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Chapter 3

By six o'clock that evening, Tony,Tim and Ziva made sure that their reports were typed up and left on the Boss's desk. They had all checked and double checked for mistakes so there was no way that Gibbs could make them stay and do it over. They all held their breath until they heard him say. "Well I'm gonna call it a night. Why don't you all go home and get some sleep. You never know if or when we might get a call.

Trying to not sound too eager they staggered their exits making sure to either yawn or talk about some chore they had to do on the way home. Tony even pretended to be talking to a supposed date on the phone. Ziva looked at him. He was very good at acting, she wondered how many other times he was acting when he said he was talking to girls on the was very interesting.

Eventually, they all managed to get out of there and move their cars to the mall. Abby didn't need to. She had come to work with Tim that morning, a fact that thankfully in all the excitement, nobody seemed to notice.

Tim had set up the surveillance on her computer, so she sat watching as one by one, all the cars left the parking garage. "All clear!" she hissed in a loud whisper. They all snuck out of the small room and back to Abby's lab. They waited, very impatiently, while Tim fiddled around on the computer fixing the security cameras the way he wanted them. When this was taken care of they all filed into the elevator and headed down to the evidence garage. Once inside the evidence garage and standing by the Jetpack, Tim and Tony were frozen in awe. "Wow!!! I never thought this day would come."Tim said.

"She's beautiful." Tony said.

"Oh brother." Ziva said. "Could we actually do thid thing before someone catches us?"

"She's right, let's get this show on the road." Abby said. Tim and Tony wheeled the Jetpack across the garage towards the elevator very carefully, making sure not to damage it. Once inside the elevator none of them could contain their excitement. Even Ziva. The boys started to bicker about who would have the first turn. Then Abby joined in. "Ladies first McGee! Where are your impeccable manners now?"

"I'm really, really sorry Abs, and you can yell at me all you want later, but there are no impeccable manners when you're talking about Jetpacks. I'm going first. I was in charge of this case, so that makes me in charge now. And besides, I love Jetpacks the most."

"So what McBossy boots. You sound about five years old. Anyway, I'm the senior field agent, I should be first."

While the boys were arguing, Abby had strapped herself into the thing and was trying to get someone to do the remote thingy. Tim, after realising what Abby had done, was trying to get her out of the Jetpack. "I'm already in here McGee! Possession is nine tenths of the law! Beam me up Scotty!" she shouted.

"Shush Abby, before none of us get to have a go. Now let me unstrap you or I won't let you have a turn at all. You're not going first. I don't want something to happen to you. Someone else has to test it first. Either me or Tony will go up first.

"I love you too Tim!" Tony said sarcastically.

"Whatever Tony, you want to go up first or work the remote first?"

Tony thought for a second. "Work the remote." Tim grinned. "Alright then."

After successfully wrestling Abby out of the Jetpack, while she pouted and refused to help herself, he managed to get himself strapped in. He felt badly for Abby who was obviously disappointed. "Sorry Abs, as soon as we know exactly how to work it, you can have a go. I promise." This made her smile a little.

Tony took hold of the remote and after a few instructions from Tim fired the Jetpack up. Tim had never been more excited than when he actually left the ground. Even though the first attempt was only lifted him a few feet off the ground, it was still exhilarating. But nothing could compare to the feeling he had as Tony finally got him up in the air and flying way above the rooftop. Backwards and forwards he soared, waving to Abby and the others as he flew over their heads. Tim felt as though he were living a dream. But all too soon, his turn was over and he floated back down to earth.

"That was the most amazing thing ever!!!" he said excitedly. "I mean ever!" he said again, finding it impossible to find the words to describe what he had experienced.

"Who's next?" Tony said. "You can go next Abs if you want."

"Thanks Tony." She said. Tim strapped her in and gave her a few pointers and then she was off. Never again would she put down Tim's obsession with Jetpacks. This was more amazing than anything she had ever experienced in her life. And she had experienced some pretty hinky things. "Higher Tony, higher!!" she screamed, like a little kid on a swing for the first time. But the same as for Tim her turn was over all too soon.

"Ziva?" Tony said. "You gonna be brave or pass up the chance of a lifetime?"

"I am always brave Tony." She said "Strap me in McGee!"

Tony was having way too much fun steering Ziva through the air. He turned her this way and that. "If only we had a nun's outfit."

"She really does look a bit like the flying nun." Abby said. "Well if the flying nun had a Jetpack. But the flying part I mean. Can I have a turn of steering Tony?" she said.

"For two minutes Abs. That's all my nerves can take." He passed her the remote but felt like covering his eyes as she flew Ziva around like a toy helicopter. "That's it now, give it back, time to land her." he said. Ziva was overcome when she landed.

"Did you like it Ziva?" Abby asked her animatedly.

"I do not know what to say. Words can not express......" she trailed off.

"Finally! My turn! Tim do not! I repeat NOT let the crazy ninja chick near that remote while I'm up in the air. Got it?"

"I promise." Tim said. He hadn't had a turn of the remote yet and he wasn't intending to share anyway.

Tony whooped and hollered as he left the ground and flew into the air. Tim had steered the pilot before so felt more at home with the remote from the word go. He soared Tony way up above the building, backwards and forwards, round in circles and then he saw it. "Shit! TIM!!!" Bring me down, bring me down! Gibbs....car....but he was already heading to the ground. Relief overcame him. Maybe they would be able to get it back before Gibbs found them with it. He was about to tell Tim they had to hurry, when he realised who was now holding the remote. Gibbs.

The others were all leaning against the wall with their arms and legs spread in an arrest position. Shit! He wouldn't really arrest them would he?

TBC