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Title: Gone
author: Cindy Ryan
catagory: Crossover--CSI/West Wing, angst
Pairings: Josh/Donna, possibly Nick/Donna, Grissom/Sara
Raiting: PG-13 could change later
Summary: During a vacation to Las Vegas Donna Moss disappears. Can the CSI team find her in time?
Spoilers: general, WW--season three--Simon reference
Notes: This hasn't been beta read so all mistakes are mine. Sorry this chapter is so short. Hope to have Chapter 4 up by
Friday.
Leo McGarry was just getting out of his fourth meeting of the day when his assistant Margaret rushed up to him.
"What is it,Margaret?"
Margaret's face was solemn as she stated quietly. "Ron Butterfield is waiting in your office."
Leo blinked. "Is it about Donna?"
Margaret shook her head. "He wouldn't tell me."
"Alright, let's go."Leo replied knowing this was going to be an extremely long day.
********
Nick Stokes sat at a computer terminal in the lab waiting for the program to match any of the fingerprints they had found in the hotel room. To the
left of the computer keyboard sat a small pile of newspaper and magazine articles from the previous year. Headlines varied from:
'President and staffer injured in Virginia shooting.'
'President recovers, staffer still criticial."
'Lyman out of surgery, doctor's cagey.'
'West Wing slowly returns to normal after shooting.'
Nick sighed as he glanced away from the articles and back to the computer screen. He silently urged the computer program to run faster. Donna Moss
had been through more than enough in the last year. According to the papers Moss had helped her boss through his recovery. Somebody who
went above and beyond the call like that deserved sunshine and happiness not dark spaces and evil.
They had to find her and fast. Time was not on their side.
*******
Ron Butterfield, head of the President's Secret Service Detail, stood as Leo McGarry entered the office.
"Ron, what can I do for you?"Leo asked as he reached his desk and took a seat.
Ron sat down as he pulled a fax from a file he was holding. "We received this about a half hour ago in regards to Ms. Moss's kidnapping. We're still doing
a final analyisis but so far it checks out."
"What is it?"Leo asked wearily as he reached for the piece of paper.
"One group claims responsibility for Ms. Moss's kidnapping,"Ron replied grimly knowing that once this hit the fan all hell would break loose. "West Virginia
White Pride."
Leo stared at the secret service agent as he tried to digest what the man had just said. "Are you absoultely sure?"
Ron nodded. "As sure as we can be. That's why I came to you first."
"Thank you."Leo acknowledged as Ron stood to leave. "As soon as you know anything....."
"I'll let you know."Ron affirmed as he turned and left the room.
Leo slowly sank back in his chair the paper fluttering to the desk in front of him. As the Chief of Staff rested his face in his hands all he could think of was
that this news would kill his deputy. But Leo also knew he had to be the one to tell Josh. He just wished he didn't have to do it over the damn phone.
After a moment Leo raised his head. "Margaret!"
The red haired woman poked her head into the office. "Yes?"
"Hold my calls for half an hour."
Margaret looked at her boss with concern but nodded. "Yes, Sir."
After the young woman left Leo reached for the phone.
Title: Gone
author: Cindy Ryan
catagory: Crossover--CSI/West Wing, angst
Pairings: Josh/Donna, possibly Nick/Donna, Grissom/Sara
Raiting: PG-13 could change later
Summary: During a vacation to Las Vegas Donna Moss disappears. Can the CSI team find her in time?
Spoilers: general, WW--season three--Simon reference
Notes: This hasn't been beta read so all mistakes are mine. Sorry this chapter is so short. Hope to have Chapter 4 up by
Friday.
Leo McGarry was just getting out of his fourth meeting of the day when his assistant Margaret rushed up to him.
"What is it,Margaret?"
Margaret's face was solemn as she stated quietly. "Ron Butterfield is waiting in your office."
Leo blinked. "Is it about Donna?"
Margaret shook her head. "He wouldn't tell me."
"Alright, let's go."Leo replied knowing this was going to be an extremely long day.
********
Nick Stokes sat at a computer terminal in the lab waiting for the program to match any of the fingerprints they had found in the hotel room. To the
left of the computer keyboard sat a small pile of newspaper and magazine articles from the previous year. Headlines varied from:
'President and staffer injured in Virginia shooting.'
'President recovers, staffer still criticial."
'Lyman out of surgery, doctor's cagey.'
'West Wing slowly returns to normal after shooting.'
Nick sighed as he glanced away from the articles and back to the computer screen. He silently urged the computer program to run faster. Donna Moss
had been through more than enough in the last year. According to the papers Moss had helped her boss through his recovery. Somebody who
went above and beyond the call like that deserved sunshine and happiness not dark spaces and evil.
They had to find her and fast. Time was not on their side.
*******
Ron Butterfield, head of the President's Secret Service Detail, stood as Leo McGarry entered the office.
"Ron, what can I do for you?"Leo asked as he reached his desk and took a seat.
Ron sat down as he pulled a fax from a file he was holding. "We received this about a half hour ago in regards to Ms. Moss's kidnapping. We're still doing
a final analyisis but so far it checks out."
"What is it?"Leo asked wearily as he reached for the piece of paper.
"One group claims responsibility for Ms. Moss's kidnapping,"Ron replied grimly knowing that once this hit the fan all hell would break loose. "West Virginia
White Pride."
Leo stared at the secret service agent as he tried to digest what the man had just said. "Are you absoultely sure?"
Ron nodded. "As sure as we can be. That's why I came to you first."
"Thank you."Leo acknowledged as Ron stood to leave. "As soon as you know anything....."
"I'll let you know."Ron affirmed as he turned and left the room.
Leo slowly sank back in his chair the paper fluttering to the desk in front of him. As the Chief of Staff rested his face in his hands all he could think of was
that this news would kill his deputy. But Leo also knew he had to be the one to tell Josh. He just wished he didn't have to do it over the damn phone.
After a moment Leo raised his head. "Margaret!"
The red haired woman poked her head into the office. "Yes?"
"Hold my calls for half an hour."
Margaret looked at her boss with concern but nodded. "Yes, Sir."
After the young woman left Leo reached for the phone.