Daddy
Sydney needed to find a place to stay until the first. Who could she call? Dad. Sydney quickly dialed her phone. She hoped that he was awake and at home.
"Hello," said a sad voice.
"Dad?" asked Sydney.
"Sydney?" he hadn't expected her to call, or be alive for that matter.
"Dad, don't ask any questions, just come pick me up at the Pier."
"Okay, bye."
Jack Bristow grabbed his coat and his keys and headed for the Pier. So, Kendall had been telling him the truth. Jack didn't believe him when he said that Sydney was okay. Why didn't he believe? The DNA had been a match. It was impossible. He pulled up to the Pier about ten minutes later. He caught a glimpse of his daughter coming towards his car.
Sydney had seen him coming. She crawled into the back of her father's car.
"Dad, take me home. Wait, you can't do that, the Covenant burned it down," Sydney laughed bitterly.
"It's okay Sydney; I'll take you to my house."
"Okay daddy," she said as she drifted off to sleep.
Jack looked back at his daughter in the back seat. What had she been through? She didn't look like the Sydney Bristow that was his daughter. She looked so broken and lost. He saw almost nothing of the brave agent that he used to know. The little girl that had saved him from Geiger didn't seem to be anywhere. Jack began to beat himself up over all her troubles. He had been a horrible father to her after he mother disappeared. He was cold and unfeeling. Her being a part of this horrible life was all his fault. If he hadn't subjected her to Project Christmas, she never would have been recruited by SD-6. Sydney would have lead a "normal" life. Danny would still be alive and he and Sydney would be married. Jack had never really liked him, but Sydney loved him. But if none of this had happened, Sydney would have never meet Vaughn. At first, Jack disapproved of him, but surprisingly he had begun to respect him. It had only grown since Sydney had disappeared. Michael and Sydney loved each other and Michael was the only man even close to being good enough for Sydney. He loved her still, Jack could tell in the months following her "death". Then another woman came into the picture. The thoughts still did not take away his guilt. Sydney's two best friends' lives were changed forever. Francie was dead and Allison Doren was running around in her body. Will was mentally unstable and had been since Sydney had vanished.
Jack pulled into his driveway and into his garage. He carefully picked up his sleeping daughter and carried her inside. He placed her on his couch and watched her sleep. Tears began to stream down his cheeks. He was a terrible person. After watching her sleep, Jack picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Hello."
"Kendall, my house now." Then he hung up.
Kendall arrived at Jack's house and knocked on his door. Jack practically dragged him inside and slammed the door.
"Quiet, follow me."
Jack led him into his office and shut the door.
"How long have you known about Sydney?"
"Three months, she called me about six months after she disappeared. I told you that she was okay. It's not my fault you didn't believe me."
"Has she called you more than once?"
"Yes"
"Why didn't you tell me? Let me listen to my daughter's voice?"
"I told her not to contact anyone because it was too dangerous. I couldn't risk taping our conversations. She is working as a double agent with the Covenant."
"I can take care of myself. . . Does anyone else know?"
"Dixon"
"What? He knew she called before me."
"He was in my office the first time she called. I ordered him to not say anything. We didn't want to put her in any danger."
Jack just glared at Kendall.
Sydney had woken up when her dad had slammed the door. She had heard their entire conversation. She had enough, she had to do something. Sydney opened the door and neither of them noticed her enter the room. Her dad was glaring at Kendall. She had to break the silence.
"Dad, Kendall stop. Dad, I'm sorry I couldn't contact you before, but Kendall is my boss and I didn't want to put the people I love in danger. Kendall, you should have made my father believe, forced him to. Everyone has been looking at me like I'm a ghost. Dad, stop. I can't take it anymore."
"Everyone?" questioned Jack.
"Who else have you seen?" asked Kendall.
Sydney looked guiltily at the floor. She knew Kendall had told her not to, but she couldn't stop herself.
"Vaughn, I-"
"Sydney I told you not too. The Covenant knows about your relationship with him as Sydney Bristow. They have been watching his house since you disappeared."
"I know, but I had to see him."
"What do you mean 'as Sydney Bristow'?"
"Dad, to the Covenant I am known as Julia Thorne. They tried to brainwash me and I am playing along. I have been working as a double agent."
Jack looked at Kendall for confirmation. He nodded. Sydney was back in this position. Constantly watching her every move to make sure that she didn't slip up. Jack knew how hard it was for her during the days of SD-6. Now it must be even worse because she had no one to lean on.
"Sydney, I'm sorry."
"It's okay dad. My life is just a mess. Everyone thinks that I'm dead. I'm stuck as a double agent once again, carrying out the Covenant's horrible deeds. Vaughn has a girlfriend. When I went to see him, he looked at me as if I was a ghost, an illusion that wasn't there. I went to the Pier to think and then he showed up. And he was with Lauren . . . . "
Sydney collapsed into a heap on the floor and started to cry.
"Sydney, it's going to be okay, just calm down."
"Who is Lauren?"
"She works for the Covenant. I remember her from one of my torture sessions. I have set up a meet with Vaughn. I have to warn him."
"Sydney" said Kendall.
"I have to," she snapped.
Kendall stormed out of the house. Jack looked at the distraught form of his daughter. He felt so sorry for her. He wrapped his arms around her and never wanted to let her out of his sight again.
