After a short explanation from McGee how the universe is filled with vast amounts of planets and different types of species on those said planets, the NCIS team understood a bit.
"How do you know this stuff, McGook?" Tony asked McGee.
"It's what Abby and I talk about a lot on our days off" McGee revealed.
"As your colleague has said, Agent Gibbs, there are vast amounts of planets in our universe, Strax himself comes from one" Vastra explained.
"SONTAR-RAH!" Strax yelled, scaring the team an inch.
"Shh, Strax," Vastra said, putting a finger to her lips, and then continuing, "I had assumed Professor Song had explained everything to you"
"Professor who?" Gibbs asked.
"Your friend with the big head, ape!" Strax stated.
"Hair" Jenny corrected, glaring at Strax.
"You mean Miranda Pennebaker?" Gibbs asked, recalling the letter stating that's how Vastra received his contact details.
"Is that what she calls herself there?" Vastra silently asked no one in particular, "Yes, her"
"Why would Miranda know anything about this?" Gibbs asked,"She's just a seller of illegal anything!"
Vastra rolled her eyes at this statement, that was just like River Song. Just then, Jenny leant over to her.
"He doesn't know about her, ma'am," Jenny whispered to her wife, "Should we tell him?"
Vastra thought for a moment, with a hand to her chin.
"What's Miranda hiding?!" Gibbs asked.
"Yeah, who is she?" Tony asked.
Vastra gazed at the NCIS team, "That is something I believe Professor Song, or Miranda Pennebaker, as you know her should tell you herself"
The team could see Gibbs was fired up that Miranda had lied to him, they were surprised at how calm Vastra, Jenny and Strax were remaining given the circumstance. Knowing the subject needed to be changed, and quickly, Ziva started talking.
"You mentioned in the letter that you needed Gibbs' crime solving skills," she said, "Why is that?"
"I was waiting for that question," Vastra said, getting up and walking over to the counter, "You see, Strax, Jenny and I are actually detectives. We recently received a case that baffles even us. We tried contacting the friend that helped us form our agency, but he is extremely busy"
"Which is why ma'am thought of you, Agent Gibbs," Jenny continued, as Vastra came over to the tables with some photos, "Well, before she knew you knew nothing about them"
"These are the photos of the crime scene, feel free to scan them" Vastra said, laying the photos of John MacIntyre's body on the table in front of the NCIS team.
The four opened their eyes wide at the sight of the body.
"He has no eyes" Ziva stated.
"It's like some kind of horror movie where the retinas have been taken out with sheer force while he was alive" Tony added.
"And that yellow stuff.." McGee said, cupping a hand around his mouth.
"We believe a vicious extra-terrestrial is the cause of his death, and possibly, many other less grotesque deaths in the alleyway where he was found" Vastra explained.
"Wait. I thought there were only good aliens in the universe?" McGee asked, recalling his many chats with Abby.
"Oh, how wrong you are, Agent.." Vastra said.
"McGee" McGee introduced himself.
Vastra nodded, and continued, "How very wrong. There are indeed many benevolent lifeforms in the universe, but there are also equal, if not more, amounts of vicious, terrifying ones"
"So, do you know what the goo on this man is?" Gibbs asked, finally calmed down.
"Unfortunately not," Vastra said, "But we do know a man who can identify it"
"Then let's go, grab your gear!" Gibbs instructed his team as he stood up.
"Uh, Boss.." Tony said.
"We have no gear" Ziva added.
"Then what are you waiting for? Get up!" Gibbs ordered.
At his command, Tony, McGee and Ziva were up in an instant.
"We shall lead the way then, shan't we?" Vastra said to her two companions, flipping her veil to the front of her face, as they, too, got up.
The seven of them left the house, with Vastra, Strax and Jenny leading the way. They exited onto the streets of London. As they walked, McGee and Tony noticed the streets looked weirdly different. Tony felt like he'd seen them before in a movie. McGee decided to speak up, and tapped Tony on the shoulder.
"Hey, Tony?" He asked.
"Yeah, what, McStuffins?" Tony replied.
"Is it me or does this whole town look strange to you?" McGee asked him.
"Yeah, I know, right, it's like a 1950's movie" Tony answered.
"Uhm, Mr. Strax.." McGee said, tapping Strax on the shoulder.
"Yes, human girl?" Strax asked.
McGee was silent for a bit as Tony hid a laugh by coughing, but McGee continued anyway.
"Where exactly are we?" He continued.
"Victorian London, 1891" Strax replied.
McGee and Tony gaped, with their eyes wide open.
"Yeah, probably should've mentioned that, sorry" Jenny said as she heard their conversation.
"Did-Did that mean we time travelled?" McGee asked.
"In a way, yes" Jenny replied.
"But I thought time travel was impossible" McGee said, "It hasn't even been discovered"
"That's true, it hasn't," Jenny said, "Well, kind of. There's only a few select ways it's possible"
"We have arrived" Vastra stated with her arms open as they stopped.
The team looked at the building they were in front of. It was big, cream-coloured stone building, with an arched gate. They looked up at the wooden sign hanging from it.
"'Gaol'," Ziva read, "What is a 'gaol'?"
"It's how they spell jail" Tony blurted out.
Vastra sketched a code into the wall of the prison with her fingers and the large gate opened as they walked through the gaol.
"Your intel is in prison?" Gibbs asked Vastra.
"You'll soon find out why" Vastra simply said.
As they walked, McGee, Tony and Ziva looked at all the cells. Though most prisoners were humans, there were some creatures in others that were like nothing they'd ever seen. They arrived at a stone wall, with a small wooden door. There was a guard standing in front of it.
"I wish to speak to the prisoner" Vastra told the man.
"Who are your friends, Madame?" The guard asked her, noticing the NCIS team.
"These are associates of mine, assisting me in the current crime I am investigating, they require entrance, as do we" Vastra stated.
The guard used a key to unlock the door and let the seven of them in. The room was caved in, and in the middle was a huge cell. As they reached the cell, they saw the prisoner; A gray-ish white decaying figure with all sorts of rotting gunk on it's body.
"NCIS," Vastra said, introducing themselves, "This is one of our most renowned criminals, Chekottle"
"Vastra" The creature croaked.
"What is it?" Tony asked, squinting his eyes at the creature.
"He is what is known as a Silhoucon. Silhouette shaped aliens, they are white in nature, but Chekottle here was caught in surprise when we were investigating a case of stolen intergalactic liquid. As he was surprised, the bottles of liquid fell on him, and remained uncleanable mixed together with each other. Hence the mould has grown on him and will forever do so until the day he dies in this very cell. He, Agent Gibbs, is our what you call 'intel'" Vastra explained.
"What do you want?" Chekottle croaked.
"We want to know what the chemical on this man is" Vastra said firmly, handing a photo of John MacIntyre's body through the bars.
Chekottle took the photo, studying it with intent, then closing his eyes, was silent for a moment and then he gasped, opening his eyes again.
"What?! What is it?!" Vastra demanded, snatching the photo back.
"Are you sure you want to know..?" Chekottle asked.
"Yes! Tell us!" Vastra shouted.
"Burned energy" Chekottle stated.
"What type of burned energy?" Vastra asked.
"That that is of your friend's" Chekottle croaked.
"That cannot be possible!" Vastra shouted, grabbing onto the bars, "That energy doesn't melt!"
"It can. And it has" Chekottle said, staring at the photo in Vastra's hand.