To Kill for Peace Chapter 1: Two Years.
Second in the Aliyah Series, Sequel to Alternate Aliyah. Director Leon Vance thought he had recovered from their deaths. But when the unthinkable happens, he is sent on a path of no return. Can he kill for peace? Or will his lust for vengeance destroy him. Definitely AU. Minor Character death. T for Infrequent Swearing and Violent fight scenes.
Disclaimer: I do not own NCIS, or any of its characters, or anything associated with it. This story, however, belongs to me.
A/N I've worked out that I write best if I'm working on two different stories at once. So, halfway through writing Chap 3 for The Cooper Frontier, I decided to work on this. Warning: Slighly OOC Vance. If you haven't read 'Alternate Aliyah' then you must read it first. Dont read anymre of this either, for you will ruin the ending of it , I'm terribly sorry for not adding a Death-Fic warning to Alternate Aliyah. It didn't seem to be one at the time of publishing, but upon reflection it seems that it may have a Death Fic style ending.
The first 'bit' of this chapter is in Vance's POV.
1 month since their deaths. (Tony, Abby, Mcgee and Gibbs.).
The funeral had gone ahead last week. Vance was extremely upset. He couldn't work out why, though. He thought he had recovered from their deaths. Gibbs and he had always argued. He had got along with DiNozzo, but their friendship had really only just begun. McGee, he barely had contact with and Abby, well, Abby he had barely understood her sometimes.
Yet, now they were dead, and he had missed his chance to get to know them. To make peace with them. To show them he did care about them. Gibbs, barely out of hospital, was shot down by a sniper. Another sniper, not the same one, shot down Tony and Abby in a hospital. Tony somehow had managed to kill the assassin, who they now knew to be Officer Tuvia. Tony, had got a lucky shot with a sniper rifle. Mcgee, well, he was taken down by Kidon. He even managed to kill one, which was an achievement enough, but when wounded by two GSW's, it was a minor miracle. But, Officer Tuvia had managed to knife him, and he died.
His wife, and Deputy Director Fornell, had attempted to console him, and to a certain extent, help him, but he couldn't stop seeing Gibbs face as it exploded in pain.
2 Months since their deaths.
It had been two months since they had died, and Vance was still mourning. He had failed his psychiatric exam, and had had to put Fornell in charge until he recovered. They said he was perhaps suffering from PTSD, or depression. He didn't really care though, whatever he had. He just wanted the pain to stop.
3 Months since their deaths.
It was official. Director Leon Vance was suffering from depression. He couldn't explain it. He hadn't spent much time with any of them, with the exception of Gibbs, but he hadn't got on well with Gibbs very well. No one else could explain it either. It seemed he had cared for all of them without even knowing it.
4 Months Later since their deaths.
It had been 4 months since their deaths, and Vance had some anger building up inside of him. He was slowly recovering from depression, partly thanks to medication and partly due to his wife. NCIS had managed to keep everything out the media, for now. They said he was overworked. Vance should have been insulted, and he knew it. But he just didn't care. He just wanted to spend time with his wife, and get better, so he could return to work.
5 Months since their deaths.
It had nearly been a half a year since his friends had been unfairly assassinated. The investigation into their Gibbs death had finally ended. Vance didn't even know that there had been one. Unfortunately, they couldn't work out who the sniper was it. A dead end. Eli had, apparently, been point-black refusing to help in the investigation. According to Fornell, he said he protected Israel, and this investigation wouldn't help Israel. Which is odd, considering he tried to alert Vance to the attempt on Gibbs. It was all a bit strange.
6 Months since their deaths.
Anger was boiling up inside of Vance. Jackie, his wife, didn't try to stop this. She knew he needed it. Vance knew that she knew, but that didn't help. His recovery from depression had hit a dead end. He was close to being diagnosed with PTSD, to. That could mean the end of his career.
7 Months since their deaths.
Vance now had PTSD, as well as Depression. SECnav said if he could recover, he would get his job back. However, if he didn't recover by the end of the yes, Fornell would be made director, instead of Acting Director.
8 Months since their deaths.
Vance was recovering. Fast. He wanted to be a Director again, not some retired former Director. His wife could see it in his eyes. Fornell, despite risking a career standstill, helped Vance. He knew Leon would be a better Director. Leon Vance hoped that was true.
9 Months Later.
Vance had passed his Psychiatric exam, and was well on the way to recovery. He didn't like to talk about Gibbs, or Tony, Abby and Mcgee either. But he knew it had to be done.
10 Months since their deaths.
Vance was now director again. He had passed his Firearm exam, however just, and was now doing what he did best. He wondered briefly why he had to take a Firearm exam, but he dismissed the thought. He didn't care. He was director again.
11 Months since their deaths.
Apart from not wanting to look at Gibbs's team old bullpen, Vance was back to normal. Making firm decisions and not being fussed about. Eli was very supportive. Too supportive. Something was up, he knew that full well. And he just couldn't stop shaking the feeling.
1 Year since their deaths.
Vance was under stress. They were investigating the Port to Port Killer, and he barely got any sleep. He was desperately trying to forget what had happened a year ago, but he just couldn't.
2 Years since their deaths.
Bang! Harper Dearing had blown up his car, doing damage to the NCIS HQ. A terrorist attack. Against NCIS. He refused to show pain by it though. If he did, he'd probably be diagnosed with PTSD again, and then his career would be over. Forever. Luckily, no one had died in the attack. But, NCIS's pride and ego had been. The pain, 2 years ago, seemed to have gone. But, he should have known better. The pain of years ago. It never goes away... It seemed he had never recovered. He shouldn't have thought he had...