Title: Three Little Words
Author: Chickiee-Dee
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own Alias or its characters.
Summary: Sequel to Secrets and Lies. "Vaughn, I'm pregnant." The three words that changed their lives. S/V.
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IMPORTANT AUTHORS NOTE: Firstly, thank you to everyone who has read/reviewed, your feedback means the world to me. secondly, as a part of the course that I am doing this year, I was selected to go to Cairns for twelve weeks work experience, therefore this will be the last update til I get back sometime in October.
Chapter 15Jack and the team entered the building from all possible angles, blocking any possible escape. Once inside, they made their way down the abandoned halls, checking each room, losing faith each time they found another cold empty space. Closing in on one of the last rooms in the building, Weiss and Jack approached from opposite sides, peaking in through the murky glass, seeing Sydney and Vaughn bound in steel chairs opposite each other, Sark waving their child in front of them. Though he couldn't see her face, Jack saw the way that Sydney's shoulders slumped, and knew that she was fast giving up hope of being rescued, if she hadn't already. Signalling to the other members of the team who'd gathered behind them, Weiss kicked the door open, effectively startling the room's occupants, including Amanda, who started wailing loudly. Jack approached Sark, his gun aimed at his head, "Give me the baby," he said, backing Sark into a corner.
"You won't shoot me," he said cockily, "Not while I have her." Jack released the safety, and prepared to squeeze the trigger. Sark visibly gulped, realising that Jack was deadly serious about killing him, and quickly handed the baby over, not prepared when Jack shot him in the leg, effectively stopping him from escaping.
The medics were called into the room once Sark had been handcuffed and dragged off to a waiting plane. His accomplices that had survived the raid were taken off behind him. Stretchers were bought in for Sydney and Vaughn once the severity of their injuries was realised, Sydney passing out and falling from the chair when the ties surrounding her wrists were removed, her body not having the strength to hold itself up. Vaughn didn't fair much better, his breathing worsening since the position he was in wasn't helpful for his damaged lungs, if anything it was worse for them.
It was almost an hour before Sydney and Vaughn were taken out of the building and rushed to a local hospital. By the time they arrived at the Hospital, which was a twenty minute drive away, both were unconscious. Amanda, who was in the ambulance with Sydney, had stopped crying shortly after Sark was taken from the building. The little girl appeared to be unharmed and in good health, but Jack was hell-bent on having her checked out by a Physician, and he knew that Sydney and Vaughn weren't likely to let the little girl out of their sight again.
Hours later a Doctor deemed both Sydney and Vaughn fit enough for travel back to LA, although, he informed them, it was likely that they would both need surgery upon their arrival in Los Angeles. The Doctor's notes in hand, Jack and Weiss once again climbed in the Ambulances heading to the airstrip where a plane fitted with the proper medical equipment, including a CIA Doctor, was waiting to take them back home.
The flight back to Los Angeles was long, and mid-flight Sydney's condition worsened slightly, her blood pressure dropping to a dangerous level, and Doctor Jacobs, who was travelling back to the States with them, tried frantically to raise it, to no avail. Ordering an emergency landing in New York, Sydney was rushed to the nearest hospital and taken to theatre to repair the tear in her liver, and stop the bleeding. Vaughn was taken to the same hospital, the Doctor wanting to check him over again and make sure that he was still stable enough to travel back to Los Angeles. When it was suggested that Vaughn be taken back to Los Angeles alone, Jack argued that Vaughn and Sydney would want to be together, and he, along with Weiss were assigned to stay with them in New York until Sydney was deemed fit enough to make the journey cross country.
Vaughn was taken to surgery a couple of hours after Sydney, needing to have pins put in his ribs to help repair the breaks, and to check for any damage to his lungs that may have resulted. Amanda was being cared for in the Children's Ward of the Hospital, under the watchful eye of her Godfather. The little girl had been declared healthy, if a little undernourished, by all three Doctors that Jack had had examine her. As far as Jack was concerned, the only good thing to come out of this ordeal was that Amanda was far too young to remember what had happened.
After almost eight hours Sydney was transferred to Recovery, Surgeons able to repair the damage that Sark had caused. Jack was pacing round the Waiting Room when the Head Surgeon came out. "Mr Bristow?"
"Yes?"
"I'm Terry Baker, I performed the surgery on your daughter." Jack shook the man's hand politely, and waited for him to continue. "Your daughter had a tear in her liver, and there was some internal bleeding. We operated to repair that damage and stop the bleeding. Your daughter also has deep lacerations on both legs, which we cleaned and repaired. Blood was taken to check for any infections that may be present. At the moment she is in Recovery, but she should be transferred to Intensive Care in a few hours."
"How long till we can take her back to LA?"
"It's still early days, we'll be able to tell you more in a few hours."
"Thank you Doctor." Jack shook his hand again, watching as he walked off in the direction that he came from.
Vaughn was out of surgery half an hour after Sydney and his bed was slid next to hers in Recovery. Both we still unconscious, although Vaughn's vitals were much more stable and Doctors were expecting that he would be moved to another Ward in an hour or two. When Weiss came up from the Children's Ward, Vaughn had just been transferred to another room, and Jack had gone into see how his future son-in-law was. Vaughn was just beginning to wake up when Weiss came into the room. "Syd?" Vaughn mumbled. Weiss went over to him, watching as his eyes fluttered open. "Hey, how ya feeling?"
"Where's Syd?" Vaughn asked again, sensing that there was something that he wasn't being told. "She's still in Recovery. She's critical. Amanda's fine," he added. Vaughn looked over and saw Jack sitting there, "Jack?"
"Vaughn, I'll get the Doctor for you." He stood up and left, sending a Doctor in moments later.
Up in Recovery, Sydney wasn't doing as well as Vaughn, her vitals were unstable, and Doctor's weren't sure of what to do about it. They were still waiting for her blood results to come back, but when her condition began to deteriorate, her results were rushed through. One or more of Sydney's wounds had become infected, and once they had identified the infection, they were able to administer antibiotics. Once Sydney was more stable, Dr Baker came down to speak with Jack again. "Mr Bristow, your daughter is still in a critical condition. Her vitals were fairly unstable, so we've kept her in Recovery so that we can monitor her closely. Her blood results came back and they indicated that her wounds had become infected; we've administered antibiotics to fight off the infection. All going well, she should be moved to Intensive Care in a couple of hours."
"Thank you Doctor," Jack said, shaking his hand.
"There's one other thing, did you know that your daughter was pregnant?"
A/N: See ya's when I get back…