" Amanda do we have a deal?" Alex asked impatientely.
" Yes. Meet me in an hour at your old apartment" Amanda said and turned off the phone
" What are you doing?" Michael asked worried
" You will find out" Alex said and ran out of the room
Alex entered the ops..
" Birkoff, I need your help" Alex said
" Why should I help a traitor?" Birkoff replied angrily. Alex knew that her actions weren't the best ones but she had no choice. She needed to get those people out and she needed to work out some things on her own. It will be better for everyone if they just hate her.
" Fair enough. Let me paraphrase, Nikita needs your help" Alex said calmly
" What do I have to do?" Birkoff said nervously. He couldn't stand the idea of Nikita being captured by Amanda. He didn't want to think of what Amanda might do to Nikita.
" You remember the pill that Michael took when Bratt had Nikita. I need one of those and I need you all to cooperate with my team. They will monitor the mission from here. When Nikita comes back safe and sound, they will hand you this place, until then they are in charge" Alex explained
" Alex, you can't go out there alone, it's a suicide mission!" Sean yelled
" Relax, Sean. I will be fine. I trust my team. I will miss you." Alex said and then she mouthed "i love you" " Be careful, Alex. Come back here safe" Sean said and kissed her.
"Eventually..." Alex whispered.
" Tom. I count on you. Keep them safe" Alex said to the leader of her team.
" Don't worry miss Udinov, I will protect them with my life. You have my word" Tom replied
Alex nodded and then she ran out of Division.
10 minutes later at her old apartment...
" You don't have to knock me out, Amanda. I am not going to resist." Alex said and turned to face Amanda in the hallaway.
" The black box" Amanda said and pointed a gun at Alex's face.
" I don't have it on me. When you release Nikita, I will give you the location" Alex said calmly.
" Don't play games with me Alex" Amanda threatened
" I don't. I just make it sure that in this game everyone is going to win" Alex replied and smiled
" Take her" Amanda ordered her guards.
Alex opened her hands in surrender. She didn't resist at all. When they had her handcuffed, they put a cloth on her eyes and they lead her to Amanda's place.
At Amanda's place...
" Alex, we are going to tie you to that chains near to Nikita. Don't try anything stupid. I will shoot you" Amanda said
" You mean more stupid than to turn myself to you? Don't worry. I won't do anything stupid" Alex said sarcastically and smiled softly
" Tie her up. I want guns at Nikita. Now" Amanda ordered and her people obeyed immediately.
Alex didn't do anything. She stood their while they tied her wrists with long chains. When they finished, she sat down near to Nikita. She didn't turn to face her, but she could see that her face was wet from her tears. She knew that Nikita was crying because of Alex's cruel behavior against the others. Nikita wasn't after all physical abused. She had only had one bruise in her face. Amanda took a sit opposite to the girls with her gun in her hand.
" Alex, the black box" Amanda said slowly
" Release Nikita first" Alex replied staring at Amanda's eyes.
" The box or she suffers" Amanda said
" I don't care. Release her and I will give you the box, that's the deal" Alex said coldly.
Amanda stepped up, walked towards Nikita and she punched her in the face. Nikita left a little cry of pain. Then she turned to face an unexpected calm Alex. Amanda stepped back and stared at Alex
" What?" Alex asked when she noticed Amanda's shocked gaze" I told you that I don't care" she added
" What's wrong with you?" Amanda asked in shock. " I have just punched your best friend and you just don't care?"
" Yeah. I don't care." Alex continued. Of course and I care Amanda, I want to rip your heart out of your body, I hate you because you hurt her but I need to stuck on the plan. I need her to be safe and sound and I can't do that if you think that you can get to me through her, if anyone thinks that he can get to me through her..Alex thought.
" I think that I will give you some private space with Nikita." Amanda said and left the room
Alex turned to her friend and asked her " Are you ok?"
" I don't know. You shot Ryan, you tortured and killed Rachel. I don't recognize you anymore" Nikita said honestly
Alex didn't answer, she just turned her face away and she stepped up.
" What's wrong Alex? What happened?" Nikita asked and she stepped up, too, facing Alex's back.
" Let it go, Nikita"
" I can't. Talk to me" Nikita pleaded
" I have nothing to share, Nikita" Alex lied
" Why did you shoot Ryan?" Nikita asked
" I don't know. I have a flashback and I pulled the trigger" Alex said.
" A flashback of what Alex?" Nikita asked.
