AN: Warning, I updated two chapters today, not just one. Make sure to read chapter 5. :)
Tim drummed his fingers against the steering wheel, nervous. He must have been crazy when he told Vance he didn't need any support for this. He'd had a very strange feeling in the pit of his stomach ever since he had gotten to the location. He looked at his watch. If he waited any longer, he would be late. He grabbed his computer bag and got out of the car.
"There he goes, Boss. Alone."
Gibbs watched McGee head into the building, confusion and anger warring for dominance.
"McGee's not that experienced with undercover work. If Vance was using him, wouldn't he have had someone watching out for him?" DiNozzo asked.
"You'd think so, DiNozzo. Ziva, what do you see?" She sat on top of a nearby factory, which gave her a bird's-eye view of the scene.
"A black sedan heading south towards the building," She replied.
Gibbs and Tony looked for the car and saw it pulling up next to the building. Two men got out.
"Uh, Boss? They had guns. Big ones."
"I saw, DiNozzo!" Gibbs gripped the windowsill, his knuckles turning white at the pressure. He and Tony were across the street in an old building, long since abandoned. "Ziva, you see any other cars?"
With Ziva's negative, Tony and Gibbs darted out of the building, and ran towards McGee's location. They dove behind a garbage can when the two men reappeared in the doorway with McGee. Their voices could easily be heard in the still air.
"We just wanted to make sure the building was secure before the meet starts. We wouldn't want to find out this was a trap the hard way, would we?"
They saw Tim nod. "That's understandable. I'll be setting up." McGee turned back into the building, leaving one of the masked gunmen to talk into a radio.
"Building is clear. It's safe to-" He was stopped by the second man.
"Let's clear the area around the building first, moron. Then call it in."
Tony and Gibbs looked at each other. If these men searched the area, they would be found. "We'll have to split up," Gibbs said.
They nodded at each other, then ran out from behind the dumpster. Gibbs headed towards an alleyway, while Tony was going to try to skirt behind the building Tim was in. He heard shouting and knew they had been spotted. One of the two masked men had already been moving to check the perimeter, putting him right in DiNozzo's way. He cursed to himself and veered to the side, deciding at the last moment to enter the building. Hopefully, he'd have an advantage in here if the man decided to use his gun. The first room he came to was wide open, and offered no hiding spots. He continued, running into another room, freezing when he realized he'd run straight into the room where McGee was setting up.
"T-Tony! What are you doing here?"
Tim must have heard the commotion, because he had his back-up service weapon halfway out of its ankle holster. Tony opened his mouth to reply when Tim shouted, "Tony! Duck!" A gunshot went off, quickly followed by a second, and two figures fell to the ground.
AN: Was that more exciting? :)