Hello readers change in pace here, NCIS STORY TODAY!

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The case was becoming increasingly difficult for the team, mostly for Vance, Gibbs, Tony and Ziva because of their lack of computer skills. Abby and Tim worked frivolously through the day and night to try to catch the son of a bitch who was attacking the agency, but the man behind the screen was no dummy and he was a match to the Abby- Tim computer duo.

"Come on McMIT don't you have anything from this man the next victim has a few minutes!" Tony badgered his team mate, that's all he could do but with the stress that Tim already had it was only making him more angry.

"I'm trying Tony but this isn't exactly cake, he has a master encryption, I can't hack in."

"You've hacked in to FBI data bases and this guy is stumping you."

"Shut up Tony you try it !"

"Dinozzo enough," Gibb's head slap came from nowhere.

"Sorry boss."

"Damn it !" Tim yelled in frustration, the time on the clock was winding down quick a minute was left and at this moment he knew that he would be too late. All was lost as the team saw the 0:00 on the clock, until McGee had a break through.

"I..I got something" Tim said in disbelief but quiet as no one heard him over the call of the murderer telling them about the dead body."I've got something, a location." He repeated.

"Yeah Tim we got a location and a name, Naval officer Garret Orr right by Bethesda." Gibbs sighed in frustration.

"No!, I've got a location on the killer!" Tony, Ziva, Gibbs, Vance and Abby watched as Tim pulled up a map on the screen, he was narrowing close as the screen zoomed in to the D.C. area. Tim stood in front of the monitor with his keyboard.

" Its zooming near our location." Ziva said in shock. Just as Tim got close, a message come on to the screen reading, 'Not today Agents'.

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All of them looked at each other in confusion before a shot shattered the window. Tony grabbed Ziva and pushed her to the floor, Vance dove to the floor grabbing Gibb's arm and yanking him to the floor. Tim ran for Abby as a red dot appeared on her chest, he jumped in the way just as a second shot sounded pushing her to the floor just in time.

"Get to the exits!" Gibbs yelled to his team to which all stood up and ran to the stairwell. the bullets had since stopped as they made their way out. "Is everyone okay?" Gibbs looked to all his team, all of which look ragged but adrenaline pumped through their veins. He turned to the direction that the bullets had come from, no sign of anyone, he searched buildings for anyone.

"He's gone, but I know this much, Tim you scared him, and that's just where we want him." NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

They stood on a roof top directly across from the NCIS headquarters, " Sniper training Boss" Tony said as he held up three rifle shells that their shooter had missed in his clean up.

"Based on the trajectory he was right about.. here." Gibbs said, with his experience he knew all about snipers and no one on the team would question him for a minute.

"Boss.. I got a note," Tony waved a red letter up.

"Dear NCIS, you may not like our cat and mouse game but I have enjoyed it. you came close there but I'm not through, this is far from over, the navy must die, the killed my Sam 4 years ago, just know that I'm after your blood Gibbs, you are orchestrating a team to kill me and I don't enjoy this, I'm not over, we still have a little to go, so buckle up

"Gibbs that is a serious threat, targeting you we should put a protective detail on you."

"I'm fine Ziver, I fight to catch these bastard and if dying in the process is a possibility so be it, but I will not rest until this man is caught.

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"McGee any luck?" Ziva asked from across the room.

"Yes, I'm so close that I… GOT IT!" The team crowded by McGee's desk, the difficulty of the murder's hacking lack and limited Abby's involvement, it had been put on Tim to break through the hackers fire wall. " His name is Carson, Harry Carson, graduated at MIT six years ago and lost his girlfriend Julia Morrison who was a marine!"

"Great work, any address?" Gibbs asked giving his agent a pat on the back

"No, he left the home he was leasing four months ago and no other place has been listed, but his brother Artie lives here, at 1028 Coplen Ave, or his mother who resides at 23 Rison Street."

" Ziva, Tony check his mother's house, I going to his brother's home."

"Alone, Gibbs this man has made a personal threat to you." Dinozzo said with a hint of fear evident in his voice.

"Fine, we will go together, but Tim I need you here, I need you and Abby to go over all of the evidence, find a slip up of this guy, I feel like he isn't working alone."

"Okay, be careful guys." And with that Tim watched as his team left the squad room, not realizing that disaster would strike them.

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"Gibbs called, saying they have nothing at either house, neither the brother nor the mother have seen him, not that they want to, Gibbs said we can leave, start fresh in the morning." McGee relayed the message to an anxious Abby.

"Yeah alright I guess that sounds like a plan, I'm starving wanna stop by the diner?" Abby asked a tired McGee. All his energy had went into the case and there was no breaks to eat the whole time.

"Yeah. I could defiantly use food before I pass out." he laughed, they both were in the early stages of starvation. Abby linked arms with Tim and they walked out, calling Gibbs, Tony, Ziva, Ducky and Palmer to join.

