So, here's the next chapter. I hope you enjoy it and thanks to everyone for the alerts and reviews. You made my day. Please Review. Dankeschön!(Yeah that was german, it means Thank you)

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Tony didn't say a word. He was quiet ever since they heard Gibbs' explanation in the car. It was something that didn't happen a lot. Still, Ziva and Gibbs didn't enjoy it, they would have been grateful for every word that kept them from thinking about the fact that Tim might be dead by now. Tony didn't hear the actual phone conversation, but what he heard from Gibbs was really enough. Someone with a gun had Tim. He forced him out of the car and they had no clue where they were now. Tony just hated that moments. Kate being shot, Ducky being abducted by Vincent Hanlan and his mother, Gibbs in a coma, Ziva as a captive of Saleem Ulman and now this. It was not fair. The worst thing was that there was nothing they could do. Maybe they found the car, maybe they found prints and could identify the asshole, but that wouldn't help them find him and McGee. Unless they found Tim's body(And he really hoped that that wouldn't be the case) they were completely clueless where his partner was. His friend.

Suddenly the car came to a stop. Tony turned his head. They were on, well, the crime scene, a little bit to quick to be legal, but for once, Tony didn't care for the ruthless driving of his boss, he actually appreciated it. Tim's car stood abandoned in a small street. No sign of McGee or any other persons. They moved closer and peeked inside. No one. Exactly what they expected. Still, Tony was a bit disappointed.

He put on his gloves and started to examine the car, trying to ignore the fact, that it was McGee's. The fact, that McGee was in danger. They found his phone in the footwell and four cold coffee's and a croissant on the backseat(I know, I forgot the coffee on the car roof in the last chapter but let's just pretend I put it in his car). Tony suddenly felt guilty. He didn't exactly know it, but it appeared that the man attacked him after he stopped at the coffee shop. And Tim had been there because Tony sent him. But that thought just distracted him, so Tony decided that he could feel guilty later.

They found Tim's backpack in the trunk, but that was everything they got except for a dog leash, also in the trunk, for Jethro, the german shepherd. They took fingerprints from the handle on the passenger side. Tony looked through McGee's backpack. It wasn't really necessary but he just wanted to have something to do. Suddenly he found a photo. It was one of the last Christmas party. Everyone was there, even Palmer. They had been at Abby's apartment. McGee and Palmer didn't stay very long because they wanted to go to back to Breena and Sarah, but they had enough time to take the picture. Tony smiled weakly. Tim carried it around, all the time. His gaze fell on Abby. He had no idea how they would tell her, that McGee was gone.

"Tony?"

He turned around and hurried back to Ziva, determined to know what she found. It was just a bit mud in the floor on the passenger's side. But it could help, maybe it could tell them where the man lived. And Abby could turn a "Maybe" in an "Of cause". That was now everything they could hope of. Blurred prints and mud. That was really not much.


McGee had an idea where he was but if he couldn't contact his team, then it wouldn't be of any use. He wasn't blindfolded, which he appreciated on the one hand, on the other hand it meant that that man wasn't worried that Tim might recognize him later. That meant that there would probably be no later.

"Go!" ordered the man.

He did that from time to time. Not because Tim stopped, just to remind him that he was still there and still had the upper hand. Tim suppressed a smile. Rule #16, if someone thinks they have the upper hand, break it. Hard to do, given the circumstances.

"Not there, there!"

The man roughly pushed him left. Tim glanced back at him but said nothing. He had a feeling that that man sought every occasion to shove him and shout at him. Not a nice person at all. Tim thought back. When he awoke he was actually happy! The day started good. That seemed to be years ago.

"Go!" Tim sighed.


Gibbs, Ziva and Tony were in the elevator on their way down to Abby's lab. After that they would stop by at autopsy. Jimmy was not there, he was on vacation with Breena. That meant Ducky and Abby were left. It would certainly not be pleasant.

Ding! As soon as they strode out of the elevator and walked into the lab they were greeted by loud music. Abby spotted them quickly and turned it off. "Hey, I re-checked the evidence you gave me on the case, but I found nothing. I can try it again, maybe with a bit caffeine?" She looked at Gibbs as if the expected him to conjure a Caf-Pow! out of the air. Gibbs took a step forward and put his hand on her shoulder.

"Abby, something happened," he said. He looked back at the others and then at the goth, again. She looked at him, her eyes wide. By now, she probably noticed that Tim wasn't with them, but still.

"Abby, someone abducted McGee. We found his car abandoned and have a bit evidence for you to check. Abby, I'm, I'm sorry!" She shook her head. "No...Oh my god!" she said.

"How?" her voice was now very quiet. "We don't know it exactly!" Answered Gibbs. The others nodded in agreement. That wasn't really a lie, they didn't know every detail and Abby would find out everything soon enough. Right now, that was not so important. They saw a few tears streaming down her cheeks, leaving black line of mascara. Abby hugged Gibbs but soon released him again. She wiped the tears away and looked at Tony and Ziva.

"You have evidence for me?" she asked, with a shaking voice. Tony nodded and gave her the prints they took and the few other things they found in the car. The car itself would be here soon, so Abby could examine it herself.

She held the bag with the mud in her hands. "What's that?" she asked. "Dirt." "I know Tony, but where did you get that from?" she didn't sound sad anymore, right now she sounded angry. But that was her way to deal with it. Though she'd surely cry later, when they were gone. The goth put everything on her table and grabbed Bert. She squeezed him tightly and then turned to the MCRT again.

"Inside the car!" answered Ziva. Abby just nodded and took everything. She breathed in and out once and then started to work.


Ducky's reaction was a bit calmer, but he still looked shocked and very concerned.

"Do you know who the man was? Maybe it was someone who held a grudge against you?" he asked.

"Even if that were the case, there are too much people who do, including some of the persons in this building," said Tony. No one laughed at his joke, Tony wasn't even sure they noticed it.

"But you will find a way to find Timothy, right?"

"We will have to wait for the results of the prints and the mug, Duck." "The mug?" Tony smiled weakly. "Don't ask, Ducky!" he said.

"We'll try everything, Duck!" The ME nodded and followed them with a concerned glance as they left autopsy again.


Tim stumbled and almost fell. At least the guy didn't comment on that. He started to feel very desperate. His only hope was, that his team would find him on time. He silently cursed himself. He should have tried to put he phone back in his pocket. Okay, he didn't really have time for that, but still. They would be able to trace him. But he trusted his team. He trusted Gibbs. He always solved the case.

The thought of his team was encouraging. He smiled slightly at the thought of Abby, Ziva and Tony, Ducky, Gibbs and Palmer.

Rule #15: Always work as a team. His team was the best. He was sure that they'd find him. Sooner or later.

Life is bliss, taste it.


Good, „Ich hoffe es hat euch gefallen"(I hope you enjoyed it), I will stop talking German now.

I just saw the episode „Till death do us part". Is it wrong that I'm sad because Cole died? I know he's evil, but I'm so in love with that guy. Sorry, that was a spoiler...ooops!

Please review, I hope no one is disappointed, I just wanted(or needed) to get this chapter done. I will try to update soon. And I'm very sorry, something is wrong and somehow there are words missing everywhere. I try to fix the problem, but it didn't really work. Oh, I fixed the problem. And the quotation marks in both chapters, because they were VERY wacky. And I deleted a word to much. That's the chapter I want!