A/N: I have decided to break each episode down in to 3 chapters, so that it is easier to write and to read. This is chapter 1 for episode 1, enjoy.
Probie - Part 1
The kitchen was loud as usual as chefs prepped, chopped and cooked meals for the customers. Those customers included five marines. The marines were engaged in a loud conversation across their circular table as they waited for their food, but their food never arrived. The double doors swung open as a man stepped through the doors wearing a balaclava. The man was carrying a sawn off shotgun that was pointed straight at the circular table in the middle of the room.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Five seconds later the man strolled out of the restaurant, nothing in his hands. Five dead marines behind him.
Tony DiNozzo strolled out of the elevator and headed towards the squad room that he had worked in for so long now. He slowed as he got nearer when he saw five people gathered round Gibbs' desk, one of whom he didn't recognise. As he approached he could hear the ongoing conversation.
"Gibbs, this is Probationary Agent Harry Fuscoe. He is new here at NCIS and he's going to be temporarily assigned to your team for your ongoing case." Director Vance said to Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs.
"We don't have any cases at the moment Leon" Gibbs replied.
"That's where your wrong Gibbs." Vance said as he took the plasma controller of Special Agent Timothy McGee. "Last night five marines were shot by an unknown attacker at a restaurant downtown. " Vance pulled up the pictures of all five of the marines on the plasma behind Gibbs desk. "Witnesses said that the gunman shot at only the marines, and he didn't miss. Get down there and find out what the hell happened down there." Vance instructed.
"We can do that without help, Director." Gibbs said, glaring at Agent Fuscoe.
"Agent Fuscoe has a connection to one of the victims, his insight will be valuable in this case, so like it or not, he's your responsibility Gibbs."
Gibbs sighed before saying. "Gear up! We're heading downtown." All the agents picked up their gear before heading out of the squad room and towards the elevator. As Gibbs walked past Fuscoe who was still standing in the squad room. "Come on then Fuscoe, you're in the sedan with me"
"Good luck!" Vance shouted as they left the squad room.
Gibbs and Fuscoe drove to the scene in silence, at least most of the drive was in silence. As the pair got nearer the scene Fuscoe decided to break the silence.
"Is it me Gibbs?"
"What?" Gibbs replied.
"Do you take an instinct dislike to every agent you meet or just me."
"Well it depends" Gibbs said.
"On what?" Fuscoe asked.
"On whether they ask to many questions" Gibbs answered. Fuscoe looked at Gibbs for a moment and then laughed.
"This should be an interesting case Gibbs, I think we gonna get on well" Fuscoe said.
"Ill be the judge of that." Gibbs said. "Now, tell me about your connection to this case."
"I used to be best friends with the brother of one of the marines, I met the marine a few teams and Director Vance thought I should be on this case." Fuscoe told Gibbs.
"Used to be friends?" Gibbs questioned.
Fuscoe sighed before answering. "He was killed last year, car accident."
Gibbs parked alongside the NCIS van and 2 police cars outside the small restaurant that had been cordoned off. Fuscoe followed Gibbs through the doors and in to the restaurant.
"I hope you're not afraid of the sight of blood Fuscoe" Gibbs said. The scene was messy to say the least. All five marines head either been shot in the head or the chest. Two of them had been rendered almost unrecognisable. "Recognise any of them?" McGee said, approaching Fuscoe."
"This one." Fuscoe said at the same time as pointing to the marine that was closest to the door. "Jerry Donaldson."
"Boss!" Tony shouted, standing next to a different table adjacent to the one the marines had all been sat in.
"What is it DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked as he approached his Senior Field Agent. As he got closer he saw a sawn off shotgun laying under the table.
"Shotgun" Tony said.
"Bag it" Gibbs said. Gibbs then turned and walked back to the bodies. "Time of death Duck?" Talking to the medical examiner Donald 'Ducky' Mallard.
"Around 7 30 last night, just as the witnesses said. All of them died instantly." He replied, as he and and his assistant Jimmy Palmer prepared the bodies for the ride back to autopsy. As Gibbs walked away Ducky called after him. "Jethro!"
Gibbs turned around. "What is it Duck?"
"Who is our latest recruit?"
"Agent Harry Fuscoe, working with us for this case."
Ducky laughed before saying. "They're getting younger and younger aren't they."
"Well" Gibbs said. "This is his first ever case."
"Gibbs!" Ziva David shouted from outside the the restaurant. She was examining something. Gibbs headed outside alongside Agent McGee.
"What is it Ziva?" Gibbs asked.
"Looks like a memory stick" McGee said. "Could be the killers."
Gibbs stared at it for a few seconds before shouting back inside the restaurant. "DiNozzo, stay here and bag everything with Fuscoe. We will meet you back at NCIS.
Gibbs and Ziva stood in front of the big plasma screen behind Gibbs' desk as they waited for McGee to play whatever was on the memory stick.
"It's a video boss." McGee said from his computer. "Should be coming on to the screen now." The screen flashed and then a picture appeared on the screen. Six men were on the screen, they had formed a circle around a seventh man or was on his knees in the middle of the circle.
"Those are the marines from the diner" Ziva said.
"What are they doing? And who is the other man?" McGee half asked half said to himself. The video then showed all six men move in on the man in the middle. Then, suddenly, all six men started kicking the man in the middle. The kicks lasted for about a minute before the men backed away and walked off. Then the video ended.
"Ziva" was Gibbs had to say.
"Find where the video was taken on it." Ziva finished.
"McGee" Gibbs said.
"Find the identities of the sixth man and the man in the middle on it."
"Good, and when you find those McGee, I want the connection between the man that was beaten and the marines. Have Tony help you. Ziva, when you find the location take Fuscoe with you and find out what the hell happened."