Nikita walks down the dorm hallway and looks at the doors again. She pulls the robe around her body and opens up the stairwell door.

"Michael, this girls are going to kill me before Section does." Nikita hisses out as she feels the draft even more in the hallway. Nikita pulls the robe tighter around her body.

"Give it one more week." Michael says and Nikita shakes her head.

"Look Michael.. If I get the flu one more time because I sat up all night with a girl who has the flu who refuses to go to the infirmary, I WILL KILL YOU MYSELF!" Nikita hisses and walks back down the hallway.

Nikita looks at the doors and watches one quickly shut. Nikita walks to it, and sees that the door is still not all the way shut. Nikita pushes at it and walks in.

"Ladies, are we having a late night, again?" Nikita asks and she watches the brown hair of Rachel Streb shake in the air. Rachel looks at Nikita and smiles.

"He is really cute." Rachel says and Nikita holds tight lips. This was the first time that Rachel had said a word to Nikita. She was the target and Nikita had gotten nowhere.

"Yes, he is. Now, why don' t you sleep." Nikita asks and the other girl, Lana, slams the door shut.

"Do you sleep with him?" Rachel asks and Nikita looks to the wall.

"I don' t have to answer that." Nikita says and Rachel laughs.

"Of course you do. You probably jump his bones all the free time you get!" Rachel says. Nikita only smiles. Nikita had barely been able to kiss Michael, let alone be with him.

"We like you..." Rachel says and Nikita raises an eyebrow. Could this finally be the opening they were waiting a month to occur.

"And what does that mean?" Nikita asks and Rachel stands up.

"I love your attitude. Next to me, you have the most power on the floor." Rachel says with a smug smile. Nikita only nods her head to the side and stares at her.

"Look... I know you have heard about Crystal Angels, and I' m looking for someone like you." Rachel says and Nikita looks to the side.

"And why would you think I would have time for a group I know nothing about if I am having all the fun with Michael?" Nikita asks and Rachel laughs.

"Have you ever had sex after you killed someone?" Rachel asks and Nikita looks to the wall.

"Why yes, I have." Nikita answers truthfully and then turns to Rachel.

"HAAAAAHHAAAAA HAAA!!!" Rachel loudly laughs and Nikita carefully laughs.

"That is what I love about you... You have a dark sense about yourself that is a direct opposite of whom you seem to be." Rachel says and Lana slides a crystal angel necklace over Nikita' s head.

"Now you will be one of us. Michael can come with us for the fun.... and you will learn what it feels like to have sex after a kill." Rachel says and Lana opens the door.

Nikita steps out and walks back to her room. She looks down the hall, knowing that Rachel will call when she wants her again. Nikita opens the door to her room to only hear three pairs of feel behind her.

"Nikita... the toilets are overflowing again!" the girl says and Nikita rolls her eyes.

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

It was a crisp fall day, and the fallen leaves crunched underneath Nikita' s feet as she headed to the bench. She bent down and kissed Michael before sitting down next to him.

"Michael... this must be some sort of trial." Nikita says and Michael smiles at Nikita as two students pass them.

"What did you find out?" Michael asks and Nikita snuggles her freezing body against Michael' s. She hated this weather.

"Well... it will start tomorrow with a trip to Grandview in Pittsburgh." Nikita says and Michael tilts his head.

"Once there... we will.. help kill a man. Seems like then we will go to a hotel room.. ah.. to bask in the extreme pleasure." Nikita says and Michael stares at her. This Rachel was a real psychopath in Michael' s book, and he could tell Nikita was having problems with the civilian being taken.

"I' ll see if we can place an operative from abeyance at the street to be killed." Michael says and Nikita nods her head.

"Then we go on the ghost town tour." Nikita says and Michael raises his eyebrow again. Nikita pulls out the sheet and hands it to Michael.

"Seems like the local colleges get together to have this huge tour of ghost towns. We will be signed up as the GA' s that are chaperoning. At each of those Canadian ghost towns... we will participate in a killing and disposal of the body." Nikita says and Michael stares at her. This Crystal Angels were sick. What Nikita found out so far was more than Section ever knew.

