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
Melanie looked out her window, thinking about the lullaby. It had played over and over inside her head after she shot her mother in the shoulder. She hoped it hadn't killed her, but if it had, she'd be with Molly. But Melanie really doubted that it had killed her. No one could die by being shot in the shoulder unless too much blood was lost.
She tried not to gag as she watched Lauren stare at Cole with a mixture of love and admiration. Like she was amazed by him, but Melanie couldn't figure out how. He was ugly, an ego-maniac, and just downright weird. Why would she like someone like him? Maybe it was because he fit her description so well. Melanie had to conceal a grin at that thought. Nothing could be more true.
"So Anna. How did you feel after you shot that agent?" Cole suddenly asked.
"Nothing." Melanie lied.
"No remorse? No regret?" Cole asked, studying her carefully in the rearview mirror.
Melanie shook her head. "I felt nothing. Where are we going?" she asked, trying to sound like Lauren.
Cole scowled. "Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies dear child. You'll see when we get there. Right now you need to rest. Chances are, you'll need your strength." He said. Melanie caught the smirk Lauren had as he said this.
Melanie pretended to fall asleep, hoping they'd talk freely. It worked. "So you're not even going to inform her of what's waiting for her in Munich?" Lauren asked him.
"Well, I figure, why set her up for disappointment? I tell her why we're going to Munich, she gets all anxious and absolutely impossible to live with. It's better for all of us if we don't tell her. Besides. She'll see soon enough." Cole said. Lauren nodded. Melanie almost screamed with frustration. He wouldn't even tell say when she was sleeping! But there wasn't anything she could do about it now. Cole was right. She'd see when they got to Munich.
"I'm going to check us into a hotel. If we don't get some sleep, we'll be likely to get into a crash, and that's the last thing we need." Cole said as he pulled into the parking lot of a Days Inn.
Melanie had the impression Lauren wanted to object, but she didn't have a say in what Cole did almost as much as Melanie did. So she sighed, snapped at Melanie to get up, and followed him to the lobby.
"Hello miss. I'm Thomas Brendall, and this is my wife Trista and daughter Anna. We're just looking for a room to sleep in for the night, and we'll be back on the road." Cole said, smiling at the clerk.
"Ok. Room 204. You only need two beds, correct?" the clerk asked. Melanie almost laughed right there. McKenas Cole and Lauren Reed sleeping in the same bed? That was disgusting, but what could they do about it.
"Yes, but could we have some extra pillows? Anna tends to get restless without at least four pillows." Cole said. Melanie gave the clerk a fake sky smile. The clerk returned it then said, "Yes of course. I'll get Joanna to get those for you."
"Thank you, you're great." Cole said, paid, took the key, then made his way to 204, followed by Lauren and Melanie. Joanna came by to give them the extra pillows a minute after they got there. Melanie got into the second bed and watched as Cole and Lauren put the pillows in between them. They were pathetic.
"We're getting up at two so we can get there early. Get as much sleep as possible, you're going to need it, Anna." Cole said with a stern face. Melanie nodded and climbed into her bed. Where were they going, and why did it matter? She wished she was old enough to be in the loophole. That way if she ever figured out a way to contact the CIA, she could be a double agent for them, and tell them what the Covenant was doing. Too bad she couldn't contact the CIA, and too bad if she did, she would be killed.
She fell asleep with that thought in her head. She woke up too early by Lauren who told her in a harsh whisper to get dressed and make the bed just in case the CIA figured out where they were. They didn't want to be traced back to the hotel. Melanie nodded although she didn't want to. Cole was typing madly at his laptop, sighing or smirking every now and then, which didn't put Melanie in a comfortable feeling. She dressed in a black blouse and baggy black pants and put her hair in a bun. When she was finished she saw Cole motion to her to go to him.
"When we get to where we're going, you're going to meet someone. Don't be alarmed at what they look like, because if you do, it could cost you your life. They're going to be your partner for missions and whatever you need to do. You're no longer going to be working by yourself anymore." Cole said like they were getting ready to go to a baseball game.
"Ok." Melanie said, wanting to ask more about her new partner. She had tons of questions but she had a feeling she'd know all the answers as soon as she met the person. "We need to go. Snake's found a signal. The CIA's coming." Lauren said, turning off the lights.
"What's their ETA?" Cole asked angrily.
