Okay, here it is the final chapter, will they get their revenge?????????????????????????????

Chapter 12

Her face paled, she looked as if she had seen a ghost, and she gulped as she looked at Gibbs "Abs what is it?" he asked as he strode towards her, "The DNA sample, it belongs to…"

Tony started to come round, when he was able to focus he realised that he was no longer lying down, but was tied to a chair, he couldn't remember the exact moment in his life when he felt this betrayed, a surge of hatred stabbed its way through his soul, when not if he got out of this mess, this guy was gonna pay even if it cost him his life!

Gibbs took the page out of Abby's hand, Abby continually repeating "it, it, it" finally she looked at Gibbs, silent tears flowing down her cheeks, she automatically reached for Bert, and squeezed him. Gibbs looked at the page, then to Abby and back to the team who had been watching in total silence, "Get me Captain Davis NOW!" he bellowed, anger ripping through him like a knife as him hugged Abby. Kate and McGee running for the door, Ducky easing over to take the DNA results of Gibbs. "How could someone betray him like this, what's the connection?" sighed Abby as she finally managed to calm down "I don't know Abby, but I'm going to find out!" Gibbs walked out of the lab, finally able to make sense of this whole case, he just needed to confirm it.

"What was that about?" McGee as Kate as they headed for the bullpen, "I wish I knew, but we had better get Captain Davis on the phone in the next two seconds before Gibbs gets here."

They didn't have long to wait, sure enough Gibbs came marching round the corner, total marine mode "Anything?!", "Um yeah, he's on his way over here to see you, he said something about needing to speak to you in person urgently", stammered McGee as Gibbs rounded on them.

The three people watched on the monitor as Tony struggled with his restraints, "what do we do now, kill him?" asked a very cautious Joey, "if he recoginsed you then he could recognise us!" quipped Danny, Pete laughed "why do you think I wanted him alive for, after all these years, I finally have him, and he WILL pay for what he did, your work here is done, now it's my turn, if your that much of a coward, and don't want to get justification, then I won't stop you, your careers are over now any way!". Joey and Danny looked at each other, "we'll stick around for the show" neither man could believe that this one guy could mess things up as badly as he did, he didn't know it, but Detective Anthony Dinozzo had a price on his head, ever since he was promoted to detective first grade.

Tony was thinking about what he had said, he had trusted this guy to watch his back for almost two years, there was no way his, friend and ex partner could be linked to the numbers killer, but it made a strange sort of sense, the way Pete had hounded him for details relating to the case, he never worked the case, but he had access to the evidence, the files everything! 'you're an idiot Dinozzo!' he berated himself, everything fit, the physical characteristics, the age group, hell even the dates fitted, these murders didn't restart until he was promoted, if he hadn't have opened his mouth, then Elizabeth would still be alive, they would be living a normal life, probably have a couple of kids. But one question remained why why just not kill him back then?.

Captain Davis walked off the elevator, as soon as he did Gibbs rounded on him "you wanted to see me?" he asked unnaturally quietly, in the last hour they had managed to get enough evidence to convict him of kidnapping, manslaughter, murder in the first and second degree and anything else they could nail him with. The captain glared at him "Can we go somewhere private?" Gibbs looked at him, and headed to the interrogation room, where McGee and Kate would be waiting. Gibbs observed the captain, he still had an uneasy feeling around him, this was definitely they type of guy who would sell his own grandmother for a pair of shoes. He couldn't shake the feeling that this guy was somehow involved with the original murders.

The captain didn't hesitate, "I know that Tony's been kidnapped and I think I know why" stated the captain as he handed over another police report, this time from the good old Internal Affairs Bureau, Gibbs looked at the captain before reading the file. He re-read it and swore, "All this time and you said nothing!" he bellowed slamming the folder on the table startling the captain. "Tony went through hell, and still managed to do his job, and YOU let him down!" "I didn't think that they would come after him, I.A.B, told me that there would be no complications, he didn't need back up, they had caught them, Tony was only a junior officer, he had only been in the department twenty months, before the killings started again, we checked and re-checked, the original killers were dead, but we still couldn't get the mastermind. Tony's the best, that's why when suspicion was aroused that the mastermind behind the numbers case was a cop, he seemed to be what we were looking for, the perfect chameleon, everyone liked him, he has this trait of getting respect and loyalty from everyone he meets, he knows practically every cop form here to Miami.

