Fairytale Nights
"Albert, wha— you—no."
Albert, who was working on removing the chains stopped, and looked at the Omega.
"Back away," Tim said, "now."
"McGee?" said Tony beside him, confused.
Albert blinked, and then he smiled.
"Now, now, is that anyway to talk to your rescuer?" Albert purred.
"It is when he's the reason why I'm tied up," Tim said.
"Oh really?" Albert raised a brow; he stood and looked around at the dead bodies. Tim does too.
He doesn't see Ray.
"Other people would believe otherwise I think," Albert chuckled.
Tim bared his teeth when the Alpha started at his shackles again, Albert stopped once more, his eyes darken, and he growled. Beside him, Abby, and Tony jumped.
"W-What's going on?" Abby asked.
Albert looked at her, then back at Tim, he raised a brow; expression clear.
"Let them go." Tim said, "And I won't be any trouble."
"McGee!"
"Timmy no!"
Albert didn't say anything, merely reached, and wrapped his hand around Tony's neck, the human who had been struggling went still.
"And why would I do that? Given my circumstances, it's better for me if I just killed them."
Abby gulped, Tony still doesn't move.
Tim's eyes narrowed, he had no idea what was going on, he just knew that Albert obviously had something to do with it. And he apparently wanted him, at least that's the conclusion he was coming up with.
"You kill them, and I won't have any reason not to rip your throat out with my teeth." Tim snarled.
For the first time since he removed the blindfold, Albert looked a bit nervous, it's quickly replaced with confidence, and a familiar cockiness that reminded Tim of who he was dealing with.
"That would be a problem, fine, I'll leave the girl. But the boy comes with us, as an incentive for you to be on your best behavior."
If it was any other wolf, Tim would count this a blessing. With Tony, who had more experience, and knew about Werewolves, he had a better chance of getting them out alive. However, this was Albert, and these weren't exactly regular circumstances. Not to mention, Albert was looking at Tony with too much interest.
"Alright."
Smiling, Albert let go of Tony's throat, when he took off the blindfold; he bared his fangs at the human. Tony's eyes go wide.
"Now then, those shackles aren't coming off, and there aren't going to be any problems from you, agreed?"
Tony nodded.
Smirking, Albert then whistled, and two people came in. As he watched as one of them freed Tony, Tim had a feeling that he had just been played.
~.~
Okay, stop, and it's the building to your right.
"What floor?"
Fourth.
"Got it."
It's quiet on his end, he nodded to Eliot, Derek, and Mike, the two nodded back and headed to the back of the building where the fire exit was. Now with just him, Trent, Kuma, and Gibbs, Cornell led them into the building. Keeping quiet, while the Wolves listened for any signs of trouble, when they got to the fourth floor, their coms came to life.
No signs of anyone leaving the fire escape, will stand guard.
It's the last door on the left.
"Confirmed." Cornell said quietly.
They make it to the door, which they surround, then after giving the signal, Kuma kicked the door down.
There is a loud yelp, as Cornell, Trent, and Kuma search the area. Gibbs made a beeline for Abby.
"Abby." Gibbs breathed a sigh of relief as he removed the blindfold.
"Gibbs, thank god!"
Gibbs worked on getting the chains off, then looked around to see if there was a key somewhere for the shackles. There isn't, in fact, the place looked spotless.
"Nothing," Cornell grumbled as he came out the one room, he glanced at Gibbs, and Abby, before contacting Hardison on his com. "Abby is here, looks unharmed but Tim, and Tony are gone, and the place is spotless. Bring Jimmy here, and let's see what he can do."
While Cornell dealt with that, Trent came over, he kneeled next Gibbs. The Alpha took one look at the shackles then he was taking out lock picks.
"CIA academy must have been fun," Gibbs said.
"Very," Kort responded dryly as he popped the first lock.
"The others are making their way up," Cornell said as he came over, "Abby," he then said, "can you tell me what happened?"
She does, recalling a lot of the conversation, even though most of it confused her.
"The guy, Albert, said he would let Tim call someone for me once they were secured." The woman concluded.
"Did they say where, or anything that would give a clue as to where they were going?"
Abby shook her head.
"That's okay," Gibbs said, pulling her into a hug, "you did good Abby."
Abby hugged him back, rubbing his hand up and down her back, Gibbs glanced at the Wolves, they had tensed up when Albert's name had been mentioned.
~.~
Albert had given him a phone, told him to text one person only, pressed uncomfortably against his back, and watching over his shoulder. Once the message was sent, the phone was tossed, and Tim and Tony were packed into a SUV with Albert and another man.
"I think we can get rid of those," Albert said.
Tim's lips curled when the man reached toward Tony, all the man did was undue the shackles from the man's waist.
"Hello again," Albert said when Tony looked him.
"Hi," Tony said after a moment.
"I'll admit, I expected something….more of the person that managed to capture Kuma McGee's attention."
"I would say sorry, but considering the situation."
Albert's lips titled up into a smile, he then turned his attention to Tim who had watched the whole exchange, "Now, now, there's no need for that look."
Tim growled.
Tony glanced at him, not use to seeing his friend so aggressive, it made him cautious as to whoever this Werewolf was.
"Where are we going?" Tony then asked.
"Someplace that'll make it easier for us to talk, now, thirsty?"
"I'm fine." Tony said.
"Tim?"
"No."
~.~
"He's my cousin, and was next in line for the position of Pack Alpha."
After leaving Abby with Ducky, the others had gathered back into the room to discuss Albert.
"Why would your cousin kidnap half my team?" Gibbs asked, expression hard.
"To kill me it looks like?"
"Not that I'm surprised, but why?" Vance asked.
"You already know that Tim and Trent are engaged," Kuma spoke up, "but what you don't know is that their engagement was arranged by our parents. To ensure that the friendship, and alliance between the McGee, and Kort Pack stayed strong."
"That still doesn't explain why Albert wants to kill Trent."
"Albert had challenged me for the position of Pack Alpha," said Trent, "he didn't think I was the best to lead the Pack, and at the time he was right. And if things had been different, I would have let him have the position."
"What changed?" asked Leon.
"If Albert won, my engagement to Tim would have been nulled. And Albert would been Tim's fiancée."
"I can't imagine Tim being happy about that," Said Ziva.
Trent shrugged, "Tim and his family had moved away at that time, but I'm sure he was told about it. What were his thoughts about it, I'll never know."
"I'm a little surprised that your family would even use such an old tradition," Gibbs said to Kuma.
"Normally, if a challenge for a potential mate is issued and the defending party loses. The potential mate can still stay with that person regardless. But this was a political marriage, and while Albert would have made a good Pack Alpha, Trent was the son of the Pack's Alphas, and Tim the Omega of the McGee Pack. Match made in Heaven, so to speak. "
"Besides, Tim was mine, and I wasn't going to let anyone take him away from me. So I accepted, kicked his ass. And Albert went off to lick his wounds. He could still hold a grudge."
Gibbs raised a brow at the possessive tone he heard the CIA Agent's tone, but seeing as none of the other Weres looked concerned, (in fact they looked a little proud, so maybe it was a Werewolf thing), let it go. They had more pressing matters to deal with.
Jimmy, Derek, and Michael; who had stayed behind to watch over the two just in case, were still at the place. Gibbs really hope that something will help them. Currently, Hardison and Spencer were working overtime, the Omegas had explained what they were doing; but it went over everyone's head and they left them to it.
"Would Albert hurt them?" Ziva asked Trent.
"He had better not," Trent snarled.
So in the last chapter, I had written myself in a corner. I'm out the corner now :)
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