Upon arriving the agents wasted no time in pulling the wolf out. Gibbs made sure no one was on sight, as they loaded him into the elevator and down to the lab. Abby was currently in the room dancing to some really loud metal music, she hadn't seen the agents walk in. That was until she turned.

"Oh my god! Don't you people knock!" She screeched, stopping at the bloody animal. "What happened to him!?"

"He was stabbed." Rossi responded.

Kate rushed in with what seemed like clothes. "Is there someplace we can place him down on?"

Abby gapped a few seconds, before nodding numbly. "On the table." She gestured to the table in the middle of the room.

"JJ and Kate, clear it." Rossi demanded.

Caring little for the items, they swept them off the table and onto the ground. Glass shattered and papers flew. Looking around Kate found a blanket and placed it on the table. "Settle him down." Opening her bag, she pulled out a little bottle. The substance it contained inside was bright purple and a powder. "I'm going to need you boys to hold him." She spoke to Derek and Rossi. "Tony and McGee we are going to need your help as well." With hesitation, they approached and each held down. Kate opened the bottle but placed it on the side. She glanced around the animal, looking for the wound. Once found she almost gagged. The sides were black, rotting because of the bane. It was still bleeding, but black and purple were mixed within it. "The wolfsbane has already entered the bloodstream."

"Do it now!" JJ cried.

Kate grabbed the bottle and turned to the wolf. "I am going to do it here, but remember all of this will be seen. Nothing can be hidden now and you must be prepared for that." Alpha huffed, before glancing away. "Here it goes." Tilting the bottle, she sprinkled the powder onto his wounds.

Pulling back, they waited for what seemed like hours, before alpha howled in pain. his wound burned, smoke sweeping out followed by something purple. Alex sneezed at the burning in her nose. What was that? Alpha growled and snapped at the hands holding him down. He wanted out. He wanted the pain to go away. It felt as if he was burning all over again, only this time it was stronger. The men struggled to keep the wolf down. He'd scratch, bite and kick them. The cries were horrible, it sounded as if they were skinning him live. It sure felt like it.

"Don't let go!" Morgan yelled.

Tony yelped at the kick he got. "What are you feeding this thing?!"

"Watch the teeth." Rossi said. The last thing they needed was a dead agent.

Kate watched as the fur began to fall. "Let him go!"

"What?" McGee asked, yelping at the hard pull Gibbs gave.

The wolf howled in pain, bones cracked as he began to morph. The fur began to fall from his body. His paws soon turned to hands. His legs cracked as they straighten into legs. Before anyone could grasp what, the hell was going on, the wolf was gone. In his place laid a very naked agent Hotchner.

Rossi draped his jacket over the man's waist as he came too. "You alright?"

Hotch nodded. "I'm fine." Glancing at the wound he smiled. "Thank you."

Alex studies the man and you had to admit he was an alpha. You never really knew what he hid beneath the suit he wore. His ab's quivering as Kate's hands ran over them. Mind you she was checking for the wound. His arms strained and muscle showing as he gripped the table. And from what she saw earlier, Kate is one lucky Woman. Hotchner quickly got dressed and jumped off the table.

Gibbs glared at the man. "Well, I'm glad you are fine but want to tell me wh-"

"What the hell is going on?!" Tony demanded.

Hotch sighed. "We need to talk."

Alex sat by Gibbs, listening to all that he was saying. The man simply said, what she was having a hard time hiding.

Hotch sighed. "As you can see, werewolves exist. Although we are not as many as we used to be. Many of us have been hunted. The chances of you encountering one is one in a million. We keep to ourselves. At least my pack and I do, but I assure you this will never happen again."

"What, you turning into a wolf? Or almost getting my team killed?" Gibbs snapped. Alex glanced up at him with surprise. She never heard a human talk to an alpha that way.

Hotch bowed his head slowly. "Both agent Gibbs. This was simply a bad turn of events." Gathering his items, he jumped off the table. "But if you even need any help, do not hesitate to call." He held his hand out.

