Chapter 4

As they walked onto Abby's floor, McGee and Abby ran into a man helping a woman, who looked to be sick, walk.

"Go upstairs," McGee told them, "You'll be able to get help there from our ME."

"Thanks," the man said as they walked past them.

In Abby's lab, as Abby looked around for her things, McGee held the flashlight for her, still attracted to her Marilyn Monroe costume she was wearing.

"What are you looking for," McGee asked.

"Bert for one thing," Abby said holding up her stuffed hippo.

"Ok then."

"So how things with your cheerleader girlfriend," Abby sarcastically.

"Not so good right now."

"Why?"

"I was suppose to go to a Halloween party with her and she's mad that I couldn't go because of the case."

"That's a shame."

"Yeah, but it was worth it to save that little girl and her mom."

"Yeah it was."

"Besides, I started to get the feeling that she's not my type."

"Why do you say that?"

"I don't know, at first we seemed to click but now, I don't know."

"I'm sorry to hear that."

"You know Abby, my heart does still has a huge reserved spot for you."

"Really?"

"Yeah, I always had feelings for you, even now."

"That sweet. How did you get to be so romantic?"

"I've always felt like this about you,even when you broke up with me, but I just never had the courage to tell you. But for some reason I feel really brave right now. I feel almost like Gibbs."

Suddenly McGee's flashlight went out and the emergency light in the hallway flickered off. The lab then suddenly got cold

"Their down here," Abby said.

McGee quickly pulled out his lighter and attempted to flick it on but to no avail. Suddenly one of the shadow stalkers slowly appeared at the doorway.

"Oh my God. McGee, it's in here," Abby exclaimed.

As McGee continued attempting to light his lighter, he looked up to see the shadow stalker slowly gliding towards Abby who was frozen in fear. Thinking quickly McGee threw his flashlight at the shadowy figure, but it quickly ducked making the flashlight fly past it.

"Over here you son of a bitch," McGee yelled at it, "leave her alone."

"McGee, no," Abby yelled.

"Abby here," McGee shouted back throwing her the lighter, "try to turn it on. I'll be fine."

Abby grabbed the lighter and attempted to flick it on, at the same time McGee pulled out his gun and fired at the faceless shadow stalker, but each time it dodged the bullet and continued to advance on McGee. It then started to suck in the air with its heavy rattled breaths. McGee felt like someone poured a bucket of ice-cold water on top of him sending his shiver through out his whole body. After a second breath, McGee started to feel weak, than a third one brought him down to one knee.

"McGee,' Abby exclaimed worryingly.

"I'm fine," McGee replied, "keep trying."

Abby went back to lighting the lighter while McGee continued taking on the shadow stalker. The creature took a fourth breath, making McGee fall forward on his face. As he tried to get back up, another breath made him fall back down and shudder a little. As the creature continued to breath McGee felt his body started to quiver a little. Then all of a sudden his eyes rolled to the back of the head and his whole body started to violently shake.

"McGee," Abby shouted worryingly.

But McGee continued to seizure violently.

"Come on, come on," Abby pleaded with the lighter as she continued attempting to light it, "Please light."

Then, as if on command, a flame shot out of the lighter making the shadow stalker quickly disappear out the lab. Abby quickly ran to McGee and sat down next to him, holding him with his head on her lap as he continued to have his seizure. His nose gushed with blood that fell of his face onto Abby's white dress. McGee slowly started to go down to where he had small outburst of shakes before finally stopping all together. He eyes went back to normal and looked up at Abby in confusion.

"What happened," McGee asked her.

"You were having a seizure thanks to that thing," Abby told him.

"Are you ok," McGee asked as he wiped the blood from his nose.

"I'm fine thanks to you."

"You know I would have done the same thing even if my personality wasn't changed."

Abby smiled and kissed him on the lips.

"Come on," she said when they parted, "Lets get back upstairs."

Abby helped McGee back up to his feet and walked him to a chair. As McGee sat back and collected himself, Abby grabbed a large box, and a small towel. She handed the towel to McGee, who held it up to his nose, and helped him up and walk back to the stairs.

TBC in the next chapter….