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A/N: I hope you enjoy this chapter. Thanks to you all for the reviews. I will continue to write more as you all continue to review. Thanks to Toodles88/Miss-Margaret-4077 for her betaing skills, thanks Jess. Hope you enjoy the next chapter. Kandon
The smell of wafting Starbucks' coffee reached Gibbs's nose as he walked his usual path from NCIS headquarters to Starbucks'. He was calmer now, he sipped at the cup and took a deep breath. The cell phone, Gibbs' face darkened as he flipped his phone open, "What? I thought I told you not to phone me."
"Gibbs," the voice said quickly, "It's Mulvani at dispatch."
Gibbs relaxed, "Yeah?" he replied.
"Gibbs, DC Metro called," Mulvani's voice carried into Gibbs ear. His next words brought a chill to Gibbs heart. "Director Shepard's car was found outside Ronald Regan. She's hurt, they transferred her to University Hospital."
"I'll have the team there in ten minutes!" Gibbs said, cutting off Mulvani before he spoke again. He dropped the cup of coffee and ran towards NCIS Headquarters.
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Autopsy was quiet, which for Ducky Mallard was very unusual. It wasn't that he hadn't had any work to do. He had finished up a autopsy on a sailor who had died of a stroke due to a defect within his heart that the doctor who had cleared him for Military Service had failed to notice. He also had a stack of paperwork to do thanks to Gibbs and his team. Ducky sighed as he pushed the slab back into the refrigeration storage unit, "Goodnight, my friend."
The phone rang and Ducky turned and quickly walked over to the phone, "Autopsy."
"Doc! I'm glad I caught you," Mulvani said quickly through the receiver, "I just received a call from DC Metro, Director Shepard was in a car crash outside Regan National Airport. Gibbs is heading there now and he wanted you to be there."
"Thank you Michael, I'll head there directly," Ducky said placing the phone on the hook. He sighed, picking up his doctor's bag. The cell phone immediately burst into its rendition of Scotland The Brave. Ducky picked up his phone, "Ducky speaking."
"Ducky," The voice was strangled with pain and slight slurring with morphine, but it was the voice of Jenny Shepard, "I never made it to the airport…they are there…" Then the call suddenly disconnected and Ducky looked at the phone.
Jimmy walked into Autopsy, "Are we going to the crash, Doctor?"
Ducky looked at Jimmy, then immediately turned to the coat rack in the corner. He pulled the coat and his hat off it and looked at Jimmy. "I think you can manage Mr Palmer. I have an urgent errand to run for the Director."
"But Doctor…" Jimmy began to protest.
"Not now Mr Palmer, this matter is of the most utmost importance," Ducky said as he headed out the door quickly, "I shall be here when you return."
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The blue Chrysler slowed to a halt outside the police cordon. Gibbs, Tony, Ziva and McGee climbed out of the car. The officiating officer turned as they saw their approach, he moved to the police tape and nodded to the officer on tape duty to let them through, "Okay Jack, let them through." The man was a big man, of African-American decent. He held out his hand a Gibbs passed under the police tape, "Special Agent Gibbs, Lieutenant Darius Devon."
"So can you tell us what happened?" Gibbs said a he looked at the mangled wreck in front of him.
"Looks to us that she ran over something while on the phone," Devon said as he pointed out the rear right hand side tyre.
Ziva and Tony bent down to examine the tyre, Ziva turned to Gibbs, "Gibbs you're looking at a razor sharp police spike or something like that."
"Except, Boss, the fact that the way the tyre is blown it couldn't have been a police spike," Tony said as he rose.
"You would know this how DiNozzo?" Gibbs said looking at Tony suspiciously.
Tony gave Gibbs his best 'I don't appreciate that boss' look. His look crumbled as Gibbs glare burned into him. "Ah…well while I was on homicide we investigated a couple of suicides that turned out to be homicides. I've learned things…I also happen to like and work on cars ya know boss."