The meal was a good one they finally were able to sit down and rest for a moment. As the Family that they where.

"So, Zee movie night at Tony's how'd that go?" Abby asked amused at the fact that Ziva was conned into the watching of movies with Tony "Movie Pro" Dinozzo. They began their venture into that story when McGee's cell rang, "It's Sarah, excuse me," He slid to the booth and outside away from the noise.

"Hey Sarah, I thought you were studying for finals," Tim let out a slight laugh but his face quickly changed when he realized that the person on the other end was not his baby sister.

"Hello Agent McGee, glad I got through hacking someone's phone can be so tricky." Tim's stomach churned , he turned to go back to the Diner to alert the others.

"Not so fast Agent McGee, let's not ruin our conversation." Tim searched the area for Harry but there was no sign of him.

"It has come to my attention that you are a perfect match to my computer genius, one might even call you a threat,"

"What do you want from me?" McGee's voice was shaken as the man on the other end of the line let out a wicked laugh.

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"Where is McGee, he is going to miss dessert, Francine is going to make us her famous sundaes!" Abby asked, it had been a while since McGee had left and she wouldn't start the best part of the meal without her best friend.

"I don't know Sarah must be talking his ear off, maybe it's about the admirals condition." Palmer responded.

"Yeah maybe, but I'm going to go tell him we are getting dessert." Abby pushed her way out of the booth to go find her Timmy. Though she didn't say it enough, Tim was her best friend and she knew that no matter what she wanted to always have him in her life. She walked out into the cold crisp night, it was nine thirty and the sky was overtaken by masses of stars, it was a thing of beauty.

"Tim, where are you?" she yelled in the dark but no answer followed. she searched around for him but found nothing, "Tim?" she tried again. She pulled out her phone and with frozen fingers she dialed her number, she exhaled letting her breath out in a white puff. That's when she heard it, it was faint but there, Tim's ringtone. She felt her heart drop as she slowly walked towards the source. "Tim?" Through the shadows she saw the phone illuminating the small area around it showing the one thing she dreaded. the one outcome she didn't want to see, blood.

"Abby?" Gibbs stomach was in a knot as he saw the caller id, everyone grew silent. Soon after he got up and ran out the door with everyone at toe. They searched for her but could not spot her.

"Abby, my dear where are you?" Ducky called

"Here!" her voice was frantic and held horror and urgency in it. The team ran to her direction, as they rounded the corner they saw her and McGee. She had his head on her lap, her hands on his chest with presumable force with red seeping through her intertwined fingers. "Help" she said with a creaked voice as tears flowed down her cheeks. An unexplainable feeling of dread filled everyone's body, Ducky and Palmer fell to their knees placing pressure on the two wounds, taking over for Abby as she stroked his hair.

"Tim, what happened?" Gibbs asked a small choke in his throat hinted in his sentence.

"He.. He hacked Sarah's phone… He shot me." he said through the pain, trying desperately to breath and cling onto his life but blood was leaving his body fast and everything seemed to be fading quickly. He felt Abby's tears fall down on him as she sobbed, she whispered encouragement to stay awake and hold on, he voice was his reason to stay alive, he loved her although he knew it would never happen between him. A lump formed in his throat as hot tears burned in his eyes forcing themselves out, he feared that he wouldn't make it, he didn't want to leave this life behind but by each passing moment he felt himself fade.

"Gibbs, thanks for everything"

"No McGee, there is no goodbyes, you don't have my permission to die!" Gibbs said with sad eyes. Tony remembered the statement too well and he had made it back from the plague, he believed that if Gibbs said it, that it was true. Ziva clung to Tony's arm with her own pain and scared feeling taking over her whole being.

"I… know Gibb's this isn't… a goodbye, but….. Just know that… every moment .. of everyday… I felt like… the luckiest … man alive… I Love .. you guy" his breathing grew worse as he squeezed Abby's hand, he gave a gentle squeeze back and showed a weak and melancholy smile.

"Dinozzo, are you …. crying.. you better… not.. be." he forced a smile and watched Tony flick away the tears. "You .. know Tony.. you are.. the closest… thing to a .. brother I have…Zee you kick…ass.. and.. I know you will… make sure Tony.. stays in check..Duck.. thanks.. for everything.. advice and all.. the facts.. the .. things.. I never knew…Jimmy.. thanks for always .. defending… me and … my gaming.. you're.. and amazing friend.. Gibbs… you're a .. better … father figure… then my own… dad.. thanks for every… everything you t.. taught me." He looked up to Abby's face, she looked away, "I love you.. Abby…know that…" he sharply inhaled short bursts of air as the sounds of sirens filled the air from a distance. He tried so hard but it became too difficult and as his eyes began to flutter shut he spoke once more, "I know youll find him."