It was late when Abby finally made it home and she was ready for a good night sleep. She fixed herself something quick to eat and was soon getting into bed.
Gibbs was working on his boat when he heard the front door open, he went upstairs and was stunned to see that it was Abby, dressed as she had been for work that day clutching Bert and looking completely terrified.
"Gibbs, I know I normally handle things like nightmares on my own, but I can't keep this one to myself, not after the last dream I had turned out to be a vision." She said squeezing Bert in a nonverbal sign that something was defiantly wrong with the forensic scientist.
Gibbs approached her and guided her to sit on the couch. She told him about the dream and he felt completely stunned by what she said, but more so by her reactions to the dream. She seemed utterly terrified, the fact that she came to his home said volumes as to her emotional state.
"Abby you know we aren't going to let that happen," he said
"I know Gibbs, but I wonder if it's possible for us to stop it," she said
"We can and we will," Gibbs said hugging Abby close "You need to rest right now"
"But Gibbs, how can I rest?" Abby asked
"You have no reason to be afraid, I'm here; you can stay here if you want to"
"Really, Gibbs?" she asked
"Of course" Gibbs said, "come with me"
"Are we going to work on your boat?"
"No, we're going to find you something to sleep in and you are going to bed" he told her firmly.
"Okay, Gibbs," she said unsure of what else she could say.
They soon found something that would be comfortable for sleep and Gibbs was surprised at how quickly Abby did fall asleep.
'Abby I know these new dreams are frightening, but you need to know that I will do anything in my power to help you understand them and not be afraid.' Gibbs thought
Meanwhile, Professor Xavier knew of the issues that Abby would have adapting to her new abilities and he also knew that only part of the Big Bang gas was used on her. Meaning there was more out there and he had to find it before it was used for sinister reasons.
The next morning there was a new crime to be investigated, but Gibbs seemed more on edge than usual. His eyes kept darting around trying to watch for anything that seemed a threat to his team.
Ziva noticed this instantly and felt quite confused as to what was wrong with him, he seemed to watch her the most carefully and she wondered why.
"Jethro, maybe you should just tell Ziva what is going on," Ducky said
"Don't tell me you're a mutant too, Duck" Gibbs said
"Oh Heavens no, I can just read you like a book" Ducky replied "and it is obvious that you know something, perhaps something that Abigail told you about a dream she had last night"
"She showed up at my house, Ducky, she was terrified." Gibbs said, "She told me that something was going to happen to Ziva, and I told her I wouldn't let it happen."
"Gibbs, I still think that you should tell Ziva of this development" Ducky said and went to investigate the body.
"David, I need to speak with you" Gibbs said inwardly cursing the fact that once again, Ducky was right.
"What is it?"
Gibbs relayed the information to Ziva to the best of his ability and she wasn't sure what to think of what she was told.
"Gibbs, are you sure about this?" Ziva asked
"Yes, I am sure,"
"I will do my best to keep safe," Ziva said
Meanwhile, Abby was pacing her lab, she had no idea when the events of her dream took place and, in a way, she wished she didn't have them. She turned when the bell from the elevator dinged assuming that it was Jethro Gibbs, she was surprised to see Charles Xavier
"Mr. Xavier, how did you get down here?" she asked
"I brought him" Director Vance said, "The professor here says he can help you with your new power"
"Although I do not believe there is a way to fully control the visions you have, I can help you understand and interpret them better." Charles said, "This could help you explain your dreams to those that they are intended to help."
"You would do that?"
"Of course, just one thing, my students call me Professor Xavier"
"Okay Professor… it's like college all over again."
"I would also like to introduce your team to some of my longtime students and my daughter Katherine, Ducky mentioned her before"
"Oh I would love to meet your daughter, how old is she?"
"She will be seventeen in September", Charles said, "She just recently got her powers so she is still trying to learn how to properly use them"
Gibbs and the team returned to find that Charles was there with a different person, a woman with red hair and vibrant green eyes.
"I am Jean Grey I am one of Professor Xavier's first students"
"What do you do?" Gibbs asked
"I am telepathic and telekinetic" Jean replied
"You can read minds and move objects with your thoughts, that is incredible," McGee said
"I guess it is, but you have to think of it this way, if I am not careful about putting up mental barriers I could have my mind filled with other peoples thoughts… it has happened before." Jean said
"Yes, I can attest to that fact" Xavier said "I thought it was best that you met my students since I am going to be working with Abby about understanding and dealing with the dreams that she has since I know of no way to truly control when she has them."