"Do they take out civilians?" Michael asks and Nikita shrugs her shoulders and Michael nods his head. They were going to end up killing innocents, and there was no way around it. Nikita needed full access to Rachel' s files to take down the organization.

"HEY! MICHAEL! NIKITA!" Birkoff calls out as he crosses the campus. Nikita smiles. It really looked as if he belonged on the campus. He walks over to the them and Michael touches his nose twice with his index finger. Birkoff nods and turns on the comm unit.

"Madeline... we are going to need an operative from abeyance tomorrow night to be on Grandview in Pittsburgh." Michael says and Birkoff leans down and playfully slaps Nikita' s leg.

"She says that it is no problem." Birkoff says and Michael nods his head.

"Can we have some operatives placed on this tour that I will send into Section?" Michael says and Birkoff rolls his eyes.

"She says she can' t give you anyone else." Birkoff says and Michael shakes his head and hands the sheet to Birkoff.

"As you can see... me and Nikita will be gone for a few days... We are going to need a continuous audio tape from.. the archive' s... use the Armel mission for the tape." Michael says and Birkoff nods his head. He doesn' t understand what was going on. Nikita turns her head and she pushes at her hair.

"Michael.. this is unreal." Nikita says and Michael nods his head. He was even having problems with what was going to occur.

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

The wind was pulling Nikita' s hair into the wind, and she pulled it back down into a pony tail as Michael walked around the car. He gathered Nikita into his arms and started to walk along the sidewalk.

"It' s a beautiful city." Nikita comments as she looks down to the downtown area of Pittsburgh. The building seems to glow, and their lights reflect in the water from the river below. Nikita wraps her own arm around Michael' s waist as they step out onto the overlook.

Nikita looks over her shoulder and watch Rachel and her boyfriend Bo stand near the railing, but looking at the street. Nikita looks back and Michael turns Nikita and takes her into his arms. He kisses her tightly and Nikita looks to the other side, where Lana and Kissie are standing with their car.

"Our operative is on his way." Michael says and Nikita smiles as she turns back to face the city. She spots the operative has he walks down the road and towards the outlook.

"Don' t worry about it, Nikita..." Michael whispers softly into her ear as they stand near the railing, and Nikita' s elbows touch the cold black metal. Nikita looks off to the left and sees the glowing Three Rivers Stadium and then looks to the bridges the cross the point and continue away from them. Nikita watches a tiny boat cross the shimmer black water. Time seems to stand still in those few cold moments.

"Madeline sent me." The operatives says and Nikita pulls away from the railing and smiles softly. She walks to the other side of him to block the view of Rachel.

"You do not know us." Nikita says and the operative nods his head. Nikita tightly grabs his neck and the four others crowd onto the overlook. In a quick manner, they move to a dark alley, just off of the road.

"Here.. why don' t you slit his wrist?" Lana tells Michael as she hands him the knife. Michael smiles and takes the knife and quickly crosses the width of the wrist. Both Michael and Nikita know that he can not die quickly from that sort of wound.

Rachel giggles and inserts her fingers into the wound. She pulls her fingers out and licks them. She bends down and kisses the operative with his own blood on her lips. The operative starts to struggle, and Michael carefully places knee against his back to keep him still.

"Nikita... I always enjoyed cutting the knee cap off.... why don' t you peel the skin back for me?" Rachel asks as she rips the pants. Nikita takes the bloody knife from Michael' s hand and starts to slice the skin.

By this time, the operative starts to realize that he was no going to be going back alive. He starts to struggle and kicks Nikita' s arm sharply. It causes the knife to slice the knee, but also the others to panic.

"Rach... what do we do!" Lana sharply calls out and Nikita walks calmly to the head and places her hands around the neck.

"This." Nikita says and firmly snaps his neck. His eyes roll instantly back and his body drops limp. Rachel stares at Nikita and then to the body.

"Where did you learn that?" Rachel quizzes Nikita and she smiles.

"I am a black belt." Nikita says and Rachel nods her head. Nikita turns and kisses Michael, like Nikita thought Rachel wanted to see.

"Wait! Time to get rid of the body!!!" Rachel calls out and Lana runs for the huge box. Nikita watches as the Bo stuffs the body into the huge case.

"Now what?" Nikita questions and Rachel laughs.

