NCIS: Mind Games: Part Five | FanFic
Title: Mind Games, Part 5/?
Author: emperorinsanity
Fandom: NCIS
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Ziva is questioned about the possibility of who the sniper might be. Gibbs reveals to the others what might be going on, as Abby makes a startling announcement.
Characters: Tony DiNozzo, Ziva David, McGee, Gibbs, Abby, Ducky, and Palmer
Pairings: Ziva/Abby
Timeline: Season 4
A/N: for
billy_rose
Warning: Un-beta’d
Disclaimer: Don't own NCIS.
"By your silence, I take it you know who I am, Special Agent Gibbs," the man said.
"Yeah," Gibbs agreed as he looked around the office.
"Don't bother looking for me. I'm not anywhere to be found."
"Oh, I think I'm gonna find you," Gibbs stated.
Ziva began walking through the office toward the elevator.
"I see my lovely sister is still working for you," the man told him.
"Yeah," Gibbs said, not sure what else to say. "I tell you what. When you decide to crawl out from that rock you're hiding under, let me know. So, I can smash your head with it." HE hung up the phone and followed Ziva to the elevator. Once on, he waited for the doors to close and it to head down before stopping it.
"What is it, Gibbs?" Ziva asked.
"Where are you going, Special Agent David?"
"To get Abby another Caf Pow," she answered. "Why?"
"Because I just got an interesting call," he told her. "Do you have any other siblings?"
"None, why?"
"Someone called in saying they were the sniper that took down our dead marine," Gibbs explained. "He sounded an aweful lot like Ari Haswari to me."
"Gibbs," Ziva said plainly. "You know as well as I do that Ari is dead. Whoever that was that called is not Ari. They're playing you for a fool."
Gibbs arched his eyebrows and cocked his head. "You should know by now that I don't get fooled by anyone."
"But you're thinking my brother has returned from the grave, Gibbs," Ziva said angrily. "I say you're a fool."
Gibbs pulled out his tape recorder and began to play it. "Listen to it, Ziva! Hear for yourself."
Ziva listened intently to the last part of their conversation. Her eyes widened and began to grow tearful. "But. . . how?"
"I don't know, but that's what I'm going to find out," Gibbs said starting the elevator again. Once down, Ziva got off, but Gibbs started for the morgue. He needed to see Ducky.
"You see, Mr. Palmer," Ducky started. "This bullet is. . ."
"Ducky," Gibbs said upon entering.
"Ah, Jethro," Ducky greeted. "I'm glad you showed up."
"What do you have for me?" Gibbs asked.
"The bullet found in our marine here is the exact same bullet used by-"
"Isreali snipers?" Gibbs asked.
"Why, yes, how did you know?" Ducky questioned him.
"Because I got a call while I was in the office," Gibbs explained. "From Ari Haswari."
"Isn't he dead?" Ducky asked. "I do believe I performed an autopsy on him."
"Yes, Ducky, which is why I'm here," Gibbs told him. "The bullet."
"Is the exact same one that killed Kate, I'm afraid," Ducky stated. "What's going on, Jethro?"
"I don't know, but I don't like it," Gibbs said.
"Does Ziva have another brother?" Ducky asked. "Perhaps one that sounds like Ari."
"I asked, but she denies it," Gibbs answered.
"Then you should know she doesn't lie," Ducky said moving around the morgue.
"Do you have anything else for me?"
"Not as of yet, Jethro, but I'll call you when I can," Ducky said as Gibbs left.
"Do you really think it could be Ari?" Palmer asked.
"Mr. Palmer, we did the aotuposy on Mr. Haswari, he's very dead."
"Right, Doctor," Jimmy Palmer said nervously.
DiNozzo and McGee were still in Abby's lab looking over what she found, but they were still distracted by what they had seen earlier. "Abby?"
"No, Tony," she said quickly.
"But I didn't even ask my question, yet," he told her.
"Just leave her alone, Tony," McGee stated.
"Oh, come on, Probie, you want to know just as bad as I do," Dinozzo announced.
"Not really, no," McGee argued.
"Drop it, Tony," Abby warned.
"But I'm wondering if there is anything going on between you and. . ."
"Who, Tony?" Gibbs asked as he entered.
"No one," Tony lied.
"Then what are you talking about?" Gibbs asked.
"Nothing," Tony answer. "So, what's up, boss?"
"Ducky says the bullet is the same as the one that killed Kate," Gibbs said. "I got a phone call a while ago from Ari Haswari."
"Isn't he dead?" McGee asked.
"One would think so," Tony replied. "Unless he's like some kind of zombie." He got a look from Gibbs. "I'll shut up now."
Abby's eyes filled with tears. "I can't handle this, Gibbs. Not after the last time." He pulled off her labcoat and slammed it onto her table. "I quit!"
To Be Continued. . .