AU stories for NCIS episodes. Each is independent from all the others since this is all based on the possibility of parallel universes and multiple timelines... many, many of them. Later on some may seem to follow something that happened in an earlier AU episode story, but it's probably coincidence unless I say otherwise in the beginning.
This is #7 - a short alternate universe story/scene for Season 1, episode 7 Sub Rosa
The original episode aired on November 18, 2003.
The dialogue in the first part is from the episode. Near the end of the first section, I changed it for the AU scene.
Rating: K+
Category: General
Warnings: Spoilers for episodes, probably just the one that the AU story is about. But down the road who knows?
Disclaimer: I own nothing NCIS. I'm just borrowing the characters for a bit.
And finally, all mistakes are mine.
"You're telling me someone killed one of my sub crew members to take his place?"
"I think there's a very real possibility."
"Not on my watch, Agent Gibbs," Captain Veech was adamant.
"You take that chance, Captain? It would have to be someone new. Humor me."
"All right. I'll beef up security around the boats in port, have every crew member's ID card checked against their service record."
"What about the Philadelphia?"
"She's a day out."
"I think you should call her back."
"Agent Gibbs, the Philadelphia's en route to join a NATO exercise in the Atlantic. And your theory is...highly suspect, if not preposterous. I'm not about to bring her back."
"Then send a couple of us out to rendezvous with her and interview the new crew members."
"Your presence will be disruptive."
Gibbs smirked, "And it's possibly inconvenient to have a woman aboard."
"I'm not sold on you needing to go at all and now you want to take a woman."
Gibbs listened for a few seconds before putting the call on speaker so Kate, Tony and Tim McGee, Norfolk case agent, could hear. Captain Veech had said no, their appeal to the Admiral was pending and the CNO was unreachable. Director Morrow told Gibbs to call SecNav directly.
"Convince me."
"A body was found at Norfolk. We have good reason to believe that he was a submariner, Sir. The killer removed identifying features knowing it would take between 24 and 48 hours for AFDIL to make a DNA match."
"Go on."
"The Philadelphia is the boat that fits the time frame."
Kate jumped in. "Mr. Secretary, 15 of the crew are new. Four have been eliminated by dental x-rays. Six can be eliminated because of body type or ethnic origin."
The team leader waited a second or two for someone else to volunteer something before adding, "Sir, the sub was a day out six hours ago. The more time that passes the better the chance the impostor will do something."
"Gibbs, take me off speaker."
The whaleboat rocked gently as they waited for the Philadelphia to surface.
Kate didn't like waiting or silence. "I hope the five men are quarantined."
"Commander Peters said he would... and keep 'em from talking to each other."
Just then the submarine not only appeared amid a huge spray of water, but the bow burst high above the surface before splashing down.
"Emergency blow," one of the whaleboat crew yelled.
At the same time dense red smoke seemed to be everywhere and Gibbs' heart sank.
"Wow," Kate beamed, impressed by the maneuver.
"No, Kate, not wow," Gibbs told her solemnly.
Her eyes searched his face. "What do you mean?"
"Unless someone opens a hatch from the inside, we're too late."
End
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