Ok, so the end of this chapter was a little rushed wince I wanted to finish it before school but I hope you like it.

He groaned and sat up, bringing his hand cup the back of his head. He winced when he felt the bump and pushed on it. He looked around him and saw that Kate was sprawled beside him. He gently shook her shoulder, "Kate, wake up." Her eyes fluttered open. She slowly sat up and when she raised her hand to feel her head she brought Rick's hand with her. The two stared at their hands. They were cuffed together, again, left hand to left hand.

From beside them they heard someone groaning. The two of them silently joined hands, so the cuffs didn't dig in, and crawled towards the sound of the groans. When they got closer they saw that Tony and Ziva were lying next to each other. Kate and Rick slowly made their way over to Tony, who had been groaning, and helped him sit up.

He blinked a few times and rubbed his shoulder, "What happened?"

Kate was about to answer when Ziva sat up, moving her hand and Tony's in the process. She looked down and saw that they too were cuffed together. She looked at her wrist shocked then looked at Rick and Kate. The two of them raised their joined hands and shock them. "Yeah," Rick said, breaking the silence, "We're all cuffed together."

Kate and Ziva took the chance to look around. "Where are we?" Kate questioned, "Does anyone remember what happened?"

Rick thought for a moment, "All I remember is saying that we were screwed and then a pain in the back of my head."

Kate nodded then said, "Yeah, our cover was blown and we got into a fight in the bar. Rick went down first then Tony, then I don't remember anything else."

Ziva spoke then. "You got smacked across the back of the head with a pool cue," Kate winced as she raised her hand and probed the bump, "Then I got overwhelmed and the next thing I remember is waking up here." Her voice sounded rough and in the dim light Kate could see that she was looking a little pale.

Tony took the time they had been speaking to check to see if his mic was still attached. Not finding it he said, "They took the mic's."

The other three checked and found that theirs where gone too. "Great," Kate said, "We've been out," she looked at her watch, "For an hour which means Esposito, Ryan, Gibbs and McGee can't find us. Yet at least anyway."

Ziva and Tony nodded in agreement while Rick rubbed the back of his head. Seeing him wince Kate knocked his hand away and moved so she could take a look. "You'll be fine after a couple of pain killers Rick. It's just a large bump."

Rick nodded, "I know, doesn't stop it hurting though." Everyone chuckled lightly as he whined. They grew serious once more as they all looked around. "Where do you think we are?"

Kate shrugged, "We could be anywhere in New York Castle, I'm not even going to speculate."

Rick groaned again, "Can we stand up and look around Kate?"

Kate nodded and the two got to their feet gracefully and without incident, so unlike the last time they had been cuffed. The two slowly felt their way in the dark and soon came up on a metal wall. They followed it round and were soon back where they started.

They went back and sat back beside Tony and Ziva. "Looks like we're in a cargo container or something similar in size anyway." Both Tony and Ziva nodded then Kate spoke again, "I didn't ask, how are the two of you feeling?"

Tony answered first, "I've been better but all I really need is a couple of asprin."

They all turned to Ziva, who hadn't answered yet. "I have had worse but I can't move my arm very well."

Tony immediately moved to look at the arm that wasn't attached to his. He pulled her arm out her sleeve and apologised when she let out a hiss of pain, "Sorry Zi." He moved his head closer to her arm and sighed. "It looks swollen," he gently held it and began moving her wrist. Ziva winced but let him do it. "There's nothing broken, I think you might have just bruised it pretty badly."

Ziva nodded, "Sounds about right. So really all I need is peas."

Everyone chuckled lightly then turned back to the business at hand. Tony spoke first, "If they haven't found us yet it's a fair bet to say we should probably try and get out on our own."

Kate nodded while Rick looked around the dim space. After a few minutes he spoke, "So all we've got is each other, it doesn't look like there is anything else in here."

"Except that hole," Ziva said, nodding towards the back corner of the container, "Although first maybe we should try the door, just in case."

Rick and Kate got to their feet and then helped Tony and Ziva to theirs. The NCIS agents watched as the partners moved gracefully towards the door to the container. They followed, although they weren't nearly as coordinated. At the door Kate and Rick attempted to push up the lock but after a few fruitless minutes both stopped and Kate sighed, "It's locked."

Rick nodded his agreement and turned back to look at the hole Ziva had pointed out. Kate followed his gaze and silently the two of them made their way over to stand underneath it. It was towards the top of the container, well above anyone's height. Tony and Ziva followed along behind and sighed. "Looks like that's out of the question, we can't get up there if we're handcuffed." Tony's face suddenly lit up and he looked at Ziva, "Do you think you can pick the cuffs."

Ziva shook her head regretfully, "I'd need my other hand and it hurts way too much to use."

Tony sighed again while Kate and Rick shared a look. Rick sighed, "Fine Kate, but take your boots off."

Kate silently turned her back to him and he pulled her boots off for her. Tony and Ziva watched confused until Kate smiled at them, "Don't worry, we've done this before."

Rick turned towards the wall and crouched slightly, his hands going above his head, just like they had the last time they had done this cuffed together. Kate gripped both of her hands in his then slowly counted to three. On three she stood on Rick's leg and used it as a step to get to his shoulders.

It all happened in a matter of seconds and Tony and Ziva watched amazed as the two partners, now standing one on top of the other, stood firm and unwavering. Kate let go of Rick's right hand and used it to steady herself against the wall. She then moved her head so she could see out of the gap. After a few seconds she spoke, "The gap isn't really big enough to get through but I can see out of it alright. It looks like we're near the river somewhere."

She took Rick's hand again and soon the two of them were standing on the floor once more. Rick smiled at her, "Hey, at least you got your wish. There is no tiger."

Kate laughed at him then looked at the others. Tony and Ziva were both confused by how light and cheerful the NYPD detective and her partner seemed to be. "How can you be so calm?" Ziva questioned.

"Because we've been in a lot worse situations and we got through them. Plus," Rick joked, "This reminds me of the tiger case although I must say this one is more fun."

Kate rolled her eyes, "We have faith that Ryan and Esposito will find us eventually or we'll figure a way out ourselves." She looked down at her sock clad feet. "Sit down Rick; I need to put my boots back on."

Rick shook his head, "No, I've just had an idea."

Kate gave him a questioning look and he smiled, "Just trust me ok."