Down to the final chapter or 2 I hope, plot bunnies have already rerouted this several times
Once the teams had been briefed they suited up. All of them carried a long gun and a 9 mil handgun plus knives and zip cuffs. G began the briefing. "Ok, execution is simple but one of ours is at one of these locations so we have to be quiet and quick to protect him. He will be the only good guy on site so anyone else should be treated as the enemy. I will lead team A to the waterfront warehouse, Sam will take the Rosedale location and Kensi will lead the larger team against the Encino house. Be aware, that is where we expect to find Deeks. You will all be fitted with coms for this mission. If you hear someone yelling for backup don't worry about protocol, get your ass to their location STAT. Deeks is slightly wounded. Likely to not be at full strength and possibly past due for some meds most likely pain killers. We will have paramedics on call for immediate response. The hospital has briefed them on Deeks needs. They are prepared to treat him. Get him to the ambulance immediately upon securing the site and ambulance arrival." When G was done they all headed to their various methods of transportation. Kensi took Nell aside for a minute.
"Nell what if it's too late? What am I gonna do. I finally let him in and now I feel like I'm gonna lose him. I'm not sure I can do this. I'm actually nervous and worried" Kensi blurted this out a look of panic on her face mixed with a good dose of fright and sorrow in a mixed bag of emotions.
"Kens-girl friend-this is Marty-he won't leave you. I really believe he would come back as a ghost to keep his promise so just do your job and save that man and then to quote a famous source "get under his hood and change his oil." This got a smile from Kensi and caused Nell to give her another hug. "Now go" he is waiting someplace for his princess."
20 minutes later Eric announced over the comm's "We have cameras on the outside only. Nothing inside. Infrared satellite is not due for 30 minutes so we are blind on entry. We have the call for coordination purposes.
"This is OPS, on my count" announced Hetty "and please bring yourselves and Det. Deeks home safe. In 3 and 2 and 1 and go-go-go."
At the first go, 3 warehouses were breached at the same time. 2 of them were just that, abandoned warehouses. At the 3rd it was a different story. Kensi and 2 others went in the front plus 3 more coming in another entrance. As they went thru area by area, "clear" was heard on multiple occasions. Finally, the 3 swat team members that breached the secondary entrance were in the middle of the warehouse when they heard shots, a scream and then a car leave. "This is swat lead, we need back up at this location immediate. Shots fired. Eric, we heard a car leave start checking cameras and tracking." And with that pronouncement the 3 men started working their way thru the part of the warehouse Kensi was to clear. As they opened one door they found a chair in the middle of the room, zip ties on the floor by the front legs indicating someone had been tied to it recently. They also found blood and Deeks service weapon as well as 2 dead perps. That left only 3.
The senior agents gathered back at OPS and were reviewing various video feeds. Finally Sam said "there. Eric rewind this and play it in slo-mo." When he did they could see a dark van with no plates and no lights leave thru another exit at the warehouse. "Kensi and Deeks must both be in there. He was after her. Now he has em both. Eric find out where that van goes. We have to be ready to hit em. Activate Kensi's gps tracker, mike and camera now."
All agents had been fitted with button cams and mikes on their vests just in case. They were working on the assumption that Angelo was out to get any/all of them so they were prepared. It was the one thing they had going for them.
G followed with "keep swat on call and ready to move when we have a location."
In the van, Kensi and Deeks were zip tied in the back. Angelo was driving with a passenger and 1 more in the back watching them. The other 2 men had been killed capturing Kensi. She was hit with a tranquilizer dart by Angelo who was on top of a crate waiting for the right time. The 2 left behind were expendable. When Kensi and the agents went in to clear the room, they had already moved Deeks to the van. Angelo and 2 other men were behind a false wall. They stepped out and hit Kensi and the 2 with the darts.
After driving for about 30 minutes, Kensi started to stir. Angelo looked in the rearview and said "Ah sleeping beauty awakes. Good. I thought I had busted you 2 up permanently. That 3rd heart analogy had you pretty shook up detective. How is it that you are still partners? I figured you would reject her and she would cause you to go back to LAPD. You caused me a lot of extra work to poison Granger, get you in trouble and then grab the both of you. NCIS will pay. You took away my life, my woman and my name. I'm gonna do that to all of you slowly starting with the weakest link-you 2. How does that sound detective loser?"
