Chapter Five: A Clue

Tony was talking on the phone taking notes. Someone had decided to give them a clue of where Ziva and Lev could be. He glanced at Ziva's desk. It was empty has it had been for four days now. Four days. She'd was gone for four days. They still had five days. Two days ago Lev had given them the extension. Then the day before, Gibbs made Tim and Tony put a BOLO out to see if anyone would help offer information. They were just now getting information.

"Alright. Thank you for that. Hopefully it's enough." Tony said before hanging up. He grabbed the notepad he had written on and got up and walked over to Gibbs, "Got the last location where Lev was seen with Ziva boss."

Tim looked up. He wanted to know if it was recent.

"When?" Gibbs looked at Tony, already reaching for his badge and gun.

"Yesterday, about seven o'clock. The guy said their still in the area. Staying in an old apartment building." Tony replied.

"Address DiNozzo. McGee, grab your gear." Gibbs stood. He was ready to go get Ziva.

"Winchester. 138 Apartment C." Tony went to his desk and grabbed his gear along with McGee. Both we're ready to save their friend.

"Lev, please don't." Ziva sighed. She moved further away from Lev. Her whole body was sore. Her face hurt and bruised from being hit, her arms and feet cut from him. Everything on her hurt. All she wanted was to curl up and sleep safe in her bed.

"I'd rather not Ziva." He grabbed her arm and pushed her against the wall, hurting her bruised back. Lev had taken advantage of her more than the first time he done it. He had made her leave the note at the first warehouse and give people hints to where they were at, but they'd leave that area. Now they were on the way to the last place they had been. An old apartment building, near

"Boss, this is about a block away from Ziva's." Tony noted. He looked around to clarify it and he was right. Ziva's building was a street over and a block down.

"I know DiNozzo. Lev's not just messing with us. He's messing with Ziva." Gibbs was pissed. He was tired of Lev hurting his team.

"No one's here boss." Tim sighed. He came in through the back and met Tony and Gibbs halfway.

"I see that McGee. You and DiNozzo look for anything they might've left." Gibbs sighed.

"Got it boss." Tony began to look through the rooms in the front of the apartment.

McGee went to go look in the back. He looked under everything and above everything. There had to be something.

Tony looked on the shelf in a closet and found a note. He put on a pair of gloves and got it down. He read through it quickly.

"Gibbs, McGee, and Tony, if you find this, please save me. I am being hurt. Lev wants revenge on my father. The best way to save me is to bring my father to this address: 205 McCarthy street. This is the place Lev has been keeping me at after leading you all on a wild duck hunt." Tony smiled at the messed up idiom. "Please hurry. You only have a week. And I do not think I can last that long. If you do not make it in time, tell Abby, she is the best friend I could ever ask for. Tell Ducky, his stories and tea are two things I will miss. Gibbs, thank you for trusting me and having my back when others have not. McGee, thank you for your friendship. You are a great friend. And Tony, thank you. You have made life in the bullpen amusing. Sincerely Ziva."

Tony sighed and brought the note to where Gibbs was in the kitchen, "I found a note. From Ziva."

"Its from her for sure?" Gibbs asked. He was skeptical but Tony couldn't blame him. It could've been Lev leaving it as a trap. Especially since the address they were at.

"Is there anyone else who would call a 'wild goose chase' a 'wild duck hunt'?" Tony answered with a question.

Gibbs put on a glove and took the note. He read through it. "McGee. Take this note to Abby. Let her and Duck see it. Then bring Director David with you to that address. DiNozzo, you and I will head there and see if we can see anything while we wait for them."

Tony nodded and watched as McGee took the note and left. Ziva was worried something would happen. That only meant one thing. Lev wasn't just playing a game. He was ready to kill.

A/N: I was hoping for a better response :/ I think I'm going to end this within the next five chapter's maybe. I don't wanna keep writing what people don't obviously wanna read. So enjoy, review, whatever. Ya know the drill.