I'm sorry if I still do some language mistakes. My English is not perfect but I'm trying my best. (And Word isn't perfect either...I noticed when he [yes, Word is a 'he' for me] wanted to change 'he can' into 'he cans'.^^)

Chapter 3

'Everything alright Tony? Should I stay here?'

'No, Abbs. Everything alright. I just need my bed and an old classical movie', Tony smiled when he sat down on his bed.

Abby smiled 'You are poisoned', she said with a concerning look.

'But you said it isn't grief. You're the doc', Tony said.

'Well, it wasn't high concentrated and Ducky said it just needed to break down.'

'Okay, then I'll tell my body to do so. Thanks, Abbs', Tony smiled and searched the controller for TV.

'If I go now and something happens, I will feel guilty', Abby said still looking worried.

'But nothing will happen. Old DiNozzo can watch out for himself.'

'Okay, I'll call you', Abby said and left the house.

Tony turned on TV.

After watching two episodes of the mentalist (season 4, episode 10 and 11; in episode 11 the same actor who also played 'Ari Haswari' guest starred), one episode of Numb3rs and another episode of Star Trek Enterprise where Captain Archer had a trial and was not judged very fairly by Klingons, he got very bored. His phone rang. Abby.

'Yes, Abbs.'

'Hey, are you still alive?'

'If I weren't, I wouldn't speak right now.'

'Great.'

'Any news?'

'Ziva and McGee were at the bar. Nothing suspicious there. But this doesn't mean anything, someone could have still put you something into your glass. However, Gibbs got a brown envelope with a white calling card and a golden scorpion on it. We're working on this right now. There are neither fingerprints nor any other evidences on there. But Gibbs thinks it has to do with our actual case.'

'Great. How can I help?', Tony asked. He hated it when he couldn't do anything.

'Stay in bed and sleep.'

'Great help.'

'An ill DiNozzo in bed is better than a dead DiNozzo in the cemetery.'

'Thank you boss', Tony said.

Abby turned around.

She hadn't heard Gibbs coming. As always. 'Hey, boss. I've found out-'

'Nothing?'

'Right. Good-bye, Tony.'

Tony put back the phone. He sighed and tried to sleep. There was nothing else he could do.

When he woke up again he had the odd feeling that someone was in his apartment. He didn't hear anything but it was his gut instinct. He got up. He still had a headache but it wasn't as bad as it was before. He looked at the clock. He had slept for over three hours. He put on his bath robe and went out of his bedroom. He nearly stepped onto the brown, little envelope on the floor. He picked it up and turned it around.

There was nothing written on it. He opened the envelope walking back to his bed. There was a single card on it. A white calling card with a golden scorpion on it. 'A box outside your door' was handwritten on it. He threw envelope and card on his bed and walked to the front door. He opened it and there was indeed a little box there. He brought it inside and opened it.

He gasped and jumped backwards in shock.

There was a living scorpion in the box. He got closer again. It was big and black.

'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom and the Crystal Skull', he muttered. In this film there were the same scorpions. The bigger, the better, Tony reminded himself.

But he didn't care. He wanted them out.

'Thanks for the evidences, Tony. But we already know who our mysterious return address is. Or better what', Abby said when he entered the lab.

Behind him, McGee, Ziva and Gibbs entered, too. Abby walked to her computer. The big logo of a scorpion appeared. 'Well, I think I do know the picture now', Tony murmured.

'This is the logo of the secret organization called Scorpia. They are known for organized crimes and do everything from government overthrows to hit man work. They are actually Italian but have members all over the world. Twelve members are in the head, all of them unknown since Scorpia disappeared one and a half years ago when nearly all members got caught by British MI6. They thought that Scorpia would never re-form again but obviously they have been mistaken.'

'It could be someone pretending they would be real Scorpia', McGee proposed.

Abby shook her head. 'I don't think so. Not after all what I have read about them.'