Title: Revelations

Summary: Seven years after her death at the hands of Sydney, Lauren returns to the CIA with someone she wants Sydney to meet.

Disclaimer: I don't own Alias or anything related to the show.

Rating: PG (Rating will go up)

A/N: This is set four years after 'Esoteric' and if you haven't read the first story you will be very lost.

Walking in to the headquarters of the BHD Organisation for the first time she recognised a few faces from the past here and there. When Weiss saw her he stopped dead in his tracks and stared at her as though she would disappear in the blink of an eye.

When they arrived at Director Bristow's office he stared up at her from behind his desk in disbelief. When she had known Jack Bristow he had always guarded his emotions and his expression was often neutral, but as she stood before him his shock and disbelief was clearly showing on his aged face.

Sydney Bristow rushed through the building and in to her father's office to find that Weiss had not been lying when he'd said he'd seen a ghost. A smile spread over her lips and she embraced the woman whom she had not seen in so long. "Thank God." She muttered. "When I couldn't contact you I thought…"

"I heard Rambaldi was dead." The woman replied calmly as she pulled away from Sydney. "I only found out a few months ago, otherwise I would have come sooner."

Jack and Vaughn sat watching the interaction in stunned silence until Jack spoke. "Sydney, what is going on here?" Sydney looked to the woman who had aged well in the years she had been away and smiled.

"I guess cowardice runs in the family." Jack's eyes lit up at Sydney's words.

"You mean…how? You were so distraught…how did you…"

"I think it's time we explained." Lauren interrupted.

Sydney hung up the phone after her contact finished speaking and sighed. Rambaldi was closing in on them. She would find them within days. She walked through the apartment and in to her daughter's room where Lauren was tucking her in to bed. "Good night sweetheart." The ten year old mumbled a reply as she settled down to sleep and as Sydney stood at the door watching her family she knew exactly what had to be done.

"She's closing in on us." Sydney informed Lauren as she came in to the living room. "If she finds us she'll take Faith."

"I'd die before I let her take our daughter." Lauren objected as she sat beside Sydney on the couch. Sydney nodded.

"Yeah, you probably would." She replied bitterly. "There's only one thing we can do."

Lauren looked to the gun in Sydney's hands. "Do you think you could cope?" She asked as cuddled in to her.

"I can barely imagine living a second without you and Faith, but it has to be done." Lauren nodded.

"I'll pack lightly and take the money from the joint bank account." Lauren sighed. "I promise I'll guard her with my life and I'll never let her forget you…"

"Rambaldi is immortal." Sydney objected. "She made me immortal too." Sydney had discovered that when she'd saved a neighbour's daughter from being ran over and ended up slamming in to the car and walking away with barely a scratch. "She won't just go away. Faith might be mortal, we can't know for certain. I want you to tell her I died and I want you to live your lives. Wait three years though, if I haven't dealt with Rambaldi in that time then cut all contact with me, it's safer that way. I'll go back and tell them I killed you both to save you…" Lauren brushed away the tears from Sydney's eyes.

"I love you Sydney and I know you'll keep us safe."

"Always."

"You didn't kill them?" Vaughn still looked stunned. "For seven years you've lived without your daughter when you knew she was out there somewhere?"

"I tried to contact Lauren three years and two days after I faked their deaths…I was too late, so I knew I really had lost my family for good. I'd never see them again so they were as good as dead in my eyes…where's Faith?"

"She's in our hotel room. I told her to wait…so as usual she didn't listen. I spotted her outside before I came in. I'll go get her in a few minutes…I told her that we used to work for the CIA and NSA…but I haven't told her you're alive yet. I didn't know if you'd still be here…"

"Director Bristow." One of the security team addressed him from the door. "We've just apprehended a young woman who broke in to the facility. She says her Godmother came in here she was almost in Mr. Flinkman's office before we caught her…" Lauren smiled as Sydney looked at her with a curious smirk.

"You're daughter definitely takes after you Sydney." Lauren took hold of her hand. "I think it's time we introduced you to her."

As they walked to Marshall's office where two security guards and Marshall were keeping an eye on the young intruder Sydney grew more and more nervous. "Has she changed much? Does she still like skateboarding? Did you get her the BMX? Do you think…" Lauren stopped and placed a kiss on Sydney's lips to silence her.

"Sydney, you're her mother, she will love you as much as she did when she was ten years old, relax."

Sydney paused at the door of Marshall's office and looked in to see seventeen-year-old girl playing cards with Marshall. Her hair was still the same colour as Sydney's but it was styled with bangs and she looked as tall as Sydney. Seven years had changed the little girl who Sydney had raised in to a beautiful and confident woman.

When she looked up and caught Sydney's gaze she frowned. "Mom?" She asked and jumped up to the door. Sydney found herself in the girl's embrace and tears flowing silently from her eyes. "I knew you were alive." She muttered as she held her mother. When she pulled away Sydney smiled at her daughter.

"You've grown."

"Yeah, seven years does that." Faith replied then realised how her tone had sounded. "I'm sorry it's just, you were alive all these years and you never came to get me and Lauren. Why? Does it have something to do with my gift?"

Sydney's gaze travelled to Lauren's. "She had abilities." Lauren explained. "They became apparent as she got older. She sees the past, glimpses of the future…"

"Senses a person's emotions, fears and dreams." Sydney finished. "Rambaldi told us about it."

"Who's Rambaldi?" Faith asked. "And how does she know what I can do?"

Sydney took hold of her daughter and smiled. "You don't have to worry about Rambaldi…hey how about we go introduce you to your grandpa?" Sydney asked, changing the subject and leading her family to go see her father.

When Sark entered Marshall's office ten minutes later he noticed he was even more chirpy than usual. "Hey, Mr. Sark." He beamed. "It's great news about Lauren and uh…Faith, isn't it?" Sark looked quizzically at him. "Didn't you hear? Sydney didn't kill Lauren after all she faked it, and now Lauren and Sydney's daughter…well actually I guess she's yours too…Mr. Sark?"

Sark rushed from the office to find Sydney. He couldn't believe what Marshall had told him, he had to see it for his own two eyes, but what he found hardest to believe that after seven years of comforting Sydney and growing close to her she had not told him the truth about his daughter.