Disclaimer: If I owned Alias, then Lauren Reed would be somewhere in
Antarctica, Francie would still be alive, Will would still be in the
picture, and Irina would be back in the show! None of those things are in
the show, so apparently I don't own it...(
A/N: I'm just going ahead with Melanie's story. I have nothing else to do, so why not update?
After Lauren had dumped Snake off at his ratty apartment, she had driven the ride to their house in silence. She was waiting until they got home to start whatever she was going to do. Melanie just stared out the window, wondering what her mom was doing. Was she going out of her way to try to find her? Would she see her face all over the TV like she did during the first couple months of her kidnapping? Well, she didn't really see herself on TV during the first couple months. Sark and Lauren were doing what the Covenant had done to Sydney when she had disappeared for 2 years. Try to brainwash her.
But luckily Project Christmas had helped her in not being brainwashed. When Melanie was three, her parents had started what her grandpa had done to Sydney on her. They did Project Christmas on her so that she wouldn't be vulnerable in case the Covenant was planning on doing exactly what they did. They had starved and tortured both of them, done everything they could think of so that they'd make her believe her name was Anna Reed instead of Melanie Bristow.
When they got back, Lauren unlocked the door and pushed Melanie in. "Get in! Why were you so careless that you let yourself get caught?" Lauren demanded harshly.
"I wasn't caught! If I was caught, then I wouldn't be here, would I?" Melanie asked.
"But your position was compromised! Did you take off your suit? Was it too ugly for you?" Lauren asked sarcastically.
"I didn't take it off! I'm not stupid, Mommy!" Melanie said, hating what she was forced to call Lauren.
"No, I suppose you're not. But we could've succeeded if you'd been more careful!" Lauren said in a motherly voice, like she was telling her daughter that she had to be more careful because she broke something.
Melanie just nodded. She had nothing else to say. Nothing nice anyway. "Go to your room. I'll think of a punishment later." Lauren said, and gestured to the upstairs where Melanie went as fast as she could. When Lauren thought about punishments, usually they were No food for a day., or Having to stay in the backyard for two days and two nights without coming inside once. It wasn't bad, but she still envied those kids who just had to go without dessert. Melanie took off the suit and put on her black pajamas and climbed into her bed. She stayed there until she heard Lauren's voice. She was talking on her cell phone, but it wasn't to Snake.
"Yes, we tried, but Sydney Bristow caught up to us. What the hell else were we supposed to do? Stay there and ignore the CIA until we busted Sark out of there?" Lauren asked incredulously to whoever she was talking. There was silence for about half a minute then Lauren was talking again.
"The plan was good. It was simple and basic. Exactly what the CIA isn't expecting from us." Lauren was pleading now.
"It wasn't too basic! Look, I know the girl is a little too young for this job, but this is excellent training for her, and when she gets a little older, she will soon forget the life she had before. She's been a huge help to us, she's never done anything on purpose. She hasn't betrayed us so far, has she?" Lauren tried pointing out. There was silence, and Melanie could tell that she was getting impatient.
"She isn't going to. She thinks she's Anna Reed, she no longer knows that she is Melanie Bristow, she has no knowledge that Melanie Bristow even exists. She thinks I'm her mother, she believes that, and she loves me! There's no possible way that that girl still thinks she's Melanie Bristow." She said sincerely.
Melanie knew what was going to come next. Whoever she was talking to was going to order Lauren to give her a test. A test to see if she still thought she was Anna Reed. What she heard next made her heart stop cold.
"Yes, I know what is expected of me. If there are any doubts in her mind, there won't be for long." Lauren said, sounding more confidant. There was silence for a while then Lauren talked again. "Yes. Yes I know. I'll check in when we are sure that there are no doubts, then we can move forward." She said then hung up. Melanie heard her footsteps on the stairs.
"Anna. Anna, Mommy's coming up." She said. Melanie wanted desperately to go hide, but that would just confirm what whoever Lauren was talking to put into her mind. So she stayed where she was, hoping that the fear she was feeling was hidden away off her face.
Lauren entered her room, her arms crossed. "Yes Mommy?" Melanie asked, hoping her face didn't give anything away.
"You need to come with me." Lauren said sternly, holding out her hand, wanting Melanie to take it. She did without thinking, and Lauren dragged her downstairs.
"What are you doing?" Melanie asked as she tried to stand up straight. Lauren remained silent and continued to her destination.
"This is just standard procedure honey. Mommy's work is having second thoughts about why you didn't get Sark out, therefore they want to make sure you are with my side, or the enemy side. This won't take long, I promise." Lauren said as she took out a key and slid it into the lock of the farthest door, opened it, and threw Melanie into it. "Like I said, this won't take long, but we have to convince the big boss. Do until that happens, you must stay in here." Lauren said as she closed and locked the door. Melanie waited until she was out of ear shot before she started to cry silently.
