The briefing room buzzed lightly as one team walked out of their briefing, and Michael, Nikita, and Walter entered for theirs. Madeline stood in front of the table and Michael pulled out Nikita's chair.

"Any idea of when Operations will be back?" Nikita asks as she sees Madeline's face frown from stress and exhaustion.

"Stephen is doing a little bit better, but it has been decided that for Stephen's sake that Operations must stay there." Madeline says slowly.

"When was the last time he asked about Anna?" Nikita says rudely. The door shuts behind her and Nikita turns around to see Mylo enter.

"Now that everyone is here, this mission is a multilevel mission. Walter, you will be posing as an assassin that is hired by Petr Slagr. Petr Slagr is 30 years old, and was born in Prague in 1968." Madeline starts as a picture is displayed on the screen. "His father recently died, and Walter you are his father's old friend."

"Prague in 1968... this Petr Slagr must be after some high up officals." Walter says with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes, he is. But he also likes other deviant behaviors. That is how Michael and Nikita come into the picture." Madeline says turning to look at Michael and Nikita.

"Nikita, you are Walter's daughter who just married Michael. No doubt, Petr will take an intense interest in a young newlywed couple." Madeline says with a small smile.

"What is Mylo's role in this mission?" Michael asks as he looks at the man who is sitting in the chair furthest away from the group.

"Mylo, you are Walter's bodyguard. That way we can have four working on taking the computers down. We have no intel on where they are located, so finding them may be the most difficult part of the mission." Madeline says as she pushes the PDA's down the table.

Nikita stands up and takes the PDA and turns towards Mylo. "You need this." Nikita says at the sad face Mylo. He shrugs his shoulders and picks up the PDA and walks out. Nikita leans against the table and watches him walk away. She sighs and walks away.

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

"PETR!" Walter says excitedly as he stands up out of the black limo. He grabs the hand of Petr and then pulls the grown man in for a hug.

"I remember you when you were this high!" Walter laughs as he motions with his hand a size about the height of his knees.

"My father claimed you to be one of his best friends." Petr says as he smiles back at Walter.

"I would do anything for your father.. that is way I didn't push into your life.. but you choose the right path!" Walter says with a broad smile, which Petr returns.

Petr turns his head as he hears giggling within the limo. Slowly, Michael and Nikita slink out of the limo, still tightly embraced. Walter taps Michael on the shoulder and Michael looks up to Walter.

"Petr, this is my daughter, Nikita, and her new husband, Michael." Walter says, and nudges Michael to shake hands.

"How about that Czech hockey team..." Michael mutters as he shakes Petr's hand but holds onto the giggling Nikita.

"Your daughter is very pretty, Walter. Michael, you are a lucky man." Petr says as he kisses Nikita's free hand.

"Nikita is the light of my life..." Walter says, and Petr starts to walks towards the house. Walter pauses and stops Petr.

"Where should my bodyguard go after he parks the car?" Walter asks. Petr thinks for a second.

"One of the maids can show him to his room." Petr says and Walter waves to Mylo.

*

"I hope you find this room suitable." Petr says to Michael and Nikita as he opens the door. Michael looks at the big poster bed and smiles.

"I love posts on the bed... right honey?" Michael says, and Nikita steps into the room.

"If you don't mind... we have only been married a month." Nikita says, and she closes the door on Petr's face.

Nikita starts to take off her shirt as she runs her hand across Michael's chest. She turns with Michael, as they circle the room, noting the various cameras, that are suppose to be hidden. Michael drops Nikita to the bed.

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

"Truly, Walter, these men know nothing!" Petr complains as he walks Walter in to the den. Walter sits down and studies the pictures of the men that Petr has hired Walter to kill. Walter studies and then studies the room. No computer in there.

"I need some time to myself... see if I can place these men together.. hit them together." Walter says standing up. Petr nods and buzzes the maid.

"Show Walter here his room. I have some business to attend too." Petr says.

Walter walks out after the maid and Petr waits till the door closes. He opens the entertainment center and then the camera. Petr immediately sits down in excitement.

