"A Moment In Time"

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Fandom(s): NCIS: Los Angeles & Dark Angel
Character(s): Owen Granger & Donald Lydecker
Pairing: none

Rating: T
Words: 417 words

Requested By: none
Challenge/Summary: Tag on to 4x24 of NCIS: LA; "Descent". Assistant Director Owen Granger makes a special phone call.
Inspiration: With the way that NCIS: LA ended off in that finale, I just couldn't get the idea of another team interfering in some way. So this is how that idea may be integrated into the finale.

Spoiler(s): everything up to ep. 4x24 ("Descent") of NCIS: LA and the general concept behind Dark Angel (the X5 program)
Time Frame: During the 4x24 of NCIS: LA (near the beginning – immediately after Owen Granger cuts his connection off with the Ops center in LA). AU for DA.

A/N: Additional comments at the end to avoid spoilers.

*NCIS:LA*DA*NCIS:LA*DA*NCIS:LA*

"Calling In For Back Up"

Owen Granger disconnected his video connection with the NCIS team in Los Angeles. They had a major situation on their hands and this assistant director didn't think the LA team alone could get the job done…not without something going wrong along the way. There were just too many variables to consider and they didn't have time to flesh them all out. It was also a risk that they couldn't afford, not when there were two nuclear weapons loose on American soil (the third had already been detonated).

After Granger packed his necessities for his six hour flight to LA, he grabbed his secure phone and made a call he never thought he'd make.

"Hello?"

Granger cleared his throat a bit before he spoke, "Colonel Donald Lydecker?"

There was a grunt on the other end, "That depends, who am I speaking with?"

Granger puffed out his chest, as if he were introducing himself in person, "I'm Owen Granger, the assistant director for NCIS."

There was a slight pause on the other end where some paper-movement could be heard, "What can I do for you assistant director?"

"I've got a team that is working on the retrieval of stolen nuclear weapons but I believe that more backup is in order." Granger summarized without giving too much away in regards to the situation. Even though the line was secure, Granger couldn't risk exposing too much of the situation too soon into the negotiation.

"What is it that you are suggesting sir?"

Granger exhaled deeply before he offered his proposal, "I need your best team in LA. I believe you referred to them as X5s."

He had heard through the grapevine among the members of the chain of command that were allowed that classified information that there was an elite yet secretive program that consisted of members that could get any job done for the American government without drawing attention to themselves. They were efficient, they were lethal and they could perfectly incorporate themselves into any situation; the perfect agents that acted under the radar. In a crisis like this, Owen Granger knew that he needed this team on the ground in LA to help out with the NCIS agents already on the case.

Granger waited with bated breath for an answer of some kind. The silence went on for what felt like hours yet it was only a few agonizing minutes. Time was of the essences and luckily for this assistant director, he didn't have to wait much longer.

"I'll see what I can do sir."

*NCIS:LA*DA*NCIS:LA*DA*NCIS:LA*

A/N #1: I've had this idea in my head since the NCIS: LA finale aired yet I didn't know how to replicate the idea I had so I thought I'd share part of it and write another part of it as another snippet. So what do you think of the idea? I'm definitely interested to see the LA team meeting up with the X5 team.

A/N #2: Thank you to everyone who took the time to read my latest snippet/challenge on Supernatural, it means the world to me! A special thanks to Ghostwriter and HassanaRfor leaving me a review for my previous snippet. Once again, thank you for always leaving your thoughts for me to read and respond to. THANK YOU!

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Originally Published: September 7, 2013