The Ten-Year Grudge

Chapter 1

You never thought you would be here in the middle of a standoff with a gun in your hands but here you are. You usually see these things from the big screen up in ops but you've never experienced it first hand. You are a tech nerd you help the team from ops and that's it. However that has not been the case today.

::::::::earlier today::::::::::

The day started off in a typical fashion. You were at your computer station working on paperwork when you received word on a new case. You whistle everyone up to ops but in your gut you feel that today would be different. Once the team reaches ops you and your partner Nell start the briefing

"there has been an increase in activity among the Dezamo brothers suggesting that they are getting back into drug and weapons trafficking" said Nell.

The name Dezamo makes you shudder a bit, as they are very dangerous men that want you dead. Just then Hetty walked in saying

"Nell bring up Mr. Beale's staff file more specifically his kill count"

"I wasn't aware he had kills to his name" replied G

"What does this have to do with anything?" Asked Deeks

"He only has one kill and to answer your question Mr. Deeks he killed the oldest Dezamo brother victor it shut them down for a decade as he was the one with all the connections and power after his death they couldn't get Intel from their connections so they went broke now they are coming out of the wood works with one motive... Revenge" said Hetty.

The room went so quiet you could hear a pin drop thinking your coworkers want an explanation you decided to break it

"I was a tech with NCIS and it was my first year and I was working on a warehouse that belonged to them putting up cams and stuff for a raid when I saw victor at that time I carried a gun and was face to face with him he had his gun drawn just about to shoot when I fired three rounds to his heart killing him instantly after that I ran back to my car and drove back to OSP and vowed to never fire a gun again"

"Although you clearly do not want to carry a gun anymore I have decides to offer you the opportunity to revive a service weapon for your own safety of course"

"Although I do not want to kill someone else I would like to have some sort of protection"

"Its settled meet me in the shooting range after miss Jones finishes the briefing"

And with that Nell continued the briefing

"As you now know the oldest victor is dead leaving only Quincy and Hortense with the family business which as Eric just mentioned didn't work out too well as they had no way to contact his sources and no power over anything so they couldn't sell drugs and weapons anymore and they just regained contact with their connections and want to tie up loose ends as in killing victor's killer. They also have been known to have a shipment of stolen military weapons from a local navy base that they are planning to sell to local gangs along with drugs"

"Ok Kensi Deeks go to the base and ask questions and Sam and I will talk to their old contacts and see if they are planning anything"

"Alright I'll drive," said Deeks

"Hold up shaggy I drive"

"Ok fine but I pick the radio station cuz if I have to put up with you driving you have to put up with my music"

"No driver chooses radio"

"Come on fern let me pick the station" you heard as the junior agent and detective leave ops followed by laughter from the senior agent and team leader then the room went silent again.

After the briefing you descend the stairs to the shooting range and Hetty hands you your old firearm a Beretta much like Deeks' gun then you fired it against the target for the first time in ten years it feels weird yet familiar you almost miss the feeling after that Hetty says "Mr. Beale your first test is to hit the target in the chest three times then once in the head" you follow the instructions perfectly for this and all the tests afterward. After you receive your qualification you return to the range to practice. You then realize you weren't alone as you see Kensi at the next booth

"Hey" you said

"Hey how are you handling this"?

"Not well I thought I was finished with a gun after Victor but I am not and I can't handle it anymore I'm hot an agent like you" you replied

"You don't think I feel bad when I kill someone but I don't think the life I have ended but the lives I have saved like in the field I think of team and the fact some of my kills have saved them and some of theirs have saved mine and that is all that matters"

"Thanks I never thought of it like that" you replied

"No problem you will be fine you got NCIS's best there with you and you have a good shot" then as you and her were leaving you get a video message on your cell from the Dezamo brothers you run up to ops and play it on the screen an animation appeared on the screen of a cartoon you being shot and killed then a voice said "next time it will be the real you Eric" then the video cut you look at the screen terrified and shocked

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