Mind Games 2 : Level Up

13-Factory Reset

|NCIS Office|

It's been 3 weeks since Tony got back to work and they still can't find Allison. Although they're glad DNA test confirmed the remains as Joan and her driver, they can't rest because that means Peyton is still out there too. No way to tell how much danger Allison is still in.

"She started calling me daddy this morning." Tony smiles, looking at Kayla pictures on his phone. McGee looks at it and smiles too. "She's cute. She had your silly looking. Look at that."
"Yeah. And Allison's cynical stare. You haven't seen that one." He then look into a blank space in front of him.

"We'll find her Tony. She's a fighter, and smarter than the rest of us."
"We need to find Peyton first. That's the priority. Find that bastard....." He still hold the beliefs that Allison will come back. That they'll have a family. "....anyway, I bought a house."
"Yeah? That's great."
"I know... Beth and Kayla will move with me at the end of this week. The house is still in renovation.....Allison will like what I did to the kitchen. All stainless steel." He sighs, and then snap his mind from it.

"Where's Gibbs?"
"Upstairs." McGee points at the director's office. Tony, who essentially still pissed about her decision to sent Allison for the mission, couldn't feel anything but empathy for her after hearing about her terminal illness. "Jenny."
"Yes. I heard she's gonna step down today. And there's this man, Leon Vance who's gonna take over the job."
"Well, I just hope this new boss wouldn't change much of our team."

|Pennsylvania|

She steals a glance through the window of her motel room, anxious that anyone will find her. She doesn't even turn on the lights on that room and rely on a flashlight. She's paranoid and agitated.

She looks at her passport again,

Jasmine Dresden

Even though nothing to prove otherwise, she somehow started to believe that this Jasmine is not her. She vaguely remember someone calling her 'Al'. And with what Joan tried to do to her, she believes that someone is out there to get her. She can't trust anyone.

All the clue that she have is only the case files which is not much since those who captured her also didn't know who she is. But at least she can recognize one of the man among those pictures in the file. The man who bring Joan, she once accidentally heard his name is Peyton.

She flips through those pictures again, holding one of it. It's a Navy graduation picture. Peyton was standing on the left side. "Who is this man? And why captured me? What did I do?" With all that she got, she needs to keep moving. Staying too long in one place only jeopardy her safety.

She checked her ticket, straight to Michigan.

|NCIS Office|

While put her stuff in a box, Jenny Shepard looks at Gibbs and expressing her regrets. "I made a lot of wrong decision Gibbs. Some of them affected your team directly."
"I know. You're just doing your job."
"I did. But I should've asked you first. Years ago I put DiNozzo on undercover mission without telling you. Now Grant. I should've known better. I hope Leon wouldn't make the same mistake that I did. This job...it's full of decision-making. Sometimes it's not easy but necessary."
"Yeah."
"How's DiNozzo holding up?"
"He's fine. Still pissed, but fine. Kayla and Beth are his priority for now."
"I'm sure they are," She smiles and then lift up her box but Gibbs stop her.

"Jen."
"Yes?"
"I hope you'll get better."
"I surely hope so. But I also know the odds.....and it's not good. But thanks regardless."

Walking down the stairs, she see both Tony and McGee stand up to say their farewell. "Tim."
"Director. I wish you the best Ma'am."
"Thank you." Then Tony offer her a handshake. "Ma'am. It's been a blast."
"I know. You're a great agent Tony."
"You too." After a couple of goodbyes, she get into the elevator as everyone watch her close the door.