Chapter ten

NCIS

B&W teaser- Ziva is sitting on the ground and Tony is lying wounded next to her…

"I told you to watch your back, Jethro."

"I was.." Gibbs replies as Fornell removes his gun and holsters it. Gibbs keeps his gun out.

The two agent head for the tables and set it up. They both sit and Gibbs lays his weapon on the table.

"Why are you here, Tobias?"

"I thought that was clear. I have more info for you, that the rest of NCIS couldn't know about."

"What?" Gibbs angrily asks.

Fornell adjusts his coat and informs, "I once worked with Ari Haswari."

Gibbs becomes incensed, "You couldn't tell me this before hand! How long have you known that he was after me?"

"We're not sure he was after you. We have intell that there is a mole or was going to be a mole in NCIS. When we learned this, Ari turned on us. His actions were not sanctioned by the FBI or Mossad."

"So you're saying that someone I know is trying to kill me. Whom?"

"I think it is Officer David."

"I don't think so."

Fornell pulls out his gun and places it on the table next to Gibb's gun.

"That little info on Ari being her half-brother was interesting."

Gibbs runs his fingers through his hair and responds, "Well…I think it could be the director, herself."

"Really? Weren't you two partners at on time?"

"Yeah. We were. But it is such an odd coincidence that she was named right when Kate…was killed."

"Don't you trust her, Jethro?"

"Not after the lest time she wanted me to." Gibbs informs as he remembers back to his last mission with Jen.

A gunshot rings through the cabin as both agents grab their weapons and duck. Three more shots ring out and Fornell falls back on the floor. Gibbs returns fire but doesn't see where the bullets are coming from. One more shot rings out and hits Fornell's car and explodes the gas tank.

Gibbs sees a truck turn its lights on in the distance and drive away. He goes to check Fornell. His eyes are wide open. He checks for a pulse and doesn't find one. Blood pools from a wound in his neck.

"Dammit, Tobias!"

Gibbs then heads out and gets into his car a high-ails it to the other scene to help Ziva and Tony.

As Ziva and Tony make their way closer to the terrorists they over hear them speaking in Hebrew. Tony can't make it out so he asks, "What are they saying?"

"Ziva stops and replies, "They says there is a mole that they are trying to trap."

The agents move in closer. The terrorists same a name, which Tony remembers hearing before.

"Who was that they mentioned?"

Ziva doesn't respond. She looks shocked.

"Ziva, what is it?" Tony asks.

"It…can't be!" she whispers.

Tony is about to remind her not to do anything stupid when she stands up.

Ziva demands answers from the in Hebrew. The terrorists grab their weapons and point at her. They think she has someone with her. She says she is alone. They don't believe her. One aims his gun and prepares to fire. DiNozzo can see this through an opening in the boxes. The gunman fires as he jumps up and takes the bullet.

He collapses onto Ziva and cries out. Ziva turns him over and puts her hand on the wound.

"Oh my God! Tony, why did you-"

"I had to-" he replies as he is in agony.

"Ziva before I die, I have to say something. You know the 'baggy bunny' comment I made to the evidence collection garage. I didn't mean you."

"Oh thanks." She replies.

"I'm going to die, aren't I?"

Ziva looks at the wound and says, "It a through and true. It's deep but you'll live."

"It's through and through-" Tony corrects as he cries out again.

The terrorists have circled around and found them. One masked man cocks his rifle and prepares to fire on the agents. Ziva tries to reach for her gun that she laid down to help DiNozzo, but can't.

Tony and Ziva await their fate at the hands of the gunman.