AN: Well here's a second chapter for the night. Not something I had planned on doing but I just couldn't stop writting. Thanks again to those who have stuck with me. This starts before Callen and Deeks knock each other out.

Hetty had been in the process of getting ready for bed when an alarm sounded from her computer. She went over and saw that Deeks had joined Callen at the mission. Ever since the first time that Deeks had found out about Barry, she had always watched the interaction between the two men when the cat was involved. They were always highly entertaining, so putting off bed for a bit, she sat on her couch and continued a knitting project she had started the week before.

She kept an eye on the computer and was rewarded with seeing Callen toss Barry onto an unsuspecting Deeks. She had a hard time after that of holding her knitting needles while she laughed at the game of chasey that had started between the three of them. She sobered somewhat after half an hour when she didn't see Barry come around a corner. She adjusted the screen to another camera, but still couldn't see him. She could see, however, Deeks looking toward the area that Barry had vanished into, then Callen came into view from another direction and look in the same region.

She reasoned that Barry had ended up in the blind spot the Callen had discovered with in those first few days of being back at work two years ago. She watched as both men started to run toward the cat. She realised that neither man had seen nor heard the other, which was confirmed when they both disappeared into the blind spot, and didn't reappear. She waited a few minutes more, but after five minutes and not a thing, she reached for her phone.

Sam had had a wonderful Saturday with his family. He was now curled up next to his wife and was almost asleep when his phone went off. He looked at the number and jumped out of bed, heading for the closet as he answered. There was only one reason Hetty was calling him at this time of night. A case, and a bad one.

"What's happened?" was the first thing he asked when he answered.

"Mr Callen and Detective Deeks were at the office this evening. They entered a blind spot six minutes ago and I have not seen them since. I need you to go over and make sure that everything is ok." She sounded worried. "I will contact Kensi and have her meet you there. I will have paramedics on standby three blocks away if they are needed." She ended the call without giving Sam a chance to ask what they were doing at the mission on a Saturday. Informing his wife that an emergency had come up at work, he headed off.

Kensi had had a nice Saturday being pampered at spa. She had met a couple of other visiting agents from NCIS Washington and had invited them out for drinks after. She had had a good time being herself, not a cover and the time flew. Now she had been snuggled under the sheets for all of ten minutes when her phone went off. Not even bothering to look at the caller she knew that it was work.

"Yeah," was her response as she went to the cupboard.

"Miss Blye, Mr Callen and Detective Deeks have vanished from headquarters about ten minutes ago, I have called Mr Hannah and he will meet you there."

"What happened?" Kensi was worried about Callen. It had been a strange few days leading up to the shoot-out at the stadium. She knew that he hadn't stayed at his house since then, but Callen being Callen, kept how he was handling it to himself.

"Not sure, they went into a blind spot in the area surrounding my office and I haven't been able to pick them up since. Make sure that they are ok."

"Will do Hetty." Kensi grabbed her gun and headed out the door.

Sam had arrived first. He walked the perimeter waiting for Kensi and found it was all clear aside from the cars belonging to Callen and Deeks. When he returned to the front door he found Kensi waiting, gun drawn.

"What do you know?" he asked her.

"Just that Callen and Deeks vanished in a blind spot near Hetty's office and that she hasn't seen them since. What was she doing watching them at this time of night."

"The better question is, what were they doing here at this time of night?" Sam asked in return as they approached the front doors.

Sam pulled the doors open and allowed Kensi to enter then followed. They made their way down the walkway, their flashlights showing them that there was something on the floor next to Hetty's office. As they got closer they noticed movement and Kensi called out "Federal Agents! Hands up!"

The orange cat, caught in the beams of their torches, stood stock still for a moment, then took off toward the bullpen, the sound of a bell following it as it jumped onto the iron work behind Kensi's desk then vanished into the celling. Kensi and Sam followed it with their torches until it disappeared then brought them back to the thing on the floor in front of them. Only they could now see that it was two things, one on top of the other.

20 minutes earlier…

Callen spotted Barry next to Hetty's office. He was in the blind spot that Callen had found years ago, one of the few in the security system. He started to walk toward him. When Barry made a move toward her desk, Callen sped up, not wanting to give him the chance to jump onto her desk and knock off one of her tea pots. As he came past the post, he noticed Deeks heading toward him. The tiled floor didn't help him as he tried to stop.

Then it was too late, Deeks crashed into him. He felt his head hit the floor, hard and as darkness took him, he saw Barry jump calmly onto the railing. His last thought as he, with Deeks on top of him, slid across the floor, was that Barry might break the rose patterned tea pot that he had seen her leave out on Friday.

Deeks saw Barry slide around the corner and stop as the cat noticed him. While Barry had started the whole thing, Deeks meant to finish it. He needed to get back to his report. The thing wasn't going to write its self. He moved toward the cat then picked up the pace when he noticed the subtle move the cat made toward the railing. Just as he reached the corner, he saw, then crashed into Callen. The two hit the floor, and Deeks heard Callen's head hit the tiles hard. As they slid along, Deeks noticed the pillar in front of him, but then it was too late to do anything. His head made contact with it and the last thing he thought of was Not again.

Barry looked at the two men on the ground in front of him. They weren't moving. He called out to get their attention, just in case they were foxing him. Neither moved. He jumped down and batted first Callen's then Deeks' noses for several minutes, to no avail. He yowled loudly in their ears to try and wake them up, but got no response. He was now really worried.

He figured that they would hate him for what he was about to do but he had to try. He brought out his claws and took a swipe at Callen's arm. Nothing. He moved to try Deeks when lights hit him and a female voice yelled at him. He knew that it was one of the people that Callen and Deeks worked with. With the lights in his eyes, he couldn't make out the other person, but he recognised the scent as another co-worker. Knowing that they would be able help his friends better than he could, Barry sprinted for the ceiling.

AN: Hope this is ok. Still a couple of chapters to go. Will be sad when this is finished :(