Disclaimer: Everyone knows I don't own Alias so why do I even have to make
one? I only own Melanie and Snake
A/N: Thanks to people who read my story!! I love you all!!!!! This chapter is longer than the others. *This* means a character is thinking.
Melanie ran as hard as hard as she could down the hallway, knowing it would be over for her if she got caught. She hated the look on her real mommy's face as she saw her trying to unlock the cell Sark was locked in. As much as she had wanted to run in her real mother's arms, she knew she couldn't. The time just wasn't right. After all, she was only six, and that was too young to fight back. Well, the real reason was that she wasn't strong enough, and even if she managed to give one of her captors a concussion, there would still be two more.
So she had no choice but to run away from her parents, the CIA, and any form of safety there was. Of course, she was going to be punished severely for not getting Sark out, but maybe Lauren would understand that running was the only choice. Melanie heard her mommy's footsteps come closer, and she knew she had to hide from her. As she turned the corner, she ran into a dead end. *Crap!* Melanie thought. Quickly she felt around for any place to hide, and to her relief, found a small corner. She crouched down and held back the tears that was coming as she saw her mommy stand where she had stood, looking around for her daughter. The look on her face was so desperate, Melanie thought of coming out and hugging her, but it was impossible at the moment. Finally Sydney walked away, leaving Melanie feeling worse than ever.
FLASHBACK: 2 DAYS EARLIER
The news hardly had anything of Sark's arrest by the CIA. Taking notes on the news wasn't Melanie's favorite pastime. But one of the reasons she put up with it was that there was always the chance of seeing her mommy and daddy. But she hadn't seen her mommy on TV for about a year. Lately she would only catch small glimpses of her daddy. Finally Sark's latest mug shot appeared on the screen and Melanie sat up in her seat and grabbed her pencil and paper.
The TV showed a CIA Swat team escorting Sark to the main building. Melanie observed the scene in front of her, anxious to find any means of breaking in without the CIA knowing. But there was nothing. Only a building with walls impossible to climb, security cameras that the untrained eye wouldn't see, steel doors, and small window only kids could get through. *Wait!* Melanie thought, relief filling her body, *That's it!*
A plan formed in her mind faster than she could think, and she wrote it down with pleasure. As soon as she was finished she went upstairs to Lauren's room where she was on her computer. "What is it Anna?" Lauren asked in a bored voice.
"I finished." Melanie said, slipping back into the person she was pretending to be. Lauren looked from her computer and stared from Melanie to the piece of paper in her hand.
"That was awfully fast. You had better be sure this will work." Lauren threatened in the voice Melanie remembered her mommy telling her about when she told her stories of her time at the CIA.
"It will." Melanie said and waited until Lauren dismissed her to go back in her room and polish the necklace Sydney had given her the day she was born.
The next day Melanie woke to Lauren's voice and Snake's voice. She groaned hatefully. Lauren and Sark treated her badly, but Snake was like a mixture of both of them. He never missed an opportunity to boss her around and say mean things to her. She stayed in her bed until Lauren called her down. She went to the kitchen and when she saw Snake smirking at her, she knew he knew about the plan. "So you're the little mastermind of this piece of work? Who knew a little brat like you could come up with this." He said evilly.
Melanie stayed quiet and went to fix herself some cereal. "Make yourself useful and get me some coffee." Snake ordered. Melanie took a mug from the cabinet, poured some coffee in it, and handed it to Snake, resisting the urge to put garlic in it. Snake was allergic to garlic. "Ok, so this is how it's going to work. We'll drive to the CIA in an unmarked van so they can't trace us. Anna, you and Snake will get out. Snake will drill the window out of the slot so you can get in. You'll be wearing this suit. None of your body except your mouth will be showing. You wear this suit, and you'll be invisible to the security cameras. You'll find a way to get Sark out, and come back through the window. Sark knows some secret passages so he can come out from the closest one to us. Fairly simple, but it'll do. We leave tonight." Lauren informed them.
Melanie looked at the suit, disgust making its way on her face. It was ugly, but she would have no choice. Melanie threw her cereal away as soon as Lauren left so she wouldn't have to be in the same room as Snake. He always touched her in inappropriate places, and sometimes slapped her for no reason. Luckily he was too into his Playboy magazine he didn't notice Melanie flicking him off.
