Its been awhile and I'm sorry. You get to meet Melanie's sister is this chapter and yes she will play a big part in this story. It is Angell's POV and for some weird reason I like explosions. Oh well.

Disclaimer: ALL CSI NY NCIS and Criminal Minds characters are CBS. Melanie and Meghan Fischer are of my own creation.

I'll be true, I'll be useful...
I'll be cavalier...i'll be yours my dear.
And I'll belong to you...
If you'll just let me through.
This is easy as lovers go,
So don't complicate it by hesitating.
And this is wonderful as loving goes,
This is tailor-made, whats the sense in waiting?

~ As Lovers Go - Dashboard Confessional

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As soon as Detective Jessica Angell hung up the phone with Flack, the noise level in the room rose to a new level of anxiety. Memories of 9/11 came back to haunt those who survived the terrible attacks, and panic came to those who were new to the city, like herself. She knew the words terrorist attack frightened any New Yorker, even 7 years after the devastating day. Hell it frightened her, knowing full well Don Flack would be front and center of the action and that if he was to die, she would be right beside him.

Angell shook herself out of her thoughts to clear her head and start walking up to the crime lab to talk with the team about the newest discovery. She entered in the frenzy that was the lab only to find Sheldon Hawkes run right into her.

"Whoa, Hawkes, watch where you're going. What's the hurry?" Angell asked, as her heart fluttered at the sight of the handsome doctor.

"We found something, of where to find whoever the killer is." Sheldon replied, motioning her to Mac's office, where the stoic man's face showed a myriad of emotions. Angell was never close to the head of the crime lab but to see his emotions displayed like that threw her off.

As the rest of the team entered, Angell noticed the obvious non-presence of Flack, who was usually around when important stuff was found. Mac looked up from what he was doing; acknowledging the two new people that suddenly appeared in his office. Two seconds later, Danny and Lindsay slid into Mac's office, obviously excited about something.

"Mac, do you think we should move to someplace bigger? Your office is pretty tight not that I mind being this close but…" Adam said, as he stepped into the already crowded office, laying down a file on his desk. "Never mind, here's what you wanted."

"Thanks Adam." Mac replied quietly as he nodded to Stella as she entered bearing a file also. "We are going to be moving as soon everyone gets here."

Everyone nodded, including Angell as Mac got up when a text came to his phone. "Ok we're going down to the Federal Building to be briefed on exactly what we have. Do all of you have hard and digital copies of what you just found?"

"Mac, seriously you doubt our abilities?" Danny asked, as he pulled out a USB drive. Jess couldn't help but laugh at the antics of the CSI team. Despite the somewhat impending doom, they seemed to have a sense of humor about it all. Mac smiled, shaking his head as everyone filed out of his office, heading toward the elevator.

Jess felt a little out of place with the rest of the team sometimes, with how close each and every one of them was with one another. She thought that with her and Flack's relationship out in the open, she would feel a bit more accepted but even now after being with him a month and a half there still seemed to be a little resentment among them toward her.

As the seven of them piled into the elevator she couldn't help but feel that some of that resentment stemmed in the fact of Melanie Fischer returning to New York. To her the red head seemed to fit in perfectly with the crowd, even with Lindsay who seemed to relate more to Angell of being the new girl on the team. Jess wondered exactly what was the history between Fischer and Flack, after meeting her while she was with him. Come to think of it, she didn't really know much about her boyfriend's past.

A blast of cold air hit her as they headed outside, walking down the block to the busy sidewalk in front of the crime lab. She shivered as they walked briskly to the front of the building they wanted to enter. Angell noticed the security was tight after the apparent threat on New York was announced to authorities, as the rest of them stripped themselves of their weapons and took out their badges for the guards to look at them. Once they were all cleared, they stepped to the elevator where visitors went up.

"What floor Mac?" Hawkes asked, as they entered the large elevator. Jess squeezed in between the doctor and Stella, who was unbelievably calm, waiting for the elevator to arrive at their destination. When she exited, she noticed the sign of NCIS, immediately knowing that somehow the NCIS agent she met earlier was in charge of this investigation.

"Melanie is very high up in NCIS now. It's more than likely she was the one who found the connection of the terrorist attack to our DB's." Stella whispered to Jess, who stopped to figure out what exactly everyone was doing here. She nodded, acknowledging the other CSI detective. Jess took a deep breath following the rest of them into a fairly large conference room where Flack and Fischer already stood, obviously waiting for the team to arrive. She noticed six other people in the room, marking them as Feds also.

