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Another quick update.. well sort of quick.
Will try update again as soon as possible, but no promises.
I hope everyone is still enjoying this story and it hasnt become to boring, predictable or cliche!
I am really enjoying writing it, so fingers crossed.
This chapter provides a bit more of an insight to what is to come... well hopefully :) I wanted to stop it half way through it but then the chapter would have been really short and I didn't want that, so I kept it how it was meant to be.
Anyway please enjoy!
Lottie.

Disclaimer; mmmm...


Previously; Kensi shone the torch in the direction of the light source. "Let's do this"


The night was dragging on for all members of the team and the end seemed to be nowhere in sight. Eric and Nell were still unable to contact Sam and Callen, nor where they able to find Kensi or Deeks. They were growing increasingly concerned and they knew they weren't the only ones.

"Update Mr. Beale" Hetty instructed walking calmly into Ops.

"Still nothing Hetty" Eric informed typing furiously at his keyboard bringing up maps and different logistics. Hetty nodded silently studying the map before her on the main screen.

"Mr. Callen and Mr. Hanna are well out of Hunter's they should be in contact soon" Hetty voiced more so to herself than to anyone else in the room.

"We have all frequencies open, when they contact you will be…." Nell started but was interrupted by the whirring of the computer before her.

"Incoming Callen and Sam" Eric announced excitedly trying to mask his relief.

"Put them on" Hetty requested embracing the feeling of her own relief.

"Connecting now" Eric said pressing a key on the keyboard.


Since discovering the unexploded bomb and various cameras positioned within the forest, Sam and Callen had been growing increasingly concerned for Kensi and Deeks safety. They were yet to know if the partners were aware they were being watched or if they had become serious injured by a death trap of their own discovery. It was these unknown facts that had increased Sam and Callen's motivation to get out of Hunter's as soon as possible, so that Hetty could send immediate back up to their location.

"Thank god that rain has stopped" Callen commented shaking excess water off his rain jacket, as he continued to weave in and out of the trees at an increased pace.

"Don't jinx it" Sam joked slapping Callen on the shoulder from behind.

"Are we out of Hunter's yet?" Callen asked taking in the environment around him, suddenly unsure of what was Hunter's and what wasn't.

"We were out of Hunters about 10 minutes ago, but you were so determined to keep going you wouldn't listen" Sam reminded starting to walk forward once again, shining his torch in several directions to ensure there was nothing to block their path.

"We need to contact Ops, Kensi and Deeks are in some serious danger"

"No arguments here, just do it quickly" Sam commented slowing his pace a little so that he could stay within ear shot of the transmitter but still be able to clear the pathway. Callen retrieved the transmitter and instantly locked in a signal with Ops.

"Eric?" Callen asked hearing mumblings but not clear voices.

"Mr. Callen" Hetty confirmed through the transmitter sounding concerned yet relived.

"No time for formalities Hetty, Kensi and Deeks are in some serious trouble." Callen frantically informed through the transmitter.

"What kind of trouble Callen?" Nell's concerned voice asked before Hetty had the chance to respond.

"We went looking for them, and came across an unexploded bomb, which according to Sam was meant to maim but not kill. But that's not all someone has been watching us." Callen recalled hastily down the line.

"A bomb? But it's an NCIS training field" Eric pointed out confused.

"You don't need to tell us that Eric, but it was a bomb and cameras. I tried to retrieve one for Eric but they were braced to the tree and it seemed like a wireless circuit." Callen continued.

"Still no sign of Ms Blye and Mr Deeks then?" Hetty asked over the voices of Nell and Eric.

"None! Didn't see their last known position it was too risky and now with nightfall we didn't want to risk injury or death…" Callen informed somewhat hesitantly.

"Did you notice anything peculiar like this on your specific trail previously?" Hetty questioned.

"Heights was all clear, it's just Hunter's" Callen confirmed.

There was silence for a few moments whilst both sides gathered their thoughts and waited for orders from Hetty. Expectantly Sam broke the silence.

"Hetty this is some serious stuff, for all we know Kensi and Deeks are lying injured somewhere or… worse. We need some emergent back up out here now."

"I am aware of this Mr. Hanna. I have informed the appropriate authorities and back up should arrive within the next two hours." Hetty reminded through the transmitter.