I couldn't risk involving his partner Pete Trainer, I didn't fully trust the man and I still don't!, his partner retired a few months back, lost contact with him, but I'm certain he's somehow connected to the killings, he seemed more interested in how the case was progressing, and to see if they had any suspects, naturally Tony never told him the whole story, just what he needed to hear".

Gibbs was watching the captain, "if you suspected the partner, then why didn't you warn Dinozzo!?" he demanded, he was furious that Tony had been made to take the case in the first place, let alone the amount of time he had spent being a target and not even knowing until it was too late, that notion kept nagging at him, if he had knowing would Elizabeth still be alive, would he be having this conversation now, would he even know Tony.

"I couldn't risk Tony tipping him off, especially since his partner wasn't acting alone, two other police offers were under suspicion!, we couldn't make the case stick, so we planted the evidence on three dirt bags, trying to push them in to the open, but that back fired, I know I'm gonna lose my job over this, face jail time too, but at least I won't be carrying this burden around with me!, Elizabeth was a victim in all this, if I had done my job instead of listening to I.A.B, then she would be alive, I should have listened to Tony!" the captain started sobbing, "Elizabeth was my daughter from a previous marriage, she knew but kept her mother name, when she started dating Tony I was cautious, sure he was different, but she liked him, and he treated her right, never disrespected her!"

Gibbs gapped at him 'Tony could always pick them' he thought, "Where would Pete normally hang out?" he asked anxious now that they finally had a solid lead, when he found Pete, he would find the others and Tony, finally wrapping this case up. "I've checked every dive he normally goes, no one's seen him since three weeks ago, after the first body was found".

"McGee see if Abby can track his phone, Kate get me the files on Pete Trainer NOW!", Gibbs stormed out of the room slamming the door behind him, 'bastard can't even do his job right, how the hell he got the job in the first place is beyond me' he thought as he headed towards the lab.

Tony was brought out of his thoughts as the door slammed opened; Pete entered carrying a baseball bat, "time to re-introduce my friend" he snickered as he smashed the bat into Tony's rib cage, Tony gasped as the bat hit home, "so I'm your new baseball?" he retorted through gritted teeth. "oh you're in for a world of hurt Tony, I wish there was some other way, alas there's not, so I'm gonna enjoy this you pompous, arrogant wind bag" as he landed blow after blow to Tony's body and head. Tony had managed to get the restraints loosened just enough, with whatever strength he had left he suddenly jumped up and swung the chair hitting Pete, both men fell to the ground, Tony wincing with every movement, Pete quickly getting up and charging Tony, " I always knew you were a pansy man, couldn't even protect your own woman!", Tony's heart launched into his throat, he managed to miss the charge, a new serge of energy pulsing through him, as he caught Pete and slammed him up again the wall, laying into his stunned prey, Tony didn't feel the prick of the needle as he slumped to the floor, but he did remember he had got the cell phone as he again fell in to blackness.

Gibbs entered the lab, McGee and Abby both working on tracking Trainers cell phone, "what do you have?" McGee jumped slightly, as Abby smirked "nothing yet Gibbs, he hasn't used it" Kate came in holding Trainers file "Gibbs according to this Trainer's mother died five years ago, leaving him an old mill and a cabin south of the border, he was also left two other properties, one in the industrial side of town, the other was his mother's house, which he moved in to, also noted here that he uses several names, as an undercover cop, he could easily pass himself off" Kate handed the list to Gibbs "McGee run these names, socials see what you can get, also check to see if any of these accounts have been used recently".

When Tony came round he was thankful that Pete and co hadn't tied him up again, he groaned, his body ached from head to toe, he felt worse than ever, his nausea was back with a vengeance and his head was ready to explode, 'smooth Tony real smooth' he thought as he remembered the scuffle and the phone, all he needed to do was open his eyes, when he did however he was in total darkness, but thankfully the same room, the moon shinning slightly through the slit in the wood, illuminated parts of the room enough for him to search for the phone, everything depended on him getting the phone, he knew Gibbs was looking for him and that he wanted that bastard dead, if he couldn't kill Trainer then Gibbs sure as hell could. He was about to give up on the phone, when his fingers briskly touched upon something small and metallic, he smiled to himself as his fingers clasped around it, now all he had to do was make sure he didn't get disturbed as he heard footsteps approach and stop at the door, he closed his eyes and slumped to the floor, the footsteps retreated and he sighed relieved, he lay there for a couple of minutes to make sure before dialling a familiar number any familiar number that his pounding head would allow him to

