Madeline smiles as the two limping operatives walk into Medlab and stare at Madeline. She pats to the bed and both Michael and Nikita sit onto the bed.

"We have a mission for you two that requires some things to occur." Madeline says as she closes the door and walks back to Michael and Nikita. They appeared well rested and Madeline smiled. It was amazing what twelve hours of sleep did for an operative.

"Take your shoes off and then the braces." Madeline says. Nikita raises and eyebrow as Michael does as told. Nikita slowly takes the shoe off her injured leg and then her brace. Both Michael and Nikita look up at Madeline when they had finished the injured foot. Madeline was glad to see them hanging next to each other.

"And the other shoe." Madeline says and both operatives turn and look down to the other shoe. Madeline pulls out the plastic like tube and slams it into both of the injured ankles and immediately steps back.

"YEOW!!!" Michael and Nikita yell and stare in anger at Madeline. They start to slide off the bed.

"Don't sta..." Madeline gets out but both operatives yelp in pain as their ankles can't take the pressure. Madeline moves forward and pushes two chair underneath them.

"How are we suppose to complete a mission, like this?" Nikita demands as tears stream down her face. Madeline glances at Nikita's ankle and internally winces. Nikita's ankle was bad to start with.

"You two will be going into the Hospital of Genesis with your injuries. They will evaluate you and then suggest some special process to regrow the tendons and ligaments in your ankles. Since you both are professional tri-athletes, you accept. This will give you access to the area that we need in." Madeline says and Michael stares at Madeline.

"We won't be able to get around." Michael says and Madeline smiles at Michael and moves to the table.

"Our medicine and techniques in regrowing tendons and ligaments are much more advance than theirs. You both will take this pill when you come out of x-ray. By the time they get you to the experimental part of the hospital, you should be able to walk without too much pain." Madeline says and Nikita stares at her.

"If you didn't break my ankle!" Nikita spits out and Madeline frowns.

"Nikita, you just have a low tolerance for pain." Madeline says and she moves to the door. She looks back to Michael and Nikita.

"I left the profiles on your desk. The information you need to retrieve is in any of those computers. Place the device and we can retrieve. Take their treatment, but don't swallow. Then come back. That simple." Madeline says and she looks Michael and Nikita up.

"Oh, and change... you two got hurt jogging... a sink hole just appeared.... your backup team will be the ambulance that takes you two in." Madeline says and shuts the door.

Michael looks down at Nikita's ankle. It is now red from where Madeline had hit it. He wanted to choke Madeline for hurting Nikita. He tentatively stood on his ankle and looked at Nikita. She had a hard enough time early this morning standing up.

"I'll be fine." Nikita says firmly and Michael frowns as Nikita, stubborn as normal, refuses his help.

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

Michael groans as he stands on the bad ankle to pull the leg of his short up the other leg. Madeline with taking the braces also guaranteed that their ankles would continue to get worse as they moved. She said in the mission profiles that it was to appear that the two athletes tried to continue on. Michael thought she was just being plain evil. Something had bothered Madeline and she was taking it out on everyone.

Michael sat down and saw Nikita just holding the shorts in her hand. Michael uses his good leg to push his wheeled chair back to Nikita's desk. He touches her cheek and Nikita looked up.

"She could have explained... my ankle was already bad..." Nikita says and Michael nods his head in agreement. Michael had made up his mind to question Elana about the injury again. It appeared worse than Nikita was told. Michael knew now, even if it was, Elana was under orders not to say so.

"Nikita, you do know..." Michael starts to say and she nods her head and Nikita looks away.

"Everything was a set up. She probably had cameras on us going down the stairs yesterday and the intel about the field..." Nikita says with an angry tone.

"Yes... and our injuries were never looked at." Michael says and Nikita shakes her head. The pain is throbbing in her forehead.

"Let's just get this going before I pass out from pain." Nikita says as she stands up. She steps slowly out into the hallway, not caring about the shorts.

