They stopped in front of an old house that looked abandoned. Winnie told Gibbs to park a little while from the house, so mark wouldn't blow himself up, which she said, he was capable of, and almost did twice.
"Kate, McGee, go in from the back of the house, Winnie, with me" Gibbs growled. With expert precision and timing, they moved around the house in different positions before Winnie stopped Gibbs with a finger, pointing at a shadow in the window, then mouthing 'dummy' to him. He nodded. Mark was clever, anyone wanting to come after him would probably yell when they saw the dummy and give him time to prepare whatever he was planning to prepare, and make a quick exit. And he really didn't want to send a spook into McGee and Kate's path, they were experienced, but not enough to handle a slippery guy like Mark. Gibbs held up three fingers, then two, then one, and they moved forwards, silently, up to the house, they didn't pause, just kicked the door open and yelled "NCIS!" before searching the house, finally finding a puzzled Mark in the showers.
"Why hello there" Winnie said and smiled. Mark's eyes widened.
"Winnie? What the-"
"Oh GOD, put some friggin' clothes on" Kate said from behind them.
"Nah, he has no shame, give him a blanket" Winnie smiled. But Gibbs let him dress, and cuffed him, searching every inch of the clothes Mark had on him.
"What is going on? How did you find me?" Mark asked.
"That's classified.. you know Mark, as you always tell me, you're in the need to know Jack shit position" Winnie smiled cruelly to Mark, "Now, let's find out what you've been hi-" she was cut off by a gunsht ringing out through the air and gasped, stumbling forwards and into Gibbs who held her up as she went limp.
"McGee! Watch her, watch Mark, get an ambulance, Kate, with me!" Gibbs growled and lay Winnie down on the floor before sneaking up to the door, looking out just in time to see a car fleeing the spot.
"You get a license plate?" Gibbs asked.
"No, sorry, but at least we got a good look at it?" Kate asked.
"Gibbs, her breathing's really bad" McGee said behind them, making Gibbs turn around. he walked back to Winnie's pale body, her teeth were clattering, and then she opened her eyes. Gibbs crouched down next to her.
"How're you feeling?" Gibbs asked.
"That's the..lamest...question..I've ever...heard" she stuttered to him and smiled, blood seeping down from the right corner of her mouth.
"Yeah, well, ambulance'll be here soon" Gibbs said.
"Why? It's..just a... fleshwound" WInnie said, coughing as more blood came out.
The ambulance arrived five minutes later and took Winnie with it. Gibbs got two guards to stay with Winnie at the hospital, and call him when she woke up, or if something happened at all. Kate and McGee stuffed Mark into the back of the car, and then followed Gibbs over to a spot on the street. Gibbs crouched down and touched the burnt rubber markings on the asphalt.
"They must've been standing right here" McGee said.
"Crouching" Gibbs corrected, and pretended he had a sniper rifle in his hands, looking at the house, "good shot, could've been a lucky one, could've been ponting at me, Mark, or Winnie, even you two" Gibbs said, and dopped his arms before getting up, "get samples, take pictures, cast a mold on these, and then we go back to headquarters, I'll stay with Mark" Gibbs said and walked away.
"Let's hope he doesn't kill him" Kate sighed.
Gibbs stalked back to the car where Mark was yelling at one of the local LEO's.
"I WAN'T TO KNOW HOW SHE IS! IS SHE OKAY?" Mark yelled.
"Shut your trap Mark" Gibbs growled, and Mark fell silent, "You're not married to her anymore, and I have some questions to ask you" Gibbs said.
"Is she alive?" Mark asked breathlessly.
"Yeah" Gibbs said, "and the rest is need to know, I'm sure you can get your boss to fill you in on her condition when you come back.. IF you come back. Now, we'll just wait here for my team to process the scene, and then I'll take you somewhere for questioning" Gibbs said, magically producing a coffee cup from somewhere (which later turned out to be the sidepocket of his car, but it looked really cool right then) and leaned against the shiny door of the car, never taking his eyes off Mark.
"S..somewhere?" Mark asked.
"yeah, I figured that as soon as we get into a federal building, or some sort of police station, you'd alert your boss, andwe can't have that, now can we" Gibbs said and leaned in, mere inches from Mark's face, "and this time, I'm getting it ALL on tape" He grinned wickedly as Mark made big eyes but tried to hide it.
Scare Mark so he craps himself. Check.
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AN: How's THAT for turn of events, huh? Bet you're surprised now! And angry at me, and wanting to know if Winnie lives or dies. But I can't tell you yet.. noooot yet... Maybe next chapter, maybe not next chapter, who knows :D Tell me, you likey?
Disclaimer: All hail..DPB