The van door slammed loudly open as Gannon jumped out, wet from head to toe. He quickly pulls at his assigned weapons from the van, and drips his way up the hallway.

"Don't think you can talk to me that way!" Julie hollers as she emerges from the van, also in a wet manner. Gannon stops and turns around. Gannon looks like a dragon looking at it's prey.

"I am the team leader... I will talk to you in anyway I deem!" Gannon says, trying to maintain his composure, although, insert Julie into the formula, and that became very difficult.

The footsteps were heard from down the hall before the set of four operatives showed up: Nikita, Michael, Madeline, and Mylo. Julie rolled her eyes at the group that seemed to follow her every move.

"What happened out there, Gannon?" Madeline asks firmly as she looks at his wet appearance. She made a mental note to have Birkoff continue to watch weather systems, because El Nino has been causing the damage of many of Section's best weapons.

"We were in place... when Julie broke from her spot... It was then that she decided to have a heart to heart with me." Gannon informs rolling his eyes, while trying to maintain a low voice that Julie couldn't hear.

"I'll tell you what happened! Gannon wanted me... He ordered me on a private channel to come to him and fill his every need!" Julie yells from the end of the hallway. Julie, in several steps is standing infront of Gannon.

"I would never do that." Gannon argues back with Julie, and Nikita looks at Madeline in wonderment. Gannon rarely argued back, and this was not needed. All of the greeting party knew that Julie was lying.

"You would never do that because you like it..." Julie starts, but Gannon quickly grabs her shoulders and flings her against the wall. This movement causes Michael to react with his panther like movements, to hold Gannon's arm back.

"Hey... I can't blame you." Michael says softly so that Gannon hears, and he steps away. Madeline steps between the two.

"I'm leaving this manner in Nikita's hands." Madeline announces and she quickly leaves. Nikita looks at Madeline as she walks away. Nikita didn't like dealing with Julie, in fact, No one liked dealing with Julie. Of course, Nikita would get stuck with this one.

"You are just a mommie's boy who likes it..." Julie starts and again, Gannon rushes towards Julie. This time, Mylo pulls Julie away from the wall and starts walking down the hallway.

"I will speak with you later, Julie..... and don't leave your quarters." Nikita calls out and Julie just raises her middle finger to Madeline.

"Do I have to fill out the reports?" Gannon asks as he slowly slides out of the wet field coat. Michael takes a hold of the dripping garment and looks at Nikita.

"Why are you losing your cool?" Michael asks as Gannon picks up the weapons to return them to the current weapons slackie.

"I didn't. Julie caused it." Gannon says as he starts to quickly walk away. Michael follows behind, but Nikita stands still. Gannon was acting different. Something Julie was doing, or saying was hitting a raw nerve. Nikita knew she had to find it.

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

Gannon walked down the dark halls towards one of the gyms on the lower levels of Section. He wore nothing but black as his arms swung back and forth lightly, but still showed the tense muscles.

Michael steps out of the doorway and silently follows behind. He looks down the hallway, and watches Gannon enter a gym room and then, Michael starts to walk in his manly swagger.

Michael looks back over his shoulder as he ducks into a doorway. Quickly, he sees Julie, and makes himself flush with the doorway. Julie quickly prances down the hallway and enters the same room as Gannon.

Michael steps out of the doorway and is met with Nikita's bright blue eyes. Michael just starts to walk towards the room, he didn't need to say anything more to Nikita.

Inside, the two are standing opposite of each other. These gyms, are rarely used, and when they are, it is when a trainer intends to teach a lesson to the trainee, and therefore, are only monitored by video. Nikita walks towards the door, and places the tiny device, that looked like a bottle cap onto the door.

"You made me take the fall... Do you realize how close to cancelation I am!" Julie screams fiercely at Gannon.

"I know of your situation... but you got yourself there." Gannon says softly and Nikita is almost impressed. Nikita would have been more impressed if this was not occuring in this room.

"Do you want me to die! That's what they'll do." Julie screams back.

"That's what they should have done from the beginning." Gannon says coldly and Michael looks down the hallway to see if anyone else was on the floor.

"You ungrateful.... I haven't told anyone what I know!" Julie screams loudly.

"What you know cannot effect my life.... but it could yours." Gannon says coldly. Then Julie starts to laugh.

"It sure would change your life... If I told everyone that you were a...." Julie starts to tease, but suddenly, there is a slam. Michael pulls off the bottle cap device as Gannon has Julie against the wall.

