Here is the next, as a reminder no money is made and nothing is owned.

Walking into the bullpen, everything is quiet. Tony can tell there are no active cases, otherwise it would be a mad house as it always used to be. McGee saw them first, "Hey Tony!" Tony waved hello as he headed for Gibbs' desk.

He handed Gibbs a large coffee then dragged a chair over for Penelope to sit in. Seeing the unasked question in Gibbs eyes Tony shakes his head.

It didn't take long for the news to spread that Tony was in the bullpen. Ducky were the first to appear seeing the way Penelope was trussed up Ducky couldn't help but to become overly concerned.

"My dear Penelope I didn't know you were injured to this extent." Ducky tells her. He was surprised that she didn't respond to him. From the little bit of time he had spent with her, he had found her to be very polite and cordial to him and a joy to spend time with.

"Ducky the reason I went to go get her is because she is injured she couldn't fly the bomb blast she was in destroyed her hearing the damage is permanent 90 hearing loss. Send her a text or write a note. She has a hard time controlling the timbre of her voice so don't be surprised if she responds with in the same manner."

"Oh my. And tell me if I'm wrong doesn't a portion of her job deal listening to videos and audio tapes for information."

"Yes it does, or it did."

He hands Ducky a pad of paper so he can talk with Penelope. Then he turns his attention to Gibbs. "She has to go to the Bureau to talk to Section chief Cruz she asked me to be there in case there is a problem."

"Tony, how is she?" Gibbs asks him picking up his coffee.

"Nothing yet. You know Penelope, she'll wait until she is home, she might wear her heart on her sleeve when it comes to cases and the people who they are helping. But when it comes to personal stuff."

"Just like the rest of us. Personal and work don't mix."

"Gibbs, Gibbs, I left the test running, I heard that Tony is here I just had to come see him," Abby tells him as her pigtails jump about in the air, throwing herself in to Tony's arms.

"Abby, I need to breathe." She lets go and steps away. Frowning when she sees Ducky writing something on a pad of paper while Penelope sips some tea.

"What's she doing here Gibbs?" Abby signs not wanting the others to understand what is being said. She didn't like Penelope, when the team came back after the case in Tennessee Tim and Ellie couldn't help but rave about her computer skills and just how close she was to Tony. She even helped Tim with some of the things he had to do. Not that she ever met her, it just was that she wasn't family an she had her own team. She should leave the NCIS team alone.

"She's with me Abby?" Tony tells her. "We just came back from the doctor I'm bringing her to the Bureau she has to do a few things.

"Can't she catch a taxi or something I haven't seen you in ages. We have so much to catch up on. Can't her own team come and get her? She should leave my team alone."

"Abby you don't own him or anyone on the team." Gibbs signed back as he watched Penelope paying attention to what was going on. He didn't miss the way her facial expression hardened either.

"But you're mine. And I don't like to share." She signed to him wanting to keep her comments private.

"No can do Abby, Penelope was injured in the last case they were on. She lost her hearing completely."

"Oh! I'm sorry, Maybe I can teach her to sign." she says her pigtails bouncing thinking she just might be able to see just what is so special about her.

Gibbs didn't say anything as Penelope got up from talking to Ducky, and walked over to where Tony was standing in front of his desk

She tapped Tony on the shoulder, when Tony turned she told him that a they should leave that she didn't want to miss Chief Cruz." then she turns and looks at Abby.

"You know Dr. Sciuto among the lab rats and techs in the agencies' you have a reputation of being a brilliant scientist and technician. But you also have a reputation of being a spoiled rotten petulant brat, who when she doesn't gets her way throws a temper tantrum. It's time you learned that the world does not revolved around Abigail Sciuto. Now if you'll excuse me Agent Gibbs, I need to talks to my section Chief and resign, I'm no good to my team the way I am. And unless they can find a place for me in the cyber unit or maybe in cold cases. I'll have to resign completely."

It took Abby a minute to realize that the whole time she was talking softly she was also signing in ASL.

Penelope turned to Tony, and whispering softly telling him she was going to the ladies room.

"Gibbs!" Abby whines.

He waits until Penelope is gone before he replies. "What did you expect Abby? She works with one of the best teams in any of the agencies in the federal systems."

Abby's face looked like a toddler about to have a temper tantrum, just from the was she is scowling. "But I was supposed to be the one to teach her, it's not fair!" At that Tony had to laugh lightly "Abby, you need to remember that with as smart as you are; there are people in the world who are just as smart if not smarter. Penelope falls in the smarter category."

"No!" Abby whined, "This is completely unacceptable. I mean, this is supposed to be MY thing. Now she just waltzes in here already knowing sign! What's next, are you going to tell me she can speak more than one language?"

"Actually Abigail," Ducky spoke up "Miss Penelope can speak French fluently."

"This is such bull Gibbs, its not fair for her to walk in here and commandeer MY team mates and be all smart and make you all be on her side and everything."

Gibbs had to say just one word as he spotted Penelope on her way back from the bathroom, "Abby."

Abby huffed and crossed her arms across her chest, "I guess I should go back to my lab and check the tests." With that she stamps her feet before she storms away leaving Tony shaking his head and shooting Gibbs a smile.

McGee wandered over, "What's her problem?" Tony laughed before replying, speaking and Gibbs signing at the same time to not let Penelope feel left out. "Abby is Abby. What more would you expect, you remember Penelope Garcia from the BAU."

Not being completely oblivious, he knew she couldn't hear but he couldn't sign either so he sent her a big smile and waved.

She in return walked over and gave him a gentle hug returning his smile. She liked McGee and he had been nothing but kind to her. She picked up a notepad off of Gibbs' desk and wrote, hello Agent McGee, I hope you are doing well! I want you to know that once my arm is healed I can teach you sign if you'd like. I'm sure you'd rather have Abby do it though. But if you were to learn we could still talk computer codes and things.

After reading what she wrote McGee shook his head and wrote his reply; I'd honestly much rather you teach me. You have a gentler presence and you don't get frustrated and angry as quickly as she does. Besides, if I really make you mad you would just send me an impossible to find-and-defeat computer virus, while she punches when she gets angry.

When Penelope read that she burst out laughing nodding her head.

When Penelope looked back to Gibbs, he signed as he spoke "Would you like for me to come to your meeting with Chief Cruz to act as an interpreter?"

The look on Penelope's face was that of relief and gratefulness as she nodded her head.