Chapter 19
A couple of minutes later Vaughn and Sydney were running down a corridor in Feliciano's house. Sydney had informed Vaughn that the safe containing the codes was situated behind an old painting of a medieval castle. They had been searching for what seemed like ages before Vaughn spotted it.
"Syd, over here." He carefully slid the painting aside revealing the door of a shiny metal safe. Sydney took out a decoder, which Marshall had given her, and placed it on the door, waiting for the safe's combination to be revealed. Thirty seconds later, she was looking at a piece of paper with 5 numbers on it. Without saying a word, the two agents ran out of the building and towards the warehouse that luckily for them was situated on the same estate.
Syd took out her gun, which conveniently fitted in her purse, and scanned the perimeter for unwanted company. But everything appeared to be ok.
"Let's go." She whispered to Vaughn. He missed being on missions with Sydney. Before she had gone missing, they were often partners in the field, but ever since his marriage to Lauren, Sydney had chose to either do her missions solo, or with Weiss. Maybe if their talk later went well, then he could look forward to more of these missions. He obediently followed her, remembering that this was after all her mission.
Sydney's emotions were all mixed up. She was trying her hardest to focus on the mission, and stopping Sark. But another thought was taking over her mind. Vaughn. She was still in shock about him and Lauren. She had wanted this to happen for so long, and now that it had she didn't quite know what to say. A part of her hoped that they would be able to put all the mistakes and problems behind them, but would she be able to do that? Would she be bale to forgive him for marrying Lauren? She thought about this as they advanced down a poorly lit passageway. And the answer was yes. She would forgive him for anything, because she truly loved him.
She stopped, and turned to him. "Vaughn if anything should happen on this mission, I want you to know that..."He put his hand over her mouth, preventing her from continuing. "I know." He smiled, looking deep into her eyes. She smiled and nodded before continuing with the mission.
They finally reached the room where they assumed Stochansky was being held. Outside the room was a guard carrying a machine gun. "Wait here." She told Vaughn. She crept behind the guard and with a single blow to the back of the head; he was out cold on the floor. "Vaughn come on." She led the way into the room where the guard had been standing. Inside Sark was standing with his back to them, but he quickly turned to face them when he heard the door open.
"Freeze." Vaughn yelled raising his gun, and aiming at Sark. Sydney did the same. In the centre of the room, Stochansky was tied to a chair, a blindfold covering his eyes. "It's over Sark, let him go." Sydney's voice was filled with anger. She hated Sark so much, and it was about time that he got what he deserved.
"Ah, Agent Bristow. It's nice to see you again." He was sarcastic the way he always was.
"Shame I can't say the same about you. Now let him go." She nodded towards Stochansky.
"I'm sorry that this had to end up this way, but we will meet again." He winked at her, before taking out a gun and shooting at their feet, causing a distraction so that he could get away.
An hour later
Sydney couldn't believe that she had let Sark get away. She had been waiting for a long time to catch him, and she had lost that chance again. After he had escaped, Vaughn had taken Stochansky to a nearby safehouse. They had agreed to meet up later that night. When she got back to her hotel room, she showered and freshened up for when he arrived. She couldn't believe how nervous she was about him coming over, she felt like a young teenager again. Half an hour later there was a knock on her door. She took a deep breath before opening the door.
"Hey." She smiled at him, her heart pounding in her chest. "Hi." He was dressed casually in jeans, and a shirt, which had the top two buttons open. His green eyes sparkled as he looked at her. "Come in." She stepped aside. He walked into the room, taking a look around. They turned to face each other, an awkward silence filling the room. "Shall I call room service and order some drinks or food?" She picked up the phone ready to dial. "I'm ok thanks. Look Syd..." He sat her down on the bed. "I miss you." He looked into her eyes. "I miss you too Vaughn." She couldn't believe how hot he looked just sitting on the bed.
"Me and Lauren are history Sydney. There's nothing between us anymore, I don't even think that there ever was. When I married Lauren, I think that I was trying to replace you in a way, trying to make myself feel like you were still here. But that never happened Syd, there is no one in this world who could ever replace you. There's no one who I would ever want to replace you." He took her hand in his, and held it tightly.
