A/N Yay this chapter was a day earlier than expected!!!!! I've already started the next so the reviews I get the more likely Chapter 11 will be posted tomorrow!!!! (he he he can we say bribery—Yeah and I'm not ashamed of it!!!) What do you guys think of the Kathryn/Weiss scenes from the earlier chapters? I'd like some opinions on them for future knowledge. And Please R&R!!!!!!

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Kathryn: Here ya go!! Chapter 11 and 12 should be good too!!! Now where's my hideaway?

KT: Project Christmas??? hmmmmm maybe, maybe not!

Irina Derevko: well she showed up a little sooner than I thought Yay! She'll be back, there's a chapter coming up that I know you're going to like!


Disclaimer-Not mine, don't own them, don't sue, I'm broke!!!! Now onto the fic~!

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REDEMPTION
CHAPTER 10

Three Days Later

Jack checked his watch for the hundredth time in the past 20 minutes. Kathryn Sullivan was on his mind as usual. She'd been at the safe house for three days and still they were no further along in determining what The Contessa was. He needed answers and if she didn't know, there was only one person who might. Her mother.

Finally it was time and pulling out his cell phone he dialed a number from memory. "Do you deliver?" he asked when the person picked up. "Alright thank you." He hung up and turned on his laptop switching the connections until he reached a secure server. He entered the designated chatroom and waited.

RussianBabe What's up?

JB620 I was hoping you could tell me.

RussianBabe What does that mean?

JB620 Kathryn Sullivan

The screen remained blank for several moments before Irina posted again.

RussianBabe Is she all right?

JB620 For now. We got her back and she's safe. She knows everything.

RussianBabe How is she?

JB620 angry, scared…….smart. She reminds me of you

RussianBabe I left her to keep her safe. It was best for everyone.

JB620 She doesn't seem to think so.

RussianBabe She's young, she will understand, in time. What happened?

JB620 The Covenant is searching for something called The Contessa. Have you heard of it?

RussianBabe No

JB620 They seem to think she has seen it and knows where it is. She doesn't. They'll come after her again. Whatever you know-you owe her.

RussianBabe I don't know anything but I'll look in to it.

JB620 Good

RussianBabe And Sydney? How is she?

JB620 You know our daughter.

RussianBabe I never wanted to keep Katy from her, but I wanted her safe—away from this life, away from the danger.

JB620 You know better than anyone that that is never possible.

RussianBabe I had hoped Its been so long and nothing. Watch after her, she's not as strong as she thinks. Contact me if anything happens?

JB620 I will

RussianBabe Thank You. She won't want to hear it but, tell her I love her.

JB620 I'll try. Good bye Irina.

Russian Babe Bye Jack.

Jack turned off his computer and leaned back in the chair. He hadn't gotten what he was after, he didn't know what he was after but despite her faults and betrayals, Irina deserved to know that her daughter was alive and safe. Reaching into his briefcase he pulled out Kathryn's file, everything they knew about Kathryn was contained on only a few sheets of one-sided paper, and still they had no answers regarding The Contessa.

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Kathryn studied the game pieces carefully and eyed her opponent. His gaze was steady, confident. She looked down at her pieces and then made her move. "Checkmate."

"Beat me again," Agent Clark shook his head. "You're too smart for your own good," he laughed.

"You're only as good as the people you play against," she grinned. "Want to play again?"

Agent Marks nodded. "Sure, this time-"

Kathryn took a sharp deep breath in as a silent shot hit Agent Clark in the forehead splattering blood across her face. His eyes wide, he slumped over the chess board knocking the pieces onto the floor. She swallowed hard slowly backing away from the table and grabbed her purse slinging it over her chest. Her hands shook and her breathing stopped as the door slowly opened.

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Eric opened his car door and got in. He dialed Jacks number and started the engine. "Yeah Jack, its Eric, They missed their check in ten minutes ago and I can't get a hold of them." Eric peeled out of his driveway. "I'm heading in now, Dixon's assembling a team to go in, Vaughn's already at the office, hesaid not to call Sydney, in case something…….in case something has happened to her." Silently Eric prayed that nothing had. Being captured was far better for the moment than being dead.

Eric knew something was wrong. He'd worked at Langley with Agent Clark who was the lead on Kathryn's security detail, he was the best guy for the job; Eric had handpicked him himself. Clark would never miss a scheduled check in, not unless something was very, very wrong.

He was at the Op Center in less than five minutes; Jack arrived a few minutes later.

Confirmation was received. All of the safehouse's security had been disabled 15 minutes before. A team was quickly assembled including Jack, Vaughn and Weiss and they left immediately.

Weiss and the blue team carefully approached the security trailer located a few blocks from the safe house. This safehouse was located in an old farmhouse near a large ravine. Weiss singled to the captain and they broke into the security trailer. The two agents inside were dead their throats had been slit. He checked the security camera and pocket the disk containing the day's coverage up until the cameras had been disconnected. "Move out," He said and he and the team moved to approach the safe house at a safe distance behind the red and green teams led by Jack and Vaughn. Grabbing his radio he informed Dixon of the casualties so far, he had no doubt there would be more.

The red team led by Jack approached the safehouse from the front while Vaughn and the green team approached from the rear. Both teams took out several men from the opposing force before entering the house on a surprise attack. Quickly they cleared the house disabling several more men Kathryn was no where to be found.

Weiss walked up to Jack and Vaughn and pulled off his ski mask. "We searched everywhere, there were a couple guys one of the agents must have taken out in her room, we took out two more up there as well," he shook his head. "It's a bloody mess. She's not here, they've got her!"

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That's all folks opinions likes dislikes, it was short I know but it had to be! Please R&R