Jack and Sydney made their way out of the safe house, looking around carefully for Irina, or anybody that might be in contact with her. No one looked remotely suspicious, which they didn't know to take as a good thing or bad thing. They looked at every sign by a large building to see which one was The Kebarel, but they didn't think it would be where they were since all the buildings they passed were shabby looking, and Sark said only the wealthy stayed there.
"Excuse me, do you know where The Kebarel is?" Jack asked a business man in Indian (A/N: What language do people in India speak????).
The man shook his head and they kept asking people until a group of teenagers nodded, and gave them directions. Turned out, it was a place you could only find if you knew where it was. It was well hidden, and heavily protected. They walked up to it where two separate guards wanded them. "Sorry, but we have reason to believe this hotel is being targeted by terrorists." One of the guards apologized to them in Indian.
They nodded their approval and went up to the lobby desk. "Hello. Our names are Ezra and Salvio Fijian. We're looking for a relative. Amenah Bezrali." Jack told the clerk.
"Yes, she left a message to send you two in when you arrived. Room 147." The clerk told them happily and pointed to the room. Sydney and Jack concealed their surprise, thanked the clerk, and went to room 147. They knocked on the door, and Irina answered, smiling at them in case anyone was watching, then waited until they were inside before pushing them into chairs. She pulled one up for herself then started talking.
"One of Sark's agents informed me you two would be coming as Ezra and Salvio Fijian, coming to kill me. They are expecting me to take you two into custody where they can kill you personally. Sark has undoubtedly told you he needs me dead for something only he knows, but that's a lie. He has no intention of giving Melanie back to you. He, Lauren Reed, and the rest of the Covenant are planning something, and I need to know what it is, but if I'm exposed, then it's pointless. Do you remember the Rimbaldi prophecy?" Irina asked suddenly, looking more serious than either of them had ever seen her.
"Yes. The one that everyone thinks I'm apart of." Sydney said, looking at her mother for whatever information she had.
"Well, the woman in the prophecy isn't you. It's Melanie. The Covenant has apparently found something. Something extraordinary, something they need the woman in the prophecy for, but I don't know what that is yet." Irina told them.
Sydney started doing deep breathing excercises. Did Irina know why Melanie was kidnapped? That was exactly what she asked her. "Do you know why Melanie was kidnapped?"
"I have a general idea, but I can't tell you yet. I think I have found the key to bring the Covenant to an end, but to do that, I need your help. Are you in?" she asked Sydney and Jack. They looked at each other for a moment, not wanting to be fooled again. Then they looked at Irina and nodded, hoping Irina was right that she found out how to bring the Covenant down for good.
A/N: Don't you love me? I've been watching the first season, and that's putting me in the mood for all these cliffhangers lately. Anyway, please r/r and you'll get chapter 8!! ^__^
A/N: I'm just going ahead with Melanie's story. I have nothing else to do, so why not update?
After Lauren had dumped Snake off at his ratty apartment, she had driven the ride to their house in silence. She was waiting until they got home to start whatever she was going to do. Melanie just stared out the window, wondering what her mom was doing. Was she going out of her way to try to find her? Would she see her face all over the TV like she did during the first couple months of her kidnapping? Well, she didn't really see herself on TV during the first couple months. Sark and Lauren were doing what the Covenant had done to Sydney when she had disappeared for 2 years. Try to brainwash her.
But luckily Project Christmas had helped her in not being brainwashed. When Melanie was three, her parents had started what her grandpa had done to Sydney on her. They did Project Christmas on her so that she wouldn't be vulnerable in case the Covenant was planning on doing exactly what they did. They had starved and tortured both of them, done everything they could think of so that they'd make her believe her name was Anna Reed instead of Melanie Bristow.
When they got back, Lauren unlocked the door and pushed Melanie in. "Get in! Why were you so careless that you let yourself get caught?" Lauren demanded harshly.
"I wasn't caught! If I was caught, then I wouldn't be here, would I?" Melanie asked.
"But your position was compromised! Did you take off your suit? Was it too ugly for you?" Lauren asked sarcastically.
"I didn't take it off! I'm not stupid, Mommy!" Melanie said, hating what she was forced to call Lauren.
"No, I suppose you're not. But we could've succeeded if you'd been more careful!" Lauren said in a motherly voice, like she was telling her daughter that she had to be more careful because she broke something.
Melanie just nodded. She had nothing else to say. Nothing nice anyway. "Go to your room. I'll think of a punishment later." Lauren said, and gestured to the upstairs where Melanie went as fast as she could. When Lauren thought about punishments, usually they were No food for a day., or Having to stay in the backyard for two days and two nights without coming inside once. It wasn't bad, but she still envied those kids who just had to go without dessert. Melanie took off the suit and put on her black pajamas and climbed into her bed. She stayed there until she heard Lauren's voice. She was talking on her cell phone, but it wasn't to Snake.
"Yes, we tried, but Sydney Bristow caught up to us. What the hell else were we supposed to do? Stay there and ignore the CIA until we busted Sark out of there?" Lauren asked incredulously to whoever she was talking. There was silence for about half a minute then Lauren was talking again.
