Sorry for the delay, haven't had as much time to write this week, here is the latest chapter, hope you enjoy, we are closer to finding out who the mole is! As always your reviews are always welcomed!

Happy Tuesday

Chapter 9

Tony sat on a park bench watching Kyle play with Patches, he loved how free she looked chasing after the dog with the sun shinning brightly in her hair. It was moments like this that made life worth living, and what he worked everyday to protect.

Looking around the park he could see all the happy couples and families enjoying the warm sunny day, he couldn't help but laugh at the thought that it all looked like a scene from one of Kyle's favorite romantic comedies.

Kyle turned to look at Tony and gave him a big smile as she waved at him, "You going to join us at some point, or are you just going to sit on your ass all day?" She laughed.

"Not all day." He said getting up, making his way towards her.

Just as Tony was halfway there a shot rang out. On instinct he spun towards the direction of the sound and reached for his side arm, only to find it wasn't there. Searching the area he couldn't find anything, he turned towards Kyle.

"Kyle!" he yelled in a panic as he saw her lying on the ground not moving.

Running towards her, he could clearly see blood seep through her shirt.

"No, no, no, no." He said as he tried to stop the bleeding.

"Don't you die on me."

Kyle's breaths were becoming shallow and blood was dripping out of her mouth. She could barely keep her eyes open.

"Come on... stay with me." He begged.

The click of a gun being cocked caused Tony's head shoot up. There standing in front of him was a man pointing a gun at him. He tried to squint to make out the face, but the sun was making it impossible.

"Why?" he asked

"Sometimes the person you'd take a bullet for ends up being the one behind the gun." Was all the man said as he pulled the trigger.

Tony sprung forward as he woke up, sweat dripping down his face, heart pounding, as he tried to catch his breath.

"You ok DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked from across the airplane.

It took Tony a moment to answer, "Fine. Fine boss."

"You sure?"

Tony just nodded his head.

Gibbs nodded, deciding not to push him.

Getting up, Tony made his way to the bathroom. Closing the door behind him, he turned on the tap and splashed some cold water on his face. Looking in the mirror, he said to himself, "Just a dream Tony, it was just a dream."

It didn't take the group long to land and clear customs. They were going under the cover a rich southern American couple touring Europe and their staff. They made their way to their rented car and started made their way into the City of Naples. They were staying in an apartment near Castel Nuovo, which was down by the water, so they could check out the ports and incoming ships, while maintaining their cover as tourists.

The Navy base they needed to access was half way between the City of Naples and Caserta, which would be around a forty minute drive from where they were staying, but would give them ample opportunities to cover their tracks and so far all was going according to plan.

Once the group got settled into the apartment, they made quick work of setting up their equipment, or Tasha's equipment. Matt and Tasha were going to do some quick sightseeing to try and locate security camera feeds they could tap into to try and find security footage of the night the crewman disappeared, Tasha was also going to have to hack her way into the Navy's system and local hospital. It was going to be a long night.

Gibbs and Tony were going to layout all the files and try and map out a plan of action, while Matt and Tasha were out.

They had been in Naples for five hours already, it was approaching dinnertime and Tony was getting hungry. Turning to Gibbs, "Why don't I run out and get us a few pizza's and beer to bring back so we can work through the night. We will definitely need to go shopping for some basic groceries in the morning."

Gibbs nodded, "You'll be alright on your own."

Tony laughed, "Gibbs of the two of us, who do you think will blend in more. You'd probably end up shooting someone."

Gibbs nodded, he was probably right. "Alright, get a couple of pizza's and drinks, and if you see a place where you can get some coffee, it would probably be a good idea to pick some of, for all our sakes."

"On it boss." He said, grabbing his jacket and wallet and made his way out the door.

As he walked around he tried to find a pizza place, but wasn't having immediate luck, so he decided to ask for help. Approaching a younger couple he asked, "Mi scusi." He started, then continued to ask for a recommendation for the nearest pizzeria that did take away in flawless Italian.

The young couple was only too happy to provide him with directions. "Grazie" He offered with a smile and a nod goodbye as he went off to find the pizzeria. While making his way through the City he couldn't help but noticed the contradiction within it.

There was a multitude of brand names all over the place, all bright and expensive looking, which was in stark contrast to the dirtiness of the city. There was graffiti and trash everywhere you looked. It really was amazing to see these fancy and expensive cars parked beside overflowing garbage piles. What also struck him was the historical feeling of the city; it hadn't lost its old world charm like other major cities had. It was an interesting city for sure, it was a shame that he was here for work and not for personal reasons, as he could only imagine the things he could see.

It wasn't long before he found his way to the pizzeria. From the outside you couldn't tell right away what the building was, but as you made your way closer, you could clearly smell the fresh aromas coming from the kitchen.

The pizzeria was divided into two sections, one for dining, and the other was clearly for takeaway, where you could watch the pizza being made right in front of you. Taking a look at the menu, he ordered four larger pizzas, all in different flavours. The cook said it would be about a thirty-minute wait, nodding Tony asked if there was a place nearby he could quickly run and grab a few drinks.

The cook informed him that there was a corner store just at the end of the row, where he could find what he was looking for. Tony paid for the pizzas and made his way to the corner store.

