Title: The Vaughn's
Author: AnnaSun
Summary: Adventures with the Vaughn family. Sequel to 'One wedding and a near funeral'
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimers note: I don't own Alias but I do this fanfic
Chapter 18: Panic button
Vaughn raced to Sydney's side and turned her over in the bed. Her eyes were shut and she was wheezing. Vaughn shook Sydney but she didn't wake up and started to gasp for breath.
"Sydney wake up!" Vaughn shouted and shook Sydney again.
When she still wouldn't wake up he phoned for an ambulance. Vaughn stayed by Sydney side, shaking her to wake her up. Just then Madi came into the room.
"Daddy's what's happening?" She asked, worried.
"Mummy's sick again." Vaughn replied.
Madi fell sad and started to cry.
"I don't want Mummy to be sick again. I miss Mummy." Vaughn gave Madi a cuddle.
"Its okay Sweetheart. Everything's going to be okay."
Madi sniffed and wiped her eyes. She went into her room and brought her teddy back to cuddle. About ten minutes later two paramedics turned up. Vaughn showed them into the room where Sydney was.
"My Name's Jack and this Sally." Jack said, introducing himself and his partner.
"I'm Michael, this is my daughter Madi and this is my wife Sydney."
"Okay." Jack said "How long as she been like this?" He slipped an oxygen mask over Sydney's nose and mouth.
"I don't know. I came in here and her breathing sounded laboured."
"Alright. Sally could you check her over for me?"
Sally nodded and started to access Sydney. She felt Sydney's pulse that was racing.
"Her pulse is very fast." She observed. "Let's try and get her to wake up."
Jack nodded.
"What's wrong?" Vaughn asked.
"I'm not sure what's wrong my guess is she's having a server panic/anxiety attack and that's why she's having trouble breathing. Let's try and wake her up."
Jack started to shake Sydney and call her name. A few minutes later Sydney shot up in bed.
"Where am I?" She said, very distressed. She threw her oxygen mask of and attempted to get out of bed.
"Sydney I need you to stay lying down for me." Jack said and pushed her down. Sydney shook it off and stood up, faltering and collapsing. Vaughn grabbed her just in time before she hit the floor.
"Where am I?" Sydney shouted and started to panic.
"Syd calm down you're in our bedroom at home." Sydney calmed down a little.
"What happened?" She asked.
"You were asleep and then when I came in your breathing was laboured. What was the last thing you remember?"
"I remember going to sleep. Someone in my dream was strangling me. Look I just need to go back to sleep." Sydney was clearly disorientated.
She curled up on her side and closed her eyes. Sally put the oxygen mask over Sydney's nose and mouth.
"Is she okay?" Vaughn asked.
"She should be fine but I think we should take her to hospital to be checked out. I don't want to have missed anything. Has she had breathing difficulties before?"
Vaughn nodded.
"Recently she involved in an accident and got water on her lungs."
"So that's been cleared up?" Sally asked.
"Yep she left the hospital today. She was fine."
"Alright. Jack could you get a wheelchair."
Jack nodded and left the room.
Sally shook Sydney awake.
"Leave me alone." Sydney slurred.
"No Sydney we need to take you to hospital okay. Can you sit up for me?"
Sydney shook her head.
"I just need to sleep."
Vaughn went to Sydney's side.
"Syd I know you don't want to go back to hospital and you just want to sleep but we need to make sure you're okay."
"I'm fine." Sydney replied, "Just let me get my breath back."
"Syd listen I don't want you to scare Madi again. She needs you. What happened if she didn't have a Mother anymore? It would tear her heart apart."
A tear slipped past Sydney's eye.
"I'm sorry." She said and started to cry. Vaughn pulled her into a hug.
"Shhh Syd it's not your fault. It's going to be okay."
Jack returned with the wheelchair. Sally checked Sydney over again to make sure she was well enough to travel.
"Heart and pulse rate are racing we need to get her to calm down. Mr Vaughn can you keep her calm?"
Vaughn nodded. It took about twenty minutes to get to the hospital and by this time Sydney was asleep again.
"What have we got?" The male Doctor asked as Sydney was wheeled through the hospital.
"32 year old female, Sydney Bristow found asleep with breathing difficulties. Pulse and heart rate are high. Was somewhat alert but has fallen asleep again."
"Okay let's get her to a bed."
Sydney started to wake up when she was lifted onto the bed. She looked around the room, her eyes falling on Vaughn.
