Nikita walks slowly past Michael, with an intense stare of hatred she usually gives Operations. He looks up and stares blankly back, they stand still in the hallway, staring at each other intensely. Madeline walks down the hallway, in between the two of them.

"Ten minutes for a briefing," she says and leaves Nikita and Michael to their stare down.

shot to Madeline and Walter.

"Cold day, uh?" Walter roughly says "They can't admit it, Nikita...she's after freedom, but can't free her heart from Michael, and Michael.."

"Michael is being the hard to get guy?"

Walter laughs. "No, he doesn't want to get hurt again...so he is hurting himself now."

Maddie says...."Time for the briefing,"

************

Operations is standing in the room, as Nikita walks in and chucks her feet up on the table. Michael walks in behind her, and sulky sits down. Everyone is looking between the two, they now don't look at each other.

"This is Uray Patiraski. He has developed a new drug that he has named Loving2000. Don't be decieved by the name it is a powerful drug." Operations starts as the screen shows a picture of an older man with blonde hair and uneven teeth.

"The drug when administered, causes the person to...well Uray has total control of who this person would be," Operations continued.

"So far he has only used it for his personal pleasure," Madeline comments.

"And what is that?" Nikita innocently askes

"Sex?" Michael answers/questions

"Yes. So far he has had only one victim, he is stalking her...she has been used three times and we believe that he is still waiting for time number four" Madeline says.

"Her name in Yvonne Polyack. She is currently working at a Girl School summer camp named, Camp Who-owah--ika." Operations continues as a picture of a pretty redhead female now enters the screen.

"Michael and Nikita will enter the camp as part of a cultural exchange program, Michael, you will be working on the horsing staff with Yvonne, and Nikita you will be the art's and crafts instructor, and sharing the same tent." Operations said.

"Study your assignment, learn about Loving2000, You're leaving tomorrow." Madeline said and everyone stands up.

"By the way, no back up, no weapons. Only a clean up crew for when it's over." Operations finishs.

Nikita and Michael fight to make it to the door first, do a little shuffle and Michael leaves first.

************

"So you get to charm another lady and hurt them," Nikita practically spits at Michael as he drives them through the woods heading towards the camp.

"Uray has only hit after Yvonne has been with someone. We need that someone to be me." Michael response cooly.

"Do you ever care about feelings? Or only how to use feelings to manipulate them to achieve the objectives of Operations?" Nikita hotly continues.

"NI-Kita," Michael starts and then pauses, "Here is the camp."

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"All of the staff who isn't assigned a group of kids, leave across this bridge." Yvonne brightly says as she starts across the wood and rope bridge over a little creek."It gives us privacy," Yvonne winked at both Nikita and Michael.

"Well, I don't have anyone," both Michael and Nikita say at the same time.

"I'm close with a local Doctor...you'll meet him sooner or later," Yvonne says. She points up a little hill to a few tents..

"First one on the left is yours Michael, since we have so few guy staff they get their own tent." Michaels smiles..now he can set up the tiny computer without anyone knowing.

Nikita and Yvonne continue on up a dirt path."I don't take you as the outdoors type," Yvonne comments.

"Why, because I'm European?" Nikita asks

"No, your hair!"

************

(a music segment goes by, showing activities of Nikita, Michael, and Yvonne. Through this, it seems as if the tension between Nikita and Michael has risen, and that the three of them to the other staff are real tight)

"Hey Michael," Nikita says as she jumps into his tent, it is a hot day, and he is not wearing a shirt.

"Hello, Nikita" Michael says he sits down and motions for Nikita to do the same. He has pushed four bunk beds together to form one massive bed.

"It's time to get Uray's attention," Michael says bluntly.

"Oh," Nikita says with a frown.

"I think you have forgotten the misson, Nikita." Michael says.

"No I haven't" Nikita says defensively.

"You've had a lot of freedom here Nikita." Michael says. There is a long pause.

"I don't think your going to sway her from Dr. Franika," Nikita says quietly.

"I don't. You do." Michael says.

"I can't do that. She really loves this man. You don't sit up at nights and hear her gush about this man...Michael..we want to save her life, not destroy it!" Nikita says angerily.

"If we don't, Loving2000 could be used to create an army that will kill us all!" Michael raises his voice, Nikita looks shocked.

"Dr. Franika is coming tomorrow since there will be no campers in the camp. I suggest you find him before Yvonne does."

************

"Tomorrow is going to be great...Fred is going to be here. You're going love him." Yvonne said inside the tent as Nikita looked at the stars.

A tear runs down her cheek as she knows what she must do to Yvonne, who has been hurt so many times already.

"Nikita?" Yvonne says and jolts Nikita back

"Yes"

"I don't get you and Michael...what is your relationship...I think it is more than friends" Yvonne askes.

"We've known each other for years...we've been through a lot together, nothing more," Nikita says as she slips underneath her sleeping bag.

"Sure." Yvonne comments as she does the same.

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Nikita is up early, heading towards the visitors parking lot. When she sees Fred (she has seen many pictures) she falls and screams."Help me please!" Nikita cries as she holds onto her ankle.

"I'm a doctor. Let me help," Fred gently comes over. He pulls Nikita's hands off the ankle. "Oh, it doesn't look bad. Let me help you up."Fred holds her hands up and Nikita comes up close to his body.

Out of the corner of her eye, Nikita sees Yvonne. Quickly she passionately kisses Fred, who does not fight it and does not respond to it.

"I HATE YOU!!!!!!!!" Yvonne screams some more and storms off across the bridge, Michael not far behind.

"I don't know what happened, but you sure aren't hurt," Fred said turning back to his car. In a rush the car speeds out of the lot.

************

Michael follows Yvonne back to her tent."Yvonne," Michael gently says as he enters the tent.

