Infinity and Beyond
-Chapter 15-
All The Way, Part Two
"It appears that your mother has a friend here, Infinity." Amanda walks over to me and sits down by the chair that's beside me. "Did you know?"
I don't know why, but Amanda suddenly feels a lot scarier than before as I shrink back and look down at my hands.
Does she not know that Alex's mommy's friend? Why haven't mommy or Alex told her? Does that mean mommy will get in trouble if I tell her?
"Tell me, did you know?" Amanda raises a hand and lifts my chin up to look at her as I whimper quietly.
I don't know what to say as I feel very scared, so I start to cry. Amanda opens her mouth, but before she can say anything, a voice that I'm very glad to hear interrupts her. "Leave her alone, Amanda."
I look up to see Wendy walking into the room. "Regardless of what she knows, if she doesn't want to tell you, she doesn't have to."
"I want what you want." Amanda doesn't look as if she likes Wendy very much. "You do want revenge for your father, don't you?"
"Whatever Nikita's done, it doesn't involve Infinity." Wendy tells her. "I only have one target."
I cry harder as I feel even more scared than before. Does that mean Wendy wants to hurt mommy too?
Just then, Wendy crouches down in front of me and smiles softly. "It's alright, there's no need to be scared."
"I don't want mommy to get hurt!" I cry loudly as something in my chest feels as if it's rolling up into a tight ball. "I don't like it when mommy gets hurt! It makes me hurt too!"
"Shh, I understand." Wendy pulls me into a warm hug. She picks me up and rubs my back gently. "Come on, let's go find your mother."
Vision
Wendy was standing on the second floor of a grown-up's party. "Are you having fun, darling?" A much older man asked as he walked up to her. "It is your eighteenth birthday party."
"Hey, dad." She smiled happily before frowning a little. "Why aren't you dancing?"
"I wanted to see if my little girl's enjoying herself." Her dad laughed a little.
"I'm eighteen, dad." Wendy rolled her eyes. "That's hardly little."
"You'll always be my little girl, Jasmine." Her dad smiled, but Wendy… or Jasmine looked a little annoyed.
Why was her dad calling her Jasmine? Isn't she Wendy? I don't really understand.
Just then, mommy walked up to them with a tray full of glasses that were filled with grown-up's drinks. She picked one up from the tray. "Would you like a drink?"
"Thank you." Wendy's dad smiled at her as she handed him the glass in her hand as Wendy smiled and shook her head.
"Of course." Mommy smiled back before walking away. She stopped smiling right away once she was turned away. She looked as if she'd just eaten a very sour lemon.
Wendy turned back to her dad. "Dance with me?"
"Of course, my darling." He said just as he finished the drink in his hands. He put the empty glass on the tray of a waiter who was walking by before taking Wendy's hand and leading her down the stairs and into an area with a round ceiling where there were lots of men and women dancing.
Wendy and her dad started dancing too. They danced for a while until something scary happened, Wendy's dad suddenly fell onto the floor. 'He's dead.'
The last thing I hear is Wendy's broken scream before computer mama stops it. I feel as if I might cry again.
End Vision
"Wait here." Wendy says as she takes me into a room where there's another man standing.
Wendy looks up at the man. "Keep an eye on her for me, Andy."
Then, she turns back to look at me. "I'll be right back, okay?"
"Where are you going?" I sniffle.
"To find your mom." Wendy smiles before walking out of the room.
I look up at Andy, who's just standing there, almost as if he doesn't really what to do. He doesn't feel scary, so I walk up to him and pull on his arm. "Do you want to play with me?"
"Not really." Andy clears his throat stiffly.
"But I want someone to play with me…" I pout. There's nothing in the room for me to play by myself.
He looks down at me as I stare up at him. "Please?" I whine.
"Alright, kid, what do you want to play?" Andy sighs.
I smile happily. Yay!
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Vision
Mommy and Alex ran into a small house that was only the size of one room. 'Garden shed.' Mommy closed the door just as Alex gasped out loud.
Mommy turned around to see that Wendy was sitting on what looked to be a huge can. 'It's all filled with dirt.'
Wendy smirked as mommy pulled out her handgun and pointed it toward her. I hope mommy doesn't hurt her, I like Wendy…
"What are you doing here?" Mommy narrowed her eyes at Wendy.