"We ride the incline down to dump the body in the river." Rachel says and Nikita stares at Michael. The original four star walking down the sidewalk, pushing the box.

"I don' t see them getting away with this!" Nikita says and Michael looks at the incline. It was a very steep hill, that was why this part of Pittsburgh was called Mt. Washington. The incline would take them down to Station Square and the river. They had to continue on.

"But our car is broke down and we are to play the HOULIHANN' S!" Rachel cries out at the toll both. Nikita walks closer and Rachel turns to Nikita.

"We are going to miss our gig, Nikita.... This is our lead singer." Rachel says and the male looks at Nikita. Nikita pulls her hair out of the ponytail and shakes it out.

"Miss it? My brother was going to finally see me perform!" Nikita says and the gate is instantly opened. Nikita pulls out her wallet and the man shakes his head.

"The trip is on me. Hope your brother likes your performance." The man says and Nikita smiles and waves. She sits down as far away from the box she can. She looks at the city and watches it descend with her.

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

(the places are real.. the legends I am going to say are not. I am sorry if I totally mess them up.. but working on limited knowledge)

The tour bus rumbled into the ghost town in Ontario. Nikita leans over Michael' s body to look out the window at the abandoned town. Nikita sits back down as Rachel smiles at her. Nikita leans into Michael and then looks to the tour guide.

Patrick was the tour guides name, and he was only in his early thirties. He was so nice during the bus ride, that Michael and Nikita slowly learned about him. He was currently writing a book about ghost town in North America. He had a smile that made him perfect for this type of job to supplement his income.

"This town was known as Depot Harbour. It sits on the Georgian Bay. It use to be a huge harbor for the area. It 1896 it was founded and quickly 12 city blocks formed." Patrick says as the supply van pulls up to the side of the bus.

"As you can see from here.. there are three churches in the town that only had around one hundred and ten houses in it. In 1923, an ice flow destroyed the railroad, and thus, the town just effectively died." Patrick says as the door opens and Rachel walks out to walk around it.

"There are many various ghost stories associated with any town like this. There is one house that you can hear a baby crying in." Patrick tells Michael and Nikita as the bus of eager college students empty out. There are two more buses behind the first bus. Nikita steps out and looks around.

"We gave them all packets and maps. They will want to explore as we get dinner ready. They can sleep in any of the houses or even the churches. Not many brave the churches." Patrick says as Michael holds onto Nikita.

Michael starts to walk around the outside of the ghost town. Nikita looks around and then to Michael.

"There aren' t locals." Nikita says and Michael nods his head. He hands the packet to Nikita.

"You saw the rules of the tour. If you miss your bus, you are left behind. No one waits... and that is how they lose the students." Michael says and Nikita nods her head and looks around the area.

"Do we have any operatives on the tour?" Nikita asks and Michael shakes his head no.

"HEY! Why don' t I take you two a house that we found evidence was a dress store." Patrick calls out from behind them. Michael looks and nods his head.

"How do you know that it was a dress store?" Nikita asks and Patrick laughs.

"They seem to have left a wedding dress before they left. Don' t ask me why.. but the assumption is not a pleasant one... Almost symbolic that the town was married to death!" Patrick explains and Nikita looks at Michael.

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

Nikita walks around the corner with Michael. They had just receive the signal to go back to the house they were staying as a group in.

Michael and Nikita enter and find the person they decided to kill, already dead. Rachel looks up and with blood on her mouth and lips she smiles. Nikita looks to her and nods her head. Rachel leans down and continues her feast.

****

"Michael... I almost lost it in there last night..." Nikita tells Michael as they walk around a rest area on the way to the next town. Rachel and Lana had an entire ritual that Michael and Nikita had to participate in last night. Nikita had the to cut off the right leg, and place it in the fire.

Nikita all most threw up when she watched Michael lick the dead man' s blood from Rachel' s hand and then kiss Nikita' s neck. The image now didn' t allow Nikita to eat anything. She just couldn' t get pass the grossness of what they had to do.

"Nikita, you did fine... tonight.. it will be harder." Michael says softly as he kisses her ear. Nikita looks and drops her head to his shoulder.

"What if we get there late?" Nikita asks softly. She didn' t want to be involved with this again. She just knew she could not handle it.

