G'day to all my wonderful readers! Sorry it has been so long since an update – life has the tendency to cause issues at the most inopportune times!

Thanks to my fantastic reviewers – nattie700, vaughn is hot, Five Stories Fallen, angryapplepie, supergirl14, Tine, Grouchy, vaughnbear, I love vaughn n syd, Ren201 and Caz. You are all so supportive!

Now I just to answer a couple of questions. The base is pretty much completely cut off. The only incoming and outgoing connections are strictly mission related due to the importance of their objective. This fic will focus solely on Vaughn and what he goes through. Eventually he will return back to LA and then we will find out what everyone else has been going through. However, there will be a couple of cameo appearances!

Disclaimer etc, see earlier chapters!


Chapter 16: Familiar faces

Vaughn trailed into the makeshift meeting room, his eyes cast down onto the document he was reading. He was practiced enough at this art to not only to read and understand the information at hand, but also to avoid the other agents in his path and make it to his seat without injuring himself. Vaughn took his normal seat in between Logan and Lily.

"Okay people, settle down" Phil called out to the noisy group.

Vaughn looked up; paying up-most attention to Phil. Vaughn was actually surprised how quickly Special Agent Phillip Masters, the man who had originally brought Vaughn into the mission back in LA, had become Phil, a man who he highly respected.

"I would like to introduce an agent who is here from the states over the next couple of days. He is simply calling in on behalf of Langley to make sure every thing is running smoothly. Jack, would you like to introduce yourself"

That last sentence made Vaughn quickly scan the room and he couldn't believe his eyes when they fell upon the familiar face of Jack Bristow.

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Vaughn sat very still through the rest of the meeting. His mind raced, trying to figure out the best way to ask the very cool Jack Bristow the questions he so desperately wanted answers to, most of them concerning Sydney. But Vaughn knew in the back of his mind he would never be able to ask Jack those questions. As much as he hated to admit it, Vaughn was very much in awe and only slightly scared of the older man, and he knew that any questions about Sydney would not go down well.

Suddenly, Vaughn became aware of the agents around him standing up and leaving the conference room. Vaughn slowly rose, knowing it would be rude if he didn't at least acknowledge Jack. Vaughn felt Lily's hand gently touch his arm.

"Bristow?" she asked, her eyebrows raised.

Lily, George, Logan and Vaughn had spent many evenings together, a little drunk and sharing stories. Many of Vaughn's stories had involved Sydney and it didn't take long for their story to come out within the group.

"Her father" Vaughn replied simply, before smiling slightly and walking over to where Jack and Phil were talking.

"Jack" Vaughn began, extending a hand

"Agent Vaughn. How are you?" Jack asked distantly

"You know each other?" Phil asked, slightly confused

"We worked together in LA before Agent Vaughn was relocated" Jack replied.

Vaughn had to fight to conceal a grin. Plus I am dating your daughter.

Phil suddenly smiled. "Of course, how could I forget? It's this old age thing. It doesn't quite agree with me! Mike, you must have dinner with us tonight. A couple of other agents from the base will be there"

"That would be nice Phil. Your usual table?"

"Where else? Come on Jack, I will show you the facilities"

Jack nodded slightly. "See you later, Agent Vaughn" Jack called lightly as he passed the younger agent.

Vaughn watched the two men leave the room. Not how he had expected his day to turn, but he had to admit, however the prospect of having some part of his life back home was exciting, despite the package it came in.

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Vaughn sunk into his seat only moments before his friends crowded around him.

"So that is the father in law?" Logan asked, resting on Vaughn's desk.

Vaughn laughed. "Pretty much, yeah"

"Looks like a tough piece of work" George commented

"You have no idea" Vaughn laughed

"Are you gonna ask him about her?" Logan asked

"I don't know. I mean, he has never taken a liking to me and I know he doesn't approve of our relationship. I'll need to get perfect timing"

"Well I've been invited to sit at the big-boy table tonight too, so we might do some investigating" Logan replied with a wink before heading to his desk next to Vaughn's.

"I've heard stories about Jack Bristow" Lily added

"Only about half of them are true. The problem is trying to work out which ones are true and which are lies" Vaughn replied with a smirk.

Lily grinned back. "I'll keep that in mind"


Yay! Spy daddy! I love Jack – I think he is such a deep, involved character and I loved the way JJ kept the tension between Vaughn and Jack in S3 – it created some of the best moments of the season. Anyway, Jack is going to hang around for a few chapters at least.

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