AN: All right I bed mercy…I know it's been forever since I posted anything on any of my stories. In my defense the plot bunnies ate my muse and it's really hard to write muse-less. So I had to wait for the muse to be reborn and grow up a little bit but before she got big enough the carnivorous little shits eat her again so I had to wait again for her to be reborn again…. But she's finally big kid enough to help out. I'm hoping she's big enough to defend herself from the evil little bunnies. I think I have then secured in a shatter resistant glass box, like the one they used in Transformers for the Nokia they zapped with cube energy.
Now on with the show….
More frustrated than before Gibbs got his coffee and went straight to Abby's lab. He stepped in but walked right back out. Vance was talking to Abby they both had their backs to him. Michele's verification would have to wait. Going back up to the bullpen was out of the question, the way he had been acting, he knew there was no way he could keep this from Tony. Deciding to find out what was on the disk thing Gibbs went to Ducky.
"Jethro, back so quickly?"
"Michele knows about us."
"Oh dear." Ducky said lifting the shield on his facemask.
"I think it will be alright. He gave me these." Gibbs handed Ducky the vile and flash Drive.
"We need to get this to Abby."
"Yeah it's gonna have to await a few, Vance was there."
"Well let us see what we have on this then, shall we?" Ducky said loading up the flash Drive. "Interesting, well that was unexpected. Did he say if they re-checked these results?" Ducky asked looking over his shoulder.
"Yeah, four times. Said they checked them on almost every vile they took just in case there was some contamination. What is going on, is Tony sick, what is wrong?"
"Jethro calm down, Tony is not sick and there is nothing wrong with Anthony per say." Ducky said in a soft voice laying a hand on his friends shoulder.
"Duck what is going on?" Gibbs asked again his voice showing every emotion he would never admit to feeling.
"Let's see if Abigail is available, and have her verify them. I will take them to her and call you as soon as we are sure."
"Ducky I don't think I can wait."
"Jethro please let us make sure this is right. I don't want to say anything until I know that these results are true and that Michele is not trying to pull a fast one. We still do not know whether Michele can be trusted."
Gibbs shook his head, "Yeah I am gonna take a walk, call me when you know something."
Ducky watched his friend walk away. He wasn't sure what to tell them, while Jethro's results were somewhat elevated for the pregnancy hormones; Tony's where identical to a woman in her third month.
Ducky wished he could trust Michele but they just didn't know enough the hemophage to do that. Flipping on the webcam to Abby's lab Ducky found that it was clear so he gathered what he needed and left Autopsy.
Finding Abby at her desk, Ducky handed her the vile and the Drive. "Duckman what's this?"
"Something Michele gave to Jethro. I want you to check the vile and verify against the results on the Drive. Run your standard tests first…all of them, as if we didn't know anything about the donor including gender."
Abby starred at Ducky for a moment "Oh okay Ducky. Sure." Walking over to her lab, she set the tests up as Ducky requested. She wasn't sure what to look for so she set it to look for everything. Expecting a long wait for the results, she loaded the flash Drive, opened the first file, and gasped.
"Hey Abby what's up?" McGee asked hearing Abby gasp when he walked in.
"Oh McGee what am I going to tell him? I can't tell him, this there's no way, no oh why am I always the one to find these things out. Why can't someone else for once be the one to find out these thing, well I suppose someone else did and I'm just verifying it but still McGee I oh McGee." Abby wound down.
"Abby what's up what's going on?"
Before Abby could give in and answer her machines started beeping like some crazed bird, "Oh oh no not yet oh." Teetering on her boots as she ran to her lab computer, she pushed a few keys and pulled up the results. "Oh, poor Tony not this too."
"Not what Abby?" McGee asked again trying to see the screen.
"Abby what does it say?" Tony asked from the doorway. Turning Abby saw her friend very pale and shaking visibly. "Thought Duck said I wouldn't get sick anymore." Tony slid down the doorframe 'till he was on the floor. Abby spun around and grabbed the phone dialing a number from memory, she called out, "Gibbs Gibbs Gibbs come quick it's Tony." Hanging up she called Ducky and told the ME to come to her lab and bring his bag. She barely had the phone on the cradle when Gibbs came rushing in almost tripping over Tony's legs.
"What is going on Abby, damn it what is wrong?" Gibbs barked out.
"Not her fault Jet. Don't yell at her." Tony said scarcely above a whisper.
"Anthony." Ducky said coming into the crowded lab. "Maybe the rest of you should give us some space so that we don't to much attention."
No one moved an inch. Ducky shook his head and listen to Tony's chest, then checked his blood pressure. "Abigail what did you find?" Ducky asked quietly trying to keep Jethro and Tony calm.
"They were right. It's confirmed."
"Thank you my dear. Timothy why don't you help Jethro get Anthony up and in to my office. If we see anyone in the hall Anthony has picked up a bit of flu and is a little under the weather."
Lady Luck was on their side for a change and no one saw them. McGee and Gibbs got Tony sat down on the couch in Ducky's office and McGee patted his friend on the shoulder and left.
"Ducky what did that thing say, what is going on?"
"Thing?" Tony croaked his voice mildly stronger.
