The NCIS Daily Drabble

by Proseac

A massively ambitious endeavour to watch one NCIS episode per day, and write a drabble thereon, every single day, starting July 1, 2011. Starts with the 2-part JAG spin-off. Now complete! See The NCIS Weekly Drabble for future instalments.

10. Episode 1x09: Marine Down

NCIS Daily Drabble
Episode 1.09 – Marine Down
Original Airdate: December 16, 2003

Title: Perspective
Characters/Pairings: Tony DiNozzo
Word Count: 100

Summary: Some things aren't worth getting upset about

Beta: the lovely Scousemuz1k

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He thought being declared dead was incredibly inconvenient; being bounced from one NCIS department to another, flashing every damned piece of personal identification he owned, trying to prove he wasn't that DiNozzo.

Everyone had a good laugh at his expense. He didn't like being the butt of their jokes – it was no fun with the shoe on the other foot.

But being declared dead was so much more than an inconvenience for Major Craig Peary and his family. Watching as the proud Marine is reunited with his wife and children, Tony regains perspective.

He's got absolutely nothing to complain about.