Chapter 4

After putting on some clean clothes and washing his face, McGee walked out of the locker rooms and went to the elevator. He was still a little exhausted but relief to have stopped Ari from killing anyone. He entered the elevators rubbing his bandaged hand which he cut grabbing the broken piece of glass. As the elevator was closing, a hand came in between and opened them to have Kate enter.

"Hey Tim," she said as the door closed.

"Hey Kate."

"How's your face," Kate asked as she examined the Band-Aid over his cut.

"Its good."

"I heard about how you stopped Ari from killing us, and well I was almost shot so he must have been aiming for me, right?"

"Uh yeah, I think so."

"Well either way, I wanna say thank you for saving my life."

"Yeah sure, don't even mention it."

"Still, thanks."

Kate then leaned in and kissed McGee's cheek, making him blush. When the elevator door opened, McGee walked out and was going to say bye to Kate but she spoke up first.

"I was wondering, " she said, "if your not doing anything tonight, if you would like to get some coffee with me at a café."

This rendered McGee practically speechless.

"Um, uh, I-uh, sure. That would be great," McGee just managed to say.

"Great," Kate said hugging McGee, "I'll see you later then."

Kate then got back into the elevator and let the doors close in front of her. McGee was still a little stunned as he walked into Abby's lab where he was greeted by a hug by Abby.

"McGee, your ok,' she said, " I heard what you did. Your so brave."

"Uh thanks."

It felt weird to McGee looking at Abby now, when earlier he saw her dead in a pool of blood. But it was even weirder when he talked with Kate, when to him she's been dead for about a year and a half.

"I'm so glad you're not badly hurt. Thank you so much. I don't know what I do if I lost any of you guys."

"Well we're all still ok."

"Yeah. I heard Kate asking you out just now."

"You did?"

"Yeah."

"Well she didn't exactly asked me out, she just ask if I would like to get some coffee with her."

"Sounds like a date to me."

"Whatever."

"Anyways, have fun tonight."

"Thanks."

McGee cell suddenly started to ring. He pulled out his cell and checked the caller id to see that it was Gibbs.

"Yeah, this is McGee," he answered.

"McGee, we just got a tip on the location of some important files to this case," Gibbs said from his phone, "They said some of it is on a computer so I need you to come with me. You up for it?"

"Yeah sure boss, I'll be right up."

"I gotta go," McGee said as he hung up his cell, "I'll be back in a little bit."

Abby hugged McGee again.

"Please be careful," she said as she continued.

"Abby, were just going to pick up some files."

"Still, I was so close to losing one of you guys. I just wanna make sure I say good bye and give you a hug."

"I promise Abby, I'll be back."

"You better."

Abby gave McGee a final hug before he got into the elevator and left.

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When Gibbs and McGee arrived at the warehouse, they got out of the car and through the door of the warehouse. They walked through a giant garage filled with many huge types of machinery.

"So where are these files suppose to be," McGee asked.

"They're suppose to be in one of the control room."

When they got to a door marked 'Control Room 3', McGee was reaching for the handle, when Gibbs suddenly fell over screaming. McGee looked down to see that Gibbs had a knife sticking out of his arm. He looked up to see where to came from to see a masked person run behind one of the machines.

"Boss you okay," McGee ask kneeling down next to Gibbs.

"I'll be fine," Gibbs told him, "go get that guy."

Without waiting to be told twice, McGee pulled out his gun and went to where he last saw the attacker. He stopped when he got behind the machine to figure out which way he went. Then in the corner of his eyes, he saw the attacker. He turned his head toward him but leaned back quickly as a knife flew inches past his face. As the attacker ran off, McGee took pursuit. The attacker ran through past the machines, quickly changing direction, but McGee managed to stay on his tail. As McGee reached a corner he quickly dove back when another knife flew at him. He felt the knife graze his shirt as it flew past him. As the attacker ran off, McGee quickly got up and continued the pursuit.

When the attacker ran up some stairs that lead to the catwalk, McGee followed but when he was halfway up, the attacker turned around, pulled out a gun and fired a shot at McGee. McGee ducked as the bullet missed him and hit the metal railing. The attacker continued down the catwalk when McGee raised his gun and fired, hitting the attacker's leg, making him fall and drop his gun, which fell off the catwalk.

"Who are you," McGee demanded as he approached the attacker, but got no response.

"Who are you," McGee demanded again but still the attacker stayed quiet.

He went up to the attacker and with one hand removed the masked.

"Oh my god," McGee exclaimed in shock.

TBC in the next chapter….