Hee hee! Here's some TATE for all those who've been complaining! And I was thinking that I'd said nothing bout Tony getting bashed up- so I put some in.

And i'm still not getting paid for this. geez, can't DPB tell great talent when he sees it? lol!

"Tony! You can't!"

"Kate, I have to! I have to do something!"

"He'll kill you! And if he finds out how much I love you…"

Odd, thought Tony. I never would have thought Kate would be one of those romantic ones. Especially not with me… hang on…

"Kate, there's nothing I wouldn't do to have you back here!"

The words just seemed to march out of his mouth with out so much as a pit- stop at his brain.

"Oh, Tony! I love you…"

"Damn!" Tony jerked awake, his feet striking out, kicking his desk, throwing his chair into a filing cabinet and tipping him onto the floor. His mobile continued to ring shrilly on his desk.

McGee looked over with some amusement at the sprawling DiNozzo.

"You right there Tony?"

"Weird dream…" he muttered by way of explanation. He heaved himself up with protesting arms and fumbled around his desk for his phone.

"DiNozzo!" he snapped, wrenching it open.

"Tony?" a familiar voice said softly.

"Kate!" McGee and Gibbs looked up, and Abby came out of the corner she had been occupying to stand over Tony's desk.

"Are… what… are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Look…" she paused for a moment as footsteps sounded past. "Come to… Farrell heights really soon."

Tony scribbled furiously. "Farrell heights? Is that where you are?"

"Yeah. Some back street, there's a row of old warehouses. And come soon! If Ethan finds out I called you…"

Tony grimaced. "Ethan?"

"Ethan Wright. You know?"

"Ethan Wright?" Gibbs stood and placed his knuckles on Tony's desk.

"Kate- how'd you get a phone?"

"I'll tell you after… oh, shit…"

"Kate?"

"I gotta go Tony. But… come fast."

"Kate…"

She hung up on him.

"Boss," said Tony, standing too fast, and causing his leg to buckle. "Crap, she's in some warehouse at Farrell heights. Ethan Wright's got her."

"What?" Gibbs growled. "What the hell does he want that case for? McGee," he continued over Tony's next words. "Get a trace on Kate's line."

McGee caught Tony's phone as it was hurled at him, and Abby asked "A trace? Why?"

"Because she might be being forced to say that."

"It sounded pretty convincing to me boss…" Tony interjected.

"She is an ex- secret service agent and an NCIS agent, DiNozzo. She knows how to make something sound convincing! And Wright's good at making people do what he wants."

In the silence that followed, Abby gazed at him in horror.

"But Kate…"

"Got it boss," McGee interrupted. "She is in Farrell heights. I'm printing out a map of her location…"

"Gibbs wrenched the last inch out of the machine, ignoring McGee's wince.

"Let's move."

Tony made to follow him, but Gibbs held an arm in front of his chest.

"Not you DiNozzo."

"What?"

"You are in no condition to do anything," Gibbs said, with a meaningful glance at Tony's leg.

"Boss…!"

"You will stay here DiNozzo, and not move until I tell you to move. Understand?"

"Boss…"

"And fill Ducky in."

"Boss!" McGee followed Gibbs into the elevator and gave Tony a sympathetic look. The doors dinged shut after Abby leapt in.

"Shit!" Tony swore, and limped back to his desk to press the speed dial for Autopsy.

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