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Chapter 5: Another day, another dollar...
As soon as they entered the JTF, they were separated. Sydney was summoned to the debrief room while Vaughn was told that Special Agent Masters had left five messages for Vaughn to call him when he arrived. With a simple parting smile, the agent couple went their separate ways.
"Ah good, Agent Bristow. Take a seat please" Kendall called out to her as she entered the room.
Sydney took her usual seat and silently greeted her father, Marshall and Weiss.
"We have recently intercepted intelligence indicating that a North Korean rebel group is looking into the purchase nuclear war heads. We have recently uncovered that they have indeed found a dealer and the shipment will occur tomorrow night" Kendall stated, passing briefs to all the agents.
"The exchange will actually be taking place in Russia, about an hours drive from Chita, towards the Mongolian border. I can not explain to you the importance of this mission. The mission is not simple. Not only must we prevent the exchange, we must find who the supplier is, take who ever we can into custody and take possession the weapon"
"All four of you will be flying out in eight hours in order to prepare for this mission. Jack, you will be on point, but I want Sydney and Weiss out in the field, leading the other agents"
Sydney looked up from her pamphlet and looked at Weiss. She caught his eye and saw a hint of fear in his usually humor filled eyes.
"Any questions?"
"How long will we be in Russia?" Sydney asked
"Until the mission is completed" Kendall replied lightly. "Anything else?"
"Okay people, good luck" Kendall stated, indicating the end of the meeting. As he exited, Weiss rushed over to speak to Sydney.
"Do you talk to Vaughn last night?" he asked, trying to hide his curiosity.
"Yes" Sydney replied, continuing to look through the op specs.
"Are you going to tell me what the big secret is?"
"I don't want to talk about it"
"That sort of news?"
"Yeah" Sydney replied, finally looking up from her notes.
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Vaughn sighed after hanging up the phone. His operation training would start the following week. By the way Masters had described it, it sounded a lot like boot camp. The training would be both physical and mental, and would take up most of his days. Vaughn looked up to see Weiss making his way across to his desk and knew it was time to talk to his best friend
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Sydney gave up on trying to concentrate on the data in her hands and took a moment to look around the ops centre.
Marshall was in his small booth to one side. Sydney could see his playing with one of his current gadgets, tongue poked between teeth as he concentrated.
Jack was at his desk, his back straight as he was diligently writing. His impressive demeanor and infamous blank expression were ever present and Sydney found it hard to believe that the man in front of her was the father she remembered from her early childhood.
Kendall was talking to a young agent to one side of the room. Judging by the way Kendall was shaking the papers in his hand and the scared expression on the young woman's face, Sydney could only guess that something was wrong.
Her eyes finally fell upon Vaughn and Weiss. Sydney could tell by their body language that Vaughn had just told Weiss about the mission. Weiss, in his normal fashion, was awkwardly trying to lighten the situation, while Vaughn attempted laughs in response.
Sydney shook her head and forced her mind to focus on the mission.
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Sydney felt two strong, familiar hands being placed on her shoulders and she subconsciously leant back into the man standing behind her.
"Hey you" she stated, not needing to turn around.
"Hey, want to go to the roof and eat something?" Vaughn asked, his hands not leaving her shoulders.
Sydney finally turned, smiling up at him. "Sure"
The couple made their way up to the roof space, sandwiches in hand. Vaughn roughly pushed open the door, the bright LA sunshine almost blinding them both. As Vaughn slid on his sunglasses, he realized how often he never thought about what the weather was like outside. Often, he had days which started indoors and went home only after the sun had set.
They silently made their way over to the edge and took a seat. They ate in silence for a few moments.
"I fly out in about four hours" Sydney began
Vaughn looked up, confused. "Where are you going?"
"Just because you are out of action doesn't mean I miss out on missions. And you know I can't tell you" Sydney replied, a teasing tone to her voice.
Vaughn smiled. "Pity. I was going to take you out to dinner tonight"
"Where to?"
"I was going to let you decide, but seeing as you have to go on a mission..."
"You know, this tactic only works when I can actually change my other plans for tonight"
"Worth a shot"
The couple shared a smile before returning to their lunch.
"I start my mission training tomorrow" Vaughn stated
"Where is it being held?"
"A base about an hour south of the city"
"Scared?"
"Nope"
"Liar"
Vaughn laughed. "I know"
"How are you getting to the airport?"
"Drive, I guess"
"Mind if I drop you off?"
"Aren't you needed here?"
Vaughn rolled his eyes. "Kendall has me doing filing. I'm sure he could spare me for an hour or so"
Sydney smiled slightly. "Okay then"
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