"I loved him,"Yvonne cried.

"Maybe he can't love you," Michael grayly says.

"And Nikita!" Yvonne says in a scream.

"She told me a Doctor Fred she occasionally talked to on the net..but I never put two and two together..." Michael said.

"I just want to be loved...I need someone..." Yvonne says as she slumps against her two bunk bed.

Michael sits down near her."Let me be that someone," Michael says as he rubs her shoulders. He rubs a tear away and gently kisses her.

Yvonne moans and kisses back.

Uray is looking on from the woods with a strong binoculars..he watches as Michael lifts Yvonne's tank top off, leaving her in her bra. Michael stands up and takes his shirt off. "Yvonne, Vonnie...going to be a bad girl..time for you and me to talk."

The shot goes back into the tent, were Michael is on top of Yvonne, kissing and rubbing her.

"I need you, Michael." Yvonne says. Michael roughly rolls her over top of him.

************

Nikita is waiting inside Michael's tent.

Michael walks in."Uray's turn," Michael says.

Nikita looks away.

"Nikita...you did what you had to do." Michael says as he sits down next to her.

"I wonder how you can do it, with such ease, like it's just any part of the job." Nikita says

"It is part of the job." Michael responses back.

Silence.

Michael looks over and sees tears in Nikita's eyes. "How did you ever get such a tender heart?" He leans over and touches Nikita.

She drops her body towards his. She tenderly sobs.

"I covered with Yvonne, she believes you had an on-line relationship with Fred." _________________________________________________

"I'm sorry Yvonne," Nikita says as she enters their tent. "If you want I can bunk with Michael..."

"NO NO....I didn't need Fred. I'm fine." Yvonne said, not mentioning Michael and her.

"Tell me more about you and Michael," Yvonne demanded.

"There is nothing more...we work together and we are friends..nothing more." Nikita said as she sat down. It is hard saying that there are no other feelings when actually she is feeling all kinds of them.

"I thought you two would make a good couple."

************

Nikita is at Michael's tent and Michael is across the bridge doing laundry. It has been a week and a half since Michael's encounter with Yvonnne Yvonne is changing her clothes in the tent. Uray runs out of the woods into the tent.

"You've been very bad..Leslie...very bad girl" Uray grabs Yvonne who is screaming. He holds a syringe with Loving2000 in it.

Yvonne is struggling to break free."Help me!!!! Nikita!! Michael!!! Help!!!" Yvonne screams. Uray slaps her across the face. She kicks him in the shin and he momentarily lets go of her, but Yvonne trips over a bag of Nikita's and Uray grabs her again.

"Be a good girl Leslie....come on..time for your medicine!!!!" Uray says as he pulls her light gray shorts down and plunges the syringe into Yvonne's butt.

"NOOOOOOO!!!!" Yvonne howls. She squirms aways, and runs out of the tent, where it has begun to rain heavily, and collapse as the drug takes affect.

************

"I got you this time!" Uray says as he walks out into the rain next to Yvonne laying on the wet, muddy ground.

"So you think!" Nikita says as she kicks him in the stomache hard.

Uray backs up and whips out another syringe."Oh goodie...I can have two for the price of one!" Uray says as he charges Nikita.

She takes the force of Uray's headbutt, and tries to knee him. But Uray has risen his knee to protect himself. He twists Nikita's arms around. She screams in pain. She rams into him, hoping to knock him loose.

"Are you high or something!" Nikita frustrated yelled.

"Why should you care? Pretty soon I'll be getting you to wait on me hand and foot!" Uray laughs as he pushes her way.

Nikita lines up to kick him and looses her footing on the muddy ground...she falls backwards landing on a group of rocks..knocking her out.

"HA!" Uray laughs. He leans over and rubs his hand across Nikita's tank top.

Suddenly a black boot slams into the back of Uray's head.

Michael bends down and breaks the syringe. He pulls out a cell phone. "Send in the clean up crew."

************

Nikita is in a shower, sitting on a chair. She has underwear still on. Mud covers her head from toe. You can not tell she is a blonde.

"Nikita, you ok?" Michael's voice is heard from outside the showers.

"Just real sore," Nikita weakly says as she puts her face in the steady stream of the shower, hoping to shake out the cobwebs

"Nikita...sure you're ok?" Michael calls out again.

Nikita rolls her head back."I need help, come in Michael," Nikita calls out.

Quickly we see the shower curtain open."Ni-ki-ta...let me wash your hair," Michaels says and he walks into the shower fully clothed.

"Close your eyes, let me." Michael walks behind Nikita and takes her hair, wets it, and lets the mud run off of it. It takes a long time, and is still doing so when he speaks next."I called Fred for Yvonne. He treated her before for Loving2000. She is going to be ok," Michael gently says.

Nikita gently smiles.

Michael lets go of the now blonde hair and starts to rub Nikita shoulders...

"No, Michael, I can finish,"

"I want to." Michael says as he cleans her back."Nikita, I'm not cold hearted...When I have to be with a woman to complete a mission, I'm never with her." Michael says as he hands Nikita the soap bar.

"Who are you with? Your..wi.." Nikita starts.

Michael turns his back towards her as he starts out of the shower."YOU."

************

Back at section, Michael is in his office and Nikita is in an outside office. They are staring at each other, only very much more caring off a stare.

Madeline and Walter watch from down the hall.

"Another staring match?"Walter says

"Yes, but very different." Madeline says smoothly.

"Things have been a bit more cheerful around here between those two." Walter comments.

"Yes, they have. I think Nikita is not hooked on the constant thought of freedom."

"Michael wore brown yesterday."

"What a change from his basic black!" Walter jokes. "So, do you think they?" Walter hints at the suggestion.

"Do you?" Madeline askes and walks away

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