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CHAPTER 11
In the strange building she was being kept at, Liz tried, with no avail to break free from the duct tape.
"It's useless…" She said to herself
"It is, Elizabeth…" Dmitri said walking to her
"Oh, if it isn't the Prince of Darkness himself: Dmitri Vasiliev… or would you like me to call you Luka Volkov?" Liz said mockingly
"You know my real full name, so what? It doesn't give you any control over me, does it?"
"Maybe… maybe not… but it might give NCIS some control over the situation, don't you think?"
"They don't know my real identity…" He smiled but lost it as he saw Liz smiling as well "Do they?" She didn't answer and that made him lose his temper. He approached to her and pulled her head backwards by the hair "What do they know?"
"Probably more than what I know and that's a lot…" She replied without losing her smile "I'd be scared if I were you, Luka…"
"Shut up!" He exclaimed and hit her so hard in the face that made the chair fall to the side
"You're so pathetic…" Liz laughed bearing with the pain from the impact she received against the floor
"What do they know?!" Luka asked almost shouting, kicking Liz in the stomach "Tell me all they know!" He demanded kicking her again
"Not even if you threaten to kill me…" She managed to say in between gasps
"Забрать ее (Pick her up)" Luka ordered one of the men who had abducted her from the hotel
The henchman did as he was told and set the chair back up.
Liz flinched a little because of the pain.
"You don't want to tell me what you know, huh?" Luka said "Do you remember I mentioned a surprise I had for you?"
Liz didn't lose her composure but remained quiet as Luka walked to a small room at the end of the large story they were at.
Her eyes shot open as she recognized the person who Luka held hands with as they walked back to where Liz was.
"I knew this would surprise you, Lizzie" Luka laughed at Liz's face
"What… you?" Liz managed to ask
"The great agent Elizabeth M. Hadley has gone speechless!" Luka laughed even harder "By the way… what does the M stand for?"
Liz rolled her eyes and exhaled "'Mind your own business', that's what it stands for" She told him the same thing she had told Tony and then looked back at the other person "How could you?"
"You, agent Gibbs and NCIS didn't leave me another choice, did you? I had to protect myself… besides… I have never stopped loving Dmitri…" Kirsty replied and then received a passionately kiss from Luka
"His name is not Dmitri… his name is Luka Volkov and everything he was indicted for back in England was true!" Liz exclaimed
"Yes, I know… I know all about him…" Kirsty said smiling
"Then… why? Why did you accept our help? Why didn't…?" Liz voiced trailed off as her mind tied all the loose ends "You have always been a part of his group… haven't you?"
"No… I met him in the UK…" Kirsty said
"Does he know your real name is Natalya Tereshchenko?"
"Yes, I do… I always thought Kirsty didn't match her personality…" Luka said kissing Kirsty's neck
"You and NCIS did nothing but delay my encounter with Dmitri… and I will never forgive you for that!" Kirsty said and slapped Liz
"Are you out of your mind? This man… he killed…" But before Liz could finish, Kirsty slapped her again
"Shut up!" She exclaimed
"No! He killed your brother and you can't pretend you don't know that!"
"That's a lie! He didn't kill Nikolai! He killed himself! He betrayed Dmitri! He had it coming!" Kirsty said with tears in her eyes slapping Liz a couple of times more
"Easy, my love… let the boys take care of her…" Luka said taking her by the shoulders and comforting her "You heard me" He motioned his 2 henchmen to beat the hell out of Liz "Let's go, Natalya…"
Kirsty looked back at Liz and a tear rolled down her cheek at the scene happening there; if Gibbs and the others didn't get there soon, Liz would be dead before midnight.
Several minutes later, the 2 men who almost killed Liz left but not before one of them spat at her direction.
Of course she was no longer duct taped to the chair but she could hardly move as free as she was.
Bruises, cuts, punches, a few broken ribs, blood running down her nose and some out of her mouth.
This time the pain was unbearable and the tears mixed on her face with the blood. Her breathing became erratic and soon after, the suffering made her give into a deep darkness from which she wasn't sure she could awake.
The NCIS bullpen was crowded with several agents from the FSB brought by Reznikov and NCIS' own people.
McGee, with the help of Abby ran a search through their computers trying to find a lead that would take them to Volkov's hideout.
"What have you got, McGee?" Gibbs asked
"Nothing yet, boss… this man is a ghost and so is the rest of his organization" Tim replied without stopping typing
"Reznikov's team has nothing yet" Ziva reported as Tony hung up the phone
"Nothing with the CIA, boss… they know nothing" Tony said running a hand through his hair
"Whoa, whoa… what's this?" McGee exclaimed as something appeared on the screen of his computer interrupting the search "uh-uh… boss… you better see this…" He typed a few times and the image he had on his screen passed onto the big one
All the people who were in the bullpen went silent and watched the video in front of them.
It was a video taken by a surveillance camera inside the place where Liz was.
The video displayed the moment in which she was being beaten to death by Volkov's men.
Tony's fist balled up in rage while Abby's eyes filled with tears and McGee tried to comfort her.
Gibbs clenched his jaw when he saw Kirsty being held and kissed by Volkov. And it got worse when he saw her slapping Liz.