Gibbs stared at it for a bit, before shaking it. "Of course."

Hotch allowed his team to leave before him when Tony stopped him. "Is she?" He gestured not so discreetly at Alex.

Hotch glanced down at her, seeing the pleading look the she-wolf was giving her. With a small smile, he chuckled. "Like I said one in a million agent Dinozzo." With that, he left, but not before he sent Alex a look.

Gibbs and the rest of the team, wouldn't say a word. They simply went back upstairs and gathered their stuff. Alex sat by the elevator, waiting for Gibbs to hurry the hell up. She didn't like the fact that Tony would ask if she was a werewolf. I mean she was, but that would not have been how she wanted her mate to find out. As Gibbs walked her to the car he stopped her. Kneeling before her, he lifted her head up to him, staring into her gray eyes. Alex stared back into his blue eyes. He was looking for something, she wasn't sure what. He simply ran a gentle hand over her head and smiled, followed by a kiss on the head he stood and opened the door.

"Let go home."

ALEX'S POINT OF VIEW:

The next day the moment Gibbs stepped off the elevator director Lance called him into his office. I trailed off to greet the team, even gave Tony a small nudge, but growled when he tired to pet me. I watched and studied them, not once did they mention or talk about yesterday's discovery. I wondered, what was going on in that head of theirs. Should I be worried?

Gibbs walked back in a few moments later, grumbling at the sleeping wolf draped over his desk. "Damn wolf." That got him a snarl.

"We have a body boss?" Tony asked.

Gibbs handed him the file in his hand. "If we do we failed Dinozzo." He then had Tim mess around with his computer. A rather nerdy man popped up on the screen. Stretching myself on the desk, I decided to ignore the conversation. I was not in the mood, that is what happens when I get no coffee.

"I.T Kevin, the computer geek." Tony gasped.

"It is common impave, sweet guy." Ziva said.

Tony shivered. "I don't know about that. Comedy, but uh his improved skills definitely helped put away the world's number one cyber-terrorist."

Tim gave him a look. "Yet you still call him a geek."

"Yes." Tony chuckled. "Once a geek always a geek."

I released a whine as Gibbs worked around my body to gather his things. He'd lift one of my legs to grab his badge. My tail for his phone and gun and my head for his car keys. Hearing the whine, he simply gave me a stroke on the side of my belly.

"So, ah what's going on in Moscow boss?" Tony asked.

"Think he has an uncle that teaches in one of the universities." Tim replied.

Tony glanced at him with an odd look. "Thank you, boss, boss?"

Gibbs finally spared them a look. "Long story, but one of you is coming." Now that caught my attention, just one? Gibbs glanced down at me, ruffing my head and neck. "And you too." Gibbs surprised me by giving me a quick kiss on the head. As Tony and Tim kept not so discreetly fighting over who went, Gibbs grabbed his bag and whistled. I instantly jumped off the table and was by his side. Next thing I know Tim was next to us. Ha! Looks like Tony lost the game.

I had to say being in a helicopter was not my best ride. The damn thing shook too much. Gibbs had me in his lap the whole ride. The man can easily be scared, I had to give him some comfort. as we arrived at the embassy, we were searched and allowed into the room.

"Tim!" Kevin, I think his name was, jumped up and pulled Tim into a hug. "Oh, man am I glad to see you!"

"Whoa! Kevin are you okay?" Tim asked. I walked in with Gibbs, although I stood between him and Kevin. Something was off about this man.

"Much better now, you have no idea what the last three days I-" He trailed off the moment he noticed Gibbs standing behind Tim. "Oh my god, agent Gibbs. Wow, they sent the A-team." He glanced at Tim. "Not that you're not A-team enough Tim, agent Gibbs wow. I didn't mean to make extra work for you sir, I really didn't."

He made a move towards him, but I was quick to stop him. 'No one touches him'. Gibbs ran his fingers over my ear. It was one of the ways he would soothe me. Damn man and his hands!

"Shit!" He jumped back, paler looking than normal. "That's a wolf! Wow!"