Before Kensi could get oriented Deeks said "why bother with all this. Your 3rd heart comments made sure we would never be together. I tried listening to someone with a lot more brains than you hoping that Kensi and I would grow close. No way that was gonna happen. We are both too messed up. But I promised Hetty we would save you for her but right now I'm thinking I might have to break that promise and rip your heart out thru your nose you prick."
Kensi and Deeks were in the back of a panel van hands zip tied in front of them. It had only the front 2 seats. The 3rd perp was sitting on the bed of the van looking at the 2 prisoners. Deeks was leaning against one side of the van, hands zipped and Kensi was laying at his feet, forming a tee, with her hands tied the same way. As she woke she started to shake the cobwebs off and mumbled "what the hell happened?"
"You got hit with a tranq dart baby doll, get yourself together quick and deal with it agent Blye" Deeks said while staring at her.
Kensi's reaction was immediate. "Don't talk to me like that, I run this partnership and you better get used to it quick or we are done. I can get you sent back to LAPD in a New York minute." Then after a pause "scratch that we ARE done. Every time I turn around I am in trouble because of you. Afghanistan, this, I'm tired of our partnership and getting kidnapped or beaten or both because of you. This best friends thing is a load of crap." As she was growling at Deeks she also rolled up to a sitting position with her back to the perp setting on the van floor. She was beside Deeks left leg. As she talked she reached into the boot on his left foot and pulled out a knife with a 1" serrated blade. It was made of plastic with a razor sharp metal blade imbedded. It was just for this occasion. She had shown him hers one time and he liked it. It is undetectable during a frisk unless it is a strip search. They had talked about just such a situation and were prepared to deal with it.
Sam looked at G and said "is that for real or for our benefit? What's going on? We gotta get there quick. I think this is gonna be over soon, one way or the other."
"Then punch it fella, but don't wreck us- - -again" replied G with a straight face.
Back in the van Kensi pulled out the knife and at the same time Deeks shot to his knees and faced her, hands out of sight of the perp behind Kensi. She sliced his zip and gave him the knife and he did the same. As this was happening he snapped "you bitch, I have been busting my butt to have a working relationship with you and you give up just cause we're doin' our job? Wow, so much for sticking together thru thick and thin." Deeks was eyeing the 2 perps as well as Angelo. He could see Angelo's smirk in the rearview and then he nodded. Both agents moved their legs very subtly to be able to move quickly and all of a sudden he yelled "now!"
At that moment Kensi went for the man in the passenger seat and ripped his throat open in one quick swipe. Deeks hit the guy setting in the bed like a linebacker filling a hole. As he did Kensi grabbed the man's gun and turned toward Angelo smirking "you lose asshole now stop the van."
Knowing full well that Angelo would most likely respond by speeding up, Kensi reached for the ignition as she spoke, turning of the engine then flipping the van into neutral. They were in the city and going only about 35 mph. She yelled "brace" and Deeks prepared for a crash. She did the same. It was not a big crash by any means but the air bag deploying threw Angelo off a second. Deeks responded first. As Angelo tried to get out the door Marty grabbed him around the neck and literally drug him into the back of the van. He threw 3 quick punches and Angelo was down and Deeks jumped on top off him ready to pound him thru the floor.
"Stop babe" yelled Kensi "Hetty will personally take care of him. We get in trouble if we go any further." With that Deeks stopped, rolled him over and, taking a zip tie from Kensi, cuffed his hands behind him. At the same time Kensi said "Sam, G how far out are you?"
The response came quickly "2 minutes but are you 2 ok? That little scene has us worried" came the response from G as Sam was driving like a mad man and had to concentrate on that.
"Later. Let's get this wrapped up and then we talk" was the response. "We will need an ambulance and the ME so hope they are on the way. Deeks is fading quickly." As she said that Deeks was on his knees hands on the floor trying to keep it together.
"Roger that" said Eric in OPS
"Ms. Blye are you 2 ok and did you save him for me" came from Hetty.
"Yes to both" was the reply. Then the agents heard "Dammit Deeks I thought I'd lost you. Let's not do this again anytime soon." And then silence was broken by the sound of a soft moan.
"Eric, shut down Deeks and Kensi's com's NOW" barked Sam, giving no option to the tech.
G just smiled and as he chucked said "Got a soft spot there partner?"
"G those 2 have been thru hell and survived. They deserve some privacy don't ya think?"
