Melanie's Lullaby Ch 1 'Hear Us...hear Us'
Disclaimer: Yeah, yeah, nothing belongs to me...except Melanie and maybe some
other characters, but I don't know yet.
Sydney sat on her bed, tears streaming down her face as she stared at the picture she was holding in her shaky hands. Her daughter Melanie, who was 4 at the time, was sitting on a park bench in between her parents, eating an ice cream cone. It was the last picture of Melanie before she had been kidnapped. Sydney remembered staying up all night and day searching for Melanie, but had reluctantly given up after a year. Dixon, Jack, even Melanie's father Vaughn had told her it was useless. So Sydney had quit the CIA, this time for good and all she ever did was lay around in Melanie's room, staring at pictures of the whole family together, watch home movies, or simply cry until there weren't any tears left.
But no one objected to Sydney's resignation, which Sydney had to give them. She couldn't stand being around people who had given up so easily on her daughter and who had even tried convincing her to do the same. Well they did, Sydney thought angrily. She started to hum the lullaby she would sing to Melanie as she went to sleep and more tears made their way to the surface.
Hear us...hear us
Though you're far away
Here's a song that I sang
Beyond the rainbow's land
Hear us...Hear us
Through blue skies or gray
And it's from our hearts
That's where the music starts
Sydney collapsed on the sofa and fell asleep, dreaming, of course, about Melanie. She didn't wake up until she heard the doorbell ringing nonstop and Vaughn's voice.
"Sydney, it's me! C'mon, open up its urgent!" Vaughn yelled. She got and ran to the door of the house. "Vaughn, what is it?" she asked. "We've apprehended Sark. He says he's got vital information for us." He replied. "What does this have to do with me? I quit last year, remember?" she said, desperately trying to stay calm.
"Yes, but this concerns you...and me. He mentioned the name 'Melanie.'" He said, although Sydney had a feeling he wasn't supposed to tell her. "Does he know where she is?" Sydney asked hopefully.
"I don't know. Dixon said to get you and he'll fill us in at the debriefing. We need to go." Vaughn said impatiently. Sydney grabbed her jacket, put it on over her pajama top, and followed her ex-husband to his car.
A/N: Please r/r it's my first story. I'll have the 2nd chapter up soon, but my sister is hogging the computer. Ok, I made a deal her but that doesn't mean I'm ok w/it...
Disclaimer: Nothing belongs to me except Melanie and Ben 'Snake' Schol.
I actually updated! Thanx to all who reviewed! Here's the next chapter! ^_^
"Anna, come down here please." Lauren Reed called up to the little girl. Anna immediately stopped polishing the necklace her mother had given her and ran downstairs where her mother was standing.
"Yes Mommy?" Anna asked. Lauren stayed silent for a moment, enjoying the complete control she had over the little girl. Kids were so vulnerable, especially at a young age.
"Anna, Daddy's been captured." Lauren said, seeing if the girl would start asking questions, start crying, or both. But she remained silent and still. Lauren continued.
"As you know, he'll be out in record time, but until he's here, I want you watching the news, and find the CIA's weak points, and eventually come up with a plan for his escape. You have three days, otherwise... you know." She said threateningly.
Anna's face displayed no emotion, although Lauren knew that on the inside she was trembling. Lauren and Sark had tortured a lot of people that way and only a handful of them survived. Yet the girl was still alive, remarkable as it was. She was as strong as her mother; Lauren had to give her that.
"The TV's free. Hurry." She said calmly. The grabbed a piece of paper and a pencil, ready to take notes. Lauren went upstairs and into her room. She got out her cell phone and called the recruit Ben Schol, although he was known as Snake. He had been recruited in 2004 when Sydney and Vaughn had gotten married and Lauren had been forced into hiding. He had been the Covenant's newest recruit, but had shown the most potential.
"What boss?" Snake asked groggily.
"Wake up and your lazy ass up. Sark's been captured." She told him.
"Well what do you want me to do?" Snake asked.
"The brat's forming a plan to get him out. When she's done you'll be assisting her in the escape." Lauren informed him as coolly as she could.
"What makes you think she'll have it finished?" Snake wondered lazily. Lauren could tell he was getting a beer.
"Oh she'll be ready. Regardless of her parentage, she's been quite helpful to us." She replied defensively.
"What makes you think she won't find out?" Snake asked after he took a sip.
"Don't question your assignment, and don't doubt your superiors. That's enough questions, just get prepared and wait until she's finished. And stay put." She snapped.
"And what if the brat fails?" Snake asked, ignoring Lauren's warning.
