Unearthed Secrets
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Also a huge thankyou to Kate for her fantastic work and inspiration!
Abby scooted from one side of her lab to the other, pressing buttons on some of the machines before scooting back to the other side.
"…and it will match two pixels and decode the area in between and…" Abby explained, clapping her hands, "we have ourselves a picture, or at least one we can zoom in on…."
Kate rubbed her temples, trying to cut out the techno-babble the Abby had been blabbering about since Ducky left. She looked at her watch and sighed, "Abby, have you had dinner yet?"
"It's dinner already? We just had lunch" Abby asked, looking slightly confused
"Yeah, in fact, why are you still working? We don't have an active case and work hours have finished" Kate asked
"Agent Bolboa's team have an active case, so they adopted me. They're bribing me with caf-Pow!" Abby announced, slightly jittery
Kate rolled her eyes, "You know that much caffeine isn't good for you, you drink too many of those caf-Pow!s"
Abby gave her a mock glare, "There is no such thing as too many of them" she said as her phone rang
Abby pushed the speaker, "Yo,"
"Abs, it's Tony" Tony said on the other end, "Gibbs knows where he son is, we're heading to the location now"
"You're gonna need back-up" Abby told him as she moved in-front of one of her monitors
"That's why we called you, honey" Tony replied, then screeched, "Ow! Boss!"
"Tony?" Abby called
Kate and Abby exchanged knowing glances when they heard Gibbs and Tony arguing
"Dammit, DiNozzo! Drive faster! Here, move!" Gibbs instructed
"No, Gibbs! You're not drivi…" Tony protested
"No, you don't want to do that Gibbs" Abby called
They heard grumbling and Tony yelp again, "Then give me the damn phone!" Gibbs growled
"Gibbs?" Abby asked after a moment
"Abs, we need back-up at this address…" Gibbs told her, reciting a place he used to be very familiar with
Gibbs glared out the window, occasionally grunting directions when they were near an exit they had to turn down. Tony turned on the radio and flicked through the channels, stopping only when Gibbs slapped the upside of his head and turned the radio off again.
"Can't you drive any faster, DiNozzo?" Gibbs growled
"Boss, I don't want …" Tony started
"Tony, I'm not an invalid," Gibbs interrupted, "Pull over and let me drive"
"I think that's a really bad idea, boss" Tony protested
"Yeah, well I'm not asking you for your opinion!" Gibbs snapped, "When I do, I'll ask for it! Now pull over!"
"No" Tony replied, ducking his head
"Tony, I suggest that if you want to live to see the rest of the day, do as I say" Gibbs said, his voice going dangerously quiet
Tony gulped, "I thought it was only Abby who knew how to kill somebody and leave no forensic evidence"
"Yeah, and no one would find the body" Gibbs finished, "Who do you think taught her?"
Tony groaned and pulled over, knowing he'd regret it later
"Thatta boy, DiNozzo" Gibbs said, getting out of the car and walking around it
Tony shifted over to the passenger seat, putting on his seat belt securely and put his hands together saying a quick prayer. Gibbs smirked when he saw Tony. After adjusting the seat, he put the pedal to the metal, kicking out dust in their wake.
Tony closed his eyes as he saw the trees shooting by at a very unnatural speed. Clearing his throat, he turned to Gibbs, deciding not to ask if they could slow down, upon seeing the determined look on the other man's face.
"Oh, god, I'm gonna die" Tony said to nobody in particular, "Well, at least Kate knows I wanna be cremated"
Gibbs quirked his eyebrow at Tony.
"Gibbs, please keep your eyes on the road," Tony protested, then explained, "Thought you were gonna kill me and Kate when we came to your house. Cremation, no bugs…"
"Abs, how long?" Gibbs asked for the thirtieth time in as many minutes. Tony had managed to get Gibbs to wait for their back-up instead of going in alone.
"Gibbs, it's exactly what he wants you to do" Tony protested
"You telling me what to do, DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked warningly
Tony sighed, "If you go in there and get killed, which is highly likely, going in there alone like some damn cowboy, who's gonna look after Jake?"
Gibbs growled and slammed on the brakes, leaving a trial of dust behind them. He turned to the younger agent, "What now?"
"Gibbs, be patient" Abby told him again, frustrated
Gibbs hung up and looked into the surrounding trees; it was like a mini forest. He rubbed the bridge of his nose, "Hell, I don't even know if the shack is still there"
Tony cast his eyes over at Gibbs, "How long ago were you here last?"
Gibbs shook his head, "Not long enough. I hated it out here, hated coming out here, it always meant…dunno, I hated this place"
Tony frowned, then smiled when he saw another dust trail appearing in the distance behind them, "We have company, boss"
Gibbs turned on the engine, "Let's roll"
"Gibbs, they're still at least ten minutes away" Tony groaned as the car sped off down the long, narrow drive-way
The drive-way abruptly opened out, revealing a small old shack, a shed, a garage and another shed. Gibbs drove it up to the front of the house and pulled on the hand-brake. Both agents were out of the car as fast as it came to a stop. They ran up the step and halted at either end of the door with their guns drawn. Gibbs nodded and Tony kicked in the door, following Gibbs into the shack. They began a thorough search of the house, calling clear when they'd finished a room. Eventually they met at the back of the house.
"Cellar" Gibbs said, leading the way to the side of the house. He threw open two doors leading to the underside of the shack. As they entered, Gibbs pulled a switch, bathing the room in light.
That's it for chapter 25!...Hope you liked it! PLEASE review! Tell me what you think