" Alex, what flashback?" she asked again
Alex didn't answer. Nikita closed the gap between them and she grabbed Alex's arm. Alex reacted instantly, she twisted Nikita's hand, she knocked her on her knees. She took the chains of her handcuffs and she put it around Nikita's neck and she started strangling her. Nikita was about to pass out because of the lack of oxygen when Alex released her. She felt down, coughing and gasping for air. Then, she turned to face Alex. Alex was sitting there emotionless.
" I told you to let it go, Nicky. I warned you" Alex whispered
" Alex?" Nikita said in shock
" It's over, Nikita. It's over" Alex said and she sat down.
Then the door opened and Amanda entered.
" Did you just try to kill her?" Amanda asked
" No. I tried to shut her up." Alex replied calmly
" You don't care at all about her, do you?" Amanda asked
" Not anymore" Alex pleaded
" Fine. Let Nikita go. I can't use her here." Amanda ordered and three men came and took Nikita.
" Guys! Nikita is back.." Birkoff yelled.
" What? where?" Michael asked nervously.
" there, a van let her outside division" Birkoff said and show them a video.
" Guys. This is our signal!" Tom said to his people. " Alfa team go get Nikita back inside safely, Beta team let's bring Miss Udinov home, wolf team get ready to evacuate the facility. .GO. we have 7 minutes. 7 minutes guys." Tom yelled and his people started to run up and down.
Alfa team...
" We have visual with the target. I repeat we have visual with the target"
" I remind you that she is highly trained and extremely dangerous. Don't engage. Pass her the phone and she will follow you." Tom ordered.
" Nikita" one of the men shouted and 8 men surrounded her " Michael wants to speak with you. He is on the phone. We don't want any trouble" he added and he gave her a phone
" Nikita. It's all right. These people are with us" Michael said
" Ok.." Nikita said anxious and she followed the men to the ops.
" Mission accomplised" Tom said " Go to the meet point. We will meet you there in about 30 minutes." Tom ordered his man.
" You must be Nikita. Nice to meet you madam. Miss Udinov asked me to tell you that she is sorry about your neck and that she cares no matter what she said, she does care" Tom said clearly.
" And who are you and these people exactly?" Nikita asked nervously. What was going on?
" Honey. This is Tom and these people are Alex's team." Michael said
" Alex's team? For how long do you work with Alex?" Nikita asked in shock.
" For about two years, madam" Tom replied " Now, excuse me but I have a few more missions here"
"Beta team report, please" Tom said to his men who were after Alex
" We are in position. Move with your signal"
" Don't let Alex any longer with this crazy bitch. Bring her home, guys. GO." Tom said
For some minutes there was nothing than gunshots and then
" Package secure. I repeat package secure" one man informed Tom.
" Any losses?" Tom asked nerviously.
" No. But Amanda escaped... again!" another man said
" Don't worry John. we will get her eventually. we will" Tom said.
" How is Miss Udinov?'' Tom asked
" She was right. She is exactly as she told us that she will be like" John answered
" Then she must have broken ribs, bruises to her entire body and she must be electrosocked over and over again" Tom said in shock
" All of that and Amanda stabbed her, too" John said.
" Tom, I don't understand why she turn herself to Amanda in order to save Nikita?" John asked angrily
" I see, John. Let me explain you. You remember last year when you were captured by the chinese mafia? She blew up her cover and she came back to rescue you. She gave you her bulletproof vest and she almost die in order to protect you. She saved your life, you were nothing to her but she came back for you. When I asked her why and she told me that Sean would never leave a man behind. Now, when she told me her plan I had the same question, I couldn't understand why she was willing to give her life for someone who had caused her so much pain. She asked me what I was willing to do in order to protect my mother or my sister or my brother from Amanda's cruelty. What would you do John? If Nikita was your little brother?" Tom said
" Everything. I would give my life for him" John replied immediately.
" Then you have your answer John. She told me that her father might have die, she might have never been with her mother since that night, she might have no siblings but that doesn't mean that she has no family. She turned herself to Amanda because she considers Nikita as family" Tom added
" But she killed her father!" John said in surprise
" I am aware of that, John" Alex interrupted and smiled softly.
" Miss Udinov.. I am sorry... I didn't want..." John said
" It's ok, John. I understand. Yes, Nikita killed my father but that doesn't change anything to me. She is my family and I will always give my life to protect her and the others. Any other unspoken question? Guys if we are really going to complete that mission, I need to know that you are with me. I need to know that you will have my back. I can't tell you that it will be easy, because it won't. I can't promise you that we will get through out of this alive. But I can tell you that it will be extremely painful and I can promise you that I will try to protect you. This isn't a mission that you have to take. You can always question my decisions, I am ok with that. I am not your boss, I am your partner. So let's treat each other like that. And stop calling me Miss Udinov, it's Alex. If you have any questions or worries or anything, you come to me. Is that clear? And if anyone wants to step down, it's ok, but he or she must do it now without put anyone in danger! " Alex said calmly.
