Hey guys! Here's my new chapter. Sorry it's late, but I have a sport to do now.
McGee was typing furiously, a crease forming between his eyebrows as he hunched over his desk.
"Hey, got any info on the kid you wanna share, McGoogle?"
Tony's voice was unusually loud. Or maybe it was the fact that almost no other agents were in the bullpen at 2:00 AM.
"I'm trying, Tony. Seaman Hall's daughters are well protected."
Booth leaned on McGee's desk in a friendly, non-invasive way. McGee and Booth had struck up an unexpected friendship with each other.
"So, Tim, what are we looking for?"
Booth, having just arrived ten minutes before, was not caught up to speed with the investigation.
"Well, Booth, Hall had three daughters and one son. All but the youngest, who's name is Emma, have gone missing. Ziva and Gibbs are getting her right now. She's a sophomore at Washington prep. She's been kicked out of two other schools, so she had the most information on the web."
Tony frowned. "Who has to watch the kid? I have a hot date tomorrow, so…"
Booth glared at Tony's handsome face.
"You and I have first watch, Dinodo."
Tony narrowed his light green eyes at the FBI agent.
"It's Dinozzio. Not Dinodo." Booth rolled his eyes.
"Whatever."
Gibbs's tires squealed as they made a hairpin turn around the corner. Hardened gangbangers yelled and ducked behind trashcans, which was impressive, even for Gibbs.
Ziva clenched her teeth together as she clutched to the dashboard like a life raft.
"Gibbs…could drive a little more carefully? We can't find the kids if we are road popcorn."
Gibbs pressed on the accelerator with more force that Ziva had thought possible.
"That's road pizza."
Ziva choked at his next hairpin turn, effectively cutting off any response she might have had. And they drove on in silence to the house of Emma's boyfriend.
Emma disentangled herself from her boyfriend reluctantly. Although Artemis, Apollo's twin sister, would probably get it, she didn't want to take any chances. Sure enough, light feet descended down the steps and opened the door. Artemis's tentative greeting was interrupted by calls of
"Federal agents!" and "Get her!" Apollo put Emma behind him as he raced in response of his sister's scream. Emma, senses on hyper alert, sprinted out the backdoor. No need putting herself in danger. The only trace left of her when the angry agents burst into the room was a swinging door. Emma had run.
Back at the NCIS HQ, Booth was pacing angrily in Abby's lab. The Goth was staring at him with smoky gray-green eyes.
"What is taking them so long?" Booth bellowed his normally laid back presence angry and charged. Abby turned back to her computers.
"Emma probably ran. I know I would have." Booth stormed out of the lab and up the stairs. Abby shrugged and slurped her Caff-Pow!. "Nervous guy," she commented to her omnipresent computers.
"Now, to finish his background check. You guys ready for this?" Her computers hummed, almost in affirmation. Abby smiled.
"Good."
Sorry, the story just ended naturally there…for me. I know, I have OC's, but I had to. Review, please! More of Dr. Brennan and the squints next time!