"Now you must continue your tactical retreat, for we do not need all of our agents tangled up in this mess." Hetty instructed rather powerfully leaving no room for argument.

"You may return with the backup but no sooner. Please keep all the lines on and activated we shall be in close contact" Hetty continued.

"All clear Hetty" Sam responded.

"One last thing, current locations check in" Hetty requested, despite the fact she had the GPS marker on screen. She already had two agents missing, she wasn't about to raise that number to four because the GPS was wrong.

"About ten minutes out of Hunters. Out of the ridge, should be in the clearing in another twenty" Callen responded looking at Sam for approval who nodded in agreement.

"Thank you Mr. Callen and gentleman, please be safe"

"Always Hetty" Callen responded before ending the transmission.

"Let's hope this back up gets here sooner than later" Sam said exasperated, now increasing his pace, he wanted out of this forest.


An individual sat before several monitors, a transmitting radio in hand, replaying several videos over and over again. The mysterious individual was particularly fascinated by the two partners, who despite enduring several of his warning markers were moving further into his trap, unknowingly becoming pawns of his little game. He had not spotted them for quite a while but he knew they could not be far.

It was the other two however, the larger man and tactically skilled man that were causing him concern. They were new factors to the plan. He hadn't notice their presence earlier and it was only now they were blimps on his radar, after they somehow managed to disable his bomb and block several of his cameras. They needed to be dealt with for they were edging closer to escaping Hunters, and his reach.

This is why he now sat scanning the strategically placed cameras, scanning for any visual of them so he could track them down and ensure they didn't have the chance to contact anyone.
Leaning back in the dirty and beat up chair, the individual continued to wait patiently as he had done many times before. It was all about the wait; it was all a part of the game. Dead static filled the air, eerie and ever-present, for scanning signals took time and finding a specific one needed skill.

"….locations check…." Came a hoarse female voice that had been picked up by the scanning radio. The man leaned forward on his chair rubbing his hands together excitedly, before turning several knobs on the radio, zeroing in on the correct frequency.

"About ten minutes out of Hunters. Out of the ridge, should be in the clearing in another twenty" Came the clear voice of a male.

"Gotcha" The man smiled creepily exposing his slightly rotten teeth. Checking the camera's over once more and not spotting the man or woman, the man rose from his chair to inspect one last camera closely. At the top of the ridge just within the shot of the night vision camera were his targets. "I'll show them why this is the Hunter's Valley" The man joked to himself lifting various weapons off the desk, exiting with a new mission in his mind.
(An:/ This where I intended on ending it orignially!)


Standing at the threshold of the clearing Kensi and Deeks were still yet to make any serious moves towards the light source, the confidence from earlier almost gone. They had subconsciously engaged in a staring match waiting for the other to speak first. Both wanted to investigate what was producing such a light in the middle of a supposedly 'abandoned forest', but both were also nervous about the current situation.

They had been discussing different scenarios of what they might encounter but there were still the thoughts of what they already had encountered lingering in the back of their minds. They had experienced all those obstacles in the day time, and barely escaped them alive and now they were potentially going to face the same death traps with almost minimal light, and on top of all that the biggest concern was once again becoming lost.

Deeks shuffled nervously on the spot he was beginning to dislike this idea even more than he had earlier when Kensi had suggested it.

"Kens…" Deeks started looking concerned.

"Deeks I know what you are going to say, but we need to do this" Kensi interrupted not wanting to hear what Deeks was going to say for she knew it would be more logical than what she was thinking and the last thing she wanted was to be talked out of this by someone else on top of her own self conscience.

"Kensi all I was going to say is do you want me to mark a trail again… you know so we don't get lost…" Deeks lied saying the complete opposite to what he really wanted to.
Kensi looked at Deeks knowingly. He wanted to say more but didn't want to cause an argument and she knew it. Kensi sighed and smiled sweetly at Deeks.

"That would be nice"

At this Deeks smirked and produced his 'carving' knife. "Deeks…" Kensi started as Deeks walked over to the nearest and most distinguishable tree.

"Yes Kensi" Deeks replied innocently.

"Keep it simple" Kensi commented raising an eyebrow. Deeks rolled his eyes and turned towards the tree blocking it from Kensi. Turning back to face Kensi, Deeks revealed his newest piece of work 'D-rock'. Kensi laughed and shook her head. "Deeks you really are an idiot"

"Yeah but you love me for it Kens" Deeks beamed cockily. Kensi turned the torch to face the forest and Deeks removed his weapon.

