I am SOOOOO sorry about the delay! I didn't mean to wait this long. But unfortunately I was busy AND I got writer's block. I had awhile to think about what other curve balls to throw at you guys. I got a lot of good ideas. Especially when I reviewed the first and second seasons. I hope this will make up for it.

Well here's more of your favorite story!

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"Lauren really got him," Irina says. "Make sure he doesn't lose anymore blood."

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Jack walks silently down the pavement outside the building and finds a hidden place to set the bomb. He begins to set it when he hears the click of a gun behind him.

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"Stop right where you are," Sark says as he holds his wounded arm to his body and holds a gun in the other hand. "Back away from the van." Irina moves but Sydney just sits there.

"Sydney. Move," Irina says.

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Jack puts his hands up and turns around standing up from his crouching position.

"Lauren..."

"Hello Jack. Why the surprised look? You already knew I was alive."

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"I said back away from the van!" Sydney still doesn't move. She continues to block more blood loss from Vaughn's battered body. All of a sudden Sark shoots her in the side. Sydney screams in pain. Irina's eyes widen.

"Sydney," Irina yells.

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Jack and Lauren hear the noise. As Lauren turns her head Jack pulls out a gun and aims at her shoulder. Before he can shoot Lauren ducks. The bullet goes crashing into the building through a window. Jack then chases after Lauren. Lauren leads him to the van. Jack then stops. Sark sees Jack and points his gun at him. Lauren then points her gun at Irina. Jack sees Syndey's body pouring out blood.

"Oh my god..." Jack says. Irina looks at Jack and then tears up. They then start making codes with blinking. Suddenly Irina and Jack pull out their guns at the same time. They all four start running and have a shoot off. Jack chases Sark while Irina chases Lauren. Jack runs after Sark until they get to the front of the building. They both then stop.

"Jack. I never thought you could run that fast."

"When a man has shot your only daughter, anything is possible."

"Well she was going die sometime in her life."

"My daughter was fine until you drug her into his mess."

"Oh no Mr. Bristow. I didn't pull her into it."

"Well then if you didn't, then who the hell did," Jack asks sarcastically.

"I did," an old familiar voice says. "You know Jack. It's not too late to turn back now. Join me. Join me and we can enjoy victory together like the old days."

"You pulled Sydney into this? Oh but I would expect that from someone who had my daughter recruited to SD-6 without my approval."

"Of coarse I did. What happened Jack? We were old friends."

"Arvin, we were never friends."

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Meanwhile, Irina is chasing Lauren. Irina then points her gun and shoots at Lauren's leg. Lauren then falls to the ground. Irina walks over to Lauren with both hands on the gun.

"I thought we were on the same side," Lauren yells.

"Yes. We were. But I have come to realize that nothing comes before Sydney."

"You..." Before Lauren can finish the sentence, Irina shoots her in the chest four times. She then runs to the front of the building.

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Irina walks behind Sark and Arvin with her gun in her hand.

"You know Jack," Sark says, "if you join us, we promise not to hurt Irina and Syndey. Of coarse if you allow us to keep them in a cell for protection that is."

"Are you kidding me," Irina says. "I was locked in a cell at the CIA for a long time and trust me, it ain't fun." Sark turns around and smirks at Irina. Sloane then turns around as well.

"Well that's precisely the point," Sark adds. Jack then pulls out his gun and points it at Sloane.

"Get down to the ground," Irina says. Sark and Sloane do as they say. Jack and Irina then handcuff them to a gate nearby. Before leaving they give each other a look and then knock out Sark and Sloane. Jack and Irina then walk to the side where the van is parked. Jack stops just before they get there.

"What about Lauren?"

"I took care of Lauren." They then walk to the van. When they get there Jack gets up in the front seat while Irina goes to the back where an almost lifeless Sydney and Vaughn lay.

"Oh my god Sydney, Vaughn," Irina says to herself as the van starts to move, "What have they done to you guys?" Blood continues to flood out of Sydney's wound. Vaughn's wound starts to decrease in blood loss. First Irina grabs a first aid kit. She then grabs some disinfecting medicine and puts it on her open wound. Then Irina grabs a big ace bandage from the first aid kit. She lifts Sydney's bloody shirt half way up. She lies Syd's back on part of it and then wraps the bandage around over and over real tight. After she finishes she looks at Vaughn's wound. But she realizes that Vaughn isn't breathing!

"Son-of-a-bitch!" She begins to pound on his chest and do mouth to mouth. "I'm not gonna let you die!" Sydney opens her eyes enough to see that Vaughn is dead for the moment. She begins to say bits and pieces of words.

"No! Vaughn...no!"

"Breath! Come on Vaughn! Stay with me," Irina yells. Irina then looks like has given up. She starts to think to herself.

