Disclaimer as per usual. 20 odd days 'till season six comes out. Shame I have to wait until 2009 to watch it. Concider yourselves lucky those who get to watch NCIS on time not a year after.
Anyway, Leanne92, thanks for letting me now that. I did think that was what he said but couldn't prove it. Thanks again. Big thank you and hugs to all my reviewers! I love you all.
Gosh, back at College today. Terrible! I really hate College. My friend had a worse day though, so BIIIIIG Hugs to Sian! xxx Evil glares at Laura. People can be such bitches sometimes. Anyway. Happy moment over! Read on my friends read on!
'You remember the rooftop where dear Caitlin died? Of course you do. Be there, in two hours. Alone. Me and Ziva would like to introduce you to a mutual friend of ours.'
This was the last thing Gibbs heard before Raphael hung up. He turned to Fornell who was waiting for Gibbs to fill him in, Gibbs sighed and quickly formulated a plan.
"He wants me to meet him on the rooftop where Kate died. Alone."
"Well, You can't go alone, he'll kill you. You're gonna need back-up, we'll set it up as a trap."
Gibbs nodded though he thought it might not be this easy. He watched as Fornell left the office before turning back to the two junior agents and quickly breifing them on what was going to be happening, both replied that they wanted to be there, that Gibbs could not go alone. Gibbs smiled realising his team would do anything for him, just as Kate had done, costing her life. The FBI headquarters were a buzz of activity for the next twenty minutes as two dozen men got padded out with bullet proof vests and headed off behind Gibbs in his car to the meet site.
Following the phone call, Raphael Anders had instructed his guards to take Ziva and put her in the back of his truck, they did this and for the next ten minutes she was sat in the dark in an empty truck. Eventually she heard the truck roar to life and heard the tell tale noise of the two front doors closing. The truck sped off to where she asumed was the building that they were meant to be meeting Gibbs. She was mistaken.
After the truck stopped she heard a man's voice she thought she had recognised, but it was hard to tell through the truck. She did hear the sound of one of the truck doors opening and being slammed shut and after a few minutes heard the noise of a door opening. Mere seconds later the other truck door was opened and closed, Ziva waited to see if she was getting out of here at all, not that she could do much to help her situation. Her hands had been well and truly tied behind her back, she had been trying in vain to break the rope. Suddenly the truck doors were thrown open and Raphael stood smiling broadly at Ziva.
"Welcome to the end Zee!" He cheerfully commented through her scowl. "Oh come now, do not pout, it is highly unattractive." He then quickly indicated to two men out of Ziva's sight to take her into the building. She complied with them, deciding it would be less painful. The two men silently pulled her up all thirty flights of stairs. When they got to the top of the building the door giving roof access was allready open and Ziva quickly realised this was not the roof that Kate had died on. She had seen crime scene photos, and had also visited the roof herself, to apologise to Kate.
"This isn't the right roof." She stated as Raphael came into her view. He didn't answer, he just smiled. Walking around to the other side of the roof. A man was sitting by a rifle, Bravo 51. Raphael walked towards him, stopping a few feet from him. He turned around and spread his arms out smiling at Ziva.
"I did say I would explain why you were here. Gibbs would never miss the chance to rescue a damsel in distress." He grinned ready to explain his plan. Ziva was however not looking at Raphael her eyes were focused unblinking on the man next to the rifle. Raphael noticed this and laughed deeply. "It was a set up, figured you would betray him so we couldn't risk it." Ziva looked at Raphael, fear etched on her face. The man by the rifle stood up, wiping his hadns on his jeans, before turning around to face Ziva, a grin on his face.
"Long time no see, sister." Ari said, as he slowly walked towards Ziva, who looked ready to faint. Had she been anybody else but a mossad assasin she probably would have done. It only took her a few seconds to regain control, though, and she began struglling against the two guards holding her back obviously trying to fight her way towards Ari.
"You bastard. You set this up just to kill Gibbs? Why didn't you just blow up his house?"