"What do we do, Gibbs?" Ziva asked
"We keep working… MOVE YOUR BUTT, PEOPLE!" He shouted at everyone and then his cell phone rang. It was a new number he did not recognize "Yeah, Gibbs…"
"Agent Gibbs…" A known female voice said
"Kirsty… Natalya…" Gibbs said and as his team heard him, they rushed to him
"I don't have much time… Dmitri… he could find out I've called you" She said almost in a whisper
"Where are you?"
"Where is Liz?!" Tony shouted and Gibbs ordered him go silent
"I know Dmitri sent you a video… you must've seen it already and I can't possibly imagine what you're thinking of me but… I swear… I didn't have a choice… I've made him think… I don't even know what to say… wait…" She went quiet for a moment
"Kirsty!" Gibbs called
"I'm sorry…" She murmured
"Where are you?" He asked
"In an abandoned building in 23rd Ave. I don't know the building number but the place is surrounded by Dmitri's men. You can't miss it… I have to go… hurry up, agent Hadley hasn't got much time" Kirsty then hung up and Gibbs looked down at the phone
"What did she say, boss? Where's Liz?" Tony demanded to know
"She said 23rd Ave." Gibbs simply said
"Can we trust her?" Tony asked
"Do we have any other choice, DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked and Tony nodded
"I'll run a search" McGee said and typed as fast as his fingers allowed him "I have several buildings, all of them look abandoned"
"Look for one that looks half-way constructed" Ziva suggested "The walls and floor on the video of Liz look coated in new concrete"
"C'mon, Tim" Tony encouraged
"McGee…" Gibbs said
"Almost got it, boss… just… one… more… second… I have it! 46 23rd Ave. Property of a Kovak Vlokul" McGee replied
"Who's that?" Ziva asked
"Luka Volkov… it's an anagram. Gear up people!" Gibbs instructed and both his team and Reznikov's headed to the location they had just obtained
In the car, Tony looked out the window with impatience and thought 'Hang on, Liz… I'm coming…'
Liz could hardly hear anything anymore around her 'they must've hit me in the head more than I thought' the voice in her head told her.
A while after Volkov's men had beaten her they had taken her to a tiny concrete room and locked her inside.
After about 40 minutes of being in there, the door opened letting the light outside go into the room.
Someone kneeled in front of her checked if she still had a pulse.
Liz slowly opened her eyes and recognized the person in front of her.
"Kirsty…" She struggled to say
"Shhh… be quiet… they'll hear us" Kirsty replied "I am so sorry, Liz… I never meant for this to happen but…"
"You were trying to make him pay for killing your brother…" Liz finished for her
"You knew my name wasn't Kirsty; you knew I had lied in England… that all I wanted was to get back at Volkov for killing Nikolai and still you did all you could to help me"
"Occupational hazards" Liz said and tried to smile but the gesture became a grimace
"I'm gonna get you out of here… c'mon" Kirsty said and helped Liz up
Liz limped as they rushed out of the tiny room and headed towards the safest exit.
"I don't have my gun and I don't think I can fight in this state…" Liz said leaning on Kirsty
"Don't worry… I've already called for help"
"You called Gibbs?" Liz asked half smiling surrounding her torso with her arm
"Yes… I couldn't think of anyone else…" Kirsty replied
"You did well…" Liz then winced in pain
"Liz"
"I'm fine… we have to keep moving…"
Kirsty let Liz support on her once more and they walked as fast as they could through the cold corridors.
"I'm really sorry… this is all my fault"
"Yeah… it is" Liz replied jokingly and Kirsty smiled at her
Meanwhile, at the room Volkov's people had adapted into a monitoring room, Luka talked to his client Siraj Hārūn.
"We're still waiting for the last shipment, Hārūn" He said annoyed by his client's impatience
"We agreed on a specific delivery day, Mr. Volkov and you've delayed it 2 times… my patience is running out" Hārūn said in a menacing tone
"You will get your… merchandise tomorrow before dawn" Luka promised
"I hope so, Mr. Volkov… for your own good…" Hārūn threatened and hung up
Luka slammed the phone on the desk furiously "I want the armament on land by tonight at 11!" He exclaimed
Then, one of his men rushed towards him.
"Сэр, отошел в прошлое агента! (Sir, the agent is gone!)" He announced
"Что?! Какимобразом? (What?! How?)" Luka asked enraged
"Мы не знаем. Дверь была открыта, и ее не было (Idon'tknow. The door was open and she wasn't there)" He explained
"Идиот! (Idiot!)" He shouted and back handed the man "Найтиееипривезтиеекомне! (Find her and bring her to me!)" He commanded and the man along with another 3 of his men rushed out of the room "Яхочучувствоватьсебяудовольствияотубийстваеесебе(I want to feel the pleasure of killing her myself)" He then dialled Kirsty's number and sent him straight to voice mail "You'll pay for this, Natalya…"
Woohoo! They know where she is!!! Go team!!!
Anyways... I have to say I'm quite sad... yes, I'm sad... because the end will be here in about 2 chapters... buaaaaaaaaaa!!!
But not to worry... I'm about to finish the sequel (which, just so you know, it's going to be a crossover with, you guessed, NCIS: Los Angeles! Yay!!!) so, be sure to keep reading and to stay tuned... the end is coming... *_*
Koo Koo Kah Choo! xoxo