Around ten that night Lauren, Snake, and Melanie arrived at the CIA. All three got out and got their gear ready. Lauren handed everyone a gun, tranquilizers, and handed Melanie a lock pick, which Melanie thought was a little weak for this job. When she finished and told them the plan one more time, Snake and Melanie went to the window. Snake took out his drill and as soon as all the nails were out of it, he threw it to the side and Melanie slid through. This was the first time she had been in the CIA, and she was fascinated. It was nothing like Covenant headquarters. That looked like they tried to duplicate a dungeon.
She must've been really far from their debriefing room and the cells because this side of the building sounded like it was deserted. It was like a maze with all its hallways and dead ends. Melanie was absolutely fascinated. She kept walking until she found the coldest part of the building, where she saw about five cells. The only occupant was Sark. When he saw Melanie he smiled. "Hey Anna. Love your outfit." He said sarcastically. Melanie remained silent as she took out the lock pick and tried to unlock the cell.
Soon she heard footsteps and heard her mommy's voice. She started to run, Sydney was following her, and she ran into the dead end. As Melanie hid in her hiding place, she saw tears streaming down Sydney's face. "M- Melanie?" she stammered. Melanie remained silent. "Was th-that you?" she asked. When Sydney gave up and turned around Melanie slowly and quietly got out of the hiding place. She started going back to Sark, but as she did, she saw Sydney yelling at him, probably about her. She ran as quietly as she could back to the window. She climbed out and looked into Lauren's eyes.
"Did you get him?" Lauren asked in the best motherly voice she could manage. "No. Sydney almost caught me so I had to run out here." Melanie replied. "You led the CIA to us?" Lauren demanded. "No! She was talking to Sark so I left before she saw me again." Melanie said.
"We'd better go. We'll get caught if we don't." Snake interrupted them and he opened the van door. Lauren got in too, so Melanie got into the back, disappointment and fear filling her body. The last thing she saw was Sydney opening a back door, staring at the van that carried her daughter away from her once more.
A/N: Please review! I don't care if they're good or bad, but please review. Give me suggestions and I'll take them!!! ^__^
A/N: Thanks to people who read my story!! I love you all!!!!! This chapter is longer than the others. *This* means a character is thinking.
Melanie ran as hard as hard as she could down the hallway, knowing it would be over for her if she got caught. She hated the look on her real mommy's face as she saw her trying to unlock the cell Sark was locked in. As much as she had wanted to run in her real mother's arms, she knew she couldn't. The time just wasn't right. After all, she was only six, and that was too young to fight back. Well, the real reason was that she wasn't strong enough, and even if she managed to give one of her captors a concussion, there would still be two more.
So she had no choice but to run away from her parents, the CIA, and any form of safety there was. Of course, she was going to be punished severely for not getting Sark out, but maybe Lauren would understand that running was the only choice. Melanie heard her mommy's footsteps come closer, and she knew she had to hide from her. As she turned the corner, she ran into a dead end. *Crap!* Melanie thought. Quickly she felt around for any place to hide, and to her relief, found a small corner. She crouched down and held back the tears that was coming as she saw her mommy stand where she had stood, looking around for her daughter. The look on her face was so desperate, Melanie thought of coming out and hugging her, but it was impossible at the moment. Finally Sydney walked away, leaving Melanie feeling worse than ever.
FLASHBACK: 2 DAYS EARLIER
The news hardly had anything of Sark's arrest by the CIA. Taking notes on the news wasn't Melanie's favorite pastime. But one of the reasons she put up with it was that there was always the chance of seeing her mommy and daddy. But she hadn't seen her mommy on TV for about a year. Lately she would only catch small glimpses of her daddy. Finally Sark's latest mug shot appeared on the screen and Melanie sat up in her seat and grabbed her pencil and paper.
The TV showed a CIA Swat team escorting Sark to the main building. Melanie observed the scene in front of her, anxious to find any means of breaking in without the CIA knowing. But there was nothing. Only a building with walls impossible to climb, security cameras that the untrained eye wouldn't see, steel doors, and small window only kids could get through. *Wait!* Melanie thought, relief filling her body, *That's it!*
A plan formed in her mind faster than she could think, and she wrote it down with pleasure. As soon as she was finished she went upstairs to Lauren's room where she was on her computer. "What is it Anna?" Lauren asked in a bored voice.
