A/N: this and next few chapter might be more about McGee and the others over there with some team Gibbs along with the case but feel free to tell me what you think so far
the next afternoon
McGee walks back from the mess tent to his own to notice that someone was watching him but when he looked around he didn't see anyone as he slipped into his tent. He grabbed his sunglasses as hear a knock on the door as he takes some medicine and again there was a knock which he answers to see Paulson there, "Gunny wants to speak to you in the depot."
"Will be there in a few," he said and watched the younger man leave before he shakes the feeling of dread before heading back to the depot to see his friend sitting on the hood of a Humvee, "So am sure whatever want to talk about is important or would have come there by yourself?"
Axel rolls his eyes, "Seems Ramirez has been spotted not far from here and need to be careful."
"I heard that to but there's always a guard outside of this place and then your guys are always around."
"We have to leave for a few hours to do something and wont be back until morning. Would leave someone here but right now can't afford it. I wanted to give you the heads up before you go looking for me. Would offer for you to come with but Jenson said you had got something to help."
"He had found some old material that can help me but thanks for the warning. I can protect myself."
He pats him on the shoulder, "There will be two guards watching you at all times just be careful and don't go anywhere without them."
He watched leave before grabbing his tablet once again that had downloaded everything that Jenson found but still couldn't shake the feeling that someone was watching him.
Axel walks over to where his team was loading a Humvee as Jenson walks over, "Keep an eye on him and make sure don't get into trouble."
The private nodded, "Will and can do."
Parks looks over at his team leader, "You think its wise to leave him here?"
"Surrounded by dozens of Army men will be fine for one night," he said noticing how much the other man was starting to warm up to a few of his men. "Lets get out of here."
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a few hours later
Jenson was sure that McGee was so busy a few hours after his friends had left that hadn't noticed what time it was and remembered what the man said about making sure he took a break once in a while to actually get something to eat since when he got into something was hard to pull him away.
McGee had been working on drawing something for the casing so focused he failed to see it was dark outside as Jenson set something down on the desk he was using and looked to see a sandwich and coffee, "Thought since you missed dinner would bring you about the only thing that looked edible."
He nodded taking a bite and sip, "Time seemed to fly by. Getting somewhere now that got what you found. What time is it?"
"Just about eleven at night," he told him. "Should try to get some sleep. Looks like ready to fall over."
He runs a hand through his brown hair, "At a dead-end right now anyways so will call it a night and hit the showers," he grabs some clean pants and a shirt before heading to the shower area where he didn't see someone was following him as he slipped inside so did the other man in all black.
The other man was wearing nothing but black to blend in with everything and he waited until the man was in the shower to slip all the way inside smirking as see his back to the door. He worked for Ramirez who hired him to kidnap the man to get some revenge on him and his team back in DC for what happened to him.
McGee became aware he wasn't alone where he heard some splashing of water with footsteps that a normal person wouldn't hear but his years on team Gibbs he had picked up on the sneaky footsteps of their team leader who often snuck up on them just like this person was trying to do. He moves slowly towards his towel and soap but grabs the knife that Ziva had given him and waited until the man got closer before pushing him against the wall where they starting wrestling on the ground. McGee knew the man wanted to harm him when he pulled out a gun but before could shoot McGee stabbed him in the thigh causing him to scream in pain which the younger man grabbed his towel before MP's rushed in, "Get him checked over and tell Col. Drainer."
Both men nod, "Yes sir."
McGee gets dressed in a hurry before heading outside not bothering to dry off before heading to Drainer's office, "What happened?"
"Some man tried to attack me in the showers but MP's took him to Medical to get looked to."
The older man pats him on the shoulder, "Come on and let's go question this man."
The attacker looks up as the curtain opens revealing them, "What the hell?"
"Why did you try to attack him?" Drainer asked him. "How did you even get here?"
The man shakes his head, "I have nothing to say to either of you."
McGee runs a tired hand over his face as leave the tent where Jenson was waiting, "Sent the prints we got off him to someone in the lab but wont hear anything until morning."
Drainer walked over to them, "Go and get some sleep. Vance is waiting to hear from you."
Jenny was waiting in MTAC for the video feed to be uploaded, "When are we getting them on the feed?"
The tech types away, "Here we go, director."
McGee face popped up on the screen looking like hell, "McGee? What happened?"
