn.

Rating: PG-13

Disclaimers note: I don't own Alias but I do this fanfic

Chapter 9: Worry Lines

Whilst Jack with Dixon had driven Slone to a secret safe house for further information, Vaughn was still at Sydney's side, his hand now in hers. The plane was up in the air so Vaughn and the Doctor has securely strapped Sydney down on the bed in case she jostled due to any turbulence they encountered. The plane was heading to a hospital on the border of Bulgaria where Sydney would get immediate medical attention. Vaughn looked down at Sydney's beautiful face hoping she would wake up so he could see her lovely brown eyes. After a while he suddenly felt Sydney hand move slightly. Was he dreaming? he thought. Did she just move her hand? He looked at her face looking for any signs of her waking up. He felt her hand move again.

"Doctor?" he said not taking his eyes off her "I think Sydney's waking up. She just moved her hand."

The Doctor moved over noticing the movement of Sydney's hand too.

"Sydney, can you here me? Come on, open your eyes for me."

Sydney responded to her voice and opened her eyes slightly, taking in her surroundings. She seemed disorientated and confused. "Daddy?" she asked, her forehead creased with confusion lines. Vaughn smiled. Jack would be so happy that she was asking for him.

"No Syd, it's me Vaughn."

"Vaughn!" she cried, even though her voice was muffled by the oxygen mask.

Her eyes were open fully as she stared up at Vaughn, trying to smile through the pain. The Doctor pulled a penlight out of her pocket and shone it in both of Sydney's eyes to check for pupil reaction. Sydney started growing dozy again and her eyes were being to droop.

"Spinning, the room's spinning. Vaughn make it stop. Please?" Those were her last words before she passed out again. The Doctor upped Sydney's morphine dose and resumed her seat at the end of the bed. Vaughn didn't know what to do. He wanted to take the pain away from her but he didn't know how. The tears began to come back to his eyes again and he fought them away as the plane came into land at the airport.

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No sooner had they got Sydney off the plane than an ambulance had pulled up. Once they were inside the siren blared out and the vehicle sped off to 'Besea Hospital'

Sydney was rushed into the emergency medical room and the Doctor began to examine her fully. Vaughn tried to get inside but was told he wasn't allowed. All he could do was watch from the glass as Sydney endured a multitude of tests to determine what was wrong with her. It seemed like hours until the Doctor reappeared but in fact it was only a little while. She had a stricken look upon her face.

"Agent Vaughn. I have examined Sydney and have found out what is causing her problems. Apart from a minor concussion which should soon go away. We'll just need to monitor her on that. I found her abdomen was very swollen and ridged. After using the sonography on it I found a dark area. Blood. Vaughn, Sydney has appendicitis. We're taking her for a emergency operation now. If we don't remove the appendix now she could die….."

Vaughn's face turned ghostly white.

"Oh my God!" was all he could say.

To be continued…