"They would probably have to postpone." Michael says and Nikita raises an eyebrow.

****

"Sorry.. but everyone will stay in this church tonight since we got in late." Patrick says as he holds a flashlight and directs the students inside.

"Wow.. amazing what a flat tire does to a group of college students." Michael comments to Nikita and she nods her head.

"So.... let me tell you more about this town, since only you two care." Patrick says as Michael and Nikita set down their bags near Patrick' s stuff.

"This town is Val-Jalbert?" Nikita asks and Patrick nods his head. He sits down on his bags and a few interested college students surround the little group.

"Val-Jalbert, Quebec, was formed in the 1900' s by Damase Jalbert. He built the paper mill in the hills of the Ouiatchauan Falls. Over the years, it grew to a town with 88 houses. Now, that number seems to be significant." Patrick says slowly and Nikita leans her head down on Michael' s lap.

"How?" Lana asks and Michael only barely notices her.

"When we studied the town... there were no eights found anywhere. In the years that past as the town died, the houses were torn down and things like that. In the 1960' s the last 55 buildings were saved." Patrick says and Michael wets his lips.

"And ghost stories?" Michael asks and Patrick nods his head.

"This town has relatively few in comparison to some others. There of course a baby crying, and for some reason , this church seems to be free from the ghosts." Patrick says and slowly the group decides to go to sleep.

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

"This town might be one of the most disturbing that we will visit." Patrick says as the bus starts down an unpaved street. Nikita looks out the window and sees nothing but trees.

"It is called Grosse Ile, and it' s main purpose in the 19th century was as a quarantined area." Patrick says and Nikita stares at Michael. She drops her head onto his shoulder. Michael looks over at Rachel and she smiles at Rachel.

"It was during the 19th century that overcrowded boats from the British Isles were on the way here, and most often there was an outbreak of typhus." Patrick says and Nikita looks out and sees a battered stone house and then looks to the other side of the street and sees an old hospital.

"Over 5,000 people died here, and no one wanted to stay. It is now a National Historic Park, and we have gained permission to stay over night." Patrick says as the bus is brought to a halt.

"I want to go to the hospital!" Rachel says as she pulls out her camera and runs off down the street. Nikita looks at Michael and then wraps her arm around him.

"Michael... Nikita... if I can speak to you for a moment." Patrick says and they both stay on the bus.

"Sorry... I guess we' ll meet up tonight somewhere... that first house looked like a good place." Lana says as she walks down the stairs of the bus and Nikita sits back onto the bus.

"The churches will probably be a hot area tonight. There are a lot of sexual rumors about the churches here." Patrick says and Nikita smiles at Michael.

"We will probably have to make a round list then.. there are a lot of couples on this trip." Michael says and Patrick heartily laughs.

"Well, that house that Lana was talking about. I wouldn' t go there." Patrick says and Nikita looks to Michael.

"Why is that?" Michael asks and Patrick looks to his hands.

"Supposively, that was were the undertaker lived. No one never died in that house until after this place was a ghost town. A lot of murders in the area dump the bodies there. Not a very safe house in my book." Patrick says and Nikita nods her head.

"So, this is what you wanted to talk to us about?" Nikita asks and Patrick shakes his head and steps out of the bus. He checks in with the other tour guides and walks back to Michael and Nikita.

"From what I have seen of you two... you two are the realest couple here... I don' t think most of the others will stay together.. but you two... It seems like you have been together longer than just a year." Patrick says and Nikita smiles.

"We were childhood friends." Nikita says and Patrick smiles.

"Well, you two must have had a crush on each other for a long while. You just are so different than the college kids that come on this tour.... that is why I have something to show you while you are here." Patrick says and he turns to start to walk.

Nikita looks to Michael and looks to Patrick.

"Where are we going?" Nikita asks and Patrick just continues to walk. Michael shrugs his shoulders and follows.

***********

The huge stone pillar rose up next to the lake beach and Nikita held Michael tightly as Patrick crossed around the pillar and waited for Michael and Nikita to do the same.

It was a huge Celtic cross, that bared the decades of bad weather and still reflected back the sunlight that hit it' s stone. Nikita looks at it and can only see it and feel Michael. That is all that she can concentrate on and the same is true with Michael.