"You know her?" Alex frowned at mommy. "Who is she?"
"Wendy… or Jasmine." Mommy murmured to her.
"So you do remember me." Wendy smirked.
"I'm sorry about what I did to your father, Jasmine." Mommy said. "But Infinity shouldn't involved in this."
"Oh, I agree." Wendy said in a not very friendly tone. "She shouldn't be involved in this, but you just can't help but involve her, can you?"
"Stop!" Alex spoke up. "That's not Nikita's fault!"
"Only a fool would think that." She said coldly. "Infinity became the Container because Division wanted vengeance against Nikita."
"I'm trying to fix—" Mommy begun tearfully, but was interrupted by Wendy.
"It can't be fixed." Wendy told her in a mean tone. "You can't pull out a hammered in nail and expect the hole to not be there."
Something in my stomach feels as if it's growing furry as I wish Wendy would be a little nicer to mommy…
"Stop." Mommy murmured as her voice cracked. She was crying as tears rolled down her cheeks. "I never meant for that to happen."
I wish I can be there and kiss away all her tears…
"Puts things in perspective, doesn't it?" Wendy said as she stood up and walked toward mommy.
Alex stepped in between them. "What do you want?" She growled at Wendy.
"Relax." Wendy rolled her eyes. "I'm just here to pass on a little helpful info."
"What?" Alex raised an eyebrow.
Wendy looked away from Alex and to mommy, who had now wiped her cheeks dry. "Division's got Infinity." Wendy walked past Alex and to mommy. "Now, get yourself in there and get her out, or I will."
"She's right, Nikita." Alex frowned at mommy, who now looked VERY scared. "Infinity's in Division, I've seen her."
Mommy stood there, silent for a few seconds before she finally spoke up. "I've to get into Division."
"What?!" Alex sounded like she couldn't believe what she was hearing…
End Vision
Percy walks into the room with Alex as Andy and I are playing rock-paper-scissors. "The Container needs to come with us." Percy tells Andy.
"Looks like you got to go." Andy says to me.
I'm scared, so I shrink back. "Where?"
"Your mother's here." Percy tells me. "I'm taking you to her."
I look at Alex. She looks nervous, but she nods at me a little, so I hop down from my chair and walk over to Alex to hold her hand. I like Alex, she's mommy's friend.
"Let's go." Percy says as he leads Alex and I out of the room. We walk down a hallway before Percy stops in front of a door.
Percy opens the door and leads us inside to another hallway. "Relax, Alex, don't be nervous." He tells her as two men open another pair of doors before we enter a very big room.
Mommy's inside, but her arms are raised upwards as they're stuck on two chains that are stuck to the ceiling, which makes her have to stand on her tip toes. She doesn't look comfy.
She looks up as we walk into the room, when she sees me, she looks like she's trying VERY hard not to cry.
I let go of Alex's hand to run to mommy. I hug her leg as she looks down at me with a lot of worry. "Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?"
"Nuh-uh." I shake my head before I rub my cheek on her leg as I'm still hugging it.
"Aw… Isn't she cute?" Percy says it in a tone that computer mama would call mocking.
"Shut up!" Mommy narrows her eyes as she growls at him.
"Nikita, meet Alex." Percy smirks at mommy. "The young recruit you try to save from serving her own country. Tried, and failed."
"Her loss." Mommy says quietly. 'Nikita and Alex are working on a plan to get you and Nikita out of Division'
"Don't listen to her." Percy says to Alex. "She's just jealous of the new model."
Alex's looking up at the ceiling to where mommy's chains are as Percy continues to speak. "Tell me, recruit, how does it feel to have brought down Division's greatest traitor."
Alex takes a few steps closer to mommy. "She's not so tough." She says coldly.
"Little girl, your fifteen minutes of fame starts right now, enjoy." Mommy tells her.
"I think it's gonna be a little longer than that."
"Fine. Twenty minutes."
"Alright, give me a minute." Percy says to Alex. "Take Infinity to Michael."
I hug mommy's leg tighter. "No! I don't want to leave mommy!" My eyes start growing fuzzy as I'm going to start crying soon.
Alex walks closer to me and crouches down in front of me. "We need to go, okay?" She says gently as she holds out a hand for me to hold.
