Chapter Four
Missing! The word rang over and over in Sydney's head. Her daughter was missing. They had received a call earlier from Jill, who had been in hysterics, informing the Vaughns that Chloe was gone. They had called the police immediately, and the police had searched the area around the dormitory. Finding traces of a struggle, the only assumption they could make was Chloe had been abducted. But who would want to kidnap Chloe? Sure Sydney and Michael had made enemies, but would any of them seek such revenge as to kidnap their daughter?
Tears streamed down Sydney's face, and Vaughn placed a comforting arm around her shoulder, unshed tears in his own eyes.
"It's gonna be okay Syd," He said quietly, as if he didn't believe his own words, "Chloe's going to be okay. Remember, we taught her everything we know. She can handle herself."
"But what if she wasn't ready?" Syd cried into her husband's shoulder, "What if she was too scared to fight back?"
"Hey, this is Chloe you're talking about." Vaughn said with a sad smile, "She never backs down."
"I'm so scared Michael." Sydney looked up into her husband's eyes worriedly, and Vaughn knew she really was scared. Syd rarely ever called him by his first name, the only times being their wedding day and when he had been shot and was in the hospital for a week.
"She's going to be fine Syd." He said tucking a piece of hair behind her ear, "You'll see." He leaned down and placed a comforting kiss on his wife's lips.
~*~*~
Gathering his courage, Vaughn picked up the telephone and dialed. The phone rang and rang, then finally someone picked up.
"Yes?" the gruff voice asked.
"Jack, it's Michael." Vaughn said.
"Is Sydney okay?" Jack asked quickly.
"Well..." Vaughn glanced down at his sleeping wife, "she's doing okay...considering the circumstances."
"What circumstances?" Jack asked gruffly. Vaughn drew a collective breath and closed his eyes to gain control of his emotions.
"Chloe's missing." He said finally.
"WHAT?" Jack cried. Vaughn knew his father-in-law would react like this. He had been close to Chloe. The two of them had fun together, and Vaughn had never seen Jack smile so much as when he was around Chloe.
"She was taken sometime around five this afternoon. The police don't have any leads yet."
"I'm on my way over right now." Jack hung up and Vaughn sat there listening to the dial tone.
~*~*~
The loud and quick knocking on the door woke Sydney from her sleep. She got up groggily and wiped the sleep from her eyes. She padded out to the front door and opened it.
"Dad, what are you doing here?" she asked as she looked up at her father. He looked down at her with worried eyes.
"Vaughn told me about Chloe." He said simply, "how are you?"
"I'm...I want her back dad." Sydney cried, tears resurfacing in her eyes and slipping down her face. Jack hugged her tightly and the two of them walked into the house.
"Do you have any idea who would want to take Chloe?" Jack asked once they had settled on the couch.
"No." Sydney shook her head, not at all surprised at how quickly her dad fell back into his role as CIA officer even though he'd been retired for three years.
"Sydney," he said taking her hands in his and staring her straight in the eye, "I need to know every single enemy you and Vaughn might have made in the past few years."
"The police said..."
"Forget what the police said Sydney. You and I both know that this was a revenge job." racking sobs overtook Sydney and she collapsed in her father's arms. He hugged her to him and rubbed her back soothingly. A single, solitary tear slid down Jack's face and fell on Sydney's head.
~*~*~
Jack was on a mission. He walked briskly through the CIA office and straight into the office of director Marcus Dixon.
"Jack!" Dixon said seeing the older man walk into his office, "What are you doing here?"
"I need help." Jack said sitting down in front of Dixon's desk, "Chloe's gone and I need clearance to find her."
"You can't just walk back in and expect me to grant you clearance to CONFIDENTAL information." Dixon said, "You have to go through the channels Jack, and you know that."
"It's an emergency Dixon." Jack said, "There haven't been any demands made yet, but I know there will be soon. You children were taking from you once," Jack looked Dixon in the eye, "I helped you then, I ask that you help me now." Dixon sighed and looked down at his desk, unnerved by Jack's intense stare.
"Okay." Dixon said after a long pause, "But after this you are going straight back to retirement."
"Agreed." Jack stuck his hand out and the two men shook on their agreement.
~*~*~
I know it was short, but I didn't want to take a long time on this chapter. I wanted to write just enough so that you all could get a brief look at what was going on at home. Please review and tell me what you thought.
I decided that I wanted to start responding to the reviews that y'all send me, so from now on at the end of every chapter, I'm going to reply to reviews.
Csk8-20: I'm glad that you enjoyed it. I think that it's cool that you were thinking of writing a story similar to mine but with Sark and Sydney. Please write it and I promise to read it 'cause I'm very interested in how others would write a similar piece.
Logan13: I'm so glad that I could answer your question and I hope that you will feel compelled to ask more as the series progresses. I'm glad that you liked the fight scene, and thank you for the compliment. I wasn't sure if I made it realistic or not, so thanks.
