Miami Beach

Song; Will Smith: 'Miami' playing

This is just great, Sydney thought. Summertime in Florida. It's hotter than L.A. Sydney sighed and took in the scene. A beautiful hot day, with everyone playing and having fun at the beach. She wished she could be doing the same thing with Vaughn now. But two things were stopping her. One; She was working, and two; Vaughn wasn't here...Julian Sark was. Sydney and Sark blended in perfectly. They ditched their 'work' clothes and were now in simple Floridan clothes. Sydney was wearing a bathing suit top with shorts and sunglasses on, and Sark was in shorts and a simple t shirt with sunglasses on. "Can I ask exactly where this artifact is hidden?"

Sark smiled at Sydney's ability to still talk about work here, of all places. "I am not entirely sure," he admitted. "But the exact coordinates suggest over there." Sark pointed ahead, and Sydney followed his gaze over to the pier. Sydney raised an eyebrow while they strode towards it. "You're kidding," she mocked. "And exactly where would it be hidden?"

Instead of answering, Sark jogged up to the pier and knelt down by the rocks. He pressed his ear to the one of the rocks and gently knocked on it. Sydney crossed her arms and looked at Sark. She rolled her eyes and looked around. She was looking to see if they were followed. She was sure they weren't, but the kinda of people that Irina and Anna are...she couldn't be too careful. For now, they had the upper hand. And as much as she hated to admit it, it was all thanks to Sark. "Yow!"

Sydney heard Sark let out a yelp and she turned quickly and ran up to him. "What? What's wrong?"

Sark was about knee dip in the water and smiled at Sydney for her immediate concern. "The water is shockingly cold," he answered.

Sydney sighed. Sark was still smiling at her for her touching concern. "Shut up, Sark," Sydney sneered. "You're here to find the artifact remember?" Sark then frowned at Sydney. "I have been in a cell for the past 11 months. If I can enjoy some sunshine and cold beach water that little kids pee in, then I would like to."

Sark went back to what he was doing and a moment later, he found it. "Okay," Sydney started, "Exactly how are we suppose to get it out of rock? We don't have an equipment with us."

"We don't need it." Sark grabbed a loose rock from under some others, and smashed the rock on the pier with it. Sure enough, it split open. Sydney looked at it, a little startled. Sark reached inside and pulled out the artifact. He held it up for Sydney to see. Sydney took it from him and looked at it. "OK," she said, "Let's get this back before Anna and Irina decide to show up."

Sark nodded and both of them took off towards their car, and heading to the airport, back to APO.

APO

"We now have the artifact, but there is another matter at hand," Sloane said. After Sydney and Sark flew back into L.A., they went straight to APO.

"What else can there be," Sydney asked. "We were suppose to get the artifact, we got the artifact."
"Yes, but the machine is still in Irina and Anna's hands."

Sydney glared at him. "If you think I will take it for your own personal-"

"No Sydney, I want you to destroy it. The whole lab, the whole building."

"We don't know where it is though," Jack said. Along with him, Sloane and Sydney, Vaughn and even Sark, were standing in the briefing room.

"We don't." Sloane glared at Sark. "But Sark does."

Sark glared back at Sloane. "My deal was helping Agent Bristow find and retrieve the artifact. That is all. I held up my end of the deal in which does not involve destroying a machine that took me months to build."

"Sark," Sydney began. When Sark met her glaze she continued, "If you want to see the sunshine and you want to swim in the cold beach water, then help me find your lab and destroy it." She looked at her father and Vaughn, "Or they will have a good time getting out of you."

Sark only stared at Sydney. "If I do that, then they will find and kill me. They are probably already after me."

"I think we'll be able to sleep at night," Vaughn replied.

"Quite so, but there is no guarantee that Anna doesn't have the machine in my lab anymore. She could have moved it."

"Then I suggest we go and check it out," Sydney said.