Nikita turns the corner and the ankle gives. Ayn runs from behind Nikita and helps her up. Michael motions for the second team to come to Nikita's assistance. Ayn steps in front of everyone.

"You aren't going on the field like that... and Michael.. you too!" Ayn exclaims as she walks backwards and they move forward.

"Ayn, it's a mission." Michael says and Ayn looks surprise.

"Wow, you two are good at acting it!" Ayn says and Nikita drops her head in utter shock. How could anyone act out this pain.

Ayn looks at Nikita and then at Michael. She steps back and raises her hands.

"This is real... who authorized this?" Ayn asks and Nikita looks up and rolls her eyes. Ayn sits back and sighs. She now knew why Madeline was hovering around Operations' quarters. She had to appear to make a stop to get his approval on this mission. Madeline had played everyone just perfectly.

"Doesn't matter... we will get treatment in the field...." Nikita says sarcastically as she rolls the pill in her hand to show Ayn. Ayn shakes her head.

"I'm so sorry.. this shouldn't have been allowed..." Ayn says and Nikita nods her head.

"I'm not surprised that Operations authorized this.... it shows who has power..." Nikita says and she looks to the entire team.

"Let's get this over." Nikita says and they all step out. Ayn stands in the hallway. She could only hope that Madeline didn't suggest that Operations took her to the diner.

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

Nikita looks at Michael as she holds her ankle on the chair in front of her. She pulls the little item from her clothing and hands it to Michael. Michael looks at the door that Dr. Westwater had walked out of. He had drawn some blood and said that he needed to adjust the medicine.

Michael licks his finger gently and sits up towards the desk. Reaching underneath the monitor, Michael places the device. He pulses the signal to Section One and leans back into his chair.

Nikita smiles at Michael and leans her ear against the wall. She can hear muffled voices and turns to face Michael. She pulls into the elastic banding on her shorts and pulls out a listening device.

"Nikita.. what are you doing?" Michael demands in anger of her movement. Nikita smiles at Michael.

"Aren't you interested in what we are retrieving?" Nikita asks and Michael blinks at her in anger.

"It is not in the profile, we need not to know." Michael says and then Nikita glares at him.

"Doesn't information equal power?" Nikita questions loudly and firmly. Michael does not respond.

"Haven't you heard the phrase.... KNOWLEDGE EQUALS POWER!" Nikita says rudely and Michael nods his head. Nikita had a slight point. He used to keep extreme track of extra knowledge on Section's doings in case he could use it to his benefit.

Nikita nods her head and leans into the wall. She closes her eyes and focuses out the noise in the room she was in. There was a vibrating in the room and Nikita tried to push it away from her attention. Soon, the voice were the only thing that Nikita heard.

"I want to have identical twins." A woman said firmly and Nikita opened her eyes.

"We cannot guarantee that." The doctor replied and Nikita nodded her head. Maybe there was no other information here that she needed.

"I WANT TO HAVE IDENTICAL TWINS... NO MATTER THE COST OR WAY." The mother says firmer and Nikita closes her eyes.

"Luckily, for you... we do have a study going on... we can guarantee an one hundred percent chance of identical twins." The doctor says and Nikita pulls away from the wall. Her eyes settle on Michael's penetrating stare.

"What did you find out?" Michael asks and Nikita looks at Michael as processing what she had heard.

"They guaranteed a woman that she could have identical twins." Nikita says and Michael lifts his head with the statement.

"There is no way that is possible." Michael says and Nikita shakes her head in disagreement.

"There is a way..." Nikita says and Michael looks away.

"Cloning." They both softly say. Nikita pockets the device and touches Michael's shoulder. She didn't want to tell Michael how this missions seemed linked together. It had only been two missions with DNA involvement.

"Hello... I need to go over your test results Nikita." Dr. Westwater says as he enters the room and sits down.

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

Nikita looks at Michael and then at the doctor. He folds his hands and smiles at the couple.

