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
"Here we are girls. Remember what you have to do. But do not fail! You are warned." Cole said as he pulled up to the house. Melanie and Molly got out after they put on their ski masks. Lauren handed them their guns and they drove off.
"Do you remember the password?" Molly asked as they got up to the two doors that were about three feet apart from each other.
"Mine is almond and yours is cluster. Come on!" Melanie said as she urged her twin to the other door. She went to her own and pressed the large green button and said almond into it. She heard Molly's voice say "Cluster!" at the same time and the two doors opened automatically. They raced into the building.
"I'll go upstairs. You go downstairs." Melanie said. Molly nodded and said, "I'll call you if I find it." And they headed their separate ways.
Melanie went up the stairs as fast as her little legs could carry her, knowing the CIA was in the building with them and that they could've found the disc already. She opened the first door she came across and moved every piece of furniture she could afford to get rid of.
"Snowbear, do you remember what the disc looked like?" Melanie said into her comm.
"It's a medium sized floppy disc, and it will say 'Dangerous Grounds' on it. It will most likely be wrapped in a piece of plastic, so basically look for that." Molly replied instantly, and Melanie heard a large CRASH! In the background.
"Snowbird, are you ok?" Melanie asked, but Molly didn't reply. "Snowbird, do you copy?" Melanie snapped in her comm.
"Firefly, do not go after her, I repeat do not go after her! That is an order! She can take care of herself!" Cole said into Melanie's comm., but Melanie barely heard him over the pounding her feet made on the metal stairs. She lost Molly once, she wasn't going to lose her again!
"Let go of me!" Melanie heard Molly's desperate cry in the first basement door. Melanie reached for her gun and took no hesitation in firing Molly's attacker in the back. He dropped to the ground, leaving a stunned Molly looking from him to Melanie.
"Thanks Anna!" Molly said and went to hug her, but stopped herself in time. "The CIA's here already, that was them. I'll search this guy and see if he had the disc. I'll call you if he does. Go!" Molly told her. Melanie nodded and went back upstairs.
A minute later her comm went off. "Firefly, negative on the disc." Molly told her. "Copy." Melanie said and sighed as she continued searching. After searching all possible locations Melanie came to the conclusion that unless there was no disc and that this was a set-up, or Molly had the disc, it was in the locked file cabinets in the corner of the last room at the top of the building.
She reached in the lining of her jacket and took out her lock pick and picked at all the locks. After searching the entire cabinet twice, she came to the terrible conclusion that the CIA already had the discs. It would explain why there weren't any more other people besides her and Molly.
"Snowbear, the disc is not here." Melanie finally said into her comm. "Copy that. Heading out." Molly replied. Melanie heard Cole yell, "Shit!" in the van as soon as they said the disc was not there. She didn't want to go back to Cole, but what choice did she have?
She made her way back to the van and pulled off her ski mask as soon as the door was safely shut behind her. "Why didn't you get the disc? Were we mumbling when we said get the disc by all means necessary?" Cole barked as he started the van.
"When we got there the CIA was already there. They had a good ten minutes to look before we showed up." Molly said defensively.
"Well, then there's only one thing left to do. Retrieve the disc from the CIA." Cole said. Molly and Melanie looked at each other. They had been afraid of this. Infiltrating the CIA just to get some stupid disc that the Covenant wanted to the point of needing it to breathe.
When they got back to Munich, Cole went to prepare the mission to L.A. to retrieve the disc and the twins went to their room, glad to lay down. "Do you think it's a good idea to go to L.A. to get the disc?" Melanie asked as soon as the door was closed.
"I don't know. It could just be a setup." Molly said. Melanie contemplated this. Maybe there was nothing on the disc, but the CIA was using it as a way to get to the Covenant. They knew the Covenant wanted that disc more than they wanted Rimbaldi artifacts, and the CIA was using it to their advantage.
"You're probably right. But what choice do we have?" Melanie said. Molly sighed, knowing Melanie was right. Their lives were out of their hands and they had no say in what they did.
That night wasn't a good night for the sisters. They both tossed and turned in their beds, afraid that they'd be shaken awake at any moment by Lauren, telling them they needed to go to L.A. to get the disc at that moment. For some reason, Melanie and Molly feared that happening. When they did wake up, it was around nine, and the smell of bacon was making it's way to the twins.
