No Bete Noir is Baseless

by lindycat

What connection does NCIS Very Special Agent Tony DiNozzo have to the ancient and venerable Watchers Council? A series of drabble(ish) snapshots tells the story.

1. 1967

Standard disclaimer: Not mine, no profit.

AN: Timelines are a little fudged to make the blend work. Just go with it.

I. 1967

Audrey Hepburn

Seventeen year old Lady Elizabeth Paddington sat in the screening room of the manor house watching the credits for Roman Holiday and decided that whatever it took she would manage one of her own when she was on her grand tour after graduation. Even if Papa insisted she check in with the Italian branch of the Council and arranged for a chaperone, it shouldn't be too much trouble to slip her leash while in Rome. After all, once she was back the rest of her life was planned, she deserved the break. The highly selective (and secretive) Occult Studies program at Oxford, then specialized studies at one of the Council approved programs, subject to be determined based on the council's need. But before she had to be Lady Elizabeth Paddington, Duchess of Richmond (with family lines to both English and Russian royalty, not to mention 12 field watchers in 8 generations) she was going to be Audrey Hepburn.