An Agent's Weakness

2095...

"Does Darren Blake have to die at the end?" the publisher asked as he closed the manuscript.

"Mother?" Rosie asked her mother, ninety four year old Matilda Blake.

"Yes, that's a key point of the story," Matilda explained. She was white haired but unlike many old women, kept it tied in a ponytail. Her face was wrinkled and her body shrunken.

"So these people? Are they real?" the publisher asked. "There were NCIS directors named Jenny Shepard and Leon Vance. Jenny Shepard really did die in action in 2008 and Vance was killed in an explosion in 2027."

"That was a coincidence," declared Matilda stoutly.

"What about this main guy? Leroy Jethro Gibbs? What about him?" the publisher asked.

"Entirely a work of fiction," Matilda declared.

"And Director Eli David and his children Ari and Ziva?"

"Fiction," Matilda said. "None of this actually happened."

"Well, I don't say this often, but I think you may have just written the next best seller Mrs Blake," the publisher smiled.

NCIS

"Why didn't you tell him?" Rosie asked Matilda. "That your real name isn't Matilda?"

"He didn't need to know," Rosie's mother replied.

"Did you tell anyone that your real name is?" Rosie asked.

"For all I know, they are still looking for us."

"Then why did we move back to Washington?" Rosie raised a quick eyebrow. "And why are you calling me Rosie still? You know what my real name is!"

"Listen to me," Rosie's mother replied. "Your father, Jared Vance, was a brilliant man and an amazing NCIS agent, however he and I made a lot of enemies. That's why your granddads died. That's why Director Vance and Agent Gibbs died that day."

"Why don't you just say my real name?" Rosie asked.

"Miranda Ziva Abigail Caitlin Vance, you are a special woman," replied the mother.

"And yours," Miranda prompted.

"I can't," the mother replied.

"For God's sake, that was seventy years ago! They'll all be dead now! Just like your friends Nate and Tabby!" Miranda said.

"Hermione Ann Vance, formerly Gibbs," Holly said with a wrinkled smile. "You can call me Holly."

"I dunno about you but I fancy a coffee, wanna come?" Miranda offered.

"You go, the NCIS building is just around the corridor," Holly said. "I want to see it one more time."

For a second there was a small rumble of thunder and Holly closed her eyes.

Then she continued on her way, walking down the road she used to take until finally she reached the building. No one spoke as she entered the lobby and got in the elevator.

"Conference room," chuckled Holly, remembering her father's nickname for the elevator. She pressed the button for the Squad Room and tapped her foot in anticipation. What was she going to see? Would there be advanced computers, robot agents, cyborg probies?

She got off and realised she was walking better than she had in years. She then took a look around.

It was the same. Orange walls, the same carpets, even the same Most Wanted Wall. She then looked at the Bullpen. Tony, McGee, Abby, Ziva, Kate and Ellie Bishop all stood in a line, watching her.

She looked to the right of the bullpen and saw her father, smiling as he stood with his arms around Miranda and Shannon while Kelly danced underneath them.

"Daddy!" Holly gasped. Then she saw Jared, Tabby and Nathan, stood in a line on the stairs, all of whom were eternally twelve it seemed. Then she walked to the base of the stairs.

"Holly!" Matt yelled. She and Darren were at the top of the stairs and both were smiling and laughing.

Darren said nothing, he just reached out his hand.

"Go on, take it," Jared encouraged her.

"You've done us proud Holly," Miranda said.

Holly was crying as she raced up the stairs at such a speed she couldn't believe she was in her nineties. She grabbed Darren's hand.

"I don't get it, how am I running like this when I'm ninety four?" Holly asked Matt. Her voice had changed too.

"Take a look," Darren produced a mirror and handed it to Holly. Her hair was once again red and curly and she realised she was the same age as her friends.

"Go ahead Holly," Vance and Jenny stood atop the stairs by MTAC.

"Shall we?" Darren asked. Before he took her hand, he pulled her in for a kiss and the whole room erupted in cheers.

"Aww!" Matt gave Jared a hug as well.

Holly then ascended the stairs and stood by the door to MTAC, she took a deep breath. Then she scanned her eyes and the journey began...

The End.

That truely was the end.

Extra points if you can remember who Rosie is named after.

Thank you to all my fans, especially My Whole Life Is Thunder and DS2010.