Somalia, Horn of Africa
Ziva woke up tied to a chair in a hot, dark cell that was no bigger than the interrogation room at NCIS. She was woozy and her whole body ached. She began to flex her body to make sure she was alright. Slowly, she flexed her toes and was thankful to learn they all seemed fine. When she flexed her ankles, one was twisted and she cried out in agony. She was pretty sure it was broken. Her stomach looked swollen and she felt nauseous. When she flexed her fingers, her left hand wouldn't move. It was as if it had been numbed. She carefully moved her right hand to feel all her fingers, and when she got to her ring finger, all she felt was air. Her stomach heaved and darkness claimed her world again.
DC, the NCIS Building
Tony woke up on the futon in Abby's lab. He opened his eyes and saw his boss looking down at him.
"DiNozzo."
"Yeah Boss?"
"You okay Tony?" Gibbs asked with so much concern, any outsider would see a father checking up on his son.
"Yeah Boss, I'm fine. Do we know where Ziva is? Is she...." Tony couldn't bring himself to ask the question that he knew his boss didn't have an answer to.
"DiNozzo! You were out for five hours. I've already been in MTAC with Eli David, Director of Mossad. He told us Ziva wasn't worth his time to save her. But he did tell us where she was supposed to be and what she was supposed to be doing," Gibbs explained to Tony. Tony's fists clenched and his face turned the deepest shade of purple Gibbs had ever seen.
"What does that mean, 'she's not worth his time'?" Tony screamed, "She's his daughter!"
"DiNozzo, we got a lead. It takes us to North Africa. I want you to pack and be back here in two hours. McGee is already home."
"Thanks Boss, I really need her back," Tony said.
"And Tony, there's something else. When Abby ran the DNA test on Ziva's finger, she found highly elevated levels of hormones in her blood cells."
"Well yeah Boss, she's under a ton of stress it's no wonder..." Tony trailed off.
"No Tony, it means she's pregnant."