Jack and Vaughn run into APO and nearly collide with Marshall. Marshall fumbles with his papers in his hands and stops to catch his breath. "Guys," he started. He breathed in again and paused. "What is it Marshall?" Jack asked, impatient. "Y-you have to hear this," Marshall said. Vaughn, Marshall and Jack walked in the debriefing room and Vaughn saw Sloane with a defeated look on his face, and Dixon with the same expression. He also noticed Will was in the room, and it suprised him. "What's going on?" he asked.
"We found something out," Sloane said.
"What?" Jack asked
Instead of answering, Sloane looked at Will. Vaughn and Jack followed his gaze and Will shook his head. "I can't believe this," he complained. "I few months ago, I overheard a conversation I wasn't suppose to, at least, I think I wasn't. I didn't know the person, but she knew Sydney because she talked about her. She said something about Rabamldi and Sydney."
"Did you find anything out," Vaughn asked him.
"Yes, and you won't believe it. They figured it out, whoever this woman is or is working for, they figured out the endgame and what they need."
"What's that?" Dixon asked.
"They need Sydney, or, her DNA in blood. They also found a lost Rambaldi piece that revealed another secret. Something that had to do with The Chosen One choosing a path and something else about Rambadli's genetic line."
"That's great," Vaughn muttered.
"I'm sorry it's not much and in pieces," Will said, "But it was enough to freak me out."
Will looked around the room and studied there faces. They were in trouble and everyone was feeling it. He looked around and realized someone important was missing. "Where's Syd?"
Sydney stared at Danny. He leaned against the door and studied her.
"My God, you haven't changed a bit."
"Danny? How..." Sydney swallowed as she saw someone else enter the room and stand next to Danny. Lauren. "I killed you," Sydney said.
"Yes, Sydney," Danny replied. "You did. But Anna killed you as well. And yet, both of you are standing here, very much alive."
Danny smiled at her and Sydney knew he was expecting her to ask how. Truth was, she wanted to know how. "So tell me then, why? And how?"
"Rabamldi fluid. Brings back the dead," Danny said. "It's very scarce, and our secret. Truth is, we need you. You can help us and I help you."
"I scratch your back and you scratch mine?" Danny nodded and Sydney glared at him "Too bad, I don't need your help."
"If you, your sister and your daughter wish to leave here in one piece and never be bothered again, then you do."
Sydney stared at him. "My...daughter?"
Danny opens the door into a room where it is colored in pink and white. Sydney walks in and sees baby toys on the floor and walks over to the crib. Inside is a little girl. Sydney reaches in and picks her up. Smiling she holds her and looks at Danny. "How old is she?"
Danny smiles at her, "About four days old. We didn't name her yet...figured you might want to do that yourself."
Sydney kissed the little girl and wiped away her tears. "Is she okay?"
"She's perfectly healthy, Sydney," Danny answered.
"Sydney," Danny started, "All we need you to do is one thing, then you and your daughter can leave. I can arrange for you to go anywhere you want and you will never hear about Rabamldi or the CIA again."
Sydney studied Danny. "What do you want me to do exaclty?"
"Elminate the rest of Rambaldi's blood line. Those related to The Chosen One and the Passenger, in simpilar terms."
Sydney started to shake her head but Danny pressed on. "If you don't do it Sydney...they will make you."
"'They'"?
"I do have bosses you know. Allies."
Sydney puts the baby back in the crib. "Is Nadia alright?"
"Nadia is fine, Sydney. Make a desicion."
Vaughn and Jack walk out of the office when Vaughn's cell rings. He looks at the name, then at Jack. "It's Sydney." He flipped open his phone, "Sydney?"
On the other end, Sydney holds the phone to her ear and sighs, closing her eyes. It was so good to hear Vaughn's voice after so long, and hearing the concern and love he had for her. "Sydney," Vaughn said, "Please say something. Where are you? Are you okay?" Sydney closed the phone and looked at Danny. "I need equpiment and clothes." Danny nodded and smiled.