"It is nothing to be worried about. It will not bother your treatment for your ankle. I just know what you told us and the blood work don't match up." Dr. Westwater says and Nikita feels a shiver up and down her spine.

"What is it?" Nikita asks as she reaches for Michael's hand. He rubs the knuckles softly and looks at Nikita.

"Well, you informed us that you weren't on birth control, but with the hormone levels as they are now, you would never in a million years have a child. Are you sure you didn't mix up your old birth control with other medicines or vitamins?" Dr. Westwater says and Nikita blinks a few times. Nikita snaps her head up and shrugs her shoulders to Michael.

"I thought I flushed it all, Michael." Nikita says and Michael snaps his fingers.

"They look like that herbal pill.. I wonder if we mixed them up?" Michael says and Dr. Westwater smiles.

"See... get rid of those herbal pills and let nature take it's course.... Aren't you glad we did the blood work? You might have thought you had a fertility problem." Dr. Westwater says as he pulls out to vials. Nikita takes one in her hand and Michael holds the other.

"Take those pills, twice a day for the first three days.. then take three and stop." Dr. Westwater says as he stands up. He shakes Michael's hand and then Nikita's.

*

Nikita sits down in the van and slams the crutches against the far wall. She seems to be calm on the outside, but inside, she is fuming. Michael closes the door and lightly places his crutches against the wall. He limps to Nikita's seat and slides his arm around her.

"Just stop taking the pills... I will get us some identities and we'll do this on our own." Michael says and Nikita shakes her head.

"Ayn was right." Nikita says and Michael kisses Nikita's ear softly. They ride in silence for a while.

"I can't stop taking them, Michael." Nikita says and Michael pulls away from Nikita.

"Why not? We want to have a kid!" Michael exclaims in shock of her words.

"Michael.. we don't know why Madeline lied. But it might be to protect me." Nikita says and Michael stares at Nikita. He moves his body away from Nikita and shakes his head.

"Nikita.. what about what you want?" Michael stresses and Nikita sighs softly.

"I need a reason. If it's a stupid reason.. then fine.. we go on our own..." Nikita says and Michael closes his eyes.

"Michael, don't make me feel guilty about this. Michael.. she didn't have to even put me on pills to keep me from becoming pregnant! She gave me the pills for a reason, Michael! She definitely doesn't want me pregnant.. at least not now!" Nikita says and Michael keeps his head away from Nikita.

"Michael... how can you even do this? She did this too me! AGAIN! It's my body! Oh.. forget it." Nikita says as she slides over to another chair and lays her head back in anger. Nikita doesn't even look forward. She stares at the ceiling above her seat. She never notices Michael staring at her.

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

Ayn walks into Operations quarters and sits down on his couch. He smiles as he walks out of the bedroom to find Ayn there.

"This is a surprise." Operations says as he kisses Ayn softly on the cheek. Ayn smiles warmly back and then folds her hands.

"I thought you would like to know that Madeline sent in Team Two to take the hospital down." Ayn says and Operations nods his head.

"You know... that is normally Birkoff's job to inform me of those kind of things." Operations says and Ayn smiles at Operations.

"Well, I volunteered." Ayn says and Operations nods his head as he walks to the desk. He quickly checks his computer and turns back to Ayn.

"Did I tell you that Birkoff asked Melissa to marry me?" Operations says and Ayn smiles.

"I can't remember who I heard it from. But, I do know." Ayn says with a soft smile. Operations nods his head and smiles.

"Ayn..." Operations says as he walks to the couch and touches her shoulder softly. "Why are you here?"

"I just wanted to see you, and to confirm that Michael and Nikita will be getting some down time." Ayn says and Operations stares at her firmly.

"Why would they need down time?" Operations asks and Ayn jumps up in anger and rage.

"MADELINE ALMOST BROKE NIKITA'S ANKLE FOR A MISSION!" Ayn screams as she shakes her head. Operations grabs Ayn's arm and turns her back to face him.

