Command - 39
by Dana


Season 1 - 7 times

 Innocent
Operations:
Doesn't matter. Anyone between us and him goes down. I'll contact you from my car. If I'm killed, implement the chain of command. go to the van access tunnel.

 War
Operations:
Will brake in two men cells. Get your specific assignments from Birkoff. We have to locate their command center before they find ours. We're moving to a substation.

Garsha: I need to know the location of Section's 1 new command in control. Where has the Section relocated?

Nikita: It's an abandoned military base. Remote command in control for Section 1 camouflaged as a garbage scum. Go check!

Operations: I'm in command. That's what. Wanna try to relieve me? Go ahead.

Voices
Cop:
Got worked over by a pro. Real commando stuff. Busted nose, bruised abdomen. Looks like he'll be pissing blood for a month.

 Verdict
Birkoff:
Vakul was a small town in the North. 5 years ago while the men were away fighting, women and children were wiped out by commandos  from the opposite side. The men swore vengeance. Their leader was named Zoran Bruner.


Season 2 - 11 times

 Hard Landing
Operations:
No. We'll wait for their exits and we'll pursue on our own set. Hopefully, they'll take their hostage back to their command. That's our target. Birkoff...

Approaching Zero
Birkoff: T
his wasn't a landside orbit satellite after all. It was a military communication satellite. Has a hardwire decryption code to the main command and control lines to the Pentagon.

Operations:
Lieutenant commander, Ronald Arka. We believe that he's the pilot of the sequoia that bombed the freighter. He's been on leave for two weeks. Birkoff connected him to a pay master of the Fifth Order.

 New Regime
Petrosian:
Nikita. Your performance today was superb. Cool, objective, decisive. Exactly what I need for my second in command.

Petrosian: Kronen shoots the Section Commander in plain view. Sykes complains about mission designs, Walter works on unauthorized projects. Section is out of control. It has to stop.

 Mandatory Refusal
Birkoff:
Michael's downlink has been compromised. He must be getting commands from someone else.

 First Mission
Operations:
You will be leading a mission. Asses, plan, prep, field command. It's three years ahead of the usual curb, but it cannot be helped. You will learn as you go. We will give you what help we can, but in the end, you will be judged by the same standards as everyone else.

Nikita:
We have a job that's live in 75 minutes. You've all seen the top maps, we need the right team... Vizcano, pay attention. Vizcano! You cover the southern egress and then take out the driver. Mentz, Taylor; delay, engage on command.

 Not Was
Operations:
Nikita. In case you have forgotten, this is a military organization. There is a chain of command and a protocol to speaking to superiors. I will accept a certain leeway from time to time when emotions run high, but not always.

 Fuzzy Logic
Operations:
We have, but the same techniques can be used on others. In the meantime, Birkoff has exacted the location from the group's last encoded command set. work up an approach strategy.

 Last Night
Birkoff:
Yes. Michael, you're outside the command center?


Season 3 - 10 times

 Looking For Michael
Nikita:
So give me a command.

Slipping Into Darkness
Michael:
I'm relieving you of your duties, and assuming command of the Section. Take both of them away. If anyone here disagrees with what I've done today, feel free to come and see me.

Michael: Oversight. I want them to approve your transition to my second in command.

Philo: That's about to change. Now that you're in command, you and I will be partners.

 Third Party Ripoff
McDaniel:
Davenport, what is the chain of command?

 All Good Things
Operations:
Madeline is very capable, but she feels, and I agree, that her strongest role lies in providing objective counsel to the person in charge. You. You've run the shop on occasion, for several hours at a time, but this time it's different. There'll be a formal change of command. You'll have full operational authority; in the event of a crisis, I won't be available.

Operations: That's right. Minimize losses, then move on to other things. If we push harder, we risk disaster. In another year, things might be different, but not now. Come. Walk with me. Madeline can get you up to speed on everything else. Her advice is invaluable, but the final decision is yours. Mistakes are inevitable; don't let them bother you. Learn and move on. You have command.

Michael:
I have command.

Michael: You have command.

Operations: I have command.


Season 4 - 16 times

 He Came From Four
Mick:
I hear Section is still looking for its misplaced command clone?

Mick: Which part you mean? The smooth pilfering that went down or the part about the command program written by Oversight? Yeah, I know about that. It was on its way to Section One when it disappeared. Word has it that it?s supposed to take over should one of Section`s big cheeses get taken out of play.

Operations:
Yes, she has a name. Janis Strait. He's planning on using the command clone to leverage his way up the ranks of Red Cell.

Madeline: And the command clone?

Madeline: This is your last opportunity. Where is the command clone?

Jerome: There never was any c-clone test. I was the test. It should have been me you were worried about. Not some command program. On behalf of George, we thank you. Until we meet again.

 Time To Be Heroes
Nikita:
This is Comm. It’s similar to what we have at Section. We use this area for tactical command.

 Hell Hath No Fury
Birkoff:
I’ve narrowed down the 3 most likely routes of communication between Red Cell command and Leon. If we can intercept a gene coded communique marked for Leon.

 Line In The Sand
Birkoff:
Yeah and now I’m wondering why he didn’t. What if I overlooked something? I’m about to deploy on the single most important mission Section has ever moved on and I can’t give the command.

Michael: We detected residual thermal in the Cardinal’s war room. He sent a tactical command minutes before we got there.

Madeline: We can trust the command that went out. It had his tactical signature.

Operations: In less than one hour, Section 1 will be forcefully relieved of its authority by Oversight. Do not resist. Effective immediately, I am relinquishing command. There will be inquiries. There will be a purge. Anyone closely associated to my leadership will be tainted. Profess your loyalty to George and you might survive. Thank you for your efforts on my behalf.

Birkoff: What channel is he on? Comm command online. Perimeter looks good. Davenport...

Abort, Fail, Retry, Terminate

Birkoff:
My feelings are of no consequence. We need to complete the personnel scan. You can access database files for complete details. I'll give you the prelim. Operations, he runs Section One. Level 9 accountable only to Oversight. Madeline. Also Level 9, 2nd in command. Chief Tactician. Psychologist. Michael. Field Operative, Team Leader, Level 5. Most likely to succeed Operations. Nikita, Field Operative, Level 2, Most likely due for a promotion.

 Sleeping With The Enemy
Operations:
The Director has agreed to the truce. To secure it we'll exchange an upper level team member. Quinn? Satin Tate. An expert profiler graduated Georgetown University at 16. She applied to the CIA and was hired due to her exemplary academic record. At 19 she became a free agent the joined Red Cell a year later. In less than 3 years she worked her way to 2nd in command. She'll be with us for 48 hours.

Quinn: You relayed a command code without a security seal?


Season 5 - 6 times

 Deja Vu All Over Again
Operations:
Am I in command or is she?

Jones: You are in operational command, as always. In certain matters of internal policy, Nikita has a degree of independence. Now in the meantime, what I suggest is that you both listen to recordings of the Mikado, or Pirates of Penzance. Gilbert and Sullivan. They hated each other, but they made beautiful music together. And so will you.

In Through The Out Door

Operations:
O'Brien. In Nikita’s absence, you’ll assume field command. I’ll assign a floater to take your spot.

 The Evil That Men Do
Operations:
She should be here prepping for Zagreb! How am I supposed to maintain chain of command if she doesn`t have to obey my orders!

Graff: All right, notify the commander, transmit target data and go hot in 30 seconds.

 A Time For Every Purpose
Haled: 
I have to go back to the Collective to assume command. When that’s settled, I’ll deliver the boy.

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