Krulick moved quickly down the stairs toward the back of the warehouse. He slid the box back that he had covering the sheet metal he had cut through. It would get him into the warehouse next door. He knew this one was covered which is why he had a plan. He wiggled through to the other side and made his way to the back door. He knew the light was out over this door since he broke it a week ago. Nobody had bothered to fix it. He slid out into the night. Ranger and Gibbs were waiting for him.
Krulick's last move before the bullets hit him was to push the button on his remote. The explosion was deafening. Gibbs took off at a dead run with Ranger following close behind him. They both skidded to a stop in the front of the warehouse. There was now a good size hole in the wall on the second floor. Tony, Ziva and Ramon showed up a second later also looking up at the hole, horror written on their faces. Before anyone could move, McGee and Tank walked out the front door of the warehouse helping Abby and Grandma Mazur.
"GIBBS, SHE SAVED US. STEPHANIE SAVED US." Abby yelled/cried.
Tony and Ranger both ran inside and up to the second floor. They found Stephanie trying to stand up and they got to her side immediately. Her backside was a bit singed and she had lost her balance, but no other injuries were immediately apparent.
Tony and Ranger helped her down the stairs; she wouldn't allow either of them to pick her up. By the time they made it outside an ambulance and Morelli had arrived. Abby, Grandma and Stephanie were all rushed to the hospital as a precaution to make sure they were ok. Morelli made sure that Krulick's body was taken care of.
The team got ready to head to the hospital when they heard Ranger chuckle and Morelli burst out laughing. They turned to see what was going on and saw what they were seeing. They couldn't believe their eyes. It was McGee who had to ask, "Is that a toilet?"
Smashed through the windshield of the vehicle Stephanie had arrived in was a toilet. "It must have launched when the bomb went off." Ziva stated.
Everyone shook their head and headed for the hospital. They would just have to get the explanation from the women there.
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Ziva shook her head in amazement. "Let me get this straight. You used an underwire from a bra to make a new connection, untied them and then dropped the bomb into the water tank of the toilet."
Stephanie nodded. "I noticed the toilet was one of those old solid porcelain things and the door was steel. Grandma's old bra had a steel underwire to it. We all agreed we had to try, especially since we saw Krulick had a remote thing."
"And the reason they thought you were killed was because you had just pushed the door closed when the bomb exploded and it threw you across the room." Tony asked
"Yep, the sound bounced off the walls and made us all deaf for a bit. We were just picking ourselves up when Tank and McGee showed up." Abby explained.
"How is your Grandmother?" McGee asked.
She motioned to where her grandmother had cornered Gibbs. "I think she's fine, the doctors are going to keep an eye on her for a day or two to make sure since she is older and frailer. Not that she would ever admit it."
"I like your grandmother, she reminds me of the nuns I bowl with." Abby said with a chuckle.
Gibbs walked back over to where everyone was waiting. "Your grandmother has suggested that we go to your mother's house for a decent meal before we head out."
"Yea, I talked to my mother a little bit ago to let her know we are ok." Stephanie said. "So whose virtues was she explaining, mine or her own?" Stephanie asked, nodding toward her grandmother.
Gibbs smiled, "Her own. I told her I would only slow her down."
Stephanie laughed at that as they all headed out.