Berlin

Song; Supreme begins of Leisure; Ghetto (Greg Rule Remix); playing

Sydney and Sark run across the rooftop, both dressed in fatigues. Sydney takes off her backpack and pulls out her equipment and opens the air vent. When she is done, Sark goes in it, Sydney following. Seconds later, then reach the second floor of the building and climb out of the vent. Then they run over to the stairs and run down to the first floor. Sydney pulls out her gun and creeps around the corner. "It's clear."

"We have to split up," Sark said

"I don't think so," Sydney replied

"We have to," Sark insisted. "Once I shut off the security, the alarm will go off minutes later. If both of us go, then we won;t be able to get into the lab and destroy it."

Sydney hesitated then finally nodded in agreement. Sark nodded and headed off in the security room while Sydney advanced to the lab.

Security Room

Sark entered the room and the guard looked up in shock.

"Mr. Sark?"

"Hello gentleman."

Sark punched the guard and knocked him out, then the second guard stood up, and Sark grabbed him and threw him into the wall, then punched him and knocked him out as well. He took his gun and stuck it in his belt, then went to the computer and started typing. Moments later, the lights all shut down. "Good luck Sydney," he whispered. The he left the room, proceeding to the exit.

Lab

Sydney entered the lab, with her gun ready and looked around. She was surprised that no one was really around. She only knocked out one guard and a couple of scientists. Sloppy, sloppy Anna. Sydney reached the machine and peered at it. This is what is so damn important. Sydney expected a big Rabamldi machine like she had seen before, but this, this was the size of a mini model car. Only about a foot or two long. Sydney shook her head and placed the charged bombs all around the lab, and one directly on the machine. Just as she was about to leave, gun shots rang out. All directed at her, of course. She took cover and returned fire, then bolted out of there. She quickly ran down the massive hallway. Boy Sark knows how to pick 'em. Just as she was about to get to the exit, she was cut off by Anna.

Sydney halted to a stop and stared at Anna. Anna only stared back at her with a grin on her face. Both women had their guns at their sides, and both were staring each other down. The at once, both raised their weapons and fired. Sydney took cover, as did Anna, and even though they were great shooters, none of the bullets connected. As Sydney came out from the corner though, preparing to shoot, she pulled the trigger only to find nothing happened. Damn! She threw down her gun and ran up to Anna, who was reloading her gun. Sydney kicked it out of her hand and then threw Anna against the wall then punched her. As Sydney was coming in with another punch, Anna blocked it and punched Sydney, making her stagger backwards. Anna then kicked her sending Sydney hitting the wall behind her. As Anna came in for another blow, Sydney rolled out of the way, regained her balance and kicked Anna from behind. Anna returned with a backhand that sent Sydney back down. Anna then picked Sydney up and punched her in the gut, then the face. Sydney ducked her next attempt and hit Anna in the face. Anna then tackled Sydney and both went down, pulling hair, biting, punching. At the same time though, both saw their weapon laying on the floor. Both women leaped up and each grabbed a gun, stood up and aimed it at each other.

Sydney stood there, across from Anna, panting, bleeding from her head. Anna looked worse though as she had a huge cut above her eye and a swollen eye to match it. Anna smirked at Sydney. "One of us, has an empty case." Sydney realized she was right, One of the guns barrels were empty, but which one? Sydney stood there, fearing but hoping that she had the loaded weapon. Anna still stood there, still smiling, playing on Sydney's fears. Sydney fired her gun. As expecting, for Anna to be done, finished, dead, once of for all. But nothing happened. The gun made a clicking sound. Sydney stared in horror and tried again, but still nothing. The Anna fired. Once, twice, three times, hitting Sydney in the chest all three times.

Sydney fell backwards, feeling the blood rush out of her wounds. She stared up but her vision was too blurry to actually see anything. Then she heard faint footsteps and Anna was standing over her, still smiling at her. "It was nice knowing you, Sydney Bristow." Then Anna raised her weapon once more, at Sydney's head, and fired.

TBC