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By: Fire Star

6 degrees...

Part Two

Leon Vance felt a headache coming on. Why me he thought. To think I actively petitioned for this job? Why did Jennifer Sheppard never tell me about what a pain in the ass... He dropped that thought as the picture of his latest headache appeared on MTAC. He had to admit he was surprised that the Mike Franks even had a computer much less one advanced enough to contact their secure network. He frowned at that. Somehow he had a feeling his number one team was responsible or at least involved. For once he could give Gibbs a pass because technology and Gibbs barely mixed. Of course that did not mean his team had not done this. Leon would not put it past either Abby or McGee to do this. Especially after the fubar of the last year. Of course if he was completely honest he admired the skill of the so called retired NCIS aged. Yeah, right. He sighed and greeted the man. "Mr. Franks what can I do for you?"

"Well Director Vance, it is more in the line of what I might be able to do for you. Did the USMC lose a Lt. Colonel recently?"

Vance was about to deny it when there was a phone went off. It was red and he froze. Damn it this is so not my day. "One moment Mr. Franks I have a call."

Franks smirked because he had heard the phone. The red phone had a really distinctive ring. Marlow had hated it. He wondered if this was about his house guest?

"Director Vance this is Henry Hayes."

"Yes, Mr. President what can I do for you?"

"We have an emergency situation and I will need your best team. Two of my top officers have gone missing one is USMC Lt. Colonel named Riley Finn and the other is his wife Naval Commander Samantha Kinsey Finn."

"Sir, they would not have happened to have gone missing in Mexico?" Vance asked. He said a silent prayer that this time Murphy was not against him. It was not answered.

"Yes, how did you know?"

"Well sir it seems we may have found Colonel Finn or rather Mike Franks did."

There was a curse and then a string of expletives that would have made a drunken sailor blush.

"I see, so Its Gibb's team then. I suppose it was bound to happen eventually. "

"Sir, I don't understand?"

"It's not important Leon. There is a specialist coming in to assist your team and since Franks is involved you had best make it Gibbs." The president said with a resigned sad smile.

"Yes sir. "Leon seemed to be thinking. "A sir the Commander is she by chance related to Air Force General George Hammond?"

The president nodded. "Yes she is his niece and god child. I am hoping he does not hear about this or he will likely want to send his own people in."

Leon frowned at that. "What would people involved in Deep Space Radar Telemetry know about kidnapping?"

The president chuckled and Leon blushed realizing he had said that out loud.

"You might be surprised. Dr. Jackson gets taken routinely on missions. He is their translator. Anyway it is not an issue just yet. Find her and we will not have that worry."

"Yes sir." Vance said frowning now. "I'll call Gibbs in at once." He knew that the stoic former Marine would not care that his day off was ruined however his team might not be too happy. Of course being requested by the president himself would go a long way to ease bad feelings. He just hoped this mission did not go south. Gibbs and Mexico were not a good match at all.

"Leon the expert should be arriving at Ronald Reagan in an hour. I would suggest you have one of the team pick her up on the way in."

"Yes , sir I will arrange it. What is his name?"

Henry Chuckled at this. "Her name is Buffy Summers and Leon this is a joint mission with t he SWC so order Gibbs to play nice because if he does not I will pull NCIS from this investigation and let Buffy run with it."

Vance frowned once more. "What is the SWC?"

"That Leon is classified. However, Buffy is a friend of both the victims and called me a short while ago to inform me of the situation. A briefing report of what we know is being sent now. Buffy Summers however has many international contacts that will make this search easier. She should smooth the way down in Mexico for your team. Now before you protest you know full well Gibbs is almost perso nan grata down there. However with Buffy along Gibbs and his team will encounter no problems."

"Yes sir. I'll let Gibbs know it is a joint mission."

"Good, now I have an appointment in a few minutes. If you need anything at all call."

"Yes, sir."Leon said not happy at all. The president signed off and Leon Vance picked up the phone to ruin his agents day off. He caught sight of Franks still waiting and said. "I'll be sending Gibbs and his team along with someone from the SWC named Buffy Summers to help with this investigation."

Franks froze as he heard the name. "All right thank you. Tell Miss Summers we will be waiting and tell Probie to mind his manners with her or I will kick his ass."

Leon raised a brow shocked that Leon knew what the SWC was."Who is she?"

Mike laughed at this and looked at Leon. "She is the best they have. Their top agent and if they are sending her t his is going to be a mess. She hates fools Leon so tread with care she has no patience with the US Government at all. It is why the SWC remains stationed in the United Kingdom. The head of the agency will follow her lead."

"Thank you Mike I will warn Gibbs but..."

"Just tell him what I said. Also tell him that she is my friend it might help."

"All right, I have to call him now and I think your guest is trying to leave."

Franks cursed spun around and caught the Marine who he now knew was Riley Finn and helped him back to the couch. "Ease there."

"Sam have to find... Sam." He was mumbling.

"I'll have Gibbs call you." Leon said as he signed off.