"Finally." Melanie muttered as the team either sat or stood in the conference room. Flack rolled his eyes, stepping back allowing the NCIS agent to start talking. "Alright everyone, listen up. We have a situation on our hands."

"No shit, Sherlock." A strange voice said, as an almost exact replica of the woman standing in front came in the door. Angell's eye bulged as she realized that this woman that came in was obviously the red head's twin, the only difference being that one had red hair and blue eyes and the other brown hair and green eyes. "Now why is it, that a terrorist is on the loose and I was not notified?"

The entire room stood silent as the two stood there, looking at each other, when the good looking dark haired man next to Agent Fischer spoke up. "Agent Flack, I thought DHS had jurisdiction over situations like this, not counter terrorism." He said, when Jess raised an eyebrow towards her boyfriend, asking how this woman was related to him. Don shook his head basically telling her he would tell her later.

"Doesn't matter, Agent Hotchner, I've been investigating this threat for sometime. My question is why is BAU here?" Agent Meghan Flack responded as the older male next to the now named federal agent stood up.

"Because I asked him to be here, considering there were more Marine deaths down in DC that NCIS was investigating and I figured it to be a serial killer. These came up and I asked Agent Hotchner to join me in trying to profile this killer. Only we stepped into this." He said, as Melanie stood at the front, apparently annoyed.

"Nor do I care about that. I have been investigating this case for three months now. How is it you forgot to inform me of this little meeting Agent Fornell?" the FBI agent replied, as she turned to Melanie giving Jess full view of the bulging belly of the agent. "And you of all people don't even bother to tell me you're back in town and on a case that is related to mine? You should have known better. An why the hell is NYPD here anyways, this is a federal case."

Angell felt anger rise up in her when the bitch of a FBI agent disrespected the most honored police force in the country. Don however took his stand against her. "Because there was a civilian killed, so therefore we are involved, Agent Flack. If there is an imminent attack planned for this city, us mere NYPD detectives and police force should know about it, especially after 9/11. You of all people should know that, Meg."

An argument was about to ensure when the red head slammed her hands down on the table, startling everyone. "Will everyone shut up about who has jurisdiction? This is exactly how 9/11 happened in the first place." Melanie said, shutting the chatter up immediately, gaining everyone's attention. "Look, we have a very unstable suspect out there who is planning some kind of catastrophic event that could change history in the country yet again. And I hope I speak for everyone that we do not want another event like that to happen, which is why I called everyone here today. Together and only together can we stop this psycho. Now let's get down to business. First I'll have the CSI team tell me exactly what they found on the bodies, leading us to believe that this event might involved a bombing. Then everyone else can have a turn, is that understood?"

Everyone nodded, as Melanie looked her sister in the eye. "You sit. You look like you shouldn't get riled up anyway." She said, softly pointing to an open chair that Danny just emptied so he could present what he said. "Fire away Messer"

" 'lright, Detective Monroe and I processed the trace evidence with the help of Adam Ross. What we found was blue powder ink with traces of military grade C-4, traces of hardened clay also with traces of the same C-4, the skin we found underneath the fingernails of our last victim matched the suspect Agent Fischer came up with an hour ago. So it is our belief that all three of our victims were killed by the same person."

Angell shook her head at the news knowing that somewhere as they were huddled here someone was aiming at hurting New York again. As soon as Danny stepped back the FBI agent stood up, nodding to Melanie that he was to take over. "Starting two weeks ago, a series of murders aimed at Marines that had just served in Iraq took place, each series with two dead marines and a dead female. It seems that this UNSUB is aiming at trying to kill his comrades that were supposed to back him. However it is the belief of my team that this man does not know who exactly he is looking for, thinking first they were in DC then realizing the people he wanted travelled to New York instead." Agent Hotchner said, meeting everyone's eyes. "We think something tragic happened in Iraq that made him turn from an honorable marine to one who wanted to hurt his country. It might be something an agency did to some kind of political change that he didn't agree. He was hunting down these people because in his mind they stood in his way of his ultimate goal. To hurt the country that caused him so much grief. What we are looking for is a trained and seasoned Marine sergeant who is specifically trained in combat and precise sniper shooting. This UNSUB is dangerous and volatile."

"Thank Hotch. Meg you have anything to add since you have more information than anyone else seems to." Fischer asked, looking straight at the exact replica of her. The obviously pregnant stood up where she was.