"There is a great legend about this cross. That when two soul mates kiss by it for a minute, their love will grow stronger. If they kiss for two, that their love will never end. And for five minutes, that they will receive and enjoy a life together and with family." Patrick says and Nikita looks to Michael with tears in her eyes.

"It is even more special tonight." Patrick says softly and Michael only looks at him before looking down at Nikita.

"It is said, that a couple that kiss while standing near the cross on a full moon... that their souls will mesh into one soul for eternity." Patrick says softly and he slowly moves away.

Nikita sits down on the rock base and so does Michael. They look up to the glistening sky, watching the vivid pinks and oranges fade into the violets and navy blues. Neither of them speak as their arms hold each other tightly and Nikita allows a few tears cross her cheeks.

"Sometimes I feel like I' m on a merry-a-go-round that never stops... until you hold me." Nikita says emotionally and Michael looks down to her blonde hair and sighs as he kisses her forehead.

"Nikita... I love you... and I want to do anything that will make you happy..." Michael says and Nikita smiles back.

"Sometimes I ask, why us? Why do all the bad things happen to us?" Nikita says softly, and Michael knows she has an answer already in her mind.

"Because those things only make us stronger in the long run." Michael says softly and Nikita smiles.

"Makes us better people... makes us better for each other." Nikita comments and Nikita stares into Michael' s eyes.

It is a slow move of their heads towards each other. Some invisible force that wraps itself around their heads and pulls their wet lips towards one and another. Some force stronger than the gravity and the love between the two. The stars light up the night and the moon shines fully down on the two lovers meant to be together as their lips sizzle together, as they become one, as they had so many times before.

All the worries of Nikita' s wash away with the brush of Michael' s soft lips against hers as his hands run down her lower back to comfortable hold her in his arms as their tongues softly tango inside the giant ballroom of their hot mouths.

Michael becomes lost in the woman he loves with his entire being, and he knows that it is for Nikita that he does everything for in the world. He lifts his head as Nikita' s hands nestle around his belt line and tickle lightly. Their tongues twist around one another slowly and smoothly. Time has no meaning to the two.

Slowly, the two pull away from the magical embrace and stare up to the sky. A small shooting star crosses the sky and Nikita sighs softly.

"Everything will work out." They say together as the look into their glowing eyes and into their shared souls.

Nikita touches the rock and can only hope that the rock and it' s magical powers that be, can give her the one thing in her life left that she wants. Michael' s baby.

Nikita stands up and wraps her arms around Michael as they slowly walk the dark path back to the town. Nikita looks back and the moon shimmers off of the water and hits the rock. Nikita looks at it and feels at peace. She knows that in time, everything will be where she wants it to be.

*

The church that Michael and Nikita approached was filled with a few candles and nothing much more. The full moon behind them cast large shadows down on the church and Nikita pushed opened the door.

Nikita' s heart dropped as she stared at the subdued body on the floor. She stared at the young man as she walked closer and closer. Rachel stood and smiled at Nikita.

"We always take someone that the new ones have taken too." Rachel says as she looks down and smiles at Patrick. Nikita looks at him and then looks to Rachel.

"I can understand why." Nikita says as she bends down and caresses his hair softly. Patrick' s eyes look at Nikita and she moves away.

"Why don' t you kill him, Nikita? I like your technique." Rachel says and Nikita takes her hands to Patrick' s ears.

"I am honored to be your victim, Nikita." Patrick says and Nikita feels Michael' s breathing slowly down, as if helping her to calm down. Nikita knew what would happen to Nikita, she could only hope that she would be given the chance to make his death mean something.

"You are special Nikita. The full moon graces your soul." Patrick says as Nikita tightens her grip around his head.

"I will make this..." Nikita says and quickly snaps the young man' s neck. " Painless." Nikita says as she looks up to Rachel who is holding a knife to her.

"Now, cut his throat so I can see his blood." Rachel says. Nikita pulls Patrick' s head back and slices the throat open, and the blood oozes out slowly. Nikita pulls the bloody knife away and Rachel smiles.

"Clean the knife Nikita." Rachel says and Nikita nods her head.

Nikita takes her two fingers and slowly run them up the sides of the knife to clean the blood from them. Nikita notices Rachel and Lana staring at her. Nikita slowly takes the two fingers and places them in her mouth so she can suck the blood off of the finger tips.