Amsterdam
Song: Nickelback: Savin' Me ; Playing
Sydney, driving a light black F-150, pulls into an empty parking lot, with Irina waiting for her. Sydney waits a litte bit, before getting out of the truck. She wasn't sure how she would this. How could she kill someone she loved. She didn't trust her mother as far as she could throw her, but she still did love her. But she couldn't risk the life of her sister and her newborn daughter. Sydney shuts off the truck, leaving the lights on. She got out and walked up to her mother. She hugged her tightly, softly crying. "I'm so glad you're okay, Sydney," Irina sobbed. Sydney broke the hug and smiled at her mother.
"I'm glad you knew that wasn't really me," Sydney said.
"I might not have been in your life every step of the way, but I am still your mother."
"I know."
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, Mom. I just...have to do something. That's all." Sydney paused and looked at her mother. "Do you love me?"
Irina looked at her in surprise. "Wh-what?" she blinked.
"You love me right? Even with the backstabbing you've done, and the evil. And my hating you. You still love me?"
Irina started to cry, looking at Sydney. "...No," she managed to say.
Sydney chcukled softly and pulled out her gun. "You lied."
Irina looked painfully at Sydney, "Yes," she admitted. "I lied." She smiled softly.
"Thanks for trying."
Sydney pulled the trigger, and shot Irina in the chest. Irina fell down, dead. Sydney sighed and wiped away her tears. She got in the truck, and left.
Los Angeles
Sloane marched in the briefing room of APO with Vaughn, Dixon and jack already there. Sloane slams a file on the table and frowns at them. "Irina Derevko was killed last night," Slone annonoced. Jack looks down at his hands.
"Do we know who killed her?" Vaughn asked.
Sloane looked at Vaughn, "I had Marshall pull up the survellence in th area..."
Vaughn looked at Sloane, "...And?"
"It was Sydney."
"But it was probably the double, right?" Dixon suggested.
"No," Jack said. he looked up at them then met Sloane's eyes. "If it was, then Irina wouldn't have met with her without alerting me."
"Well, Irina isn't know for her working with us," Vaughn reminded them.
"No," Sloane interjected. "I agree with Jack. When it comes to Sydney, this is something she would nofity us about."
Sydney walks in her house and looks around. She walks futher in the house and sees the wreck that it's in. She picks up a picture of her and her sister together and sees another one of her and her father. Sydney stares at it conflicted, and places it back in place. She goes in her bedroom and opens her draw. She removes some of her clothes and opens another in the draw and takes out some guns. Her cell phone rings. "Hello?"
"Good job."
Sydney sighs at Danny's voice, "They have the videotape."
"That doesn't matter."
"I don't have clearnace to APO anymore. I can't reach Sloane."
"Come on, Syd. You underesmate me."
"What are you talking about?"
"Check your truck," Danny said. Then he hanged up. Sydney frowned and stared at the phone, then outside the window at the truck.
Sydney stood outside the entrance to APO. She reached in her bag and pulled out what appearaed to be a car stereo. Danny turned this simple car stereo into a low eletrical charge bomb. Sydney was stunned by his abitliy to hide something like that in a stereo. She didn't even think Marshall could do that, or even detect it. She placed the stereo bomb on the door of APO, then took out a card attachted to it and stuck it in the card slot. She stepped back and opened her cell phone ane pressed a button on it. The bomb quietly exploding, and granted her access into APO. Sydney smiled and entered. As she was walking futher into APO, she hit another button on her cell phone and the power went out. As people were quickly shuffling around, Sydney continued walking.
Sloane got up from his chair after the power went out. He cautionsly looked out as people were finding the problem. But then the power flickered back on, and Sloane shrugged. When he turned around though, he took a step back, shocked as Sydney was now sitting in his chair. She smiled softly at him and played with her gun. "You revoked my clearnace," Sydney said.
"How did you get in here?"
Sydney smiled at Sloane. "I had help." Sydney stood up and stared at Sloane in the eyes. "I've been waiting years to do this."
"Then I suggest you get it over with," Sloane warned, "Before security comes."
Sydney smiled dangerously at him again. "Nobody's coming for you, Sloane."