"Where am I?" She asked.
"You're in hospital." Vaughn replied. Sydney started to panic again.
"Its okay Syd just calm down for me." Vaughn took Sydney's hand and stroked it. He thought Sydney was well and that she'd be fine once they'd got home but now she'd had a set back.
The Doctor tried to check Sydney over but Sydney got out of bed and started to walk towards the door. The Doctor grabbed her.
"Sydney I need you to lie down for me so I can examine you."
Sydney shook her head.
"I just need to sleep."
"Yes I'm sure you do but I need to make sure you're okay. I can see you're having trouble catching your breath."
The Doctor managed to get Sydney back into bed and checked her over. Suddenly Sydney snapped back into reality from her dream like state.
"Vaughn?" She asked.
"I'm here. Madi is too." He replied, "Welcome back."
Sydney smiled.
"What happened? Where have I been?" She asked.
"I found you asleep with breathing difficulties. I had to bring you to the hospital again."
Sydney nodded.
"Welcome back Sydney how do you feel?" The Doctor asked
"Better." Sydney replied, truthfully
The Doctor checked Sydney heart lungs and pulse rate.
"Pulse rate has come down heart rate is still racing which concerns me. Sydney I need you to try calm down."
"I'm trying." Sydney replied.
"Well you're heart rate is going very fast. I'm going to inject you with something to slow it down."
Sydney nodded and the Doctor injected Sydney.
"What's wrong with her?" Vaughn asked the Doctor.
"She's had a server panic attack. Was she dreaming before this happened?"
"Someone was trying to strangle me a lot." Sydney said.
"Well that must have trigged it. Now she's feeling the side affects. She should feel better soon. It's nothing serious. We'll keep her over night and then she'll be fine."
"That's good to hear." Vaughn thanked the Doctor before she left the room.
Sydney yawned.
"Can I sleep now?" She asked.
Vaughn smiled nodding.
"Sure you can. Madi and I will be here until you wake up okay?"
Sydney nodded, closing her eyes and falling asleep.
A week had past and Sydney was doing a lot better despite her earlier set back that week. She's been seeing her psychiatrist three times a week and she's been feeling a little better. It was such a nice day so Sydney had taken Madi and Donavan out into the garden to enjoy the weather. Madi played fetch with Donavan whilst Sydney was sitting out in the lounger reading a book. A while later Sydney heard a thump and Madi came running up the garden with tears in her eyes. She ran straight to Sydney and burst into tears. Sydney enveloped her Daughter into a hug. She was still remembering bits about Madi and couldn't quite remember how she'd helped Madi in the past when she'd been crying. She tried to comfort Madi as best she could.
"Shhh. Shhh." Sydney soothed but Madi carried on crying.
"I hurt my knee." Madi wailed and showed Sydney her bleeding knee. There was blood running down her leg and making a small puddle on the ground.
"Oh Sweetheart how did you do that?" Sydney asked.
"I tripped over Donny and fell down." Madi wiped her eyes.
Sydney was unsure what to do as Madi started to cry louder. Just then Vaughn came running out of the house into the garden.
"I'm here now. What's happened?" He asked.
Madi pointed to her knee "I fell over." She cried louder.
Vaughn picked her up and took her inside and got her cleaned up, placing a bandage over her knee to stop the bleeding. Sydney just sat outside wishing she'd known what to do. She felt so useless. She picked up Donavan's ball and threw it at the shed window, smashing it. She burst into tears just as Vaughn re-entered the garden.
"Syd, Honey what's going on?" He pulled Sydney into a hug who buried her head into his chest and cried.
"I can't cope. I don't even know how to look after Madi. I don't even know how to take care of her, I, I, I need a break."
Vaughn smiled.
"A break?" He asked.
"Yeah I need to take my mind off everything. I just need to spend some time with you and Madi and no one else. We need to practise being a family again."
Vaughn nodded.
"Yeah I agree. Where would you like to go?"
"Is Madi around?" Sydney asked.
"No she's in her bedroom." Vaughn said.
"Well I was thinking that we could take Madi to Disneyland in Paris for her 5th Birthday."
Unaware to Sydney and Vaughn Madi was hiding behind the door. She raced outside.
"We're going to see Mickey Mouse! Yesssssss!"
Sydney and Vaughn laughed at loud.
AN: Sorry I haven't updated been back into hospital again. They still don't know what's wrong with me. Hopefully the next update won't be too long a wait. They'll be off to Disneyland Paris.