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A/N – okay so here's a new chapter as promised on my other profile story. Had a little trouble writing this one but it moves the story forward. Starting to wrap this up now so only a couple more chapters to go.
Chapter 26
Tim really wasn't happy, his mate was off doing who knows what and wasn't were he had promised to be when the time came. Of course he knew as Alpha, Gibbs had a lot of responsibility, but he needed his mate and Ducky was starting to get on his nerves. He let loose a warning growl at Ducky, just as the doors to the room open, when the older man told him yet again to just relax and let nature take its course.
"Oh my" Jackie Vance stated surprised at Tim's growling, having just walked back into the room at that precise moment, having done another round of checks on Ducky's behalf.
"Everything is perfectly fine Jackie, Timothy is just vocalising his frustration, much like any other female when they're in labour. I believe his is also rather miffed that our Alpha isn't here as promised" Ducky replied lightly as he raffle the hair in between Tim's ears, for his part Tim just roll his eyes as another desire to push took his concentration away from the conversation in the room.
Jackie smiled at the comment, remembering another recent birth she had assisted with "I know what you mean I would have thought Jethro would have been here though."
"I've asked Ziva to fetch him, especially with how things are progressing, now tell me how are the others fairing my dear?"
"Everyone except Ron is now up and moving around, even if it is a little gingerly, Jimmy's arranging help to take him down stairs to have an ex-ray done so we can see how much longer we need to have him on bed rest. Oh and Grace and her daughter Emily have arrived and are helping with refreshments."
"Good, that's good, Grace was never one for blood and guts" Ducky commented as Tim howled in pain "Alright Timothy let's see how you're doing, Jackie a hand please."
NCIS
Ziva was just about to make her way out of the grand hall into the grounds of the mansion, to collect Gibbs as Ducky had requested, when she saw a young woman approaching from the other end of the hall with a heavily laden tray, not knowing who the woman though she approached with caution, hand on top of her sig.
"Excuse me, please identify yourself"
"Oh, err hi, Emily Parks, just here to help out, this is for the Alpha's table. I'd shake your hand but…" Emily responded, lifting the tray.
"Then let me help you" Ziva stated removing the item which was obviously the heaviest.
"Thanks" Emily replied as she followed Ziva outside before approaching the table "Hey dad."
"Emily sweetheart, when did you arrive?" Alpha Parks questioned as he got up greet his daughter whilst his first Beta took the tray from her.
"Once we got a call from Dumbo we headed over" Emily smirked, using her favourite nick name for her father's first Beta, before admonishing the man himself "you could have called, yourself, you know"
"Business first, little one, now let me introduce you" Parks stated as he indicated to Gibbs "Emily this is Alpha Gibbs"
"Please to meet you Alpha, I've heard so much about you from my grandfather." Emily stated with respected
"Sorry to interrupted but Alpha Gibbs is required to attend his mate." Ziva broke in.
"If you'll excuse me." Gibbs stated, quickly shaking both Parks and Jenkins hands before he left the group, Emily looked surprised at the fact that an Alpha would curtail to his mate.
"Alpha Gibbs mate is currently in labour Emily." Tony interjected on Gibbs behalf. "Pleasure to meet you, I'm Antony DiNozzo by the way."
"Hi" Emily reply was clipped and short much to Tony's surprise and the young woman didn't attempted to take his offered hand, instead turning her attention back to her father, just as he was about to voice his objection to Emily's open dismissal, Gibbs barked
"DiNozzo!"
"Coming Boss!"
NCIS
Gibbs arrived in the small room as Ducky lifted a small dark haired wolf up into the waiting, gloved, hands of Jackie.
"Well hello little one" Ducky cooed with a smile.
"Our first born Ducky" Gibbs asked with pride, from over his shoulder, sniffing to take in the babies scent and making the Medical Examiner jump.
"Jethro don't do that." Ducky admonished, he so hated it when people took him by surprise "I could have dropped this wee one."
"Boy or girl?" Gibbs questioned, not that he minded.
"Boy, same as your first born, who is already over there, which you would have already known if you'd been here." Ducky retorted, smiling at Timothy as he did so, knowing the younger man would have wanted to say something along very similar lines.
"Had business to take care of." Jethro reminded as he followed Ducky's line of sight to a small table with an incubator, watching as Jackie tenderly place the cub wolf inside, next to the cub already there, as Jimmy slipped into the room.
"Yes well, I'm sure you can explain to Timothy, what was more imported than breaking your promise, in due course" Ducky responded dismissively. "Palmer get gloved up and help me over here, Timothy is naturally tiring." Ducky stated as he wiggled his own glove covered hand.
Gibbs ignored the jibes from Ducky as he knew they had been done for his mate's benefit, however just as he was about to stroke one to the cubs babies an angry growl filled the room. Turning Gibbs looked at his mate, raising an eyebrow in question but Tim continued to growl warningly until Gibbs got the message.
