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A/N: This is just a little note to Natalie. This story isn't going to have a happy ending, considering I have made it so that I could write a sequel if I wanted to and was up to it. And to everyone, please tell me if you think this story shouldn't have a sequel.
The first thing Melanie saw was numbers. A whole slew of them. It was so hard to understand, though. What was she supposed to do? "Just keep an open mind Melanie. That's all you need to do." A voice told her, and it sounded oddly like Sark.
She tried to speak out, but found she couldn't. It was like someone had glued her mouth closed. She was afraid, and tried to pull out of wherever she was.
"Melanie, don't struggle! If you do, it'll only be worse for you." Sark's voice instructed.
Melanie barely heard him. She needed to find a way out of there, but no sooner did that thought enter her brain, then Sark's voice returned.
"Listen to me Melanie! If you try to find a way out, the deeper you get into it. If you stop thinking and just do what I tell you, you will be fine, and you will be out of there soon." He said.
Melanie decided to take a look around her, and it was an unusual sight. There was nothing but numbers, symbols, and odd looking devices. Melanie took these in with curiosity and interest. There was no end to it in sight.
"This is good Melanie. Just look around and don't think about anything else. Just take it all in." Sark's voice ordered.
She did, and looked around for a few minutes, and when she turned around again, what she saw next surprised her so much, everything disappeared and all she saw was darkness.
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"I need to see Mom. Dad, remember when the three of us were in India, and she said that that woman in the prophecy wasn't me, but Melanie? Well, I think there's something dangerous going on. Why else would the Covenant go to such great lengths to have Melanie in their clutches?" Sydney said, feeling overwhelmed that she had thought of that.
"Yes, but what could Irina possibly know about this? She doesn't work with or for the Covenant." Jack said, although Sydney could see he was trying to sort this out.
"Maybe, but she's the only one who was able to get into the Covenant's hard-drive. She said so herself that she hadn't decoded all the documents yet. Maybe she got some more decoded and was able to find out what the Covenant was up to." Sydney suggested.
"It is possible. It isn't unlike her." Jack said.
"Any lead at this point could save Melanie's life. Molly's too." Sydney said, and she tried desperately not to let her father know that she was on the verge of tears. If Jack noticed, he didn't say anything.
"Irina is in Flagstaff, Arizona. Obviously she couldn't show up in LA. We can just drive there; there isn't any point to take a plane. If we move now, we can get there by seven in the morning." Jack said, and they headed out to their cars and drove to a CIA contact who they hardly ever needed since they were still in LA.
"Agent Bristow? Both Bristows? My this is an unexpected surprise. What can I do for you?" he asked, beckoning them inside his little safehouse.
"We just need an unmarked car. We need to get to Flagstaff Arizona, and we need to do it in secret. We can't drive our cars since the CIA will know where we're going." Jack told him.
"I can do that. Take your pick. None of these has been used yet. Let's see the CIA track these babies!" the contact boasted.
"Yes, we'll take this one." Jack said, pointing to the black Honda.
"Ah, good pick. But, I do need this back in two days, otherwise I start charging. It's not my policy, that's what CIA is telling me." he shrugged.
"We'll be back by then. We need to get going though. Thank you." Jack said and they got into the car and started driving to Flagstaff.
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"Melanie? Melanie are you ok?" a familiar voice hummed. Melanie slowly opened her eyes and saw herself staring down at her.
"Melanie?" she said.
It took a second to register where she was and who she was talking to, but when she realized, she backed up.
"You stay away from me! Since when do you care if I'm ok?" Melanie snapped.
"We're still sisters Mel, whether you like it or not. If something happens to you, do you think I wouldn't care?" Molly asked incredulously.
"Well, let's think. First you pretend to be on my side, help our parents stay alive, especially Mommy. You took a bullet for her, and got all emotional when you saw Daddy. Then you betray our family by helping the Covenant kidnap me again! No Molly, I have no idea why you wouldn't care!" Melanie said sarcastically.
"Oh come on, this is all for the best! If you knew what we were doing..." Molly started, but Melanie cut her off.
"That's the problem Molly! If you guys would tell me something, maybe I'd have a clue!" Melanie yelled.
"Yeah Sark! She's fine now!" Molly called out. Melanie got silent as soon as Sark stepped into the room.
"Melanie! So glad you decided to join us physically!" Sark said with fake enthusiasm.
"Stuff it. I've had enough of your crap." Melanie snarled, hoping he'd be taken aback by her behavior. No such luck.
"Well, you're going to have to get used to 'my crap', because at the rate you're going, you'll be here for an awfully long time. But, before we continue, I need to ask you something. What caused you to get out of that device?" Sark asked.
"I don't know. Maybe I'm just smarter than you when it comes to Rambaldi stuff." Melanie shrugged, wanting to laugh when she saw Sark and Molly's looks of frustration.
