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
"Daddy!" Melanie squealed and jumped out of Sydney's lap and ran into Vaughn's arms.
"Hey honey. How are you?" he asked, trying not to let his emotions show.
"Fine! Daddy, I pretended I was brainwashed so they wouldn't kill me! I did what you told me to do! Aren't you proud of me?" Melanie asked. Sydney perked up at hearing these words, but only slightly. She didn't want Vaughn thinking she was suddenly suspicious.
Vaughn stayed silent then said, "Mel, can I talk to Mommy privately for a minute? It'll only be for a minute."
"Why? You can do that anytime! I want to be with you guys! What if the Covenant comes back and kidnaps me again?" Melanie asked, sounding like she did during her first time on Splash Mountain.
"That won't happen honey. I promise." Vaughn said, but that didn't do any good.
"Just let her stay in here Mike. She's fine." Sydney said. Vaughn sighed heavily, surprising Syd. Wouldn't he be ecstatic that that Melanie was found? Not only that, but that Molly was alive and well? But he didn't look or act like he was all that thrilled. Like they had just been at a friend's house for a very long time, and had just gotten home.
"What is it?" Sydney asked him as he pulled up a chair. Melanie climbed into his lap.
"Well, at a CIA debriefing—you weren't here, you were with you mother and father breaking protocol—and we have come to a conclusion...that there is one other person who was doubled. Remember Project Helix? The CIA has received intel that besides Agent Lennox and Francie, one other person was doubled, but it was so big at the time, that all knowledge of it was erased, making it seem like it didn't happen. But somehow...they found out, and are putting out a full investigation on who was doubled." Vaughn told her.
Sydney sighed. She had had enough of hearing about doubles and how maybe one more person was doubled. After Francie, she didn't even like hearing the word 'double.' Who the hell was there left to double? Hadn't they destroyed her life already? She didn't want any part in the investigation. And that's exactly what she told Vaughn.
"You won't? Oh Syd, I'm so glad to hear that. I was hoping you wouldn't want to take part in that. We can start our lives over again. We can raise our daughters together." Vaughn said, but he didn't seem all that thrilled about it.
*Why the hell isn't he happy?!* Sydney thought angrily.
"If you don't mind Mike, I'm not so sure I want to start our lives over again." Sydney said.
"No! Don't start the fighting again! I don't want you guys to start fighting again!" Melanie interrupted.
"Honey, please stay out of this. This isn't your fault." Vaughn said gently.
Sydney was about to tell him off, but was cut off by the door opening again and Jack and Dixon entered.
They both looked they had run a marathon to get to their room. "Good, you're both here. From a reliable source, we have learned that the third double is, in fact, an agent of this agency." Dixon said.
A/N: So what do you think? Who is the double? I need at least three more reviews before I post chapter 18!!! REVIEW!!!!!!!!
"Daddy!" Melanie squealed and jumped out of Sydney's lap and ran into Vaughn's arms.
"Hey honey. How are you?" he asked, trying not to let his emotions show.
"Fine! Daddy, I pretended I was brainwashed so they wouldn't kill me! I did what you told me to do! Aren't you proud of me?" Melanie asked. Sydney perked up at hearing these words, but only slightly. She didn't want Vaughn thinking she was suddenly suspicious.
Vaughn stayed silent then said, "Mel, can I talk to Mommy privately for a minute? It'll only be for a minute."
"Why? You can do that anytime! I want to be with you guys! What if the Covenant comes back and kidnaps me again?" Melanie asked, sounding like she did during her first time on Splash Mountain.
"That won't happen honey. I promise." Vaughn said, but that didn't do any good.
"Just let her stay in here Mike. She's fine." Sydney said. Vaughn sighed heavily, surprising Syd. Wouldn't he be ecstatic that that Melanie was found? Not only that, but that Molly was alive and well? But he didn't look or act like he was all that thrilled. Like they had just been at a friend's house for a very long time, and had just gotten home.
"What is it?" Sydney asked him as he pulled up a chair. Melanie climbed into his lap.
"Well, at a CIA debriefing—you weren't here, you were with you mother and father breaking protocol—and we have come to a conclusion...that there is one other person who was doubled. Remember Project Helix? The CIA has received intel that besides Agent Lennox and Francie, one other person was doubled, but it was so big at the time, that all knowledge of it was erased, making it seem like it didn't happen. But somehow...they found out, and are putting out a full investigation on who was doubled." Vaughn told her.
Sydney sighed. She had had enough of hearing about doubles and how maybe one more person was doubled. After Francie, she didn't even like hearing the word 'double.' Who the hell was there left to double? Hadn't they destroyed her life already? She didn't want any part in the investigation. And that's exactly what she told Vaughn.
"You won't? Oh Syd, I'm so glad to hear that. I was hoping you wouldn't want to take part in that. We can start our lives over again. We can raise our daughters together." Vaughn said, but he didn't seem all that thrilled about it.
*Why the hell isn't he happy?!* Sydney thought angrily.
"If you don't mind Mike, I'm not so sure I want to start our lives over again." Sydney said.
"No! Don't start the fighting again! I don't want you guys to start fighting again!" Melanie interrupted.
"Honey, please stay out of this. This isn't your fault." Vaughn said gently.
Sydney was about to tell him off, but was cut off by the door opening again and Jack and Dixon entered.
They both looked they had run a marathon to get to their room. "Good, you're both here. From a reliable source, we have learned that the third double is, in fact, an agent of this agency." Dixon said.
A/N: So what do you think? Who is the double? I need at least three more reviews before I post chapter 18!!! REVIEW!!!!!!!!