"Come on Anna! Hans is making his famous bacon!" Molly said excitedly and made her way downstairs. Melanie only stirred and rolled over. She was too tired to even think about food. But apparently she didn't have a say in that either. Lauren came in a moment later and pulled the covers off her.
"Sweetie, you must get something to eat, you'll need it. You and Elizabeth are going to L.A. tonight, and you need your strength." She said in a motherly voice. Melanie got up and went downstairs where she saw Molly eating away at the bacon while Hans and Cole talked privately to themselves. "What's happening?" Melanie whispered to Molly as she sat down.
"We're going to L.A. tonight to get the disc. They're just talking it over." Molly shrugged and helped herself to more bacon. Melanie took a bite and felt like she wanted to puke. Apparently this was one of those things you were supposed to get used to.
~*~*~*~*~*
"Ok girls, you know what to do. And no failures this time!" Cole ordered and Molly and Melanie got out again and quietly opened the door.
"Where would it be this time?" Melanie muttered.
"In the analysis room. The CIA always takes things they find on missions and send it to analysis." Molly explained.
"How do you know that?" Melanie asked, looking at her sister intently.
Molly hesitated, looking like she was afraid of something, then finally said, "I just do. But we have to hurry, we don't have a lot of time!"
They started down the hallway and came across Sark's cell. Molly looked at him then after she realized who it was, ran over to him.
"Daddy!" she said, reaching her arms out to try to hug him through the bars.
"Hello Elizabeth. And I see you have your new partner. Hello Anna. Long time no see." He said. Melanie wanted to glare at him, but instead she gave a polite smile. "Hi Mr. Sark." She said.
"Daddy, do you know where the analysis room is?" Molly asked him. "Yes, top floor, third door on the left. It has a big sign on the door that says, ANALYSIS. You can't miss it." Sark said. "Thanks!" Molly said and they went to the staircase and went to analysis.
When they got there, they were stunned to discover Sydney standing there, waiting for them.
"Here we are girls. Remember what you have to do. But do not fail! You are warned." Cole said as he pulled up to the house. Melanie and Molly got out after they put on their ski masks. Lauren handed them their guns and they drove off.
"Do you remember the password?" Molly asked as they got up to the two doors that were about three feet apart from each other.
"Mine is almond and yours is cluster. Come on!" Melanie said as she urged her twin to the other door. She went to her own and pressed the large green button and said almond into it. She heard Molly's voice say "Cluster!" at the same time and the two doors opened automatically. They raced into the building.
"I'll go upstairs. You go downstairs." Melanie said. Molly nodded and said, "I'll call you if I find it." And they headed their separate ways.
Melanie went up the stairs as fast as her little legs could carry her, knowing the CIA was in the building with them and that they could've found the disc already. She opened the first door she came across and moved every piece of furniture she could afford to get rid of.
"Snowbear, do you remember what the disc looked like?" Melanie said into her comm.
"It's a medium sized floppy disc, and it will say 'Dangerous Grounds' on it. It will most likely be wrapped in a piece of plastic, so basically look for that." Molly replied instantly, and Melanie heard a large CRASH! In the background.
"Snowbird, are you ok?" Melanie asked, but Molly didn't reply. "Snowbird, do you copy?" Melanie snapped in her comm.
"Firefly, do not go after her, I repeat do not go after her! That is an order! She can take care of herself!" Cole said into Melanie's comm., but Melanie barely heard him over the pounding her feet made on the metal stairs. She lost Molly once, she wasn't going to lose her again!
"Let go of me!" Melanie heard Molly's desperate cry in the first basement door. Melanie reached for her gun and took no hesitation in firing Molly's attacker in the back. He dropped to the ground, leaving a stunned Molly looking from him to Melanie.
"Thanks Anna!" Molly said and went to hug her, but stopped herself in time. "The CIA's here already, that was them. I'll search this guy and see if he had the disc. I'll call you if he does. Go!" Molly told her. Melanie nodded and went back upstairs.
