Marshall kept his head down as he stepped back into SD-6, making sure no one saw him. Not like anyone would, he thought. He walked into his little office and sat down. For some reason, both Julian and Sydney were acting really weird. He wasn't sure why because they never told him, but Marshall was starting to have his doubts the more he thought about it. It had something to do with Irina Derevko. On top of all of that, both Julian and Sydney hadn't returned to SD-6. If Sydney was in fact healed, surely she'd be back, at least pushing papers.

"Marshall."

Marshall quickly looked up at his boss, Sloane.

"Oh, Mr. Sloane…didn't see you there."

He didn't smile. He never did, and that in and of itself scared Marshall.

"Marshall…you mind telling me why you pulled Irina Derevko's files without authorization?"

Marshall's mouth opened, but no words came out. He quickly shut it and remembered what Julian had told him:

"No one can know that you pulled these files and you gave them to us," Julian said.

Marshall smiled slightly and looked from Julian to Sydney, and back. "Why?"

Julian looked up at Sydney. "Because," Sydney said, "He just can't. It's…complicated."

"Well, yeah, but…"

"Marshall, I promise you, when this is all over, you will know," Sydney assured him. "But for now, you have to keep quiet about it. Can you do that?"

Marshall swallowed hard and nodded. Yeah. Sure Syd."

"Marshall," Sloane said.

"Yes sir?"

"Are you going to answer the question?"

Marshall bit his lip and looked down. He thought for a moment, and then looked up at Sloane, with determination and a new fear that reflected in his eyes. "No sir."

Sloane clenched his jaw and nodded. "Very well."

Sloane turned and walked out of Marshall's office. As he opened the door he looked back at Marshall. "Take care of yourself Marshall."

Marshall gave a pained smile and nodded. "Thank you."

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Michael stood over his desk, organizing the files and papers on his desk. While Sydney and Julian were undergoing evaluation, he decided to look into Irina Derevko so more. The fact that she was Sydney's mother was giving him a headache. Michael had gone to see Jack and question him on his wife but Jack was nowhere to be found. Michael thought the news was new to him and he went to go and get some air. Michael walked over to the fax machine, and just as he walked over to it, a fax was coming out. Michael grabbed it and read it. His eyes widened as he looked at the paper.

"Oh shit."

Michael ran down the corridor as Eric was coming around.

"Hey man… whoa."

Michael didn't stop to explain. He needed to find Sydney.

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Sydney stared at the needle as the doctor was drawing her blood. Sydney looked at it in disgust, and then turned away. Across the room, Julian smiled at her, putting his shirt back on.

"What's a matter?" Sydney looked over at Julian as he continued. "You can see a man shot and soaking the floor with his blood, but you can't watch them take your blood?"

Sydney shot Julian a look to shut him up, but he only threw her a charming smile. Sydney looked back at the doctor as she was taking out the needle. "What exactly is this for?"

The doctor placed a bandage on Sydney's arm. "To make sure your blood is carrying no tracers where SD-6 can track you, and to make sure you are you."

"If Alison Doran was cloned, wouldn't her DNA have matched Franice Calfo's?" Julian asked, buttoning up his shirt.

The doctor didn't even blink as she handed Sydney her shirt to put on, as Sydney pulled off the wires that were over her heart, monitoring it. "No," the doctor answered. "First because Ms. Calfo wasn't cloned, she was doubled. And the process wasn't complete."

Julian looked up at Sydney and Sydney smiled slightly. "Rabamldi."

Julian nodded. "They missed something."

As Sydney was finishing putting her shirt on, Michael ran into the room, out of breath.

"Michael," Sydney said, "What is it?"

Michael handed Sydney the fax. "We've got bad news."

Sydney took the fax and read it. "What happened?" Julian asked.

Michael looked over at Julian. "SD-6 found Francie and Will and kidnapped them." He looked over at Sydney. "Probably to offer a trade. Something that the CIA has, that they don't."

"Oh god," Sydney breathed.

"It gets worse," Michael stated. When Sydney and Julian looked at him, he continued. "Marshall is missing as well."

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Well, guess what, I had this whole scene with Irina and Jack after he found out about her, and the stupid site kicked me off and forced me to log in again, so the work was gone. I am not going to retype it in this chapter because now I feel that it is a waste of time. Sorry guys, maybe next chapter...