Ok guys I apologize, it has been a heart wrenching plot isn't it, but I said I'd make it up to all of you, and like I told you before BONES will make an appearance thank you for reading and it wouldn't hurt if you click the little green button the one where it says review, cause I really want to know what you think of this story, please=), ok enough babbling,
Disclaimer: Do not own NCIS or BONES;
Spoiler: Kleenex alert…
Goodbyes, new beginnings, letting go,
Jeffersonian;
Dr. Temperance Brennan was hard at work identifying bone fragments, she had been ask to identify the remains of world war veterans that hadn't been identified by their families. This is very close to her heart for a few years back she was trying hard to find her parents. And she feels that helping the families find the remains of a love one and finally bringing those to their proper resting place help her as well. Brennan must admit that she is practical but working close with her partner Booth has somewhat soften her disposition towards facing her emotions.
That is when Agent Seeley Booth came barging in…
"Bones"
"Bones"
Looking up, "what, Booth?"
"We have a case"
"Booth I still have to identify this remains?" she protested
"No, bones you can do this later,"
"This is important"
"Booth what could be more important"
"Listen bones, a friend of mine have asked me for a favor, and I owe him big time, so I am asking you a favor as well, please, help me"
Looking at Booth's pleading expression, Brennan could only sign and give in; he has done a lot of things for her.
"Okay, what do you want me to do?'
"Well, I need you to identify the bodies,"
Confuse "doesn't the FBI have DNA analysis and fingerprints?"
"No, Bones, this is different, the bodies had been burnt beyond recognition and we need to know their identities that is why I need your help"
"Okay, so where are the bodies?"
"Right here," Agent Tobias Fornell answered,
"Agent Fornell, this is Dr. Temperance Brennan forensic anthropologist"
"Bones, this is Agent Fornell, he is the one I've been talking to you about"
"Please to meet you Dr. Brennan",
Before Dr. Brennan could answer suddenly a group of men began to carry, body bags a total of 30 bodies is brought in. Then… a man with silver gray hair, blue eyes and a grim expression in his face walked in…
"Dr Brennan I would like you to meet, Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, NCIS, we are going to have a shared jurisdiction on this case" Fornell explained
Walking up into the platform, Agent Gibbs looks at both Dr Brennan and Booth,
"Agent Leroy Gibbs" came a gruff introduction as he shook both of their hands,
Dr Brennan is a person not easily intimidated by anyone, but from the look of agent Gibb's face, and the way his piercing blue eyes are starring at her as if reading what is inside her soul she felt suddenly frightened. Brennan could only stare at him and nods in response.
Watching the both of them, Booth could see that his partner is unable to speak at the moment; he saved her of having to answer,
"This is Dr Temperance Brennan, forensic Anthropologist for the Jeffersonian Institute, Agent Seeley Booth, FBI
As he Booth introduced himself, Agent Gibbs turns and looks at him, as if sizing him up, then an unexpected question.
"Are you from the army?"
Keeping the surprise look out of his face, he answered "Yes, sniper, why do you asked?
"Marines, sniper, good to meet you" was only Gibb's reply
But these words seem to have formed a sense of unanimity for the both of them, servicemen serving their country.
"Agent Booth, we need you to identify the remains" Fornell explained, "but Agent Gibbs will fill you in of all the details, I assumed you two can work together?'
Both men looked at him, Gibbs asked "you leaving Tobias?"
"Yes, as you know FBI, NCIS, are not the only agency I'm working for there is a problem in homeland security so I must be off"
With that Tobias gave Agent Gibbs a nod then looks at Booth and went out.
"Now, what is this case all about? Agent Fornell told me you're going to read me in"
"Two months ago, an agent of mine was sent overseas to infiltrate a terrorist camp in Somalia. But unfortunately my agent was captured, tortured and believe to have died along with the whole terrorist camp. We just need to know if one of the bodies belongs to my agent".
"So, let me get this straight, you want me to identify which of these bodies belongs to your dead agent?" Brennan ask Gibbs
At the word "dead" Gibbs had involuntary flinch at the word, those words that he had hope he would never hear again.
