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
Sydney clenched her bleeding shoulder with her free hand and watched as Lauren and McKenas Cole walked off with Melanie, who they called Anna. They brainwashed her. There was no other explanation as to why she would let those assholes manipulate her and make her answer to another name. The name of her old archenemy no less. Looking at her daughter two years later, saying she changed would be a lie. Her dark brown hair that used to go to her shoulders was now down to her waist. Her eyes were blank and dark. She looked so empty. So lost.
She wasn't feeling betrayal though. She had a suspicion that Melanie had done exactly what Irina had done in Taipei the day she had seen her for the first time since she was six. As Lauren, Cole, and Melanie got into the van, Sydney heard Cole say, "Congratulations, Anna, you've past the final test."
"Thanks." Melanie stated in a bored tone as Lauren pulled the door closed and drove off. The guard that had dragged her outside now kicked her in the stomach. "You mention today to anyone, everyone you've ever grown close to you will be dead. This is your warning. I'd think twice before trying to track down the Covenant again." He said and spat by her body. He went into the house, called the rest of the guards, then left.
Slowly Syd got up and made her way back into the house, trying with as much strength in her to squeeze her shoulder and stop the bleeding. Jack and Irina were by her side instantly.
"My god Sydney, what happened?" Jack demanded as the contact went to get a first aid kit.
"I was shot. By Melanie." Sydney said. Jack looked at her intently. "Melanie? Melanie was right outside this door? And she shot you?" he asked incredulously.
"Yes. McKenas Cole and Lauren were there too. Cole and Lauren called her Anna and kept saying something about proving herself to them. Then she turned to me, looked me in the eye, and shot me in the shoulder. They left right after." She told him.
"Did you check the license plate?" Jack asked.
"No. The other guards kicked me to the ground, making sure I didn't see anything that would lead me to them. He told me to stop looking for evidence to bring down the Covenant. He'll kill people I care about. Melanie will be the first. Dad, maybe we should just give up. We can find Melanie and the Covenant another way." She said.
Jack looked like he was being betrayed. "You're just going to give up? Tell me something. Would Melanie ever give up looking for you? She needs you Sydney, whether she expresses it or not, she needs you. The Covenant is planning something absolutely cruel; something they need Melanie for. And as soon as they have what they want and Melanie's used up her purpose, they will kill her. And for all we know, that could be tomorrow, or the next day, or the next week. She's counting on you Sydney. You're her mother." He told her.
"But she looked so emotionless. She looked...like she wanted to shoot me. Like she wanted to please Lauren and Cole. Dad...what if the Covenant has gotten so deep inside her that she really thinks she's Anna?" she asked.
"Then you're just going to convince her who she really is, but I doubt you'll have to. Remember Project Christmas? We did that on her to protect her in case something like this happened. Project Christmas helped you remember you were Sydney Bristow when the Covenant wanted you to believe you were Julia Thorne. They're doing the same thing. They want Melanie to believe she's Anna something rather than Melanie Bristow, and I believe she's putting on a show for the Covenant so that they won't kill her, and that one day you can get to her, or she can get to you. Don't let a couple of naïve guards scare you into giving up on your daughter. Melanie needs you." Jack said.
Irina came back later and treated her shoulder, looking at the injury as if she was interested in it. When she was finished, Sydney followed her into the living room. "Mom, what are you thinking?" she asked.
"Melanie wasn't brainwashed. If the Covenant brainwashed her successfully, she would've shot you in the head or the heart. The Covenant teaches their recruits to shoot in the places where you'll die on impact. She shot you in the shoulder and did the same thing to you as I did in Taipei." Irina told her. Sydney's heart skipped a beat.
"Then why did she shoot me in the shoulder making the Covenant satisfied?" Syd asked.
"Because they didn't want you to die. They want you to be intimidated by Melanie. They want you to think they succeeded in brainwashing Melanie. Shooting you was a test to prove whether she was a traitor or not." Irina told her.
Sydney considered this. It was probable. Project Christmas worked on her. There was a chance that it worked on Melanie too. So Sydney nodded and stood up. "How are we going to find where they took Melanie?" she asked.
Irina went to her contact. "Do you have surveillance cameras around the house?" she asked him.
"Yes." The contact said.
"Do you have any surveillance at the front of the house?" Irina asked.
"What kind of man would I be if I didn't? I'll go get the tape." He said and went down the narrow hallway and into the last room on the right. He returned a minute later holding a tape. He went to the TV in the living room and put it in and fastforwarded it to the part with the van pulling up.
They saw Cole get out first, followed by Lauren and two other Covenant agents. Melanie was last. Cole leaned in towards Melanie and whispered something in her ear. She nodded and Cole talked into a comm, and that was when Sydney was dragged out. They watched as Melanie looked over her mother, hesitating slightly, but only for about two seconds before she aimed, and fired in her shoulder. After that, the Covenant agents and Melanie got into the van and drove off.
"Pause it here!" Irina ordered. The contact hit the pause button immediately and Irina grabbed a piece of paper and a pen and wrote down the license plate. "Ok, I think we got them. All we have to do now is put into a tracking system, and it should tell us where the van is now, which will get us closer to Melanie, and taking down the Covenant." Irina said. Sydney's heart soared. They were finally going to have Melanie back, and bring the Covenant to an end for good!
