Chapter 1
"Agent Bristow, could I see you in my office for a minute please?" Sydney looked up from the file she had been reading, to see Dixon standing in front of her. The tone in his voice suggested that this question was more of an order not a request. Not wanting to annoy him she obliged.
"Yeah sure." She closed over the file and followed him to his office. She had a shock when she entered the office, to find Vaughn and Lauren Reed already sitting there. She smiled at Vaughn and gave Lauren a cold glare, which she received back. It was safe to say that Lauren and Sydney were not exactly the best of friends. Lauren disliked Syd because she knew that her husband still loved her, and that she still loved him. Sydney didn't like Lauren because firstly she was married to the man that she loves and secondly that bitch had done everything she possibly could to make Sydney's life difficult since she had got back. She even tried to make Michael stop seeing Syd, but thankfully Michael set her straight and told her that he would always be close to Agent Bristow.
"Please have a seat Sydney." He motioned to the empty chair, which was next to Vaughn. She sat silently, praying for this to be over quickly. "Two days ago, the three of you were on a mission to retrieve an ancient sealed box. The box was being analysed by another agent, who was finally able to open it. He died last night of a mystery virus, which is thought to have somehow come from the box." Dixon paused letting the first piece of information sink in. He knew for certain that they would definitely not like what was to come next.
"The virus is thought to be highly contagious to those who have come into contact with it, and judging by what happened last night, the results can be fatal. Which is why I'm issuing that the three of you go into quarantine while we run some tests to check that you are ok." Sydney couldn't believe that she was hearing this, she had only ever been in quarantine once before and she had hated it. Well it wasn't that bad considering she got to spend the time with Vaughn. But now his wife was here too, she just prayed that they would be put in separate rooms.
"How long will it be for?" Lauren sounded just as concerned as she was.
"Could be a couple of days, maybe even a week. You will be able to keep some personal possessions with you such as your cell phone. I apologise again for the inconvenience." He looked at Sydney as he said this, which led her to believe that something worse was still to come. "As we already have some agents in quarantine, we don't have an awful lot of room. I suppose you know where I'm going with this?" He looked from agent to agent, waiting for a response.
"Oh my God!" Vaughn was the first one to catch on. "You quarantining us together, aren't you?" His jaw dropped in disbelief. Both Sydney and Lauren looked at him, and then focused on Dixon.
"I'm afraid so, Agent Vaughn. I know that you three are emotionally involved..."
"That's a bit of an understatement." Sydney was only meant to say this under her breath, unaware that it would come out louder than intended. All three people in the room where looking at her, starting to blush, she cleared her throat and allowed Dixon to continue.
"As I was saying, we do apologise for you having to share a room, but the quicker we get this started the quicker it will be over. Sydney was stunned. She couldn't stand even being in the same room as Lauren for more then five minutes, let alone a couple of days. The next few days were seriously going to be tough. Dixon opened the door, indicating for them to follow. All three agents stood up and headed out of the door.
"Agent Bristow, could I see you in my office for a minute please?" Sydney looked up from the file she had been reading, to see Dixon standing in front of her. The tone in his voice suggested that this question was more of an order not a request. Not wanting to annoy him she obliged.
"Yeah sure." She closed over the file and followed him to his office. She had a shock when she entered the office, to find Vaughn and Lauren Reed already sitting there. She smiled at Vaughn and gave Lauren a cold glare, which she received back. It was safe to say that Lauren and Sydney were not exactly the best of friends. Lauren disliked Syd because she knew that her husband still loved her, and that she still loved him. Sydney didn't like Lauren because firstly she was married to the man that she loves and secondly that bitch had done everything she possibly could to make Sydney's life difficult since she had got back. She even tried to make Michael stop seeing Syd, but thankfully Michael set her straight and told her that he would always be close to Agent Bristow.
"Please have a seat Sydney." He motioned to the empty chair, which was next to Vaughn. She sat silently, praying for this to be over quickly. "Two days ago, the three of you were on a mission to retrieve an ancient sealed box. The box was being analysed by another agent, who was finally able to open it. He died last night of a mystery virus, which is thought to have somehow come from the box." Dixon paused letting the first piece of information sink in. He knew for certain that they would definitely not like what was to come next.
"The virus is thought to be highly contagious to those who have come into contact with it, and judging by what happened last night, the results can be fatal. Which is why I'm issuing that the three of you go into quarantine while we run some tests to check that you are ok." Sydney couldn't believe that she was hearing this, she had only ever been in quarantine once before and she had hated it. Well it wasn't that bad considering she got to spend the time with Vaughn. But now his wife was here too, she just prayed that they would be put in separate rooms.
"How long will it be for?" Lauren sounded just as concerned as she was.
"Could be a couple of days, maybe even a week. You will be able to keep some personal possessions with you such as your cell phone. I apologise again for the inconvenience." He looked at Sydney as he said this, which led her to believe that something worse was still to come. "As we already have some agents in quarantine, we don't have an awful lot of room. I suppose you know where I'm going with this?" He looked from agent to agent, waiting for a response.
"Oh my God!" Vaughn was the first one to catch on. "You quarantining us together, aren't you?" His jaw dropped in disbelief. Both Sydney and Lauren looked at him, and then focused on Dixon.
"I'm afraid so, Agent Vaughn. I know that you three are emotionally involved..."
"That's a bit of an understatement." Sydney was only meant to say this under her breath, unaware that it would come out louder than intended. All three people in the room where looking at her, starting to blush, she cleared her throat and allowed Dixon to continue.
"As I was saying, we do apologise for you having to share a room, but the quicker we get this started the quicker it will be over. Sydney was stunned. She couldn't stand even being in the same room as Lauren for more then five minutes, let alone a couple of days. The next few days were seriously going to be tough. Dixon opened the door, indicating for them to follow. All three agents stood up and headed out of the door.