"They should have sewed your mouth shut!" Gannon screams as he presses his hands up and around Julie's neck. But Julie just smiles.

"That sure would change your relationships..." Julie says with the evil smile, and losing control, Gannon slams his fist into Julie's shoulder.

Michael opens the door, and Gannon takes three steps back. Nikita enters and looks firmly at Julie, who in turns, gives the finger to Nikita.

"Is something going on here, that we should know about?" Nikita asks softly as she starts to walk between the two operatives.

"Nothing." Julie hisses out as she places her hands up on her hips and leans on her left leg.

"Gannon... we need those reports." Michael says firmly from the doorway. Gannon nods his head and exits quickly.

"Didn't I tell you not to leave your quarters?" Nikita asks firmly. Julie turns around, and ignores Nikita.

"Oh... I see." Nikita says softly, and Julie starts to turn around, but quickly Nikita pulls Julie towards her. "DO NOT PULL THIS AGAIN!" Nikita hisses out. Nikita drops her grip on Julie and turns to Michael.

"Can you call some operatives to take Julie to Room W4?" Nikita asks Michael, and he immediately pulls a cell phone. He turns his back and starts to talk.

"YOU B@$#H! You can suck on the higher ups D#$Ks all the time, but that only makes you a F@*KING S$*T!" Julie screams as she starts to punch the wall, once she understands what is going on. Room W4 would do this to even the coldest of operatives.

"The more you continue, the harder this will be." Nikita says calmly.

"YOU ARE FROZEN! THANK GOD MADELINE WON'T LET YOU TWO HAVE KIDS... YOU'D PROBABLY CANCEL THEM YOURSELF!" Julie screams, and Nikita turns and walks out of the room. Julie stops and looks at the fire inside Michael's eyes as he turns and stands in the doorway. He moves to the side, and allows the operatives in to escort Julie to room W4.

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

Nikita looked up from the computer as Madeline walked in softly. Michael also looked up from his computer, and then looked back down.

"Julie is still in room W4." Madeline says as she tries to look at the computer screen Nikita is working on. Nikita uses a long hand and pushes the computer screen away from Madeline's gaze.

"I know. It is what I plan." Nikita says as she folds her hands and places them on the desk. A soft click is heard when the wedding ring hits the wood.

"May I ask what you are planning on doing?" Madeline asks as she looks over her shoulder lightly to Michael, who keeps his head down.

"I'm going to speak to the two of them, and send them out on a mission." Nikita says softly as she looks up at Madeline.

"May I ask what you are doing? I believe that situation is the worst thing you could do." Madeline says firmly.

"I have my orders... fix it or get rid of it." Nikita says firmly and at this comment, Michael raises his head and stares at Nikita.

"Nikita, you can't be serious." Michael says, still finding it hard that those words came from Nikita's mouth.

"I just recieved the order from Operations." Nikita says as she looks down at her hands. Michael looks away, knowing that it was an order from Operations. Nikita would not have acted that way if it was her own plan.

"May I ask what technique you plan on using on Julie?" Madeline asks and Nikita smiles nicely back. Madeline raises an eyebrow before frowning at Nikita.

"When she entered Section, she was a drug addict. I read from her files that you made her phobic of needles...." Nikita says and starts to drift off. Madeline starts to shake her head no.

"That isn't a good idea, Nikita." Madeline says firmly.

"It wasn't mine." Nikita admits smuggly. Michael looks at his desk and waits to hear more. When Nikita does not elaborate... Michael figures out that this option was an Operations order, also.

Madeline pauses, and walks out of the office. She didn't like the feel that she was getting. Nikita was not going to cooperate with her because of the events in the past few weeks.

Michael stands up and moves to Nikita's computer. Nikita willingly pulls the screen around and Michael raises an eyebrow.

"I have never known you to willingly go along with a plan such as this one." Michael says as he touches Nikita's shoulders lightly. He finds them relax, which he hasn't noticed in a few weeks.

"I tend to agree with it." Nikita says softly, but showing that she hates to admit what she said.

The screen just says, "Cancel Julie... have Gannon do it."

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

"Hello, Gannon. Take a seat." Nikita says as she opens the office door. Her hair flows behind her, a little damp from a shower she hurried to take. Nikita just had the urge, so she jumped right into the shower.

Gannon enters and looks around the office and finally sits down. Nikita goes to her chair and sits down. She opens her desk drawer and pulls out a scrambler. After the mishap that occured in Ayn's office, Nikita wasn't taking any chances.

Nikita leans over and hands the scrambler to Gannon, who flips it over. He studies the devise before he sets it down on the desk. Gannon leans back in the chair and folds his hands.

