"If we start living in tomorrows, our today would never be happy" this was something Alex's father had taught her a long time ago. It was funny how she was thinking about this, about tomorrows in her current situation. It was also true that for the past few days she has been missing her father terribly. And as she sat there, in that dark basement cold, and starving and bruised she could think of no tomorrow. It had been a month since she had been stuck in this hellhole. Stagnant with no idea as to why she was brought here or when she would leave. Her only human interaction was when victor used to come with her meals twice a day. Living like this was worse than dying, her only hope was that Nikita would find her and that she would be able to see Sean had been too long, she was done waiting so she decided to take a chance. She already knew that victor was going soft and what could be the harm? She may just be able to find a few answers to know what's going on at least until Nikita comes looking for her.

"But I SAW her!" Sean exclaimed, trying to convince Michael and Nikita for the thousandth time "she was THERE and she's the one who shot the bullet!" He continued now determined more than ever to find her.

"Fine you say she's back, I'll believe you but explain this, who was the girl whom we SAW die, the one who was lying lifeless in YOUR arms? And why would Alex, if she were alive not come to us, and why would she want to shoot me." Nikita said, as much as she wanted to believe that it may be true, she just couldn't afford to think that way again.

"Look I know it doesn't make sense, any of it, but I know what I saw. She was THERE! And I'm going to find her with or without your help!" Sean said storming off. He would find her, he just knew it and so, he went straight to Birkhoff's room.

"Sean wait...SEAN!"
"He has lost his mind, how can she be back?! she's dead and as much as we wish it were true, we know that the dead don't come back!"
"I know it sounds ridiculous but we'll have to give him time, it hasn't been long since we lost her, let him cope with it in his own way" Michael explained.
"i know, i know, its just... well i just don't want him to get hurt again, partially the reason why I don't want to help him is because, if I let myself believe that she may be back, even if it is just for a second, then the pain of losing her becomes much more unbearable, and I don't think ill be able to deal with him, with THIS any longer. I feel like im losing control and that my world is just slipping out of my hands. Its too much!" Nikita said, now in his arms, choking back the tears.
"Its OK, I know it seems like that right now, but its going to be alright, we'll make it alright. you and I, together."

Alex went over her escape plan one final time, this had gone on for too long, she HAD to get answers. The first few days she had been here, they had kept her drugged. But now that she was ok, as ok as anyone could be given the circumstances, she decided to fight back and to get some answers. Alex had a feeling that Nikita was not far behind but she wondered why it was taking her so long to come. Her thoughts were cut short as she heard footsteps approaching, it was Victor and so her plan was now officially put into action.

As Victor walked down the stairs, he heard a quiet sob. He felt so sorry for the poor girl who had been stuck here only to die eventually. He too had a young daughter and to think of his daughter's fate the same as the young girls', sent shivers down his spine. Yet, he couldn't do anything to save her or help her, because if he did that, his own family may suffer which was something he could not allow even if it meant torturing this innocent girl. As he reached the bottom step, he switched the lights on only to see Alex's bloodshot eyes and a face streaming with tears. He suddenly felt a pang of guilt but chose to ignore it.

"my.. my hands hurt. They have been tied up for so long. i had lost feeling in them but now its back with excruciating pain, please can you untie just one of my hands, just one?" she pleaded, tears still streaming down her face.
"you know I cant do that, if Amanda found out, we'll both be dead" he said with an apologetic look on his face, he really did feel sorry for her.
"Please, just please I promise I wont do anything, it just hurts so much. I don't have the strength to even move now, how can I escape. Please help me?" she said, her eyes pleading
After giving it much thought, Victor finally decided to comply to her request, she just looked so weak, he thought what could happen. So he walked towards her, deciding to not even untie it completely, but just loosen the grip a bit.
He bent down and unloosened her right hand, but as he did it, he received an unexpected blow, knocking the living daylights out of him. She somehow slid her hand out of the restraints, using the same hand, she freed the other one, beating victor unconscious.

Alex ran up the stairs, desperate to get out. As she ran out of the basement, she heard voices coming from the kitchen and so, hid behind the wall to listen. It was Amanda, and she was talking to someone.

Amanda felt annoyed at Mia i.e fake Alex. She had come back to Montreal, to see if things were going smoothly, she also came to finally finish Alex, as soon as Mia had completed her mission, she would no longer need Alex as leverage or a plan B in case Mia decided to bail. But Mia was still here and she was still following the plan. Yet, Amanda was feeling furious at this idiotic girl who was ruining everything.