"About ten minutes. That's barely enough time if we move now!" Lauren ushered them to the van. Melanie got in, looking in every direction for any sign of the CIA, but found none.
"Are they by airplane, or by vehicle?" Cole asked as he started the van and pulled out of the driveway.
"He doesn't know, but either way, they'll be here." Lauren said. Melanie flew backward as Cole slammed down on the accelerator. They were soon going eighty miles an hour, but no one took any notice. They soon reached an empty lot with tons of wood everywhere.
"Come, Anna. We're getting off here." Lauren said. Cole stopped the van and they got out where Melanie soon saw a small aircraft on the ground, and Snake in the cockpit.
They were boarded soon enough and Snake got the aircraft off the ground and into the sky. They spent ten hours in the aircraft, and by this time Melanie felt ready to die. She hated spending half a day sitting, and then being expected to run for twenty miles doing some important thing for the Covenant and being expected to succeed.
She sighed with relief when Snake stopped the aircraft at an airport and they got out. They were greeted by a man in an Armani suit. He was wearing sunglasses and looked like the Secret Service.
"You Ms. Reed and Mr. Cole?" the man asked, taking no notice of Melanie. "Yes." Lauren replied. The man nodded and said, "Follow me." In German. They did, making small talk in German so they wouldn't seem out of place to other people.
When they got out of the airport the man opened the door of a limo where Melanie, Cole, and Lauren got in. The Armani man instantly got into chauffer mode, put on the black hat and started driving to an undisclosed location. They stopped at a ten-story building. The Armani man led them to the seventh story and into a room with two beds, a dresser and a small closet.
"Anna, this will be your new room. Along with your roommate who will also be your new partner. Her name is Elizabeth." Cole said, then nodded his head to the Armani man. He nodded and left the room. He returned a minute later, watching behind him where a small girl stood. Her head hung and she was looking at her feet.
"Elizabeth, this is your new partner Anna Reed. Anna, this is Elizabeth Sark." Cole said. The girl lifted her head, and Melanie almost gasped in surprise. There, standing before her, was a girl who looked exactly like her in everyway. There, looking at her with the biggest poker face she'd ever seen, was her twin, Molly Bristow.
A/N: I'm really depressed! I haven't received a review in five days! Please review, or there will be no chapter 12!
Melanie looked out her window, thinking about the lullaby. It had played over and over inside her head after she shot her mother in the shoulder. She hoped it hadn't killed her, but if it had, she'd be with Molly. But Melanie really doubted that it had killed her. No one could die by being shot in the shoulder unless too much blood was lost.
She tried not to gag as she watched Lauren stare at Cole with a mixture of love and admiration. Like she was amazed by him, but Melanie couldn't figure out how. He was ugly, an ego-maniac, and just downright weird. Why would she like someone like him? Maybe it was because he fit her description so well. Melanie had to conceal a grin at that thought. Nothing could be more true.
"So Anna. How did you feel after you shot that agent?" Cole suddenly asked.
"Nothing." Melanie lied.
"No remorse? No regret?" Cole asked, studying her carefully in the rearview mirror.
Melanie shook her head. "I felt nothing. Where are we going?" she asked, trying to sound like Lauren.
Cole scowled. "Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies dear child. You'll see when we get there. Right now you need to rest. Chances are, you'll need your strength." He said. Melanie caught the smirk Lauren had as he said this.
Melanie pretended to fall asleep, hoping they'd talk freely. It worked. "So you're not even going to inform her of what's waiting for her in Munich?" Lauren asked him.
"Well, I figure, why set her up for disappointment? I tell her why we're going to Munich, she gets all anxious and absolutely impossible to live with. It's better for all of us if we don't tell her. Besides. She'll see soon enough." Cole said. Lauren nodded. Melanie almost screamed with frustration. He wouldn't even tell say when she was sleeping! But there wasn't anything she could do about it now. Cole was right. She'd see when they got to Munich.
"I'm going to check us into a hotel. If we don't get some sleep, we'll be likely to get into a crash, and that's the last thing we need." Cole said as he pulled into the parking lot of a Days Inn.
Melanie had the impression Lauren wanted to object, but she didn't have a say in what Cole did almost as much as Melanie did. So she sighed, snapped at Melanie to get up, and followed him to the lobby.
"Hello miss. I'm Thomas Brendall, and this is my wife Trista and daughter Anna. We're just looking for a room to sleep in for the night, and we'll be back on the road." Cole said, smiling at the clerk.