"Tony I know what is bothering you, why you have been feeling so poorly. Jethro I have a feeling I know why you are feeling the way you are as well."
When Ducky didn't elaborate, Gibbs growled at his long time friend, "What is going on?"
"Well gentlemen congratulations are in order."
"Duck just spit it out please." Tony begged.
"When your hemophage mutation evolved, it didn't just change your teeth and your level of blood requirements. It changed you in another way. You are pregnant."
"WHAT? Who do you think I am Schwarzenegger in Junior?"
"That have Devito in it?" Gibbs asked.
"What yeah Schwarzenegger and wait how did you know it has Devito in it?"
"Michele said to be ready for a movie quote about Danny when you found out."
"Did he say anything else?" Tony asked withdrawing, afraid of what the other hemophages would want now that he was an even bigger freak than before.
"Nothing. Though he knows whom we are and how to find us here. He said a friend of a friend knows your DNA."
"It's not Chip is it?"
"He said no her name was not Chip but she must know who Chip is because she explained the duck tape and CafePow! to him."
Tony turned to Ducky, "Any of that stuff say uh well um how…" Tony stopped when his stomach rolled, "how far?"
"Well if this was a normal pregnancy I would estimate three months. But we know it's not so I'm sorry Anthony no."
"At least I know who." Tony slid down on the sofa and turned away from Ducky and Gibbs.
Ducky smiled at Jethro and patted his friend on the shoulder as he left his office.
Jethro ran a tired hand over his face and walked over to Tony. Knowing he would feel it later, he knelt on the floor behind his lover. He rolled Tony over so he was on his back but Tony kept his head turned away.
"Hey, it's going to be alright."
"How?" Tony mumbled.
"We'll make sure it is." Jethro replied.
"How do we even know what it will be?" Tony whispered hoarsely trying and failing to conceal the tears in his voice.
"The baby will be part you part me."
"Put what part of me Jet? The hemophages part or the part before that?"
"Well figure it out. Maybe Ducky and Abby can run some tests." Jethro offered hopeful.
"I don't think I would be any good at being a parent to a normal kid Jet, I seriously doubt I would be better with a hemophages kid."
"One step at a time got to get the little one here first."
"And the question again is how, come on Jet my outside plumbing hasn't changed, where is the little one going to come out of?"
"My guess you're going to have a scar right about here." Jethro ran his hand over Tony's stomach just below his belly button.
"Huh there goes my bikini line."
"Tony it will be okay." Jethro said picking up Tony's hand, leaning down he kissed his for head. Taking a deep breath, he went on, "If you don't want to do this though…"
"I don't know what I want Jet, like I said I didn't think I would ever be any good at it, then after the change I kind of figured I couldn't. Especially after well after all this time and none of the…"
Jethro guessed that Tony had decided that he was infertile since the change and none of the women including Abby and Ziva had gotten pregnant. Still holding his hand Jethro smoothed down Tony's hair. "Let's talk to Abby and Ducky and see what they can tell us. I think we should call Michele and ask him to come over to the house."
"Thought we were keeping him away from there?" Tony paled a little at the idea.
"Or the apartment." Jethro rushed trying again to keep Tony calm.
"I would rather go to the apartment." Tony all but whispered. "I…Jet, I don't know if I can do this anymore. I don't think I can keep having my life changed drastically by this damn virus mutation anomaly whatever you want to call it."
Jet was terrified that Tony was going to try to commit suicide or do something else rash. "Tony we are all here for you. You don't have to go through any of this alone."
"Jet you don't get it." Tony sighed. ""Even with everyone, trying to help it's still just me. Even the people like me aren't like me. I'm sure Michele and the others can't have kids."
"I don't know, we will ask him. Let me have your cell so I can call him and see when he can come over. I'll get Abby or Ducky to come sit with you. Maybe they know something, all right. Just don't…just don't do anything stupid okay."
"Jet I'm upset not stupid." Tony said as Jethro turned away.
"Upset people do crazy things to Tony." Shutting the door quickly behind him Gibbs looked around autopsy for Ducky. He was gone but Palmer was there.
"Mesimeriano."
Jimmy turned around at his nickname. "Uh um Gibbs?" Poor Jimmy tried so hard to not be nervous around Gibbs. He never failed to get tongue tied whenever they were alone.
"Can you sit with Tony for a bit, I need to call Michele?"
"Sure, is everything okay?"
"Tony is fi… Mesimeriano." Gibbs stopped he wasn't sure if Tony wanted everyone to know about the baby until he had time to accept it but he was sure that he would tell Jimmy. Walking over to the young assistant, Gibbs put a hand on his shoulder and said, "Mesimeriano, his change changed a few things we didn't know about. Michele didn't know until either yesterday or today. We found out he's pregnant."
"Is he really okay?" Jimmy asked.
"He's upset, scared and well, I think terrified is a better description actually." Gibbs sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose trying to stave off the headache that was building. "I'm scared," he whispered, "I'm scared he's going to do something stupid, Mesimeriano."
"I'll watch him," Jimmy paused for a second and then added, "Jethro."
Gibbs smiled slightly, patted Jimmy on the shoulder and left to find a quiet place to call Michele.