"You'll see. All in good time Mr. Schol, all in good time." She said and hung up without another word. She smirked as she went downstairs to see how the girl was doing.
Sydney sat on her bed, tears streaming down her face as she stared at the picture she was holding in her shaky hands. Her daughter Melanie, who was 4 at the time, was sitting on a park bench in between her parents, eating an ice cream cone. It was the last picture of Melanie before she had been kidnapped. Sydney remembered staying up all night and day searching for Melanie, but had reluctantly given up after a year. Dixon, Jack, even Melanie's father Vaughn had told her it was useless. So Sydney had quit the CIA, this time for good and all she ever did was lay around in Melanie's room, staring at pictures of the whole family together, watch home movies, or simply cry until there weren't any tears left.
But no one objected to Sydney's resignation, which Sydney had to give them. She couldn't stand being around people who had given up so easily on her daughter and who had even tried convincing her to do the same. Well they did, Sydney thought angrily. She started to hum the lullaby she would sing to Melanie as she went to sleep and more tears made their way to the surface.
Hear us...hear us
Though you're far away
Here's a song that I sang
Beyond the rainbow's land
Hear us...Hear us
Through blue skies or gray
And it's from our hearts
That's where the music starts
Sydney collapsed on the sofa and fell asleep, dreaming, of course, about Melanie. She didn't wake up until she heard the doorbell ringing nonstop and Vaughn's voice.
"Sydney, it's me! C'mon, open up its urgent!" Vaughn yelled. She got and ran to the door of the house. "Vaughn, what is it?" she asked. "We've apprehended Sark. He says he's got vital information for us." He replied. "What does this have to do with me? I quit last year, remember?" she said, desperately trying to stay calm.
"Yes, but this concerns you...and me. He mentioned the name 'Melanie.'" He said, although Sydney had a feeling he wasn't supposed to tell her. "Does he know where she is?" Sydney asked hopefully.
"I don't know. Dixon said to get you and he'll fill us in at the debriefing. We need to go." Vaughn said impatiently. Sydney grabbed her jacket, put it on over her pajama top, and followed her ex-husband to his car.
A/N: Please r/r it's my first story. I'll have the 2nd chapter up soon, but my sister is hogging the computer. Ok, I made a deal her but that doesn't mean I'm ok w/it...
Disclaimer: Nothing belongs to me except Melanie and Ben 'Snake' Schol.
I actually updated! Thanx to all who reviewed! Here's the next chapter! ^_^
"Anna, come down here please." Lauren Reed called up to the little girl. Anna immediately stopped polishing the necklace her mother had given her and ran downstairs where her mother was standing.
"Yes Mommy?" Anna asked. Lauren stayed silent for a moment, enjoying the complete control she had over the little girl. Kids were so vulnerable, especially at a young age.
"Anna, Daddy's been captured." Lauren said, seeing if the girl would start asking questions, start crying, or both. But she remained silent and still. Lauren continued.
"As you know, he'll be out in record time, but until he's here, I want you watching the news, and find the CIA's weak points, and eventually come up with a plan for his escape. You have three days, otherwise... you know." She said threateningly.
Anna's face displayed no emotion, although Lauren knew that on the inside she was trembling. Lauren and Sark had tortured a lot of people that way and only a handful of them survived. Yet the girl was still alive, remarkable as it was. She was as strong as her mother; Lauren had to give her that.
"The TV's free. Hurry." She said calmly. The grabbed a piece of paper and a pencil, ready to take notes. Lauren went upstairs and into her room. She got out her cell phone and called the recruit Ben Schol, although he was known as Snake. He had been recruited in 2004 when Sydney and Vaughn had gotten married and Lauren had been forced into hiding. He had been the Covenant's newest recruit, but had shown the most potential.
"What boss?" Snake asked groggily.
"Wake up and your lazy ass up. Sark's been captured." She told him.
"Well what do you want me to do?" Snake asked.
"The brat's forming a plan to get him out. When she's done you'll be assisting her in the escape." Lauren informed him as coolly as she could.
"What makes you think she'll have it finished?" Snake wondered lazily. Lauren could tell he was getting a beer.
"Oh she'll be ready. Regardless of her parentage, she's been quite helpful to us." She replied defensively.
"What makes you think she won't find out?" Snake asked after he took a sip.
"Don't question your assignment, and don't doubt your superiors. That's enough questions, just get prepared and wait until she's finished. And stay put." She snapped.
"And what if the brat fails?" Snake asked, ignoring Lauren's warning.
"You'll see. All in good time Mr. Schol, all in good time." She said and hung up without another word. She smirked as she went downstairs to see how the girl was doing.