After putting all their heads together to come up with a good and solid plan to stop Irina, Sydney and the others had gone to pack their things, getting ready to board the plane heading for the Cayman Islands. Sydney finished packing her things and dropped her bag on the staircase. She didn't know how long they'd be gone for, or what they might be dealing with, so Sydney decided some extra clothes and nice weapons would be enough for her. As Sydney shut off the light in her bedroom and walked over to the doorway, she bent down to pick up the suit case and an envelope fell out of her pocket. Sydney sighed and picked up the paper, and looked at it curiously.

"What's that?" she heard.

Sydney gasped and took a few steps back, startled. "Jesus, Julian. You have got to stop doing that!"

Julian smiled and shrugged. "Sorry."

Sydney glanced at the envelope once more and tucked it back in her pocket. "I don't know what it is."

"Aren't you going to open it?"

Sydney shook her head. "No." Sydney grabbed her keys off the counter then turned to Julian suddenly. "By the way, the next time you pull a stunt like you did today, I will not be coming back to save your ass."

Julian flushed a bit and sighed. "I am sorry. But you know what would have happened if your boyfriend Michael found out."

"I wasn't talking about Michael," Sydney replied dryly. "I was talking about following Irina like that. You have gotten hurt or killed."

Julian shrugged it off and picked up Sydney's bag. "Well…they believed I was missing…didn't they?"

"To confirm the information we got on my mother…yes. You were lucky, Julian."

Julian sighed. "Look…if they knew how I got it, then they wouldn't just lock me up…but you as well. I was protecting you. No one can ever know that I was Convenant"

Sydney nodded. "I know that. But, now that we have a fresh start after this, I don't want anything to ruin it. Including lying to Michael."

Julian rolled his eyes and walked out the house. Smiling at the thought of Michael, Sydney did the same.

Sydney looked over Michael's shoulder as he was playing around with a gadget. "What is it?" she asked.

Michael shrugged. "No idea. It's one of Marshall's things."

"Huh," Sydney said, sitting back down next to Michael on the plane. "Then I guess we'll never know."

Julian cracked a smile as he took off his jacket to put on his vest.

"Okay," Michael said, putting Marshall's device away. "Let's review our mission. When we land, Julian will go after the device, while Sydney and I go and get Irina."

Sydney shook her head. "I don't like that."

"Why not?" Julian asked.

"Because, Marshall said that the machine is complex. What if it takes two people to disarm it?"

"Well, then I'll go," Nadia spoke up.

Sydney shook her head once more. "No."

"She's right," Michael said. "You have to stay here and be our eyes and ears in case things go south."

"I think Sydney's right," Julian said.

"What?" Michael snapped.

"It might take two people," Julian clarified. "You and I should go," he told Michael, "And Sydney and Nadia should go after Irina."

Michael looked at Sydney, and then finally nodded. "Okay," he agreed.

Sydney nodded back. "Okay, then. It's settled."

Michael cleared his throat. "Actually." Sydney looked at Michael, intrigued while Michael dug his hand in his pocket and pulled out a small case, handing it to Sydney.

"What's this?"

Slowly, Michael opened the case to reveal a gold ring. Gasping, Sydney looked at it amazed.

"Here." Michael took it out and slipped it on her finger as Julian watched, rolling his eyes. "This is here," Michael showed her, "Is a symbol for my love for you. It ensures that no matter what, we will always be together."

Sydney smiled as she held up her finger and studied the gold ring with the green stone inside. Smiling, she kissed Michael. "I love you," she whispered in his ear.