She had only told him the basics of the mission, mostly the results of winning the day.

“I’ve been through worse,” Dodging her brother’s strike, Nikita shrugged.

Yet he was striving to move forwards- somewhat, “Alex told me about you and Amanda on the op.” Sean was somewhat guilty for the same thing. Nikita mentioned returning to her home and family a lot for someone who wouldn’t allow the family she had already reunited with see who she had become. The two couldn’t keep dancing around subjects and making fun of one another. But really, they simply weren’t certain how to start talking. They could use the excuse that they were focusing and trying to gage the other’s abilities. Together, the siblings moved furniture, set up the mat, and began to spar. What better time to do that than the present, “How ‘bout sparring?” Her brother kept saying he wanted the chance to truly kick her ass. But she needed to be a bit more active to fight off her terror. Sean referencing how they used to spend their Saturday mornings as kids absolutely helped. She needed a distraction from thinking about the nightmare that had woken her. Although she usually glared or snapped whenever her meditation or moments alone with her boyfriend were interrupted, she didn’t mind it that time. No matter the time or place, someone in that crowded safehouse was bound to ruin a moment of peace and quiet. Do you wanna watch Power Rangers or cartoons?” So when he found her sitting on the couch early one morning, he took the chance to get her to talk, “So. He and Nikita still had so many things to discuss. Those weren’t the sisters he was concerned about, though. And Sean caught up on some of his Seal duties he had missed when he was gone. Michael and Nikita focused on making up for lost time as a couple, as well as talking about the more damaging things that had occurred. Alex went to visit her mom in Greece and help her start her new life. Birkhoff worked on improving Shadownet, taking some things he had learned from battling Sonya. Ryan remained in his safehouse while he continued to gather information. Taking the time to relax after all that drama, the team more or less did their own things. They had proved how strong they were she had proved how strong she was. She was proud of her team and all they had done.

She wasn’t silent because she was upset, however. Michael reminded Nikita of all the great things they had accomplished when he found her sitting by the window, staring out into the ocean. The heroes could get their pardons from Madeline Pierce. But the most important win was that Amanda was on the run. Katya was finally safe, as was the team for the moment. A good man was in power at Zetrov, completing Alex’s need for revenge and continuing her father’s legacy.

Taken by Nikita King