(a/n sorry about not updating quick I got a bad case of writers block, and then my modem went out but now im back. Hope you like it! )
Previously in Saving Ziva
"Well I was going to tell this to you in about an hour but I will just go ahead and tell you now. I approve you, Gibbs, McGee and Vance ship off to USS Seahawk .we have a plane scheduled to go there tomorrow. From there you can take a liberty boat to shore."
"Thank you Mr. Secretary"
The screen changed to the rainbow bars. Tony, Gibbs, Vance left MTAC.
Tony walked down to his desk
"Gear Up."
"Where are we going tony?" McGee asked
"To get Ziva."
Vance headed down to the squad room behind tony.
"We have a problem, tony."
"I see no problem director, secnav gave us the a-ok"
"Yeah well she is mossad we have to go though them"
"Doesn't secnav's ruling out rank you?"
"Yes but we have to at least tell them"
"you what your right, I get right on it," tony said very sarcastically. He sat down at his desk grabbed a pen and piece of paper. "Dear mossad, just thought I let you know that your officer is in trouble and since you have done nothing we are going to save her. From your friends ncis. Will that work for you?"
"Nope; Gibbs, dinozzo MTAC now."
They entered MTAC. "Director David is on hold." "Put him up"
"Eli"
"Leon"
"The Secretary of the Navy has given us orders to go and get ziva. We have Intel that she is in trouble."
"What Intel Leon?"
"Ziva called me."Tony stood up.
"Ah agent dinozzo, how have you been?"
"Better than your daughter."
"Ziva is on a mission, she is fine"
"According to her she is not fine and is in trouble."
"And how would she call you she doesn't have a phone"
"Apparently she got one somehow."
"So Leon what is the point of this call"
"The point is since she is mossad I felt it was prudent to notify you"
"I still don't believe that she is in any danger she cannot handle"
"Well in that case that will be all thank you for your time Leon"
"Not a problem my friend"
They exited MTAC.
"So what now boss?" dinozzo asked Gibbs
"Rule 38 tony." (A/n rule 38 is your case your lead as learned in bounce in case you missed that ep.)
"You serious boss"
"You started this investigation; you had contact with ziva, your case, your call."
"Alright Gibbs get in contact with the seals on the Seahawk, were good but we definitely can't take on terrorist, McGee, go help abs with rivikins laptop."
"On it" they both said.
"what are we looking for on the laptop?"
"anything that will help us find ziva!"
- Abby's lab-
"McGee so glad you're here. I was working on trying to get in the super encrypted section of rivikins computer, when it French fried."
"The French fry, French fried?"
"yeah but that's not even the weirdest thing, it was like it was designed to do that, you see I was just about to break though when all these codes popped up and then it over heated and humpty dumpty is fried again."
"Gibbs is not going to like this"
"Gibbs isn't in charge I am. Whatcha got abs?"
"What why isn't Gibbs in charge? Tell me he didn't quit again."
"Rule 38 Abby"
"Oh ok and to answer your question I have a French fried French fry. Rivikins laptop over heated and died we're trying to bring it back up but it's going to take time."
"How long?"
"At least 2 maybe 3 days to get back to where I was"
"Were leaving in the morning abs"
"I'll try but since your Gibbs you owe me a caf-pow"
"Thank you Abby"
"Just promise me one thing. Just please bring her home."
"I'll do my best Abby."
-Tony's apartment-
Tony went home early to start packing. It was going to be the most challenging mission of his life. Ziva's life rode on him. She was depending on him to find her in time before they... he couldn't even finish his thought. As he looked around he saw all the goofy pictures that he took of the team. But his eyes kept going back to the bikini pictures he took of her in L.A.
Zee I will save you. I swear on my life I will bring you home. I have to.
He got ready for bed even though he knew he wouldn't be able to sleep. He had to try; he would need every ounce of energy he could get tomorrow.
-In the charger on the way to bolling air force base-
"How come toothpick is coming he's not even an agent" tony complained to Gibbs
"He's working the command center on the Seahawk."
"Isn't that what mcgeek is for?"
"Yes he is but McGee can't do it all by himself, besides people tend to listen more if you have the director of ncis with you."
They pulled up on the tarmac next to the plane.
"How come we can't ever take a plane with I don't know a real seat, and maybe a bathroom"
Smack.
"Do you want to save ziva or not, dinozzo?" Gibbs asked.
"Of course" tony said.
"She's the only one I would sit on a crate for 12 hours for." Tony muttered didn't think Gibbs heard but he did.
Vance and McGee were already there. So they grabbed their gear and head to the plane.
"So dinozzo do you have a plan?" Vance asked
"I've coordinated with the seals on the Seahawk; they are going in first to secure the area, and take out any dirtbags in the way. Gibbs and I are going to go in after they have secured the camp and help look for ziva since I'm sure they have her hidden well."
That plan surprised Vance, he didn't think dinozzo capable of coordinating a plan much less a plan like that but he proved him wrong. He's been doing that a lot lately maybe dinozzo has finally grown up.
-On the plane-
They hit some turbulence along the way and of course Gibbs is out cold.
"If I survive this plane ride ziva owes me big time." Tony said trying not to puke.
"Tony I think ziva has it a lot worse than this at the moment."
"You know all of this is her fault, if she had just told us about Michael, I wouldn't have had to question her, and kill her stupid boyfr.... Michael. We wouldn't have gone to tel aviv and Gibbs wouldn't have left her there. Daddy David wouldn't have sent her to Africa, and we wouldn't be going to save her butt."
"Oh yeah because you're so innocent snooping though her desk, every chance you got, learning Hebrew. You were so jealous"
"No I wasn't. I snoop though everyone's stuff and I was learning Hebrew just so she couldn't talk about me anymore and me not understand"
"You even snoop though Gibbs stuff?"
"Maybe"
"Tony just admit it. You like ziva as more than just your partner."
"No I don't I..."
With that tony puked up his guts.
The rest of the flight was quiet; Vance on his computer listening to music, McGee somehow managed to fall in and out of sleep, and tony deep in thought about how they were going to save ziva.
This is a good plan. It's going to work. Right Anthony? Oh yeah it has to.
"30 minutes to touchdown" the crew member said handing a coffee to Gibbs.
"Thanks. So how did you boys sleep?"
"Horrible" McGee said
"Not at all" tony said
"How could you sleep though that?" Vance asked.
"How couldn't you?" That shut them up.
With that they buckle up and got ready for touch down on the Seahawk. The team prepared themselves for the mission that lie ahead.
Operation: Save Ziva we are a go. Tony thought as they hit the deck of the Seahawk.