Chapter 5
Breathe, Sydney, Breathe. Constantly reminding my self I had to do that as my mind raced, through every thing that happened in the last few days. Nadia, Mom's affair, Sloane, Lauren, Katya. All culminating into this one moment, rescuing Mom for Kashmir.
Jack and Vaughn were huddled in the corner of the Van. Checking through the details of the operation yet again. She could faintly hear their murmuring, checking every detail thoroughly and repeatedly.
Vaughn maybe with them then, but he wouldn't be joining them for the infiltration of the building. Instead he would be staying behind, in the van to make sure they got through the building safely.
"You guys" She yelled across "Stop it all ready. If you don't have it sorted yet, you'll never will."
"Look Sweetheart. We don't want anything to go wrong so we're making sure so no one will get hurt." Jack replied. Especially your mother he thought, after what I did just because I wanted revenge.
"Look, we're nearly at the drop of spot. We need to get our gear together. And Michael, I've been here before and I managed to get out fine. So stop worrying"
As soon as she said that they pulled to a halt. Sydney stood up walked across and kissed Vaughn. "See you soon" she told him and then proceed to follow Jack out of the van.
"Dead ahead is safe for the next 200 metres" Vaughn said through the comm.
"Thanks. How's Dad going?" Jack and Sydney had split up earlier to cover more ground. Him heading to the office to find out where Mom was being held.
"He's fine. Just Checked in with me. He thinks I might have found something."
Suddenly Jack's voice came through the Comm. "Sydney. We've got a problem. I found an order from the Covenant. There going to kill her."
"Where is she? Dad I need to find her."
"Give me a minute I need to check surveillance feeds."
"Hurry she might not have a minute"
"So Irina, any final words? We could always pass them on to your daughters when we get hold of them."
"You stay away from them, you bastard. My Children have nothing to do with my problems with you. I will kill you if you touch even one of their hairs."
"How are going to do that, you're tied up, blindfolded in front of a firing squad. Who on my command are going to shoot you. I may believe certain things but the dead coming back to life is not one of them. So goodbye darling. It's been nice knowing you."
"I hope you burn in hell. You lowlife piece of scum, why I ever got involved with you is a mystery to me. To think that once I thought you were a good man. Your just a dog who goes searching for a new master when something goes wrong. You can't even think for yourself. Jack is worth 100 times more than you."
Cuvees rage took over him clouding his judgement. Grabbing one of his men's pistol he placed into Irina's head, cocked back the safety. Before he could pull the trigger. He felt pain shooting down hiss shoulder. Dropping the gun to the floor when he realised he had been shot. He turned around in the direction the shot had come from and saw his men on the floor tranquilizer darts sticking out of their backs.
"Who did this? Show ourselves" he shouted. Before he dropped to floor a trickle of blood coming from his forehead showing clearly a bullet hole.
Sydney went racing across the courtyard straight to her mother and started to untie her.
"Dad get over here and help me" She called.
Sydney slowly removed the blindfold from Irina's face, and looked her mother in the eye.
"Hi Mom"
"Sydney you came for me." Irina said before collapsing in Sydney's arms.