I shake my head before I start to cry. "I want to stay with mommy…"
"Shh, everything will be okay sweetie." Mommy looks down at me softly. "But right now, you have to go, okay?"
I sniffle as I continue to cry, but I do let go of mommy's leg to hold Alex's hand before she leads me out of the room as I try to stop crying.
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Just as we walk out of the room and into the hallway, Alex bumps into a big, bald man. "Sorry." She says quickly before leading me away from him. 'She did it on purpose to get his key card.' I don't know what a key card is…
Alex takes me into a room with her as she changes her clothes. I still feel very scared, but I try not to cry.
When Alex's done changing, she crouches down in front of me. "Everything will be okay, Infinity." She tells me kindly. "You're going to be with your mom again, I promise."
"Mommy will be okay, right?" I sniffle as my eyes starts to grow fuzzy again. "They won't hurt her, right?"
"Your mom will be okay, they won't be able to hurt her that easily." Alex says to me as she takes my hand. "As long as you're safe, she'll be safe." She quickly leads me out of the room.
She walks me down a few stairs before she looks up and her eyes widen. "Hide down here." She whispers to me quietly as she lightly pushes me under a table. "Don't make a sound."
Then she turns around and she has just taken two steps before a man's voice stops her. "Alex!" He calls out.
Alex turns around quickly before the man continues to speak. "Michael's requesting to see you in medical."
"I'll be right there." Alex takes a deep breath before speaking. "I just have to go and get Infinity." She says as she moves to stand over the spot under the table where I'm hiding.
I frown, does she want me to come out? 'She doesn't want that man to see you.' I stay where I am.
"Where is she?" He asks.
"She's in my room." Alex clears her throat.
"Be quick." He nods before walking away. Alex lets out a breath in a way that's almost as if she's been holding her breath.
"Come on, Infinity, let's go." She says as she bents down and helps me out from under the table. "We're going to have to go see Michael first."
"I like Michael." I smile as she holds my hand as we start walking.
"Do you, now?" Alex smiles back at me. "Does he make you feel safe?"
"Uh-huh." I nod.
"Yeah, me too." Alex murmurs quietly.
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Alex leads me into a room where Michael's laying down on one of those chairs that I only see in a doctor's office. His leg is wrapped up in bandages.
Something in my stomach feels as if I had just eaten yogurt that's gone bad. I feel like crying again, Michael's hurt…
I let go of Alex's hand and walks over to Michael. "Hey, kiddo." He smiles at me.
"You're hurt…" I whimper tearfully.
"I'll be okay." He raises a hand and puts it on top of my head lightly before turning to Alex. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm fine." Alex says as she sounds a little nervous.
"Have they debriefed you yet?" Michael asks her.
"No." Alex frowns.
"When they do, tell them that your gun jammed." Michael tells her.
"But they heard –" Alex's eyes widen.
"They didn't hear anything." Michael interrupts her. "Tell them your gun jammed, do you understand me?"
Alex's silent as she stares at Michael, but she does nod.
"Good." Michael murmurs.
For a few seconds, Alex just stands there, but she does speak up a few seconds later. "So… do you want me to leave Infinity here with you?" She sounds a little worried.
Michael doesn't say anything right away as he just looks at her as if he's guessing something about her. Alex doesn't look comfy as she looks like she might twitch.
"Why don't you take her to your room?" Michael finally speaks up. "I'll go get her once my leg's a little better."
"Yeah, sure." Alex nods as she sounds like she might smile. She walks over to my and grabs my hand before turning toward the door.
"Alex, how did you get away after she grabbed you in the house?" Michael speaks up again just as Alex's about to lead me out of the room.
"I didn't." Alex answers before turning around. "She heard you coming towards the shed, she dropped me to grab a gun, that's when I made my move."
Michael doesn't say anything, but he looks as if he doesn't really believe what he's hearing. Alex turns to the door again and leads me out of the room.
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Alex picks me up as she runs through a long hallway. She doesn't stop until she reaches a big round hole in the wall that has a round door blocking it.
She puts me down onto the floor before opening the door. Then, she lifts me up as I look inside. I see that it's not really a hole, it's more like a tunnel.
She puts me inside. "Wait here." She tells me. "Whatever you do, don't come out okay? Your mom's going to be here soon."
"Okay." I nod before she closes the door. I hug my legs as I wait.