"Breath Kevin." Tim sighed. "Take deep breaths."

"And I swear I am not being paranoid." Kevin continued. "Pretty sure I was being followed the minute I arrived."

"You were pretty sure?" Gibbs asked, already bored.

Kevin paused for a moment. "Completely sure. Positively."

I rolled my eyes. This man was a mess! A nervous wreck and that smell was burning my nose! With a sneeze I hid my muzzle into his leg, giving him a nudge. When he didn't get my message, I nibbled on his leg.

"Ow, Luna!" Gibbs yelped. "What?"

'You are so glad I like you'. Nudging his leg, I got him to move towards the couch. Whimpering, he took the hint and sat down. I jumped up and settled my head on his lap. We needed to wait for confirmation that the helicopter was fueled and ready to go. That would take at least two hours. Gibbs laid his head back, as his hand played with the fur on my neck. The all-clear came too soon for my liking.

I walked in the front of the line, making sure no one was near that shouldn't be there. Tim behind me with Kevin in the middle and Gibbs taking up the rear. I stood just outside the helicopter until Gibbs jumped on. Being what I am and who I was to him changed me. I-as you can tell-was more protective of him. Where he went I went. If he was in danger I would try and help, just like I knew he would. He might not feel it yet, but he was changing as well.

"Luna!" Gibbs snapped.

Well, he was still the same in some aspect.

I sat on Gibbs's lap, my head laid on his shoulder. I did not want to see outside the window. If we were meant to fly, we would have wings. Gibbs had one hand running up and down my back, trying to soothe me.

"Relax, we are almost there." He whispered.

Of course, Kevin had to ruin the peace.

"You got a navy helicopter?" He asked.

Tim cocked an eyebrow. "You expected a hot air balloon?"

"I didn't know what to expect. How you sneak it past the Russians?"

Gibbs and I glanced his way and rolled our eyes.

"Diplomatic courtesy." Tim replied.

"And a couple of bad ass's pilots." One of the pilots added with laughter.

That was the last I heard as I quickly fell asleep.

Only to be awakened by the sound of a loud bang. Jumping off Gibbs, I clawed the floor as the helicopter swirled around. Pilots were shouting into the radio as Tim tried to calm Kevin. Gibbs was oddly calm. I was a mess, growling as I was tossed from side to side. I kept trying to hold on, but my claws could not hook onto the floor.

"Prepare for impact!" One of the pilots shouted.

As I felt myself being tossed, I suddenly felt something pull me. Stopping my bite halfway, I noticed it was Gibbs. He had gotten ahold of my collar and pulled me into his arms. I relaxed a bit as his body shield mine and the chopper went down. Some way to die.

With a groan, I woke to the sight of fire. Jumping to my feet I glanced around. The chopper was a mess, but that was not what had me worried. 'Where was Gibbs?' I got my answer in the form of a growl. 'Shit!' Running towards the sound I was confronted by a pissed-off wolf and one mate on the ground. Growling at the wolf, I quickly jumped in between the two.

The wolf didn't give me a chance to react as he rushed at me and bit down on whatever he could. This was an old fashion wolf fight. We clashed together, my teeth sinking into whatever flesh it would. The blood flowed into my mouth and his whines reached my ears. I could hear Gibbs getting up in the background. I was suddenly attacked on the back, by another wolf. So, it was a pack. Shaking the one in my mouth a bit, I tossed him to the side and dropped to the ground on my side. Able to get ahold of the second wolf, I killed him instantly. Just as he the first was about to retaliate shots were fired. Looking up I was never so relieved to see Tim show up. Walking towards Gibbs, I sniffed around making sure he was alright.

"I'm fine." He mumbled, his hands working on the wounds. "McGee, you have anything to tie around her body?"

Tim shook his head. "Sorry boss."

Gibbs then shook his jacket off and wrapped it around my bloody back. "That should hold."

