12.
The doorbell let out its short chimes.
'That all I need! Avon calling!' Sydney thought, trying to find some humour in the situation. She headed over to the door and nearly tripped over a chair in the still dark room. Peeking through the window at the top of the door she saw Vaughn. Throwing the door open she threw her arms around him, ignoring the look of complete surprise he gave her. All the emotions of everything she had just been through came flooding out. Behind him came the four agents and Sydney's father. All had questioning looks on their faces.
Hearing a noise coming from the apartment she let go of Vaughn and ran back inside as if suddenly remembering something she had forgotten.
Vaughn entered the apartment almost in a state of shock. The first thing he noticed was the state of it. Most of the furniture had been overturned and there were pieces of broken glass everywhere. The second thing he noticed was Sydney untying Will and Francie tied to the chair next to him. Squinting her eye at the blood pouring from the freshly re-opened wound on her head she was having trouble undoing the knots. Moving across the room Vaughn could see why she was having so much trouble with the rope, her right hand was swollen twice it's size, probably due to a broken bone or two. Finally he noticed four figures, all dressed in back, heaped in a corner of the room.
"Sydney!" He got out eventually, unable to say anymore.
"Sydney!" Jack called, entering the apartment. Pushing passed Vaughn he untied Francie. This woke Vaughn up and he helped Sydney with Will.
Once Francie was released Sydney helped her up and put her arms around her friend but Francie pushed her away, tears rolling down her face. "I don't know who you are Sydney." She sobbed.
Feeling hurt Sydney tried to give Will a hug, but he too was in a state of shock. "This is huge!"
"Willis, Samson? Can you take these two to HQ for debriefing?" Jack ordered.
Hot tears rolled down Sydney's cheeks and Jack gave her the hug she'd so desperately wanted from her friends.
"Sydney?" Jack asked softly. "What happened here?"