"I first heard about this terrorist over the grapevine four months ago, when an explosion rocked a convoy in the green light district in Iraq. It seemed to me that to have a bomb in that area seemed suspicious so I had intelligence agents look into it." She stopped when she saw the obvious distress on the NCIS agent's face. Her eyes turn from ice to concern when she saw her twin shaking. "What, Mel?"

"I was in that convoy, Meg. Ten marines died to protect me that day, but I still ended up with life threatening injuries. Are you telling me that explosion is related to this?" Melanie asked softly as Agent Hotchner stood up to help Melanie stand. Angell raised another eyebrow wondering why this person was so affected by that statement then noticing a spark of jealously in Flack's eye when the BAU agent wrapped his arms around the red head.

"That explosion was aimed at a specific vehicle, and apparently they missed the vehicle they aimed at. We think it was this guy who somehow got into the US under the radar, possibly because he was shipped back home with his unit. Up until now I never heard this man's name." Agent Flack replied, her hand absently rubbing her pregnant belly. "Mel, I need to know, what vehicle were you in?"

The other looked at her in the eye. "There were five vehicles in our convoy. Mine was the second one, it was severely damaged, but not like the third one which was basically incinerated. I thought I was lucky." Her sister's eyes told the rest of the room everything. "Are you telling me that my vehicle was the designated target?"

"I'm sorry Mel. I didn't know, we thought that the bomber was aiming at someone specific with inside information." Fischer looked away from her sister pushing away the arms encircling her. "Why the hell didn't you contact me, Melanie? Do you know what the hell the rest of us have gone through not knowing what happened to you?"

"Like you would even care Meghan. You care too much about your precious reputation to even care about your twin sister. I didn't want to bother you, until now with everyone now telling me that my specific vehicle was targeted." Melanie replied, her head shaking. "Why the hell did NCIS not tell me about this development after I returned?"

"It was the director's decision, Agent Fischer. I had no say, you were the agent in charge over there and it was classified."The older man who obviously ran the office spoke up. "We decided that it might cause you more anxiety knowing that it might have been aimed at you."

Before Melanie could reply, Mac spoke up. "Look we all care about your safety. Now the city's safety is at stake and I know that you uphold the same philosophy I do. The safety of this city is first. So who would want to target you out there? Anyone you can think of?"

"People loved me some days, and other days they hated me. I have to look at my files closely to see if anyone matches the profile BAU has come up with. At this time, no one in particular comes to mind. Maybe I looked over people when I was investigating them. Who knows, my brain isn't exactly at its best right now." Melanie replied. "Alright here's the deal. Hotch and I will tackle my files, looking for any connections in them to this case. Mac and Stella can you go by the last known address of Elliott Hanley to see if any trace of him is found? Danny, can you and Hawkes head over to Fred Ticker's last known address here in Manhattan, look around and see if anything connects him to this guy? Angell, Monroe can you head over to Kyle Houle's place and see what you can find and talk to his parents? Last but not least, Flack can you and Flack over there go to Heidi's parents and see how she is connected to all of this?"

Everyone nodded, as people started to get up. Lindsay came over to Angell, staying to the side as everyone filed out. "You ready?" she asked, as they stepped out in the hallway.

"As ready as can be. Why do you think Fischer is staying here?" Angell asked, looking back to the four people left in the office.

"She's probably dealing with a ton of stress right now. Finding this out and staying here probably ensures her safety in this building. Our job is to find out how everything else is connected." Lindsay replied, as they stepped into the elevator.

Angell sighed. "I just wish I knew more. It seems that her and Don have a history." She said, as Lindsay chuckled.

"Ask him when this is all over. He'll probably tell you then. What I'm really wondering is how the hell her sister is a Flack." Her friend replied. "That was most certainly interesting."

"You read my mind Monroe. I have no idea, we'll have to ask someone who knows." Jess said, as they exited the building into the chilly morning air. She took a deep breath inhaling the air she learned to love.

"Look, Don is a good man. It's obvious those two have a history but it seems to me that he cares about you. And soon enough he'll open up to you but for now settle for solving this." Lindsay said, as they stopped. "Just believe in him."

Jessica Angell took a deep breathe again, knowing that Lindsay may be right. However deep down she knew she had a fight ahead of her, both physically and emotionally. All she had to do was keep her head on straight.

Truth be told, that was going to be difficult, especially with Melanie Fischer in the picture. She had a feeling it was going to be a long week. One very long week.

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Hope it was ok. This case is almost over. More action packed chapter to come. it is time for me to go to bed. possible update tomorrow!