Moving away from the incubator Gibbs approached his mate with caution, it was well known that the female wolves could get very aggressive during labour. "Okay Tim you win. You get to handle them first." Gibbs conceded as he realised just how much he was in the bad books with his mate at this moment. "I know what I promised, but there were things to discuss, but I should have been quicker about it, let's just put it aside for now as I'm here now" Gibbs continue to pacify his mate before he reached out and ruffled the hair on top of his head, smiling "you're doing great Tim, just one more."
Tim whined his acceptance but also informed his mate that the discussion wasn't over by clawing at his arm "Yeah, okay I know, not that easy." Gibbs acknowledged.
"I think you're incorrect about only one more Sir" Jimmy stated, he was looking into the incubator as he was putting on the his gloves
"Jimmy?" Jackie questioned
"Identical twins, look see" Jimmy replied as he pointed to the pair, the others did look and realised Palmer was correct the two young cubs were completely identical"
"Duck?" Gibbs questioned
"Change, Jethro it will make Tim more comfortable and accepting of your late arrival." Ducky suggested before offering a sweetener. "I'll explain once you changed."
"He only scented three times." Gibbs growled as he started shrugging off his clothing, even though he knew Ducky was correct in his observation of how he could help Tim relax, before he shuddered and changed.
"Honestly Jethro, you know as well as I do it doesn't work like that, with humans or wolves, when identical twins are involved. Besides we also know there is a long line of twins in Timothy family history I just hope for Timothy's sake it's only one set, he's too weak to sustain this labour much longer."
Tim whimper in pain as another spasm shot through his body and Gibbs nuzzled his face against his mates in an effort to comfort and reassure him, it seem to work as Tim quieted and allowed his mate to lick him.
"Okay Tim, you know what to do, when you feel the urge push." Ducky instructed.
"Doctor Mallard?" Jimmy questioned as he moved up to his mentors side.
"What is it Palmer?"
"I was just wondering when the babies would turn back to human"
"Ah, now that is a question" Ducky smirked "The answer is when they are ready, in the meantime we take care of them, and Timothy."
NCIS
"Man you're a sight for sore eyes." Tony announced as he and Ziva walked back into the grand hall to see Ron Sack sitting in a wheel chair, just outside of the door of the room where Tim was, with Kate. "You alright to be up?"
"Not exactly up Tony." Ron replied indicating to the wheelchair.
"You know what I mean." Tony countered.
"Jimmy's allowed it, only on the understanding I spend at least the next couple of day in this contraption." Ron grumbled.
"Hey it could worse" Kate pointed out.
"You're lucky it's not permanent" Tobias agreed as he reminded Ron whilst walking up to the group.
"Look, I know okay, I messed up"
"No you did exactly what you had to do, you raised the alarm" Tony corrected
"Didn't protect Tim though did I"
"You expect too much of yourself" Ziva
"I'm his Beta, it's my job to protect him!" Ron countered
"No at that moment it was you're job to protect and warn the pack" Tony reminded.
NCIS
The fourth baby followed the third so quickly, it caught the members of the pack in human form by surprise, as Gibbs growled to gain their attention, Tim nudge at the tiny form that had yet to move, as blood continued to seep from between his legs.
"Alpha?" Ducky questioned turning around from where they still cleaning up the third cub, to immediately see the problem "Jackie get us some more help, Jimmy take over please, then when Jackie gets back come help with Timothy."
Tim continued to nudge and lick the still form as he whimpered out his fears, whilst Gibbs comforted his mate the best he could, if they had been in human form he would have wrapped him up in a hug, all he could do now was show his support and try not to let his own fear for their last born cub show.
NCIS
"What's taking so long?" Tony quizzed as dawn started to break over the horizon.
"Really Tony?" Kate countered
"What were you expecting Tony, that Tim would go into labour one minute and the babies would be with us the next?" Ziva questioned
"Well no, but….."
"The labour will take as long as it takes DiNozzo" Vance reasoned as he walked up to the group before informing them of the latest developments. "Alpha Jenkins and his pack have just left, Alpha Parks and his men have offered to stay on and help"
"That's very considerate of them" Tobias agreed "But then Alpha Parks and Gibbs have always had a mutual respect for one another."
"Indeed, now cook is unsure about having enough food for doing breakfast for everyone, so I've offered to take Mrs Parks shopping to get the necessary supplies, after which I'm going to head in to work" Turning to Tony, Vance continued "Your teams off rota until Gibbs informs me otherwise, but I will expect you, with the except of Ron in from tomorrow as usual"
"Fair enough, when does the integration start?" Tony responded.
"Once Gibbs and Parks have made their final choices, so I'd say early next week, in the meantime they'll be put to work helping out with the clean-up and so forth."
Vance had just finished when Jackie slipped through the door, everyone's attention. "Get us some more help."
"Jackie?" Vance questioned, like the other noticing Jackie distress.
"Timothy is still bleeding and cub number four isn't moving" Jackie hissed, just loud enough not to be over heard by anyone else in the grand hall, outside of the group congregated immediately outside the door, before turning around and going back into the room.
"Wait, cub number four?" Ron questioned puzzled, whilst Tony just hollered over the noise of the grand hall for the one woman who would know which other pack members would be qualified to help their Alpha's mate "Mrs Patmore!"