Sydney needed to find a place to stay until the first. Who could she call? Dad. Sydney quickly dialed her phone. She hoped that he was awake and at home.
"Hello," said a sad voice.
"Dad?" asked Sydney.
"Sydney?" he hadn't expected her to call, or be alive for that matter.
"Dad, don't ask any questions, just come pick me up at the Pier."
"Okay, bye."
Jack Bristow grabbed his coat and his keys and headed for the Pier. So, Kendall had been telling him the truth. Jack didn't believe him when he said that Sydney was okay. Why didn't he believe? The DNA had been a match. It was impossible. He pulled up to the Pier about ten minutes later. He caught a glimpse of his daughter coming towards his car.
Sydney had seen him coming. She crawled into the back of her father's car.
"Dad, take me home. Wait, you can't do that, the Covenant burned it down," Sydney laughed bitterly.
"It's okay Sydney; I'll take you to my house."
"Okay daddy," she said as she drifted off to sleep.
Jack looked back at his daughter in the back seat. What had she been through? She didn't look like the Sydney Bristow that was his daughter. She looked so broken and lost. He saw almost nothing of the brave agent that he used to know. The little girl that had saved him from Geiger didn't seem to be anywhere. Jack began to beat himself up over all her troubles. He had been a horrible father to her after he mother disappeared. He was cold and unfeeling. Her being a part of this horrible life was all his fault. If he hadn't subjected her to Project Christmas, she never would have been recruited by SD-6. Sydney would have lead a "normal" life. Danny would still be alive and he and Sydney would be married. Jack had never really liked him, but Sydney loved him. But if none of this had happened, Sydney would have never meet Vaughn. At first, Jack disapproved of him, but surprisingly he had begun to respect him. It had only grown since Sydney had disappeared. Michael and Sydney loved each other and Michael was the only man even close to being good enough for Sydney. He loved her still, Jack could tell in the months following her "death". Then another woman came into the picture. The thoughts still did not take away his guilt. Sydney's two best friends' lives were changed forever. Francie was dead and Allison Doren was running around in her body. Will was mentally unstable and had been since Sydney had vanished.
Jack pulled into his driveway and into his garage. He carefully picked up his sleeping daughter and carried her inside. He placed her on his couch and watched her sleep. Tears began to stream down his cheeks. He was a terrible person. After watching her sleep, Jack picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Hello."
"Kendall, my house now." Then he hung up.
Kendall arrived at Jack's house and knocked on his door. Jack practically dragged him inside and slammed the door.
"Quiet, follow me."
Jack led him into his office and shut the door.
"How long have you known about Sydney?"
"Three months, she called me about six months after she disappeared. I told you that she was okay. It's not my fault you didn't believe me."
"Has she called you more than once?"
"Yes"
"Why didn't you tell me? Let me listen to my daughter's voice?"
"I told her not to contact anyone because it was too dangerous. I couldn't risk taping our conversations. She is working as a double agent with the Covenant."
"I can take care of myself. . . Does anyone else know?"
"Dixon"
"What? He knew she called before me."
"He was in my office the first time she called. I ordered him to not say anything. We didn't want to put her in any danger."
Jack just glared at Kendall.
Sydney had woken up when her dad had slammed the door. She had heard their entire conversation. She had enough, she had to do something. Sydney opened the door and neither of them noticed her enter the room. Her dad was glaring at Kendall. She had to break the silence.
"Dad, Kendall stop. Dad, I'm sorry I couldn't contact you before, but Kendall is my boss and I didn't want to put the people I love in danger. Kendall, you should have made my father believe, forced him to. Everyone has been looking at me like I'm a ghost. Dad, stop. I can't take it anymore."
"Everyone?" questioned Jack.
"Who else have you seen?" asked Kendall.
Sydney looked guiltily at the floor. She knew Kendall had told her not to, but she couldn't stop herself.
"Vaughn, I-"
"Sydney I told you not too. The Covenant knows about your relationship with him as Sydney Bristow. They have been watching his house since you disappeared."
"I know, but I had to see him."
"What do you mean 'as Sydney Bristow'?"
"Dad, to the Covenant I am known as Julia Thorne. They tried to brainwash me and I am playing along. I have been working as a double agent."
Jack looked at Kendall for confirmation. He nodded. Sydney was back in this position. Constantly watching her every move to make sure that she didn't slip up. Jack knew how hard it was for her during the days of SD-6. Now it must be even worse because she had no one to lean on.
"Sydney, I'm sorry."
"It's okay dad. My life is just a mess. Everyone thinks that I'm dead. I'm stuck as a double agent once again, carrying out the Covenant's horrible deeds. Vaughn has a girlfriend. When I went to see him, he looked at me as if I was a ghost, an illusion that wasn't there. I went to the Pier to think and then he showed up. And he was with Lauren . . . . "
Sydney collapsed into a heap on the floor and started to cry.
"Sydney, it's going to be okay, just calm down."
"Who is Lauren?"
"She works for the Covenant. I remember her from one of my torture sessions. I have set up a meet with Vaughn. I have to warn him."
"Sydney" said Kendall.
"I have to," she snapped.
Kendall stormed out of the house. Jack looked at the distraught form of his daughter. He felt so sorry for her. He wrapped his arms around her and never wanted to let her out of his sight again.