A/N: I know major delays with this update but for those of you who know me on YT or twitter knows exactly why. i been vidding Mikita/Shaggie Shane & Maggie non stop. they are too cute i love them. Anyways, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE FEEDBACK ON THIS CHAPTER! This story is coming to an end very soon. 2 more chapters after this one. i hope you guys like the ending =) it leads to better things.

It was hard for them to part, but they knew they had to. Michael looked more broken than Nikita, leaving her side as they head off with different course of action for the day. The rogue agent and her inside man briefly went over their mission for the day. Several times Alex tried to get the scoop on her two mentors, but her sensei didn't want to hear it.

The mission became more critical to Nikita after the events between her and the love of her life last night. The promises they made to one another and the love they felt between one another, put a lot of perspective on the mission.

She didn't want Division agents or Percy to get wind that she was anywhere near the mission. Eventually, Percy would have to take actions into his own hands and well, when she thought of that, it didn't look good for Michael, since he's leading on her take down.
The two females went over details of where Divisions rising star would be, and that would be where the wonder women will make her move.

Michael rounded up his team along with the Russian spy and was following the GPS co-ordinates that she had given him. He didn't feel it was necessary to tell his team to keep an eye out on things, but he did any ways, not for Nikita, but for others that are after the nuclear material period.

The facility that Katya brought them to; lead to a dissident compound, which made the situation worse for his team, because she hadn't told them that it was underground. They didn't know what awaited them below, better yet what would happen to his heart of Nikita was to get in the harm way.

He knew her well enough to know that she will pursue it, even though it isn't as she had expected it. He wished there was a way to contact her. He even thought about asking Alex, but decided not too. Considering they were going further and deeper underground whatever communication they had to would eventually be lost or static filled.

There was no sound of interference or anything of that sort who showed that Nikita had arrived on the site. The team and Katya Ivanski finally made it to package. They went over how they were going to move it, because it wasn't in containers, it was just in cylinders. Seeing it like that Michael ordered everyone to go back to the entrance and set up a perimeter.

By the time they made it out, Michael's cell began to ring; he looked down at the caller ID to see that it was Percy.

"Do you have the package?" he said eagerly.

"Yes, but working out a plan on how to move it."

"What do you mean? Pack it up, load it in the SUV and get on the plane back here immediately."

"It's not that simple. It's not concealed. You can see the liquid in the container, and well, that will raise a lot of alarm, no matter who we are. Plus I think it's not safe for us to be exposed to it, until we can cover it."

"Nikita!" one of his hands picked agents yelled to him. Michael quickly scanned trying to locate her, but he couldn't. He could hear Percy's voice blaring in the background, but he was irrelevant at the moment.

The agent who yelled out her name took off, chasing her. It took everything he had in him not to chase after her and protect her. "Alex, follow them" he demanded, from the look on his face. She knew what he meant, protect Nikita by any means.

Finally, he put the phone back to his ears. "What's going on?" his boss demanded. No words could form as he heard gun shots ring out, in the distance. "Michael..."

"Yes, I'm here" the words that left his mouth were flat. While Percy rambled about he hopes those agents take her out once and for all, Michael's head was elsewhere.

"Update on the situation" he said as he paged for Alex.

"Not looking good" she said.

"Hold your position, I'm coming" he said.

"No you're not" Percy said. "You will stand your ground and protect what I sent you for. Soon Nikita will be a blip in our history and for the better so you can get over whatever it is you feel for her."

Michael was taken back by his superior's choice of words. He knew that Percy knew about him and Nikita that they had shared something, but after recent events he didn't think he would think of it again.

"By the way, the way Michael, I will be watching" those words triggered all sorts of thoughts in his head, but as fast as they were flowing through his head, he pushed them away. He did want to give Percy the satisfaction that he had rattled him.

"Okay" was all he said, he had more to say, but he knew those words would cause serious problems between them.

Michael tried to listen in to what his chief was saying to Birkoff, but couldn't get the full gist of it.

"I'm sending a grab team; they should be there in the next half hour."

"What" Michael said in complete surprise?

"Well I thought why not think. This is a fragile matter, if you guys were to run into any problem but located the package. I would have a backup."

They struck a cord in Michael, not only did Percy think he might mess up the mission, but left him out of the loop of a recon team. Fury and concern build in him, as he thought about the impending danger that waits for Nikita if she returns, and knowing her, she most definitely would.

The conversation ended leaving Michael in a tough situation.

Her breathing was rapid as she made a sharp turn around a corner of bushes, trying to gain cover and get an advantage point on the agents who were after her. Every time the rogue agent looked back all she saw were the men of Michael's team chasing her, no sign of him or Alex.

She tried several times to get through to Alex through the wireless earpieces they were using, but it was pointless. After scanning the area, she saw her advantage point an old broken down outback building. She quickly maneuvered in made three areas where she would shoot from to try and take down each guard.

One by one she took them down, there was still one agent unaccounted for but that was the least of her problems now. She could hear the sound of a chopper near by, Alex and Nikita both made plans to meet up afterwards, Nikita quickly and with little pain knocked her protégée unconscious.

All that stood in her way of ruining Percy's mission was Michael and that agent. She was unable to find. By the time she made it around the final bend to where the uranium was being watched over, it was too late. The helicopter was already lifting in the air, plus she was under fire as she came into view.

With the chopper departing only she and Michael stood in the open area. She wondered where the Russian spy was but figured she got a lift. The look on his face was of relief, to see that she was safe and sound, but on hers, disappointment written all over it.

The both of them slowly started to walk towards each other. Out the corner of Michael's eye he saw a figure, there was nothing he could really do but call her name. "Nikita…" her eyes followed where he was looking, there he was, the agent she couldn't find, pointing a 45 right at her.

She barely got out the way of the bullet; it went through her right side. Her body crumpled to the floor as she grasped the side where the bullet hit.

Seeing her body fall to the floor, stunned Michael, he could barely move. The second he saw his agent motioning towards her, his protective gear kicked in. He rushed over to her body. It killed him to see her like that, blood stained hand and tears forming in her eyes as he looked down at her.

The agent finally made his way over towards them. "I can finish her off. Rumor has it; you two have a history…" Before he could finish talking, Michael shot him point blank.

He quickly removed his blazer and belt and fastened it around her securely.
"I'm so…" his mouth wouldn't let him speak the words he wanted to say. Tears filled his eyes; sorrow took hold of him, as he pulled her in his arm. Even though the wound didn't look that serious, the blood that was spewing out of her did.

"I'm supposed to protect you…" Nikita slowly lifted her blood stained hands to his face. He knew what she was going to say, but didn't want to hear it. "Don't… I'm going to help you, we'll get through this… we have to get through this." Tears streamed down Nikita's face as Michael poured his heart out to her, just like he did the night before, but this time, it felt different.

He kissed the back of her bloodstained hand than her cheek, and then he lifted her up heading towards the SUV.