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Kensi, Sam, and Callen landed at Camp Pendleton ten days after the left to help the D.E.A. with the drug case. It took longer than expected because the buyers did a last minute switch, but Eric tracked it to a city in Kansas. While they were gone Granger was executed, and Hetty and Conor Deeks were kidnapped. The three agents didn't know this before they returned from Kansas. Well needless to say, the agents were in for a few surprises upon returning to OPS.
"If we ever do an op with the D.E.A. again, it'll be too soon." Kensi said.
"I thought you liked Talia?" Callen asked.
"Being away from family will always trump bond formed with an outsider, am I wrong Sam?" Kensi asked.
"Not going to argue that." Sam said.
Eric stepped out onto the balcony and let out his trademark whistle getting the agents attention.
"Really, Eric?" Sam asked.
"We just got in." Callen asked.
"There's been a development since you've been gone, Agent Callen." A voice said.
"Boss?" Callen asked.
Gibbs walked out onto the balcony and stared the three agents down, and then head back into Ops. Sam, Callen and Kensi dropped their gear and rushed up to Ops to get the low down on the situation. Upon entering Ops, Director Vance was already on the big screen.
"Director." G said greeting the director.
"Agent Hanna, Agent Callen, and Agent Deeks good to have you back, but there have been a few developments since you have been gone." Director Vance said.
"Okay Director Vance, you have our attention." Kensi said.
"Beale." Gibbs said.
Eric tapped his tablet a couple times and brought up a video. On the video screen were Granger, and Sasha Pellegrino. Sasha had a gun trained on Granger.
"Jon Doe!" Kensi exclaimed.
"His name is Sasha Pellegrino." Director Vance said.
"I'm guessing Sasha and Assistant Director Granger have a history?" Callen asked.
"Had." Director Vance said.
"Had?" Kensi asked.
Gibbs nodded at Eric and he played the video. And then halfway through the video they heard a door open and another player joined the group. Kensi could see the shadow of the new person and saw something that didn't sit well with her. The shadow had a bush of hair on their head.
{Please God; don't let it be true.} Kensi begged.
There was a gasp in the room when the new player entered the room: Special Agents Martin Deeks. Gibbs looked at the three agents and gauged their reactions. Callen was emotionless, but more likely or not hot under the collar. Sam had his doubts that this was a legitimate video. Kensi was on the verge of breaking down.
{Callen will be a handful. Sam seems to be under the impression that this isn't real, and Kensi; well Kensi is ready to breakdown.} Gibbs thought.
Sam had his doubts until he saw Deeks pull out a gun and train it on Granger. Next thing the agents saw was both Sasha and Deeks put three bullets each in the Assistant Director, and then leave the house. Gibbs signaled to Eric to cut the feed. As soon as the feed was over Kensi was in tears. Everybody knew that Granger and Deeks didn't get along, but to see Deeks go off the deep end and execute Granger in cold blood; well that wasn't something they weren't expecting.
"Where was Hetty when this went down?" Callen asked.
"She wasn't in town." Director Vance said.
"Why?" Sam asked.
"The why doesn't matter, and I'm surprised none of you have asked the most pressing question." Director Vance said.
"Why is Special Agent Gibbs?" Sam asked.
"Say it ain't so?!" Callen exclaimed.
"Hetty isn't dead, but she has been abducted." Director Vance said.
"Along with Conor Deeks." Gibbs said.
At the mention of Conor being abducted along with Hetty, Kensi lost it. Kensi burst into tears and ran from the room. Nell put her tablet on the table and chase after Kensi. Sam and Callen both gave Kensi a moment of silence before continuing with the debrief.
"Where does that leave us?" Sam asked.
"Both Agent Deeks and Sasha Pellegrino were seen at a private airstrip where they hijacked the plane, killing everybody there. The plane was bound for Paris, France; halfway over the Atlantic Ocean the planes' G.P.S. was disconnected." Eric said
"How long have they been on the run?" Sam asked.
"Ten days." Gibbs said.
With that Gibbs took his leave to go talk to his female agent.