"Well Xavier you have me interested in this," Gibbs said
"Okay is there any place that we can give power demonstrations without danger of doing damage, some of the students powers aren't exactly indoor friendly, if you know what I mean." Charles said
"I'll see if we can't get permission to use the nearest marine bomb range"
"Okay…"
After permission was granted the X-Men and N.C.I.S team gathered at the location.
"Okay I have some things set up, things that can help each student demonstrate their particular ability." Charles explained
Abby stood beside Gibbs grinning like the Cheshire cat.
"Okay, we will start with those with defensive powers or at least those that cannot really hurt someone with their power. Kurt go ahead"
Kurt teleported from where he stood by Jean to next to Ziva and then back to Jean
"Teleportation…" McGee said in surprise
"Kitty, you're up next, but I need a volunteer, don't worry no one will be harmed" the professor said "this way you know that what you see isn't an illusion"
"I'll volunteer" Gibbs said stepping forward
To the team's surprise, Kitty walked straight through the former gunny.
"Tony, shut your mouth," Ziva said
"But she... she walked through our boss" Tony said still stunned
"Believe me, that is not all of the amazing things my students can do" Charles said "Scott go ahead"
"Okay Professor" Scott said turning to where several targets were located started firing his optic beam and made short work of his targets
Jethro Gibbs was impressed and it was obvious
"I knew you would appreciate that one Jethro, you are a trained sniper" Charles said "Now you know Jean's power, but Jean and Katherine will both demonstrate together with what some of their classmates like to call telekinetic ping pong."
"Interesting, so that's what the ball was for" Tony said
Jean levitated the ball and sent it to Katherine who stopped it in midair and then sent it back to Jean.
"The last two are actually members of my school staff, first is Logan"
Logan flexed out his claws
"The claws aren't actually his mutation, they were added later, his power is to regenerate quite rapidly." Charles paused "That is the only way he could survive a procedure that put that metal, Adamantium over his entire skeleton"
Abby looked stunned
"Logan, do you want to demonstrate your healing abilities or something else?"
"I would prefer not to demonstrate healing as it could become disturbing, so I think the fact that I have a heightened sense of smell should be what we demonstrate"
"Okay, well, we should have one of the N.C.I.S team hide and Logan can track their location, Abby, how about you"
"Okay professor" Abby smiled
Logan went back into the jet so he could not see where Abby decided to hide
'Abby stay nearby, we don't want him to have to go far' Charles told her telepathically.
'Okay' she projected and went on her way to a nice little hiding spot, but not before leaving something so he could identify her sent from the other smells in the area.
Logan returned and began to sniff the air after getting a good whiff of the sent he was looking for. It took him mere seconds to find Abby, which also intrigued Gibbs.
"I saved the most surprising for last, and that is Ororo"
" How can you top Kitty walking through our boss" Tim asked
"Like this" a giant lightning bolt cut through the air and hit a target that Scott had left for her
"Control of electricity…" Tim said
"Actually Timothy, it is control of the weather." Ororo replied as she caused a localized rainstorm "it is a big help in my favorite hobby"
"What would that be?" Gibbs asked
"Gardening" Storm smiled "Most of us have set code-names that we use amongst ourselves and are willing to reveal to you, I am called Storm, Logan is known as Wolverine, Kurt is Nightcrawler, Kitty is Shadowcat, Katherine is Timetrap due to her secondary ability to slow the motion of an object to a standstill, and Scott is Cyclops"
"What about Jean?" Gibbs asked
"I don't have a codename," Jean replied
They went their separate ways and the NCIS agents went back to work.
They were there late into the night and Abby soon fell asleep on the floor using Bert as her pillow and once again the nightmare returned. It was obvious that warning Ziva wasn't enough to stop the events from occurring.
It was 23:00 when Ziva started to her car, she knew to be cautious as she didn't want the events from Abby's dream to occur in real life.
She got to her Mini Cooper and started to get a very bad feeling about something. She walked around the vehicle and found nothing tampered with. She then checked for explosives in the undercarriage, under the hood and and in the back. There were none, she shrugged off the feeling and got into the vehicle and was stunned to feel the barrel of a gun pressed to the side of her head.
To Be Continued...