Agent Down
At the scene of the crime the team discovered that the victim was a federal agent. The other victims had been federal agents as well. "We're definitely dealing with a serial killer." Kate said to Tony. Just then a shot was fired. "Spread out. McGee you're with me. You two stick together. Ducky and Palmer back to the truck." Gibbs ordered. Another shot was fired in Tony and Kate's direction. Tony quickly pushed Kate to the ground and used his body to cover her. The bullet hit the tree behind them. "Stay quiet and don't move." Tony whispered. "Tony we're being ambushed, we need to get to Gibbs and McGee." Kate insisted. "Kate we're dealing with snipers, if we get up we're dead. We have know idea how many there are and where they are. Let's just hope Ducky was able to get to the truck and call for help." Tony said.
Meanwhile, Ducky and Palmer were in the back of the truck seeking refuge. When they had gotten to the truck one of the tires was flat where it had been shot. Inside the truck Ducky and Palmer waited for help to arrive. "Stay low Mr. Palmer and be very quiet." Ducky said. "Doctor Mallard, have you ever been in a situation like this before?" Palmer asked. "Well now that you asked, this does remind of the time that…" Ducky began. "Never mind we need to be quiet Doctor Mallard." Palmer said cutting Ducky off. He was definitely not in the mood for one of Ducky's stories.
Outside Gibbs and McGee were still dodging bullets. A new shot was fired every few seconds and they were good to stay ahead of the shots. To the agents' surprise another shot rang out from a different direction and got Gibbs in the shoulder. Gibbs hit the ground. "Agent Down, I repeat, Agent Down." McGee said into his radio. "Timothy are you okay? Who's hurt?" Ducky said through the radio. "It's Gibbs, he's been shot." McGee replied into the radio. Ducky's voice came again "Okay Timothy I need you to stay with him until you hear the sirens and when they get close enough you need to come out of where you're hiding and take them to Gibbs. Now if something happens to you I need your coordinates." Ducky replied through the radio. McGee than gave Ducky the coordinates.
Tony and Kate heard the whole thing through the radio. "Tony let McGee know that we're okay and find out how bad Gibbs is hurt." Kate said. "Okay." Tony replied. "Now." Kate ordered. "McGee this is Tony. Kate and I are fine. How bad is Gibbs hurt?" Tony said into the radio. "Tony, he's bleeding pretty badly. He is coming in and out of consciousness. You two should probably stay put for a while." McGee said into the radio. "That's our plan, McGee. Just remember Gibbs is counting on you." Tony replied.
It wasn't long before the team heard sirens. The sirens got closer and closer. Soon the police had the entire perimeter blocked off near Tony, Kate, Ducky, and Palmer but Gibbs and McGee had traveled too far and the police were just getting over there. McGee went to get help as he stopped to catch his breath everything went black and he hit the ground. Soon the paramedics had Gibbs ready to go. Tony and Kate were waiting in the Sedan for Ducky, Palmer, and McGee. When they saw the paramedics with Gibbs but no McGee they began to worry. "Stay here." Tony said to Kate and then got out of the car. "How is he?" Ducky asked the paramedics as Tony came over. "It will be touch and go for awhile but we think he'll pull through." One of the paramedics replied. "Where's McGee?" Tony asked one of the officers. "We have reason to believe that Special Agent McGee has been kidnapped." The officer said. "And that reason is?" Tony asked. "We found this not with his hat. It says that he's been kidnapped." The officer replied. "I want a full search of the area." Tony demanded. "You have my units' full cooperation. Well find your missing agent. Your director has already informed us that this will be a joint operation between my unit, NCIS, and the FBI." The officer said. "We are going to head back to headquarters. We'll be in touch." Tony replied. He then got back in the car where Kate, Ducky, and Palmer were waiting. "Well?" Kate asked. "McGee has been kidnapped and we have to go back to headquarters because we need to talk to the director." Tony replied. And with that they left. One question was in all of their minds and that was: "What are they going to tell Erica and Abby?"