-I failed my own daughter! And most of all, I wasn't here soon enough to save her husband, my son-in-law. God. In some way, please help me. I want Sydney to be happy. Forget all I have done. I just want my daughter to have it better. –

Vaughn then starts coughing. Irina's face sighs in relief.

"Relax Michael. It's OK."

"Syd..." Vaughn only manages to get out bits and pieces.

"Sydney's OK. You just lie back and rest while I take care of your wound." Vaughn then goes unconscious again.

Suddenly cars start chasing after the van. There are two of them. Lauren and Sark are driving them!

"Damn," Jack yells. "You guys hold on back there! We're being chased by Sark and Lauren!" The van circles a corner and goes on two wheels. Sark's car follows while Lauren's goes another route. The van picks up speed rapidly as it tries to escape Sark's car. Another van that looks exactly the same pulls up next to the original. That van turns left and Sark's car follows it instead.

"We're clear," Jack yells. He then continues heading toward the hospital.

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"Michael Vaughn," a nurse says as she walks into the waiting room. Jack helps Vaughn up. Vaughn is hardly conscious. The nurse helps him into a room and Jack sits down. Anothe4r nurse walks in.

"Sydney Bristow." Jack carries Sydney to the back. "What's wrong with this patient," the doctor asks.

"Well she's been shot in the side and she has been beaten, but I'm not sure where.

"Thank you. Now we'll need you to fill out two sets of forums for these patients." Jack takes the forms and sits back down in the waiting room. Dixon then walks in.

"Is Sydney OK?" Jack gets up and Irina follows.

"Well Sark shot her in the side and she's apparently been beaten by Lauren," Jack says.

"What about Vaughn?"

"Well," Irina says, "on the way over we lost him for a few minutes. But he has been stabbed in the side, and beaten."

"Oh my god..." Dixon says. Irina begins to tear up so she sits down.

"Jack," Dixon says, "what the hell are you doing with Irina Derevko?"

"Come on Dixon. Give it a rest. She saved Vaughn and Sydney's lives."

"You know how I feel about hiding stuff from the CIA."

"But she saved your partners life and if it weren't for her, the CIA wouldn't have most of its information."

"I don't know about this. Fine..."

"Thank you Dixon." A nurse then walks out into the waiting room and talks to Irina and Jack.

"You guys may want to go home and come back tomorrow."

"Is there anything we should know right now," Irina asks.

"Well Vaughn is in worse condition than Sydney. As of now we know nothing about what is wrong but we should know by tomorrow."

"Thank you," Jack says.

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"Jack. You need to relax," Irina says as she walks around Jack's house.

"I just don't know what to do."

"Sydney has been through this type of danger before."

"Yeah. But this is more serious. I mean what if she dies?"

"Jack," Irina says as she walks over to the bed and lies down next to him. "Sydney is like me. Stubborn. She's too stubborn to let go of life. She will live. Trust me Jack."

"Well I hope your right..."

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"We're here check up on Sydney A. Bristow and Michael C. Vaughn. The checked in last night."

"One minute please. A doctor will be out with you shortly."

"Mr. Bristow. Ms. Derevko. I'm Doctor Wallice. Well Vaughn has three broken ribs and he is breathing through a tube right now. At any point in time last night was Vaughn in very bad condition?"

"Well we did lose him for a few minutes last night," Irina says.

"OK. And Vaughn also has major blood loss. We're surprised that he's even made it twelve hours. He has a lot of cuts and bruises, which also includes a black eye. We also had to give him a lot of stitches in his side where you said he got stabbed at. And Sydney received stitches in her side for the bullet after we removed it. She also suffers from blood loss and bumps, cuts, and bruises. We need to keep both here for at least another day. If it is any longer Vaughn will probably be here longer than Sydney will."

"Thank you."

"You can visit Sydney but Vaughn will not be accepting visitors for at least another day."

"OK. Irina and Jack walk into Sydney's room. Irina gets to the bed first. She moves strands of hair out of Sydney's eyes.

"Sydney," Irina whispers, "it's me." Sydney barely opens her eyes as she speaks.

"Mom..." Right as Irina hears those words she starts thinking of when she shot Sydney in Taipei.

-I have waited almost thirty years for this. Mom...Irina then shoots Sydney in the shoulder. –

Irina shakes off the thought.

"Are you OK," Jack asks.

"Yeah." Irina then immediately changes the subject.

"So how are you feeling?"

"Bad. My side hurts."

"Jack. I need to talk to Sydney alone for a minute."

"All right. I'll wait outside the door."

"Sydney. So you know about that secret?"

"Mom. Why do you think I know it?"

"I don't but I think I know why you know it."

"Mom. What's going on?"

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Well there ya have it! I sure hope it was worth it! I am so sorry for waiting so long!

-Deena