{A/N – I just couldn't wait to update! I'm getting really interested in where my delirious little mind can take the characters. As usual, Alias does not belong to me nor has it ever although I hear JJ is going to las Vegas this weekend, so if I just sneak into his hotel under an assumed rich woman's name and bluff till the cows come home, he might just bet Alias then.... Who knows!!}
Sydney's hand automatically flew to her scar.
"How?"
"Well when you left. Or rather were taken, my dear husband had left you with a present. You obviously had no need to take any contraceptive measures as you had no memory of sleeping with him."
The video was still running and Lauren and Sark had moved to the back seat of the car by now. Marshall glanced over and saw it, quickly pressing the off button.
"And...?" Vaughn's voice was now a whisper.
"And we needed something from her and discovered it so we had to get rid of it for her in the process."
"YOU BITCH" Sydney leapt out of her chair and lunged for Lauren. Much to everyone's disappointment, Jack grabbed her and held her back. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she put up quite a struggle. Eventually, she collapsed into her fathers arms and sobbed as he comforted his daughter.
"Oh Sydney don't cry, I'm sure he would have left you once he found out that you were pregnant anyway. He gave up on you easily enough when I came along." Vaughn sat in shock listening to Sydney cry and Lauren mock. He suddenly felt a surge of anger build and jumping up, he punched Lauren rendering her unconscious. {A/N – he he he!!}
"I'm glad someone did that before I did something much worse." Jack said to Vaughn, Sydney still in his arms.
"Ok we'll say that she went for Vaughn and he was forced to do that. The CIA became very tight on beating up traitors after the Haladki incident." Dixon sighed as he watched Vaughn hold his knuckles. He motioned for the Agents who had entered as they saw Vaughn's little outburst.
"Take her to the cells." He pointed to Lauren. "She's the mole we've been searching for."
"You knew there was a mole?" Weiss was shocked not to have been told.
"Yes but we had no idea who it was so I was under orders to keep quiet." Dixon replied as he followed them out with her.
"Oh."
Sydney left the room with her father and walked over to his office and Marshall took the disc to do some research into the serial numbers. Vaughn sat back down and Weiss put his hand on his friends shoulder.
"Mike?"
"Yeah?"
"You just found out your wife's a mole, a traitor..."
"Yeah?"
"Your thinking about Sydney aren't you?"
"Yes."
"Doesn't that tell you something?"
"My marriage was more of a sham than I thought." They were silent for a while until Vaughn broke down. "She was pregnant. With my baby. They killed it. All because I gave up on her."
"There was extensive DNA proof."
"Yeah all faked. Why didn't we realise? Tests should have been done. This is Sydney Bristow were talking about. She wouldn't die in a fire."
"She's not invincible Mike."
"Yeah neither was our baby." He stood up. "I need answers."
Sydney looked at the scar on her stomach and sighed. She had been sobbing so hard that her throat hurt and the tears would no longer fall. Jack watched his daughter sit quietly. He noticed Agent Vaughn heading to the cells only to emerge five minutes later and almost run to where they were sitting.
"Jack we need to talk."
"Agent Vaughn I think Sydney has been through enough today without having to deal with..." He was interrupted by Vaughn,
"No I meant you and I." Jack looked at him. "Its concerning the mole at the covenant. She's in trouble."
"What do you mean?"
"Can we talk?" Jack realised the agency couldn't know about Irina and answered simply. "Of course." As he headed out the door. Sydney followed them having heard the information and composed herself. She knew there would be time to grieve but right now she had to concentrate on her mother without whom she wouldn't know what they'd done to her.
They found their way outside.
"Look Jack, Lauren was wearing a wire and an earpiece. The covenant heard everything. She said something about the grandmother of the baby paying for what she has done. It only clicked when I realised you said you had got the information from an anonymous source. I knew that it must have been Irina. She could be in trouble now." Jack ran back inside. "Jack where are you..." He trailed off.
"Vaughn they're in love. They've been seeing each other for months in secret. He's going to rescue her just like I would for y... erm someone I was in love with." Sydney turned away and headed for the doors to follow her father.
"I would for you too." He whispered. Sydney heard but decided her mother needed her. She knew her and Vaughn had a lot to talk about and couldn't risk opening it up now.
{A/N – This chapter was initially going to be REALLY long but I thought that I'd make it into two so I can extend the second half. Sydney has a HUGE go at Vaughn in the next chapter and I got a bit carried away with my feelings of betrayal that occurred when he married Lauren...! Oh well he should have known that a measly little fire couldn't kill our Syd!! P.S. reviews help me... you are my muses!!}