Looking around he was amazed at the variety of wines they had, and all ridiculously cheap compared to what he would find back home. Picking up a few of the smaller bottles, a few bottles of beer, some juice and some coffee, Tony made his way back to the pizzeria.

As he entered his mouth watered at the smell, he didn't realize how hungry he was.

When he arrived back at the apartment he kicked the door with a "Boss" he was luckily greeted a moment later to Gibbs amused expression.

"Got enough pizza there DiNozzo" he asked taking the pizza from him.

"You know me boss." He said with a laugh.

"That I do DiNozzo, that I do."

Later that night Gibbs and Matt were going over the schematics of the Navy base trying to map out the best way to the records room, while Tasha was making headway into the CCTV and navy database.

A few moments later Tasha yelled out an excited "Yes!"

Tony's head shot up form the file he was looking at, "You in?"

She nodded with a big smile on her face. "Got into the CCTV and the base, we are in boys!"

Tony couldn't help but laugh at her excitement, she reminded him a lot of Abby.

"Well alright then, let's see what we can find out." Tony said, moving closer to Tasha so they could figure out where to start.

For the next hour, the group worked in relative silence, until Tony called out to Gibbs, "Um, boss, you need to read this."

Getting up Gibbs walked over the pair, and he could tell by the look on their faces that it was serious.

There on the screen, they had translated a headline from Italian to English, Award-winning Bio-chemist Mysteriously Disappears; he had a sinking feeling in gut as he continued to read the now translated article:

University of Naples Federico II professor Giovanni De Martino, an award winning bio-chemist, has disappeared; he was last seen on March 4th by his students. Professor De Martino is well known in the bio-chemical community as a leading researcher on pharmaceuticals and vaccinations. His latest work published only several months before his disappearance highlighted work he and his team were doing on identifying the presence of the hemorrhagic fever, more commonly known as the Ebola virus, which is not detectible until the onset symptoms, which are often confused with flu-like symptoms.

De Martino and his colleagues were genetically altering the Ebola virus to try and find a way for doctors to identify the virus earlier in order to try to prevent a mass pandemic. One of the more interesting combinations De Martino was looking at was trying to find a way to detect the Ebola virus if it was genetically altered with a delayed release, meaning if it were present in the blood, but the infected individual would only develop symptoms, and therefore become contagious, if they were injected with the trigger, like another vaccination.

Currently the local police and Carabinieri have no leads on his whereabouts…

"Why am I reading this DiNozzo?"

"Boss, the Professor went missing one month before the sailors did, and he vanished without a trace, and the work he was doing makes him a prime target for a terrorist group. Rule 39 boss."

Gibbs thought about it and nodded, it was a little too coincidental that all this was happening in Naples.

"Is there any way for us to know what vaccination would trigger the Ebola virus?"

Tasha entered a search into the computer and after a few moments shook her head, "No, they didn't publish that, but it could be the flu vaccination for all we know. If someone has kidnapped the Professor to infect Navy personnel, there is no telling how far or fast an Ebola outbreak could reach."

"Alright, Tasha, try and pull up the security footage of the crewman being dropped off at the hospital, see if we can tell anything about who took them. Once you have done that, we need to find out all we can about the ships, their missions and the crew."

Tasha nodded and got right to work. Gibbs turned to Tony, "Can you get started on the search?"

Tony nodded, "On it boss."

Matt who had been silent the whole time finally spoke up, "Guess we are breaking in sooner than we thought."

Gibbs nodded, "Yes, we need access to the original files in order to determine what was altered and by who."

"Alright I will brief the Admiral, he is going to need to know that he may need to quarantine those ships."

Kyle decided to spend her day at the Tysons Galleria for a change; she needed to keep her mind off what Tony could be up to in Italy.

Her dad had assigned her a new security detail, a former Navy Lieutenant Cole Hughes. She wasn't quite sure what to make of him, he was quiet and reserved, but she trusted her father to protect her.

As she made her way from store to store, she noticed someone following her. She couldn't get a good glimpse at him, as she didn't want to tip him off, but she had now seen him at every store she had been to so far.

Deciding to head to the women's washroom to test him, she wasn't surprised to see him following her. Kyle looked around for Lieutenant Hughes but she couldn't see him anywhere. She began to panic, quickly making her way into the bathroom; she locked herself in a stall.

Trying to find her phone in her purse, "Why do I have to carry so much shit around!" she mumbled to herself.

She heard the bathroom door open, and pulled her legs up on the seat just to be safe. Finally finding her phone, she quickly dialed her dad's number and waited, but he didn't pick up, next she tried her mom, but again nothing.

Getting desperate she finally tried to call Tony as she heard footsteps come closer to her.

Kyle didn't hear the call go over to voicemail as he bathroom door swung open and there stood the unknown man with a gun pointed at her.

"Ms. Evans, I suggest you come quietly if you don't want to get hurt. I would hate to bruise that pretty little face."

She nodded and stood up, "Your phone please" he said reaching his hand out.

Taking the phone the man said into it, "You should have stayed out of it Agent DiNozzo." Hanging up the phone and he turned off the phone before pocketing the phone. She didn't even question how he knew she had called Tony.

Kyle obediently followed the man out of the bathroom; she really didn't have a choice with a gun pointed into her back as they made their way to the parking garage. She kept trying to find her security detail but to no avail. She could only hope someone would find her.