For a while now Ducky had known, that he would have to speak to Abby about something that had been nagging him for a long while. She had been fairly quiet all month and he had no reason to question the reason of her silence. Until then. Until a curious little note appeared in his pocket, in her handwriting: Sapphire and Steel have been assigned. But who were Sapphire and Steel? The first name (Ducky presumed they were names) seemed relatively normal, but Steel? No, he settled on a code name- maybe the person to whom it belonged was harsh or maybe he, or she preferred cold weather?
Entering Abby's lab felt like coming home after a long holiday, but his smile dropped as he saw her lying, motionless on the floor.
"Abby," he whispered and dropped to his knees beside his closest friend...