Hey...I'm Megan and this a new story I'm starting. I did a lot of research and most of it shows up in this chapter. You might think it's a little boring, but please stick with it! It will get better. Looking for a Beta to help with the editing, please let me know if your interested. On with the story!

Disclaimer: I don't own NCIS, Bellasarius Productions, Paramount, and NBC do. I do not own the Navy either...any information given in this chapter, I googled. The ships names are not real ships...so the only thing i own is my character :]

Agent Gibbs sat in Director Vance's office, annoyance written on his face. The Director had something to talk to him about and if Gibbs' gut was right, he was not going to be looking forward to the orders he was about to receive.

"Gibbs, I have decided to assign you another agent. You may not think that you need one but with the influx of cases that you have been receiving, I feel that it is necessary to grant you another to help you with the case load."

"I take it you already have an agent picked out for me?"

Vance just smiled slightly and nodded, handing him a file.

"I think you will be pleasantly surprised with the choice, Gibbs."

Gibbs took it the folder from Vance's hand and left the office…time to tell the team.

"What do you think the director wanted Gibbs for?"

"I do not know Tony, we will just have to wait and see."

Tony DiNozzo shot a look at the Mossad agent sitting across from him and received a glare in return. Tony shook his head and looked up at MTAC in time to see Agent Gibbs exiting the Director's office and head down the stairs. McGee and Ziva noticed this as well and all three Agents sat a little straighter in their chairs.

"Well boss? What'd Vance want?" Tony said, eyeing the folder that Gibbs is holding.

"McGee, do you think you can bring up the information on…Jessica Harding?" Gibbs said taking a peek at the folder in his hands.

"Sure do boss. Are we investigating her?"

"Not exactly McGee."

They all watch as McGee brings up the information on the plasma. A picture of a woman, middle to late 20's pops up. She is in a Navy Lieutenant's uniform, blue eyes peeking out from under the brim of her hat. Tony gets up and sits at the edge of McGee's desk, intrigued and wondering why they need the information on a Navy Lieutenant.

"Team, this is Jessica Harding. She joined the Navy straight out of high school in '97 and worked her way up the ranks. About 7 months ago, she was in the Middle East on the U.S.S. Americana. While stationed on that ship, she took it upon herself to aid another ship, the U.S.S. Stevenson, which was in distress. Terrorists had killed crewman to gain access to the ship and had placed bombs on the ship. She organized sailors on her ship, with permission from the commanding officer, and went to the other ship. She was injured with a broken leg, fractured collarbone, and burns from fighting the terrorists and when the ship finally blew up,"

Gibbs takes a moment to look at the faces of his team to gage their reactions. They all look intensely at their leaders and look to him to continue…they're all wondering what she did to deserve to be put on the plasma.

"She helped save many of the crewmen's lives on that ship and for her efforts they awarded her the Purple Heart, Iraq Campaign Medal, and Good Conduct Medal. They also gave her honorable discharge at that time and allowed her to keep her status in the Navy."

He finishes and closes the folder Vance had given to him and nods. Vance made a good choice for the team. Gibbs looks at the faces of his agents and sees confusion.

"So, what does it mean boss? From her record, she has no reason to be investigated by us. She sounds like the perfect Naval Lieutenant," McGee states.

Gibbs takes one more look and gets up from his desk, walking towards the elevators. As he steps in he tells them.

"She's a new agent joining our team. She'll be here tomorrow."

As the doors close, he gets a look at their shocked faces. He smiles and waits for the doors to open so he can tell Ducky and Abby about the new agent. Vance, for once, was right. Leroy Jethro Gibbs was pleasantly surprised at the choice.