'They're called *orders*, Tony…'
She'd broken cover too soon, disobeying a direct order from her temporary team leader to move in on her own. She heard the lead agent yelling at her over the comlink, demanding that she return to her position until he gave the order to move in, but Ziva snorted to herself. She'd been trained by Mossad operatives since she'd been able to be taught. Had been practicing many of her skills since before she'd begun learning English. Had also been allowed by Gibbs to use many of her weapons and was frequently brought in because of her special skills. Now she was being told to obey the order of an agent who she barely knew and he obviously understood little about her background and what she brought to the team. Muttering to herself about why the director had thought that moving her away from team Gibbs was a good idea, she inched the rear door to the trailer open, intending to slip inside quietly to disarm their suspect.
In the front, lead agent Ted Corbin watched the shadows dancing throughout the trailer. He'd already issued a terse order for the rookie agent to cease any advancement and return to her position but didn't expect that it would be obeyed. He'd been warned by the director that Ziva David, although trained by the Mossad, seemed bent on usually doing whatever *she* felt was right rather than obey her team lead. Corbin's senior field agent had rejoined him just prior to Ziva breaking cover and had told him that he'd spotted leftover wire and other electrical supplies in a nearby dumpster. Corbin had agreed with Dwayne's belief that the trailer or something inside it was rigged to blow and wanted to ensure that his team made it back to the yard safely.
Repeating his order for Ziva to return to position into his comlink, he growled in frustration as he started to stand, hoping to provide a cover for the obstinate younger woman. How *had* Gibbs, of all people, put up with her for as long as he had?
As if reading his boss' mind, Dwayne, who had risen with him, spoke. "I don't remember her questioning him quite as much, Sir."
Hearing a loud tick, Corbin whirled and pushed Dwayne down, barely hitting the ground before an explosion caused the trailer to erupt into a bright orange fireball, instantly incinerating whatever and whomever had been inside.