NCIS

'I Caitlin take the Anthony...'

alternate universe set four years after

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Chapter one

Four years ago...

The elevator doors open and Ari walks in with Bravo-51. He close the doors and goes up. As he does he hears the gunshots from the building that Gibbs is raiding. He arrives at the roof and runs up and down the angles to get to his sniper nest. He takes off the lenses caps and proceeds to aim.

He looks around the roof and sees DiNozzo shoot the terrorist at the flight controller. Then he looks down at McGee who is trying to block the target drone. Another shooter fires at McGee and Ari's first shot misses. He shoots the controller with his second.

He then turns his attention to the roof and sees Kate jump in front off another shooter. Gibbs and DiNozzo stop him. They help Kate up as Ari takes aim. He puts the cross hairs on Gibbs and then to Kate. But then he turns back to Gibbs and shoots. Gibbs is hit in the neck and falls to the ground.

"Sorry Jethro..." he mutters under his breath.

DiNozzo and Kate look around and have their weapons drawn.

Four years later...

Gibbs was shot and passed away a month later. Although no one ever thought to look in his file they are about to find a monumental mistake that day he died.

Everything went on as normal. Abby was shaken by the loss of Gibbs. She and McGee comforted each and it did lead to a relationship which ultimately failed. They are just good friends now. Ducky was never the same after Gibbs died. He always used to mutter on about stories and such. But after that the stories stopped until DiNozzo and Palmer convinced him to enlighten them again.

Jenny was shaken by he partners death, but she had more important thing to do as Director. She brought Ziva in and she joined Tony's team. She and Kate never got along well that first year. Everything went well until the Cape Fear was destroyed.

Two years had gone by when Kate saw Tony in a different light. He was no longer the sexist guy she worked with. He was becoming more like Gibbs, but not completely.

Three years had gone by and McGee was in line for a tour in Iraq as a Special Agent AFLOAT. That went for six months and he started a relationship with a Navy Lieutenant. But tragically she was killed by a roadside bomb attack.. It changed Tim somehow. No one knows why.

Oh, and as for Ari. Well with Ziva's help he was able to sneak out of the country. The entire team wants payback. They also don't know he is Ziva's bother. But all the secrets will come out.

At a cafe outside of Georgetown, Kate and Tony are discussing wedding plans for their nuptuals in about a month.

"I like the white lilies with red roses." Kate says.

"Well I like the red roses and the yellow roses." Tony objects.

"Do you always have to object to what I says."

"Hey, It's my wedding too. I want some control."

"Well..." smiling coyly. "You have complete control over me in the Bahamas."

"Yeah. I can't wait." Tony says. The two share a kiss and Tony gets up to go.

"Can I get you another cup, dear?"

"Yes, please."

Tony goes inside to refill, when Kate hear a familiar voice.

"It's a dangerous night, Caitlin. Shouldn't you be home resting?" Ari says.

She reaches for her Sig Sauer but is stopped by Ari.

"I wouldn't do that in a crowded place. I just want to talk to you and your fiancée. I let you know when and where."

"How about right now, Ari." tony says returning to the table.

"Very well. I want to know who has been pursuing me for the last three and a half years. Is it NCIS or Mossad?"

"I don't know that Ari. And even if I did I wouldn't tell you!"

"You know I have ways of finding out." He says.

"Yeah, well if you don't figure out a way to leave we'll have you arrested for the murder of Agent Gibbs." Kate says.

"Come now Caitlin. You really think I killed Gibbs. There is much you don't know. I suggest you look back at that case file. You might find something interesting."

Ari walks off and Tony reaches for his phone which is missing. Ari shows him the phone and tosses it in the street. He then disappears into the crowd.

"You think what he said is true?"

"With Ari you never believe what he says is true." Tony says.

The two agent go to leave when they hear a voice from the past says, "Where'd he go, and why didn't you stop him?"

The couple turns around and says together, "Gibbs!"