Fire, Fire Everywhere
By ProfessorElk
Disclaimer: The NCIS characters mentioned below are not mine and no profit has been made in the writing or posting of this story.
Summary: Of all the pain he had felt in his life, nothing compared to this. He was melting, he was sure.
Spoilers: Set sometime after Season 2
Part I
Fire, fire everywhere and not a drop to drink.
No, that is not how it goes. His brow furrowed in concentration as he tried to remember. Fire, fire everywhere and not a breath to breathe?
His jumbled thoughts tried to make sense of the intense heat, the fire, surrounding him, flames licking him from the inside out. It was hot, too hot, and he tried to squirm away from the burning pain. The flames roared with a vengeance from inside him, paralyzing his already starved lungs. Sheer white crept into his vision and he panicked. Such an intense light meant more burning, more fire, and more pain. He struggled futilely away from the brightness, but it was much stronger than him. It engulfed him completely, his mouth etched in a small "o" of horror and pain.
The whiteness burned. It was too bright and his eyes stung, no moisture present to soothe them. It scorched his skin, the prickling sensation giving way to a coldness that oddly burned more than the intense heat. It saturated his skin, the pain snaking through his flesh and attacking his bones. White hot sparks shot through them, parts of himself that he could normally never feel coming instantly alive, screaming in terror and pain. He shook and tremored, writhing in agony. Of all the pain he had felt in his life, nothing compared to this.
He tried to breathe through his agony, but his breath hitched before he could inhale deeply. He gasped from the suddenness of a halted breath, which caused the pain to erupt further within him. He was melting, he was sure. He could feel his organs liquefying, bubbling as they boiled away to nothingness. Black began to overcome white, and he welcomed the reprieve. Perhaps the darkness could put out the agonizing and burning flames.
a/n Thank you so very much for taking the time to read Part I of this ficlet! Part II will be posted shortly and will be much longer :)