She raised her gun and shot Sloane in the chest. He fell threw the glass, shattering it completely. Everyone stepped back in shock and gasped. All looked at Sloane and Sydney in shock. Sydney stepped through the glass frame and looked down at Sloane. Blood ran underneath her shoe and soaked the floor under him. Vaughn rounded the corner and stared in shock at the scene. Sydney looked up at him, with no emotion or remorse on her face. She heard a gun cock behind her and turned to see another agent raising his gun at her, his hand shaking. Sydney stared at him as he said, "Drop your gun...now." Sydney didn't move though. She quickly raised her gun and shot him in the leg. He dropped his gun and fell, crying out in pain. "Sydney!" Vaughn yelled. He started running to her and Sydney turned and walked out. Vaughn knelt next to Sloane and checked on the agent, then ran the way Sydney left. By the time he reached outside, he saw her truck driving away. Vaughn stopped and sighed. He had lost Sydney again, and someone else was dead. What are you doing Syd? he thought.
Jack is waiting by the lake. After getting a call from one of his contact's regarding the people responaible for his daughter's cloning. Jack faced forward and threw a rock in the water and sensed someone coming up from behind him. "You're late," he stated.
"Your contact isn't coming, Dad."
Jack quickly looked up and saw Sydney standing over him. She looked tired and even frightened. The way the sunset refelcted on her face though, it was hard for him to really tell. He stood up quickly, meeting her eyes. "Sydney. You did this?"
"Not me directly, no," she said.
Someone you're working for...or is making you work he thought. Sydney looked at him sadly and Jack returned the same look. "I take it, you're here to kill me like you did your mother?"
"Don't make this any harder than it is," Sydney said.
"Can I ask why?"
"No. Just know it has to be done." Jack looked at her and Sydney knew he didn't understand. "Things change Dad, and the truth takes time to understand."
"Your mother said that."
"And she was right, and I finally understand. Just like you soon will." Sydney pulls a syringe from her overcoat. "Since this is a public place, I'll make it quiet and quick." She puts the syringe into his shoulder and injects the posion. Jack looks at Sydney and painfully smiles. As he loses his balance, Sydney grabs him and slowly lays him on the grass. Sydney checks his pulse, then walks away, shoving her hands into her pockets.
Palermo
Song; Evanescence: My Last Breath ; Playing
Sydney winces as the doctor takes blood from her arm.. She wraps a bangage around her arm where they drew blood and walks up to Danny. He smiles at her and hands her a key. Sydney runs to a closed door and puts the key in and opens it. Instead, Nadia is tied up to a chair. Sydney runs to her sister and unties her. Nadia hugs her tightly, softly crying. "Come on. We need to leave." Sydney helps Nadia leave the room. Then Sydney and Nadia walk quickly into another room. Sydney pulls her daughter out of the crib. Nadia looks at her surprised and Sydney sheepishly smiles at her. Nadia smiles at her and they leave the room. Nadia follows Sydney out to the truck and gets it. Nadia takes Sydney's daughter in her lap and Sydney quickly leaves the building. She glances at Nadia sadly and Nadia could almost read her mind. Nadia breaks Sydney's stare and stared ahead of them, tears welling in her eyes.
Inside the building, Danny places Sydney's blood in a tube of Rabamldi's fluid. It sizzles, then Danny places it in the small machine. Lauren then takes the machine, and places it in a bigger machine. The true Rabamldi machine. She looks at Danny and smiles. Just then, all the windows blow in and agents all break in and surround Danny and Lauren. Their bodyguards all come out and shoot at the agents and they fire back. Danny and Lauren then run for the exit but are met by Jack, holding a gun at them. Lauren turns the other way, but Irina is there holding a gun on her now. Jack smiles at both of them, "Good to see you two again."
Lauren stares at Irina and Jack, "Sydney killed you both."
"Just like you," Irina countered. "We know."
"You don't actually think Sydney would kill her parents, did you," Jack asked.
"Obviously she didn't," Danny snapped.
"Actually I did." Sydney walked towards them and holds up an empty vial. "Rabamdli fluid. 'Can bring the dead back to life.' Like you did with Lauren and me. Like I did with my parents and Sloane."
