Truculent

McGee and Gibbs looked at the empty store front and couldn’t help wondering if it would hold any answers at all. It didn’t seem like anyone was even there. Nonetheless, they pushed open the unlocked door and headed inside.

They had barely stepped foot into the store before they were attacked by about six truculent dark bronze Peruvians with spears that seemed to come from everywhere around them. Gibbs pulled his gun and fired a few shots in an attempt to scatter the attackers while he pulled his knife and used it to block one of the spears coming directly for his face.

Tim stumbled back against the door behind them as he threw his arms up to protect himself as all his training completely flew out the window, overridden by his shock at so many attackers.

“Get up.” Gibbs snarled as he tried to protect himself and McGee. He knew he couldn’t protect them both for very long without one of them getting hurt. He hoped McGee would be able to hold his own once he got over the shock. He’d have to if they were to survive.

McGee stood and pulled his knife not bothering with the gun knowing that the attackers were too close to effectively use the gun. He wasn’t anywhere as skilled as Gibbs with the knife though and they soon found themselves cornered and surrounded by spears.

At first, McGee had thought that they were going to kill them both, but then the leader had looked at Gibbs and the leader’s eye had gleamed as he announced that they would be more useful alive than dead. McGee wasn’t sure if this was really a change for the better though as they were quickly trussed up and hung by their shirt collars on a couple of wall hooks with their hands bound behind them.

Gibbs, of course, simply glared at them. His stare promising that they would pay for this. Despite clearly being the prisoner, Gibbs gave off the authority of one in charge who was only letting you think you’d caught him. The Peruvian Leader ignored Gibbs though as all the attackers seemed to vanish right before their eyes as quickly as they had appeared.

For a minute, Gibbs thought the Peruvian leader was going to stay around longer to question them, but he too vanished leaving Gibbs and McGee alone. Both of them trapped and without access to the remaining weapons they had. They tried swinging closer together in hopes the other could reach something, but that too failed. Finally, they just hung there limply awaiting their fate.