AN: so here we get our first taste of Tiva! It's a bit off-topic but I want to make sure that we all get our Tiva dosage :). I intend to build Tony and Ziva's relationship too. If anyone had any ideas about McGee and/or Abby do let me know!

Ziva drove to the cabin, the agents decided they may as well have a good look around for any evidence inside, especially with their very own former Mossad operative.

As Ziva entered the basement she had to take a moment to remind herself of where she was, although this room was a lot bigger than her cell in Somalia, it had no windows making it seem much more enclosed.

Ziva remembered Somalia, how the days and nights all rolled into one eventually, both bringing with them pain and suffering. She had stopped counting the days she was held captive for, she knew no one was going to come and rescue her, she had thrown away all the good in her life to please her father.

Ziva could feel the sting of the whip on her back, how with each 'thwack' a new trickle of blood began. She tried to curl up into a ball but her restraints made this impossible. Saleem's laugh echoed around the room as she made futile attempts to wriggle away from the pain. Her body was too weakened to make any useful movements. The strikes were getting closer and closer together, the sting turning into a burning sensation all over her back. She kept squirming but she couldn't escape the pain.

"Ziva, Ziva! TONY, get down here!" Shouted McGee to Tony who was upstairs looking around. McGee was powerless to help Ziva who sat in against the wall squirming and whispering words in a language he did not understand.

Tony came rushing down the stairs. He saw Ziva and rushed over to her, he crouched down next to her.

"Zi, it's me, Tony, you're safe now, your back in DC. Zi, I'm gonna squeeze your hands, can you feel it?" Soothes Tony. McGee looked on in shock but was relieved when Ziva nodded.

"That's it Zi, can you hear me, it's Tony?" Again Ziva nodded, so Tony sat down next to Ziva and put an arm around her, she learnt into his chest and sniffed at his cologne. Tony continued to rub Ziva's arm, and soothe her.

"Zi, can you open your eyes now I want you to look at me." Ziva obliged and opened her eyes gently looking down at the floor. Tony gently lifted her chin so he could see her beautiful chocolate eyes, she looked scared but Tony knew that Ziva was seeing his face and not Saleems.

"I knew you weren't fine" he whispered into her ear with a smile. Ziva looked up sheepishly and made a move to stand up. Tony knew Ziva wouldn't want to talk to McGee about her flashback when it was still so raw so he asked the probie if he had seen any evidence that needed bagging and tagging.

Once the three had finished up in the cabin they started the three-mile hike along the track to where the car had been found.

"Ziva, are you sure you're okay, that looked pretty intense back there." Enquired McGee.

"I appreciate your concern McGee, but I am fine, Tony has got good at helping me with flashbacks, although that one was quite intense." Explained Ziva,

"I think maybe you need to go and see Sarah again, that was a very intense flashback." Said Tony. Ziva nodded, all three agents knew that Ziva had a lot thrown on her the last few days. Visiting the place your sister had been tortured by ex co-workers just 8 months after being tortured in a dessert and being left to die by your father was never going to be easy.

They continued with their hike until they found the spot, Ziva's eagle eyes immediately noticed that the gravel looked as though it had been ploughed and any tire tracks removed.

"This is a classic Mossad technique to remove any identifying features left behind, such as tired tracks, they would have towed a plough behind them."

Tony began snapping pictures, McGee measuring the intervals between the plough marks and Ziva making notes in a notebook. Once done, the agents followed the plough marks until the trail disappeared and the plough marks went across bare land, leaving a partial tire track where a sharp corner had been made. They took impressions to be sent back to Abby and continued to follow the plough marks.

After another 5 miles of walking, the team discovered where the plough marks stopped and the Mossad getaway vehicle had joined the road. Luckily for NCIS, the road had plenty of traffic cameras.

Although the trek back to the car was long none of the agents minded because they finally felt as though they had something new to work with.

"Ziva, I can see you're exhausted, why don't I drive and you can sleep off your flashback." Offered Tony, Ziva tried to shake him off and convince Tony that she was okay but it wasn't working. Tony slipped his arm around Ziva and rubbed her arm, with a knowing look on his face.

"Fine!" Exclaimed Ziva, throwing her arms into the air. The three agents then embarked on a journey back to NCIS headquarters.

McGee and DiNozzo gave each other a look as Ziva fell asleep and began snoring like a sailor.

"McMoany, I'm sorry but I could see she was exhausted did you notice how slowly we walked back to the car! Usually, we would be sweating and panting after following Ziva but not today". Explained Tony, McGee rolled his eyes at Tony's name-calling. The two agents once again settled into silence with the occasional glance at Ziva when she made a particularly loud snore.