Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or the show. Reviews are appreciated! Sorry this chapter took a little longer, I had some writers block, but I finally figured it out.
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Alex POV:
"She what?" I say in surprise when Michael tells me about Amanda. "Wait so Amanda programmed Sean and Nikita to fall in love with each other?" I continue.
"That's what she told me," Michael replies.
"Then we have to get back," I tell him urgently.
"I don't think we can..." Birkhoff says.
"Why not?" I ask.
"There's a bad electric storm on the horizon," he continues. "If we try to get back, we could all get hurt. Our comms wouldn't work either, none of our equipment would work. We have to wait at least 4 days, if not more," he explains to us.
"So we have to sit back and do nothing," Michael says.
"Well if the storm hasn't reached us, then maybe we can still contact them," I say hopefully.
"I'm not sure how they would react. If Amanda's programming is really as good as she says, then calling them will just complicate things," Sonya replies, joining the conversation.
Michael kicks the table and everything falls off with a loud noise. "Damn it!" he yells, frustrated.
"Unless..." I start.
"What?" Birkhoff asks.
"When I talked to Amanda last night, she said that she left a hole into Sean's programming. I thought that meant that she had a trigger in him, but what if we can use the hole to make him remember. If we could find out what it was exactly, maybe a phrase, or a word, then we could break Sean's programming," I explain.
"That could work," Birkhoff replies.
"I'll talk to Amanda," Michael says.
"No. Let me. Michael last time you talked to her, you shot her, and you were going to kill her," I stop him.
After a moment, he says "You're right." I nod and walk off.
Nikita POV:
In a dream…
I am in the place where Alex died. I notice that same voice in my head. Amanda's voice. Isee Alex die again, my arms chained to the wall. I tug at the chains, but they don't give in. I stand there helplessly, watching her bleed out.
I jolt awake, gasping for breath and blinking back tears. I notice Sean still sleeping next to me, so I try not to make too much noise. I swing my legs over the bed so I'm sitting on the edge. I take deep breaths trying to calm my heart. "Hey, I'm awake. Are you okay?" he asks.
"I'm okay, I just had a bad dream. I'm sorry, did I wake you?" I ask.
"No, it's fine," he says. I lean over in bed and kiss him.
Alex POV:
I open the door and slam it shut. "How do I break Sean's programming?" I ask her.
"Alex, how nice of you to drop by," she replies calmly.
"Cut the crap. I need to know. You can either tell me, or I'll have Michael come in here and beat it out of you," I explain to her. She doesn't reply. "If I walk out that door, Michael will come in here and tortrue it out of you," I tell her. A few moments pass. "Fine," I say and stand and walk to the door.
"Wait," she says. I stop and turn around.
"Tell him 'Butterflies are God's proof we can have a second life'," she explains to me.
"Where did you hear that?" I ask.
"When I faked Sean's death, he kept repeating it over and over again. I assume it means something to you," she replies.
"It does," I say back. I turn and leave.