"Madeline, I think it is time that we bring down Tony Mask," Operations says as he stands in Madeline's office.

"Going to use Nikita?" Madeline asks with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes." Operations says firmly.

"Michael isn't going to take to that." Madeline responds as she stares at Operations.

"I don't care what Michael takes to or doesn't take too. Nikita is the perfect bait." Operations says as he sits down in a chair.

"What about Nikita? Do you think she is ready for this?" Madeline asks.

"We have trained her good." Operations says looking away from Madeline.

"Is she ready to turn her body over to some guy for the sake of the mission?" Madeline asks louder.

"She'll have too." Operations says standing up, heading towards the door.

"Your doing this to drive them apart." Madeline accuses Operations.

"I'm doing this for the sake of the world." Operations says leaving.

"DAMN YOU!" Madeline screams.

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

"I have your next mission," Madeline says as Michael and Nikita enter her office. Madeline looks even more physically stressed out than ever, bags under she eyes, and almost ashen.

"Are you alright Madeline?" Nikita askes as she sits down.

"Yes, but this next mission is going to be a challenge for you two." Madeline explains as she sits down. "We need to take down Tony Mask. Tony Mask is an arms dealer who has been dealing with some very anger terrorists groups."

"How are we taking Tony Mask down?" Michael askes.

"Everyone's weakness." Madeline says.

"SO I'm going to seduce Tony Mask and get into her system that way," Michael says as he shifts his weight.

"I don't believe Tony Mask will be attracted to you Michael," Madeline says.

"OH...that kind of..."

"Tony Mask is male, Nikita will be seducing him." Madeline says and then is met with an awkward silence.

"How?" Nikita askes.

"No, Nikita. You're not ready for this, it is really hard to do this. You can't do this. They can find someone else." Michael rattles off in a hurry.

"Nikita you will be placed in a strip club that Tony frequents. He will pick you." Madeline says. "You'll meet with me later today for some, 'training' on that."

"I'll read the rest of the mission. Later today." Nikita says without emotion and leaves.

Michael sits in a shocked state in his chair.

"Michael, You have to make Tony comfortable with you." Madeline says.

"SHe's not ready!" Michael says loudly.

"I didn't chose her." Madeline says softly.

"Then I know who did." Michael responds leaving.

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

"I'm cold." Nikita complains as she walks around a snow covered park with Michael.

"We have to talk. You know we can't talk at your place." Michael says.

"What about?" Nikita asks.

"Your not doing the mission." Michael says firmly.

"I don't have a choice." Nikita says.

"I don't think you are ready" Michael states as he rubs his hands together.

"I am doing this mission Michael." Nikita says loudly.

"You are going to be very close to this man..."

"I'm going to have sex with this man Michael." Nikita corrects Michael.

"And are you ready?" Michael asks.

"I have to be." Nikita says loudly.

"SEE," Michael says. "I don't want you doing this!"

"I'm doing this Michael. I didn't want you to do this to innocent women who were going to be hurt by your emotional spiderweb. There is no emotions here!" Nikita says loudly.

"NI-Ki-ta," Michael says.

"Don't Ni-ki-ta me! I'm late." Nikita says and walks away.

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

"Madeline, this is too much," Michael says via his earphone.

"Michael, does Nikita look like the other strippers?" Madeline asks, who is sitting next to Birkoff.

"Yes," Michael says unhappily.

"Good." Madeline says walking away.

Nikita is on the stage with a robe which she is slowly taking off to expose her show costume.

"Michael have you spotted Tony?" Birkoff asks. Michael walks closer to the stage which Nikita is on. In the front sits Tony.

"Yes." Michael confirms.

Michael picks up a drink and walks over to the table which Tony is sitting at.

"Like the lady?" Michael asks.

"OH, yeah." Tony says with a moan which makes Michael sick. "Does she do private shows?" Tony asks Michael as he sits down.

"Yeah, for a pretty penny." Michael says.

"Paid it yourself?"Tony says with a laugh at Michael.

"No, she owes me money, and I need it soon. Dancing isn't making enough," Michael says as he looks up at Nikita who as come closer to Tony. She establishes eye contact with Tony.

"I'll help her, get her to my hotel tonight." Tony says and gets up, leaving a key with Michael.

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

"Hey, here is Nikita," Michael says as he pushes her into Tony's room and leaves before the door closes.

"Hey," Nikita says, finally being nervous.

"Undress in front of me." Tony demands.

Nikita takes off her trench coat, to show the purple sweater and red leather mini-skirt she has worn over. She pulls the sweater over her head and shakes her hair. Tony licks his lips.

"And the skirt," Tony says. Nikita turns her back to Tony and slides the skirt off, showing her panties.

Tony runs over and rubs up Nikita and throws her on the bed. He rubs and rubs, but he isn't ready for the night.

He gets off of her and looks ashamed. "My guards are in the next room..." Tony says.

Nikita on cue starts to say breathlessly, "OH Tony!!! OH god yes!!!" and bounces on the bed. AFter a few minutes, she ceases.

"Thank you." Tony says. "I'm working a deal with a guy who likes girls like you. Why don't you come over tomorrow to my office."

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

"Team is surrounded and waiting," Michael says.

Nikita is in Tony's office, waiting for the buyer, a leader of a anti-government clan, to arrive.

"Geno is entering the lobby," Michael says.

Nikita is next to Tony who is enjoying rubbing her upper thigh.

A knock is heard at the door. Geno enters.

"What a babe." Geno says as he comes over to pet Nikita. She slaps him away.

"Livily one!" Geno comments.

"Take them!" Michael says. Nikita walks away, "I'll get the coffee." she says. She walks away and pulls a tiny gun from her bra. THe door is flung down and Geno and Tony are taken before she even turns around.

_________________________________________________

"Happy?" Michael asks Nikita when they arrive back at Section.

"The mission was a success." Nikita says.

"And you were a success...." Michael says storming away, not listening to Nikita as she tried to explain what happened to Tony.

"Nikita, he doesn't like it when the mission doesn't revolve around him," Walter says as she goes to check in her gun.

"It's more this time." Nikita says.

"Was there more to start with?" Walter asks.

"No."

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

"See Madeline, they were not meant to be," Operations says from his high office, watching Nikita and Michael continually pass each other without the friendly encounters that happened regularly just two days prior.

"It is only one day." Madeline struggles to say, as fury is in her eyes.

"Ha! Michael wants to do it all, but can't stand to see Nikita do what he does!" Operations laughs.

"Ah, we can control the life, the actions, the thinking, but we can't control the heart." Madeline walks away.

"Madeline, on for tonight?" Operations askes.

"I think I have other plans." Madeline says as she leaves.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

"She is going to be cold now," Michael says to Walter and Birkoff as they sit in a bar.

"Don't count on that old chum!" Walter says with a smile.

"She is going to be me, harden, cold, distant, not Nikita," Michael mutters as he empties his beer. "Another!"

"Michael, she's Nikita. You aren't harden, cold and distant if you just identified yourself as that!" Birkoff says softly.

"What do you know?" Michael says loudly.

"I think you've had too much," Walter says as he intercepts the next beer heading towards Michael.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

"So, you lucked out." Madeline says to Nikita as Nikita carries in tea to her couch.

"Yes, but I was ready." Nikita says as she sits down on the couch.

"Would you have been able to do it if you were seeing someone?" Madeline asks.

"I don't have a choice." Nikita says sipping her tea.

"Ah. Secrets are many here." Madeline says, thinking of her own pain, knowing Nikita is only at the beginning.

"My heart doesn't have secrets. It is true to itself." Nikita says, and she stares out her window.

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