"Bring Helen here." Petr says as he pushes the button down. Maybe he couldn't have Nikita, but he could have Helen as he watched.

*

"Sir, is everything all right?" Mylo says as he stands in Walter's quarters. Walter has already searched the room, and has logged onto his laptop with Birkoff.

"Michael and Nikita will keep Petr's attention. There is no way they are going to be able to help us in the search." Walter says slowly.

Mylo nods his head and heads towards the door, to start his search through the servant's quarters. They could not even guess where the computer was.

*

Michael snuggles in the blanket with Nikita. Both are extremely tired, and have taken a break, against Birkoff's orders and demands.

"They are still searching... we need the distraction!" Birkoff mutters angerily as he hears no touching of skin, no moans, no heavy panting. Nikita rolls over and kisses Michael's shoulder.

"Birkoff.. shut up...." Nikita mutters into the shoulder and stays there to snuggle more with Michael.

"But we need to tie Petr up more." Birkoff sighs loudly, but Michael and Nikita decide to take a little nap.

"So much for the mission profile!" Birkoff mutters as he throws a pen across the hall.

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

"Sugar.. Nikita, hon.... Petr wants us to eat dinner with him!" Walter calls out as he knocks on the door lightly. He hears nothing, and he turns the nob, but it does not move either.

"Sugar???" Walter calls out nervously.

The door suddenly opens and Michael walks out, his hair still messy and tiredness written all over his face.

"I want to do something special for 'Kita.... can we talk?" Michael says with a wink of his eye. Walter leads Michael down the hall to his room. The door closes and Michael looks around it quickly.

"It's clean." Walter says with a slight hiss. Michael flops down on the bed with a giant sigh.

"We aren't machines." Michael says tensely as he looks at Walter. "I never thought you were." Walter says without hesitation. Michael rolls his head around.

"Nikita is exhausted... Birkoff... something must be done with Birkoff..." Michael mutters. Walter's eyes open slightly and he moves to make sure he had turned off his comm unit.

"He doesn't like these missions." Walter says as he leans against the table.

"He is paying me and Nikita back for distrupting his 'oreo surprize'." Michael declares through clenched teeth.

"Birkoff? Getting you back??? Michael, are you listening to yourself?" Walter says with a smile.

"I must wake Nikita." Michael says sourly and he walks out of the room.

*

A soft knock at Walter's door brings Walter away from the computer and back to the room. He crosses the room, and opens the door to find Nikita almost slumped against it.

"It's Birkoff... he didn't even want us to get dressed!" Nikita complains as she shuts the door. Walter's eyes twinkle, thinking that Michael and Nikita want to stop thier profile. What a switched around position.

"I have to worry about Mylo... and if I am stuck in the room 24/7, I can't do that." Nikita says slowly. Walter looks at her for a second, and then away.

"I haven't seen him." Walter says.

Nikita's body immediately wakes up. "What do you mean you haven't seen him? He is suppose to be your bodyguard!" Nikita says in a tense voice.

"I have been looking for that damn computer, Sugar. I forgot." Walter says with a shrug of his shoulders. Nikita walks to the door.

"I hope you don't forget me and Michael." Nikita spits out as her tight and sore muscles propel her down the hallway.

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

Walter walks down the crowded city street, taken back by the looks of the city. It hadn't changed much from when he was there, but now there was hope again, and that was what young Petr was trying to kill. Walter shoved his hands into his pockets as he approaches the lovely lady at the corner.

"Why did you want to meet here?" Walter asks to Madeline's back. "I was wondering how the mission was going." Madeline says as she turns her face to Walter.

"You could have used the units... we are secure, except for Michael's and Nikita's room." Walter says as he looks at the building to his right.

"Walter... " Madeline says and then pauses.

"You knew that I was here at that time.... that the group I was with had tried to stop what happened... and it didn't work. We tumbled with barely a fight." Walter says as he looks at the buildings. "Madeline, this has to be one of the hardest damn missions you've put me on." Walter complains as he looks back into her face.

"I had no options. I knew Birkoff would do that to Michael and Nikita. I needed you in there." Madeline says as she walks around to Walter's other side.