Vision
Amanda was in the room mommy was chained too. She's holding a black remote, and there was a beep as she clicks something on it.
The screen beside her started to play a video. Mommy was laying in bed with a man. 'Daniel.'
"Okay, so what kind of trouble?" Daniel asked.
Mommy's eyes widened in shock as the video continued to play.
"Daniel the less you know, the better." Mommy told him.
"Okay, so let me get this straight." Daniel sighed before speaking. "You expect me to quit my job while you go find your baby, and then move… what, halfway around the world with you, start a family, never look back, and never ask why."
Mommy looked as if she was going to cry soon.
"Yes." Mommy murmured.
"Sounds great. When do we start?" Daniel said happily.
"Just like that?" Mommy sounded like she couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Just like that." Daniel smiled before mommy hugged him happily.
Tears started rolling down mommy's face as her lips shook. Amanda pressed something on the remote again as there was another beep as the video stopped. I'm glad she stopped it as it was making mommy cry.
Mommy turned to Amanda. "I can't believe you." Mommy sounded angry. "That was his home."
"You're right." Amanda nodded. "We should've trusted you." Amanda sounded as if she didn't believe what she was saying.
More tears fell out of mommy's eyes as Amanda continued to speak. "We were the only real family you had, Nikita, and you betrayed us."
"Shut up!" She hissed angrily.
"Now, let's see what else is on there, shall we?" Amanda smiled scarily. I hug my legs tighter as mommy looked as if she's trying her best not to look scared.
"Let's see some of the things that happened to your sweet, innocent, loving, little angel…" Amanda said this in a scary, and 'mocking' tone.
"No…" Mommy's voice cracked as with another beep, the video started playing again.
There was a baby laying on a white table. 'That's you.' It is? I frown, I don't remember being that small…
Baby me looked like she was sick as she's laying on top of something red… 'Blood, your blood.'
I feel goosebumps pop up on my olive skin as I start to get scared. I must be really sick if I'm bleeding that much.
More tears fell down mommy's face as she was crying harder. Her body was starting to shake…
"She's just a baby." Wendy said to Dr. Windsor as they walked to the white table that baby me was laying on. "She's not going to survive this."
"Oh, you had be surprised at some of the things a baby can survive through." Dr. Windsor told her.
"You didn't have to do this." Wendy said, sounding upset.
"Did you forget how your father died?" Dr. Windsor said a little angrily.
"I remember well." Wendy narrowed her eyes.
"This baby's mother is the same woman that killed your father." Dr. Windsor told her. "What I did will ensure that this baby will suffer and she may never break free."
"She's innocent." Wendy murmured unhappily. "She didn't do anything wrong."
"Oh, I agree." Dr. Windsor nodded. "But only through this method, will her mother feel true agony."
My stomach feels as if there's a big spiky ball rolling around in it as it pokes me. I start to cry a little as mommy sounded like she was chocking on her tears. She sounded really hurt… I had never seen her cry this hard before…
End Vision
I sniffle as I rub my eyes. I peek out from the cracks on the door. Mommy's not here yet, so I sit back to where I was and wait patiently. Mommy's going to be here soon, Alex said so.
I look at my red shoes as I play with my feet. Mommy got me those shoes… I want to give mommy lots of hugs and kisses.
Just then, everything starts shaking. I gasp and hug my legs tightly as I lower my head and squeeze my eyes shut.
I stay that way for a while as the shaking continues.
Vision
Mommy was fighting many people in a big room. Percy was watching through a large glass window in the room full of computer screens.
A man came running with a big gun. Mommy ran and grabbed him as she took hold of his gun and fired it at the large glass window. 'It's bullet proof.'
Just then, the lights turned off for a few seconds, and when it came back on, mommy was gone. There was a loud beeping sound that sounded over and over again.
End Vision
I hear running footsteps that are coming closer, so I stay as still and as quiet as I can. I bite my bottom lip and shrink back a little as I hear the door starting to open.
What if it's not mommy? I don't move at all. I'm scared as I feel as if I might cry soon.
Just then, a pair of arms wraps around me in a warm hug. I peek up. "Mommy?" I feel myself smiling happily.
"Let's go home." Mommy smiles back as she kisses the top of my head.
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Author's note: Hey, guys, I managed to squeeze in another chapter before my exams start. As always, send me reviews and tell me what you think.