"Sweet, isn' t it?" Rachel asks and Nikita closes her eyes and makes a motion like panting while finishing cleaning each finger.

Nikita inside, can barely maintain her control. She feels her stomach flipping over and over again, that she has to concentrate on not allow it to win. Nikita can feel a numbness as the speckles of blood run down the throat on their way down to the stomach.

Rachel bends down and starts to suck at the wound. She turns to Bo and heartily kisses him. Rachel turns, with blood smeared over her chin at Nikita.

"Your turn." Rachel says and Nikita slowly gets down on her knees. She tries not to notice the handsome face that use to shine with a brilliant smile. She tries to forget how intelligent he was. She would not make his death go unnoticed.

Nikita bends and slowly lets her tongue flutter across the gash, until Lana pushes her mouth hard onto the wound. Nikita sucks and holds back her tears.

"Kiss Michael..." Rachel says and Nikita stands up and meshes her bloody lips against Michael' s clean lips. He takes her body tightly in his arms and kisses her hard. Nikita tries to forget the stinging sensation of someone' s blood in her mouth. She tries to stop thinking about poor Patrick laying on the floor. She tries to forget the blood that has trickled down her throat and into her stomach. She pushes her stomach back down, praying that she gets to leave soon.

Nikita notices movement out the corner of her eye. She looks to find Bo picking up Patrick.

"Where are you going?" Nikita questions and Rachel smiles at the image of the blood smeared down Nikita' s chin and dripping down her neck. Some has even gotten smudged onto her cheeks.

"You and Michael can enjoy the church tonight... we are going to have more fun with our friend Patrick here." Rachel says as Bo opens the door and exits into the night.

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

The reaction occurred as soon as the old door shut, and Rachel, Bo, and Lana took the dead body of Patrick away with them. Nikita rushed to the corner and bent over.

There was an old bucket there, but it would not have mattered as Nikita' s stomach quickly purged itself of the contents that were there. Nikita' s arms unsteadily pushed against the wall as her world began to swirl. Tears ran down her face, and it was not long before a second rush came to the surface.

Michael walked over to his bag and pulled out a bottle of water. He quickly washed his mouth off and his lips, allowing Nikita sometime before he tended to her. He had not realized how unsteady she was.

"Michael.... help.." Nikita weakly calls out as her world continues to swirl, and each movement of her head upward brings the swirl to a faster speed. Michael sees Nikita' s circling body and pulls a chair to her and helps her sit down.

"Look at me, Nikita..." Michael says softly as he helps to raise her head. He takes a rag and starts to remove the blood from her face and her chin. He allows Nikita to take a few sips of water from the bottle.

"I don' t know what happened, Michael... I just.." Nikita says and Michael squats down next to her and rubs her shoulder.

"You' ve seen enough blood, Nikita. More than most operatives will ever.... What Stephen did was not that long ago." Michael says softly as he knew that Nikita' s mind still carried images of the bodies that she had poured hours at looking at.

"I hated... I felt it invade my body..." Nikita cries out and Michael stands up. He walks to the door and makes sure to turn on the tape so that the others will think they were performing as they were expected to do.

Michael looks out the window and sees the light in the house that they had indicated that they were staying in. Michael wasn' t going to admit it, but he was shaken by the decision that it was Patrick, but was shaken more about his words to Nikita.

Nikita starts to cry and she felt the surge to purge again run up her throat and she bent over and allowed the horrible bodily function occur. She grabbed at the bucket and did not intend on stopping. She leaned over, afraid that sitting up will just bring another episode on.

Michael watches for several minutes and finally pulls Nikita' s head up sharply. He holds her softly in his arms and then hands her the bottle of water. She drinks some and then leans her head back.

"This has to stop..." Nikita says and Michael nods his head.

"It will soon be over... we can access the computer once you..." Michael says and Nikita violently shakes her head.

"This has to stop... TONIGHT!" Nikita says and Michael moves to look into her eyes. The movement only confirmed on Nikita' s stand. She was not going to wait, and she was going to do something with or without Michael.

"What are you planning on?" Michael asks softly. Nikita slowly stands up and fights a wave of dizziness and walks to her bag.

