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Chapter 3 -Agent Missing
The silence of the bullpen had been getting to Gibbs for the past hour; there was only the typing of two of his agents. His senior field agent was now an hour late. It amazed Gibbs how everything was different when Tony wasn't here, they actually got work done, but with none of the childish banter that DiNozzo brought to the pen. It was too quite when he wasn't here. Gibbs had had enough of waiting for Tony to come in.
"McGee!" shouted Gibbs over his desk.
"Yes boss" answered McGee, jumping a little from the tone of Gibb's Voice. It sounded angry, with a hint of concern. Tim could tell something was wrong, and where was Tony.
"Where's DiNozzo" Ziva looked up at this question, she too had been wondering where her partner was.
"I'm not sure boss" stuttered McGee. He had been wondering that him self.
While Tony maybe a little late sometimes, he'd always call, to let at least one of them know why. Though, recently the team seems to have drifted apart. Gibbs blamed Vance for this happening. It had been Vance that had split them up, now it was like they were new people, new team members. Gibbs didn't like it, they had been a team for about 3 years before they had been sent away to different parts of the agency. Tim and Ziva had managed to get back to some level of normalcy. However, when Tony had come back it had been different, he was different. Gibbs had the feeling that Tony still blamed himself for the death of Jenny. Over the first few weeks, it had been awkward and now, Gibbs liked to believe that things were getting there.
"Ziva, have you heard from him?"
"No, I have not Gibbs" Gibbs frown deepened. Gibbs had a bad feeling about Tony's absence. Where are you Tony Gibbs thought with unease.
They all turned to see Abby rushing towards them. they could tell that she was almost in full blown panic mode. Gibbs stood and walked around his desk, stopping her.
"Abby! Slow down" Gibbs asked his lab tec sternly but softly. Abby stopped her rambling and looked at him with fear filled eyes. She composed herself, took a breath, then spoke.
"Gibbs, Gibbs, have you seen Tony, he hasn't returned any of my calls" Gibbs gut twisted in worry, Tony always answered Abby's calls. They had a brother, sister sort of relationship.
"No Abby, we were just about to ask you"
"Oh no, Gibbs what if something happened to him" Gibbs really did want to calm her down and not worry her, but he was worried about his missing agent himself.
"Abby, when did you last hear from him?"
"On Friday, I've tried ringing his cell and his home, no answer" Abby answered her ever optimism deflated a little. Gibbs didn't like the sound of where this was going. He immediately got in to professional mode; he had to get Tony back. The team would fall apart if something were to happen now, Gibbs thought. Gibbs hoping that this was one of Tony's jokes, Tony liked to play jokes but this, he wouldn't. Abby looked around pleadingly towards the team, hoping they could find him.
"McGee, get with Abby, see if you can trace his GPS" ordered Gibbs
"On it boss" replied McGee, Abby and Tim move out of the bullpen down toward the labs. Gibbs turned his attention towards Ziva, he could see concern showing in her dark eyes.
"Ziva, look through his current open cases, see if anything stands out."
"Yes Gibbs, what are you going to do Gibbs?" she asked him.
"I'm going for coffee" She was no longer shocked by these kind of answers from him, she knew that when Gibbs was worried he'd drink more coffee than usual, she also knew that he did actually care about his team. Anyone on the outside of this team would just see this as Gibbs not seeming to care but, anyone that did know him could tell he was worried, coffee allowed him to think clearly.
Gibbs left the bullpen; he was heading for DiNozzo apartment building. Hopefully the younger agent was just too sick to come to the phone, the longer he thought about this though, the more worried he became. DiNozzo was more susceptible to getting sick since his bout with Y. pestis four years ago. Gibbs didn't want to think about the fact that his agent hadn't been heard form since Friday. That meant, either someone had kidnapped him and had had him for almost 3 days already or, the was in a hospital somewhere. Again the more he thought, the more he believed this first was mostly likely the case. A hospital would notify a persons next of kin unless, they had no idea who the injured person was.
When Gibbs arrived at the building he saw DiNozzo'z car parked on the street, it was busted. He wondered when that had happened. He remembered some of a converstation on Friday. Tony had been complaining about having to take the bus to work. He hated doing that. Gibbs was surprised that Tony hadn't taken his car to be repaired. This renenforced the worry he felt, Tony's car was his pride and joy, he was lost with out it, he would get it seen to as soon as he possibly could. Damn it Jethro thought, Tony musn't of even gotten back home on Friday which meant, he had been taken shortly after leaving NCIS headquarters. The fact that Tony's car had been busted and he so happened to have gone missing on the same day, was not a conincidence, not that he believed in them anyway.
Gibbs reached for his phone and called the lab, Abby answered. Though the usual gothic music wasn't present in the back ground, this alarmed Gibbs, something was badly wrong.
"You got anything Abbs?" he asked waiting for the answer, maybe, they were just over reacting.
"No Gibbs, nothing, we can't get a position unless it's switched on which means it's either off or Tony's-" Gibbs Cut her off hearing the despration in Abby's voice.
"Abbs, we'll find him, don't worry. Put McGee on"
"But Gibbs-"
"Abbs, just keep track of it, when it comes on, we'll be the first to know, get McGee to help you look through the security cameras for the building" he said more calmly than he felt. Abby had now passed the phone onto McGee.
"Boss?"
"McGee, tell Ziva to come over to DiNozzo's place, after looking at his open cases"
"Yes boss, have you found something?" McGee wanted to be kept up to date and felt that staying in the lab was wasting time. Though, he knew that Gibbs had reasons for giving each of them certain jobs and, he was probably one of the best bar Abby, to be looking at the cameras anyway. Gibbs had cut the call there knowing that the rest of the team were doing what they could…
x-X-x
She watched as her target lay lifelessly and battered in the now dim lighted room, he had been kept in darkness just long enough to dampen his spirit. Now, she would speak with him, make him answer for what he did, take more pictures for her album. She would deliver the album just when Tony's friends had given up hope, she wanted them to suffer as well…
TBC
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