"Police!"
Deeks and Kensi were awaken by yells from law enforcement breaching their bedroom. Flashlights shined over their faces, making it impossible for either agent to recognize who was arresting them. Instinctively, Deeks reached for his gun that sat on the nightstand before being tackled by two officers.
On the other side of the bed, Kensi put her hands in the air and calmly said, "It's ok. It's alright. We're down. We surrender."
Suddenly, Granger walked into the door, leaving Deeks less than a second to realize that the man who had been hunting them had finally won. Without even a blink, Granger pulled out a firearm and fired two shots into Kensi.
"No, no!" Deeks screamed as Kensi collapsed in a heap onto the floor. Two officers grabbed both of his arms and pushed him face down onto the bed.
"You son of a bitch! You killed her!" Deeks screamed, "I swear to God I'll kill you! If you so much as-"
"Touch Agent Hanna, Callen, or the two little runts back in LA? Too late," Granger snarled. As Deeks fidgeted while furious, Granger kneeled next to him and whispered, " And it's all because of you."
"No!" Deeks yelled before he felt a tug on his arm. It was only a dream, he thought in relief as he glanced over to see Kensi sitting at the edge of the bed with a worried look on her face.
"You scared the hell out of me," Kensi stated, "You were screaming when I was downstairs and I thought that something had happened. You ok?"
"Yeah, I'm ok, Fern," Deeks laughed nervously, wiping the sweat from his brow. The nightmare had felt so real that he wanted to pinch himself to confirm that he was awake.
"Don't lie to me, Marty." Kensi had rarely used his first name; Deeks had assumed that that was saved up for emergencies like when he had spilled Red Bull on the passenger seat in Kensi's car. The probationary agent bit the inside of his cheek at the memory of Kensi calling him by his first name among other things.
"Like I said before," Deeks kissed her on the cheek, "I'm fine. It was just a stupid dream." A stupid, frightening dream that could actually come true.
Kensi nodded and gave Deeks' good leg a gentle pat. " Ok. Oh- by the way, the next time someone kidnaps the rest of your team, don't be afraid to come help us," she joked.
Deeks smirked. "Yeah….two NATO agents against…what was it you called me? Oh yeah- limpy. That would have been fun." He pulled himself into a sitting position before realizing that Kensi had changed her outfit. "When did you get up?"
"I never went to sleep. You didn't even make it to describing what I was wearing before you dozed off," Kensi teased. Deeks half mindedly nodded while scanning the room again. When his eyes fell on his backpack, the agent remembered that half of their team was still missing.
"You hear from Callen and Sam yet?" Deeks asked nervously.
Kensi stood up, her body facing away from Deeks. "They just arrived- Callen's in the kitchen and I think Sam's making sure the perimeter around the house is safe." She caught a flinch from Deeks, " Are you sure that you're ok?"
"I'm ok, Kensi," Deeks replied.
"Good." Kensi stood up and slowly backed up towards the door. "Take a minute to clean up and then come meet us downstairs. The guys are a little suspicious of Heim and Jamie and if something is off, we need to figure out an exit strategy. Got it?"
Deeks gave her a less than enthusiastic salute. " I got it."
Ten minutes later, Deeks limped down the stairs that led towards the living room. He could hear the noise of the large television, playing what he could only assume to be some Asian talk show. Once he had made it to the last step, Deeks could see Kensi's ponytail sticking over the head of the couch. He heard a light chuckle as well, alerting him of Callen's presence next to Kensi.
"Didn't figure you for a talk show guy, Callen," Deeks called out. The lead agent stood up and turned around before grinning.
"Deeks, how was your beauty rest?" Callen teased. He walked over to Deeks and gave him what Kensi had affectionately called, "The bromance hug." Callen gave Deeks a light pat on the back and pulled away.
"You had us worried there for a second," Callen stated.
"Me?" Deeks laughed, " Just because I have a broken ankle, a sprained wrist, a few bruised ribs….well, now I see what you're talking about." Next to the men, the front door creaked open and Sam stepped inside. His cautious expression changed when he saw Deeks.
"Well if it isn't Shaggy," Sam said. He and Deeks exchanged a fist bump, which was followed by Kensi saying, " Awwww, all this bromancing is just so adorable," from her spot on the couch.
"You think that's adorable? Wait and see what I have for you, Tiger," Deeks joked. His attention changed when Kensi changed channels and landed on CNN.
"How are we getting CNN?" Deeks asked. Sam smiled and plopped down in the armchair across from the couch. Callen put a hand on Deeks' shoulder and explained, "First- Tongans speak English and Tongan. Two- we're only 600 miles from the American Samoa and 3000 from Hawaii and Guam so it's probably being bounced off from one of the U.S' stations there. And three- if Heim and Jamie are really our allies and we're stuck here for a few weeks, Sam and I are going to put you through some NCIS training like Geography 101. "
"Ok, that's cool….wait, we're how far away from Samoa?" Deeks exclaimed. He limped over to a spot on the carpet in the living room and sat down.
"557 miles to be exact," Kensi replied.
Callen walked over and sat next to her on the couch. "And to make matters worse, all three places have military bases, predominantly Navy. "
"It's not all bad," Sam commented, " We're technically considered to be 8000 miles away from Los Angeles. Granger probably still thinks we're somewhere in Algeria or one of its neighbor countries."
"So you- we think that Heim and Jamie might be setting us up?" Deeks asked.
"It's just that this whole thing is curious," Callen stated, " We were barely getting by until two days ago. I'm curious about our luck like why they dropped us here. We could have been dropped off in some tiny village in Russia, where no one will look."
Sam sighed. "If you were looking for us, would you look in Tonga?"
"No, but if we get made, the Navy will be here in less than a heartbeat."
"Callen's right," Deeks said, "Now that I think about this, we got through this so easily. I mean I flew through India, got medical treatment, and flew out without a problem." The mention of his medical treatment made Deeks unconsciously scratch his leg.
"Me too," Kensi said. " I flew into Mali and Fiji in a breeze."
"Well, let's make this simple, guys. Let's run a background on them," Sam suggested.
Kensi help up a hand. "I checked. There are no computers- just basic power and TV cables."
"So we have cable, but no internet. It shuts us off from doing any research," Sam muttered. "That ups my suspicion ten-fold."
"Are there any internet cafés close by?" Deeks asked in the midst of scratching a spot under his cast.
Kensi crossed his arms and glared at him. "Did you pay attention at all during the drive from the airport?"
"No, I was too busy recovering from my fifty different injuries and worrying about you!"
"Wait a minute….." Callen interrupted. He stared thoughtfully out the window before continuing, "There's a college nearby…..One of us- probably Kensi- should go down there and see if you can access their internet. Kensi, you'd get in and out quick before any suspicion is drawn."
Deeks cringed at the memory of his nightmare and the mental picture of Kensi being arrested that had just popped in his head. "No, there's got to be a different option."
"Kensi is the best out of all of us to fit in. Sam will go with her and watch her back. You can stay here, keep an eye on the news and get that leg healed. We need to be prepared in case someone does try and come to take us out. If this works, we can finally figure out who's really on our side and end this whole thing."
Deeks swallowed hard, thinking And if it doesn't, we're all dead and it's on me.