Come home to me Chapter 2
Rescue
NCIS-OSP, LOS ANGELES
Ops Center
"Hetty, are you depending on those two kids again?" Sam huffs.
"You mean our two consultants? Who did yeoman's work with Jamie and Eddie a few weeks ago? They will not be alone, I have arranged transport for this team; wheels up in 60", provided Eric can give the pilot a place to land so he can file a flight plan. Eric, where are you with that?"
"You are headed for Bella Coola, BC."
"Bella what?" Callen snorts.
"Bella Coola. A small-town NE of Vancouver, BC. The first coordinates we have are 50 miles NNE of there. The 2nd set are ½ mile farther north." Eric states.
"She's walking away from civilization!" Marty yells.
"It looks like it," Hetty mutters. "I wonder how soon Clark & Lana will be on site? Mr. Callen; get yourself, Mr. Hanna and Mr. Deeks to the airport. And take 2 satellite phones with you. Give one to Clark when you see him. I should have given him one when we started this arrangement, damn!"
"It'll be dark in 2 hours, Hetty," groused Sam.
"I know, get going gentlemen!" Hetty barked.
THE FOREST NNE OF BELLA COOLA, BC
Kensi continues to trudge through the forest. She sees or hears no one else around. 'I'm so glad for the camping and hiking my dad and I did. It's going to be dark soon, I better find a place to shelter for the night.'
She comes across a small spring that feeds a small creek. The creek must have other feeder springs as it comes downhill to where she is. 'Hm, maybe if I follow this creek in the morning, I can find civilization. Hopefully friendly civilization!' She collects a few dry twigs and branches, and starts a small fire. She heats some water from the creek and makes herself some broth. She eats a few crackers along with the broth; she isn't hungry for anything else. She settles down on a bed of dry needles, keeps her jacket on and snuggles under the one blanket she has. 'I wish my Marty were here to snuggle with. I surely blew that. If only I had forced the opportunity to tell him and the team sooner. Well, at least I did get the word to Nell. They must be looking for me. THEY HAVE TO BE!'
HIGH OVER BELLA COOLA
Lana calls Hetty.
"Hetty here, where are you, Lana?"
"High over Bella Coola. Where should we go? I'm afraid as we go out over the forest, we will lose cell connection."
"I think we will. The coordinates tell us to go 50 miles NNE. She appears to be moving North from there. Be careful, Lana and Clark."
"We will. We are off, we'll connect with you when we can."
They head NNE, he has a keen sense of direction; when Clark estimates they have gone 50 miles, he slows to a stop and hovers. They both look down, Clark with his x-ray vision. "There," he points.
"Where, it's too dark for me to see, with all the forest around."
They slowly descend; they land by a small cabin.
"What do you see, babe?" Lana asks.
"One body, no one else around. No movement."
"Careful."
"Yes, always."
They enter and see one man on the floor. When he senses their presence, he moans. "Help me. A crazy woman attacked me. She stomped on my knees; I can't move. You gotta help me."
"Do you know who this woman was?"
"No, she came out of nowhere, you gotta help me. Please."
"We will go see if we can find her, we'll be back." They head for the door.
"No, no, stay and help me."
They leave and fly straight up. Once above the forest, Clark flies N slower than normal for him. He keeps his x-ray vision on to scan for life. Lana can't see anything but the stars. After 30" he slows then stops.
"Do you see her," Lana whispers.
"I think so," he whispers back. "Curled up by a tree."
"What now?"
"Well, we could wake Kensi, if that's who I see; and make sure she's not hurt badly and what she'd like to do."
"Yeah, I like that. Let's go down."
"Ok, but I will put you down a little bit away. I need to make sure that isn't someone armed who comes up shooting. You aren't bullet proof, you know,"
"Ok, good idea."
They descend slowly; he puts her down 20' away, behind a tree. He walks to the person curled up beneath a blanket. He gently shakes her/his shoulder.
Kensi jumps up, firing. She gets off 2 shots before Clark grabs her wrist and disarms her. "Hey, Kensi. It's me, Clark."
"Oh! Oh my god, I shot you! I'm sorry."
"Yes, you did. But I'm not hurt, see. No worries."
"What are you doing here?"
"Rescuing you, what do you think?"
"Oh. Is Marty here? I'm so sorry for what I did, what I said. I don't know if he will ever forgive me! Clark, I said some awful things to him. How could I do that?" She fell into Clark's arms, sobbing.
Lana joins them, wrapping her arms around Kensi. "I'm sure he will forgive you, Kensi. I can see it in his eyes . . . he loves you very much."
"But what I did, what I said?"
"Kensi, just ask him to forgive you. He will, I'm sure of it."
"You're sure?" She asks Lana.
"Absolutely! Now, do you want to get out of here. Back to civilization?" Lana inquires.
"Yes, how do we do that?"
"Just hang on!"
BACK AT BELLA COOLA
Clark drops his ladies off in front of the only hotel in town.
"I'll go back and pick up our perp. You two check in, get a room and get some sleep, cleanup or whatever. When I get back, I'll get in touch with Lana. Can you call Hetty, Lana? Get her up to speed on what we've accomplished?"
"Yes, will do."
"Ok, I'm off."
NCIS-OSP
"Hetty here."
"Hetty, this is Lana, checking in."
"Lana, where are you? Have you found Kensi?"
"Yes, we found her. Let me update you."