"It's now or never." Deeks commented, earning himself a nod from Kensi. And with that the two re-entered the forest to investigate the light source, pushing all doubts to the back of their minds.


"How far in do you think it is?" Deeks asked after carving K-D into another tree of their trail. They had realised earlier that they were practically leaving a trail for anyone to follow by marking the trees so obviously, so now were marking the trees more precisely so that only those who knew where to look would find the carvings.

"Couldn't be much further, it's getting much brighter now" Kensi shrugged careening her torch from left to right making sure the path was secure. Deeks slinked up beside Kensi, both were keeping their eyes open for any blinking red lights that may indicate a camera in close proximity. They were aware they had been watched earlier but it was much harder now when they did not have clear view of what lay before them.

The partners walked closely together, both for warmth and for comfort. They felt more safe when they knew the other was close, there to watch the others back. They had been walking for around twenty minutes, the deeper they walked the thicker the shrubbery, the darker it got and the more eerie the feeling. Deeks was beginning to sense that he was being watched and he was pretty sure Kensi was feeling it too.

Becoming distracted by this feeling Kensi turned the torch off the current path and rather positioned it so that brightened the surroundings. Deeks stopped for a moment, looking around observing the environment, listening to rustling of leaves on trees. Sighing Deeks began to walk forward again, as did Kensi still pointing the torch in a wayward direction, when a glimpse of something caught Deeks eye.

"Kensi stop!" Deeks called trying not to raise his voice.

Kensi stopped instantly, panning the torch directly in front of her. Kensi opened her mouth but no sound came out. Before her was a series of tightly strung wires, thin and sharp, a warning nonetheless, but what was positioned on these wires was concerning, deliberately placed fish hooks each sharper than the next, waiting to snare and cut an unsuspecting individual. Kensi closed her eyes and let out a breath, she had nearly walked directly into the path of yet another trap. She stood rooted on the stop and examined what was before her.

The trap was designed like a spider's web, the more you struggled against the restraints and viciousness of the hooks, the tighter the wire became, encasing you with hooks until they pierced the skin.
Deeks came to stand beside Kensi, slowly taking the flash light from the statute like hands of Kensi.

"Kensi" Deeks whispered placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Deeks unhook me" Kensi whispered in return, turning to face Deeks a pleading look in her eyes.

Deeks looked Kensi over and discovered why she was standing deadly still. Several of the wayward hooks had attacked to Kensi's jacket sleeves and pants which Deeks knew was not a good thing.

Deeks knelt down next to Kensi and began unhooking the fish hooks that had caught her pants. The hooks were sharp and somewhat rusty, still slick with moisture from the rain causing Deeks to splice his middle finger open.

"Fuck" Deeks cried putting the cut finger to his mouth as it began pouring out with blood.

"Are you alright Deeks?" Kensi asked

"Yeah, but we really need to stop getting into situations like this." Deeks noted unhooking the last fish hook from Kensi's shirt, then replacing his finger back into his mouth.

"No arguments here" Kensi agreed, taking a small step back, sighing with relief. "Thank you Deeks" Kensi smiled placing a comforting hand on Deeks bicep. Deeks smiled and nodded his acknowledgment, his bleeding finger still in his mouth.

"These things are becoming even more sadistic" Kensi commented pointing to the trap she had just been released from. Deeks nodded and put his hands on his hips, closing his eyes for a split second.

"This is insane, who does these things" Deeks rhetorically asked looking the trap over. Kensi kneeled down next to Deeks.

"We should keep moving, just in case the light disappears" Kensi suggested. Deeks didn't reply but just nodded, standing back up.

"We can get around it this way, and then it shouldn't be too far. Let's go Kens" Deeks informed, making sure Kensi was close before they headed off, yet again in search of the light.


Kensi and Deeks didn't have to walk much further to find what they were looking for. Several feet away from the 'fish hook' fiasco at the bottom of yet another incline, was the source point of where the light was emanating from. Two small run down and secluded shacks; just waiting to be discovered by the agent and detective.


An:/
Getting closer to discovering who is behind it all.
It may become a bit more full on in the next couple of chapters so I am not sure if I should change the rating or not :/ Some one want to help me out?
Anyways hope you enjoyed and let me know what you think :)