Gibbs gave Ari and I some time to change out of our pajamas before he rushed us to NCIS with his lunatic 200 miles an hour driving. And on top of that we had to go directly to Vance's office.
"Well Gibbs I've got some bad news and some good news." Vance spoke directly to Gibbs as we entered his office. Gibbs sighed.
"Let's here it." He growled.
"I'll get right to the bad news then, we don't have jurisdiction on the Eli David case."
My eyes widened in surprise. "But he's trying to kill my people!" Gibbs suddenly went into arguing and yelling mode. "Gibbs we have no evidence of that, but I have come up with an idea that may work."
"I'm listening." Now Gibbs was in Growling bear mode. "I've arranged for Agent David to be transferred to the FBI as an NCIS FBI liaison. This way we know what's going on."
"What?" Tony demanded before any of us has the chance. "You transferred Ziva?" McGee gasped outraged. "You mean you just transferred Ziva to the FBI without bothering to tell anyone?" Tony hissed. Clearly he was protective over Ziva, and it probably wasn't brotherly.
All of a sudden Gibbs was yelling to. I glanced uneasily up at Ari, who like me decided to keep quiet. It was most likely (based on his body language) because he didn't have a voice in NCIS affairs, and no voice in what happened to his adult sister.
"Agents!" Vance yelled. "This transfer is probably only temporary until the Eli David problem is fixed."
"Probably?" McGee questioned. That practically set Vance off.
"I don't know what the outcome of this will be and until then this team, and Haswari and David will do as without question or you will all be agents afloat, and I will personally hand Haswari back to Al-Queda and Hamas, I'm sure they'd like a nice talk with him. And Agent McGee don't you get seasick?" Vance sounded very pissed off.
"Now Todd and Haswari will be staying at NCIS, in the bullpen most of the time, Todd will move back into her old desk while Ari moves into the empty one behind McGee's. I'll get Ari an application for an NCIS agent. The both of you will be eating in the cafeteria. You will both sleep in the bullpen. Under no circumstances are any of you -but Agent David of course who will be with the FBI- to work on this case or get involved."
I was happy to be moving back into my old desk, but the thought of Ziva leaving kind of hurt.
Now Vance turned to Ziva. "Pack your bags Agent David and report to Fornell at FBI headquarters at 0800 tomorrow. Everyone is dismissed."
The second Gibbs heard the word 'dismissed' he was out the door with the rest of us following obediently at his heels.
Once we were down in the bullpen did Gibbs actually say something.
"Ziva, Tony, Ari, and Kate take the elevator down to autopsy to see Ducky and Palmer, don't tell them what happened until I get there. McGee and I will take the stairs to Abby's lab and pick her up. We're going to have a little meeting and figure a way out of this mess. Move people!"
At that Ziva, Tony, Ari, and I crowded into the elevator and hit the down button.
As the autopsy doors opened we found Ducky at his desk with Jimmy. "Hello Caitlin, oh my, you brought him with you." Ducky growled when he saw Ari. "Any particular reason you all decided to pay me a visit?" The sight of Ari definitely put Ducky in a bad mood. "I'm sorry Doctor Mallard, but I'm afraid we can't tell you that." Ari spoke.
"And why not?" Ducky snapped. When none of us answered Ducky got up from his desk and stared us all straight in the eye. "Did something happen?" Palmer asked before Ducky could. Tony and I turned our eyes away.
Thankfully Gibbs showed up with McGee and an unhappy and confused Abby. "Good god Jethro, what is going on? First Kate, Ari, Ziva, and Tony come barging in here refusing to tell me anything-"
"The same thing happened to me with McGee and Gibbs!" Abby cut Ducky off.
"We don't have jurisdiction to the Eli David case, and Ziva's been transferred to the FBI as a liaison." Gibbs voice was cool and calm in the cold autopsy room.
"What?" Palmer asked. "You have got to be joking."
"No Jimmy I'm not joking. I dragged everyone down here because I have a plan, there's no way I'm going to look the other way while Eli David tries to kill my people."
"What's the plan?" Abby asked eagerly.
"Ziva will inform us on anything she finds out at the FBI about this case and Kate and Ari will get secret protection detail with one of us at all times. We'll figure out what to do from there."
OMG I put this chapter on the wrong Kari story! I accidentally put this chapter on Rescue instead of this story, god now I feel like such an idiot, and I just now realized it!