"Yes they do" the voice was Hetty. "Now all of you back here now."
In the van Kensi was on her knees facing Deeks as she said "I thought I'd lost you damn it. This whole mess simply because of a 3rd heart. I really wanta shoot that son of a bitch."
Marty just looked at her and moaned "I hear ya. I was scared to death I would never see your smile again. But we are ok and I am good. Just need my meds. No added damage done. Can we please go home now?"
At that point the senior agents and the ambulance all pulled up. After checking Deeks and Kensi and putting Angelo in the back of the Challenger they headed for the Mission. At the same time Kensi and Deeks were put in an LAPD squad car and delivered to the Mission also. After a short conversation including all 3 agents standing over Deeks while he took his meds, they headed for the boatshed and Angelo's interrogation.
1 hour later (after a quick stop for fast food) everyone was assembled at the boat shed and Paul Angelo was in the interrogation room. G looked at the 2 junior agents and said "how the heck did you guys pull that off? All we heard was fighting."
Deeks and Kensi looked at each other grinning and finally he said "you are the agent here. It was mostly your idea so you can tell em."
"Some time ago I got Deeks a 1" blade to keep in his boot the same as I do. The rest was just following Marty's lead. When he said baby doll I knew something was up. That is the one nickname I truly despise and he knows it. We had talked about a bunch of different scenarios regarding our abduction, being held and/or someone trying to use us against each other. Rule 1 was trust your partner and our love for each other knowing neither of us would ever willingly leave the other. The rest just kinda follows from that. I just followed his lead. Combination of god trade craft and partners being in sync with each other. Kinda like the 2 senior partners in this slightly dis functional family don't ya think? Except I really hope the 2 of you didn't share a kiss at some point but given your bromance I guess I could live with it" and with that Kensi and Deeks both shared a laugh.
They were all still chuckling a little when Hetty walked in and went straight to the room where Paul was. I'll get the popcorn said Sam as they gathered around the monitor.
Hetty just glared at the prisoner. Finally she barked "my people are chosen because they understand the meaning of partnership. They trust their partners and each other above all else. They would never believe one of them betrayed their own but they had to make you believe it. Now, remember what I told you when we last met?"
Paul looked at her for a second and said "something about owning me."
"Precisely stated I said I own you. You owe your life to me. It's time to pay up. You will be sent to a super max where you will have no human contact for the rest of your life. For 23 hours a day you will be in an 8 x 10 cell and for the other hour you will be allowed to exercise. I hope you like group showers" and then Hetty walked out.
"Hetty, before we go any further I need to know something."
"Yes the offer still holds detective. Immediate status, no probation. Just let me know."
"Then could we all go back to the mission and if you think appropriate, get the good stuff out."
30 minutes later everyone except Hetty was standing in the bull pen as Deeks went to his desk and pulled out a folder. Laying it on his desk he looked at the 3 agents plus the wonder twins and said "If I sign these papers I become one of you. No more temp or detective- -bus Shaggy still works - -so it's up to the 5 of you. Stay as is or all in" and Deeks stood there poised with a pen in his hand.
Eric and Nell simply said do it. Sam's response was "you know where I stand Deeks."
Finally G said "You and I have never had a real talk or even truly bonded yet you followed me to Romania-an even bigger risk for you than Kensi and Sam since you weren't one of us and you have never not come thru. You bug the hell out of me BUT Kensi is twice the agent she was before you got here. She also smiles and laughs like a real person. For that I owe you. She is the little sister I never had and I will not let her be hurt. She now has the man that will never do that so sign the damn papers."
Last was Kensi. She threw him a curve when she said "do it because you want to be an agent not a detective. You and I are good either way but you once said you feel like a cop, like it's what you are. So sign the papers if you feel like an agent because it's what you are. As for me, I'm all in no matter what but I still need a night off now and then!"
Deeks smiled, signed the papers and then looked at Kensi and simply said "drinks on Hetty" and signed the papers before walking over and placing them on her desk. Hetty grabbed the bottle and as they walked back to the bullpen Sam put 7 glasses on a stool.
"What about me" growled Granger as he stomped in?
Sam added a paper cup as the rest of them let out a smile.
After pouring Hetty simply said "welcome to NCIS agent Deeks but you still can't have your bike back.
Fade to black. Ok so what's the verdict? Let me hear from ya.