"Alex had defeated your mind games before, Amanda. She will fine" a handcuffed Nikita cried anxiously. Amanda had just told her that she had put a cranio needle inside Alex's brain in order to reprogrammize her to take actions against Nikita.

"She can't win this time, Nikita. It's not a mind game, it's a brain surgery. She can't fight it. She will work with me. Inside her munity I have my moles and Alex is going to fulfil her destiny or she will be executed" Amanda coldly replied and looked at her captive. "It's over, Nikita"

Then suddenly Amanda's phone rang. It was Sam/Owen.

"Amanda. We have a situation over here. I got the black box but Division is in lockdown. Alex took control of Division" Owen informed Amanda.

" I don't see the problem. That was our plan."Amanda said

" No. You don't understand. Alex has all your moles under custodity. She put inside an exterior team and took down all your moles" Owen said.

" What? How? What about Michael? Do we manage to kill him?" Amanda asked really worried.

" No. We tried to execute him but Alex pushed him away and took the bullet for him. I don't know where Alex is now." Owen said.

" Are you looking for me Owen?" a cold voice asked. Owen turned his head slowly and faced Alex holding a gun pointed at his head.

"Alex? I am so glad that you are ok..." Owen started.

" I am sure you are. Now. Give me the black box and the phone, I really want to speak with Amanda" Alex ordered.

"Alex, what are you talking about? " Owen tried to defend himself.

Alex was about to say something when a heavily armed team entered the training area.

"Miss Udinov, all the exits are clear. We find the last mole trying to escape and we also find Sean and Michael. What do you want us to do with all of them?" the leader of the team asked

" Good job. Rachel, I am really disappointed by you, I gave you a chance to live your life and you threw it away. Take her to the sublevel 12, I will be there in a few minutes. Sean you take control of the ops, follow them. Michael, John and Tom, you wait here until mr. Eliot is ready to be taken under custody. Don't look at me like that. Do it" she ordered and the team obeyed her immediately.

" Now. Owen let me tell you something. I have a history of shooting my friends, first Nikita, then Ryan. The next one is going to end up pretty dead, so I will suggest you not to push me further, give me the black box and the phone. I am not going to ask you again" Alex threatened

" Ooo. Ok. I don't know what the hell is wrong with you but you win. Take them" Owen said and handed the phone and the black box to Alex.

"Good choice" Alex said. " Take him" she ordered the rest of the team who followed her order.

"Miss Udinov, rules of engagement?" One of the men asked

" Shoot to kill" Alex replied softly. "Michael, make sure that Owen is going to be in Percy's old cell safe. I am pretty sure that Nikita would like to try to fix him when she is back" Alex said.

She stood there for awhile and then she put her phone on her ear.

" Amanda, nice try" she said.

" How did you find out?" Amanda asked

" I used to be a mole, remember? I know how to recognise one and certainly I know how to recognise a group of them who try to take control and plus you stayed low for a long time, you were up to something." Alex replied

" I underestimated you, I think" Amanda said

" Nikita for the box?" Alex asked.

" I don't trust you, Alex, to make a deal with you" Amanda replied coldly.

" Of course you don't, Amanda. Does Rachel know where is your place?" Alex asked

" Maybe" Amanda said

" You don't want to make my life easy, hh? It's ok. I will ask her..I will call when I am with her...maybe you tell me when you hear her scream" Alex said and turned the phone off. Then she headed to the sublevel 12.


" Did she say that she shot Ryan?" Nikita asked in shock.

Amanda was shocked, too.

" I think so. What the hell is she doing? This isn't right. She didn't follow my instructions obviously, she defeated my brain surgery but...she sounded different" Amanda said and paced up and down the room.

" What did you do to her, Amanda?" Nikita cried.

" That wasn't me. It was her. We will find out soon I guess" Amanda said and looked down at her cell phone.


Alex entered the sublevel 12 and ordered her men to leave. Then she walked foward and faced Rachel. She was tied up in an chair and she looked scared. Alex called Amanda and she put the phone in the table.

" Hi, Rachel. I will make it clear to you, I will ask you 3 times, if you answered with the first one, I will let you live, if I had to ask you for second time I will give you a quickly and easy death, you won't suffer. Do you know what will happen if you make me ask you the same thing for third time?" Alex said coldly.

"No..." Rachel answered with a shaked voice.

" I will turn you into my personal punch bag for the rest of my life. Every time that I will be angry with something, I will come down here and I will take it out on you" Alex said and smiled coldy.

" Now. Where can I find Amanda?" Alex asked.

" I don't know what are you talking about" Rachel said.

" Wrong answer, Rachel. let's give you a second chance. Where can I find Amanda?" Alex asked and stepped up and walked towards to the torture tools. She put her finger on them and touched them and then she took a little knife in her hands.

"Alex. I amnot with Amanda, you have to believe me.." Rachel shouted.

Then Alex suddenly turned to her and stabbed her in the leg with the knife. Rachel screamed of pain and surprise. Alex, then, she took a grab and started to extirpate Rachel's nails one by one.

Rachel was crying and screaming and suddenly she shouted " Stop it! Stop it! Yes, I work with Amanda! Stop it, please. I will tell whatever you want to know"

Alex stopped and took a step backward. " Where do I find her?" Alex asked one more time.

