*I've had this story in my head for a while now and finally decided to move along with it. FTS has been harder to focus on these days and I need something new and different to work on as well. Just a warning, this probably won't be the most realistic of stories, but I really want to do it so we'll just see how it goes. Thanks for reading :)

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The man smiled as he watched Callen and his team enter the warehouse through the screens of the video surveillance system. They were so predictable. Setting this up had been like child's play. He truly hoped they would prove to be more of a challenge once he had them all in his custody. If not, it would be a huge disappointment. He turned to the tall, burly man standing beside him. He had a menacing expression on his face and wasn't the sort of person you'd ever want to meet alone in an alley. He was the leader of a cold-blooded group of mercenaries, perfect for what he'd hired them for. "Take them down, Burke," he growled.

Burke smiled in evil delight and went to gather the rest of the crew together. This was going to be fun.

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Burke decided to go for the woman. Their targets were largely outnumbered so he knew none of the team members would be too difficult to capture. He beckoned his partner and they crept towards Kensi, who was stealthily moving away from them. He clasped his beefy hand over her mouth and smirked as she futilely struggled to escape his grasp. His partner then injected the contents of a syringe into her arm. In only moments, her body went limp. As they dragged Kensi away, Burke couldn't help but notice how beautiful she was. They had been given strict orders not to harm any of the agents unless absolutely necessary, but he couldn't help but hope he'd be given the chance to bestow his considerable charms on this woman in the near future.

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Deeks was next. He was slowly moving toward the east end of the warehouse, as he searched for the suspects they were there to apprehend. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a shadow approaching and swiftly turned in that direction, but two other men quickly arrived to aid the other assailant. Deeks struggled and tried to kick his attackers, but was quickly and efficiently taken down. Once he had succumbed to the drug, two of the men dragged him off.

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Sam and Callen separated, going to the north and south ends of the warehouse respectively. One of the men stalking Sam decided to take no chances and hit him over the head with a pistol causing him to heavily fall to the floor, unconscious. They then injected him with the same drug they had used on Kensi and Deeks and left him on the floor, as bait for his partner.

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Callen looked around the south end of the warehouse but found no one. He then headed back to where Sam was supposed to be. When he saw his partner lying on the floor he ran over to him and knelt by his side, immediately noting the blood on his head. "Sam? Sam, can you hear me? Come on, wake up." He was about to call for an ambulance when his arms were grabbed by men on either side of him and he was yanked up off the floor. He twisted ferociously to escape their grip, but it was to no avail. He felt a burning pain in his right arm and unable to resist the strong drug entering his system, he lapsed into unconsciousness.

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"Why wasn't I informed of this before now?" Hetty barked into the phone. "I should have been notified the instant he escaped from the infirmary. Not to mention, I'd like to know how such a thing happened. You'd better find him and find him quickly." Hetty slammed the phone down and turned towards Eric and Nell. "Call Mr. Callen and put him on speaker phone, immediately."

Eric did as Hetty requested and then turned toward her with a worried look on his face. "He's not answering, Hetty."

"Try Mr. Hanna then," Hetty said.

Once again, Eric did as Hetty asked then shook his head. "Sorry, Hetty, I can't get Sam either."

"Mr. Deeks? Miss Blye? Surely you can reach one of them," Hetty said, a knot beginning to form in the pit of her stomach.

Eric dialed Kensi's number while Nell tried Deeks. Both attempts were unsuccessful.

"Are they still at the warehouse?" Hetty asked, her concern growing more and more by the second.

"Their phones are there," Eric said. "But…"

"But what, Eric?" Hetty asked, her impatience very evident.

"The phones are all bunched up, almost like they've been tossed together somewhere. He quickly started pressing keys on his computer keyboard but looked discouraged as he did so. "I can't get into whatever kind of surveillance system is in the warehouse," he said. "There's some kind of a firewall blocking me. It may take some time to hack into it, and there aren't any traffic cameras in this area."

Hetty shook her head. "We don't have time for this. The two of you are coming with me. We're going to go check out the warehouse ourselves."

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Deeks was the first one to come to. He felt himself being bounced around on what felt like a very bad road and he struggled to open his eyes. At first, his vision was blurred and he blinked a few times to clear it. Once he could see more clearly, he saw that he was in the back of a truck, which was dimly lit by a portable LED light attached to the wall. His hands were tightly handcuffed behind his back and his feet were tightly bound. His three teammates were all cuffed and bound in the same way and all seemed to be unconscious. He turned his attention to Kensi first. "Kensi?" he called softly. "Come on, sweetheart, can you wake up for me?" He had no luck awakening her, but Sam started to stir.

"Oooh," Sam groaned softly. He tried to raise his hand to his head and realized he was handcuffed. "Damn…what the heck hit me?"

"They hit you?" Deeks asked. "They injected me with some kind of drug, I guess just to knock me out. At least I hope that's all it was."

"I think they drugged me too," Sam said, focusing his vision on Deeks. "My arm is sore and I feel kind of loopy." He looked at his partner who appeared to be out cold. "Hey, G? Can you hear me? Come on, buddy, wake up."

"Sam? Did you see who did this?" Deeks asked. "I saw them, but I didn't recognize them. Big guys, obviously professionals."

At that moment, Kensi began to stir. Deeks looked at her in relief. "Kens? Hey baby, are you okay?"

"I feel kind of nauseous," Kensi said as she finally managed to open her eyes and looked back at Deeks. "Where are we? Are you okay?"

Deeks nodded. "I'm fine baby. As to where we are? Your guess is as good as mine," he said. "I guess you didn't recognize anyone either?"

"No…" She looked back at Deeks and then at Sam, obviously worried. "This is really bad…" Her eyes then settled on Callen. "How long have we been out?" she asked.

"No idea," Sam replied, turning his attention back to his partner. "G? Come on, wake up." His partner remained still and Sam couldn't help but be concerned that he was still unconscious. "G, wake up," he repeated, more loudly this time.

The three agents all focused their attention on Callen, watching him closely. After about five more minutes, they breathed a collective sigh of relief when he finally showed signs of coming around.

"G? Can you hear me?" Sam asked again. "WAKE UP!"

Callen nodded his head as he struggled to fully awaken. He felt very woozy and was having a difficult time fully escaping the effects of whatever he'd been drugged with. He started to fall back asleep, but was jarred out of the woozy feeling when Sam practically yelled at him to wake up.

Kensi and Deeks exchanged a look when Sam screamed. "Calm down, man," Deeks said

"I'm awake," Callen said, his voice slightly slurred as he finally opened his eyes, feeling a little bit dizzy and off kilter as he did so. Once he had regained his equilibrium, he looked at his teammates, alarmed as he began to comprehend their situation. "Where are we? What happened?"

"We were hoping you could tell us," Sam said, still feeling a bit worried about his partner. "Are you okay?"

Callen nodded. "Last thing I remember was finding you, unconscious in the warehouse. I think I should be asking you if you're okay. I was about to call an ambulance."

"I'm fine, G," Sam said. "I've got a hard head."

"Are you two alright?" Callen asked, turning to Kensi and Deeks.

"We're okay," Kensi answered as Deeks nodded in agreement.

"I wonder what this is about," Callen mused as he tested the handcuffs, in an attempt to try to get out of them. They were very tight though and he didn't have anything with him that would be useful in unlocking them.

At that point, the four agents all lapsed into silence, all of them extremely worried and tense about what this was all about and exactly where they were going. One thing they were pretty sure of…they were in a whole world of trouble...