"As of right now they have been branded traitors of the United States Government. Warrants have been issued for their arrests." Vance said.
"How long is Agent Gibbs going to be in charge?" Callen asked.
"Until Hetty has been recovered." Director Vance said.
With that, Director Vance motioned of camera to cut the feed. Callen and Sam stood in Ops dumbfounded that Deeks had gone off the reservation, but they both knew that this day would come. That their newest agent would go rogue and make a run for it. They just didn't think it would happen so fast, and like this.
"Notice what Vance didn't say?" G asked.
"Of course we'll find her alive." Sam said. "Let's head back to our desk, and leave Kensi to Gibbs."
With that the two partners exited Ops heading for their desk. Two partners said a silent prayer for the fracture Deeks family, and that it would be repaired someday.
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In the armory Kensi was crying, and Nell was just holding her; using her body to shield Kensi from the world. Kensi was oblivious of the surrounding environment, and the fact that Nell had shed tears for her, and her family. No matter how well they knew Deeks and the possibility for him to go off the reservation, it was still hard to swallow. The two friends cried for a while longer until the heard somebody clear their voice. Kensi and Nell turned to see Gibbs at the entrance of the armory.
Nell cleaned herself up, and then exited the armory. Gibbs gave Nell a nod on the way out, and then made his way over to Kensi. Kensi was taking a little long to clean herself up. He knew that this wasn't something that you can get over in an instance, so Gibbs did the next best thing. Gibbs pulled Kensi into a hug and let Kensi cry herself out until she was ready; which she willing accepted Gibbs offer. Gibbs stood there in the armory holding Kensi as she cried herself into nothingness. After a time Gibbs decided to speak.
"I think I understand little bit, not the extent of your predicament, but I understand." Gibbs whispered. "My first marriage ended suddenly when my wife and daughter were killed in a car accident."
After hearing that his wife and daughter were killed Kensi started to cry a little more, but started to sober up. Kensi looked at Gibbs with blood shot eyes and said.
"I'm sorry for your loss."
"Thank you." Gibbs said, fighting back tears of his own. "I make this one promise to you: I will bring your family back you."
Gibbs wipe tears of his own, and wave for Kensi to follow. Gibbs wrapped an arm around Kensi shoulder, and Kensi snuggled into him. Gibbs thought of the age difference between Kelly and Kensi.
{If Kelly was still alive she might be Kensi age, give or take a few years.} Gibbs thought as they exited the armory.
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"Until we have a solid led on Deeks and Sasha, it will be business as usual." Gibbs said as Kensi and him entered the bull pen.
"Eric and Nell will keep everybody apprised of the situation." Sam said.
Sam noticed that Gibbs had his arm around Kensi shoulder as the entered. Kensi took her seat, as Gibbs made his way over to Hetty's desk. Sam saw that it was nearing 11 in the morning, and decided to leave for an early lunch run.
{I just want to see where Kensi head is at.} Sam thought.
"G I'm going to make a lunch run, want anything?" Sam asked.
Sam took Callen's order, and then went and asked Gibbs. As he was returning to the bull pen to grab his keys, Sam motioned for Kensi to follow him; Kensi did so without arguing. She figured that she was going to have Sam and Callen watching her like a hawk until Deeks and Hetty get back. The conversation didn't happen until they were in the Challenger and had left the building.
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"How are you doing?" Sam asked.
"What do you think?" Kensi asked. "How would you feel if Michelle shot her boss and went off the reservation, and your daughter had been kidnapped?"
"Fair enough." Sam said. "But I wouldn't be doing my job as your friend if I didn't ask."
"I appreciate the concern, but Gibbs promised that he would do what he could to bring both Deeks and Conor home." Kensi said.
"Not just Gibbs." Sam said.
"I know that everybody will do what they can, but it still hurts." Kensi said.
"If you need any help, anything at all, all you have to do is ask." Sam said.
"Thank you." Kensi said.
Kensi turned to looking out the window to hide the lone tear that ran down her cheek.
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Deeks and Sasha were walking through the hanger towards the waiting plane. Just as they were about to board the plane they heard a voice.
"Agent Deeks!"
