Chapter 3
The man had left them alone in the room. Even in the gloom Ziva could see the severity of the action she had caused. Tony's entire little finger had been brutally cut off all that was there now was a mess of skin tissue and bone.
"Tony," Ziva croaked "Tony I am so sorry."
Tony looked up he could see Ziva staring at him with her large, brown doeful eyes. Even though his hand felt like there was a white hot poker being driven into it he replied.
"You have nothing to apologise for Zi." His voice, like hers was barely more than a whisper.
It was at this moment the heavy door swung open with a crash, the man strode in holding a Desert Eagle in his right hand.
"Raise your arms above your head" The man ordered Ziva. With a movement of his hands Ziva was no longer tied to the chair, yet her hands were still bound in front of her with thick leather bonds.
Tony saw a plan forming in her head, ways to fight off this unknown man and make their escape. Unfortunately Tony was not the only one who recognised this.
"I warn you not to try anything stupid Miss David." He pointed the handgun towards her head.
"Raise your hands above your head." The man ordered for the second time. Ziva stared onwards preparing for the beating she was surely going to receive for not complying with the man's orders.
Instead the man walked over to Tony who's eyes had not left Ziva's this entire time. The man grabbed Tony by the hair and painfully yanked his head backwards. It was only now that Tony silently left the man's gaze.
"Raise your hands above your head or I will shoot Agent DiNozzo here in the knee!" As if to prove the point the man rammed the Desert Eagle into Tony's right knee cap.
Unwillingly Ziva slowly raised her hands above her head.
"Good, now that wasn't so hard was it?" The man seemed to relax and his voice returned to a normal volume.
"Come in now!" The man shouted and two masked men entered, they walked over to Ziva and pushed her towards the corner of the cell, she offered no opposition. They then zip tied her hands above her head to a thick steel water pipe that ran across the ceiling.
"Now Miss David I hope we do not have to repeat what happened earlier…" The man set down the gun and brandished his knife again.
Using the knife and his own hands he ripped Tony's shirt off leaving his torso and back exposed. The man discarded the tattered shirt and it was dumped onto the floor.
"Aw crap that was Armani!" DiNozzo exclaimed
The man spun around and hit Tony with so much force Ziva could have sworn she heard Tony's jaw break.
"Miss David what is the purpose of Operation Indigo?!" The man all but screamed at Ziva
She just stared on.
In response the man brought the knife curving down into Tony's shoulder and he let out a cry of pain. Half the blade of the knife was now embedded in Tony's right shoulder blade. Blood was already pouring out from around the blade.
"Bastard.." He hissed.
"Now, now Mr DiNozzo…." The man sighed "Miss David what is the purpose of Operation Indigo?"
Ziva knew something horrible was going to happen to Tony if she didn't answer but still her lips remained sealed. All she could do was plead with her eyes and hope that what happened to Tony wouldn't put him through to much pain.
The man grabbed the hilt of the blade and twisted it. Tony let out a cry of pain before quickly biting his lip. It felt as if his back was being torn apart more blood poured out from the wound and Tony's muscles were screaming at him but Tony said nothing instead he just bit down on his lower lip until he felt blood.
The man grabbed the hilt of the knife and pulled it out, Tony's blood which now had no obstacle surged out of his shoulder.
The man turned towards the two men in the masks "Take him to the Doctor – have him stitched up, remember no meds." With this the two men grabbed Tony by each arm and carried him through the door.
Now the man was left alone in the cell with Ziva. He strode over to her and gently stroked her cheek, she tried to pull away but her bonds meant she was unable to.
Please Gibbs! Please find us soon! Ziva screamed in her head Find us soon!