Short appearance of Gibbs...

Chapter 3

'We've got a problem', Katelyn declared when she entered living room. Her father sat on the couch, reading the newspaper.

'Why?', he asked. When they were in the house, they both talked Hebrew.

'I just saw Alan Blunt. He and Alex drove away together in a car.'

'New job for MI6?', Ari asked.

'He swore he'd never work for them any more again', Kate said and sat down next to her father.

'You managed it to page four', he said and showed her the newspaper article about the six bodies found in this company building in San Francisco.

'I'm worried they tell him about us', she said and put the newspaper back on the table.

'They have no reason-'

'You're a wanted terrorist!'

'We're both Mossad agents.'

'I'm not a full agent and FBI and NCIS believe that you'd be working for Al Qaeda. Even your sister thinks you switched sides.'

'Just because Eli didn't tell her the truth. She was the one who changed sides and betrayed us. And since when are MI6 and American secret service cooperating?', Ari said calmly.

'I am just worried', Kate said unsurely. 'Gibbs still wants to kill you.'

'He's on the other side of America and he won't get here so fast.'

'Alex Rider, may I introduce you Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs from NCIS from Washington DC?', Mr. Blunt said and Alex and Gibbs shook hands.

'Heard a lot about you', Gibbs smiled. They both sat down in front of Blunt's desk. Mrs. Jones sat a bit aside, as always. They were in MI6 headquarters in San Francisco.

'For about three years my team and I are searching for a wanted terrorist who shot one of my special agents, Caitlin Todd', Gibbs explained.

'We think that we found him now', Mr. Blunt explained.

'What has MI6 to do with it?', Alex asked. 'We are the one who found out his current residence', Blunt explained. 'An informant in London told us that Eli David's son would still be in the United States. With the help of NCIS we were able to track him down. It was just a coincidence that you are living in the same city and that your girlfriend is his daughter.'

'And now you want to use me to use her to get him?', Alex asked. He looked from one man to another. 'Give me one reason why I should do this?', he asked.

'Well, if you don't, I think we can find a very good place in an orphanage in cold Russia for you. Second, if we arrest Ari now, I think this will end in a fight and his daughter may die there, too.'

'You want to blackmail me?', Alex said.

But before Alan Blunt could answer, Gibbs already cut in: 'You always do that? Blackmail a child? We in America don't need children to hunt criminals. I'm gonna do that my way. NCIS will no longer cooperate with MI6', he said and stood up.

'I'm sorry for you Alex to get involved in this. But I can't support a boy like you to being used. I'll find the way out', he said angrily and went out of the door.

'I like him', Alex said. He still couldn't believe that his girlfriend was the daughter of a wanted terrorist and killer. 'However', Blunt resumed, 'we don't know how far Katelyn Haswari is involved, too but I want you to find out more.'

Alex shook his head. He couldn't think of Kate knowing anything. She was so sweet, so cute, so nice. She couldn't harm a fly. She didn't know anything. She couldn't. Alex would not abuse and risk their friendship because of such crap.

'Love makes blind', Mrs. Jones said silently.

'I know', Alex paid back shortly. 'But I don't think Kate knows anything. Her father may be a cruel killer and terrorist but she wouldn't harm any fly', he said and walked out of the office.

'He's gonna do it', Blunt said.

'Are you sure you doing the right thing?', Mrs. Jones asked. 'You just came back to MI6 because of this affair and you shouldn't risk being fired if you're not even working.'

'I know what I do. And I know that Katelyn knows something. Her grandfather is director of Mossad and her father is working for Al Qaeda.

'There is no way that she is just a usual girl.'

We have already seen that Katelyn is not innocent at all...so how will Alex decide? Risk his relation if Kate really doesn't know anything^^ or risk his life when he doesn't trust her that much?