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Sorry it's a short chapter but I had to stop at a certain point, hope this chapter is alright. I have done as somebody suggested a tried to break up scenes within the chapter, hope it makes it easier to read. Also I am planning to catch up on my other stories so it maybe a bit of wait till the next chapter, and I am off to visit family during the next few weekends who don't have internet access so I'm unsure exactly when my next posting for this story will be.
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The Claiming.
The huge silver wolf stood, his flanks heaving as he breathed, he had ran into the forest desperate to get away from the sight of the two small bodies lying lifeless on the floor, he had no destination in mind as he sped through the forest.
When he had heard the howl he had stopped, tilting his head to listen the wolf recognised the call of his pup, he heard two more of his children join his firstborn; he waited to see if they would call again. The sound of the next howl had the silver wolf tensing, it sounded like his pack had company and many wolves joined in the howling. He growled as he recognised the sounds of wolves he knew his eyes still red he snarled, these wolves had caused him much pain, he would make them submit as he was the alpha and they would not hurt his pups or his pack. Turning around using a ground eating run the massive wolf loped back towards where he could tell his pups waited.
Tony and his team listened to see if Gibbs would howl again, he was disappointed when there was no answering howl, he could tell that both Tim and Ziva as well as the six brothers where also unhappy that Gibbs had not howled again. He wondered exactly what state his boss was in, the howl he had heard from Gibbs had almost caused him to shift, the sound of the man's rage and sadness had caused tears to pop into his eyes, he could tell that he was not the only one affected by the gut wrenching noise.
"Tony?" Tim wanted Tony to tell him what they needed to do, would they go into the woods and try and track their missing leader or would they wait to see if he came to them, surely Gibbs would come to them after hearing the calls.
"It's alright Tim we'll wait here, I'm sure Gibbs will be back soon." Tony put as much confidence and conviction as he could into his softly spoken words.
"Yes Tim Gibbs will come to us." Ziva nodded her agreement with senior field agent.
"OK." Tim looked around, he could not believe the level of destruction his boss and alpha had caused, the medics where trying to help the numerous wounded, some of the Wolf Guard were guarding the prisoners who looked to be mostly scientists and office staff, they were also bring out the bodies of the dead. How on earth all of this had been hidden was beyond him, these people must have had some serious financial backing.
Tony growled satisfied as the body of the security guard who had killed the two small pups was brought out and dumped with the rest of the dead, he was glad the man had died but he did wish that it had taken him longer to succumb to his wounds.
The six members of the council stood watching the scene unfold, they were waiting in anticipation of reconnecting with their missing brother, all six knew deep down that Lucius was returning and it was due to the summoning howl that DiNozzo had issued, all of them were now convinced that the young man was the bitten child of the missing supreme alpha.
"He's is coming brothers." Markus could not keep the excitement from his voice, he grinned as he saw the same feelings within his brothers.
"Soon we shall be complete." Cassius pulled the smaller Markus into a hug; his laughter rang out across the clearing.
Brutus growls towards where the prisoners are being held, these puny humans had dared to hurt werewolves, the Council members had been dismayed and disgusted when they had been told about what monstrosities had been contained within the underground complex. Brutus wanted to claim vendetta against them all, and kill them, but Janus had pointed out that many of the wounded would now turn into the thing they hated the most, it was like Lucius had deliberately infected the wounded, he could have within held the gift of lycanthropy that his bite caused but he had not. Although if the antidote was administered with the first twenty four hours then these criminals would not change, he smiled nastily, he would suggest that the antidote be held back until the last possible minute just to make these dogs suffer, as Brutus could not imagine any pack would want any of the possible new wolves to be part of them.
"Brother?" Atticus could see the smile on his larger brother's face; it did not bode well for whoever the look was aimed at.
"These dogs won't receive the honour of being changed by our brother." Brutus growled. "They will be given the cure and then punished for there crimes."