"Yes and No, Yes I want you to identify the remains, and No we already figured out which body is my agent's. We just need confirmation if this is my agent and the cause of death.
"Okay, so where is it?" Brennan asked
Just then, an elderly man, with glasses walks in following in tow is a skinny guy, dressed in black. They have a gurney with a body on it.
"Ah, jethro, we have arrived"
"Dr. Mallard"
Looking at Dr Brennan, "Dr Brennan this is our Medical Examiner, Dr Ducky Mallard and his assistant Jimmy Palmer"
Ducky walked up to the platform to greet Dr. Brennan, "Dr. Brennan I'm very pleased to meet you" ducky exclaimed
"Please to meet you Dr. Mallard"
"My dear call me ducky"
"Ok, then ducky"
"Are we through with the introductions yet ducky?"
"Sorry jethro"
"Where do you want me to put the body?'
"Right here, Dr. Cam Sorayan answered" she was brief by booth before he came to the Jeffersonian and she has already put everyone on stand by.
Introductions was made by booth, after all the introductions was made Cam began working at the case. Hodgens began scraping, while Cam was assessing all of the injuries and damages done to the body while studying Ducky's autopsy report, meanwhile Bones was studying the degree and the bone fragments. After the flesh has been cleaned off by the bugs, Bones had begun to identify the remains, while Angela was doing facial reconstruction.
In the sidelines Gibbs just stares at what was going on, he had decided to leave McGee, Dinozzo, and Abby at the Navy Yard. They have been through a lot, and he thinks that if the team saw what was going on with Ziva's remains, they would not take well especially Dinozzo. But he needs to find out if this is Ziva. With baited breath he waits…
Dr. Brennan is not happy, with the man that has been starring at them the whole time, but she was doing this for Booth. She continues to work on identifying the remains, the sooner this case is over the sooner will this people leave.
Dr. Brennan's office…
Everyone is gathered around her office, they have finished identifying the remains, and she had called Agent Gibbs, and was waiting for his arrival, she could only sign as she looks at the report.
The office door suddenly opens, almost making Bones jumped out of her skin, then enters Agent Gibbs, with him enters, a guy with dark blond hair and green eyes, and a slightly chubby guy, and a girl with chunky shoes, mini skirt, with pigtails.
"Agent Gibbs, I have finished identifying all off the remains" she turns and looks at Hodgens.
"The traces of diesel, alcohol suggest that it was used as an accelerant for the fire"
Cam: "My findings tells me that the 30 bodies you found were killed execution style, they are bounded, and shot in the head. Except 1, my findings tells me that before its demise, this person was tortured, then allowed to heal and tortured again and was shot in the head. DNA, taken from the victim identified it as MOSSAD Officer Ziva David.
Dr. Brennan: The body was Caucasian, 5'7, female, as earlier report says that before its death she was tortured, suggest from all of the broken bones, it had heal and was broken again, and the cause of death is a gun shot in the temple. And base on her medical files and base upon what you tell me, this is Officer Ziva David.
Angela: If you would all like to come with me to my office, I'd like you see the facial reconstruction of the skull.
Following Angela to her office the team step in and had come face to face with a computer generated face of Ziva.
"This is what I've constructed from the skull" looking at the NCIS team, Angela could only look at them in sympathy. She hates it whenever she had to deliver the bad news and by the look on this people faces they had been hoping that this wasn't who they thought it were. With that Angela steps out giving the team some privacy.
Team Gibbs, was left in the room starring at the image before them, no one was saying anything, each of them was carefully coming into terms at what was right in front of them. Realization of something that can never be undone, by almost everyone in the room, a mixture of emotions running through each and everyone of them. Abby was in tears, she had never cried like she was crying now she turns to McGee for comfort. McGee silently hugs Abby her tears merging with hers it is time to say goodbye. Ducky, was stoic, he had learn the extent of what has happened to Ziva, he had known in some ways that Ziva was going to die, but now that it has happened it pains him immensely, for he had learn to love Ziva, she was a comfort to him, the talks, tea breaks, her knowledge, he hated the idea that Ziva had suffered. He could only apologize as he let tears fall.
