Part 4
Sydney knocked on Dixson's open door. He looked up from the file he was reading and waved her in. She walked in and sat across from the desk from him.
"We already verified some of her statement. I have Marshall setting her up with a secure cell phone." Said Dixson
"That's good. What can you tell me about Ivan Lentz and the rest of the Pack?"
"The Pack is into everything the Alliance was with the exception of Rambaldi. Though they seem to be focusing on another philosopher Gino Dimera. He lived in the 16th century."
"What is this obsession with long dead crazy philosophers? Did this one invent crap that needs to be hunted down?"
"Yes. We have obtained about ten items mostly thanks to Agent Graves and our Agents in Den-19 in New York and Den-20 in the Washington DC area. MI-6 the British intelligence agency has gotten five. We know French and Swedish intelligence have recovered some. But they have not been forth coming with how many."
"That would make things too easy. Dixon, may I ask why you want me to be this girl's handler?"
"You understand what it is like to learn that you were lied too. That you thought you were helping your country but in reality working for the enemy. You know what it is like to lose more than one person you cared about. Syd, hate to say this but someone still has access to project helix. If it is someone in the Pack they could replace someone that is close to either Serena or even Steven."
"Prophet 5 tried to turn Anna Espinoza into me to get to Vaughn."
"Too bad they didn't count on the fact that no one can replace the real Sydney Bristow."
"Right. Sark is still someone that I can kill on sight right?"
"He is still on the list of people that a government agent is allowed to kill. Though you being a part time freelancer does put it in a gray area."
"I am sure that if I did kill him there would be a good reason. I most likely wouldn't do it on sight unless he threatened my daughter."
"Sydney, you do know your mother's old cell is still downstairs empty. I would rather not have to have you locked up down there. By the way make sure Serena knows how to used the covert entrance that I am told you use to use before SD-6 was taken down."
"Who is going to be playing the homeless vet?"
"Melissa Quinn."
"She is the one that has nerve damage in her left hand right?"
"Yes she was in a bomb blast two years ago. She was lucky she wasn't killed. This is the closest to field work she can do."
"Just make sure you give me the codes to give her."
"You will have them. Make sure she knows she will not have to follow the business dress code coming in that way. Agent Graves comes in that way. If he is needed for meetings he has a couple suits stashed here. She looks about your size so you might want stash a couple of extra suits here that she can wear if need be."
"I will do that. In fact I might still have one in my locker in the locker room."
"There is a chance. They don't clean out a locker unless the agent is declared dead. Which you haven't been in over eight years. Though even then Kendall didn't have your locker cleaned out."
"Well he and you for that matter knew I was alive and taken by the Convent. Sark is the only one I know for sure that was part of the murder of Francie that is left. Sloane is gone. Will killed Allison years ago."
"Syd, I understand how you feel. I wanted to kill Sloane when he ordered Diane to be killed."
"I remember. I just wish that Francie could have had a proper burial. Her body was never found."
"Unfortunately the only one alive that might know if Sark."
"Which is another reason I can't kill him if I see him."
Just then Eric knocked on the open door.
"Ms. Turner is done in medical services. She is doing fairly well considering what she went through. Marshall finished with her phone. So far only two numbers are in it. The switch board and your CIA cell Syd." Said Eric
"Do we have a code name for her yet?" asked Sydney
"Yeah going with the comic book theme they have been on lately they are calling her Shadow Cat. Apparently that is one of the X-Men or something." Said Dixon
"Well it fits with Agent Graves being called Night Crawler and Mike being Cyclops and Syd still using her old APO code name of Phoenix. Rachel is still using Oracle which is from Batman. Mine of Trickster is a villain of the Flash." Said Eric
"What is Marshall going by these days?" asked Sydney
"Cyborg I think. Member of the Justice League."
Sydney rolled her eyes. She wasn't sure if she should be surprised or not that Eric Weiss it appeared to be a comic book geek.
"Sydney, in that file is the email address that she needs to use to send you the details of her mission. After the counter mission decided you will call her for a meet to give it to her." Said Dixon
"You can meet her at the micro storage warehouse you use to meet Mike at. It is a CIA front." Said Eric
"Sounds good. Is Joey's Pizza still good to use for the meet?"
"Yeah the CIA owns the rights to the name. So no one can open a pizza shop with that name."
Sydney nodded and picked up the file Eric brought in with him looking over a few things. She then looked at a thick stack of papers skimming them noticing that nothing had changed about them in ten years.
"I guess I should go and get everything set up." Said Sydney.
Eric and Dixson wished her luck and Sydney went to the holding room she had met Serena in earlier. Rachel was leaning against the wall.
"You can go Rachel."
"See you later Sydney."
Rachel left and Sydney sat down across from Serena.
"Your statement has been verified in record time. You should also know that your statement came in second by six words to mine when I became a double agent ten years ago. First thing you need to do is read and sign these forms. Then I will go over the protocol you will need to follow to contact us. I am going to be your handler and give you your counter missions. Unless for some reason I am not available. Then another agent will meet with you. I will be sure to make sure it is never Agent Graves current handler." Said Sydney
Serena took the forms and started to read through them. Once she was done she signed everywhere she needed to. Sydney then took them and signed or initial where she needed to. She then slide them into a folder. She slide a piece of paper in front of Serena.
"You need to memorize this email address. You will send the details of your mission to it. You will need to use a public computer somewhere. A public library, cyber café or even one on campus. Each time create a new email to send it from. The delete the account and browser history."
"That shouldn't be too hard."
"When we need to meet I will call you with a wrong number asking for Joey's Pizza."
"Oh that could piss off my roommate Lucy."
"Probably will. I know it pissed off my roommate and friend Francie. I never got to tell her the truth about those calls. Anyway unless I say other wise or if Lucy or any other friend of yours answers it will be forty five minutes from the call at the micro storage warehouse at this address. That is the code for the door you are to enter through. Make sure you aren't followed."
"Ok."
"Your code name is Shadow Cat. The guys that assign this stuff are on a comic book kick. Your officer id number is 658943. You need to memorize this number in case you don't have your CIA phone. You also need to memorize these codes so you can inform them what is going on and they may direct you to the nearest safe house. These codes are used to access the covert entrance to this building. You are to pass through the park and pass a homeless woman that will have a sign saying she is a vet. Drop a coin in her cup and head to the east side and pass a broken emergency phone if it is ringing you are clear to enter. You go under the overpass and there is a key pad you type in the code for that week. The door is hidden behind an abandoned shipping container. You can come in as you are. If you need to be in a meeting I will have a couple of my suits here until we get a couple of yours here. I had to use that entrance at one time, so I normally was dressed for a run."
"Ok. Agent Bristow this is going to be a slow process isn't it?"
"It won't be as fast as you like. Serena, you are going to have to walk into that building every day and act like you don't know what they really are. The only one that is on your side in there will be Steven."
"I know I just wish I wasn't going to have to lie to my partner Caitlin Winters."
"It is going to be hard. But we have no way to verify that she doesn't actually know the truth. Beside you can't force her to become a double agent if she is truly in the dark. I was in that position with my SD-6. When the truth comes out she maybe pissed at you. But if she truly is your friend and your life is on the line she will come through for you. I know Dixson did."
"I hope so."
"This is your CIA phone. There are only two numbers in it. Mine and the switchboard. Only call if you have to."
"I'll remember."
It was an hour later that Serena left and Sydney headed home seeing it was passed her daughter's bedtime. She paid Danielle and sent her home.