A couple of minutes later Vaughn and Sydney were running down a corridor in Feliciano's house. Sydney had informed Vaughn that the safe containing the codes was situated behind an old painting of a medieval castle. They had been searching for what seemed like ages before Vaughn spotted it.
"Syd, over here." He carefully slid the painting aside revealing the door of a shiny metal safe. Sydney took out a decoder, which Marshall had given her, and placed it on the door, waiting for the safe's combination to be revealed. Thirty seconds later, she was looking at a piece of paper with 5 numbers on it. Without saying a word, the two agents ran out of the building and towards the warehouse that luckily for them was situated on the same estate.
Syd took out her gun, which conveniently fitted in her purse, and scanned the perimeter for unwanted company. But everything appeared to be ok.
"Let's go." She whispered to Vaughn. He missed being on missions with Sydney. Before she had gone missing, they were often partners in the field, but ever since his marriage to Lauren, Sydney had chose to either do her missions solo, or with Weiss. Maybe if their talk later went well, then he could look forward to more of these missions. He obediently followed her, remembering that this was after all her mission.
Sydney's emotions were all mixed up. She was trying her hardest to focus on the mission, and stopping Sark. But another thought was taking over her mind. Vaughn. She was still in shock about him and Lauren. She had wanted this to happen for so long, and now that it had she didn't quite know what to say. A part of her hoped that they would be able to put all the mistakes and problems behind them, but would she be able to do that? Would she be bale to forgive him for marrying Lauren? She thought about this as they advanced down a poorly lit passageway. And the answer was yes. She would forgive him for anything, because she truly loved him.
She stopped, and turned to him. "Vaughn if anything should happen on this mission, I want you to know that..."He put his hand over her mouth, preventing her from continuing. "I know." He smiled, looking deep into her eyes. She smiled and nodded before continuing with the mission.
They finally reached the room where they assumed Stochansky was being held. Outside the room was a guard carrying a machine gun. "Wait here." She told Vaughn. She crept behind the guard and with a single blow to the back of the head; he was out cold on the floor. "Vaughn come on." She led the way into the room where the guard had been standing. Inside Sark was standing with his back to them, but he quickly turned to face them when he heard the door open.
"Freeze." Vaughn yelled raising his gun, and aiming at Sark. Sydney did the same. In the centre of the room, Stochansky was tied to a chair, a blindfold covering his eyes. "It's over Sark, let him go." Sydney's voice was filled with anger. She hated Sark so much, and it was about time that he got what he deserved.
"Ah, Agent Bristow. It's nice to see you again." He was sarcastic the way he always was.
"Shame I can't say the same about you. Now let him go." She nodded towards Stochansky.
"I'm sorry that this had to end up this way, but we will meet again." He winked at her, before taking out a gun and shooting at their feet, causing a distraction so that he could get away.
An hour later
Sydney couldn't believe that she had let Sark get away. She had been waiting for a long time to catch him, and she had lost that chance again. After he had escaped, Vaughn had taken Stochansky to a nearby safehouse. They had agreed to meet up later that night. When she got back to her hotel room, she showered and freshened up for when he arrived. She couldn't believe how nervous she was about him coming over, she felt like a young teenager again. Half an hour later there was a knock on her door. She took a deep breath before opening the door.
"Hey." She smiled at him, her heart pounding in her chest. "Hi." He was dressed casually in jeans, and a shirt, which had the top two buttons open. His green eyes sparkled as he looked at her. "Come in." She stepped aside. He walked into the room, taking a look around. They turned to face each other, an awkward silence filling the room. "Shall I call room service and order some drinks or food?" She picked up the phone ready to dial. "I'm ok thanks. Look Syd..." He sat her down on the bed. "I miss you." He looked into her eyes. "I miss you too Vaughn." She couldn't believe how hot he looked just sitting on the bed.
"Me and Lauren are history Sydney. There's nothing between us anymore, I don't even think that there ever was. When I married Lauren, I think that I was trying to replace you in a way, trying to make myself feel like you were still here. But that never happened Syd, there is no one in this world who could ever replace you. There's no one who I would ever want to replace you." He took her hand in his, and held it tightly.