Sitting in the computer lab, clicking buttons. Any button trying to figure this out.

"30 SECONDS." Birkhoff yelled from the top of the class.

Shit. I started typing away trying to figure out this stupid hacker stuff. Nikita has only ever taught me the basics, nothing like this. Suddenly two more hands joined mine clicking away and I looked to see Thom pushing himself back over to his seat.

"Time's up. Stop. Alex you never launched your exploit, why?" He asked. I looked at him shrugging. "I've never been great with this 'hacker stuff'" I told him. He shook his head.

"I created this program, I even made it look like a video game so all of your idiot minds could understand it." His shouted to the whole class. I stiffled a giggle.

"You think that's funny?"

"Must be the drugs sir, you know how it is with junkies." Jaden sneered from behind me. I turned. "I thought our files were secret." I hissed at her.

"Sir it's my fault, I saw she was having trouble and I gave her the wrong code." Thom told him. What is he doing, trying to get it trouble.

"Shouldn't have given it to her in the first place." Jaden complained from her seat at the back of the class.

"This is pathetic, everyone OUT. GET OUT. Alex stay here. I want you to stay here until you get this. I'll be back in half an hour." He told me before leaving the room.

Looking around I set my eyes back on the computer and clicked a few buttons before bringing up the chat with Nikita.

Alex: Paging Jane Bond...

Nikita: Are you alone?

Alex: Birkhoff thinks I'm an idiot. They all do.

Nikita: Don't underestimate him - And don't screw up too much.

Alex: Or they'll cancel me. I get it.

Nikita: You get me a name yet?

Alex: No. How are you sure it's a protection mission?

Nikita: You said they activated Peters, Heilbrun and Chang. Michael used to call them Huey, Dewy and Louie. Only used them for VIP security. I need to know who the VIP is. And their location.

Alex: Not going to be easy. Still at bottom level access here.

Nikita: Copy that, lay low. I'll find another way.

Alex: No, I can do it.

Nikita: I repeat lay low. Do not blow your cover.

Alex: You don't have to protect me anymore. I have everything under control.

...

Nikita taught me everything I know about weapons. How to asemble, aim etc. So when we were told to put these machine guns together, it was a piece of cake.

"Done." I said taking my blindfold off knowing I had put the weapon together properly.

"Alex, well done. You've handled machine guns before?" She weapons mentor asked. I shook my head.

"Not really." I smirked over towards Jaden.

"Must be the drugs."

"Alex." I turned to see Michael with his hands in his pockets. "Come with me." He told me. Uh Oh.

"What's wrong?" I asked anxiously.

"You've been activated for an op." He told me. I stood up following him to Amanda's office.

"Hi there Alex, sit down. We need to get you ready." She told me. I sat down nervously.

Before I knew it was face was covered in all this cosmetics crap. I felt like a doll.

"Why won't anyone tell me what my mission is?" I asked as she walked over taking a dress from the rack.

"We're only told what we need to know. It's safer that way."

"So you don't even know?" I asked and she smiled.

"Being activated this early is a gift and it's rude the question a gift." She told me holding out the champagne coloured dress. I'm not one for dresses but this one was gorgeous.

...

Michael led me through the lavish hotel. My eyes were roaming all around, taking everything in. It might be awhile before I'm out in the world again. We stopped at a door and entered it. There was an oldish man sitting down watching TV. I strutted in smirking.

"So where's the party?" I asked and he stood up smirking.

"In here." He pointed towards another room behind him.

I turned to Michael and he just looked at me, sort of sympathetically. I walked inside the room as the man shut the door.

He offered me champagne and smiled. "That would be great. Is there some place I could freshen up?" I asked. He pointed towards the bathroom and I smiled but grabbed the phone before making my way inside.

I called Nikita, giving her the details on the operation and it's whereabouts.

"Alex, where are you?"

"I'm with him." I told her. I heard shuffling.

"Get out of there." She growled into the phone.

"I can't." I said before hanging up.

"Alex, champagne is ready." I heard him call through the door. "Be right there." I shouted back.

...

"That is one of the most amazing stories I've ever heard. I mean to come from nothing. Milking cows."

"One cow." He pointed at me.

"One cow!" I emphasised and he let out a loud man cackle.

I finished off the last drop of the champagne in my class before turning back to him.

"Oh lets not talk about me anymore." He placed his hand on my shoulder.

"Ha, more champagne?" I asked holding up my glass. I felt a twisting feeling in my gut. Like butterflies only not out of excitement.

"I think we've had enough don't you?" He asked leaning forward.

I stood up walking towards the windows and pulling the curtains open. I could see Nikita across the way on a rooftop. "Nice view." I told him.

"It is." He walked closer before grabbing onto me.

"Stop." I struggled to get out of his grip.

"Stop?" He swung the back of his hand to collide with my face, knocking me onto the ground. He grabbed my wrist pulling me off the ground but again I struggled.

"Please." I pleaded trying to crawl away. He only laughed looking at me before grabbing at me again.

"Let go of me." He was on top of me but suddenly his heavy weight disappeared. I looked up to see Michael punching him straight in the face. He flew to ground.

I heard gunshots and after that it all went by so quickly. They ran in, they were on the ground. Someone ran in and grabbed the man pulling him out with another kidnapper. My breathing hadn't slowed down and I sat there pushing myself not to burst into tears.

"Are you okay?" Michael shouted from across the room.

"Hell no."

...

"Try to remember." Percy pushed. I groaned internally.

"It all happened so fast." I told him.

"You're trained to think faster." He gritted his teeth in frustration.

"She had two bottles of champagne and he was slapping the hell out of her. She was not ready." Michael told him who was on his feet pacing in my room.

Percy stood up from where he had been sitting beside me. "I want answers, not excuses. Who attacked us. How did they find us and where is he."

"Probably dead by now." Michael mumbled.

"Well let's hope not, for your sake." Percy told him before leaving and shutting the door behind him.

"If you remember anymore, please let me know." Michael said and then he was gone. I didn't even get the chance to thank him for his help today.

...

Alex: One of their masks fell off, blonde hair and green eyes.

Nikita: Good work.

I heard footsteps behind me and turned to see Jaden looking furious. I quickly stood up.

"What are you doing?"

"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm kickin' your ass. Teacher's pet." She grabbed and slammed me into the wall.

In an attempt to get her off I think I only made her more pissed off. I'd never be able to exit the conversation with Nikita. Picking up one the stools I threw it so it completely smashed up the computer. Jaden came at me again and before I knew it agents were pulling us apart.

...

Punch. Groan. Punch. Groan.

Punching bags don't have the same affect as hitting a person.

"Alex." I turned to see Michael walking towards me.

"Hey. I'm glad you're here. We didn't get a chance to talk after the whole safe house thing and I don't know I just wanted to - "

"I think you should hear what I have to say first." He interupted me holding his hand up.

"Okay."

"Percy is disappointed in your behavior, your lack of discipline, your destruction of property and he's given you two weeks to show visible improvement or it's over." He sighed.

"What. Jaden started it she-"

"Jaden is in the same boat. I just wanted to give you a heads up." He nodded his head before turning away, only to turn back to look at me.

"I'm sorry what did you want to say?" He asked.

"I just wanted to thank you for saving my life." He nodded his head before turning for the last time and leaving me alone.