"I finished." Melanie said, slipping back into the person she was pretending to be. Lauren looked from her computer and stared from Melanie to the piece of paper in her hand.
"That was awfully fast. You had better be sure this will work." Lauren threatened in the voice Melanie remembered her mommy telling her about when she told her stories of her time at the CIA.
"It will." Melanie said and waited until Lauren dismissed her to go back in her room and polish the necklace Sydney had given her the day she was born.
The next day Melanie woke to Lauren's voice and Snake's voice. She groaned hatefully. Lauren and Sark treated her badly, but Snake was like a mixture of both of them. He never missed an opportunity to boss her around and say mean things to her. She stayed in her bed until Lauren called her down. She went to the kitchen and when she saw Snake smirking at her, she knew he knew about the plan. "So you're the little mastermind of this piece of work? Who knew a little brat like you could come up with this." He said evilly.
Melanie stayed quiet and went to fix herself some cereal. "Make yourself useful and get me some coffee." Snake ordered. Melanie took a mug from the cabinet, poured some coffee in it, and handed it to Snake, resisting the urge to put garlic in it. Snake was allergic to garlic. "Ok, so this is how it's going to work. We'll drive to the CIA in an unmarked van so they can't trace us. Anna, you and Snake will get out. Snake will drill the window out of the slot so you can get in. You'll be wearing this suit. None of your body except your mouth will be showing. You wear this suit, and you'll be invisible to the security cameras. You'll find a way to get Sark out, and come back through the window. Sark knows some secret passages so he can come out from the closest one to us. Fairly simple, but it'll do. We leave tonight." Lauren informed them.
Melanie looked at the suit, disgust making its way on her face. It was ugly, but she would have no choice. Melanie threw her cereal away as soon as Lauren left so she wouldn't have to be in the same room as Snake. He always touched her in inappropriate places, and sometimes slapped her for no reason. Luckily he was too into his Playboy magazine he didn't notice Melanie flicking him off.
Around ten that night Lauren, Snake, and Melanie arrived at the CIA. All three got out and got their gear ready. Lauren handed everyone a gun, tranquilizers, and handed Melanie a lock pick, which Melanie thought was a little weak for this job. When she finished and told them the plan one more time, Snake and Melanie went to the window. Snake took out his drill and as soon as all the nails were out of it, he threw it to the side and Melanie slid through. This was the first time she had been in the CIA, and she was fascinated. It was nothing like Covenant headquarters. That looked like they tried to duplicate a dungeon.
She must've been really far from their debriefing room and the cells because this side of the building sounded like it was deserted. It was like a maze with all its hallways and dead ends. Melanie was absolutely fascinated. She kept walking until she found the coldest part of the building, where she saw about five cells. The only occupant was Sark. When he saw Melanie he smiled. "Hey Anna. Love your outfit." He said sarcastically. Melanie remained silent as she took out the lock pick and tried to unlock the cell.
Soon she heard footsteps and heard her mommy's voice. She started to run, Sydney was following her, and she ran into the dead end. As Melanie hid in her hiding place, she saw tears streaming down Sydney's face. "M- Melanie?" she stammered. Melanie remained silent. "Was th-that you?" she asked. When Sydney gave up and turned around Melanie slowly and quietly got out of the hiding place. She started going back to Sark, but as she did, she saw Sydney yelling at him, probably about her. She ran as quietly as she could back to the window. She climbed out and looked into Lauren's eyes.
"Did you get him?" Lauren asked in the best motherly voice she could manage. "No. Sydney almost caught me so I had to run out here." Melanie replied. "You led the CIA to us?" Lauren demanded. "No! She was talking to Sark so I left before she saw me again." Melanie said.
"We'd better go. We'll get caught if we don't." Snake interrupted them and he opened the van door. Lauren got in too, so Melanie got into the back, disappointment and fear filling her body. The last thing she saw was Sydney opening a back door, staring at the van that carried her daughter away from her once more.
A/N: Please review! I don't care if they're good or bad, but please review. Give me suggestions and I'll take them!!! ^__^