" I am sorry, Alex. I am with you, I will always be with you. Let's do it" John said seriously
" Ok. Any questions from your side Tom?" Alex asked
" No. I don't think so. They are in shock." Tom said
" Ok. Finish your mission and evacuate the building. Nikita and Michael are back in charge,now. Meeting at 10 minutes for now. We must move fast, guys. Let's finish our mission." Alex said and turned off the radio.
" Nikita, this is for you and the others. She is really sorry but she has to. Wolf team leave the building. Meeting at 10. It was nice to meet Alex's family. I will try to keep her safe. She will return" Tom said
" Tom. What are you talking about?" Nikita asked anxiously.
" You will see . She explains it in her letter. Be safe guys." Tom said and left the building with the others.
" Nikita, read the letter" Sean yelled.
Hi guys,
Nikita I hope you are alright. I am sorry for your neck and I do care, don't ever doubt about that.
Birkoff I am sorry that you think of me like a traitor
Sean I am sorry for everything
Michael thanks for helping with Rachel.
Now, I will have to leave for a while. I have to work something out. As long as I am haunted by my past I am a threat to you. Amanda has already tried to use my past against you and I don't wanna know what might have happened if she had succeeded completely. I need to make peace with my past, if I want to keep you safe. I will try not to kill myself in the process. Sean, I will call you every day. It won't take a long I promise.
Take care of yourself guys.
" She left?" Sean cried
" Yes, she did. Michael did you help Alex torture and kill Rachel?" Nikita said in shock
" No. I helped her fake Rachel's torture and death. She is still our Alex, Nikita. She just need sometime" Michael replied
" What?" Nikita said.
" She couldn't do it. She knew that Amanda would be surprised if she did so and she would agree to make a deal with her, so she asked me if I had any tapes from Amanda's interrogations and if I can put Rachel's voice in them. So we did that. We find a video of Alex being interrogated from Amanda and some other hostages and we change the voice and the words. Then we gave Amanda what she needed. Alex was indeed in sublevel 12 with an unconsious Rachel and she described to Amanda every single step of her own interrogation. Then she shot in the air to make it feel more real. Some of those screams were Alex's ones when Amanda was trying to find out her little secret." Michael said calmly.
" Alex.." Nikita whispered and left a tear fell down.
Suddenly Sean's phone rang..
" Alex!" Sean yelled
" Hi my love" Alex replied
" Where are you?"
" In an airplane with my team and a doctor who is trying to make me sleep" Alex said and laughed
" Are you ok?" Sean asked anxiously
" Yes. Safe and loud. I will call you every day Sean, I love you" Alex said
" I want to speak to her" Nikita whispered
" I love you, too. Alex, Nikita wants to speak to you. Would you mind? She really cares about you, Alex. Don't do that to her." Sean said
" Sean. I am really sorry. I am not ready for that yet. I love her, too. I will talk to her. I just need some time. Sean, when I was in Amanda's chair and she was messing with my memories, I had a memory of Nikita that I can't handle right now. I am sorry. Make her understand, Sean. I love her too much." Alex said and turned off the phone.
" I am sorry, Nikita, she is not ready to talk to you" Sean said and she looked at her phone.
" What? Why? What did I do to her?" Nikita cried
" You did nothing Nikita. Amanda did. She made her relive all her memories and she reset a memory that she had hidden a long time ago. She is not ready to handle it. She loves you, Nikita. She just need some time." Sean said and hugged Nikita
" What Amanda did to her?" Nikita asked
" She made her relive all her memories, all her bad memories" Michael said.
" How do you know that?" Nikita asked and looked at him suspiciously.
" She told me today that she shot Ryan. She had a flashback. She remembered Amanda with the needle and then she saw her first client as sex slave. He had raped her more than 4 times that day. She pulled the trigger in defense. It was an accident. This is why she is leaving. She doesn't want to harm any of us because of her past. She will return when she had fought the ghosts of her past." Michael said.
" I am scared, Michael" Sean said
" I am too. But we have to trust her" Michael said.
There was nothing that they could do now. They all understand why Alex left but they were worried. Alex kept her promise. She called Sean every day. But they all will listen from Alex pretty soon.
To be continued...