"Really?" Gibbs said sarcastically, "Well then genius, what caused her car to leave the road?"
Tony shrugged, "Wear and tear boss." Tony bent down and pointed out the tell tale signs. "The Director hasn't taken the time to get her tyres changed." He pointed to the rim part of the tyres, "Firstly Boss they've frayed considerably, which means she's had these tyres for more years then I care to admit." Tony then pulled at the tyre tread to confirm his suspicions. "She had just about run out of rubber on these tyres, which would be a good reason for the tyre damage." Tony looked towards the road and pointed out towards the road. "I reckon either a slither of metal or a nail caused this tyre to explode at its most weakened point."
"Did you have to be that a large gasbag Tony?" Ziva looked at Tony shaking his head.
"It's long winded Zee-vah," Tony said rising from where he had knelt, Ziva rolled her eyes as she caught a look from Gibbs not to say anything. "I think it was the tyres."
"Well then 'Lover of Cars'," Gibbs said as he turned towards his car, "You and Miss David earned yourself control of this investigation." Gibbs turned towards where McGee stood as he took photo's of the skid marks and pieces of the car. "Elflord you're with me."
"Yes Boss," McGee called and rushed over to Tony and Ziva.
"Boss…" Tony started to call. McGee placed the camera in his open hands and rushed after Gibbs. "Oh damn it! I had such a great afternoon planned."
"Well then hot-rod boy," Ziva said teasingly, "We better find this slither of metal that you think caused this damage."
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The Morgan slowed to a stop outside the arrivals entrance of Ronald Regan National Airport. Ducky looked out of the car window at the two redheaded twins who were standing out, in the now, chillier weather. They're faces were filled with worry and anxiousness. Ducky sighed to himself it would be a squeeze in his little car. But that wasn't what he was worrying about. He had to tell them about their mum and that would be difficult. Ducky opened the door and climbed out of the little car. "Hayley, Laura Jane!" Ducky said walking over to them, "My dears, we best get moving you …"
Laura Jane and Hayley suddenly burst into tears and wrapped their arms around Ducky's waist. Ducky stood there in the cold chilly afternoon holding his god-daughters close. Hayley looked up, "She's okay right Uncle Don?"
"Well we're going to see her as soon as we get to the car," Ducky said, as the twins let go of him and he picked up the two suitcases and looked at his car. "Now we just have to see how to get these into the car."
It took Ducky twenty minutes to finally get the suitcases into the car and then he was ready he walked to the car and opened the door when. 'Scotland the Brave' began to play on his phone. "Ah Jethro, what can I do for you?"
"Ducky, McGee and I are on our way to Uni Hospital," Gibbs said through the receiver, "Are you going to be there soon?"
Ducky glanced at both Laura Jane and Hayley, he could see the resemblance of Gibbs in them both and what made it more interesting was that their last names were Gibbs not Shepard. This was not the time to spring the twins on their father. "Ah no Jethro, I've just got to finish a couple of important errands and then I'm over there."
"Don't take too long," Gibbs replied and hung up the phone.
Ducky looked at LJ and Hayley, "Well my dears, it seems that your mum is okay but I don't think you can see her yet." LJ and Hayley looked at one another and then looked at Ducky like Gibbs would when he was hiding something, "Are you hiding something from us Uncle Don?" Laura Jane said, looking uncannily like Gibbs.
"Nothing LJ but…" Ducky had to put this tactfully, "Your mum was injured in a car accident. She spoke to me earlier and she's fine but I think she'll be very tired. So I'll take you to see her later."
"Where are you going to take us now?" Hayley said looking at Ducky like her Dad would.
"To my work," Ducky said pleasantly. They couldn't get into trouble there and having them got to his house with his mother the way she was didn't make it easier for him. Plus Gibbs was going to be at the hospital for sometime. Ducky would take the girls to their mum's place when he had seen her and they had worked out what to do. "Now let's get going."
A/N: Okay not sure how well this chapter went apologies if it wasn't that good. Kandon.