A Dare, Or Something More Sinister?
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I don't own NCIS... I'm just taking the characters for a spin!
Author's Notes: Thank-you all for the reviews, I'm glad you all like it... as always a few more wouldn't go unnoticed! Please!
This chapter is shorter than the rest of them, but hopefully the upcoming chapters will make up for it.
Merry xmas to all!
And of course, again a gigantic thank you to Kate for her fantastic work and inspiration!
"Get that goddamn door open now!" Kate shouted, pointing her gun at one of the chefs
"I can't, I don't have a key" the man replied nervously, eyeing the gun
"Why not? Who does?" Tony asked, equally as frustrated
"Brown. He's the head chef. Nobody goes in there except him. He brings out anything we need for the day before we get here" the man replied
Kate looked at Tony and pointed her gun at the door, clicking off the safety. "Whoa! Kate, no!" Tony said, stepping to her side and pushing her gun down "That could be very dangerous"
"You have a better idea?" she asked
"Well, I was thinking along the lines of a fire-extinguisher and shooting a cap threw it" he replied
"And that's not dangerous?"
"Well, yes, but I always wondered what it'd look like. But then I thought, 'Hey! We're on a navy ship, the explosives they have are so much better'" he replied, "And, I thought this may happen on the way up, so I radioed one of the officers to bring some explosives, they are so much more impressive"
"And, they will rip Gibbs to shreds if he is in there" Kate replied
"Don't worry ma'am, I'm not as irresponsible as Tony. That's why I brought the master key" a man said, walking up to Kate and Tony. Kate raised her eye-brows, "We'll do introductions later, I understand one of your agents is trapped in here" he continued, unlocking the door and shoving it a couple of times, eventually it squeeked open.
The door swung open and Kate literally ran in, with Tony close behind. They found Gibbs sitting up against a set of shelves; he looked up at them as they approached, "What took you so goddamn long? Where the hell have you been?" he asked.
Kate and Tony were a bit taken back by the harshness of his voice, but realised that may have been something to do with being in a freezer all day. Kate took in his appearance, his face was bruised, he seemed to have a head-wound and he was shivering uncontrollably. Other than that, he looked tired and cold. Kate stepped forwards, taking off her jacket to wrap it over Gibbs' shoulders, "You okay?".
"I'm fine" Gibbs croaked and pulled himself up, leaning heavily against the pole. He took a step away from the shelves and stumbled into Tony, who caught him.
"Whoa, boss. Easy, I've got you" he said, putting Gibbs' arm over his shoulders and putting his arm around his waist, with Kate doing the same on his other side.
"I'm okay" Gibbs wheezed, "I'm fine"
They took small steps towards the door, Gibbs tried to convince them the whole time that he was okay, but the further they moved, the more he slurred and leant on them for support. They noticed that his breathing had become deep and slow and he began dragging his feet. As they got out of the freezer, Gibbs put his full weight on his two agents as he fell into unconsciousness again.
"Kate? You got him?" Tony asked, feeling the added weight and seeing Gibbs' eyes close
"Yeah" she replied
"Good, lets get him clear of the door" Tony said, dragging Gibbs to a clear area in the kitchen, "Here, lets put him down"
Tony and Kate gently lowered him to the floor and waited for the medics to arrive. Kate felt his neck for a pulse, it was weak and thready, but it was there. Kate sighed and looked at Tony, who had the same worried expression on his face. Before he could say anything his cell rang, he frowned at the caller ID, but picked up anyway.
"DiNozzo?"
"Tony, it's Abby. We know where Gibbs is…" Abby said
"Yeah, the freezer, thanks" Tony said and hung up
Abby turned to McGee, "He is so turning into Gibbs" she stated.
"Yeah, it's kinda scary" McGee replied
"Not as scary as autopsy…" Abby replied, then went into a detailed explanation
Ducky paced around autopsy, anxious to hear from Kate and Tony. He sighed and looked at the clock, 6 hours since Gibbs had been declared MIA. Ducky stopped pacing and took the elevator back to the lab.
"I've had enough of this. I'm going back to the ship" Ducky declared as he walked in. McGee and Abby looked up at him.
McGee jumped out of his seat, almost falling over "I'm coming"
Abby walked around to McGee, "Then take these. Hold out your hand," McGee did as he was asked, and Abby placed two tablets in the centre of his palm "For sea-sickness, I don't think Gibbs'd appreciate you throwing up over him". McGee nodded and took the pills straight
"Gibbs has been found?" Ducky asked
"Yeah, about 10 minutes ago. He was in the freezer" Abby replied
Ducky nodded and got a concerned expression on his face, "He's been in there for almost six hours, he'll have severe hypothermia...he may even slip into a coma…"
"Ok, let's go." McGee said, heading for the elevator with Ducky close behind.
"Ring me when you know something" Abby called after them
That's it for chapter 18... I hope you like it! Please review, please!