Good hello my friends sorry for the delay but without further ado here we go ~LNR~
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Slowly, Eric was going insane. It had been four hours since Brochani and his men had left and he was still in excruciating pain, the beating lasted for what felt like hours but he stayed strong and refused to talk. God it was quite, the only thing he had were his thoughts, the ones of his family, both families. He could see it now his NCIS family, how would they react to his almost inevitable death. Everyone on the team was strong, they'd fine, maybe they'd cry for a day or have a memorial service but they'd be fine, but what about Nell? Oh beautiful Nell, her cheery attitude always made his day, her humor always matched his, they were perfect but now all would be destroyed.
He stared at the computer screen, this stupid virus was going to kill him, and it wasn't even a quick on but a slow and painful one. He always felt safe in the OPS Center, always out of danger, the danger was for Callen, Sam, Deeks, and Kensi and occasionally Nell but for him, the nerd, it almost never happened. He felt so week, he was by far the wimpiest one of the team, how could he compare to any of them, he wouldn't last but at least hopefully the team would think of him as a hero.
The door creaked as Brochani entered but this time no one followed. "How are you feeling Mr. Beale?" Brochani walked slowly to the room with a sinister smile that made Eric cringe.
"I'm not changing my mind, I won't endanger millions of lives just so that you can make a buck." his voice was shaky, a sign of weakness for sure but he still had said it so that had to count.
"I'm so sorry to hear that because now it has to get personal." Brochani left for a moment but then returned with three push cats, on top of each was a monitor, and on each monitor where three live feeds. "See here, these are all the people that you care for, for example please direct your attention to screen three section one." Eric looked wide eyed as he watched his mother work in the garden at the home he once lived, his father mowed the lawn and his sisters and their husbands sat at the table laughing about something. Hot tears fell from his eyes as he watched his family, it had been quite a while since he had been home because of work, he ached with the pain of wanting to be with them, right now they where completely unaware of his predicament.
"What a happy family, they must not mind that you aren't there, but I can see you love them very much, let me show you something." Brochani pulled out a phone and dialed all the while Eric's heat beat rapidly as he was consumed by fear. "Test" and with that simple word the scene on the monitor changed, gunfire was released in the air and he heard the screams of his family.
"NO!" Eric cried he desperately yanked at his bonds trying to release himself, thinking that if he was able to then he could stop it. Brochani's wicked laugh filled the room as he once again said something into the phone and then the gunfire ceased and tire screeches could be heard as the shooters left. Eric didn't want to look at the screen, he didn't want to know if anyone had died, but he did anyway and to his surprise the family was untouched, the huddled together as his father dialed what Eric assumed to be 911.
"Don't hurt them!" Eric pleaded tears rushed down his face but his plea was only greeted with a laugh.
"You have one hour or else screen one section one, I know you love this one, she is your partner, deny me again in two hour and she is next." Apparently Eric wasn't the only one who could hack the feed of web cams because here was feed of Nell sitting at their desk, it frightened him. Here she was so beautiful but she looked like a tortured soul, her eyes where puffy and her face displayed a look of pure worry, he didn't know what to do, if he refused Nell and Everyone else would be in danger but if he did oblige to the demands they would probably die, he was damned if he did damned if he didn't.
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Nell was off in space, she had gotten no leads and was left alone in the Ops center as the rest of the team followed car that was parked in front of Eric's apartment before the kidnapping. She Nearly fell from her chair as she heard the Rest of her team walk in.
"Anything!?" Nell jumped up and rushed to them. Callen pinched the bridge of his nose and shook his head in disappointment, "Not if a 76 year old man took him." Nell felt the tears well up in her eyes and the lump in her throat as she sunk into her chair.
"We are going to find him Nell, Eric is going to be okay." Kensi said as she pulled a chair from the opposite side of the room to her, not daring to sit in Eric's.
"We have a problem" Hetty said as she made her grand entrance, the agents and tech looked at their leader with fearful eyes.
"Mr. Beale's family has been attacked there is a possibility that whoever has taken Eric is using them as leverage, we are going to accommodate them, they will be here in three hours, however they know nothing about Eric working here or why they were attacked but once they get here it is our job to tell them, and with Eric being kidnapped the news will be tough to give." Everyone in the room exchanged glances then looked to Hetty, all of them looked exhausted.
"I want you all to go home get some rest and in the morning we will sit down with the Beale Family and explain." They all nodded and went their separate ways, hopefully they would be able to save Eric and reunite a family.
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Time's up Mr. Beale, and just in time Ms. Jones is just arriving home so what is it ?" Eric dreaded his answer but he knew that Nell was strong and always kept a gun at hand.
