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"Dad, are we going to find where in Europe the Covenant has Melanie and Molly?" Sydney asked, looking at Jack doubtfully.
"Lauren isn't the only Covenant agent we have in custody." Jack told her.
Sydney caught on quickly. "Danny." she said, amazed that she didn't think of that sooner. "He'd help us." she stated, but no sooner did she utter those words then Dixon came over to them.
"Sydney, first off, I want to say that on behalf of this agency, we're very sorry for the twins' disappearance. The second. But, what I have to say couldn't wait for a debriefing. Danny's escaped." he said. Sydney wanted to throw a temper tantrum then and there. How could the CIA be so stupid?
"Why are you apologizing? You're wasting time when you could be out there right now, looking for him. Right now we've come upon intelligence that suggests Danny may be the only person who can help us find Melanie and Molly." Sydney said, wiping frustrated tears out of her eyes.
"What are you suggesting? That all of this mess is somehow connected?" Dixon asked, looking at her uncertainly, but suggestively.
"That's what I believe. If we can get to the bottom of all this, and find out what the Covenant is really working on, we can save my daughters. Solve one, we will definitely solve the other. Dixon, this could be the key to bringing an end to the Covenant once and for all!" Sydney told her.
Dixon nodded, immediately seeing what Sydney was talking about. "The one thing I don't understand, is why Danny is the only person who can help you but, in case you have forgotten, we do have Lauren Reed in our custody." he told them.
"Yes, and she has made it clear she has no interest in cooperating with us. She has done all she can. The only thing she can do is make contact with Sark, and that is basically putting a date on Melanie and Molly's lives. We need Danny." Jack explained.
Dixon nodded thoughtfully. "Yes. Ok, I'll have security section get the surveillance tape from Danny's cell. Hopefully that will give us a lead. What I want you two to do is go home and get some sleep. You need it. We'll call you as soon as we get a lead." he said.
They nodded and left as soon as Dixon called into security section. "Syd, I don't want you to think any more about this. You need your sleep." Jack said. Sydney nodded, ordering herself to take his advice.
As soon as she got to her house she turned on her radio to the first station that didn't have a depressing song and turned on all the lights, not letting herself live in a cave.
She made herself some tea and sat down in front of her TV, turning to something, but she didn't know what. She just didn't want the house to be in silence. It was much easier to think when there was nothing to listen to.
No sooner did she finally have a moment in peace, than her cell phone rang. "Hello?" Sydney said uncertainly, praying it wasn't the CIA. She didn't feel like going back right after she got home.
"Sydney it's me. I just wanted to make sure you were ok." Jack said.
"Dad, I'm fine. I'm not a kid anymore. You don't have to keep checking in on me." Sydney said, feeling ten-years-old again when Jack would always call the house to make sure Sydney was ok when he was on one of his endless business trips.
"Yeah well, you know how it is. If something goes on that affects you personally, you tend to let on you're ok when you're not, and I just wanted to make sure you were ok. Sydney, it's not like I'm just your business colleague. I'm your father; I know when something's bothering you." Jack said, sounding most like a father than he ever did before.
"Thanks for caring Dad, but really, I'm fine. I was just having some tea and then I was going to bed. For all we know, the CIA could get a lead on Danny's escape at three in the morning, and we'd be expected in the office no later than 3:30." Sydney said, hoping that would give Jack the message that she could take care of herself.
"Fine. Just...let me know if...you need someone to talk to. I will be here." Jack said, hoping to comfort her.
Sydney nodded. "Ok. Thanks. I really need to go Dad, I need about as much sleep as I can. I'll see you tomorrow." She said, and after they said goodbye they hung up. Sydney finished the rest of her tea, then shut off everything and went upstairs to her bed and fell asleep, dreamless.
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When Sydney woke up, the sunlight peeking through her window was as bright as it could possibly get. When she checked her digital clock, she was shocked to discover it was almost noon.
"Shit!" Sydney exclaimed and got out of bed to take a shower, but saw Jack sitting on her couch.
"Dad, what are you doing here?" Sydney asked incredulously.
"You've been given the day off. Considering all you've been through, it was the least they could do." he told her, a hint of a smile showing on his face.
"That still doesn't answer what you're doing here." Sydney pointed out as she sat down next to him.
"If Dixon finds out I've left, it won't matter. My daughter is more important than my job." Jack said.
If only he told me that when I was a kid!, Sydney thought to herself. Instead of talking, she smiled.
"Do you want some lunch?" she asked.
"No, I'm fine." Jack said. They were interrupted once again by Sydney's cell phone.
"Yeah?" Sydney said, secretly wanting to throw her phone into the ocean.
"Get in here now, we've got a lead on Danny, and if we act fast, we could apprehend him before he moves again." Dixon said in a voice that told Sydney there was much more to this than just a simple apprehension.
A/N: Don't you love the suspense? I do, and hopefully you will (I am kidding!)! Anyway, this story should be complete in two or three chapters. It could have a sequel, but I need an opinion on that. Sequel or no sequel? That is the question!!!
