Chapter 14
Callen watched as Sam drove away with his wife and child, feeling like he had just had his heart ripped out.
Nikita put his hand on his son's shoulder. "Moy Syn?"
"Is this how you felt, when mama left with me and Ami?" he asked his hand over his heart trying to hold in the pain.
"It is." He said simply, "But it will not be long before you are reunited with them."
Callen gulped, "But what if…" He couldn't even voice it. The thought of his beloved Nell dying and him not even seeing his unborn child or son again, ripped at his very soul.
"Do not focus on the what if's Gregori, you need to end this. We need to end this, for you and for Clara." Nikita vowed.
Callen held up the book. "We need to make sure that Adam got the copy of the book to Agent Rothman."
Nikita nodded and they headed to the basement.
"We have a problem, I gave Adam the copy of the book, with the old names of the burned agents in." Sveta said as they walked into the bunker.
"So what's the problem?"
"Adam's car dropped off Kaleidoscope, I can't find him."
"Show me what you have." Callen asked.
Adam's car peeled out of the driveway and headed toward the boatshed, but going through a back way he disappeared.
"Why take that route?" Callen asked.
"Diversions." Sveta replied as she tapped to show the signs that had made Adam take the different route.
"Play the footage back from the time that sign was placed." Callen ordered his cousin while pointing at the sign.
An old man, dressed in a high visibility jacket coned off the road and placed the sign and walked to an old pickup truck...a very familiar pickup truck.
"Damn!" Callen patted Sveta on the shoulder and headed for the door, "Papa!" he called and Nikita confused turned to follow him.
"What?" He asked.
"I need you to take the book to the boatshed. Give it to Agent Rothman. Matthias has gone after Sam, Nell and the kids." Callen grabbed his gun and headed to his car.
"You are certain?" Nikita asked.
Callen nodded, "I saw the truck down the street when I came back with Sam, take the book, save the others." He winced as a wave of pain from the taser attack hit him again. "Trust Rothman." He said and he climbed into his car and drove off leaving Nikita with the book and his own errand to do.
Rothman sat at the main table, talking to Director Vance as Deeks and Kensi tried to get Eric to find Callen and Sam.
"There's still nothing...but guys, there is a car pulling up outside the boatshed, it's not Sam or Callen."
They watched as the man exited his car and knocked on the door of the boatshed.
"Hello? Is there anyone in? I have something for you." His Russian accent sounded out of place, but Rothman recognized him instantly.
"It's Reznikov!"
Kensi and Deeks drew their guns as Nikita typed in the passcode for the door and entered his hands raised.
"I know, I know...you want to arrest me. This is more important, arrest me later."
Kensi moved to frisk him, taking the gun from the waistband of his pants.
"Okey dokey, so, no niceties today." Nikita grumbled as he moved to the main table. "One of you is Agent Rothman, yes?" he asked.
Rothman moved closer, "You are Nikita Reznikov?"
Nikita nodded, "I am. I have the book you need, Adam was going to bring it, but he has gone missing. Gregori believes that Matthias Draeger and Hetty Lange have him."
"So, Callen has gone to save Dom?" Kensi asked.
Sadly Nikita shook his head, "I had a call from Svetlana, Adam's body has been found in a culvert. My son has gone to save Agent Hanna and his family, as well as his own family. We spotted the vehicle that Matthias was driving outside my home. We believe that he is following them."
"Dom's really dead this time?" Kensi sank into the seat next to Nikita.
"Are you alright Miss?" Nikita asked handing her a bottle of water that had just been handed to him.
Kensi took it and the handkerchief Nikita handed her, She nodded and took a drink. "Dom...Adam, was my first partner. It was hard when we first thought he had died."
"I know it was hard on him too, we didn't want to kidnap him, however when Gregori told him the truth about this book, he realized we were not the bad guys we had been painted and he agreed to go deep cover and help us."
Vance stood up and walked towards him, "Mr Reznikov, I am Director Vance of NCIS."
Nikita nodded, "Gregori's boss, he speaks highly of you."
Vance was surprised, but he managed to hide it, "He does? That is good to know. Do you know where Agent Hanna was planning on taking his family and Agent Callen's family?"
"I do not know, I know he left here and Svetlana has been watching his progress."
"Svetlana?"
"Gregori's cousin, she is our tech person...Gregori calls her and his wife the twins of evil, like your Eric, No?"
"Can Sveta be contacted?" Vance asked.
They jumped as a blonde Russian female appeared on the monitor, "Right here Bossman." She smiled as Eric's face worried appeared onscreen.
"Director we have an intrusion…." He typed frantically trying to stop her as Sveta looked towards him.
" Dyadya, on ochen' khorosho vyglyadit. Kak vy dumayete, on yedinyy?" she asked.
Nikita laughed, "She would like to know if your Beale is a single man."
Eric gulped and pushed his glasses up his nose, "I….I err, I…"
Deeks laughed and Kensi punched him in the shoulder. "Not now Beale," She admonished him.
"Svetlana, do you have eyes on our Nell, or Gregori?"
"Dyadya, You know if Gregori does not want to be found he will not, but Agent Hanna and Nell have been seen, I think they are heading to the Cabin that Gregori built at Falling Springs off Soldier Creek road."
"Falling springs?" Eric typed rapidly and Kensi and Deeks' phone dinged. "It's a ghost town."
Deeks grinned, "Can see why they would hide there, a lot of good cover."
Nikita laughed, "And knowing my son, the Cabin has more Arms than your Armoury at the mission."
"Agent Blye, Agent Deeks, go with Mr. Reznikov and help safely extract the Hanna and Callen family."
Nikita took the black book out of his jacket pocket, "This is for you Agent Rothman, the names highlighted are Agents still at risk of exposure. Agents, I do not want Henrietta Lange to get hold of and kill."
Callen screeched to a halt as the truck passed in front of him cutting him off.
"Damn!" he swore and turned the wheel.
Again the truck swerved and Callen compensated, but his tire blew and he flipped, rolling three times.
The last thing he saw before the darkness took him was the smiling face of Mattias Draeger as he walked towards the car.