Gibbs turned to leave the lab when Ducky and Jimmy Palmer walked in, "any word Jethro?" asked Ducky, he sighed "not yet Duck, still trying to track Tony's ex partner" Palmer looked at Gibbs then Ducky "Pete Trainer?" he asked stunned, suddenly five sets of eyes were fixed on him "what you do know about Pete Trainer!" asked Abby, Palmer looked at her "Tony said something about meeting up with Trainer at O'Malley's this weekend for a retirement drink, since he didn't get the chance to a few months back, that's why he cancelled our movie marathon". 'Trust Tony to look after the new kid' mused Gibbs, he was about to ask if he had Trainers phone number when Palmers phone rang, he looked at if before answering it, he hated unknown numbers "Jimmy Palmer" a whispered voice spoke to him "Palmer, listen it's Tony, tell Abby to trace this call, Pete Trainer is the number killer, he's two goons with him, can't talk long, don't know where I am" "Tony!" yelled Palmer, immediately Abby and McGee starting tracing the call, Gibbs dove for the phone, Palmer got the hint and put the phone on speaker "Dinozzo!" "Boss, listen I don't have much time, it's Pete Trainer, he's the mastermind behind the 'Numbers' killer, I don't recognise the other two with him, and I really don't know where I am, I can't see or hear anything" he croaked in preparation for the next question, he moved slightly and groaned "Tony?!" "umm I'm fine boss, got to go company……" "Tony, I'm coming for you!". "Abby you get the trace?" Abby looked at him, her expression bleak "yeah, but we didn't get exact location, it's coming from the old residential area, it could be any of fifty buildings" she sighed heavily before hugging Bert again.

"Gibbs, Trainers mother left him her house, it's in the residential area!" exclaimed Kate, as she pointed to the map. Gibbs looked at the map "Let's go" he barked, "you too Ducky!", "Bring him home Gibbs!" was the last thing any of them heard form Abby as they raced out to what they hoped was Tony's location.

Tony had been caught by Trainers goons, and was paying heavily for it, as each blow hit home, he wished he could pass out, every time he thought they were finished, they started again 'well this is going great' he thought as Pete came back with his favourite bat, "glad to see your having a swell time Tony" he chuckled as he brought the bat down hard on Tony's shoulders, he couldn't stop the moan that escaped his throat. He laughed "you weren't on the phone long enough for an exact location, never the less well move you somewhere nice and comfortable, maybe even let you dig your own grave this time, it's been a while since I've saw anyone do that!" Tony gritted his teeth "Go to hell, you son of a bitch!" Trainer looked at him and smiled as he heard the door open, "glad you two dimwits are enjoying this, this is what happens when your too smart for your own good" as he raised the bat to bring is smashing down on Tony's head, he heard a soft menacing click as Gibbs pointed his SIG at his head "I wouldn't do that if I were you Trainer!" growled Gibbs, Tony looked up at his boss "Hey boss" whispered Tony, Kate and McGee had him covered and made sure the hand cuffs were extra tight as Gibbs cut Tony's restraints, "Tony?" he asked quietly watching him, Tony looked at him, "Boss" was his simple reply.

Three weeks later and it seemed as if nothing had happened, sure Tony still had some of the bruises, but that got him sympathy points from the girls in the office and Abby. He had finally kept a promise that he had made a long time ago, he looked at the headstone, and sighed, he never forgot what he had, nor did he forget how he had lost the best thing in his life. As he looked at the grave he couldn't help but wonder what if, he laid the flowers that he brought every year, and said the usual prayer a silent tear slipped down his cheek. He barely noticed the figure that stood beside him "It'll get better" "I know Boss" as they turned towards the car Tony was surprised to see Abby, Kate, McGee, Ducky and Palmer all waiting on him, "You're not going through this alone, WE will go it together" Gibbs told him softly as they headed to join his team, his family.

Well that's it, hope you enjoyed the story, if you did please let me know, if you didn't still let me know.

Nicky x