Quantum Mistake
By Kushie
I do not own NCIS: I do not own Anthony Dinozzo, L.J. Gibbs or any other team members.
Please understand that some English spellings and types of dialogue differ from the American
ones. Some of us put the letter 'U' in a lot more word endings. I'm sorry if you find this awkward
It's second nature to me. As is putting certain words, in front of the verb, instead of after
This story bears no relation to any of my other stories. It is set in a totally different Universe.
Sorry if the first Chapter seems a little long winded. It was necessary to set up the background
For the story arc.
Warning Alternate Universe. Many Characters act out of Canon! Don't like don't read
Chapter One
Tony was perched on the edge of Ziva's desk. He was telling her all about his favorite
Christmas Movies.
"Of course, you will hear a lot of talk about: It's a Wonderful Life, or Meet me
in St. Louis. But I've always felt Christmas is a time for Dickens. The long dark winter nights
are just made for Ghost Stories." Jethro shook his head. "Tony and his movies.
He had one for every season of the year."
Then!
Gibbs' smile faded and he growled As for the fifth time that day Patricia Morrow had pranced
into the Bullpen. This time, she was loudly trolling out. A crude version of a well known
Christmas Carol.
The girl in question was the daughter of one of the CSUs. The woman wasn't an agent rather a
difficult to dislodge Hanger On. Some people muttered, that she actively encouraged her daughter,
into being a nuisence . Patty's Grandfather had been Director. For five years
Before Vance and Shepherd. He'd afforded his family all manner of privileges. Privileges they
still took. One of which was the schooling of Patricia, Patty, Morrow at NCIS. She was
allegedly being home schooled by her mother. Which basically meant she came to work with her
and had, for years. Been allowed the run of the place.
Lately Vance had been trying to curtail her access to the more sensitive areas . So far without
success. In fact the mother, Lorraine, had begun to realize. She'd lost a lot of her status.
When her father had retired. Jenny Shepherd had allow things to slide. But the new Director
wasn't going to. In an attempt to forestall any major changes.
Lorraine aware Gibbs had lost a daughter, had begun trying to use Patty As a substitute
in his affections. To protect the afore-mentioned privileges. So far with little success.
Gibbs tended to just ignore the girl unless she was particularly annoying. Then he'd called
her uncle, Peter Morrow, over from his desk and insist he take the child, back downstairs.
Gibbs stood up.
"Agent Morrow!" he bellowed. Pete squirmed. He wasn't exactly a favorite of Gibbs.
Having been seconded to the MRCT After the unfortunate death of Chris Pacci. He knew
Gibbs thought he, like his sister Lorraine, been shown special favour by his father.
Ex-Director Morrow. Now Pete Morrow edged forward.
"Yes Agent Gibbs.
"How many bloody times Do I have to tell you? The Investigations Floor is no place for
children! Get her out of here!" Pete flushed and reached out to grab Patty. But she balked
"Mummy sez I'ze 'llowed. Cos she wan's me and Unca Jefwo to be fwiends."
Jethro shuddered. The girl was ten, but she talked like she was three. He glanced down at
her and snapped.
"I am not your Uncle, nor, am I ever going to be. Now get below! To the Junior Rec. Room
and stay there." The Junior Recreation Center was on the ground floor.
Patty didn't want to go there. Normally it was fine. She had the place to herself and
free use of all the toys. But it was currently the school holidays and there were a lot of other
Agent children in the play rooms. Most disliked Patricia. She was a known Tell Tale.
Frequently making up lies. To get the other children into trouble, or..
When she thought the Crèche Supervisors weren't watching. Bullying the younger kids.
Patty wailed in protest as she was dragged away
Abigail Scuito hummed to herself. It had taken three months of research. Stolen minutes,
grabbed between cases, or in the middle of the night. But she and Tim Mcgee had finally succeeded.
The were almost ready to test their new invention. If it worked? It would revolutionize the whole
concept of crime detection. Samples would be analyzed in seconds instead of hours.
Abby loved the concept of Quantum Mechanics. Tim, ever the cautious one, was monitoring the
small nuclear pile, they'd created By fusing Caesium and Fluorine. Abby thumbed her intercom.
"We're ready to try it Gibbs!" The whole team trooped down to her lab
For the Grand Premiere of her Quantum Digital Mass Spectrometer. (QDMS) Tim made a small
speech about scientific progress and great leaps forward. Then Abby leaned down and pressed the
activation button. There was a small hum and a series of lights, on a front panel. Began to light up
one after another. as the power charger was initiated. Gibbs began to smile and gave Abby a
congratulationary hug. He nodded to Tim acknowledging his contribution as well.
Suddenly! without warning.
The lights in the lab began to flicker and the ground beneath their feet began to shake
"It's an Earth Quake!" Tim cried out. The assemblage scattered taking shelter under tables
and in doorways. Tony, taken by surprise, stumbled against the QDMS.
The rumble of the seismic activity reached an ear piercing crescendo. The table supporting the
machine collapsed throwing the machine to the floor. As it struck, it exploded!
"Tony!" yelled Gibbs. Above the screeching tectonic plates. As abruptly as it began the
shaking and rumbling ceased. The smoke that had filled the lab began to dissipate.
Tim and Ziva used extinguishers to put out the fires. Abby crawled out from under a desk.
Her lab was in disarray. But that wasn't what shocked her or the others. It was what
lying crumpled amid the chaotic, shattered, remains of the QDMS.
Ziva was the first to find her voice.
"Shades of Gehenna?" She inhaled shocked but also slightly amazed. "What has that thing done to
Tony?"
TBC