Deeks turned and saw the man running towards him.
"Yes Agent Simmons." Deeks said.
"This just in from Washington, sir." Agent Simmons said handing Deeks the written transcript of the communique.
Deeks looked it over, and then signaled for the group to gear and board the plane. As the group was boarding, Deeks was giving the pilots the coordinates for the drop point. Just as the last man boarded and the plane door was shut, Deeks was exiting the cockpit and stopped Sasha.
"Drop point is twenty minutes out."
"How good is the intel?" Sasha asked.
"According to Washington, the C.I.A. has been scoping this place out for three months. From orbital scans it looks like a depot." Deeks said.
"The C.I.A.?" Sasha asked.
"If we can take this man down one point at a time, fine by me. I don't care where the Intel comes from. Hey ever heard if a Dante Williams?" Deeks asked.
"Not off the top of my head, but I can have Tanner run him." Sasha said.
"Good. Before we left I had Eric run him, but he hasn't turned anything up yet." Deeks said.
With that conversation being over Sasha went to tell the team to be ready because the drop point was twenty minutes out. After Sasha had spoken to the men the team got their gear situated and waited for the plane to reach the drop point.
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Kensi, G, and Sam were entering Ops when they got a communication from the director.
"This footage was skimmed off a private airstrip outside of London, England." Director Vance said.
Eric queued up the footage; it was of Deeks and Sasha getting off the plane three days ago.
"Is that time stamp good?" Callen asked.
"Yes. This is from the airstrip after Deeks and Sasha landed." Eric said.
"How long have they been in London?" Sam asked.
"This was taken three days ago. If they stayed in London or have left the city, or country for that fact, they did through means without crossing a camera." Nell said.
Gibbs entered Ops, and studied the team. Callen and Sam had an air of being about business, whereas Kensi was questioning the recent turn of event.
{Kensi will definitely figure it out first.} Gibbs thought.
Kensi was lost in thought. Something about this whole fiasco didn't sit right. The evidence that Deeks had turned traitor and shot Granger was compelling and very realistic, but something about it felt off. Kensi couldn't put her finger on it, but she didn't believe that her husband had committed treason. Even if there was evidence to the contrary. Nell had jerked her from her thoughts.
"Kensi we found this at the scene of Granger's execution." Nell said showing Kensi some evidence.
Kensi looked over the evidence, and it was all very thorough. It pointed to Deeks and Sasha killing Granger, but Kensi wrote it off.
"Is there anything else?" Kensi asked still holding the evidence.
"We have a case." Eric said.
The director briefed the team. It was about a murdered marine lance corporal that was murder. There is evidence of foul play, so the team was sent into investigate. The case seemed cut and dry, but it had hallmarks of a terrorist group preparing for a major attack. All the while Kensi was looking for a chance to break away from the group to investigate the crime scene.
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"So let me get this straight: you want to take sniper duties while everybody else goes in the front door?" Sasha asked.
"What seems to be the problem? Tell him Quintus you want a break from overwatch duties." Deeks said
"Deeks said that he has had some experience with a sniper rifle, so I want to give him a chance to prove so; plus there is some interesting architecture on the buildings in the compound." Quintus, formerly known as Eagle one, said.
"Don't dawdle in taking the shot." Sasha said, glaring at Deeks.
"Sasha I understand what's at stake here. Not only that, this place looks familiar." Deeks said.
"By having you take overwatch it gives us a fighting chance of pulling this off without a lot of troops coming out and delaying our assault; fair enough." Sasha said.
Deeks grabbed the rifle from Quintus and headed for the hill overlooking the compound. It took Deeks all of twenty seconds to get setup and adjust the scope.
"Try not to adjust the settings on the rifle." Quintus said
One thing that both Quintus and Deeks shared: the sightings on their scope. Deeks didn't have to do much at all to the scope.
"In position." Deeks said. "And don't worry Quintus; we share the same settings in rifle scopes."
Sasha and his men, all seven of them, move to raid the compound. As they were raiding Deeks had become quiet, eerily quiet.
"You'll see them again." Sasha said, as if reading Deeks mind.
