Mind Games

05-In The Dark (Pt.2)

*Allison's consciousness*

The playlist at the bar suddenly change. It's no longer Oasis. They play Happy Together by The Turtles. She gets up and slap Richard's shoulder. "Wait, why you stop playing Oasis?" Richard chuckles and then point at Tony. "His playlist. You can't rely on my playlist only. You gotta work your taste in music Al."
"Why should I?"
"So you can talk with him. Movies, songs, anything. Man is a pop culture encyclopedia."
"I don't need to. He's not even real. This is a dream before I die."
"Really? Wanna bet?" He leaves the counter and shouting, "Hey Tony! Come here!"
"Stop it! Richard. I swear I'm gonna...." She almost jump from her seat soon when Tony shows up behind her. "Hello. I'm sorry, do I know you guys?"
"No we don't." Allison quickly cut the conversation but then Richard intervene, "Yeah we are. I mean not us, but you two know each other. Why don't you...talk."

|D.C. Office|

All of these mess definitely had a way with their minds, especially Tony. He had the guts and feels like an idiot for not taking it seriously. "Ellis. E-l-l-i-s. Yeah. That man is wanted for four murder cases. And yeah we believe he got another one. No! Don't tell me to wait for your supervisor again!" Putting out a BOLO really set him on edge. It feels like he wanna smash something on his desk. And he did smash the phone.

"Tony!"
"Yeah boss."
"Get yourself together. Cool your mind or go home!"
"I should've follow my guts!"
"That is NOT your call. We got a case! I sent an agent, she wasn't there! Do you think you can make it any different? What do you want me to say? You want me to say that you're right?" Tony still trying to hold himself, but he knows that Gibbs is right. He needs his cold head to get something. "I'm sorry boss."
"Don't. Just get it done DiNozzo. Do you want her back? Bring her back."

Just when they thought it's a dead end, McGee comes in with Abby who got a bright smile on her face. "Boss I got intel!"
"What?"
"Got a hit on Ellis. He rent a car last night and haven't returned it. I got myself and Abby tracked it but it was a dead end because he dumped the car."
"So you got nothing?"
"Wrong Gibbs." Abby takes over the screen, "We got something from the car. Substances that are used ONLY to make talcum powder."
"And he can't get so far, boss. It has to be remote, with enough easy access."
"So McGee set a parameter on every talcum factory near both the hospital and Allison's apartment.'
"I got a hit boss. It's an old abandoned warehouse. It was a talcum factory and got closed 5 years ago."
"Gave me the address. DiNozzo, McGee, with me."
"Behind you boss!"

*Empty Warehouse*

Ellis is busy preparing the next dose to shut her down when he noticed an old ring mark on her finger. He looks surprised. "I didn't know you were married, Allison. You never told me about it." He then gives her another motorical test and then put the substance in her IV. But for a moment her cheeks flinched.

"Huh? That's new. You're fighting this, aren't you? Others are usually very.... submissive during this phase. You....not so much."

*Allison's consciousness*

"You wanna talk, Allison?" Tony smiles so bright to her and she feels this tingling in her stomach. All she can do is turns to Richard and looks at him in a threatening way. "My turn. My playlist."

Suddenly the song changes into David Bowie's Let's dance. She carefully pull Tony to stand up in the middle of the bar. "Let's talk, but we're gonna be dancing. So be prepared."
"Alright. Make sure there's hot milk for me when I'm done, Richard."
"Got it!"

She tries to dominate the step but surprisingly Tony is also good with steps. "What? I'm an alpha." He smirks, which makes Allison felt challenged. "Really? Because I'm an alpha myself."
"Let's see huh." He get his face closer to her, almost without space apart. "Good bet." She pace up the rhythm, turns the song into a good old Hungry Like a Wolf. And Tony step up his performance as well.