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Chapter 54

At the lab...

„Abbs! " Gibbs yelled as he appeared in Abby's lab. She turned towards him.

„Yes? " She asked hopefully.

„I need you to decode this message"Gibbs said.

„Oh, okay"She replied and took it. She typed into the computer, while Gibbs waited patiently beside her.

„What? " She asked.

„Are you done yet? " He asked nervously.

„No, Gibbs. This will take hours"Abby said sharply, which surprised Gibbs.

„Okay, but hurry up"He softly said. Ducky and Abby were the only ones he could talk normally to in this moment. He ran into the elevator. Abby sighed.

At the NCIS bullpen…

Everybody sat in the bullpen, worried. They all waited for Gibbs to tell the news.

"Okay, so, Abby says it will take hours to decode the message. Everybody, back to work and do the hardest you can!" Gibbs shouted as he showed up at the bullpen. McGee sighed.

He wondered if Kate and Tony are ever going to get out of there alive.

Kate and Tony…

It's been an hour after Ari sent the message to the NCIS team. He was in Tony's room again.

"What did you do to her?" Tony said, trying as much as possible to hold back his tears.

"Don't you worry, Anthony. She'll be fine as long as you listen to what I say. Of course, you'll be fine as long as she listens to what I say" Ari said, with a big grin on his face. Tony sighed. He knew he couldn't trust this man.

"Why did I hear two gunshots?" Tony asked flatly.

"Let's just say my thugs didn't listen to me. So, let this be a lesson to you, Anthony" Ari sadistically smiled and turned his back to Tony. He walked out again. It was bothering Tony how Ari wandered from room to a room.

At the NCIS building…

"Who's calling me now?" Gibbs groaned as he picked up the phone.

"Hello?" He said.

'Gibbs! I got it! I sent the video to the MTAC, go there'

"Video?" Gibbs asked, slightly confused.

'Yeah. I didn't want to watch it, so I just sent it forward'

"Thanks, Abbs" Gibbs hung up and sighed. McGee looked expectantly at his boss.

"McGee, come with me" Gibbs motioned to the stairs. McGee nodded.

"Yes, boss" McGee got up and went behind Gibbs.

At the MTAC…

"Are we ready?" A guy asked. Gibbs nodded. He played the video. McGee sat by that guy.

"Boss" McGee warily said.

"What!?" Gibbs hissed.

"The video is recorded about an hour ago, it's not live" McGee explained. Gibbs sighed.

"Okay, Mcgee. Hit it, John!" Gibbs nearly yelled to a worker who was sitting next to McGee.

"Yes, sir" He nodded and played the video.

Ari's wicked face appeared on the screen. Everybody in the room gasped.

'Hello NCIS. Long time, no see'

Gibbs tightened his hands. He looked angrily at the face.

'I hope Agent Gibbs is watching this. No, wait. Let me correct myself. I assume Agent Gibbs is watching this'

Gibbs exhaled furiously after hearing him say this.

'Well, you already know that your agents are gone. With me. You probably guessed that. Funny, they both don't want to tell me anything'

Gibbs couldn't help but smile because of how strong his agents are.

'I will make you suffer, Agent Gibbs. You will live in fear. Now, you might be asking yourself, why them, why not me? I'll answer your question. If I'd kill you right now, it would be quick. But, when I have your agents here, you're slowly dying on the inside.'

Gibbs punched the wall.

'Now, I have Caitlin here. She's still stubborn as always. Soon, she'll pay the price. Anthony, he's funny. But it will cost him a life too'

The video ended with a sound of a woman crying. Gibbs' eyes were filled with anger, exhaustion, and tears. He ran out of MTAC furiously.

"Boss!" McGee yelled after him, in confusion.

Tony and Kate…

Kate still had the bag on her face. Her sobs diminished slowly. The room door opened again. Ari walked in and took the bag of her face, discovering her bruised face. He grabbed her cheeks, making them press to her lips.