"Yes, revenge does that to you. There was no guarantee he would die."
"Everybody at FBI knows he is alive, they will come after him." she added pointing to Raphael. The two brothers turned to each other and shrugged. They then turned their backs on Ziva and walked back towards the rifle discussing their plans in hushed voices. The two guards walked ziva over to near the edge of the wall, and sat her in a chair that was placed strategically to give a clear view of the building where the meeting was supposed to be taking place. Even at this distance she could see a figure walking onto the roof. She wriggled against the pressure on her shoulders keeping her on the chair.
Gibbs arrived at the building with time to spare, he pulled over near a door leading into the building and pulled out his sig. He kicked the door in and entered a service elevator that took him slowly upto the roof access. He ran up the last few steps and slipped onto the roof. He did a quick check of the roof and the surounding roofs. Clear. He walked over to the edge of the building and lent over, seeing a man laying on the floor behind a dumpster, he gave the thumbs up. The man stood up and disapeared. Gibbs slowly walked over to the other side of the building, he crouched down as he neared the railing and looked out across several rooftops before finding the one he was after. His gut was right as usual.
"Hey boss? I've got it." Gibbs turned around to see Tony walking towards him with Gibbs rifle, the one Ari had threatened to kill him with. For the next few minutes Gibbs was setting the rifle up, he took a glance through the crosshairs. He saw a quick glimpse of the rooftop as a man stood up, he looked away before his brain had registered who it was, as it did he looked back and quickly found the man. He swore and Tony frowned asking what was wrong. Gibbs instead indicated for Tony to look through his binoculars at the rooftop. He did, scanning it quickly, before finding the man that Gibbs was obviously shocked at seeing alive.
"Ari? I thought you shot him boss?" Tony sounded as shocked as Gibbs felt.
"No, I didn't, Ziva did. Or at least I thought she did." Tony looked at Gibbs, noticing the implication in his voice, he quickly scanned the rooftop and found Ziva obviously being held against her will.
"You don't think she helped set this up. I mean, she was with us at NCIS for three years boss." Tony pressed the matter and to his relief he saw Gibbs relax slightly. He shook his head lightly, as he loaded his rifle. A voice crackled over the walkie talkie Tony had. 'In position, ready when you are.' It was Fornell. Tony muttered a response to wait. He turned back to Gibbs. "Boss?"
"No. It must have been a set up. Ziva is in danger here, especially if they know she shot the pseudo-Ari before." Tony silently nodded his response, waiting to give the signal to Fornell to bust this guys.
Raphael and Ari both stood near to the rifle looking out at the other building.
"Just a little closer." Ari mumbled. His eyes were locked on the man on the other roof, he heard a scuffle behind him and turned to see Ziva wrestling with one of the guards, the other bleeding on the floor. Raphael turned at the same time, he walked over to Ziva pulling a knife out of his pocket as he did so. The second guard fell to the floor and Ziva lifted her head up throwing her hair back. She had managed to grab a knife out of one of the guards pockets and cut through the ropes on her hands. She had then stabbed the same guard before tackling the other to the floor.
"Nice try." Raphael said holding the knife against her throat with his left hand, taking a hold of her left wrist with his other hand to spin her around. his left arom now around her neck pinning the knife in place. He forced her to walk back over to where Ari was stood. Who had turned back around and was aiming the rifle at the man on the roof. Ziva tried to struggle against Raphael, trying to kick Ari away from the rifle. Raphael dragged her backwards as Ari stood up.
She didn't even see the bullet. Ari hit the floor before either of them realsied what was going on. Raphael dived to the floor throwing Ziva away from him, she rolled a few feet away before kneeling up. She stared around trying to locate the shooter. He wasn't on this roof thats for sure. Her thoughts were lost as the roof door was thrown open.
Only like two more chapters to go. I didn't plan how long this was going to be. I have a new story that I'm writing currently. That should be up shortly after I've finished this one. Back to college on Wednesday though. Which sucks!
Bye bye Kate xxxxxx
