A/N: this chapter is one where Vance tells Gibbs the news who tells his team and they all tell Deeks when he finally arrives

back in DC

Gibbs is sitting at his desk when gets a phone call, "Gibbs?"

"Gibbs need to see you in my office," Director Vance said to him before hanging up.

Gibbs stands up and his team looks at him, "Case boss?" Tony asked looking up from the file he was working on. "Something-"

He shakes his head, "No just get back to work." He heads up the stairs and into the office, "Yeah Leon?"

"I have arranged for you and your team plus Dr. Mallard, Mr. Palmer and Ms. Scuito on the next C-130 flight to LA," he tells him and see anger flash through Gibbs eyes.

"Why in the world did you do that?"

Vance shakes his head, "Becuase after what happened am guess they will want to have their closest friends with them and easier then fighting with your team to let them go..."

"What are you talking about?"

Vance turns on the monitor in the office

News report: Shootout inside a small Los Angeles home has left one gunman dead and reports indicate one NCIS agent was dead before EMT's arrived and his partner was rushed to Olympia Medical where she died from her injuries

Gibbs shakes his head as they show the scene where three pools of blood are, "Leon that was Hetty and her team?"

He nods, "Ms. Blye and her partner were the two agents killed. I am sending your team there to help in the investigation. Seeing how close you are to them."

He sighs already hating what he had to tell his team, "Thank you Leon when we fly out?"

He hands him some papers, "You leave in one hour."

Tony looks up as Gibbs walks into the bullpen, "Abby's lab now and I will get Ducky."

They head to Abby's lab and Gibbs walks in with Ducky and Palmer, "What's going on Gibbs?" Abby asked.

Gibbs runs a hand through his silver hair, "We have a transport in an hour to take us to LA.-"

Abby shakes her head hating LA since every time one of them goes there something happens, "What? Why are we going there?"

Gibbs takes a deep breath knowing that his team was close to Callen's team, "Kensi and her partner were killed a few hours ago."

Abby starts to cry and Tony turns to see Nate walk in the lab, "Doc what you doing here?" He asked.

Nate shakes his head, "Taking the flight back with you guys."

Callen and Sam wait on the tarmac as the C-130 lands and watch as Gibbs is the first off and helps Abby who upon seeing Callen and Sam she rushes over and launches into Callen's arms who pulls her into a bear hug as she cries on his shoulder, "Gibbs thanks for coming," Sam said shaking his hand.

Gibbs nods as they head to the three cars waiting, "Wouldn't hear the end of it if had stayed there after hearing the news."

Nate walks over, "How is everyone taking it?"

Callen whose riding with Nate, Gibbs, Abby and McGee looks away, "Nell can barely stop crying and Eric well is diving into his work and Hetty is quiet."

Gibbs can tell his friend isn't telling them everything, "What else is bothering you?"

Callen sighs as he drives knowing his mentor was pissed, "Deeks is away on an OP with LAPD and no one knows where he is."

Abby looks up from her spot where head is on McGee's shoulder, "Poor Marty really hope he doesn't find out some other way."

Nate shakes his head feeling that he knew the two teams were both going to be taking the news hard since they were all family to each other and Kensi was loved by them all but knew Deesks needed someone close by when he found out or could end up hurting himself, "Would be bad if he was to find out without someone there for him. Can't you find his handler?"

Gibbs sighs and looks at his friends, "Find his handler leave finding his location to Ziva and me."

Callen and Sam pull up to the Mission and they all head inside and see in the bullpen the suckers on one desk, "What's with the suckers?" Tony asked.

Gibbs slaps the back of his head, "Leave them alone."

~~NCIS:LA~~

Deeks finally gets done with his undercover OP around one that afternoon and plans on sleeping the rest of the day after checking in on Kensi and telling her he had intended on making her keep promise she made to make up for his birthday that he was away for as he hears on the radio

Sources inside the LAPD say the shooting that police responded to this morning inside a small home did indeed leave 2 federal agents and a gunman also dead. Police and the agency are keeping the names of the agents out of the news now

Deeks shakes the feeling that something is wrong as he turns towards the Mission and parks between Sam and Callen's cars and slips on his jacket ignoring the pain from the bullet he had taken from a suspect as he heads inside past the security guard at the door and into the bullpen and see no one there and no one in Hetty's office and he sighs and can hear people talking and heads to OPs and once the doors open Abby gasps and he has no time to brace himself as she launches into his arms, "Marty your here."

Deeks looks at Gibbs as he pulls away from her, "Nice to see you to Abs."

She looks him over and see his arm in a sling and a bandage on his forehead, "What happened to you?" Tony asked.

Hetty interrupts, "Mr Deeks please sit down."

Deeks just leans against the table in middle of the room, "What's going on?"

She sighs, "Ms. Blye was shot-"

He interrupts her, "Why are you all here then and not there?"

Abby pulls him into another hug, "Sorry Mr. Deeks but she didn't make it," Hetty told him.

Gibbs caught him as he fell to the floor and helps his lean against the wall as Abby wraps her arms around his shoulders both crying, "I can't-"

Sam and Callen both fight the unshed tears that are in their eyes as watch their friend who had over time became close to like another annoying brother that they cared about break down at the news, "Tony why don't you and Nate help Deeks to Nate's old office," Eric suggested.

Nate and Tony help Deeks stand up and walk to the old office and lay him on the couch in there as he ends up falling asleep, "Will he be okay?" Tony asked.

Nate looks over the young detective and hope so, "Exhaustion and the news caused him to collapse and whatever happened to him."

how will Deeks react after finding out?