Present Day
Arriving at London's International Airport
Jenna: Don't forget about your promise, Nikita. Don't forget why you are free of those chains.
Nikita: Don't worry, I know...
1 week.
Jenna: And after this war is over, after Ri Zhou falls, I'd like to hear the rest of your story.
Nikita: And you shall.
I'll see you in a week.
*Jenna thinks for a moment*
Jenna: Wait...
Nikita: Yes?
Jenna: I need to ask you something.
Nikita: Hmm?
Jenna: How did you remember everything? Every tiny detail... Did you write it all down or something? Do you have a journal?
Nikita: I have a good memory.
Jenna: No one has that good of a memory.
Nikita: A journal wouldn't do me much good if I couldn't read from it... So what other explanation is there, Jenna? I have a good memory.
Jenna: No one remembers that many details so accurately.
Nikita: Are you asking me if I made up pieces of the story?
Jenna: All I'm saying is no one remembers 20 years of details so well.
Nikita: You're looking a living proof.
Jenna: So, what's the trick? How? You always have a trick.
Nikita: No trick. I have a very good memory.
*Jenna shakes her head*
Jenna: If you were me, would you believe this?
Nikita: No.
Jenna: Exactly...
Nikita: But you don't know the whole story.
Jenna: You're making it very difficult for me to trust you, Nikita.
Nikita: And yet you're letting me take a vacation.
*Jenna sighs*
Jenna: Mhmm...
Nikita: It's because you care.
Fine, I'll tell you. I have a disease.
It allows me to remember an absurd amount of detail from my life.
Jenna: Disease???
Nikita: Hyperthymesia. Look it up. May I get out of the car now? My flight leaves soon.
ðŸ’Jenna: What are the chances he has a disease that causes him to remember things perfectly?
Is this story a lie? Can he honestly lie so well for so long?
And if so, somehow, I didn't spot any holes? Is this real? Does he remember everything perfectly?
Jenna: Please, just tell me... Is everything you said true?
Nikita: Why are you bringing this up now???
*Jenna says nothing*
Nikita: Clearly, it doesn't matter what I tell you, Jenna.
You've already made up your mind.
ðŸ’Jenna: Nikita Volkov...
I hope I'm right about you.
Present Day
2 Days Later - Puerto Cabello
Venezuela, I've finally found you.
Mom, Dad, brother, it's beautiful.
But, I'm so late.
I was too obsessed...
Too hungry for power...
But now it's finally over.
And I can die in peace here.
Goddamn, what a life.
I find myself going back and forth constantly. Revenge? No revenge? Run? Fight? Live? Die?
What do I do, brother?
💀Pavel: You're here. Do you really want to go back to Hong Kong, brother?
You know what's right.
I know...
💀Pavel: Let's take a trip down memory lane.
Past
2006
Nikita: Please pick up...
Please...
Pavel: Hello?
Nikita: Pavel, brother... I'm so sorry, I messed up. I...
Pavel: Nikita! No! No, no, it's my fault! I should have never left you!
I've been looking for you, brother, but it was impossible to find you. I've been trying to find you all this time.
Nikita: I'm so sorry. I should have contacted you earlier. I can't believe it's been over a year.
I'm such an idiot, I'm so sorry, brother. I hope you can forgive me.
Pavel: You aren't an idiot, you aren't the one who left your brother all alone in the Triad...
Nikita: I've done some unspeakable things for this Triad. I wish I could take it all back. I wish I would have listened to you.
Pavel: Don't just yourself too harshly.
Nikita: It's hard not to, but...
Well, where are you now? Where do you live?
Pavel: New York City.
Nikita: What!? The United States??? Really?
Pavel: Yeah, I go back and forth between New York and Puerto Cabello, depending on the year.
Nikita: Venezuela... Wow, you finally made it.
I'm really happy for you, Pavel.
I just wish we could reunite.
Pavel: We'll reunite. Trust me. Oh, and by the way, I go by Paul or Pablo depending on the place.
Nikita: Paul Volkov, hmm, that sounds so...
Pavel: Ha, weird. Yes, I agree.
*Nikita pauses for a brief moment*
*Pavel thinks in silence*
Pavel: I owe you, Niki.
Nikita: What? How?
Pavel: You saved my life.
*Nikita keeps listening*
Pavel: I know that you sacrificed a lot in exchange for my freedom.