Rachel didn't answer and then Alex started punching her. Rachel cried loudly and then Alex heard Nikita yelling

" Stop it, Alex. Stop it! " Nikita yelled

" Amanda...shut her up. Please" Alex said

" Why? I love seeing hurt like that" Amanda replied calmy.

" Fine. Whatever you want. Rachel, I want an answer and I don't have much patience" Alex said. She hated herself but she needed to take Nikita back. She didn't like play that role and Nikita couldn't know the truth until she comes back. For now eeryone though that Alex was a cold blood torturor.

" I don't know" Rachel screamed in terror. Alex was ready to start hitting her again but the door opened and...

" What the hell were you thinking, Alex? You could have died! " Michael said..

" Michael.." Alex started

" No..No, Alex. Why did you take that bullet for me? You want to get yourself killed?" Michael yelled

" Michael..."

" You didn't think of Nikita, did you? She will die if something happens to you! " Michael added.

" SHUT UP FOR A SECOND. Nikita can't lose both of us in the same day. She had already lost me. She can't loose you, too. And I took that bullet for you because I care about you. So stop yelling at me. And Amanda is on the phone." Alex said.

" What?" Michael asked in shock.

" Phone...Amanda...Mole...Nikita...concentrate Michael" Alex replied

" Amanda, what do you want?" Michael asked

" Right now, I want Nikita to get hurt. But I might consider Alex's offer. If she can find me." Amanda laughed.

" Alex, you are gonna let me take out that bullet from your arm and you are gonna to explain me what you meant before about the losses that Nikita can handle and I don't want to fight over that. Please. and you need to stop torturing Rachel." Michael said in a stable voice.

" Fine. You can take the bullet out, no drugs no painkillers. I can't promise that I can answer your questions and for sure I am not done with her, I need answers and I need them now"

" Why did you take that bullet, Alex?" Michael asked and started working with her arm

" Because I care, Michael" Alex replied

" You can't take the bullets that are meant for us, Alex. This is the second time, the next one you might die." Michael said.

" Then, I will die happy" Alex said and smiled.

" And what I was supposed to say to Nikita, if you were dead because of me?" Michael asked

" Right now, I am pretty sure that Nikita will be glad that she doesn't need to bury her fiance and her friend at the same day" Alex said softly.

" What are you talking about? You are still, here! " Michael said anxious

" No, Michael. I am not here, I am in a place that I don't want to be and that Nikita would hate it. Amanda opened the door to a very dark path, when she put that needle inside my brain, and I can't come back, not until I finish what I need to do. For Nikita, it's better to think of me like a dead Alex, at least for awhile" Alex said sadly

" Alex, let me help you, please. I am not scared of what you might face. I will be there for you" Michael said and hugged Alex

" You can't help me, Michael. I don't care if you are scared or not, I am and that it's a good reason for me to let everyone out of this. This is a path that I have to cross it alone" Alex said

" Your hand is ready, Alex" Michael said

" Good. Now let's continue our interrogation. Rachel...?" Alex said and stepped up ready for her next attack.

"Michael, Michael, please. I know that you are mad at me but please don't let her continue with me. Just kill me, Michael! I can't stand it anymore!" Rachel cried and yelled

" Then answer her question or I will feed you to her" Michael said

" I don't know. If I knew, I would have told you. I don't know. She was the one who contacted me" Rachel cried

" I believe her" Michael said

" Fine let's finish here." Boom. Alex's gun had shot and then there was nothing than Nikita's screams

"Nooooooo! Nooooo! Alex!"

" Michael. Take her body out of my sight. Bring me the next one. Now" Alex ordered

" Wow! You got my attention, Alex. So, Nikita for the black box?" Amanda said in shock. Something was really off with Alex but she liked it the new situation.

" You don't like the deal? You have something better in mind?" Alex asked calmly.

" No. I am ok with the box. You know, Alex, you have evil inside, I am surprised." Amanda added coldly.

" I know that Amanda. I don't know why you are surprised. I am not" Alex said.

" Well, Nikita is surprised, too and I thought that she knew you, but she is in shock." Amanda replied.

" She doesn't know me that well, Amanda. We all have our secrets and my ones are damn good guarded."

Suddenly the door opened and Michael came in followed by one memeber of Alex's team,Tom, arguing.

" Can I help you, guys?" Alex asked calmly.

" Miss Udinov, what do you want us to do with the muniters?" Tom said

" The peaceful one's we let them go. We keep our promise. A new identity, enough money to start over and the warning that if they engaged in criminal activities, they will be executed. The rest of the muniteers and the moles kept them under custodity and let Nikita decide about their future. You can go Tom" Alex said and watched Tom leaving the room

" Michael, what is your problem?" Alex asked and looked at Michael

"You can't do that" Michael said.

" I think that I just did it.. AND..before you start yelling at me again let me explain myself... when you are out there, you count on these people to be your eyes and ears, you put your lifes in their hands...if they aren't loyal to you and Nikita, they are a danger for the field agents and I am not going to be there every time to take the bullets for you. So if you want to keep running this place, fine. But you will do so with the ones that you can trust" Alex replied calmly.

"But.." Michael said

" And something more. You can't say anything to change my mind. This is not negociable. If they want out, they are out. Don't try to stop it, otherwise I will have you taken under custodity and I think that you want to see Nikita soon, so don't play that game, you will loose. Division is under my control for now. When we take Nikita back, I will take my men and hand Division back to you." Alex added.

There was something different with her. She sounded sure. She sounded like a leader. What this team of hers is all about? What has happened to her?