Gibbs, had finally found the answer, he found out the truth, he wanted revenge but even that is taken from him. Since amongst the ones that was burned and killed, Saleem was one of them. There is nothing left but to say his goodbyes like the ones before her…
They all left the room to attend to the daunting task at hand, all except one…
Tony was left starring at the image, he was left trying to memorize his partners face, he had this great fear for he had been starting to forget her face, when he learned what was done to Ziva's remains he nearly went insane, but as much as it angers him he also wanted to know the truth, now all was left of her is bones, a cold metal badge, and memories of her that would last him his entire lifetime. He can't cry no more, it seems that as the rest of him dies, his tears dried up as well all was left is fear, fear of forgetting, his body weak from all the emotions coursing through him he sat down. Feeling all the weariness he had been feeling. Still starring at her face…
Dr. Brennan was looking for Angela, but instead she found Tony sitting in the floor starring at the image. She contemplated on leaving till she saw the look of pain in his face. A pain so great, that being Bones and sometimes had trouble relating to anyone, even Bones had to walk in, she put a hand in his shoulders and gently squeeze it providing comfort to a wounded man. He looks up and he could see despair, he suddenly asked
"What do I do now?"
She could only tell him one thing "you move on..."
"How?"
"Live for her"
Thinking about what she said it made sense, but it is the hardest thing he can do, standing up he gave her a small smile,
"Thanks"
She stared at him that smile had made him look different somehow, "No problem"
"NO I mean it, Thank you, for identifying her and for somehow bringing her back to us, and for comforting me it means a lot to me."
"She means a lot to you doesn't she?"
"She is I mean was partner, my soul mate, best friend, she is everything to me, but I haven't told her yet, and it's too late…" he said it with remorse
"It is never too late, tell her,"
Looking at Bones hopefully, she saw something in his eyes a flicker of hope, of light.
"Thank you, and can you do me a favor?"
"Sure, anything…"
"Can I come here? I mean I won't intrude I just want to see her once in a while nodding to the direction of the image.
"Do not worry I am going to make sure, that she is still here when you return, she had
Promised him, most of the time Brennan is aloof to almost anyone but she seems to have a connection with him. She watches him leave, hoping he would return soon…
Booth, was looking for Bones he had receive a call,
"Bones"
"Booth"
"Sorry but I need to go something came up."
"Is everything ok?"
"Yes, I just need to tell you I'd be gone for a few days, something came up, I am really sorry, Tell you all about it when I return… with that he leaves in a hurry…
Bones stared at the back of his partner, she had been confused by his sudden departure he had been acting weird for a couple of months now, and he seems to be keeping secrets from her, Brennan watch her partner leave, with a sorrowful look in her eyes…
After a few weeks,
Ziva's was buried in Israel, the whole NCIS team was there with Vance, they saw Eli David his face a mask of unconcern, No one talked to him, all of them livid at the fact that he was the one responsible for his daughters death yet he did not feel any remorse, The burial was peaceful almost stoic, as they place the flowers on her casket each of them bidding there goodbyes, each one took a piece of her with them, Abby, kept the photo's she has with her, McGee, her bull cap the one with the bullet hole, Ducky, the mug she had been using, Tony, her badge and the remaining strand of her hair carefully wrap and close to his heart, Gibbs, her necklace, he had kept it with him in his goodbye….
NCIS, is seemingly back to normal yet never the same, all of them trying to live their lives for a friend, a comrade, a daughter.
In Gibbs basement,
He had been working on it for weeks, a boat, he already has a name for it is called Ziver's dreams…
Tony, walking up the steps to the familiar Jeffersonian, he had a date with Doctor Brennan today. He smiles for the first time remembering the kind doctor; humming a tune to himself he knocks at her door…
NCIS*BONES*NCIS
Longest chapter yet (sorry)
Is this the end??? Nah….
There are a lot of things still come I leave you with a few questions through,
(Answer them if you like I want to get your reactions)
What is up with Booth?
Are Tony and Brennan seeing each other?
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xiatien