"I want to finish this mission and get out of this town, out of this country as quickly as possible." Walter says firmly, and Madeline wraps her arm into his.

"But Walter, look around... it has survived.. the people have survived... the spirit has survived... It's a lovely city." Madeline says as she walks down the street a little bit.

"Madeline, I lost some of my best friends on this street... nothing can make it beautiful." Walter says tensely as he pulls his arms out of Madeline's.

"Walter, we have found the computer." Nikita's voice chirps over the comm unit. Walter turns and looks at Madeline.

"Oh, really the computer.. aren't you suppose to be providing the distraction?" Walter says and Madeline raises her eyebrow.

"That is a long story. We have started the download now." Nikita informs Walter and he starts to walk down the street. Madeline grabs his arm, and pulls him down a side street, to were a black van is waiting.

"Nikita, would you like to inform me of what distraction is being used?" Madeline asks as she turns on the computer in the warm van.

"Mylo." Nikita answers slowly and Madeline raises an eyebrow.

"Care to elaborate?" Madeline says, trying to pull the information from Nikita.

"He is keeping Petr occupied." Nikita hesitates to say.

"And how exactly is that being done?" Madeline says as she taps her fingers down on the table.

"WELLLLL, that is the long story. What now?" Nikita says.

"Get ready to leave." Madeline says with a smile and turns to Walter. "I will find out what this long story is. Mark my words." Madeline says and she knocks on the panel of the van and quickly it starts to move.

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

Michael walks into Section, with Nikita on his side. Michael holds several bags of oreos in his hands and he slams them onto Birkoff's desk.

"There are your oreos!" Michael hisses and continues to walk with Nikita towards the debriefing.

"Michael! Madeline said I had to cut back!" Birkoff calls out. Nikita and Michael stop and look at each other. Nikita quickly runs to the desk and grabs them.

"We need our energy so we don't fall asleep at the wheel, since you had soooo much fun with us." Nikita says with closed slit eyes.

Birkoff turns his head back to the computer and Michael and Nikita rip into the bag of oreos.

*

"WHAT OCCURED?" Madeline demands as Mylo, Nikita, and Michael sit in the room with Madeline. Michael and Nikita munch away at the first bag of oreos.

"It was Mylo's actions." Nikita says between bites of oreos. Madeline looks at Mylo and Mylo looks away.

"I thought it was ingenius." Michael comments as he reaches for a sip of water before shoving another oreo into his face.

"So that this ends as quickly as possible.... Petr found that he was equally attracted to Michael as he was to Nikita, and since he didn't have any men to his side... I was there." Mylo says as he looks away from the group.

"I couldn't believe it Madeline. Petr was so happy having Mylo in the same room as him, he turned off the cameras and me and Michael were finally free." Nikita says as she looks into the empty bag, and reaches for the second, that is sitting on the table. Madeline grabs it away.

"FIRST, if I need to, every operative will go through a 12 step program to kill this obsession with Oreos... I'm sick of it. SECOND, I am very pleased with this mission. Mylo, it must have been difficult." Madeline says, looking straight at Mylo.

"We didn't do anything... he just wanted to look... " Mylo says as he shrugs his shoulders and stands to leave.

"We will talk later." Madeline says as Mylo walks out. Nikita stands and tries to pry the oreos out of Madeline's hands.

"HEY! Me and Michael were in that room almost the entire time, with no food!" Nikita complains as she grabs at the bag.

"THIS HAS TO STOP!" Madeline says holding onto the bag and pointing to the door. "NO STOPS ON THE WAY HOME... EAT SOMETHING HEALTHY!" Madeline demands.

*

Madeline walks into Walter's quarters and holds out an oreo.

"Want one?" Madeline asks and she places the one into her mouth.

Walter shakes his head no and looks at the wall.

"I know something that will cheer you up." Madeline says taking hold of Walter's hand. Madeline leads Walter to her quarters.

"WALT!!! WALT!!!! ME play! Me play!" Anna yells as she sees Walter. She runs towards him and Walter lifts her up and spins her in the air. The smiles naturally arrive.

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