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: My spirits are lifted!! My life changed the minute I watched the commercial for the season finale. When Vaughn says "I hate you! I love Sydney!" OMG, I'll never get over it!!

Melanie and Molly huddled under a desk. Molly was trying so hard to conceal the tears that desperately wanted to come out. She had spent her whole life doing missions, not being appreciated or loved. Being used by the Covenant just so they could get what they wanted. Molly had finally convinced herself that her parents would never come, and she'd spend her whole life working for the Covenant, being taken advantage of. Never knowing her real family.

Now, having met the sister she never thought she'd ever see, she met her mother for the first time. And now, her mother was risking her life to keep her daughters safe from the Covenant so they'd never use them again. Molly felt that the feeling of being safe and loved would just be a memory. One good feeling in the midst of all the bad.

But at least she had Melanie. Melanie knew what it felt like too. "Melanie?" Molly breathed, not managing to even whisper.

"Yeah?" Melanie said, looking behind her to see if Sydney was in the center of the Rotunda.

"I'm afraid of losing Mommy and Daddy again." Molly admitted.

"We won't. From what I remember of Mommy, she's very strong and won't go down without a fight. She'll be here." Melanie comforted her, and Molly nodded, but her sister didn't understand.

She didn't understand what it was like living without her parents. Without the love Melanie received for the first four years of her life. Suddenly, without warning, they heard Sydney scream, "Get off me, they aren't here!"

Melanie started to go and help Sydney, but Molly stopped her. "Don't make it easy for them. Mommy wouldn't want you to leave. Besides, it'll expose us!" she warned her.

Melanie hesitated, but nodded, knowing her twin was right. So she sat back down, looking, for the first time Molly had seen, scared. And that scared Molly. If her sister wasn't not afraid, how could she be brave? That answer came when they heard a heavy thud, and Sydney's desperate cry of pain.

"Mommy!" Melanie wailed and started to get up again, but Molly grabbed her arm.

"Be strong. Mommy would want us to be strong." Molly said, but Melanie shook her head.

"She's in trouble. She needs our help. I'm not going to sit around and do nothing, and turn out they killed her. I won't let that happen." Melanie said in a threatening voice. Molly knew she wasn't kidding. So she let go of her arm, and Melanie ran to the door.

Molly followed her, and wanted to cry at what she saw. Sydney's nose was bleeding, she had a black eye that was swollen shut, was clutching her right arm with her left, letting Molly know that it was broken. She could tell there were bruises all over her body. She was slipping in and out of consciousness. From her face, Molly concluded that she also had a concussion.

"Mommy, don't fall asleep! Stay awake!" Melanie urged, shaking Sydney's body slightly to keep her awake. To Molly's horror, Cole, Lauren, and Sark appeared out of nowhere.

"Anna. Elizabeth. I'm shocked at you two. Helping the CIA." Cole spat. Molly froze, afraid to breathe, but to her surprise, Melanie stood up and said, "Yeah that's right. Helping the CIA bring people like you to justice."

Sydney started to fall asleep again, and Molly rushed over to her. "Mommy, stay awake!" she whispered desperately, praying Cole, Lauren, and Sark didn't hear her, but she didn't have that luck.

"Elizabeth, what did you say? She's not your mother, I'm your mother." Lauren said in a hurt voice.

"Save it. You're not our mother. You never were, you never will be, and soon, you'll realize kidnapping my sister and me was the first mistake you made that led to your downfall!" Melanie snapped.

"Now Anna, apparently the atmosphere is getting to you. I think you need to lay down." Lauren said in a fake gentle voice, but Molly noticed that she also sounded scared. Scared and worried about what Cole would do to her when he realized Melanie and her weren't successfully brainwashed.

"She...doesn't need...to lay down. She's...telling you...the truth." Sydney interrupted, her eyes rolling in and out.

Cole started to go towards Sydney, but Melanie stuck her foot out at the last second and tripped him.

"Lay a hand on my mommy, and consider yourself the newest member of the deepest circle of Hell." Melanie said threateningly. Cole just started laughing, like he was amused by Melanie's threats.

"Ok, I won't lay a hand on her. But I can't promise you I'll lay a bullet in her skull!" Cole chuckled, and nodded to Sark, who took out a small handgun, aimed at Sydney's head, and pulled the trigger.

A/N: Don't assume the worst! There's more to this story this isn't the end! Someone needs to call ABC and tell them to stop delaying airing Alias. Some of us need to watch it to fill our addiction!! They're frustrating :(