CHAPTER 12: Let me go
Kate awakens she can no longer see the light coming through the small window in the room and knows that it must be late evening. She wondered how long
she had been in this room as she did not have her cell or watch on as she took that off to go non the date with Tony. Tony she thought, she couldn't believe
how well the evening was going before her mind goes blank and all she can see is white where the rest of the date should be. She manages to roll over to
her left side to check out her surroundings.
She can see a small pipe coming into the room unconnected and assumes that this must be used to supply oxygen to the room and that it leads to the outside,
to safety, to Tony, to freedom.
"Hello?" she called
She closed her eyes as her head pounded, she moved around riolently on the bed to try to loosen the chains around her wrists and anckles but that made her
head hurt even more. Defeated she stopped moving and tried to make herself as comfortable as possible but the pain inher head was so intense she found
it hard to concentrate on anything it just throbbed and throbbed until she finally drifted into unconciousness.
"Tony?" Abby called "Come here quick i've got something"
Tony leaped off of abby's office chair and ran to here Abby was using the computer.
"What is it? have you found her?" Tony asked excited
"I think so" Abby says
"Where?" Tony asked
"Well i tracked down the white van that Smith had seen drive off where Ziva was stabbed and found video footage that led it to a warehouse in Norfolk"she said
"Lets go!" he said
"ll call Gibbs and let him know ur gassin the truck" abby said
"Great work Abs!" Tony says and kisses her on the cheek
"Just bring back our Kate!" abbys says
"I will" Tony says running to the elevator
Abby picks up the phone and calls Gibbs
"Yeah Abs you got something?" Gibbs says
"Ok we are on our way!" Gibbs says
Gibbs slammes down his cell places it in his pocket and grabs his sig out of the drawer.
"Abby thinks she found Kate" Gibbs announces to the team
"Where?" Veron asks
"Norfolk, she is sending me the GPS co-ordinates as we speak!" Gibbs says
"Lets go!" Veron signals to the director
The team get to the warehouse parking around the back in a concealed area to make their presence unknown, they can't afford for anything to happen to Kate.
Tony, Gibbs and McGee go around the left side of the building while Veron, Smith and the Director take the right side of the building. Gibbs and Tony open
the first door while McGee tails them checking that they are not going to be closed in from the rear when they enter the building. Gibbs is the first
through the door clearing the room and signalling to Tony that it is clear to enter. He does so and tells McGee to watch his back and McGee agrees.
On the other side of the building they are using the same setup as the other team, Veron enters the building and the Director follows with Smith at the rear
they are not so lucky though as they enter the second room shots fire out and they take cover, Veron fires a couple of rounds at the large guy standing by
the door and hits him knocking him to the ground, the director sees another aiming for Veron and double taps him in the forehead.
Tony hears the sound of gunfire and takes off ahead of Gibbs towards the sound. Gibbs turns to see Tony running through the door and quicky follows after
him.
"Damn it DoNozzo!" he says under his breath
McGee takes cover and is careful to follow after the others making sure he has made sure that they are not going to be attacked from behind should they
go to far into the building.
Meanwhile the Director and Veron have finally managed to get the last man, there were three in total to stop firing by both stopping his heart with 2
perfect shots to the chest. Smith comes in the room to clear it as Veron and the Director hold their positions, they sueenly see Tony running into
the corridor gun raised and breathing like had had just run a marathon.
"What the hell DiNozzo!" Gibbs finally says cathing up with him
"I heard gunshots i thought Kate was in danger!" Tony says
"This is why rule 12 was started" Gibbs says "It gets in the way of you doing your job" he says smacking Tony in the head
"Thanks boss" Tony says
The teams decide to split up to search the last room in the warehouse, Gibbs and Veron enter first clearing the small part of the room they can see, it is
dark and the flashlights they have on them are difficult to use in such a large room as this. They signal for the rest of them to enter and search every
barrel, cupboard and crevace, nothing.
"Hey boss i've got something!" Smith says to Veron
"What is it?" Veron asks
"I think it is a secret floor underneath" She says
"Good work Smith!" Veron says
They all crowd around the hatch as Gibbs bends down looking at the lock which is keeping them from unlocking the trap door.
"There is some sort of ventillation system here boss!" Tony says from the other end of the room
"Lets get this open!" Gibbs barks
"Rule number 9!" Gibbs says
"Never go anywhere without your knife" McGee says checking the room
They manage to get the hatch open thanks to Gibbs' knife and Veron's foot going through the hatch when the lock wouldn't open. They quickly and carfully
pull open the rest of the hatch so that they can see into it. It looks like a very small room with just a window and they can see something in the corner
that look like a bed of some sort. Tony looks in to the hole in the floor and notices that there is a body lying on the bed wearing a red dress, Kate's
red dress!
"Kate!" he shouts jumping into the hole before either of the other agents can stop him. He runs up to the body and slowly leans over to it. He runs his
fingers through her hair.
"Kate its ok we've got you!" he says calmly
"Kate are you ok?" Tony asks
He turns her over and jumps back in horror, its not Kate but another woman with the same hair colour and is dressed in Kate's dress. She has had her throat
cut from ear to ear and she is wearing Kate's cross that she never takes off, even when she was with DiNozzo. Her eyes are clouded over and she has a
horrid expression on her face that shows that this was brutal and quick, she did not see this coming.
"Boss whe have a problem!" tony says
"Is Kate ok?" Gibbs asks worried
"Its not Kate!" Tony says falling to the floor staring at the helpless victim staring back at him.
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