"Where is Michael?" Gannon asks as he stares into Nikita's deep blue eyes. Nikita softly smiles.

"Not here." Nikita replies with a soft laugh. "He went home." Nikita says, giving Gannon the further information he wanted to hear.

Gannon maintains his quiet as Nikita looks at him. She shifts her weight in the chair and pushes a stray piece of hair behind her ear.

"Something Julie knows is bothering you." Nikita says and Gannon barely looks at her.

"So what?" Gannon responds on the defensive.

"I only want to help.... It is not like you to have such an anger." Nikita says as she folds her hands

"No one knows me." Gannon says in harsh words as he looks at Nikita. Nikita looks down the body, and sees something hidden inside.

"I want to know you." Nikita replies and Gannon starts to laugh.

"Why? So you can exploit me?" Gannon says, continue in his laughter.

"Gannon... Julie isn't that smart... and her field of speciality is quite narrow... I can start there..." Nikita says softly and Gannon stops and stares at Nikita.

"Just leave this out of that." Gannon says in a slight warning.

"I have a feeling they are connected. Aren't they?" Nikita asks as she uses her feet to move her chair closer to Gannon. She places her hand on his knee. "It won't leave this office." Nikita promises.

"No one in Section knows but Julie... and I intend to keep it that way." Gannon says as he pushes Nikita's hand off of his knee.

"Who would you rather trust, Julie or me?" Nikita asks firmly as she pushes herself back to her desk.

Gannon pauses and looks at the wall. Nikita can see his thoughts run across his face as if he is reading a book. His hands twitch a little bit, but then stop.

"Nikita.... I'm gay." Gannon says softly as he finally looks straight into her eyes.

"So what?" Nikita responds as if the statement was matter-of-factly. Nikita moves towards Gannon. "Nothing wrong with that." Nikita remarks and Gannon starts to laugh nervously.

"Julie knows this... and will tell everyone.. and then I'll have to deal with the rumors... and the guys I hang with will question our relationships... and it would make me life hell." Gannon says in a hurried voice.

"What would you do to Julie if she did this?" Nikita asks as she crosses her legs.

"I would kill her, Nikita... I wouldn't even hesitate... I can't believe she hasn't been cancelled yet!" Gannon says as Nikita watches the anger write itself across his body as he spoke about Julie.

"I won't tell." Nikita says and she nods her head towards the door. Gannon stands and looks at Nikita, waiting for more.

"There is a briefing in the morning..." Nikita says and Gannon walks out quickly. Nikita thinks for a moment, and then pushes away from the desk. She hurries and turns off the computer and lights, and heads towards home and Michael.

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

Nikita walks into the white room, also known as W4, the next morning in a pale pink outfit. Her hair is lightly pulled into a pony tail and she wears a pair of canvas shoes, which is unusual for Nikita.

"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN! I'VE BEEN HERE FOR AN ENTIRE DAY!" Julie screams from the cold metal chair she had been crudely attached to.

Nikita walks over and pulls out a tray before looking at Julie. Once, Nikita looks at Julie, she turns away and makes a large production of pulling the cover off the tray.

"It has been less than 12 hours, Julie. It is only five in the morning now." Nikita says as she starts to put a large needle together. Nikita notes out of the corner of her eye that Julie is watching.

"Are you going to cancel me?" Julie demands from the chair.

"NO. In fact, you have a briefing in two hours." Nikita says as she leans down near Julie and pulls at her shirt. Nikita looks at the needle and places it down.

"Do you like needles Julie? Well, this one is big..." Nikita says as she pulls the tray infront of Julie, which now cause Julie to squirm a bit more.

"See... we have a new devise... but the only way to put it into an operatives is by the heart..." Nikita says as she pulls the needle up, and lightly drops it. Nikita catches it with her dirty hands.

"Of course, we don't have enough time to worry about germs... Can you roll your shirt up?" Nikita asks as she rubs her nose lightly and touches the needle. Julie turns her head away and starts to panic lightly.

"Your shirt." Nikita gently prods and Julie starts to shake her head violently. Nikita smiles and places the needle down.

"I will do what you want... just don't bring that near me." Julie says as she continues to shake.

"Mmm... You are going out on a mission with Gannon today. Can you handle that?" Nikita asks as she pushes the tray away. Julie quickly nods yes. Nikita starts to walk away.

"You can't keep me in here!" Julie screams as she fights against the chair.

