So to celebrate the renewal of Nikita, here is another chapter! I came home from work today... exhausted BUT when I saw updates that Nikita was renewed to film for season 2, it just made my week!

Ana Udinov: My story just started :) You never know what will happen to Alex and how she will play out as the plot thickens~ I do agree to your comment though. Adding an edge to Alex just intensifies everything which I believe is for the better!

Previously…

As the car sped towards Nikita's safe house, tears began to build up. She thought she had lost Alex when Kalume shot her twice. Nikita whispered, "Dammit, I should have been there faster. Alex please be okay."

Needing to reassure herself, Nikita said, "You're going to be okay Alex. I promise."

'Almost there.' Nikita thought to herself as she continued to speed down the not so busy streets. It was 3am after all. The dimly lit streets were heavily damaged after the winter season. Every little bump or pothole jerked the car. Nikita looked at Alex through the rear-view mirror every time the car jerked only to see Alex take a sharp intake of breathe. 'Ugh, stupid potholes.' Nikita angrily thought.

Finally, they reached their destination. Nikita got out quickly, opened the passenger door and was greeted by Alex, glistening in sweat. Alex was having uneven, laboured breathes which was always not good. Her hair was plastered onto her forehead and her face was ghastly pale. Nikita quickly helped Alex up into an upright position against her thin frame. "Alex, we're here. Can you stand?" asked Nikita who already knew the answer.

Alex was non-responsive but her eyes would open every now and then for few seconds before closing again. Nikita's arms and leather jacket was warm and wet with Alex's blood. 'She's lost too much blood.' Nikita panicked. Nikita carefully put her arms under Alex, lifted her up smoothly and frantically ran into the place she called home.

Percy looked up as his right hand man walked into the room, clearly looking distraught. Percy looked back down at his laptop and asked, "Has Kalume been silenced?"

Michael walked up to the front of his desk and stared down at his boss who hasn't looked up from his laptop yet. Trying to follow through with the act, Michael replied, "Kalume has been executed and there is nothing left of his lab."

Percy looked up at Michael and nodded in approval. "Good work."

After a slight pause, Michael took a deep breathe and explained slowly dragging on his words and thinking on his feet, "There was a complication though."

Percy cocked his head to the side while maintaining eye contact. Michael knew that signature move very well. Percy was waiting for a detailed explanation. Normally it was easy to just debrief the mission and spill everything out to Percy. This time, it was definitely more difficult though because he was distracted. Thoroughly distracted with a hundred thoughts and questions still running through Michael's head. 'Was Alex alright? Did they get home yet?'

"What kind of complication?" Percy asked, still maintaining his cool composure easily. Percy was the mastermind behind everything. Head of Division. The one responsible for countless deaths to both the innocent and not so innocent crowd. He's had years in practising his poker face which easily intimidated anyone he talked to.

"Our recruits Jaden and Alex didn't survive the fire." Michael looked into Percy's eyes, trying to spot any trigger of emotion but Percy's facade still remained. "Jaden was captured by Kalume and his men. Alex tried to save her but Jaden was gassed with a neurotoxin. When I arrived, the whole lab was on fire and I saw both their bodies…burning."

There was silence. Not even a fly would dare buzz it's way in to break the silence. Deadly silence made goosebumps surface on Michael's skin. He was flustered and was unsure if Percy would take his white lie. This lie that could be part of a greater equation for him, Nikita and Alex to take down Division and every infrastructure belonging to this corrupt government organization.

Percy took a deep breathe then sighed, "Well that's unfortunate isn't it? Alex and Jaden were the rising stars amongst our agents." Never once did Percy nor Michael break off their eye contact. Both searched for one another's reaction, any twitch or action seemed prohibited in this apprehensive atmosphere.

Sensing that Percy had no intentions of responding or delving further into what happened, Michael declared, "It's been a rough night. I'm going to take a break and rest up before the next mission if you'll excuse me."

Percy still having his regular stern expression replied slowly articulating every syllable, "Sure. Sure. Take the day off. You and Alex were close I presume." Upon this comment, Michael was caught off guard.

'What did he just say?' Michael thought nervously. He tried his best to maintain a neutral face and replied, "She was just another recruit who stepped in at the wrong place, wrong time."

Michael continued to look at Percy who narrowed his eyes just slightly. The right side of Percy's mouth twitched upwards into the slightest smirk. Anger flamed in Michael as he concluded easily, 'That son of a bitch is enjoying this.'

Percy sat back in his luxurious chair and glanced back at his laptop casually, almost as if Michael never walked in moments before. Percy uninterestedly suggested, "Very well. I'll see you soon."

Moments after Michael stepped out of Percy's office, Percy reached into pocket for his cell phone and pressed a contact on speed dial. A wicked smirk grew wider and wider as his phone rang to the receiver on the other side. He had to patiently wait for the receiver to pick up but no matter, it was a good day for Percy.

After a few rings, someone picked up on the other line. Percy commanded, "Was Operation Triad initiated successfully?" A response sounded through his cell phone.

"Good work. Are you receiving GPS coordinates of her location?" Continued correspondence occurred with the person on the other line. "Perfect. Monitor her location and phase 2 will begin in a matter of days. Wait for my orders." With that statement, Percy hung up and tucked his phone back in his pocket.

Satisfaction was all you could see on Percy's face. Pure raw satisfaction. That's just how he rolled.

Nikita watched as Alex slept peacefully on her bed. Nikita had just spent over an hour cleaning her wounds and bandaging her up. Alex had already passed out cold in Nikita's arms when they reached the loft. Even so, Nikita administered a syringe of morphine and some mild sedatives to ease Alex through the pain and discomfort. Nikita removed most of Alex's upper clothing to examine her wounds within the past hour.

What mystified Nikita were the two objects embedded deep into Alex's flesh- one under her right collar bone and the other in her side. Nikita realized fearfully, 'These were the bullets that came out of Kalume's gun.' Not only did the bullets bury deep into Alex's flesh but they also had protrusions along the sides almost like a tri-pod stand. In the centre of this tri-pod was a small capsule that had some residual fluorescent purple fluid.

These two bullets weren't creating an open wound like the other injuries so Nikita quickly examined all of the deep lacerations in her upper arms, back and neck. There were still glass shards in some places shredding her flesh, oozing fresh blood. These wounds would heal in time but the two bullets were what concerned Nikita the most. She had never seen anything like this before.

Even so, Nikita successfully removed the bullet-like objects which left just a small series of puncture wounds at each site. The area formed a darkened bruise and physically didn't look very damaged but fear gripped and squeezed Nikita like an anaconda. "What did they inject you with Alex?" Nikita sat beside Alex, in a crouched position with both her hands holding her head. Nikita was scared. So scared for Alex but at the same time, relieved that Alex was still breathing infront of her. 'It could have been a lot worse...' Nikita thought desperately. She tried to hold herself together with her hands. All those emotions mixing together into one big mash. It was overwhelming even for someone as strong as Nikita.

Everything was seemingly peaceful for Alex's as she continued to slip into her deep sleep. Little did she know, her innate antibodies were kicking into over-gear heating up her core body temperature slowly but surely leading to a fever. All Nikita could do now was wait and hope for the best for Alex.

... again I'm just so happy Nikita got renewed! This story will hopefully keep readers occupied during the summer months :)

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