"Mr. Sark, the Covenant is having me followed you idiot." She said softly,
trying desperately to act as if she didn't know all that she knew about
him. "Why are you here?"
"I was told to warn you that the CIA is on your tail as well." Sark said softly glancing at the office door.
"That's impossible." Sydney breathed, thinking over the situation in her head.
"I would know, I just escaped custody just yesterday." Sark whispered.
"I know I helped get you out." Sydney breathed.
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Vaughn reached the 6th floor in no time. He peered through the door's window and could see only a small amount of light far down the hallway. He reached for the door and silently moved into the hallway. He could hear the sounds of a whispered conversation, and could faintly make out two figures near the source of the light. He became so distracted as his ears strained to listen, the door slipped from his finger tips and made a soft noise as it closed. He hoped that no one else had heard it.
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"Someone's coming." Sark whispered looking back from where he came.
"Savin." Sydney said glancing at the office door, and then peering down the hallway as well.
"I'll take care of him. They're after you, not me. Your orders are to get out of here and leave LA immediately." Sark said checking his weapon.
"How do you know my orders?" Sydney gasped.
"Julia, I'm Covenant, why else do you think they arranged for my escape." He said reaching for the door to Savin's office and entering it.
Sydney stood for a moment in shock, before noticing a figure moving closer. She turned at began running at a full out sprint. He followed immediately.
She turned down a side hallway and continued to run. Taking another turn she looked behind her to see if he was still on her tail. He was. Running faster now she rounded another corner, barely making it without running into the wall. Turning again, she was now running back the same direction she'd come. The hallway was long and straight, leaving her exposed to her pursuer. She ran full out but could fell him on her back. Then suddenly he stopped. She wondered why, but she could no longer hear his footsteps behind her. As the silenced shot rang out, it became painfully clear why he'd stopped running.
She stopped suddenly, feeling a great stab of pain near her left shoulder. She was instantly weakened and disoriented. She turned to see her pursuer approach. It her drowsy state she barely registered that it was Vaughn. But she called out to him. "Vaughn?" She said falling to her knees. He grabbed her instantly, breaking the force of her fall.
"It's alright Sydney." He said, allowing himself to sink to the ground with her as she fell further into his arms.
"They can't know I'm here." She breathed as unconsciousness began to sweep over her.
"Who Sydney?" Vaughn breathed into her ear as he held her.
She didn't say a word but looked up at him. Her eyes closed slowly and she went limp in his arms. He bent his head and kissed her forehead, breathing her in the scent of her.
He sat there for a long moment just holding her unconscious body. The tranquillizer would keep her under for a good three hours. After a long moment he heard commotion in the hallway. Standing awkwardly, and picking up Sydney with him, he began to make his way down the hallway. He took a right, and turned a left, before returning to the hallway from where he'd come. He could now see the office with the lights, which he's seen as he'd chased Sydney down the hall. There were people inside the office. Pausing for a moment, to rest and assess the situation, he realized that he recognized the voices inside the office. Ever so carefully he laid Sydney down on the ground. Resting her head on her arm. He then went to the office door and opened it slowly.
Jack and Irina turned instantly at the opening of the door. Their faces full of relief as they saw him.
"Your Com has been off." Jack said sternly.
"I know. What happened here?" he said looking at the bloody mess against the far wall."
"Alexander Savin. A nice triad of bullets in his head." Jack explained.
"Who did this?" Vaughn asked immediately.
"I have to assume it was Sydney." Jack shook his head.
"Sydney wouldn't have killed like this." Irina replies instantly.
"It wasn't Sydney." Vaughn was finally able to break in. "I found her, but there was someone with her. I'm not sure who." Vaughn said, watching Jack and Irina's expressions. He paused for a moment watching them exchange looks.
"Where is Sydney." Irina said softly.
"Outside. I had to tranq her. She's out cold." Vaughn said his voice full of guilt. A long moment passed. "We'd better go." He said finally.
"Alpha 1, what is the status of the two operatives." Jack said into his Com's mic."
"They're trying to find a way in. Right now they are working on gaining access through your entry point." Alpha 1 replied, to Jack.
"There are Covenant operatives outside." Jack said softly to Vaughn. "We can't go out the way we came in." Jack said before putting his hand to his ear.
"Red Samba, the operatives have unlocked the door." The message came in loud and clear through Jack's earpiece. "They appear to be having trouble getting it open."
"They're coming inside." Jack relayed to the others.
"I saw an exit on the other side of the building," Vaughn replied. "It will trigger the alarm through."
"We can't take Sydney with us." Irina said causing both men to pause.
"Irina we don't have a choice right now." Jack responded, making his way toward the door. "We'll find a way to fix this. Sydney will understand." Jack said opening the door and allowing Vaughn and Irina to walk through first.
Irina went straight to Sydney and touched her pale cheek.. Vaughn followed and carefully picked her up. Jack led the way down the dark corridor.
