Disclaimer: No I do not own any of the characters from Alias, but I do own
everything and anything original to this story.
Spoilers: In my story Sydney never went missing, there was no Lauren Reed, Vaughn was never married to anybody else, and Syd and Vaughn got married after a year of dating. BUT, the Covenant does exist.
Summary: Sydney and Michael Vaughn had been married for a few years, they found that Sydney could not have children, thus prompting them to adopt a young girl with a mysterious past. The girl grew up and is now in college. She has grown into a beautiful young woman who is smart, strong, and very much like her adopted mother.
When the Covenant finds out the truth about this young woman's past, they send Sark to take her hostage. But Sark never counted on double crossing the Covenant, needing the young woman to help save his life, and he DEFINALTY didn't plan on falling in love with her.
Trust me, it's better than it sounds, at least I hope.
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Prologue
Children ran about the large room that was filled with toys. The younger ones playing with blocks and stuffed animals; the middle ones playing make-believe, dress up, and games of tag; and the older ones minding the children younger than them or off in groups talking with each other. Michael and Sydney Vaughn looked at each child that ran about.
The Vaughns had only been married three years, but they'd found out early on in their marriage that Sydney was unable to have children. So, they had searched out orphanages so that they might offer a home to one of the many children without parents. This was the fifth one they'd visited that year, and they had yet to find the child that would complete their family.
A baby's cry rang throughout the room and caught the attention of the couple. They searched the room for the crying baby and saw the wailing child being held by a teen that sat at the far end of the room. They made their way closer, the nun that ran the orphanage not far behind them. The girl that held the infant looked up as they approached, glancing at them as if she was studying them. Sydney spoke to the nun who then addressed the teen.
"This couple would like to see Tommy, Chloe." The nun said.
"Of course Mother Francis." The girl replied with a nod of her head. She stood and placed the now quiet child in Sydney's out stretched arms. The baby started crying as soon as it left Chloe's arms. Sydney tried to shush the child, but Tommy would not be quieted.
"Here, let me see him." Chloe said taking the boy back from Sydney. Immediately he quieted and cooed happily as Chloe played with his small fingers and talked to him softly. Sydney and Vaughn exchanged looks as Chloe resumed her seat in the rocking chair.
"There are other infants in the nursery if you would like to see them." Mother Francis offered the couple. The girl glanced up at them and said something under her breath as they started to turn away.
"What was that Chloe?" The nun asked sharply, turning back around to glare at the girl.
"Nothing ma'am." Chloe replied with mock innocence, "I was just saying that it is typical for a couple to want to see the babies, seeing as they never wish to adopt a teenager who has a mind of their own. No, they'd much rather adopt a mindless infant who they can mold to fit their picture perfect family image."
"I have had quite enough of your back talk Chloe," the nun said harshly, "one more comment like that and it is out on the street for you."
"Is that really necessary?" Sydney asked looking worriedly from the teen to the nun, "I mean she's just a girl."
"It is QUITE necessary," Mother Francis said looking at the couple, "Chloe needs time to reflect on he insolence, she is far too outspoken and needs to relearn her place." Chloe rolled her eyes behind the nun's back, and the couple stifled laughs as she mimicked each word the matron said, as if she'd heard this speech before.
They liked this girl. She reminded Sydney of herself as a teenager, and Vaughn was also caught by the resemblance to his wife.
"Mother Francis," Vaughn said, breaking into the nun's speech, "Would you mind if we talked with Chloe for a bit?"
"I do not believe that that is a good idea Mr. Vaughn." The nun started.
"We would like to talk with Chloe, whether or not you like it." Sydney interrupted. The nun looked shock that Sydney would dare talk to her like that, and was about to say something when she thought better of it and turned around and left the three of them alone.
"Hi Chloe," Sydney said, "I'm Sydney Vaughn and this is my husband Michael."
"It's nice to meet you both." Chloe replied with a smile, anyone who dared to talk back to Mother Francis earned the teen's utmost respect, "So you guys are in the market for a kid huh?" she asked.
"You could say that." Vaughn laughed as the couple sat down in the chairs opposite Chloe.
"Well, what would you like to know?" Chloe asked.
"We'd like to know about you." Sydney said. Chloe settled back in the rocker, shifting Tommy to a more comfortable position.
"Alright. My mom was born in Russia, into some wealthy family from what I can gather. Anyway, her parents threatened to disown her if she married this guy she was seeing. He was American, and her folks couldn't stand him. Well it turns out that she ran away with him, but before the two of them could get married, my dad died, and my mom found out that she was pregnant with me. So she was all alone in America, didn't know anybody here, and had absolutely no money. She wasn't really well off, she slept anywhere that would offer her a little bit of shelter. Well the time came and I was born. My mom died around my tenth birthday, and I was dumped off here, been here for five years."
"And nobody's ever wanted to adopt you?" Sydney asked.
"Nope." Chloe replied with a nonchalant shrug, "Everybody that comes here wants the babies. You know, they're all sweet and cuddly," she glanced down at the baby in her arms, "I don't blame 'em. I mean, who'd want a teenager?"
Vaughn and Sydney exchanged looks and a silent message was passed between them. Five months later Chloe was moving in with them.
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I hope that you guys liked this, and I hope that you will review. I'm not making any promises that I'll update often because I'm very busy right now with school and stuff, but I will try to update at least once a month. Please review and tell me what you thought of the prologue.
