"Colonel, the Admiral would like to see you in his office."
"Jason I thought we'd been over this it's Mac for the day." Mac corrected.
"Yes ma 'a. Mac."
"The Admiral wants to see me?"
"As soon as possible. Gunny is arranging transport for you as we speak."
"Transport to where?" Mac questioned his slip up.
"It would be best if the Admiral told you ma'am." Mac put her pen down and followed Tiner to the Admiral's office; she put her vote in the box and signed the form while Tiner announced her.
"Colonel Mackenzie reporting as ordered Admiral."
"It's AJ for the day Mac. Take a seat." Mac sat. "I need you to go out to Norfolk. Gunny is arranging for you to be on the next helo."
"What happened?" Mac asked.
"I need you to meet with a Commander Powell at 1400 when the Freedom docks. He'll hand you a file. I need you to walk the file off the ship and hand it to Webb."
"Why can't Commander Powell hand the file to Webb himself?"
"Mac, this is classified information but Commander Powell is an undercover NCIS officer, he can't be seen handing anything to Webb without it blowing his cover."
"How am I going to get on the Freedom when it docks without suspicion?"
"When it docks, you'll be allowed access before anyone or anything is off loaded, you'll proceed to the JAG office on the premise of checking over the JAG records for the ship, they've had a new JAG for the last few weeks. It shouldn't take more than an hour. Powell will come and find you and hand you the file. Just carry it off the ship, Webb will find you at 1530 and hand him the file. He will arrange a helo back for you so you're back before 1700."
"Sir I was supposed to be counting the votes and the donations."
"I've spoken to Congresswoman Latham and Meredith they are coming in to count the votes to insure impartiality." There was a knock on the door. "Yes." AJ called.
"Admiral, there is a helo leaving for Norfolk in thirty minutes. A car is waiting downstairs for the Colonel."
"Admiral, that will get me in a few hours before I need to be there." Mac pointed out.
"Take lots of the non-voting envelopes and the sexual harassment pamphlets and hit anyone in a uniform up for a donation and give them a pamphlet."
"Yes sir. Victor can you."
"I'm already on it ma'am."
"It's Mac for today."
"Yes ma'am. Admiral!" Gunny closed the door.
"I give up." Mac said with a sigh of resignation.
"Mac, it took you six years to get Bud and Harriet to drop the ma'am's give Gunny and Tiner a break they've only had this for three and a half hours. Dismissed."
"Yes sir." Mac stood to attention and turned to leave.
"Mac, that's AJ."
"Yes sir." She said winking at him. Mac headed for her office and grabbed her cover, button up her jacket and grabbed her briefcase.
"The envelopes and the pamphlets ma." Mac looked at him. "c." He finished.
"Thank you Victor. If Harm asked where I am tell him I'm out hitting people up for donations and I'll be back in time for the vote announcement."
"Of course. You're car is waiting."
"Thank you." Mac took the stacks from him and proceeded to the elevator.
TBC
A/N : I know these chapters are short but you're getting a lot of them and I have an idea that needs its own chapter i.e. the next one. Thanks for all the reviews so far.
"Jason I thought we'd been over this it's Mac for the day." Mac corrected.
"Yes ma 'a. Mac."
"The Admiral wants to see me?"
"As soon as possible. Gunny is arranging transport for you as we speak."
"Transport to where?" Mac questioned his slip up.
"It would be best if the Admiral told you ma'am." Mac put her pen down and followed Tiner to the Admiral's office; she put her vote in the box and signed the form while Tiner announced her.
"Colonel Mackenzie reporting as ordered Admiral."
"It's AJ for the day Mac. Take a seat." Mac sat. "I need you to go out to Norfolk. Gunny is arranging for you to be on the next helo."
"What happened?" Mac asked.
"I need you to meet with a Commander Powell at 1400 when the Freedom docks. He'll hand you a file. I need you to walk the file off the ship and hand it to Webb."
"Why can't Commander Powell hand the file to Webb himself?"
"Mac, this is classified information but Commander Powell is an undercover NCIS officer, he can't be seen handing anything to Webb without it blowing his cover."
"How am I going to get on the Freedom when it docks without suspicion?"
"When it docks, you'll be allowed access before anyone or anything is off loaded, you'll proceed to the JAG office on the premise of checking over the JAG records for the ship, they've had a new JAG for the last few weeks. It shouldn't take more than an hour. Powell will come and find you and hand you the file. Just carry it off the ship, Webb will find you at 1530 and hand him the file. He will arrange a helo back for you so you're back before 1700."
"Sir I was supposed to be counting the votes and the donations."
"I've spoken to Congresswoman Latham and Meredith they are coming in to count the votes to insure impartiality." There was a knock on the door. "Yes." AJ called.
"Admiral, there is a helo leaving for Norfolk in thirty minutes. A car is waiting downstairs for the Colonel."
"Admiral, that will get me in a few hours before I need to be there." Mac pointed out.
"Take lots of the non-voting envelopes and the sexual harassment pamphlets and hit anyone in a uniform up for a donation and give them a pamphlet."
"Yes sir. Victor can you."
"I'm already on it ma'am."
"It's Mac for today."
"Yes ma'am. Admiral!" Gunny closed the door.
"I give up." Mac said with a sigh of resignation.
"Mac, it took you six years to get Bud and Harriet to drop the ma'am's give Gunny and Tiner a break they've only had this for three and a half hours. Dismissed."
"Yes sir." Mac stood to attention and turned to leave.
"Mac, that's AJ."
"Yes sir." She said winking at him. Mac headed for her office and grabbed her cover, button up her jacket and grabbed her briefcase.
"The envelopes and the pamphlets ma." Mac looked at him. "c." He finished.
"Thank you Victor. If Harm asked where I am tell him I'm out hitting people up for donations and I'll be back in time for the vote announcement."
"Of course. You're car is waiting."
"Thank you." Mac took the stacks from him and proceeded to the elevator.
TBC
A/N : I know these chapters are short but you're getting a lot of them and I have an idea that needs its own chapter i.e. the next one. Thanks for all the reviews so far.