Chapter 4

Figuring out the problem

McGee checked his watch as he waited for Abby to arrive. He sat at on his Laz-E-Boy watching his DVD movie of 'John Carpenter's Vampire'. He looked at his window every so often hoping that the cat Abby would come as well. He would love to show her to the human Abby.

As he was taking his pills he was surprised when a knock came from his door. He quickly got up and answered the door.

"Hey Abby," he said letting her in.

"Hey Tim. Hope you don't mind, but I brought over someone that can help."

"Who," McGee asked but he found out when he looked back at the doorway, "Gibbs!"

"Evening McGee. I'm sure you don't mind me being here," Gibbs said as he walked in.

"N-no, of course not boss. Welcome to my apartment," McGee stammered.

"So McGee, when are you going to sleep," Abby asked.

"Soon I guess," McGee responded.

"Well we need you to try to sleep right now," Abby told him.

"Ok then," McGee complied as he started to walk to his bedroom.

"Where you going," Abby said.

"To sleep," McGee answered.

"No, we need you to sleep on you recliner," Abby told him

"Ok," McGee said as he sat back down in his Laz-E-Boy and reclined it back, "Are you guys gonna watch me sleep the whole time? You're making me kind of nervous."

"Yes McGee, we do. Other wise how else are we gonna help you." Abby told him as she grabbed a chair.

"Fine then," McGee said as he rested his head and closed his head.

McGee found it a little difficult to fall asleep with Gibbs and Abby watching him, but after 10 minutes he felt really tired and drifted off to sleep. As he sleep Abby watched him carefully from her seat as Gibbs stood beside her.

"Do you have the potion Ducky made," Abby asked softly so she wouldn't wake up McGee.

Gibbs reached into his pocket and pulled out a small vial with a blue liquid inside it.

"So do you think McGee became one when he got bit," Abby asked.

"Well we're gonna find out soon enough."

After an hour past, Abby and Gibbs were starting to fall asleep when they noticed that McGee was stirring and mumbling. Abby got up to check on him.

"McGee," she said as she placed a hand on his shoulder.

McGee then suddenly rolled off the recliner and onto the floor face down.

"Is he ok," Abby asked as she knelt down next to McGee.

"Yeah I thinks so," Gibbs said who also knelt down next to McGee.

Suddenly McGee started to crawl towards the wall. Abby and Gibbs started to help him up when McGee suddenly started to make a choking noise.

"Get back Abby. This could get dangerous," Gibbs ordered.

As Abby backed off, Gibbs pulled out the vial and grabbed McGee as he tried to twist the cap. McGee responded by pushing back Gibbs with one hand, making him fall back and drop the vial, which rolled on the floor away from him.

"Get the vial," Gibbs shouted as he grabbed McGee.

McGee pushed Gibbs off of him then grabbed him by the shirt and throw him up against the bookcase with a surprising strength.

"Gibbs, are you ok," Abby yelled worryingly.

"I'm fine," Gibbs said as he got back up, "just stay back, he changing."

As McGee stumbled around the apartment he started to get larger in size, as brown and black hair started to grow on his face and arms. Then his face started to protrude to the shape of a pit bulls snout and mouth. His hand started to get hairy and his nails turned into sharp claws. His feet turned into paws with sharp claws as well. He turned around and started to stumble towards Abby when Gibbs quickly morphed into a gray dog and jumped up and sunk his teeth into McGee's arm. McGee roared at the pain as he swung Gibbs around. McGee then swung Gibbs up against the wall, making it break and release his hold on his arm. McGee then ran and crashed through the window landing on the street.

Abby ran to the window to see McGee run off into the night. She turned around to see Gibbs morph back into a human and get back up.

"Are you ok Gibbs, are u hurt?"

"I'm alright. Right now we need to find him before he hurts someone."

"Do you think he did those attacks?"

"I don't know. If he did, he didn't do all of them. He was bit after we found the body, so there's gotta be another one. Now come on."

Gibbs and Abby ran out the door and outside the building. They ran to where McGee landed after he jumped out the window. Gibbs morphed into a dog again and sniffed around the spot being careful not to step on any glass. He sniffed around frantically till he found a scent. As he ran off towards the direction of the scent., Abby quickly transformed into a black cat and followed Gibbs.

They ran several blocks before stopping at a corner to look for the scent again.

"He's gotta be around here," Gibbs thought to himself as he continued sniffing for the scent, "I can smell him. Where is he?"

When he picked up the scent again, he started to run again with Abby closely behind. They stopped when they reached an alley. They saw McGee inside it digging for trash inside a dumpster. Abby started to walk up to him when Gibbs suddenly stepped in front of her to make her stop. He then signaled her to get out of sight.

As Abby and Gibbs watched McGee through the corner of the alley, Gibbs suddenly saw a few men coming down the sidewalk. Thinking quickly Gibbs ran up and started barking at them. The men stepped back in surprise but stayed where they were. As Gibbs continued barking madly, the men tried to scare him away. They started to laugh as they threw beer cans and rocks at him. Suddenly McGee came out of the alley and started to growl at them. The men screamed and ran in the opposite direction. McGee started to follow them when Gibbs jumped up and sunk his teeth in McGee's arm again. McGee swung his arm throwing Gibbs off. Gibbs hit the floor hard but got up right away and ran towards McGee again. McGee slashed at Gibbs but missed when he dodged of the way and bit his leg. McGee tried furiously to slice at Gibbs but each time Gibbs would dodge and dart out of the way.

A shop owner came out of his store with a shotgun but froze when he saw the giant wolf monster that was McGee several feet away. When McGee noticed the shop owner he charged towards him. Acting quickly, the scared shop owner raised his shotgun fired but missed as McGee jumped forward and slashed at the shotgun, breaking it in half. The shop owner screamed as he tried to run inside but fell over when McGee grabbed his leg and started pulling him but released the leg when Gibbs jumped up and bit him on the neck. Gibbs managed to hang on to McGee's neck as McGee tried to shake him off, till McGee grabbed Gibbs by the leg and threw him.

As Gibbs got up he was knocked down again when McGee smacked him with his tree trunk-like arms. McGee then pinned Gibbs down by grabbing his throat. Gibbs struggled to break free, but McGee was too strong. Gibbs eyes rolled to the back of his head as McGee choked him. Then Abby jumped up behind McGee and clawed at his eyes making him release his choke on Gibbs.

When Gibbs got up, Abby jumped off McGee and escaped with Gibbs leaving behind a roaring McGee. When they were sure that they lost McGee, Abby and Gibbs changed back to their human form and sat on the curb as they try to catch their breath.

"He's too strong," Gibbs said massaging his neck.

"What do we do now," Abby asked.

"Our best hope is too find him in the morning and hope for the best."

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, but don't do that again."

"I was just trying to-"

"I said don't do it again. I'm thankful but you could have gotten hurt."

"But McGee loves me, he would never hurt me, would he?"

"Abby, he threw me around like rag doll, and almost choked me out. When he's like this he has no control. We have to get him to drink the potion. We'll wait till morning, then we'll go look for him."

TBC in the next chapter….