"Thanks." Deeks said, and then took the shot; taking down an armed sentry twenty feet from Sasha's group.
Deeks moved on looking for a watch towers to give Sasha more time to complete his job without sounding the alarm. Deeks took out a few more sentries, but then saw the radio tower.
"Guys I have a few boogies heading for the tower, and I can't take them all out. North side of the courtyard, one section over form your current position." Deeks said, and started to shoot attempting to slow down the call for reinforcements.
"On it." Quintus said, and then took two others
Deeks continued to shoot, and then he had an idea. The structure looked unstable, so Deeks found a support and took it out. The doorway was effectively blocked, but there were windows. Just as the sentries were breaking the windows out, Quintus and the two men showed to stopped them from getting in. The three men jumped into the room and disabled the radio. Just as Quintus and the men were exiting the room, Sasha came over the radio.
"All of the tangos are down."
Deeks got up from the prone position and headed down to meet up with Sasha. Now starts the arduous task of sifting through the paper work and finding other leads.
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Washington D.C.: At the Navy yard-
There was a beeping coming from a computer. An Intel analyst went to retrieve the message and decode the message. It was from the raid on the supply depot. It was a manifest of all the business that a have connections to that establishment. The analyst crunched the numbers and entered them into the computer. After the analyst started the program to search for other vectors that are connected to that depot: villas, banks, other depots, and even bases of operations. The analyst looked at the board and crossed the supply depot off the list.
{One down; dozens more to go.} The analyst thought.
Before the analyst left the room, they created an email and attach all the information to it, and then forwarded it to their counterpart out on the west coast. With the message sent, the analyst left to take a break while the program continued to work its magic.
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Office of Special projects-
There was a beeping coming from a computer. Eric walked over, flank by Nell, and checked the message.
"It looks like the initial raid was successful." Eric said.
The Eric opened the message and put the information on the server for Nell to help sift through the information. When either of the partners found a point of interest they forwarded back to Washington; which in turn they can forward it back to the team in the field overseas to continue their assault. When they hit a wall, they took turns deciphering, and hacking the firewall. At nine o'clock at night, Gibbs walked into ops.
"What do we have?" Gibbs asked.
"Well we were able to hack into the company's firewall and take a look around." Nell said.
She got up and walked over to the big screen and gave Gibbs the run down.
"We found numerous supply depots, villas, bank accounts, and anything else connected to that depot. Because it was a depot, we found shipping manifest, bank account information, and the names of people to use it recently, or last. Mostly it was of the terrorist variety." Nell said.
"Good job you two. Forward any relevant data to Washington." Gibbs said.
"Already doing it." Eric said.
"How about the makers?" Gibbs asked.
"Markers?" Eric asked.
"Tracking devices?" Gibbs asked.
"The Overwatch signatures?" Nell asked.
"Yeah." Gibbs said.
Eric typed the algorithm into his computer to bring up the program tracking the Overwatch program.
"They are currently located in Prague. Not sure about future travel plans." Eric said.
"Future travel plans?" Gibbs asked as Eric attempted to locate the travel plans for the group in question.
"Well with our team taking out the supply depot, the people holding the hostages might move them as a safety precaution." Nell said.
Gibbs had a thought.
"Can you get the address of the current location that the markers are at?" Gibbs asked.
"Not from here." Eric said. Then Eric saw where Gibbs was taking this. "I'll see if there is an agent in the area to get the location Eric said.
"After you get that person on the task, you two go home. It's going to be a long day tomorrow." Gibbs said.
As Gibbs was exiting, Nell shut down her computer and awaited her husband to locate the closes person and send the information plus the program to track the Overwatch signature. After the job was done, Eric and Nell went home for night. Little did they know that their future would be changing.
T.B.C.
A/N: Not going to lie I'm not sure how many chapters this story will have. I'm going to move this story along and keep from dragging on. If that mean it's shorter than its predecessors, so be it. I don't want string you along and bore you to tears. If the story can't be realistically written for fifteen chapters or more, I will end it and move onto the next story I have planned. I promise that there will be more twist before the end of the story.