Missing! The word rang over and over in Sydney's head. Her daughter was missing. They had received a call earlier from Jill, who had been in hysterics, informing the Vaughns that Chloe was gone. They had called the police immediately, and the police had searched the area around the dormitory. Finding traces of a struggle, the only assumption they could make was Chloe had been abducted. But who would want to kidnap Chloe? Sure Sydney and Michael had made enemies, but would any of them seek such revenge as to kidnap their daughter?
Tears streamed down Sydney's face, and Vaughn placed a comforting arm around her shoulder, unshed tears in his own eyes.
"It's gonna be okay Syd," He said quietly, as if he didn't believe his own words, "Chloe's going to be okay. Remember, we taught her everything we know. She can handle herself."
"But what if she wasn't ready?" Syd cried into her husband's shoulder, "What if she was too scared to fight back?"
"Hey, this is Chloe you're talking about." Vaughn said with a sad smile, "She never backs down."
"I'm so scared Michael." Sydney looked up into her husband's eyes worriedly, and Vaughn knew she really was scared. Syd rarely ever called him by his first name, the only times being their wedding day and when he had been shot and was in the hospital for a week.
"She's going to be fine Syd." He said tucking a piece of hair behind her ear, "You'll see." He leaned down and placed a comforting kiss on his wife's lips.
~*~*~
Gathering his courage, Vaughn picked up the telephone and dialed. The phone rang and rang, then finally someone picked up.
"Yes?" the gruff voice asked.
"Jack, it's Michael." Vaughn said.
"Is Sydney okay?" Jack asked quickly.
"Well..." Vaughn glanced down at his sleeping wife, "she's doing okay...considering the circumstances."
"What circumstances?" Jack asked gruffly. Vaughn drew a collective breath and closed his eyes to gain control of his emotions.
"Chloe's missing." He said finally.
"WHAT?" Jack cried. Vaughn knew his father-in-law would react like this. He had been close to Chloe. The two of them had fun together, and Vaughn had never seen Jack smile so much as when he was around Chloe.
"She was taken sometime around five this afternoon. The police don't have any leads yet."
"I'm on my way over right now." Jack hung up and Vaughn sat there listening to the dial tone.
~*~*~
The loud and quick knocking on the door woke Sydney from her sleep. She got up groggily and wiped the sleep from her eyes. She padded out to the front door and opened it.
"Dad, what are you doing here?" she asked as she looked up at her father. He looked down at her with worried eyes.
"Vaughn told me about Chloe." He said simply, "how are you?"
"I'm...I want her back dad." Sydney cried, tears resurfacing in her eyes and slipping down her face. Jack hugged her tightly and the two of them walked into the house.
"Do you have any idea who would want to take Chloe?" Jack asked once they had settled on the couch.
"No." Sydney shook her head, not at all surprised at how quickly her dad fell back into his role as CIA officer even though he'd been retired for three years.
"Sydney," he said taking her hands in his and staring her straight in the eye, "I need to know every single enemy you and Vaughn might have made in the past few years."
"The police said..."
"Forget what the police said Sydney. You and I both know that this was a revenge job." racking sobs overtook Sydney and she collapsed in her father's arms. He hugged her to him and rubbed her back soothingly. A single, solitary tear slid down Jack's face and fell on Sydney's head.
~*~*~
Jack was on a mission. He walked briskly through the CIA office and straight into the office of director Marcus Dixon.
"Jack!" Dixon said seeing the older man walk into his office, "What are you doing here?"
"I need help." Jack said sitting down in front of Dixon's desk, "Chloe's gone and I need clearance to find her."
"You can't just walk back in and expect me to grant you clearance to CONFIDENTAL information." Dixon said, "You have to go through the channels Jack, and you know that."
"It's an emergency Dixon." Jack said, "There haven't been any demands made yet, but I know there will be soon. You children were taking from you once," Jack looked Dixon in the eye, "I helped you then, I ask that you help me now." Dixon sighed and looked down at his desk, unnerved by Jack's intense stare.
"Okay." Dixon said after a long pause, "But after this you are going straight back to retirement."
"Agreed." Jack stuck his hand out and the two men shook on their agreement.
~*~*~
I know it was short, but I didn't want to take a long time on this chapter. I wanted to write just enough so that you all could get a brief look at what was going on at home. Please review and tell me what you thought.
I decided that I wanted to start responding to the reviews that y'all send me, so from now on at the end of every chapter, I'm going to reply to reviews.
Csk8-20: I'm glad that you enjoyed it. I think that it's cool that you were thinking of writing a story similar to mine but with Sark and Sydney. Please write it and I promise to read it 'cause I'm very interested in how others would write a similar piece.
Logan13: I'm so glad that I could answer your question and I hope that you will feel compelled to ask more as the series progresses. I'm glad that you liked the fight scene, and thank you for the compliment. I wasn't sure if I made it realistic or not, so thanks.