"They were to act it." Operations says firmly and Ayn shakes her head.

"So... Madeline isn't listening to you... again..." Ayn says and Operations looks away. He shakes his head lightly and frowns. He knew of the mission that he and Madeline had discussed. He didn't like the mission, but there was a series of missions that needed to be completed before the one could be done. The mission he had discussed with Madeline involved a lot of lies that he did not like to tell, especially to Nikita.

"Ayn.... did I tell you how pretty you are tonight?" Operations asks as he turns around and smiles at Ayn. She smiles softly back. He was avoiding the subject. But, his smile tingled her body.

"No, you didn't, Viktor." Ayn says and Operations smiles. He moves closer and cups her chin in his hands.

"You look like a newly found diamond that shines in my eye... a magnet pulling me closer and closer to you..." Operations says slowly as he leans in and traces her lips with his fingers.

"OH, kiss me you fool!" Ayn says as she wraps her hands around his waist.

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

Ayn silently closes the door and turns to look down the hallway.

"Hello, Ayn." Nikita says from a chair in the corner of the hallway. Ayn smiles and looks at Nikita.

"We need to talk." Nikita says and Ayn feels a panic. She didn't think Nikita cared what her father did. This reaction sure did shed a different light onto Nikita's mind.

"Nikita... this only recent started." Ayn says as she looks back to Operations door. Nikita smiles softly.

"Not about that. I don't care whom he does... I wish it was no one...but that is unrealistic." Nikita says and Ayn sourly looks at Nikita. So she still didn't care for her father. Ayn nods her head and moves closer to Nikita. Ayn looks and sees that Nikita's ankle is still bandaged.

"How is the ankle?" Ayn asks and Nikita's jaw tenses up slightly. She looks at the wall and then at Ayn.

"The hospital said that it reopened a slight stress fracture. I had Elana recheck it." Nikita says and Ayn waits for Nikita's answer. Nikita looks at the bandage and then at Ayn.

"They were correct. But, you know Section... Our medicine will work... they gave me more pills to take.. Said I should be fine in a day." Nikita says and Ayn detects the anger in Nikita's voice.

"What is it that you need me to talk about?" Ayn questions and Nikita nods her head as she forces a smile out.

"I'm not sure if I should trust the pills. You never know what Section One is feeding you." Nikita says and Ayn looks firmly into Nikita's eyes as they look like they are filled with tears.

"Nikita... what are you talking about?" Ayn asks as her body trembles. Nikita was rarely this calm when something upset her.

"The pills Madeline gave me... You were right... they aren't fertility drugs." Nikita says and Ayn closes her eyes. She opens to find Nikita staring into her eyes still.

"I am so sorry, Nikita." Ayn says and Nikita bits on her bottom lip and nods her head. She looks to her hands and then back up to Ayn.

"Ayn... why would Madeline do this?" Nikita questions and Ayn shakes her head, not knowing the reason.

"Ayn... Michael wants me do use a different identity and stop taking these pills.... Now is Madeline trying to protect me from something that Section One is going to expose me too, or is it her own motives?" Nikita questions and Ayn leans against the wall.

Ayn thinks back. Operation never did respond to her comment about Madeline not listening to him again. Maybe Madeline had gone off the agreed profile for this mission, but Operations must know more. Something was bothering him still, Ayn could tell by the way he held her in his arms, among other performance qualities.

"Ayn?" Nikita questions and Ayn looks at Nikita and twists her hands together.

If they did have a plan and it would be dangerous for Nikita to be pregnant, if Nikita went outside Section One for help, it could kill Nikita. If it was Madeline's own devious plan, than Operations was worried about something else.

Ayn knew that there wasn't much lately that worried Operations other than the daughter he did not know of. Ayn turns her head slightly and looks at Nikita.

"I can't be sure.... but take the pills Nikita." Ayn says and she hurries down the hallway.

Nikita sighs and leans her head against the wall.

"What is it this time?" Nikita silently forms with her mouth.

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