"Oh, that's your new living quarters." Nikita says with a large smile and she quickly exits. Julie lays her head back with a huge sigh.

***********

Gannon stood behind the wheel of the boat as it gently moved in the clear blue water. Julie rolled her eyes as she moved to him. Julie smiled and pulled the key out, making the boat lurch to a stop.

"What are you doing?" Gannon demands as Julie throws the key overboard.

"I'm going to be cancelled, and I'm not going alone." Julie says as she stares into Gannon's eyes.

"So you have made the decision that I would go with you?" Gannon asks softly as he moves back towards Julie.

"No one else pisses me off...." Julie spits out as she folds her hands above her chest. Julie slowly looks up and down Gannon's body. "Too bad you didn't find me attractive... I'd suggest one last time before we die." Julie says with an evil grin.

"One last time... I would rather die before being forced with you." Gannon spits back at Julie. She turns towards him and holds back her anger.

"Oh, but Section will know who you are.... They will know that you're gay.... you're a fag..." Julie says with a pleasant smile crossing her face.

Gannon holds his anger in check as he moves back to Julie.

"Section needs all kinds." Gannon says softly as he looks at the sea around him.

"There are no fags in Section! You held yourself well... but couldn't hide forever." Julie says with slow words. She then mouths the word 'fag' again.

With this movement, Gannon grabs Julie by her hair. He twists her around and grabs her arms.

"Well.. you were a slut! You were a druggie! You sold your body to men... and probably women too." Gannon hisses into her ear. Julie starts to struggle against Gannon.

"Can I tell you a secret?" Gannon continues as he maintains a tightening twist on Julie's wrist and arm. Julie only moans and tries to kick at Gannon's legs.

"Nikita knows.... And your plan is not going to work." Gannon says slowly as he wraps his free hand around Julie's neck.

"She knows what?" Julie demands as she starts to feel the fear.

"I told her... that I was gay. She accepted it... And when we left, she intercepted your program to spread the word throughout Section." Gannon admits slowly as he tightens his grip on Julie's neck. He doesn't pull, he doesn't twist... Gannon only allows sleepness to fall upon Julie.

"Good night Irene." Gannon says as he allows Julie's body to hit the boat deck. Gannon moves over to the special box he prepared and contacted Mylo.

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

Mylo pulls up in another boat and jumps on board. Gannon only nods his head as he snaps the lock together.

"It's about time." Mylo says as he looks at the mass of chains and cement.

"This is not Section's style." Gannon says with a soft smile. Mylo nods his head as he bends down and touches Julie's cheek.

"I could never forgive her... and I tried..." Mylo says as he stands back up, still looking down to Julie.

"Who's decision was this?" Gannon asks softly as he lightly nudges Julie's leg.

"Operations and Madeline decided it was time for her cancellation. We had tried to often to change her... but nothing happened. Nikita left it up to me how she went." Mylo admits as the wind starts to pick up and the clouds start to darken.

Gannon walks over to the box and starts throwing pieces of chum into the water. He had been doing this for about ten minutes before Mylo arrived.

"Throwing her to the sharks.... poetic justice?" Gannon asks as he places the box down, starting to see numerous smaller sharks. The big ones wouldn't be too far off.

"Getting rid of her." Mylo says as he places a foot on her stomache. He leans down and slaps Julie's face.

"Time to wake up, Julie." Mylo hisses and Julie's eyes pop open wide. She tries to move but realizes the massive chains surrounding her. Mylo slowly pulls a set of keys out of his pocket and hands them to Gannon. Gannon walks over and turns the boat back on.

"What is going on?" Julie demands as she tries to move in her coat of metal and concrete.

"You are cancelled." Mylo says with a soft smile.

It starts to drizzle.

"You don't want to do that!" Julie cries out, discovering her situation.

"I wanted to from the beginning... and was talked out of it. I could have still loved you... and I tried.... You ran out of chances." Mylo hisses out and he looks to Gannon.

Gannon drops the pieces of concrete into the water and Julie's body moves slowly. She struggles.

"Your death will be quicker than I want it... I want you to suffer... But I will suffer everyday of my life for what you did... and you don't deserve that long!" Mylo hisses as Julie's body gets pulled into the water. Mylo turns and nods to Gannon.

Gannon pulls the boat quickly away, not pay attention to the feeding frenzy behind them.

"Mission complete." Gannon says softly.

"Gannon, We will talk." Nikita's voice comes back in a steady tone, but still shakened. Although Nikita has killed and has killed innocents, she hated death. And she played a major rule in this one. But even Nikita felt it was needed.

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