Spoilers: In my story Sydney never went missing, there was no Lauren Reed, Vaughn was never married to anybody else, and Syd and Vaughn got married after a year of dating. BUT, the Covenant does exist.
Summary: Sydney and Michael Vaughn had been married for a few years, they found that Sydney could not have children, thus prompting them to adopt a young girl with a mysterious past. The girl grew up and is now in college. She has grown into a beautiful young woman who is smart, strong, and very much like her adopted mother.
When the Covenant finds out the truth about this young woman's past, they send Sark to take her hostage. But Sark never counted on double crossing the Covenant, needing the young woman to help save his life, and he DEFINALTY didn't plan on falling in love with her.
Trust me, it's better than it sounds, at least I hope.
Connected
Prologue
Children ran about the large room that was filled with toys. The younger ones playing with blocks and stuffed animals; the middle ones playing make-believe, dress up, and games of tag; and the older ones minding the children younger than them or off in groups talking with each other. Michael and Sydney Vaughn looked at each child that ran about.
The Vaughns had only been married three years, but they'd found out early on in their marriage that Sydney was unable to have children. So, they had searched out orphanages so that they might offer a home to one of the many children without parents. This was the fifth one they'd visited that year, and they had yet to find the child that would complete their family.
A baby's cry rang throughout the room and caught the attention of the couple. They searched the room for the crying baby and saw the wailing child being held by a teen that sat at the far end of the room. They made their way closer, the nun that ran the orphanage not far behind them. The girl that held the infant looked up as they approached, glancing at them as if she was studying them. Sydney spoke to the nun who then addressed the teen.
"This couple would like to see Tommy, Chloe." The nun said.
"Of course Mother Francis." The girl replied with a nod of her head. She stood and placed the now quiet child in Sydney's out stretched arms. The baby started crying as soon as it left Chloe's arms. Sydney tried to shush the child, but Tommy would not be quieted.
"Here, let me see him." Chloe said taking the boy back from Sydney. Immediately he quieted and cooed happily as Chloe played with his small fingers and talked to him softly. Sydney and Vaughn exchanged looks as Chloe resumed her seat in the rocking chair.
"There are other infants in the nursery if you would like to see them." Mother Francis offered the couple. The girl glanced up at them and said something under her breath as they started to turn away.
"What was that Chloe?" The nun asked sharply, turning back around to glare at the girl.
"Nothing ma'am." Chloe replied with mock innocence, "I was just saying that it is typical for a couple to want to see the babies, seeing as they never wish to adopt a teenager who has a mind of their own. No, they'd much rather adopt a mindless infant who they can mold to fit their picture perfect family image."
"I have had quite enough of your back talk Chloe," the nun said harshly, "one more comment like that and it is out on the street for you."
"Is that really necessary?" Sydney asked looking worriedly from the teen to the nun, "I mean she's just a girl."
"It is QUITE necessary," Mother Francis said looking at the couple, "Chloe needs time to reflect on he insolence, she is far too outspoken and needs to relearn her place." Chloe rolled her eyes behind the nun's back, and the couple stifled laughs as she mimicked each word the matron said, as if she'd heard this speech before.
They liked this girl. She reminded Sydney of herself as a teenager, and Vaughn was also caught by the resemblance to his wife.
"Mother Francis," Vaughn said, breaking into the nun's speech, "Would you mind if we talked with Chloe for a bit?"
"I do not believe that that is a good idea Mr. Vaughn." The nun started.
"We would like to talk with Chloe, whether or not you like it." Sydney interrupted. The nun looked shock that Sydney would dare talk to her like that, and was about to say something when she thought better of it and turned around and left the three of them alone.
"Hi Chloe," Sydney said, "I'm Sydney Vaughn and this is my husband Michael."
"It's nice to meet you both." Chloe replied with a smile, anyone who dared to talk back to Mother Francis earned the teen's utmost respect, "So you guys are in the market for a kid huh?" she asked.
"You could say that." Vaughn laughed as the couple sat down in the chairs opposite Chloe.
"Well, what would you like to know?" Chloe asked.
"We'd like to know about you." Sydney said. Chloe settled back in the rocker, shifting Tommy to a more comfortable position.
"Alright. My mom was born in Russia, into some wealthy family from what I can gather. Anyway, her parents threatened to disown her if she married this guy she was seeing. He was American, and her folks couldn't stand him. Well it turns out that she ran away with him, but before the two of them could get married, my dad died, and my mom found out that she was pregnant with me. So she was all alone in America, didn't know anybody here, and had absolutely no money. She wasn't really well off, she slept anywhere that would offer her a little bit of shelter. Well the time came and I was born. My mom died around my tenth birthday, and I was dumped off here, been here for five years."
"And nobody's ever wanted to adopt you?" Sydney asked.
"Nope." Chloe replied with a nonchalant shrug, "Everybody that comes here wants the babies. You know, they're all sweet and cuddly," she glanced down at the baby in her arms, "I don't blame 'em. I mean, who'd want a teenager?"
Vaughn and Sydney exchanged looks and a silent message was passed between them. Five months later Chloe was moving in with them.
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I hope that you guys liked this, and I hope that you will review. I'm not making any promises that I'll update often because I'm very busy right now with school and stuff, but I will try to update at least once a month. Please review and tell me what you thought of the prologue.