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Date Posted: 08:45:57 05/10/08 Sat
Author: taurus2124
Author Host/IP: CPE-124-188-6-134.nsw.bigpond.net.au / 124.188.6.134
Subject: Chapter 163
In reply to: taurus2124 's message, "The Rising Dragons continued ...." on 08:39:51 05/10/08 Sat

Chapter 163

Michael had a conundrum to solve and the quicker he did so the better. Nikita had been missing now for nearly 48hours and although she had left him a clue as to who may be involved in her kidnapping ... he seemed to be wasting precious time criss-crossing Hong Kong in search of leads for her kidnappers. He wished he could have been more expeditious, for if he had, Nikita would now be safe with him. But that was not to be. She�d been transferred from her first place of incarceration to somewhere he didn't know and couldn't discover ... but he would.

Certain that Karen Ho would provide the crucial lead as to where the triad was holding Nikita, Michael once again sped off back to Hong Kong. This time however, he would get the answers he wanted. This time she would have no option other than to tell him. He would accept nothing less.

He�d never trusted Karen or her boyfriend and now they would face the cold operative that he was. Whether Karen or Steven gave him the information about Nikita�s whereabouts voluntarily or not ... it was of no consequence to him, but they would tell him what he wanted to know. How they did so was the decision they would need to make. He would have no compunction as to how he dealt with them. They meant nothing to him ... but Nikita meant everything and he would do whatever was in his power to find out where she was being held captive.

Without the resources of Section One, Michael�s task was made that much harder, but he would prevail ... he would find her and those that held her captive would pay the price. His suspicions would be verified about Nikita�s neighbour and she and her kind would suffer the consequences of their actions and deception.

The thought of Nikita suffering at the hands of this ruthless triad was anthemia to him, but what worried Michael the most was that he had no control over what happened to her. Therefore expediency was so crucial. The longer she remained incarcerated the greater the risk to Nikita�s safety. So far he was no closer to finding where she was being held captive although he felt buoyed by the clue Nikita had managed to leave for him. Karen Ho knew something ... she probably knew much more than he even realised ... and she would divulge what she knew to him or die. Karen had no significance to him whatsoever ... she was a target... nothing more, nothing less. Her life for Nikita�s life was, in his mind, a fair exchange. She would tell him what he needed to know or better still ... take him to where the triad was holding Nikita. Whatever choice she made was irrelevant. There was no way it would end well for Karen ... her fate was sealed.

Hoping that Nikita was still alive was keeping Michael going ... if she had met her demise he didn�t know what he would do. He hadn't realized how deeply Nikita affected him, how her spirit lifted him up, or how her laughter warmed the recesses of his heart. Michael ached. He was worried for Nikita�s safety and he felt powerless as he was no closer to finding her. He was struggling to remain focused, but that is just what he needed to be. Nikita was depending on him. She needed him to find her and he would with or without Section�s help.

Michael had thought about contacting Birkoff but had decided against that. However, if this lead didn�t pan out he would reassess the situation. Despite his orders from Operations, Michael knew that he could enter and leave Section without detection if he came up cold with a lead. But at the present time he felt confident that he was on the right track and that Karen Ho would provide the answers he was seeking. His sole purpose was focused on finding Nikita before the triad had no further use of her. He knew Nikita was strong but ... how long could she endure being tortured? This very thought brought bile to his throat. Michael swallowed the rancid liquid forcing it back to the depths of his stomach.

He refused to acknowledge the muses in his head. He had scarcely slept and he�d eaten only when he could no longer ignore the demands of his body. Michael knew there was little chance of getting any rest before confronting Karen Ho and Steven Ma ... but that was not a problem unless there was some hold-up to finding the targets. He�d make that decision when and if he needed to. He had functioned for days without respite and would rest only when Nikita was safe and sound. Putting these thoughts to the back of his mind, Michael had clear and precise objectives. Nothing would stand in his way of executing them. Failure was not an option. It never was and never would be. He depressed the accelerator a little harder breaking all speed limits in his haste to return to Hong Kong to find Karen Ho and her accomplice.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Andy Koo was deep in thought as he watched their prisoner sleep in the darkness.

Was this woman really associated with the deaths of senior triad members over the past months or did they have the wrong person? If she was ... Nikita would pay the price, but if not then they would need to cast the net further to find out whoever was responsible. It didn�t really matter one way or the other though. Nikita was damned. She would never leave here alive. There was no way that she could possibly live especially now after all that she had seen and heard.

Leaning back in his chair Andy reread the reports from Eddie and Robert about both Nikita and her companion. Karen had been explicit in her observations of Nikita�s so called �brother� and had relayed all the information she had on Michael Samuelle. But they were none the wiser as to his role in the turmoil that had befallen the triad other than he was her lover. Eddie on the other hand had been asked to give him something he could use next time. He�d come up trumps and had managed to find some information about the covert Section One. His report specified that Section One was the most clandestine organisation on the planet whose job was to bring down the criminals and terrorists that no one else could get.

Andy gave a chuckle at their profile and pondered this information. Suddenly it all began to make sense. Had it not been for Simon Leung finding Nikita�s dropped revolver, then they would not have known of her affiliation to Section One. Andy had heard of it but this was the first time that the triad had come in contact with anyone associated with Section.

So ... this was the organisation that Nikita was a members of. Was her companion also a member? If so, it would explain such a lot, but they would fail in their mission. There was no way that these two people could bring down the might of the Rising Dragons ... the triad was invincible especially here in Hong Kong.

Nikita Wirth was an enigma and this Michael was more so. Michael Samuelle didn�t seem to exist which gave more credence to the fact that he was Section material ... ghosts that moved among people but who were �dead� to the real world. He certainly fitted the mould. There was only one thing Andy could think of that would prove if they were both working for Section One and that was to flush out her companion. Karen had alluded to this Michael�s conduct around her and Steven as if the man was always sizing them up but in turn giving nothing away of himself. Andy knew that he must mean something to Nikita for she was too evasive and guarded when his name was mentioned. Was he her weakness and vice versa? If so it was something he could exploit.

It was time to find out.

Andy activated the surveillance speakers and snapped the light switches on in Nikita�s room. Glaring white light flooded the room and shone on her beleaguered face. Her body jerked as she woke abruptly. Unable to focus because of the brightness, she automatically raised her arm to shield her face from the glare. Nikita then gingerly sat up on the bed and lowered her head slightly. Through her closed eyelids she felt the light searing its way through her light deprived eyes. The glare was unbearable and the white hot rays shone on her face burning the corneas of Nikita�s eye sockets if she so much as opened them even a fraction, so she kept them tightly shut.

�Are the lights too bright for you my dear?�

�No ... they�re just peachy thanks.�

�Good ... I see you haven�t lost your sense of humour.�

It took Nikita a short while to adjust to the light, but she did. She sat up straighter on the bed and waited for what was to come next.

�I told you I would be back.�

�So I noticed.�

�Now ... Let's talk about Michael Samuelle ... shall we Nikita?� Andy Koo remonstrated in a more sinister voice.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

The interrogation had been fruitless yet again. Their hostage never gave an inch and once more Andy had gotten no where with his questioning of Nikita. She would not break and would not be compromised. His frustration was at its zenith. Hence, due to her headstrong behaviour, Nikita left him with only one option. It was time to set his other plan in motion.

He called for Eddie to come and prepare a video transmission.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Play on text from ... Nikita

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