Danny and Lauren glance towards the machine and see Sloane figuring out how to shut it down. "No!" Danny yelled. Then one of the guards shoots at Irina and Jack and they fire back, releasing Danny and Lauren. Sydney sees Danny taking off and she runs after him.
Sydney draws her gun as she enters another empty room. She looks around and sees nothing until Danny leaps out from the shadows and grabs Sydney. Sydney drops her gun and punches Danny. Danny punches her back, and shoves her into the wall. Sydney grunts and kicks Danny in the groin. Danny doubles over as Sydney grabs her gun. Danny sees this and goes after her again. Just as Danny advances towards her, she turns around and fires. Danny stops in front of her and looks down in horror at the gun shot wound. Sydney breathes in and looks at Danny. He smiles at her. "I loved you...you have to know that, Sydney. I truely did." Sydney nods at her and holds back her tears. Danny leans in and kisses her softly. Then, as he pulls back, he slowly falls to his knees and drops at Sydney's feet, dead. Sydeny looks at him painfully as she hears the guun firing stopping. Moments later Jack enters. He runs to Danny and sees he is dead, but there is no sign of Sydney.
Jack runs out of the building and towards Vaughn who looks at him questionably. Jack nods his head and Vaughn presses the button on the controller and the whole building explodes, destroying everything in it. Director Chase walks up to Sloane, Vaughn, Dixon and Jack and shakes their hands. "It's over," she said. "Finally. Rabamldi is no more." Nadia walks up to them, holding Sydney's daughter, with Irina behind her. Irina looks at them and asks, "Where's Sydney?" Jack looks around, then back at them. "She wasn't already out here?" "Did you clear the building," Dixon asked Jack. Jack nodded and Vaughn looked around concerned.
On the airplane, Sydney hears her cell phone ring and answers it. On the other end is Lauren.
"I have something you want."
"Fine," Sydney said, "I want this over with."
"Where do we meet then?"
Los Angeles
Sydney is sitting in her house in the living room, drinking a glass of wine when Lauren enters. "I surprised you wanted to meet here," she said.
"What do you have that is mine," Sydney asked.
Lauren reached in her pocket and threw the object at Sydney. Sydney caught it with one hand and put her glass down. What Lauren had thrown her was a necklace. Sydney opened it and her throat went dry. Inside was a picture of her and Danny years ago. "He wanted me to give it to you," Lauren said. "He made me promise before you left to give it to you." SYdney swallowed hard trying not to let her emotions get the best of her. She placed the necklace beside the glass of wine and stood up. "Are we gonna do this or what?" Lauren smiled at her and pulled at her gun and fired at her. But Sydney was quicker and saw it coming. She dived out of the way and pulled out her gun and fired at Lauren. She came out, but Lauren wasn't in front of her anymore. Lauren came from behind Sydney and wrapped her arm around Sydney's throat, choking her. Sydney gasped for air, but to no avail. She used her weight and lifted her feet up and kicked the wall, sending them backwards. Lauren lost her balance with the weight shift and tripped over the coffee table, falling right onto it, shattering the glass. Lauren moaned as she tried to get up. Sydney took advantage and grabbed Lauren by the hair and threw her our of the living room and into the kitchen. Sydney grabbed a knife and took a swing at Lauren. Lauren was able to grab another knife though and did the same to Sydney, catching her in her arm. Sydney gasped and punched Lauren. Lauren took the punch, but then grabbed Sydney and shoved her into the bedroom. Lauren rammed Sydney into the dresser, shattering the mirror on the wall above it. Lauren then grabbed the handcuffs from the dresser and handcuffed them together. Sydney looked at her in surprise as Lauren then pulled out a remote controlled timer and pressed it. The timer began to count down and Sydney noticed the charged explosives all around her bedroom. "Are you crazy?" she screamed. Lauren only smiled at her. "I told you. It's either you or both of us." Sydney looked around the room and spotted the keys to the handcuffs. She leapt for the keys just as the timer beeped and the bombs went off...
TBC