"You will tell me everything" He whispered and violently let go of her face. She gasped. He put the bag on her face again and walked out.

Tony was looking around him. His neck didn't hurt anymore, so he was able to move his head. Ari came in again.

"Back for more?" Tony asked sarcastically. He earned another punch in the face.

"What is your mission here?" Ari said with a low voice.

"We're still in Chicago?" Tony asked. This time, he was punched in the stomach. He moaned as Ari did that.

"Anthony, why don't you answer the question at least once?" Ari said and sat in front of Tony.

"Because I don't feel like it" Tony was persistent. Ari smacked him in the shoulder. Tony winced, but tried to hush himself.

"I'm sure you'll feel like it when I blow up your shoulder" Ari said angrily and took out a gun from his pocket.

"Wow, where do you come up with those things?" Tony mocked. Ari hit him in the knee with the gun. Tony held in the scream.

"Torture me. Kill me right now. I don't care. You're not getting a thing from me, that's for sure" Tony said heatedly, looking straight into Ari's eyes.

"You want torture?" Ari asked and grinned. Tony nodded. "Fine. Then I'll give it to you" He whispered and walked out of the room smiling devilishly. Tony was confused and scared.

At the NCIS building…

Gibbs was pacing the floor at the bullpen angrily. Jenny showed up.

"Jethro, you need to calm down" She said silently.

"I can't calm down, Jen! He's gonna kill them!" Gibbs said and collapsed into his chair. Jenny grabbed a chair and sat next to him.

"He's bluffing. We'll find them" She whispered.

"How do we find them? We don't know his name, where he lives, where he is, with whom he works… Nothing!" Gibbs yelled.

"I know. But, McGee and Abby are down there, spending all of their free time to help find your agents. We will find them, I promise" She said.

"Yeah, I know that. The question is, alive or dead?" Gibbs replied and walked away. Jenny sighed. McGee ran into the bullpen.

"Boss! Boss!" He shouted. Jenny got up.

"He's not here. What do you need?" Jenny asked, hoping there will be some good news.

"While Abby and I were working, Ducky paid us a visit" McGee said enthusiastically.

"So?" Jenny said impatiently.

"Well, he said he remembers that our guy was really good in Medicine" McGee continued. Jenny's eyes sparkled.

"And?" Jenny asked hopefully.

"Well, that led us to the conclusion that he studied Medicine, so we typed that into the database. And, if he has the same ages I assumed he has, he'll be easily found on the record track of 1992-1996" McGee finally said. Jenny smiled.

"Thank you, Special Agent McGee. Great job" She said happily and walked away in Gibbs' direction. McGee sat in his chair and let out a relief sigh.

….

"Jethro!" Jenny yelled when she saw Gibbs standing in the distance.

"What?" He replied sharply.

"Special Agent McGee is closer to finding the guy!" Jenny yelled excitedly. Gibbs' face finally lit up.

"Great! And the video analyses?" Gibbs asked.

"No, he didn't speak of that. I think they're still working on it" She shrugged. He couldn't help but to hug her tight. She rubbed his back.

"I know, Jethro. I know" She said, not pulling away.

Tony and Kate…

Ari showed up in Kate's room. He appeared behind her and untied her hands. Afterwards, he untied her legs. He pulled her by the arm and took her out of the room.

Tony was thinking about Ari's words. He was terrified of what he's going to do. But, not of what he's going to do to him. He knew he's going to die here, one way or another. He wondered if Ari has more hostages.

What if he drags someone innocent in here?

Tony thought. He thank about Kate. It wasn't clear to him if she was alive or dead.

The room door opened. Ari appeared with someone in his hands. It confused Tony that the unknown person had a bag over its head. Ari put the person in a chair and tied her.

"This will be the torture" Ari whispered. Tony was more than confused; He didn't want someone innocent to die instead of him. Ari finally pulled the bag up, revealing the victim's face.

Tony gasped when he saw it.

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