Giving him a quick lick, I trotted over to the plane. Sadly no one was alive, or so I thought until the female pilot moved. Rushing back out I danced and growled getting Gibbs's attention. 'Come on!' Grabbing ahold of his sleeve I dragged him towards the chopper 'she is alive!'. Getting the hint, he crawled back in. I stayed outside with Tim but could hear the quiet whispers coming from inside.

The sound of something moving behind the trees, cause me to be tensed. Crouching a little, I growled and jumped only to land on Kevin.

"It's just me! Help!" The man screamed.

"Luna off." Tim ordered although I knew he held some amusement.

Giving the man one last snap, I jumped off and stood by the chopper once more. I didn't like being here and it had nothing to do with the wild or the wolves, but if someone shot them down, then they will be looking for the crash site. Deciding on helping, I left to look around. I can mark a certain territory, it will keep the wolves away. That and I can look and make sure no unwanted guest shows up.

The wood was creepy I'll tell you that much. The snow was like knives digging into my paws, must have hurt them. Inhaling in the scents I got all kinds. The woods, wolf packs, small animals, and a human scent. Following the smell, I froze to see a dead man on the ground. Walking closer I noticed three bullets to the chest. So, this is their hunting ground. 'Great, the hunter is now the prey'. Tossing some snow on him, in a bad attempt at burying him I walked. I mark a radius around the crash site of two miles, which should keep the wolves away. As I walked back to the site, my stomach growled. Not that I blame it, I have not eaten since we got here, also knew Gibbs and Tim hadn't either. Sticking my nose to the ground I sniffed some food out. It leads me to a jackrabbit. Now I love rabbits, had two as a pet once, but when you have to eat.

Must hand it to him though, the sucker was fast. But not fast enough, as the poor thing now dangled in my mouth. At the moment Gibbs would not be able to get his own food, so I must provide for him. Hence why I have not eaten the animal. Digging a hole in the ground, I dropped him and buried him. One rabbit was not going to be enough. I had to feed four grown adults. So, after catching three rabbits and what I believe is a rat I took them all back to the site.

As I reached the area I stopped, something was not right. Dropping the animals, I took a whiff of the air and growled. That was not Gibb's scent. Dropping on my stomach I crawled closer to the site and watched. A group of five men stood before the fallen pilot, she was still alive, but my team was nowhere in sight. Hearing the little bit of conversation, I knew they were the ones to shoot us down. And no matter how much I want to tear them apart, I was outnumbered and most likely would be shot and killed. The leader from my guess left the pilot to die. If my Russian was still good anyhow. I waited and watched them all leave, but one. Getting ready I waited for the man to let his guard down. Idiot was stupid enough to put down his gun. Seeing him walk closer to the pilot I made my move. Slowly emerging from the trees and growling a low threat. He froze reaching for his gun only to remember he put it down.

"Easy, easy." His voice shook and I think he wet himself too.

The second he reached for his knife I lunged and like the fight with the wolf, I went for everything and anything. It took seconds before he was dead and bleeding. Glancing at the pilot, I knew she did recognize me and was freaking out. Dropping to my stomach I whimpered and crawled towards her, placing my head on her lap. Slowly I felt her relax until her hand was on my head.

"Your agent Gibbs wolf." She stated, giving her a small whine at the mention of his name. "He is fine, Tim and Kevin are with him."

She was freezing and scared, I can feel it. Moving my body, I laid to the length of her, my body covering hers completely. The shaking stopped, but the fear didn't. She didn't want to die, but there was nothing I could do. I couldn't change her that was all a myth, either you were born a wolf or you weren't. Hiding her face under my neck I laid with her, giving all the warmth, I could. I stayed a good hour until I felt her give her last breath. Looking down at her I nudged her cheek but got no response. Grabbing the blanket on her legs I draped it over the pilot and went back to the woods. Grabbing the food, I gave her one last look and left. I had to find Gibbs and Tim. I had to make sure they were alright. Little did I know he would return to that same spot.