"N..N..No." His voice shook like a leaf as he watched Brochani face change and as he took out his phone Eric prayed that Nell would be okay. Soon two men in black came into view as Nell dug through her purse, Eric breathed heavy as his chest felt like an elephant sat on him. The man came out of nowhere he grabbed Nell by the shoulder and whipped her around. Before she could thing to react the man gripped around her throat pulling her off the ground and cutting off her air supply she kicked and struggled to be released from his death grip but the man over powered her.
"Please stop!" Eric screamed as he cried in fear for Nell, he began to yank harder trying to get out of the chair all while Brochani watched in enjoyment. Nell's life was slowly fading but Eric then saw it, it was so fast that he did not think that Brochani saw it. Nell pulled out a small device from her purse and placed it to the man's stomach and released a volt of electricity to surge through the man. She fell to the ground and gasped for her air back then grabbed her things and ran out of the frame.
"A feisty on I see. " Brochani said through gritted teeth, His face was beat red as he turned to Eric ready to take his frustration out. He moved to Eric and took a swing landing at Eric's cheek, and with it came with a slight crack, Eric yelped in pain. "They may think that they are safe Eric but, I have news for you I have men able to track them unnoticed, and without your cooperation, the safe house in which they will stay at will be charged and no mercy will be shown. So think it over Eric because their death will be on your head."
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Everyone ran to the Emergency meeting up and then frantically looking for Nell. The Nurse was very kind and showed them to the way all the way easing their fear telling them that Nell was going to be just find but they wanted to just confirm it visually. Nell sat on a hospital bed speaking to her doctor as everyone charged her room. "Ms. Jones is going to be just fine, she will just have some nasty bruises for a while, she can actually be discharged tonight." The doctor had read them like an open book and he exited the room.
"I can pull off a scarf," Nell said trying to pull off a joke but failing as her whole body shook a little. Deeks sat next to her and hugged her which she returned sobbing into him. "If they are capable of this what are they doing to Eric?!" she only brought out everyone else's fears out to the open.
"They need him Nell, they must be using us and his family as means of force." Sam said with a look of sorrow as he thought about what poor Eric was going through.
"Once you are released from the hospital we will all go pick up the Beale's and although it is late we will go to the safe house.
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The team stood at the airport waiting for Eric's family and their escorts to arrive. They continually searched for any threats but the airport was practically empty, only a few business men ran by or occasionally a family would arrive.
"Here they come." Callen gestured to the family that walked towards them. Eric looked much like his father but more skinny and not as built. They all looked exhausted and Eric's sisters wore face of fear.
"Are you agent Hetty?" Matthew Beale asked Kensi.
"No sir, I am sorry to have to meet under the circumstances.
"What is going on, is our family under attack?" Eric's mother, Lily asked.
"Not here we will explain at the safe house."
When they finally arrived, Deliah and Addie Beale looked around trying to take in the new surroundings, their husbands each next to them doing same.
"Why is NCIS protecting us, we are not part of the Navy." Deliah asked, as she looked at Hetty.
"Where is Eric, I mean if the Family, does that mean Eric is under attack too."
"Eric hasn't been home in so long I doubt that anyone knows I have a son anymore"
"Matthew!" Lily scolded
"It's true mom Eric wont com home" Deliah sided with her father
"That's because everyone is so against his choice of career!" Addie yelled
"Eric some computer help person for some phone line, it's a dead end for life." Matthew rolled his Eyes.
"Actually that is why you are here, you see Eric is not a tech support person, he is part of our special Ops team a technical analyst, he has helped catch thousands of terrorists, and killers, and he has been taken by a man who is trying to sell deadly weapons to different countries." Hetty explained
"See, he is not some dead beat!" Addie yelled she was angry and had the right to be, "are you close to getting back, have you got any word on his whereabouts?"
"No but we are searching for him and we are the best of the best agents and when one of our family members are in danger we are determined." Kensi said in a matter of fact tone.
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"They have made it to their not so safe house, and I have men ready to attack so if you could please undo your virus then I will be glad to let your family and friends live." Eric knew what that meant he was going to die either way but as Brochani spoke he was coming up with a master plan to save both his Families and the country.
"Fine" he said in a emotionless voice causing Brochani to smile with Joy. Eric was going to hack into Nell's computer, he knew she was there looking for him maybe she could even find his location but he had to get a message through regardless. he pulled up a window and began to type away with tears falling down his face this may be his goodbye to the team and his family. Brochani was clueless as Eric began his hack, he hit though her fire wall and began to type in cryptic code to her, he never got to say it now so he had to put it in there, his true feelings for her, hopefully she was there.
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