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A pair of eyes watched the four until they moved completely out of sight.
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"I was told to warn you that the CIA is on your tail as well." Sark said softly glancing at the office door.
"That's impossible." Sydney breathed, thinking over the situation in her head.
"I would know, I just escaped custody just yesterday." Sark whispered.
"I know I helped get you out." Sydney breathed.
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Vaughn reached the 6th floor in no time. He peered through the door's window and could see only a small amount of light far down the hallway. He reached for the door and silently moved into the hallway. He could hear the sounds of a whispered conversation, and could faintly make out two figures near the source of the light. He became so distracted as his ears strained to listen, the door slipped from his finger tips and made a soft noise as it closed. He hoped that no one else had heard it.
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"Someone's coming." Sark whispered looking back from where he came.
"Savin." Sydney said glancing at the office door, and then peering down the hallway as well.
"I'll take care of him. They're after you, not me. Your orders are to get out of here and leave LA immediately." Sark said checking his weapon.
"How do you know my orders?" Sydney gasped.
"Julia, I'm Covenant, why else do you think they arranged for my escape." He said reaching for the door to Savin's office and entering it.
Sydney stood for a moment in shock, before noticing a figure moving closer. She turned at began running at a full out sprint. He followed immediately.
She turned down a side hallway and continued to run. Taking another turn she looked behind her to see if he was still on her tail. He was. Running faster now she rounded another corner, barely making it without running into the wall. Turning again, she was now running back the same direction she'd come. The hallway was long and straight, leaving her exposed to her pursuer. She ran full out but could fell him on her back. Then suddenly he stopped. She wondered why, but she could no longer hear his footsteps behind her. As the silenced shot rang out, it became painfully clear why he'd stopped running.
She stopped suddenly, feeling a great stab of pain near her left shoulder. She was instantly weakened and disoriented. She turned to see her pursuer approach. It her drowsy state she barely registered that it was Vaughn. But she called out to him. "Vaughn?" She said falling to her knees. He grabbed her instantly, breaking the force of her fall.
"It's alright Sydney." He said, allowing himself to sink to the ground with her as she fell further into his arms.
"They can't know I'm here." She breathed as unconsciousness began to sweep over her.
"Who Sydney?" Vaughn breathed into her ear as he held her.
She didn't say a word but looked up at him. Her eyes closed slowly and she went limp in his arms. He bent his head and kissed her forehead, breathing her in the scent of her.
He sat there for a long moment just holding her unconscious body. The tranquillizer would keep her under for a good three hours. After a long moment he heard commotion in the hallway. Standing awkwardly, and picking up Sydney with him, he began to make his way down the hallway. He took a right, and turned a left, before returning to the hallway from where he'd come. He could now see the office with the lights, which he's seen as he'd chased Sydney down the hall. There were people inside the office. Pausing for a moment, to rest and assess the situation, he realized that he recognized the voices inside the office. Ever so carefully he laid Sydney down on the ground. Resting her head on her arm. He then went to the office door and opened it slowly.
Jack and Irina turned instantly at the opening of the door. Their faces full of relief as they saw him.
"Your Com has been off." Jack said sternly.
"I know. What happened here?" he said looking at the bloody mess against the far wall."
"Alexander Savin. A nice triad of bullets in his head." Jack explained.
"Who did this?" Vaughn asked immediately.
"I have to assume it was Sydney." Jack shook his head.
"Sydney wouldn't have killed like this." Irina replies instantly.
"It wasn't Sydney." Vaughn was finally able to break in. "I found her, but there was someone with her. I'm not sure who." Vaughn said, watching Jack and Irina's expressions. He paused for a moment watching them exchange looks.
"Where is Sydney." Irina said softly.
"Outside. I had to tranq her. She's out cold." Vaughn said his voice full of guilt. A long moment passed. "We'd better go." He said finally.
"Alpha 1, what is the status of the two operatives." Jack said into his Com's mic."
"They're trying to find a way in. Right now they are working on gaining access through your entry point." Alpha 1 replied, to Jack.
"There are Covenant operatives outside." Jack said softly to Vaughn. "We can't go out the way we came in." Jack said before putting his hand to his ear.
"Red Samba, the operatives have unlocked the door." The message came in loud and clear through Jack's earpiece. "They appear to be having trouble getting it open."
"They're coming inside." Jack relayed to the others.
"I saw an exit on the other side of the building," Vaughn replied. "It will trigger the alarm through."
"We can't take Sydney with us." Irina said causing both men to pause.
"Irina we don't have a choice right now." Jack responded, making his way toward the door. "We'll find a way to fix this. Sydney will understand." Jack said opening the door and allowing Vaughn and Irina to walk through first.
Irina went straight to Sydney and touched her pale cheek.. Vaughn followed and carefully picked her up. Jack led the way down the dark corridor.
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A pair of eyes watched the four until they moved completely out of sight.
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