A/N: Hey, guys. I'll be short, as I'm sure you only want to know just how much trouble in paradise there is for our favorite spy couple: [insert the 'ship name of your favorite spy couple here].
I haven't categorized this story as a "Chuck and Sarah" one, or a "Sarah and Carina" one, on purpose. Not because I didn't want to choose—although if Alt-RS Sarah can't choose, who am I to do it for her?—but because this is really more of a Sarah Walker story, than a specific relationship story. Just wanted to clear that out.
With that said, here's the fifth scene. Thanks for reading!

Guide: The following scene takes place after Sarah's scenes in Rogue Spy's fifth chapter.

Rogue Spy: the True Story

Or What's Really Going On With Sarah Walker

Sarah and Carina's Favorite Las Vegas Hotel

December 1, 2009

Sarah was pissed.

Once the shock over the involvement of the Ring into the attacks she had been a victim of, and the following set up within the government resulting in her flight had worn off, anger had settled.

Carina must have known about Amy. Chuck had her arrested back in September. It was unlikely that Carina hadn't been told, or hadn't heard about it. Why the hell hadn't she let Sarah know?

Jumping out of her car, Sarah's steps on the pavement were loud—louder than they'd ever been during the last six months. She didn't care.

Guilt had been tearing at Sarah for months about her feelings for Chuck. She had been trying to make things right since Seattle. After Carina's—although adorable, but a little psychotic— breakdown at King Street Station, it had taken some hard work to appease her, and explain. Even though Sarah had managed to calm her down, she had failed miserably so far to actually find a solution, but she'd been trying.

Yet, all the while, Carina had been keeping information from her as well? What else had she hidden from Sarah?

"Hey, you're finally here!" Carina exclaimed with a smile, as Sarah approached the booth she was sitting at.

After texting Chuck that she was back on the road when she left Phoenix (he worried a lot), Sarah had called Carina to meet with her in their usual spot in Vegas.

Carina's face fell instantly when Sarah's expression became clear to her. "What's going on?" she asked, and she straightened in her seat.

Always ready for a fight.

"Guess who I saw today?" Sarah said, with her hands on both of her hips.

Carina gave her a quizzical look. Sarah didn't leave her time to reply.

"Amy!" Carina's face fell even more. Sarah hadn't thought it was possible. "She was glad to see me, too," Sarah added.

"Sarah—"

"She's the one that's been trying to kill me for the last two months!"

Carina's eyes widened at the news.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

After a long pause, as Carina was obviously processing what Sarah had just told her, she spoke, "I'm sorry, I thought she had been arrested."

"She's the one who interrupted our date in Chicago, you know," Sarah said.

Carina scoffed. "Our date, or your date with Chuck?"

"I didn't even see him there! You know that!" Sarah said, and realized she almost sounded disappointed about that, instead of apologetic. She didn't dwell on it; she was pissed. "Why?" Sarah repeated in an icy tone that could reverse global warming.

The annoyance about Chuck gone, Carina didn't only look guilty; she also looked oddly embarrassed, which was an unusual sight for her. And since Sarah was one of the people that knew her best, she could tell Carina looked a little bit upset as well.

It exasperated Sarah. Couldn't she just let Sarah be pissed at her? She really had to actually make Sarah feel bad about it, now?

"Don't play dumb with me, Sarah! You know full well why!"

Sarah's mind went blank for a moment. Did she?

"I knew you'd go back to her!" Carina added, clearly upset now.

A light in Sarah's head switched on. A rush of emotions overcame her.

Sarah sat down opposite Carina on the booth to regain her composure. Instinctively, she reached out across the table, but Carina crossed her arms over her cleavage and leaned back against her seat.

What Sarah hadn't registered in her haste to confront Carina was the real source of her anger.

She had subconsciously put the thought at the back of her mind. It was all clear, now.

Amy was the mole, which meant that Zondra wasn't.

That was what Carina had been hiding from Sarah.

That was why Sarah was mad.

Zondra.

A/N #2: Thank you both to JoeltotheD and mxpw for their inputs and beta work on this story. Week 1 of Alt-RS is coming to an end with this last scene. I hope you've enjoyed it, and that it got a few laughs out of you. Alt-RS isn't over, though, and I think that this scene introduces nicely the upcoming Week 2: more conflict, more twists, but still lots of love too. ;-) Have a great weekend!