I spent the entire night looking for them, but the snow was making it impossible for me to track them. It wasn't until I came to a stream where I sat and drank some water. The fur of the animals was giving me a bad taste. I had to toss the old kills and find some new ones. Only this time I got ahold of two baby hogs and a rabbit. Mama hog was not happy about that. Grabbing the damn food once more, I walked over the stream and heading up north. The sound of footsteps coming towards me had me on alert. Dropping the food, I prepared myself to pounce. Until...

"Again, agent Gibbs that leaf thing very cool." That could only be Kevin.

Still mad for them leaving, I decided to do a little payback. Hiding in the bush, I laid low and growled. Gibbs lifted the weapon, but could not see me. Tim had his handgun, but Kevin was hiding behind him in fear. Seriously? Some help he would be in a fight. Jumping out of the bush Kevin yelled. "Kill it!"

Tim huffed, lowering the gun. "Shut up Kevin, it's just Luna."

I gaped at him. 'Just Luna! Just Luna!' Tim holstered his gun, not even caring. 'You are eating the rabbit geek!'

"Luna." Gibbs called.

Snapping my head in his direction, I slowly walked up to him. I knew he would be mad for me running off, but If I hadn't we would have no food, and the pilot would have died alone. Seeing him crouched in front of me, I leaned into him. I really did miss him and it annoyed the hell out of me.

Gibbs took a few moments to check my back and sighed. "We need to keep moving. Tonight we find somewhere to camp." Stroking my neck, he stared into my eyes. "Stay beside me."

'Sure, thing boss'. Of course, I ran off to get the food and returned, no missing the smile on his lips.

"What is she carrying?" Kevin asked.

Tim shrugged. "Looks like some dead animals."

"Oh." Kevin shivered.

We walked a good few miles and my paws were beginning to hurt. We had long left the snowy part of the woods and were now in the dirt and grassy area. My paws did not like the change. It hurt with each step I gave and Gibbs was begging to notice. Hard not too when I'm whimpering every three steps.

"Quick breather boss?" Tim asked, taking a seat on a fallen tree.

I followed suit, falling to my side in the shady grass. A relief to my aching paws. Looking at them I frowned, the front right paw was not bleeding and the other three were not far behind. Gibbs walked over to them, eyeing Kevin in an odd way. Now I would normally be at his side and help, but I seriously could not move right now.

Kevin waved his empty bottle of water at him. "Go ahead say I told you so." He glanced at one of the two. "Can I get a sip of yours?"

"No." Gibbs said.

"Not you agent Gibbs, I was asking McGee." Kevin replied. I snorted, this kid was unbelievable.

"And I asked you something back there and I am done waiting for answers." Gibbs said. "And you are not getting any water until we get one."

Knowing something else was up, I slowly move to lay on my stomach. I kept my eyes on Kevin. 'I swear I'll kill him if he is to blame for all of this'.

Kevin glanced at Tim for help but got nothing. "The first visit to my uncle's, Ahh, a few months ago I was approached by this guy. Sergey. Which may not even be his real name, but he offered very serious money. For this-this thing that he needed."

Gibbs narrowed his eyes. "What thing?"

Kevin made an 'I fucked up face'. "It's kind of a weapon."

'Kinda! It's either a weapon or not! Pick one!' I shouted, but all they heard were probably growls.

"I only agreed so I could help my uncles with his medical cost." Kevin added, trying to keep Gibbs from killing him. "But when I came to deliver the sweet, my conscious got the better of me."

'Oh? Didn't know you had one!'

"So, you backed out of the deal?" Tim asked.

Kevin shook his head. "I tried too, but when I got to my uncle's place, he had been shot. To death. The man was like a father to me and I got him killed."

'Yeah well, you also got the pilots killed and might have already killed us.'Glancing at Gibbs I wondered. 'Would he mind if I killed him now?'

"All I could think to do is, not make it worse by giving it to Sergey." Kevin added.

Gibbs glared down at him. If you know Gibbs, you know he is a lot more dangerous when his voice is calm. "Where is the weapon now?"

"With my uncle-in my uncle."

'Ew'.

Tim shared a look with Gibbs. "Just how small of a weapon is it?"