"Melanie, I've had about enough of your crap! Just answer the question!" Sark snapped.
"Fine! I saw a man." She said.
Sark and Molly looked at each other, looking like they'd just found out they won a trillion dollars.
"What did he say?" Sark asked.
"Nothing. I was just shocked that I'd see a man. Obviously I was inside the mind of this Rambaldi dude, so why would I see a man?" Melanie answered, hoping that would satisfy him.
"Melanie, what did the man look like?" Sark asked.
"I didn't see him! All I saw was an outline, but since you're not going to give up, he had a small figure, and a shadow of what looks like a really long beard. But that's all I saw, I swear." Melanie answered.
Sark nodded. "Thanks Melanie. You're going to go back inside, but this time, look for the man. If you see him, don't jump out of the device. Just try to talk to him, get some answers out of him. If he is who I think he is, than this will be much more important than Rambaldi's messages, and how his mind works." He said, and nodded to Molly who took out the device, and held it out to Melanie, motioning for her to put her head back inside it.
Not wanting to cause a fight, she went in without a fight.
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"My, this is an unexpected surprise. Come in." Irina said, and opened the door wider so Jack and Sydney could enter.
As soon as they were both inside Irina quickly closed and locked the door.
"Were you followed?" she asked.
"No. We're here to not only to deliver some bad news, but to ask you for your help. Again." Jack said.
"What? What's wrong?" Irina asked.
"We got Melanie back. And Molly too, but to make a really long story short, Melanie is back in the hands of the Covenant, and we're here because we think you might know why they want her so badly. It could help us find her once and for all." Sydney said.
"Remember how I said that the woman in the prophecy was Melanie? And how the Covenant figured this out so they kidnapped her? Well, think back to what Rambaldi wrote about that woman. 'She is the one to bring forth my works'. I have decoded more of the Covenant's files, and they are preparing to go to Australia to get the last Rambaldi device that isn't in anybody's possession. They wouldn't put in what it does, but they are planning on using it on Melanie so that they can go into the mind of Rambaldi himself, and it will only work on the woman in the prophecy." Irina said.
"Well, what are they going to do with Melanie as soon as they're finished?" Sydney asked.
"Either they will keep her with them forever so that they can use her for more of their evil deeds, or they will kill her."
A/N: Well, how do you like it? Good? Bad? REVIEW PLEASE!!
A/N: This is just a little note to Natalie. This story isn't going to have a happy ending, considering I have made it so that I could write a sequel if I wanted to and was up to it. And to everyone, please tell me if you think this story shouldn't have a sequel.
The first thing Melanie saw was numbers. A whole slew of them. It was so hard to understand, though. What was she supposed to do? "Just keep an open mind Melanie. That's all you need to do." A voice told her, and it sounded oddly like Sark.
She tried to speak out, but found she couldn't. It was like someone had glued her mouth closed. She was afraid, and tried to pull out of wherever she was.
"Melanie, don't struggle! If you do, it'll only be worse for you." Sark's voice instructed.
Melanie barely heard him. She needed to find a way out of there, but no sooner did that thought enter her brain, then Sark's voice returned.
"Listen to me Melanie! If you try to find a way out, the deeper you get into it. If you stop thinking and just do what I tell you, you will be fine, and you will be out of there soon." He said.
Melanie decided to take a look around her, and it was an unusual sight. There was nothing but numbers, symbols, and odd looking devices. Melanie took these in with curiosity and interest. There was no end to it in sight.
"This is good Melanie. Just look around and don't think about anything else. Just take it all in." Sark's voice ordered.
She did, and looked around for a few minutes, and when she turned around again, what she saw next surprised her so much, everything disappeared and all she saw was darkness.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
"I need to see Mom. Dad, remember when the three of us were in India, and she said that that woman in the prophecy wasn't me, but Melanie? Well, I think there's something dangerous going on. Why else would the Covenant go to such great lengths to have Melanie in their clutches?" Sydney said, feeling overwhelmed that she had thought of that.
"Yes, but what could Irina possibly know about this? She doesn't work with or for the Covenant." Jack said, although Sydney could see he was trying to sort this out.
"Maybe, but she's the only one who was able to get into the Covenant's hard-drive. She said so herself that she hadn't decoded all the documents yet. Maybe she got some more decoded and was able to find out what the Covenant was up to." Sydney suggested.
"It is possible. It isn't unlike her." Jack said.
"Any lead at this point could save Melanie's life. Molly's too." Sydney said, and she tried desperately not to let her father know that she was on the verge of tears. If Jack noticed, he didn't say anything.
"Irina is in Flagstaff, Arizona. Obviously she couldn't show up in LA. We can just drive there; there isn't any point to take a plane. If we move now, we can get there by seven in the morning." Jack said, and they headed out to their cars and drove to a CIA contact who they hardly ever needed since they were still in LA.