"Dad, are we going to find where in Europe the Covenant has Melanie and Molly?" Sydney asked, looking at Jack doubtfully.
"Lauren isn't the only Covenant agent we have in custody." Jack told her.
Sydney caught on quickly. "Danny." she said, amazed that she didn't think of that sooner. "He'd help us." she stated, but no sooner did she utter those words then Dixon came over to them.
"Sydney, first off, I want to say that on behalf of this agency, we're very sorry for the twins' disappearance. The second. But, what I have to say couldn't wait for a debriefing. Danny's escaped." he said. Sydney wanted to throw a temper tantrum then and there. How could the CIA be so stupid?
"Why are you apologizing? You're wasting time when you could be out there right now, looking for him. Right now we've come upon intelligence that suggests Danny may be the only person who can help us find Melanie and Molly." Sydney said, wiping frustrated tears out of her eyes.
"What are you suggesting? That all of this mess is somehow connected?" Dixon asked, looking at her uncertainly, but suggestively.
"That's what I believe. If we can get to the bottom of all this, and find out what the Covenant is really working on, we can save my daughters. Solve one, we will definitely solve the other. Dixon, this could be the key to bringing an end to the Covenant once and for all!" Sydney told her.
Dixon nodded, immediately seeing what Sydney was talking about. "The one thing I don't understand, is why Danny is the only person who can help you but, in case you have forgotten, we do have Lauren Reed in our custody." he told them.
"Yes, and she has made it clear she has no interest in cooperating with us. She has done all she can. The only thing she can do is make contact with Sark, and that is basically putting a date on Melanie and Molly's lives. We need Danny." Jack explained.
Dixon nodded thoughtfully. "Yes. Ok, I'll have security section get the surveillance tape from Danny's cell. Hopefully that will give us a lead. What I want you two to do is go home and get some sleep. You need it. We'll call you as soon as we get a lead." he said.
They nodded and left as soon as Dixon called into security section. "Syd, I don't want you to think any more about this. You need your sleep." Jack said. Sydney nodded, ordering herself to take his advice.
As soon as she got to her house she turned on her radio to the first station that didn't have a depressing song and turned on all the lights, not letting herself live in a cave.
She made herself some tea and sat down in front of her TV, turning to something, but she didn't know what. She just didn't want the house to be in silence. It was much easier to think when there was nothing to listen to.
No sooner did she finally have a moment in peace, than her cell phone rang. "Hello?" Sydney said uncertainly, praying it wasn't the CIA. She didn't feel like going back right after she got home.
"Sydney it's me. I just wanted to make sure you were ok." Jack said.
"Dad, I'm fine. I'm not a kid anymore. You don't have to keep checking in on me." Sydney said, feeling ten-years-old again when Jack would always call the house to make sure Sydney was ok when he was on one of his endless business trips.
"Yeah well, you know how it is. If something goes on that affects you personally, you tend to let on you're ok when you're not, and I just wanted to make sure you were ok. Sydney, it's not like I'm just your business colleague. I'm your father; I know when something's bothering you." Jack said, sounding most like a father than he ever did before.
"Thanks for caring Dad, but really, I'm fine. I was just having some tea and then I was going to bed. For all we know, the CIA could get a lead on Danny's escape at three in the morning, and we'd be expected in the office no later than 3:30." Sydney said, hoping that would give Jack the message that she could take care of herself.
"Fine. Just...let me know if...you need someone to talk to. I will be here." Jack said, hoping to comfort her.
Sydney nodded. "Ok. Thanks. I really need to go Dad, I need about as much sleep as I can. I'll see you tomorrow." She said, and after they said goodbye they hung up. Sydney finished the rest of her tea, then shut off everything and went upstairs to her bed and fell asleep, dreamless.
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When Sydney woke up, the sunlight peeking through her window was as bright as it could possibly get. When she checked her digital clock, she was shocked to discover it was almost noon.
"Shit!" Sydney exclaimed and got out of bed to take a shower, but saw Jack sitting on her couch.
"Dad, what are you doing here?" Sydney asked incredulously.
"You've been given the day off. Considering all you've been through, it was the least they could do." he told her, a hint of a smile showing on his face.
"That still doesn't answer what you're doing here." Sydney pointed out as she sat down next to him.
"If Dixon finds out I've left, it won't matter. My daughter is more important than my job." Jack said.
If only he told me that when I was a kid!, Sydney thought to herself. Instead of talking, she smiled.
"Do you want some lunch?" she asked.
"No, I'm fine." Jack said. They were interrupted once again by Sydney's cell phone.
"Yeah?" Sydney said, secretly wanting to throw her phone into the ocean.
"Get in here now, we've got a lead on Danny, and if we act fast, we could apprehend him before he moves again." Dixon said in a voice that told Sydney there was much more to this than just a simple apprehension.
A/N: Don't you love the suspense? I do, and hopefully you will (I am kidding!)! Anyway, this story should be complete in two or three chapters. It could have a sequel, but I need an opinion on that. Sequel or no sequel? That is the question!!!