Title: Beyond all limits

Summary: 'Sydney was once again crumbling '

Disclaimer: I don't own alias, I only own the characters you don't know.

Timeline: AU after the first one

Rating: R

A/N: I apologise that it's taken so long for me to update this but certain things have prevented me from writing much the past two weeks.

When Lauren asked Sydney for the last thing they needed to make the program work she was torn inside. She needed to abduct Marshall. Steal him from his family and possibly kill him afterwards so that he could not stop the program, and inside as Sydney was once again crumbling she did not think she could take Marshall away from everyone who loved him and then kill him once he was of no use.

Lauren had persuaded her otherwise and so she sat waiting in her car for Marshall to return home from work. As she sat on her own she contemplated what would happen if she did kill Marshall and her mind came up with one conclusion. Mitchell. Little Mitchell would grow up without his father, full of rage and hatred towards his father's killer and then he would go looking for Sydney, try to kill her, maybe even succeed.

As Sydney stared at herself in the wing mirror she was met by a hollow gaze staring back at her. She had never wanted to turn out this way, an angry and vengeful person with little to live for, no friends and no family. Her only companion was a murderous psychopath and her gun.

When she saw Marshall enter his house she picked up her most comforting companion and prepared to break in to the house. But as she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror she paused and placed the gun below her chin, her finger itching to pull the trigger and end her pain.

Lauren and Danny watched Sydney from a camera they had hidden in the car and as her finger was placed over the trigger both forgot to breath. After a few seconds Sydney sighed and placed the gun in its holster before leaving the car.

"She's becoming unstable again." Danny said what they were both thinking and Lauren's silence only showed her agreement. "She's a liability. You need to deal with that…"

"And you need to keep your mouth shut and do as you're told, is that clear?"

"Crystal."

Inside the Flinkman residence Marshall sat in his study as Carrie made dinner downstairs while watching Mitchell. When he heard the study door open he expected it to be Carrie bringing Mitchell to say goodnight before bed. When he turned around and found Sydney standing by the closed door, a gun in her hand and a sorrowful look settled on her features he knew he was in trouble.

"I need you to come with me Marshall." She said simply as she stood staring at him.

"And if…what if I don't…" Marshall's eyes were glued to the gun in her hands.

"Don't make this hard Marshall, your wife and child are downstairs." A year ago Marshall would have thought Sydney were bluffing, but a year ago Sydney wouldn't be standing in his house with a gun aimed at him.

"Ok." He stood up and put his coat on before walking out of the room, closely followed by Sydney and her gun.

When Carrie saw Marshall walk downstairs she smiled until she noticed Sydney behind him, and the barrel of a gun visible in the space between them. "Marshall?"

"It's ok dear…well it's not, but…just stay with Mitchell I'll…I'll be alright." He kissed his wife and son one last time before being escorted out of the house by Sydney. Part of him knew that he wouldn't be returning.

"My associates and I require your services." She says plainly and Marshall thinks she sounds so much like Lauren it's pathetic. "If you don't cooperate we will kill your family, as long as you do as instructed you'll go back home safely to them. Is that understood?"

Marshall let out a short sarcastic laugh, he'd grown a lot in the months she hadn't seen him. "Whatever you want you'll get from me then you'll kill me. We both know it." It was the first time Sydney had heard him confidently say a whole sentence without stammering or going of topic.

"I want to make this as painless as possible Marshall. I promise it'll be quick." It's the closest thing to comfort she can give her old friend and colleague.

When I take him blindfolded to the destination Lauren has set he is surprised when he opens his eyes and sees his office. Lauren and Danny are already there, with a troop of hired mercenaries taking the CIA staff hostage once more.

"Marshall's office computer is one of the most advanced in this country, it's the best place to put the program in to effect." Danny explained and the very sound of his voice made Sydney want to shoot him. "In a few hours we'll be untouchable…"

"We?" Sydney repeated, her brow raised in suspicion. "Lauren?"

"I agreed to let Danny join us, in a strictly subordinate position, he has after all helped us achieve this, he deserves some reward."

"He deserves to die." Sydney growled bitterly.
"Sydney, go keep watch on the CIA members with the mercenaries. Now!" Lauren ordered. With one last sneer at Danny she did as she was told and left.

Lauren sighed. "You're right, she's becoming out of control again."

"What will we do?" Danny asked, his arm slipping around her waist.

"You'll get your hands off of me for a start!" Lauren snapped and pulled away. "After tonight we take Sydney out of the field, no more killing and no more missions, I'll make her retire, try and salvage what sanity she has left."

Danny nodded, unfazed by Lauren's rejection. "I'll instruct Marshall here on what needs to be done, with his skills it should only take a few hours."

"What if he alerts someone?" Lauren asked cautiously.

"By the time he's far enough in to it's setup to alert anyone it'll be too late, besides I doubt he wants that handsome boy of his to die before he even gets to play group."