"The plan was good. It was simple and basic. Exactly what the CIA isn't expecting from us." Lauren was pleading now.
"It wasn't too basic! Look, I know the girl is a little too young for this job, but this is excellent training for her, and when she gets a little older, she will soon forget the life she had before. She's been a huge help to us, she's never done anything on purpose. She hasn't betrayed us so far, has she?" Lauren tried pointing out. There was silence, and Melanie could tell that she was getting impatient.
"She isn't going to. She thinks she's Anna Reed, she no longer knows that she is Melanie Bristow, she has no knowledge that Melanie Bristow even exists. She thinks I'm her mother, she believes that, and she loves me! There's no possible way that that girl still thinks she's Melanie Bristow." She said sincerely.
Melanie knew what was going to come next. Whoever she was talking to was going to order Lauren to give her a test. A test to see if she still thought she was Anna Reed. What she heard next made her heart stop cold.
"Yes, I know what is expected of me. If there are any doubts in her mind, there won't be for long." Lauren said, sounding more confidant. There was silence for a while then Lauren talked again. "Yes. Yes I know. I'll check in when we are sure that there are no doubts, then we can move forward." She said then hung up. Melanie heard her footsteps on the stairs.
"Anna. Anna, Mommy's coming up." She said. Melanie wanted desperately to go hide, but that would just confirm what whoever Lauren was talking to put into her mind. So she stayed where she was, hoping that the fear she was feeling was hidden away off her face.
Lauren entered her room, her arms crossed. "Yes Mommy?" Melanie asked, hoping her face didn't give anything away.
"You need to come with me." Lauren said sternly, holding out her hand, wanting Melanie to take it. She did without thinking, and Lauren dragged her downstairs.
"What are you doing?" Melanie asked as she tried to stand up straight. Lauren remained silent and continued to her destination.
"This is just standard procedure honey. Mommy's work is having second thoughts about why you didn't get Sark out, therefore they want to make sure you are with my side, or the enemy side. This won't take long, I promise." Lauren said as she took out a key and slid it into the lock of the farthest door, opened it, and threw Melanie into it. "Like I said, this won't take long, but we have to convince the big boss. Do until that happens, you must stay in here." Lauren said as she closed and locked the door. Melanie waited until she was out of ear shot before she started to cry silently.
Jack and Sydney made their way out of the safe house, looking around carefully for Irina, or anybody that might be in contact with her. No one looked remotely suspicious, which they didn't know to take as a good thing or bad thing. They looked at every sign by a large building to see which one was The Kebarel, but they didn't think it would be where they were since all the buildings they passed were shabby looking, and Sark said only the wealthy stayed there.
"Excuse me, do you know where The Kebarel is?" Jack asked a business man in Indian (A/N: What language do people in India speak????).
The man shook his head and they kept asking people until a group of teenagers nodded, and gave them directions. Turned out, it was a place you could only find if you knew where it was. It was well hidden, and heavily protected. They walked up to it where two separate guards wanded them. "Sorry, but we have reason to believe this hotel is being targeted by terrorists." One of the guards apologized to them in Indian.
They nodded their approval and went up to the lobby desk. "Hello. Our names are Ezra and Salvio Fijian. We're looking for a relative. Amenah Bezrali." Jack told the clerk.
"Yes, she left a message to send you two in when you arrived. Room 147." The clerk told them happily and pointed to the room. Sydney and Jack concealed their surprise, thanked the clerk, and went to room 147. They knocked on the door, and Irina answered, smiling at them in case anyone was watching, then waited until they were inside before pushing them into chairs. She pulled one up for herself then started talking.
"One of Sark's agents informed me you two would be coming as Ezra and Salvio Fijian, coming to kill me. They are expecting me to take you two into custody where they can kill you personally. Sark has undoubtedly told you he needs me dead for something only he knows, but that's a lie. He has no intention of giving Melanie back to you. He, Lauren Reed, and the rest of the Covenant are planning something, and I need to know what it is, but if I'm exposed, then it's pointless. Do you remember the Rimbaldi prophecy?" Irina asked suddenly, looking more serious than either of them had ever seen her.
"Yes. The one that everyone thinks I'm apart of." Sydney said, looking at her mother for whatever information she had.
"Well, the woman in the prophecy isn't you. It's Melanie. The Covenant has apparently found something. Something extraordinary, something they need the woman in the prophecy for, but I don't know what that is yet." Irina told them.
Sydney started doing deep breathing excercises. Did Irina know why Melanie was kidnapped? That was exactly what she asked her. "Do you know why Melanie was kidnapped?"
"I have a general idea, but I can't tell you yet. I think I have found the key to bring the Covenant to an end, but to do that, I need your help. Are you in?" she asked Sydney and Jack. They looked at each other for a moment, not wanting to be fooled again. Then they looked at Irina and nodded, hoping Irina was right that she found out how to bring the Covenant down for good.
A/N: Don't you love me? I've been watching the first season, and that's putting me in the mood for all these cliffhangers lately. Anyway, please r/r and you'll get chapter 8!! ^__^