Beyond The Oath

Residual Wondering

Kasie: "Gibbs you don't have-"

Gibbs: "I'll talk to accounting before I leave, okay?"
Kasie (Hugs him, quickly pulls herself away) "I'm sorry, thank you Gibbs."

Gibbs: "No problem, and Kase."
Kasie: "Yeah Gibbs?"
Gibbs: "Thank you."

Kasie: "Yeah...you're welcome."

Vance: "Gibbs, can you tell me anything about this?"

Gibbs: "I can bring you back something from the Tarhan gift shop."

Vance: (Chuckles) "Watch yourself out there."

Gibbs: "I'll be fine."

In Kasie's lab, she and Dr. Mallard have a talk about Gibbs.

Ducky: "Kasie darling, if anyone can take care of himself out there it's Jethro."

Kasie: "I know Doc, but something just seems off about this"

Ducky: "In the famous words of Leroy Jethro Gibbs, he's got this."

Kasie: "Thanks Duckman."

Ducky: "Anytime."

2 months later the team is concerned about Gibbs, but they are also in the middle of a big human trafficking case. In the midst of the case no one had noticed that there was a letter dropped off on Gibbs desk from Gibbs himself in Iraq. This was a just in case letter.

Vance: "Will Gibbs' team please proceed to MTAC please."
McGee: "What is it sir?"
Vance: "Look."
Bishop: "HEY GIBBS!"

McGee: "How ya doing boss?"

Gibbs: "Fine McGee."

Torres: "I like the beard bro

Gibbs: "Really."

McGee: "Well boss, we just wanted to make sure."

Gibbs: "Than- WHAT THE HELL WAS TH-"

The line disconnects and the team is left there in shock and worry.

McGee: "What the hell was that?"
Vance: "I don't know."
Agent: "Sir, it's radio silence from FOB Sykes."

Vance: "What could have caused it?"
Agent: "Sir it could've just been a power surge or-"
Bishop: "Or what?"
Agent: "Mortar attack."

Agent: "But that is the worst case scenario."

Torres: "She's right, probably just a power surge."

2 days later and it's still radio silence from FOB Sykes and Gibbs. The team will soon receive heart breaking news that will rock the agency to it's very core.

Palmer: "Hey McGee."

McGee: "Hey Palmer, good to see you out of Autopsy."

McGee: "Oh hey Duck."
Ducky: "Hello Timothy."

McGee: "What are you doing up here?"
Ducky: "We wanted an update on Jethro."

McGee: "Still dark, but it's not unusual."

Palmer: "Yeah Dr. Mallard."

As the elevator opens, 2 Marines in their sharp dress blues with high and tight haircuts walk out, everyone's attention turns to them. Men and women with spouses and kids deployed sit down and pray to god they aren't there to them that their loved one has died. When they walk over to Gibbs' team.