The day after we split up, everything clicked. I understood why you did what you did.
You set me free.
It was a hard situation, and you were far braver than I would have been.
I was right when I said difficult choices define us.
You always wanted what was best for us, and so... you took the bullet for me.
I don't know how you did it, but I'm safe. No one is looking for me...
If you ever need my help, I'll be there. Don't worry, I'll always be there.
Nikita: Well, just hearing your voice is so liberating.
So, tell me about Venezuela.
Present Day
💀Pavel: I had a good life, Niki.
Life is just... not fair.
💀Pavel: I don't think life and fair belong in the same sentence.
Sometimes, I think my death was for the better, brother. No assassin lives forever.
How can you say that!?
💀Pavel: We have caused a lot of chaos in this world, brother.
Everyone causes chaos...
💀Pavel: But not chaos like this...
Past
Pavel: Richard, don't forget to activate the EMP on my command.
They might have some technology we aren't prepared for.
Richard Snow: I know, I know. I remember the plan.
Pavel: Good. They'll be in here any moment now...
Present Day
💀Pavel: I couldn't even spare Richard...
Past
2007
*Pavel whispers*
Pavel: They're coming... I can hear them.
*Natalie Steel stares into the eyes of her long lost love*
Natalie: Richard... is that you?
Richard Snow: I...
*Richard doesn't know what to say*
*Natalie trembles in fear*
*Nothing but death surrounds her*
ðŸ’Natalie: Richard... He killed these men. I... can't believe this. How is this possible?
Richard: I just...
ðŸ’Natalie: The scent of iron consumes me.
Nikita: Natalie Steel. It was supposed to be Alex...
ðŸ’Natalie: THERE ARE TWO OF THEM!?
Pavel: All who oppose the Volkovs will fall.
*Pavel stares at Richard's bloody corpse*
Pavel: If Natalie didn't walk through that door, you'd still be alive, Richard.
Alex is at fault. Alex is a coward. He is ruled by fear.
Farewell, Richard.
*Pavel closes Richard's eyes*
Present Day
💀Pavel: We will get what we deserve, brother.
I know I did.
Pavel, where did this all go so horribly wrong?
💀Pavel: It wasn't one single event.
Criminals like us...
Are made. Not born.
I've made so many mistakes.
I gave Ri Zhou everything...
I've given him the most powerful weapons in the world.
💀Pavel: He is powerless without you.
Zaido, Entropy, nanorobotics, some genetic alterations...
💀Pavel: Ri Zhou is only as strong as his sub-tree of incense masters.
Without you as his primary IM, he will rapidly decline.
I never discovered his goal.
💀Pavel: You don't need to.
Why did he need hundreds of billions of USD?
💀Pavel: The rich always want more.
It felt different, it felt like he truly needed it for something.
💀Pavel: You're putting too much thought into this, you're here now.
You're free.
I'll need to stay hidden and live a life on the run.
💀Pavel: It's better than the alternative.
I trust you.
💀Pavel: As you should.
That's a hell of a sunset behind me.
*Nikita stares off into the sunset*
💀Pavel: It's getting late, brother.
Yeah...
💀Pavel: It's about time for decaf coffee.
Still? You know decaf has a tiny bit of caffeine in it, right?
You shouldn't drink it at night.
💀Pavel: Old habits die hard, brother.
They sure do.
💀Pavel: So, are we getting coffee or what?
In memory of you, of course.
Farewell, beautiful beach.
Present Day
20 Minutes Later - Sabores Coffee Shop
Barista: Hi, welcome to Sabores. What can I get for you?
Nikita: A small decaf, please.
Barista: Sure, that will be 10 bolivares, please!
Nikita: I usually got a large, but I suppose this will work.
Barista: Here you go, enjoy.
Nikita: Don't you like how it's drinkable temperature right away?
Pavel: Indeed.
*A young boy notices your ominous presence*
*The young boy stares at you with a wicked grin*
*The young boy pokes his mother's hand*
Young Boy: Momma.
Kids... so innocent.
*The young boy continues watching you drink coffee*
*The mother of the young boy drops her coffee*
*The coffee cup smashes to pieces on the floor*
What the hell??? Wait... Is that...
*The woman stares at you in shock*
Oh, my god... Brother, you didn't tell me about this...