"Ok. Room 204. You only need two beds, correct?" the clerk asked. Melanie almost laughed right there. McKenas Cole and Lauren Reed sleeping in the same bed? That was disgusting, but what could they do about it.
"Yes, but could we have some extra pillows? Anna tends to get restless without at least four pillows." Cole said. Melanie gave the clerk a fake sky smile. The clerk returned it then said, "Yes of course. I'll get Joanna to get those for you."
"Thank you, you're great." Cole said, paid, took the key, then made his way to 204, followed by Lauren and Melanie. Joanna came by to give them the extra pillows a minute after they got there. Melanie got into the second bed and watched as Cole and Lauren put the pillows in between them. They were pathetic.
"We're getting up at two so we can get there early. Get as much sleep as possible, you're going to need it, Anna." Cole said with a stern face. Melanie nodded and climbed into her bed. Where were they going, and why did it matter? She wished she was old enough to be in the loophole. That way if she ever figured out a way to contact the CIA, she could be a double agent for them, and tell them what the Covenant was doing. Too bad she couldn't contact the CIA, and too bad if she did, she would be killed.
She fell asleep with that thought in her head. She woke up too early by Lauren who told her in a harsh whisper to get dressed and make the bed just in case the CIA figured out where they were. They didn't want to be traced back to the hotel. Melanie nodded although she didn't want to. Cole was typing madly at his laptop, sighing or smirking every now and then, which didn't put Melanie in a comfortable feeling. She dressed in a black blouse and baggy black pants and put her hair in a bun. When she was finished she saw Cole motion to her to go to him.
"When we get to where we're going, you're going to meet someone. Don't be alarmed at what they look like, because if you do, it could cost you your life. They're going to be your partner for missions and whatever you need to do. You're no longer going to be working by yourself anymore." Cole said like they were getting ready to go to a baseball game.
"Ok." Melanie said, wanting to ask more about her new partner. She had tons of questions but she had a feeling she'd know all the answers as soon as she met the person. "We need to go. Snake's found a signal. The CIA's coming." Lauren said, turning off the lights.
"What's their ETA?" Cole asked angrily.
"About ten minutes. That's barely enough time if we move now!" Lauren ushered them to the van. Melanie got in, looking in every direction for any sign of the CIA, but found none.
"Are they by airplane, or by vehicle?" Cole asked as he started the van and pulled out of the driveway.
"He doesn't know, but either way, they'll be here." Lauren said. Melanie flew backward as Cole slammed down on the accelerator. They were soon going eighty miles an hour, but no one took any notice. They soon reached an empty lot with tons of wood everywhere.
"Come, Anna. We're getting off here." Lauren said. Cole stopped the van and they got out where Melanie soon saw a small aircraft on the ground, and Snake in the cockpit.
They were boarded soon enough and Snake got the aircraft off the ground and into the sky. They spent ten hours in the aircraft, and by this time Melanie felt ready to die. She hated spending half a day sitting, and then being expected to run for twenty miles doing some important thing for the Covenant and being expected to succeed.
She sighed with relief when Snake stopped the aircraft at an airport and they got out. They were greeted by a man in an Armani suit. He was wearing sunglasses and looked like the Secret Service.
"You Ms. Reed and Mr. Cole?" the man asked, taking no notice of Melanie. "Yes." Lauren replied. The man nodded and said, "Follow me." In German. They did, making small talk in German so they wouldn't seem out of place to other people.
When they got out of the airport the man opened the door of a limo where Melanie, Cole, and Lauren got in. The Armani man instantly got into chauffer mode, put on the black hat and started driving to an undisclosed location. They stopped at a ten-story building. The Armani man led them to the seventh story and into a room with two beds, a dresser and a small closet.
"Anna, this will be your new room. Along with your roommate who will also be your new partner. Her name is Elizabeth." Cole said, then nodded his head to the Armani man. He nodded and left the room. He returned a minute later, watching behind him where a small girl stood. Her head hung and she was looking at her feet.
"Elizabeth, this is your new partner Anna Reed. Anna, this is Elizabeth Sark." Cole said. The girl lifted her head, and Melanie almost gasped in surprise. There, standing before her, was a girl who looked exactly like her in everyway. There, looking at her with the biggest poker face she'd ever seen, was her twin, Molly Bristow.
A/N: I'm really depressed! I haven't received a review in five days! Please review, or there will be no chapter 12!