"How can you be so careless?!" Amanda half screamed over the phone.
"Relax, i told you ill get the job done, so ill get it done. no need to worry", Mia said, nonchalantly
"WORRY?! this is my entire plan you're talking about?! HOW THE HELL CAN YOU ASK ME NOT TO WORRY!" Amanda was feeling infuriated
"Fine, Fine I get it, yeesh, by the way why is it so important for ME to kill this Nikita chick anyways?"
"That's none of your concern, just get the job done this time and don't forget, Nikita has to SEE Alex pulling the trigger"
"kay, but what do you want me to do about that other guy, he seems a little to persistent on finding me"
"uhh, just kill off that lovesick idiot"
"Sean? No!" Alex said, emerging into the kitchen, as she held Amanda at gun point.

"Alex, I see you finally put your talents to use, but trying to breakout this late? I was expecting it to be much earlier" Amanda said, switching off the phone.
"SHUT UP! who was that on the phone, WHO DID YOU ORDER TO KILL SEAN?!"
"Relax Alex, it was you, now imagine how poor Sean would feel as he saw the love of his life, taking his life"
"What are you talking about, tell me the truth or i swear I'll shoot" bringing Amanda's attention towards the gun
"First of all honey, you cant kill me, because if you do, then who will call of that kill order on Sean, if I die, so does Sean.
"I don't have to kill you but I can still shoot you, the pain would be there"
"Oh fine I guess I'll play along, so what do you want to know"
"Everything, Tell me everything, why I'm here, who you were talking to on the phone, what your plan is.." Alex said, still holding on tightly to the gun, she was worried that the man downstairs would soon regain consciousness

"Fine, you wonder why Nikita isn't coming to save you? well, that's because she never knew that you were missing. Oh don't look so surprised, you know I could have easily pulled it off. But I knew that a mask, no matter how advance wont do the trick, Nikita is far too clever for that, so instead I decided to use the real thing."

"The real thing? what do you mean. I AM THE REAL THING AND I'M STUCK HERE WITH YOU!"

"You have a sister Alex. A twin, a twin that i found just months ago after searching for years and years." Amanda said, a smug look on her face as she saw Alex's bewildered expression.

"Wha... how is it possible, you're lying! it cant be, my parents would have told me."
"oh but on the contrary, she's very real, and very much like you. Although she does not seem to have the same work ethic that you had" Amanda said clearly enjoying this.
"Stop messing around and tell me THE TRUTH!"
"It is the truth. You honestly think that the night Nikita saved you was the only night the Udinov's were attacked? What the world does not know is that there had been another attack on your family the night you were born.

They called themselves "The Revolutionists" , entirely consisting of ex- Zetrov employees, now homeless and desperate, they were determined to make your father pay for their condition. So, as soon as they heard that the great and powerful Nikolai Udinov was to have a child, they decided to take full advantage of that single weakness they found, planning to end the life of the man and his family who was the reason for all their sufferings. So the night you and your sister were born, they attacked. As they knew that, that was the night your father would be the most vulnerable, when he would have his guard down. Fortunately, the bandits were no match for your father's private security and were all killed in a matter of hours. But among all this confusion, one of the babies went missing.

"How come I don't know about this and why did neither my mother nor father tell me that I had a sister dead or otherwise" Alex said, confused
"You don't know about it because Division was paid to cover it up, as for your sister, well Katiya had been trying so hard, for years to have a child and after years when she finally had one she would not have been able to handle the News that one of her children had been kidnapped and that fact that it was your father's enemies who had done this would have created a huge rift in your parents relationship, so he decided to keep you and your mother in the dark, katiya was told that one of the babies had died during child birth and well you were never told. All the while Nikolai searched for his daughter with the help of division.

And only months ago, I finally found her working in a strip club, She hates you, by the way. Blames you for what has become of her and that is precisely why you were kept alive, because she asked to kill you herself. The resemblance between you two is uncanny, she honestly looks exactly like you, which is why she was perfect for my plan. If Nikita saw you, her best friend, student pulling the trigger on her, well that would be the perfect end wouldn't it? This last thing would destroy her completely. Too bad your idiot boyfriend got in the way, its suck a shame that we have to kill him as well, or more specifically how YOU would kill him"

"I...I have a sis..sister? Its not possible, it cant be... but OH MY GOD she's going to kill them my sister will kill..Sean... and.. Nikita. They'll think it was me.. no I cant let that happen.. NO!"

BANG! in her rage and confusion she had pulled the trigger, shooting Amanda straight in the heart.
"NO..NO ... OH MY GOD...OH MY GOD , don't die on me, you have to stop her... she cant" Alex screamed as Amanda lay there dead in front of her. It was funny how she had wanted Amanda dead for so long and now that it had finally happened, she was desperate enough to do anything to keep her alive.