A minute later her comm went off. "Firefly, negative on the disc." Molly told her. "Copy." Melanie said and sighed as she continued searching. After searching all possible locations Melanie came to the conclusion that unless there was no disc and that this was a set-up, or Molly had the disc, it was in the locked file cabinets in the corner of the last room at the top of the building.
She reached in the lining of her jacket and took out her lock pick and picked at all the locks. After searching the entire cabinet twice, she came to the terrible conclusion that the CIA already had the discs. It would explain why there weren't any more other people besides her and Molly.
"Snowbear, the disc is not here." Melanie finally said into her comm. "Copy that. Heading out." Molly replied. Melanie heard Cole yell, "Shit!" in the van as soon as they said the disc was not there. She didn't want to go back to Cole, but what choice did she have?
She made her way back to the van and pulled off her ski mask as soon as the door was safely shut behind her. "Why didn't you get the disc? Were we mumbling when we said get the disc by all means necessary?" Cole barked as he started the van.
"When we got there the CIA was already there. They had a good ten minutes to look before we showed up." Molly said defensively.
"Well, then there's only one thing left to do. Retrieve the disc from the CIA." Cole said. Molly and Melanie looked at each other. They had been afraid of this. Infiltrating the CIA just to get some stupid disc that the Covenant wanted to the point of needing it to breathe.
When they got back to Munich, Cole went to prepare the mission to L.A. to retrieve the disc and the twins went to their room, glad to lay down. "Do you think it's a good idea to go to L.A. to get the disc?" Melanie asked as soon as the door was closed.
"I don't know. It could just be a setup." Molly said. Melanie contemplated this. Maybe there was nothing on the disc, but the CIA was using it as a way to get to the Covenant. They knew the Covenant wanted that disc more than they wanted Rimbaldi artifacts, and the CIA was using it to their advantage.
"You're probably right. But what choice do we have?" Melanie said. Molly sighed, knowing Melanie was right. Their lives were out of their hands and they had no say in what they did.
That night wasn't a good night for the sisters. They both tossed and turned in their beds, afraid that they'd be shaken awake at any moment by Lauren, telling them they needed to go to L.A. to get the disc at that moment. For some reason, Melanie and Molly feared that happening. When they did wake up, it was around nine, and the smell of bacon was making it's way to the twins.
"Come on Anna! Hans is making his famous bacon!" Molly said excitedly and made her way downstairs. Melanie only stirred and rolled over. She was too tired to even think about food. But apparently she didn't have a say in that either. Lauren came in a moment later and pulled the covers off her.
"Sweetie, you must get something to eat, you'll need it. You and Elizabeth are going to L.A. tonight, and you need your strength." She said in a motherly voice. Melanie got up and went downstairs where she saw Molly eating away at the bacon while Hans and Cole talked privately to themselves. "What's happening?" Melanie whispered to Molly as she sat down.
"We're going to L.A. tonight to get the disc. They're just talking it over." Molly shrugged and helped herself to more bacon. Melanie took a bite and felt like she wanted to puke. Apparently this was one of those things you were supposed to get used to.
~*~*~*~*~*
"Ok girls, you know what to do. And no failures this time!" Cole ordered and Molly and Melanie got out again and quietly opened the door.
"Where would it be this time?" Melanie muttered.
"In the analysis room. The CIA always takes things they find on missions and send it to analysis." Molly explained.
"How do you know that?" Melanie asked, looking at her sister intently.
Molly hesitated, looking like she was afraid of something, then finally said, "I just do. But we have to hurry, we don't have a lot of time!"
They started down the hallway and came across Sark's cell. Molly looked at him then after she realized who it was, ran over to him.
"Daddy!" she said, reaching her arms out to try to hug him through the bars.
"Hello Elizabeth. And I see you have your new partner. Hello Anna. Long time no see." He said. Melanie wanted to glare at him, but instead she gave a polite smile. "Hi Mr. Sark." She said.
"Daddy, do you know where the analysis room is?" Molly asked him. "Yes, top floor, third door on the left. It has a big sign on the door that says, ANALYSIS. You can't miss it." Sark said. "Thanks!" Molly said and they went to the staircase and went to analysis.
When they got there, they were stunned to discover Sydney standing there, waiting for them.