"Walter packed me some goodies..." Nikita says slowly, as she starts to explain the plan. Patrick' s real murders were not going to get away with it this time.

**********

Rachel lifts her head and looks around the room. She looks to Lana and stares at her.

"Did you hear that?" Rachel asks and Lana lifts her head. She looks around and shakes her head no. Rachel bites her lips.

"Paaaaatrick....." a moaning comes from the ground and Rachel stands up and Lana lifts her head.

"YOU HEARD IT!" Rachel yells as she points to Lana.

"I think it was the wind." Lana says as her body starts to shake.

"Paaaattrrrick.... comme hoooommmeee..." the moaning says and Lana now stands up.

"What is going on?" Lana asks firmly.

***

Nikita raises her hand and Michael steps on several branches. They watch at candles are being burned brightly in the house. Nikita looks at Michael as he circles down and pulls up the other device that Walter gave Nikita.

"Patrick..... come to me..." Nikita says into the microphone and there are screams from inside the house. Nikita watches as the girls exit the house and start running with the guys not far behind. Nikita picks up the next device and nods her head to Michael.

***

"Stop." A voice firmly says from above, and Rachel slowly looks up to see the hovering white mass above their heads. Rachel and Lana can' t find their voice to scream.

"Oh god.. we are in a fire ring!" Lana screams out as she notices the rocks around them. Rachel stares and looks at Lana.

"You killed my Patrick." The image from above accuses the bunch below.

"God... get all the metal out of your pockets.. now!" Rachel screams as she starts throwing change out of her pockets.

Nikita had made sure to brief the girls on what Nikita called the hellring. It was a round circle with a white ghost above it. The metal would start to burn, and had to be left in the circle.

"I want my Patrick..." The ghost says and Rachel lifts the key from her pocket and drops it to the ground.

"RUN!" Rachel commands, and they sprint towards the other end of town.

Nikita jumps out of the bushes and grabs the key. Michael pulls down the imaging machine from the tree and walks to Nikita.

"I contacted Birkoff.. there should be a van about a mile from here." Nikita says and they quickly head away. They needed to get to the computer. Nikita starts to run into trees when she stops.

Nikita turns and runs to the doorway. In their quickness, they left Patrick' s arm in the doorway. Nikita pulls it out and moves it to the circle.

"I am so sorry, Patrick. Thank you." Nikita says and now she dashes into the woods. The authorities will find the others for them.

**********

The door to the black van opens and Nikita jumps inside to its warmth and sits down. She holds her head slightly as Michael hands the key over to the two operatives that were waiting in the van. Michael slides in next the computer and starts to type quickly. He wanted to make reports quickly and also sent the local police out to find Patrick' s body.

Michael looks at Nikita asks he types. She looks horrible, and he could not conjure up exactly what she was feeling. Michael knew that the serial murders would scar her for life, but this was hard on her.

HOW IS NIKITA?

Michael looks at the screen and smiles. Birkoff worrying about Nikita. He types that she was a little shook up but fine. Michael picks up the comm unit and listens to Birkoff for a few moments.

Nikita sits still as the van bounces on the unpaved road. She feels her stomach flip and she moves to the back of the van and pulls out the pan and throws up again. She holds on as the van bounces around and until Michael' s hands touch her shoulders.

"It' s ok... psychological response.. that' s all." Michael says as he helps Nikita sit down. He lays her head down on his shoulder and strokes her softly. She needed no more encouragement to fall asleep.

***

"Nikita.." Michael says softly as the van stops and Nikita blinks her eyes.

"We back to the campus?" Nikita asks and Michael shakes his head.

"We are back to Headquarters. We are needed for a mission." Michael says and Nikita stares at him.

"I slept the entire way?" Nikita asks and Michael nods his head. He had even drifted off.

"Yes.... We didn' t get much sleep in the dorms... And let' s face it... you have the flu almost the entire time!" Michael says and Nikita smiles.

"I will never hate Headquarters again. DORMS SUCK!" Nikita says as she stands up and stretches her arms.

"So.... what is this mission about?" Nikita asks and Michael frowns.

"Get your running shoes on." Michael says as the van opens and they walk slowly out. No rest this time either.

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