Sam, Callen and Deeks ran down the street at full speed. They simply had one mission - find Kensi alive. After pushing hard for a good mile or so, Sam decided to stop and assess the situation at hand. Something about the explosion seemed off to Sam. But it was an unconscious feeling that waited in the background, slowly creeping in louder and louder until Sam had to really focus. And, when you're running straight into the unknown without a clear destination, any distraction could be life threatening.
Callen noticed the change in Sam's pace and slowed down to see what was wrong. Deeks, obvious to everyone and everything kept his pace until he felt his cell phone vibrate. Without breaking stride, Deeks answered his phone. A little breathy from all the physical exertion Deeks said without checking Caller ID, "What?"
Callen replied, "Where are you going man? Sam may have something. Get your ass back here now." The phone line went dead. Callen had hung up.
It took another minute or two for Deeks to really process what Callen had said and to react accordingly. Deeks tried to catch his breath as he fought the effects of the adrenaline coursing through his veins that was counter to his lack of energy from lack of sleep and food. Deeks waited where he was, not having enough energy reserves to waste on going backwards. He needed to maintain readiness for Kensi. The hot sun was relentless, causing Deeks to be even more physically uncomfortable then he already was.
A bottle of water appeared in front of him. He gulped half the bottle down and waited. Sam and Callen didn't like the shape Deeks was in. He was deteriorating right before their eyes.
"Well?" Deeks asked.
"The color of the smoke from the explosion is definitely Kensi's. But the strength of it - it's way off. The explosive material should have caused enough of a reaction to destroy the figurine and cause red smoke. What we just experienced - that - that was way too powerful. Something's not right. We need to know what to expect if we want to save Kensi. She's in real danger now," Sam said as he took his cell phone out and called the cavalry - calling Eric at OSP.
After a couple of minutes talking with Eric and Nell, they had a better location to search. As they started down the road again, gun fire could be heard not too far away. Without thinking all three pulled their weapons and ran toward danger. Save Kensi!
Author Note: Hi, sorry for the cliff hanger again. But, come on you know you all love it! Koodos again to my wonderful Beta Reader -kensi54382. Ah, now for the big question that someone asked - Is Kensi Okay? I say, that's the wrong question to ask. The right one...Is Deeks okay?...
DISCLAIMER: SEE DISCLAIMER FROM CHAPTER 1 THROUGH 10...Deeks...Callen...let's be friends:)
