Previously in saving ziva

"DiNozzo"

"Agent DiNozzo the director needs to see you in MTAC. You have a conference with SecNav."

"I'll be right there."

Tony knew exactly what this was about.

For tony this had to be the longest walk to MTAC ever. This was his chance to save her, he just had to convince secnav. He didn't know what would happen if they said no. Well he knew what he would do. He would be on the next flight to Africa.

He holds his eye up to the scanner and enters MTAC.

"Here he is. Mr. Secretary, Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo."

"Agent DiNozzo" secnav nodded in Tony's direction

"Mr. Secretary."

"Director Vance has informed me of your request and before I make any decision I want to hear your side personally."

"When we got back from Tel Aviv a few days pasted and I started to get a feeling something bad was happening to her. I don't know I can't explain it but I just knew something was wrong. So I went and asked Abby Sciuto to run her cell phone just to make sure I figured if she was in Israel everything was fine. But she wasn't she is in Africa. Her father told director vance that right after we left she was sent on officer rivikin's mission, to take down a terrorist cell in Africa. At which time I believe that her cover was compromised and is now in danger."

"and how do you know this?"

"I was her partner for 4 years and my gut."

SecNav was deep in thought for a minute then started typing on the computer.

"Do you know what part of Africa?"

"Somewhere on the eastern side but Abby couldn't get a good fix."

He's considering it! Tony thought.

"ok agent dinozzo. I will think about it and get back to you within 24. That will be all."

"thank you mr. secretary."

Tony walks out of MTAC and finds the whole team there. Abby was the first one to talk.

"well? Are you guys going??"

"Secnav is going to get back to me within 24 hours. But he seems to be considering it."

Abby steps up and hugs tony "we will get her back tony. We have to."

The rest of the day was spent acting like they were working but no one could focus. McGee mainly thought about how he could write this in to his next book. It would make a great story, but he decided that he would only put it in if she made it home safe.

-Africa-

Alone again ziva thought. They hadn't bothered to search her so she still had her phone on her. Everytime she was alone she would try to get it. She finally got her hands loose enough that she could grab it. Battery almost dead. One call then I will turn it off.

"NCIS how may I direct your call"

"special agent gibbs and hurry"

-washington d.c.-

A few hours pasted since tony talked to secnav, Gibbs was out for a coffee run when his desk phone rang tony walked over and answered it.

"yeah, gibbs" tony said giving his best Gibbs impression

"gibbs i have very little time just trace this."

He instantly knew who it was.

"McGoo trace gibbs phone,NOW"

"tony what are you doing answering gibbs phone"

"coffee run. are you ok?" tony asked.

"no I am not"

"We're coming for you"

"save me tony" click. she hung up

"did you get it?"

"yeah the call came from Somalia. Wait, was that ziva?"

"yeah it was McObvious. see if MTAC can get secnav on so I can tell him about this update."

"ok im on it tony."

Tony ran up to see the director.

-vance's office-

Tony ran in to his office. He ignored the secretary telling him to wait outside.

"this had better be damn important for you to come barging in here like that."

"my gut was right. Ziva just called she's in Somalia, and she's in trouble."

"did she say anything else?"

"no she just stayed on long enough for a trace. She said she didn't have a lot of time."

Tony didn't bring up the fact that she sounded scared, valunerable, and not to mention weak. Qualities that were completely unlike ziva.

"I already have MTAC getting SecNav for a video conference."

"good job dinozzo"

-squad room-

Gibbs came back coffee in hand to an empty squad room

"where the hell is everyone?" he turned to back to the elevator figuring they were in abby's lab when mcgee came crashing into him almost spilling his coffee.

"where are you going in such a rush mcgee?"

"ziva called boss she's in Somalia tony is in MTAC talking with the director and secnav"

"why didn't anyone call me?"

"we tried boss you didn't answer" gibbs looked at his phone banged it on his desk.

"mcgee fix the ringer thing, reboot it or somethig" gibbs tossed his phone as gibbs hurried up to MTAC.

-inside MTAC-

"agent dinozzo secnav is up"

"put him on"

"I was told you have an update for me, agent dinozzo."

"I do mr. secretary. Officer David contacted me. We trace the call to Somalia, she said she was in trouble."

"well I was going to tell this to you in about an hour but I will just go ahead and tell you now. I approve you, gibbs, mcgee and vance ship off to uss seahawk .we have a plane scheduled to go there tomorrow. From there you can take a liberty boat to shore."

"Thank you Mr. Secretary"

The screen changed to the rainbow bars. Tony, Gibbs, Vance left MTAC.

Tony walked down to his desk

"Gear Up."

"Where are we going tony?" mcgee asked

"To get Ziva."