XIV

"What the hell is going on David?" Gibbs asked angrily as he stormed into the make-shift Mossad command center.

"If I knew that Gibbs," Ziva said trying not to lose her cool, "I would not have gotten the local LEOs involved and I definitely would not have blown our location by having you bought here."

"Well isn't that convenient," Gibbs said angrily, "she doesn't know what's happening just like you didn't know what Ari was up to in DC."

"Wait, wait, wait just a minute," Ziva said jumping up from her seat, "you are not seriously blaming me for all of this."

"What if I am?" Gibbs asked.

Ziva was about to retaliate when Tony chose to step in between them.

"No offense boss, but don't you think you're blowing this out of proportion," he said using his look at me I'm a nice guy smile, "I mean, we don't know what's up and you really can't hold Ziva responsible for Ari."

Gibbs sighed, "Exactly when did you start being rational DiNozzo?" he asked.

Tony gave him one of his better smiles, "Who says I am?"

At that moment a phone rang and Ziva quickly grabbed it up. She spoke in French to who ever was on the other side for several minutes then she hung up looking more upset than she was before.

"So?" Gibbs asked pointedly.

"They located the car, a teenage boy was at the wheel. Apparently a man gave him five hundred Euros and told him to drive the car East." she told them.

"Do they know who?" Gibbs asked.

"No they are going to get a sketch for the boy."

"Where is Officer Heber?" the Mossad Officer who had escorted them back to the safe house asked.

"Who?" Tony asked.

"The officer who was following Radwan, McGee and Kate." Ziva told them, "I don't know. The police have not found his car as yet."

"Damn it," Gibbs said slamming his hand down on a nearby desk before turning on his heels and walking out of the room.

"Where're you going boss?" Tony asked.

"To get coffee."

"Gibbs you really shouldn't be heading off by yourself," Ziva called after him.

Gibbs ignored her and just kept on walking.

"Yeah he does that," Tony said with a sigh.

A silence fell over the room and Ziva returned to staring at her computer screen.

"Do you think Radwan or that other guy delivered Kate and McGee to Ari?" Tony asked breaking the silence.

Ziva sighed, "Not Mark," Ziva said, "he is very loyal to Deputy Director David."

"And Radwan?"

"I don't know," Ziva answered solemnly.

They returned to silence.

"Tony," Ziva said after a while, "earlier when I got angry at Gibbs."

"Yes."

"I shouldn't have. I know that he was just upset because he didn't know what is happening to Kate and McGee." Ziva said.

"Gibbs shouldn't have said that," Tony said, "none of it is your fault."

"Then why do I feel that it is?" Ziva asked. "I mean, I was Ari's control officer. I gave him all the information he had on you and your team."

Tony rolled his seat up to her and spun her to face him.

"You couldn't have know what he was up to," he told her, "and even if you did I doubt you could have stopped him. That guy is a psychopath."

"Tony Ari is…" Ziva started to say only to be cut off by Tony pulling her close and kissing her.

They deepened the kiss and they were so far gone they didn't here the phone ring or here Gibbs walk in and answer it.

"DiNozzo! David!" Gibbs shouted to get there attention after hanging up the phone.

Tony and Ziva jumped apart, startled.

"That was the local LEOs," Gibbs told them, "they found your mission officer in his car with a bullet hole in his head."

"Radwan?"

"Nope the other guy." Gibbs said grabbing up the phone.

He dialed and the line on end rang for a while before it was picked up and Gibbs put it on speaker.

"Abby Scuito, NCIS."

"Hey Abs," Gibbs said.

"Gibbs!" Abby squealed over the line, "How's Monaco? Did you get Ari yet?"

"Abs," Gibbs said cutting her off from asking anymore questions, "I need you to do something for me."

"Sure Gibbs," she answered, "What is it?"

"I need you to find any connection between Ari Haswari and Radwan Livni." Gibbs told her, "And while you're at it find out if they have any connections here in Monaco or in France."

"Ok," Abby said, "Is everything alright?"

"That bastard Ari has McGee and Kate." Gibbs told her.

"No!" Abby said in dismay, "You have to get them back Gibbs, you just have to."

"Abby!" Gibbs said cutting her off, "I will get them back, but I need you to look that up for me."

"I'm on it Gibbs, you can count on me."

Gibbs cut the line and turned to face Tony and Ziva.

God he hated this.

NCIS NCIS NCIS NCIS NCIS

McGee groaned as he regained consciousness. His head was killing him. He tried moving his hand to rub his head but his hands were tied together.

He tried to look around but the room was pitch black and he couldn't make anything out.

His eyes began to adjust to the darkness and he could make out a human form slumped against a nearby wall.

The figure moved and groaned.

"Kate," he questioned.

There was another groan.

"Yes," she answered and tried to move, "Are you alright?" she asked.

"Yes. You?"

"I think so," she groaned.

"Can you get free?" McGee asked her.

"I can't even move Tim."

"Me either," McGee said feeling dread. "Do you think we're getting out of this?"

"Tony and Gibbs will find us." Kate told him.

McGee was about to answer when a door opened and a light was switched on. He looked up and first saw that the room they were in was bare and then he saw the grinning face of Ari Haswari.

Ari walked over to Kate and kneeled in front of her.

"Hello Caitlin," he said with a smirk. "It is a pity about Agent DiNozzo's shoulder isn't it. Such a pity. After all I was aiming at you but well…I missed."

"You bastard," Kate said and spat at him.

Ari chuckled and wipe the spit from his face. "Don't worry Caitlin, very soon I will get Agents Gibbs and DiNozzo and correct my mistake."

With that he chuckled and walked out the room.

McGee watched him walk out and as the door closed behind him, McGee recognized Radwan Livni on the other side.

God he wished he could smack the smile off of their faces, but right now all he could do was pray that Gibbs rescued them before Ari managed to kill all of them.

They really were in trouble.

Author's Note: Ok that's that for now. Hope you like it. Please review.