Yes I know I said I was going to give you an update late last week. I just have the usual mundane excuses….work, family…you know, real life things. Suffice to say sorry for the delay but here's the next chapter!
Disclaimer: NCISLA isn't created or owned by me (unfortunately). Some other dudes had the idea before I did!
NEVER KNEW
CHAPTER 14
"Take a left at the next intersection, then drive another four miles and you'll get to the gate that leads to the house Deeks stopped at" Eric directed over the comms to the agents in the car.
"Got it" Callen responded.
"I hope Deeks has left us something to give us a lead. I hate chasing tails" Sam muttered.
"Hoping for breadcrumbs Sam?" Callen chuckled.
"Yep" Sam curtly nodded.
"Just be grateful it's Deeks we're tailing" Callen smiled.
"Why's that?" Sam asked.
"Because if it was Kensi we were looking for, we'd have to follow the trail of Twinkie wrappers" Callen chortled.
"Oh ha ha, Callen. When we get back Stateside I'm definitely signing you two up at the Comedy Lounge to do stand-up" Kensi growled.
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"Can I ask a question?"
Forran sighed and groaned, "What is it Deeks?"
"If this key is for something so big, as you say…"
"It is" Forran interrupted.
"Then seeing as I'm a Detective from the US and my friends are coming to find me. If we find the thing you're after, what makes you think you'll be able to share the spoils of it?" Deeks asked.
"What makes you think we wouldn't, Deeks? We have done, shall we say 'questionable' things before you came along" Nikolai replied.
"Yeah, that's not the sort of answer I was hoping for" Deeks slumped back in the seat.
"Sorry to disappoint you" Forran glanced in the rear view mirror, "Nikolai it's not much further, keep going in one mile you'll see a dirt road. Turn onto that. It's on your right side"
"Okay Bernd" Nikolai nodded.
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Callen, Sam and Kensi surveyed the little house that Eric had directed them to. Inconspicuous in looks, they got out of the car and gathered together.
"Doesn't look much" Kensi noted.
"Best to be careful though" Sam pulled his gun from his waist and clicked and checked it.
"Sam, take the back, Kensi with me" Callen cocked his gun.
"Wait! I need a minute" Kensi froze.
"What's wrong?" Sam frowned.
"Oh nothing…I just want to memorise this momentous occasion that I get to go in the front with Callen and Sam has to take the back. I must remember to tell Deeks. He'll be jealous he's not here to witness it" Kensi grinned.
"Oh who's trying to be funny now?" Callen shook his head, "Let's go"
As instructed, Sam jogged around to the back while Callen and Kensi raced to the front;
"On three Sam" Callen ordered.
"Copy" Sam replied.
"One…two…three!" Callen called out, bursting open the door, hearing his partner doing the same at the back.
Silently, methodically the federal agents swept the rooms of the house, looking for danger.
"It's clear!" Sam yelled out.
"Clear!" Kensi and Callen also yelled.
They pulled out their black latex gloves and started looking around the house.
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"Park over there Nikolai" Forran instructed.
The car lurched to a stop, as Nikolai stepped out, opening the rear door and grabbed Deeks and hauled him out.
"So where's the big thing?" Deeks looked around, "Not seeing anything exciting"
"You're not looking in the right place Deeks. Come on, let's move. I'll take the duffel bag and key. You're in charge of our friend. If he steps out of line…well you know what to do" Forran smiled.
"I'm changing my mind about calling you my friend, you know!" Deeks shouted as Nikolai pushed him in the back with his gun, ordering him to move.
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"Find anything?" Callen asked his partner.
Sam shook his head, "Looks like Deeks was tied to this chair, there's small blood drops on the legs here"
Callen nodded, "Kensi, anything?"
The brunette shook her head, "Not yet, still looking"
The familiar ringtone of the OPS pierced the air, surprising the team for a minute.
"What's up Eric?" Callen asked.
"We might have something" the tech geek replied.
"Oh the suspense" Sam rolled his eyes.
"Remember that photo we found of Deeks' grandfather and Forran's?" Nell asked
"Yeah, what about it?" asked Callen.
"We've done some digging. In the background is a place that those two men discovered years ago. I'm thinking that it's probably someplace that Bernd Forran has seen and known about since he was young" Nell went on.
"It's the same photo as this one" Kensi held up for the others to see.
"Exactly the same. Deeks must have made two copies. Left one here for us to find" Sam noted.
"Any idea where the photo was taken guys?" Callen asked the wonder twins.
"As a matter of fact, we enlarged the photo, specifically looking at the background and we got a hit" Eric proudly stated.
"And the GPS on Deeks' jeans puts him exactly at the same spot in the photo" Nell added.
"Okay let's hit the road again" Callen waved the other two to the car, "Send us the details Eric?"
"It's already in cyberspace on the way to you"
It's probably a little short, sorry about that. So what's the big discovery? Let me know what you think. Thanks for all favourites, follows and reviews xxxx