Mind Games 2 : Level Up

11-Sailed

|Bethesda|

It's been 10 days since Tony was hospitalized. There were signs of him getting better but the doctor still keep him under coma until they're sure he's strong enough. Allison regularly checked on him at night, switching place with Tony's dad. He watched for him at day when she goes to work.

"Allison."
"Mr. DiNozzo."
"How's work? You looked tired."
"Just a couple of stuff. Also uh....I need to tell you something."
"About?"
"I'll be away for some times. New assignments. Secret ops. You can't tell anyone even Gibbs."
"I'm listening." She takes a seat and hand him an envelope, "If I don't check on your son after a week....you need to give the envelope to Tony, after he recovers." There's a hint of worries on his face, "Sweetheart...what exactly your assignment is?"
"The one who shot Tony....is a part of a bigger problem. I was assigned to take care of it."
"From the way you said it...is very dangerous."
"I know. That's why...I just want to make sure Tony will be able to know everything that he needs to know. Just in case I don't make it...." She force a smile and stand up, can't even look at Tony without feeling emotional. "....I gotta go. I need to start tomorrow. First thing in the morning."

*Tony's Consciousness*

He looks at everyone in the squad room. People fighting and shouting, but he can't get any sound. "Hey! Everyone! Can you hear me??" He tries to get Gibbs attention but it's like he can't see Tony. "Boss, what's going on?? Come on! McGee?!? Hey!" The room is a mess, chaos. But then weird thing happened, a group of people brought a casket in and put it in the middle of the room.

He reads a sticky note with a message:

Bam! You're dead!

He's so horrified to the point where he open the casket and see a man in it. He gets up and sit when he see Tony's face. "Richard?"
"Oh hey Tony."
"What are tou doing here? What's going on?" Before Richard can answer, they watch as another casket brought in. This one with another sticky note.

Choose your method.

When Tony open it, it's empty. "For me?" He looks at Richard. "Nope. Not for you. You're gonna bounce. They told me. But her..." He point out to a woman with ponytail who just enter the room. She wears brown leather jacket and a riffle. It seems like she's ready to go on a mission. "Al? You mean this one is for her?"
"Probably. I mean they told me you're gonna bounce, but her? They're not so sure. It's her choice."
"What do you mean her choice?"
"She is choosing the risk."
"What? Tell me. Don't be so cryptic, I don't like it."
"I can't. You need to bounce back Tony. For real."

|NCIS Office|

*21 hours earlier*

"This is everything you need to know about the coalition. They're big, dangerous, and meticulous. You think you can handle it?"
"Yes ma'am. But I got a funny feelings about this."
"What is it."
"I dig on the sniper at the hotel, with these kind of agenda, I believe they have eyes and ears everywhere. So I got an idea."
"What kind of idea?"
"You need to scrap my records, like permanently. Everything about my life should be erased from any database. No crappy bogus ID.  Just in case they got me, they can't get anything out of me."
"They still can torture you."
"Won't work. I can compartmentalize as a final measure. The only thing that bother me is people around me. That's why I ask you to cut all my ties with everyone I know. And I mean everyone. Even this office. All the report will be come to the special project in LA. They know my method, how I work. They're gonna be the one who'll be in touch with you."

The director then gives her everything she needs, from weapons, burn phone, new ID and passports. "Good luck agent Grant."
"Thanks ma'am. I wish I could believe in such thing."