Nikita watched Michael walk down the hall towards his office. She was concerned and decided she must talk to Walter first…"Walter…something's wrong with Michael"

"What's up Sugar?" he asked.

"I don't know…you know he doesn't talk much, but last night he was rambling on for hours."

"About what?" Walter asked, obviously in shock that their Michael could ever be described as one who rambled….

"He has been having dreams….not his usual nightmares…something entirely different. He went on and on about how these dreams seemed so real…he can't shake them even during his waking hours." Nikita said with genuine concern.

"Ok Sugar…have a seat and fill me in on what these dreams are about and maybe between the two of us we can help him."

"Well…he keeps talking about being taken hostage…not by Red Cell or any other enemy faction…his captors are women…a group of them…and they are relentless.

"In what way?" Walter asked.

"He gets really confused….he's not sure what is expected of him but he keeps mentioning something about a laundry cart and then a closet….he often is taken to a place called Time Out where there is a constant battle being waged between the women…he's not sure but he thinks he may be the prize….

Walter laughed here…"Oh boy Sugar…don't tell me Michael is upset with these dreams…for me this would be a dream come true.."

"That's just it Walter…they don't feel like dreams to him…often when he wakes up he is physically exhausted…as if he has had quite a work-out…..he keeps mumbling names almost like a mantra….Zzoo, Norma, Lorraine, Enjoue, Deb, Reyna, Lu, Nikita 507, Kate, Taichi, Caro, Red, Heidi, Jigs, Jus, Mej, Susan, Heidi, chelle, PJ, Scoo….. I can't stop him… the names go on and on…Then he gets a glazed look in his eyes and starts rambling about a group of women called Lurkers and starts panicking when he talks about them coming out of this clandestine group one at a time….they want something from him as well…"

"Does he know what it is they want?" Walter asked….

"That's the part he wont tell me….I think he really does know what they expect from him but he wont admit it…He does admit that in his dreams he tries his hardest to please them…even feels he may be successful in completing this task….but then he starts mumbling something about a lap and Zzoo over and over again."

All of a sudden Walter hushes Nikita as he sees Michael coming down the hallway. "Hey Sugar was Michael injured on his last assignment?"

"I don't think so Walter, why do you ask?" As she turns around she sees Michael coming toward them…he is walking a bit strange….

"Maybe riding on the motorcycle doesn't agree with him huh Sugar?"

Nikita looks at Michael….."hmmmm, I wonder…..

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