"We think that one of Ramirez's men to try to attack me not long ago. They have sent the prints to a lab close by but wont know until morning about his prints. Had them send his picture and prints to Abby to see if she can find something connecting him to something over there but not sure."
"Will have her look into everything can find on the man. You look like hell but where were Gunny Zander and his men?"
"His unit had something they needed to do so left for the night."
"Get some sleep before pass out and wont do anyone over there any good. Stay close to one of his men until we know something."
McGee looks over to see Jenson walking inside, "He couldn't leave someone behind for they needed all of them but wont go far. Director I am fine."
"Abby knows what happened and sure Jethro will know in a while. So maybe expect a contact from him."
They both chuckle knowing how much Abby would be freaking out, "Would be worried if he didn't call me after hear of this." She said goodbye and he hung up before closing the laptop. "Going to be a long night but when they get back send them to my tent pretty sure will be getting a lecture."
Jenson shakes his head, "Col Drainer is assigning three guards to watch your tent tonight and then Zander will decide when he gets back."
McGee sighs once get to his tent, "Take own advice and get some sleep."
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back at the Navy Yard
Abby was typing away at her computer when she got a message which she opens to see some prints and a picture and a message, Abbs need you to run the picture and prints through the systemand she wasn't sure whatever they were it meant something important to concerning his work overseas.
Director Shepard walked into the lab, "You get the email?"
Abby jumped a little at hearing her suddenly there, "Yeah, just opened it but what's this about?"
"Read rest of the letter?"
Abby read the bottom half, see if this man fits anyone related to the Ramirez case or his associates, Tim, Abby suddenly became worried for her best friend but started the search, "What's going on?"
"Dakota Ramirez has escaped prison and rumored to be headed to the US. See what you can find on those prints and run his photo through the database."
Gibbs walks into the lab and she leads him to the elevator where once it started he turned it off, "What's going on?"
"Ramirez was spotted around Afghanistan a few days ago and right now no clue where he's at," she ignored the glare he was shooting her. "Had no idea when went there or no way in hell he would have gone. Axel and his team are there alone with a few hundred Army personnel to protect him so will be just fine."
"Jen what exactly aren't you telling me?"
"Someone tried to attack him but he was faster and stopped him with a knife to the thigh."
"Where the hell was Axel and his team?"
"On assignment for the night. He can protect himself and talk to him in the morning over there looked like hell."
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a few hours later
McGee was woken up by the sound of his satellite phone which was ringing and he sat up slowly since at the moment he had a killer headache but the annoying noise stopped ringing by the time he reached it as there was a knock on the door and Axel walked in while his phone rang again and answers, "McGee?"
"Timmy, I was worried about you when the director told me what happened over there and about Ramirez," Abby said mile a minute. "You okay? Talk to me?"
"Abbs, can't when you talk that fast but why you call me at four in the morning?"
She looked at her clock, "Oh, sorry Timmy forgot that your 9 1/2 hours ahead of us. You sound bad."
He runs a hand over his face as Axel hands him some tea which he drinks, "Tired and sore Abbs especially since you woke me up. What's up?"
"Gibbs wanted me to call you but be careful."
Gibbs takes the phone from her and walked into the elevator where he turned it off, "What the hell happened over there? Where the hell was his team?"
"Jethro, his team needed to go out there and do something which left me here with more than a hundred men that can watch over me."
"That doesn't seem to stop Ramirez if one of his men got through them."
Axel took the phone from him ushering him to get dressed, "Jethro, stop stressing out the damn kid cause I have to deal with calming him down. He's fine so stop worrying before yuo have a heartache," he said knowing that the older man was close to strangling someone for some answers. "We're here to keep an eye over him."
"Than how in the hell he get attacked earlier?"
"My team had somethings that had to get a things done and had more than enough people to watch over him tonight. Wont leave him alone again so no worries."
McGee grabs the phone back as Axel leaves him alone, "I will be okay just be gone about another week and will be careful."
Gibbs runs a hand through his hair, "Better be. I love you."
"I love you too," he said hanging up grabbing his laptop before heading to the depot. "Ax what you thinking?"
Axel watches him as he leaned against another Humvee, "Wondering what you were up to at this hour?"
"Can't get back to sleep right now so will try and work it out."
