As mention previous I am using a little creative licensing in regards to the blood type, I have also mixed fact with fiction in this chapter
Disclaimer: I do not own NCIS or its characters.
Chapter 4
"Thank you Director, we'll contact you if we have any more questions" Tobias Fornell informed as he wrapped up getting the formal statements from the Director and his wife, he was thankful that at least Jackie Vance had been completely co-operative unlike her husband who was a little less forth coming as to the reason why a North Korean assassin would even have been targeting him and his family in the first place. To cap it all of DiNozzo, who was supposed to be helping him, seemed extremely agitated and distracted.
Vance just nodded before making his way back over to his wife and wrapping her up in his arms, as Fornell watched the ME from the FBI remove the body of Lee Waun Kai from Vance's living room, only to be escorted by out of the house by Ziva David and Ron Sacks, before he turned to DiNozzo to get some answers.
"Alright now that's out of the way, are you going to tell me what the hell is going on?" Fornell demanded as the senior field agent checked his phone again, the umpteenth time Fornell had seen do so in the last couple of minutes
"Nothing?" Ziva questioned as she walked back through the door and heading directly for them
"Nothing" Tony answered Ziva before turning to Fornell "Gibbs isn't here because he's at the hospital"
"And you're just telling me this now!" Fornell growled, believing the only reason Gibbs would be at the hospital was because he was injured, and the injury would have to be bad to keep him there whilst the Director of NCIS was in danger.
"Fornell, McGee was shot this morning" Ziva informed, as she realised what the older man must have been thinking, just as Ron Sacks re-entered the house
"McGee, as in the Geek?" Sacks questioned "Didn't think you guys let him out in the field"
NCIS
"Talk to me Duck" Gibbs requested as Ducky finally put down McGee's chart, even though he never took his eyes of his youngest agent
"About what exactly Jethro?" Ducky responded as he sat down, his eyes trailing over the prone form of the young agent currently on the bed in between to two older men
"Let's start with why you were shocked about McGee's blood type" Gibbs answered
"Aren't you?" Ducky retorted a slight hint of anger in his voice
"Yes, but I should be, you not so much" Gibbs answered
"Why not, Timothy withheld information, information I will point out that in these situations is critical"
"You sure, wouldn't it have been in his medical records?" Gibbs questioned, completely deflating Ducky's agreement, to which Ducky sighed, "Duck?"
"Your right of course" Ducky replies "However, I'm more angry at myself as I've never seen Timothy's complete medical file Jethro" Ducky informed
"Why on earth not?"
"Because part of it is sealed, and I have never had the reason to have the seal broken" Ducky explained
"Why would he have sealed records Duck?" Gibbs
"I don't know Jethro, and you know how private young Timothy can be, even though I have made attempts to find out, he has never enlighten me, but I will be requesting that the file is opened immediately I get back to headquarters" Ducky stated with determined resolve.
Both men fell back into their quiet contemplation as they watched over their young charge
NCIS
Tony and Ziva brought the FBI agents up to speed on the morning's events, before they all drove separately back to NCIS. Understandably Fornell and Sacks had both been in shock about what they've been told, now however, as they sat in Director Vance's office, having had time to digest the information an argument started over the jurisdiction of the case, with the FBI believing the case should be theirs rather than NCIS's
"How the hell do you work that out?" Tony yells as he glares at Ron Sacks, for bring up the question of authority in the first place, whilst Fornell talks with someone on his mobile phone, keeping his voice as quiet as possible, cupping his free hand over his left ear in an attempt to block out the commotion taking place
"Simple, all federal agent shootings are the territory of the FBI" Ron replies evenly, not missing a beat, whilst ignoring Tony's glare. Tony's just about to start up again when Vance loudly clears his throat, silently gesturing for the two men to sit back down.
"Be that as it may Agent Sacks, we will be taking the lead on the shooting of Agent McGee, we will of course allow you and Agent Fornell to assist. However I believe we can all be rather certain that he was not the intended target" Vance states in a tone that tells everyone present he doesn't expect to be challenged, just as Fornell finishes his call
"Unfortunately Director Vance, it's not going to be that simple and we will be doing more than assisting" Fornell informs as he rubs his hand over his face before holding out, to request that they let him finish talking
"I have just spoken with a colleague of mine along with our director and from what I have just been informed, it looks like Timothy may have very well been the target"
NCIS
"Okay, so tell me more about this plasma thingamajig" Gibbs requested once again breaking the silence
"Plasmapheresis" Ducky replied knowingly, smiling at his friend attempt to recall what he had been told by Doctor Pitt "This is a procedure where the blood cell and are separated from the plasma. This procedure is usually used for people who have an immune related is order and there are various methods that can be used, but that's not important. What is important is getting the plasma from a male relative"
"Why?"
"Because it can help with alleviate blood loss Timothy has suffered, we will be able to give it to Timothy as a substitute, it will of course leave him very anaemic"
"But why a male relative, has it anything to do with the AC Negative blood type?"
"Yes Jethro. From the little that is known with regard to this, it would appear that AC negative blood is only found within the male side of the population. In most cases the father of the child is also AC negative, however there has been some cases where both biological parents have a negative blood type or the female has AB negative blood and one of them has a relative parent or grandparent with AC negative blood"
Whilst Ducky had been talking, Brad Pitt had quietly re-entered the room and was checking on Timothy's states, so he added to the information be given
"With the hormonal balance needs differing in men and women, most doctor's in these kinds of cases prefer to use male blood, however if the only relation found is female they will use it, I don't know why considering they don't worry about it with other blood types"
"U-huh" Gibbs replied "and the rest?"
"Jethro I already told you what I know was communicated to me in confidence" Ducky replied "However, considering the circumstances, I believe our young man would rather I ask for forgiveness later, than withhold information that may be necessary to help him with his current predicament"