A/N: Sorry it's so short, but I don't feel good, and I have writer's block. Any suggestions you have I'll put them under consideration! ^__^
Sydney clenched her bleeding shoulder with her free hand and watched as Lauren and McKenas Cole walked off with Melanie, who they called Anna. They brainwashed her. There was no other explanation as to why she would let those assholes manipulate her and make her answer to another name. The name of her old archenemy no less. Looking at her daughter two years later, saying she changed would be a lie. Her dark brown hair that used to go to her shoulders was now down to her waist. Her eyes were blank and dark. She looked so empty. So lost.
She wasn't feeling betrayal though. She had a suspicion that Melanie had done exactly what Irina had done in Taipei the day she had seen her for the first time since she was six. As Lauren, Cole, and Melanie got into the van, Sydney heard Cole say, "Congratulations, Anna, you've past the final test."
"Thanks." Melanie stated in a bored tone as Lauren pulled the door closed and drove off. The guard that had dragged her outside now kicked her in the stomach. "You mention today to anyone, everyone you've ever grown close to you will be dead. This is your warning. I'd think twice before trying to track down the Covenant again." He said and spat by her body. He went into the house, called the rest of the guards, then left.
Slowly Syd got up and made her way back into the house, trying with as much strength in her to squeeze her shoulder and stop the bleeding. Jack and Irina were by her side instantly.
"My god Sydney, what happened?" Jack demanded as the contact went to get a first aid kit.
"I was shot. By Melanie." Sydney said. Jack looked at her intently. "Melanie? Melanie was right outside this door? And she shot you?" he asked incredulously.
"Yes. McKenas Cole and Lauren were there too. Cole and Lauren called her Anna and kept saying something about proving herself to them. Then she turned to me, looked me in the eye, and shot me in the shoulder. They left right after." She told him.
"Did you check the license plate?" Jack asked.
"No. The other guards kicked me to the ground, making sure I didn't see anything that would lead me to them. He told me to stop looking for evidence to bring down the Covenant. He'll kill people I care about. Melanie will be the first. Dad, maybe we should just give up. We can find Melanie and the Covenant another way." She said.
Jack looked like he was being betrayed. "You're just going to give up? Tell me something. Would Melanie ever give up looking for you? She needs you Sydney, whether she expresses it or not, she needs you. The Covenant is planning something absolutely cruel; something they need Melanie for. And as soon as they have what they want and Melanie's used up her purpose, they will kill her. And for all we know, that could be tomorrow, or the next day, or the next week. She's counting on you Sydney. You're her mother." He told her.
"But she looked so emotionless. She looked...like she wanted to shoot me. Like she wanted to please Lauren and Cole. Dad...what if the Covenant has gotten so deep inside her that she really thinks she's Anna?" she asked.
"Then you're just going to convince her who she really is, but I doubt you'll have to. Remember Project Christmas? We did that on her to protect her in case something like this happened. Project Christmas helped you remember you were Sydney Bristow when the Covenant wanted you to believe you were Julia Thorne. They're doing the same thing. They want Melanie to believe she's Anna something rather than Melanie Bristow, and I believe she's putting on a show for the Covenant so that they won't kill her, and that one day you can get to her, or she can get to you. Don't let a couple of naïve guards scare you into giving up on your daughter. Melanie needs you." Jack said.
Irina came back later and treated her shoulder, looking at the injury as if she was interested in it. When she was finished, Sydney followed her into the living room. "Mom, what are you thinking?" she asked.
"Melanie wasn't brainwashed. If the Covenant brainwashed her successfully, she would've shot you in the head or the heart. The Covenant teaches their recruits to shoot in the places where you'll die on impact. She shot you in the shoulder and did the same thing to you as I did in Taipei." Irina told her. Sydney's heart skipped a beat.
"Then why did she shoot me in the shoulder making the Covenant satisfied?" Syd asked.
"Because they didn't want you to die. They want you to be intimidated by Melanie. They want you to think they succeeded in brainwashing Melanie. Shooting you was a test to prove whether she was a traitor or not." Irina told her.
Sydney considered this. It was probable. Project Christmas worked on her. There was a chance that it worked on Melanie too. So Sydney nodded and stood up. "How are we going to find where they took Melanie?" she asked.
Irina went to her contact. "Do you have surveillance cameras around the house?" she asked him.
"Yes." The contact said.
"Do you have any surveillance at the front of the house?" Irina asked.
"What kind of man would I be if I didn't? I'll go get the tape." He said and went down the narrow hallway and into the last room on the right. He returned a minute later holding a tape. He went to the TV in the living room and put it in and fastforwarded it to the part with the van pulling up.
They saw Cole get out first, followed by Lauren and two other Covenant agents. Melanie was last. Cole leaned in towards Melanie and whispered something in her ear. She nodded and Cole talked into a comm, and that was when Sydney was dragged out. They watched as Melanie looked over her mother, hesitating slightly, but only for about two seconds before she aimed, and fired in her shoulder. After that, the Covenant agents and Melanie got into the van and drove off.
"Pause it here!" Irina ordered. The contact hit the pause button immediately and Irina grabbed a piece of paper and a pen and wrote down the license plate. "Ok, I think we got them. All we have to do now is put into a tracking system, and it should tell us where the van is now, which will get us closer to Melanie, and taking down the Covenant." Irina said. Sydney's heart soared. They were finally going to have Melanie back, and bring the Covenant to an end for good!
A/N: Sorry it's so short, but I don't feel good, and I have writer's block. Any suggestions you have I'll put them under consideration! ^__^