"I want to see them gutted and ripped to shreds for the crimes they have committed against our brethren." Janus felt no pity for the wounded humans.
"We need to locate the packs that the pups and the dead adult belong to." Gaius indicated to a senior aide to come closer, he quickly rattled of a series of orders, he moved back to his brothers, all six watched the three werewolves stood close together, the smaller female bracketed by the two larger males.
"What if he doesn't come?" Tim had to ask.
"He will come." Ziva's voice did not wavier in its conviction; she believed that the man who was her father figure as well as alpha and team leader would not let them down.
Tony took a deep breath, he released a loud strong howl, once again calling to his alpha and sire, he needed to see the other man, he wanted desperately to make sure that Gibbs was alright, they had been told about the torture chamber where the smell of the missing man's blood had been pungent and strong.
The silver wolf stopped to listen to the familiar howl, he had not realised how far he had run when he had escaped the sight of the dead pups, he tilted his head back and howled telling his child that he was coming; he took off again determined to get to his pup.
Tony pulled Tim and Ziva into a hug after hearing the howled response to his call, he was confident that they would not have to wait too much longer before Gibbs returned to them, he chuckled as Ziva rubbed her face against his neck. He felt Tim smile against the other side of his neck; he just hoped that Gibbs was not hurt in any way.
The brothers could feel the anticipation grow as they waited for the wolf to arrive. They were pleased that the humans who had been in the facility where being removed, this meeting was for werewolves only, it did not need human witnesses. They could not wait to greet their brother, each one wondered if time had been kind to the man who was their alpha as well as their brother.
Secretary of the Navy Clayton Jarvis's jaw dropped he looked at his computer screen in growing horror, the image he could see was the stuff of nightmares, blood coated the walls he could see, nothing alive was contained within the room, were he had expected to see his rival hanging chained and beaten there was nothing.
"Sir?" Jonathan Cole watched the blood drain from the alpha werewolf's face.
"Christ." Jarvis voice is loud in the private office; he quickly disconnects from the feed, and initiates a procedure to clear his computer of any trace that he had been connected.
"Alpha?" Cole tries again he can see the worry on Jarvis's face, he hopes its got to do with the tip he gave the NCIS, he hoped that he was not too late and that the annoying DiNozzo has managed to get to Gibbs in time before the psychotic Harper Dearing managed to kill him.
"It looks like a scene from a horror movie, Dearing has obviously lost control." Jarvis snapped he was angry now, all he wanted was for Dearing and his Anti-Werewolf League to make Gibbs pay for challenging him, but it looked like somehow the resourceful Gibbs had turned the tables and killed him, Jarvis had seen what he recognised as soldiers from the Wolf Guard, so the facility had obviously been compromised, he wondered if Dearing had escaped with his life. "Luckily nothing can be traced back to me."
"What do we do?" Cole was curious to see how the other werewolf planned to deal with this set back, he found himself no longer seeing the arrogant man as his alpha, especially after seeing the mans enjoyment of the torture and brutal treatment towards a werewolf who had beaten him fairly during a challenge fight. Cole did not regret making the telephone call that had allowed Gibbs location to be found.
"Nothing." Jarvis gave the man a confident smile. "I do hope that Gibbs is found healthy and sound."
Cole kept his disgust off his face, his expression carefully blank.
"Now shall we do some work." Jarvis laughed as he picked up a file that he had to look over in his role as Secretary of the Navy.
The wolf stealthy approached the clearing, he could see the mass of werewolves he sniffed the air, recognising the scents of his pack that he could see grouped together, his pup holding the two younger werewolves, and he was pleased that his pack was taking care of each other. His lip curled back and he snarled lowly when he recognised the six male werewolves stood together, his eyes burned crimson, these were his siblings, he could smell the family connection he kept still as they all turned to look in the direction he was.
Tony's head swung round he looked into the woods, he focused all his senses outwards.
"Gibbs."