"Agent Bristow? Both Bristows? My this is an unexpected surprise. What can I do for you?" he asked, beckoning them inside his little safehouse.
"We just need an unmarked car. We need to get to Flagstaff Arizona, and we need to do it in secret. We can't drive our cars since the CIA will know where we're going." Jack told him.
"I can do that. Take your pick. None of these has been used yet. Let's see the CIA track these babies!" the contact boasted.
"Yes, we'll take this one." Jack said, pointing to the black Honda.
"Ah, good pick. But, I do need this back in two days, otherwise I start charging. It's not my policy, that's what CIA is telling me." he shrugged.
"We'll be back by then. We need to get going though. Thank you." Jack said and they got into the car and started driving to Flagstaff.
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"Melanie? Melanie are you ok?" a familiar voice hummed. Melanie slowly opened her eyes and saw herself staring down at her.
"Melanie?" she said.
It took a second to register where she was and who she was talking to, but when she realized, she backed up.
"You stay away from me! Since when do you care if I'm ok?" Melanie snapped.
"We're still sisters Mel, whether you like it or not. If something happens to you, do you think I wouldn't care?" Molly asked incredulously.
"Well, let's think. First you pretend to be on my side, help our parents stay alive, especially Mommy. You took a bullet for her, and got all emotional when you saw Daddy. Then you betray our family by helping the Covenant kidnap me again! No Molly, I have no idea why you wouldn't care!" Melanie said sarcastically.
"Oh come on, this is all for the best! If you knew what we were doing..." Molly started, but Melanie cut her off.
"That's the problem Molly! If you guys would tell me something, maybe I'd have a clue!" Melanie yelled.
"Yeah Sark! She's fine now!" Molly called out. Melanie got silent as soon as Sark stepped into the room.
"Melanie! So glad you decided to join us physically!" Sark said with fake enthusiasm.
"Stuff it. I've had enough of your crap." Melanie snarled, hoping he'd be taken aback by her behavior. No such luck.
"Well, you're going to have to get used to 'my crap', because at the rate you're going, you'll be here for an awfully long time. But, before we continue, I need to ask you something. What caused you to get out of that device?" Sark asked.
"I don't know. Maybe I'm just smarter than you when it comes to Rambaldi stuff." Melanie shrugged, wanting to laugh when she saw Sark and Molly's looks of frustration.
"Melanie, I've had about enough of your crap! Just answer the question!" Sark snapped.
"Fine! I saw a man." She said.
Sark and Molly looked at each other, looking like they'd just found out they won a trillion dollars.
"What did he say?" Sark asked.
"Nothing. I was just shocked that I'd see a man. Obviously I was inside the mind of this Rambaldi dude, so why would I see a man?" Melanie answered, hoping that would satisfy him.
"Melanie, what did the man look like?" Sark asked.
"I didn't see him! All I saw was an outline, but since you're not going to give up, he had a small figure, and a shadow of what looks like a really long beard. But that's all I saw, I swear." Melanie answered.
Sark nodded. "Thanks Melanie. You're going to go back inside, but this time, look for the man. If you see him, don't jump out of the device. Just try to talk to him, get some answers out of him. If he is who I think he is, than this will be much more important than Rambaldi's messages, and how his mind works." He said, and nodded to Molly who took out the device, and held it out to Melanie, motioning for her to put her head back inside it.
Not wanting to cause a fight, she went in without a fight.
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"My, this is an unexpected surprise. Come in." Irina said, and opened the door wider so Jack and Sydney could enter.
As soon as they were both inside Irina quickly closed and locked the door.
"Were you followed?" she asked.
"No. We're here to not only to deliver some bad news, but to ask you for your help. Again." Jack said.
"What? What's wrong?" Irina asked.
"We got Melanie back. And Molly too, but to make a really long story short, Melanie is back in the hands of the Covenant, and we're here because we think you might know why they want her so badly. It could help us find her once and for all." Sydney said.
"Remember how I said that the woman in the prophecy was Melanie? And how the Covenant figured this out so they kidnapped her? Well, think back to what Rambaldi wrote about that woman. 'She is the one to bring forth my works'. I have decoded more of the Covenant's files, and they are preparing to go to Australia to get the last Rambaldi device that isn't in anybody's possession. They wouldn't put in what it does, but they are planning on using it on Melanie so that they can go into the mind of Rambaldi himself, and it will only work on the woman in the prophecy." Irina said.
"Well, what are they going to do with Melanie as soon as they're finished?" Sydney asked.
"Either they will keep her with them forever so that they can use her for more of their evil deeds, or they will kill her."
A/N: Well, how do you like it? Good? Bad? REVIEW PLEASE!!