"Go ahead, my dear."
"First, we found the cabin where she had been held. Her captor was laying on the floor, incapacitated by knee trauma."
"Caused by Kensi?"
"Yes. We left him and went north, looking for Kensi. We found her shortly, woke her up, and brought her here to Bella Coola. We are in a hotel; Clark has gone back to the cabin and will bring the perp down here shortly. When he arrives, what should we do with the perp?"
"Well, I don't want the local authorities involved. Can you keep him under wraps until Callen's team arrives?"
"Yes, I'll have Clark call you when he gets back."
"Good."
IN THE AIR
Callen answers his Sat phone; "Callen, here."
"This is Hetty. Clark and Lana have rescued Kensi, she and Lana are at the hotel. Clark has returned to the cabin to bring the perp down to Bella Coola. When you get there, have the pilot turn around and bring everyone back to Los Angeles."
"What if the local authorities try to get involved?"
"Have them call me; I will talk them out of it. I think we'll let them process the cabin, give them something to do. Clark can give them directions to the location."
"Good, we should land in 45. I'll check in with you when we join the team here."
"You do that."
BELLA COOLA, BC
Clark left a GPS tracker at the cabin, and now has returned with the perp. He has gotten a 2nd room for himself and the man. The girls are resting in their room. Callen, Sam and Marty are soon to land at the small Bella Coola airport. Clark will be staying to guard the perp; Lana will go to meet the plane and escort the team to the hotel.
The plane lands and Callen, Sam and Marty de-plane. Lana steps onto the tarmac and greets them.
Marty embraces Lana; "Is Kensi Ok?" He asks her breathlessly.
"Yes, she is fine. She is so worried about your reaction to what she has done, what she said. She needs your forgiveness and love, Marty."
"She has it, no worries."
Lana pats his back. "Well, embrace her, she needs you."
"I will. Thank you and Clark, so much!" He tightens his embrace, and kisses Lana on the cheek.
"Can we go now?" Sam growls.
"Yup, follow me," Lana leads them to an SUV. She drives them to the hotel.
'Clark, do you read me?'
'Yes, babe.'
'I have the guys here, what shall we do?'
'Bring Callen and Sam here to my room, then take Marty up to Kensi, let them have some alone time.'
'Ok, see you soon, love!'
KENSI & LANA'S ROOM
Knock, knock. "Kensi, it's Lana."
Kensi eases the door open, and there he is. Marty takes two swift strides, opens his arms wide and envelopes his beloved. Her legs won't support her, Marty holds her up.
"Marty . . . I'm so sorry. You didn't deserve what I did," she talks through her tears.
"It's ok. I know what happened, what threats you were facing."
"But, what I said, what I did . . . can you ever forgive me?"
"I already have, my love! Come home to me."
They stay in a long embrace as Lana leaves them alone.
CLARK'S ROOM
Callen and Sam are talking with Clark. "Hetty wants us to do a quick turnaround back to Los Angeles with the perp."
"Ok, can Lana and I do anything for you?"
"Just help us get everybody safely to the airport."
"No problem, are you ready to go?"
"Yeah, as soon as Kensi and Deeks are ready to travel."
"Can you go check on our lovebirds, Lana?" Clark asks.
"Yes, I'll let you know where we stand."
KENSI'S ROOM
At the door: "Kensi, it's Lana. Are you ready to go?"
"Can we have 5", please?"
"Yes, 5" then we go to the airport. Can you pack for yourself and me? There's not much stuff."
"Yes, I'll be ready in 5."
"Ok, I'll ne back to get you."
CLARK'S ROOM
Lana reports, "Kensi and Marty will be ready to go in 5". I will go back down and get them, and go to the airport."
"Ok; Callen, are you ready to go with your prisoner?"
"Yes, Sam and I are ready."
"OK. Lana, I will go to the airport with these three. You come with Kensi and Marty when they are ready."
"Got it."
Lana leaves to wait for her charges; Clark escorts Callen, Sam and the perp to the airport. When they arrive, the pilot has the plane ready to go. They secure the prisoner in his seat and wait.
5" later Lana arrives with Kensi and Marty in tow. They join the team on the plane, everyone fastens seatbelts, and they are off.
"Shall we fly along, give them a personal escort?" Clark grins at Lana.
"What the heck, why not?" She giggles. "Let's have a little fun!"
IN THE AIR
They take off, soon catching up. They fly alongside, smiling at the passengers who look astonished through their windows.
"What showoffs," Sam grouses. "That's disgusting. Not to mention dangerous and juvenile."
Kensi and Marty just grin out their window.
Lana gives them a wiggly finger wave and a grin.
Clark salutes, and does a barrel roll.
Callen does an eye roll.
High-jinks and grousing all the way to LA!
NCIS-OSP
Marty and Lana have arrived ahead of the others. They climb the stairs to Ops and are talking with Hetty and the wonder twins.
"Thank you so much for your assistance," Hetty says. "This appears to be the kind of situation where your special abilities can really help us."
"Yes," Clark agrees. "It was really good to help in this situation."
"I'm so glad we could help rescue Kensi. It felt so good!" Lana gushes.
"How was the flight?" Nell smirks.
"Fun," Lana smiles.
"Interesting," Marty admits.
"Unprofessional," Sam growls, as he stomps into Ops.
"Party-pooper," Clark grins.
TBC