Hunters and Hybrids

Chapter 6

The flames were getting higher and Callen could see them flickering through the window.

He had jumped up, painfully, his leg wound still hurting, onto the couch and was looking out of the window, not believing what he could see.

Gibbs was out there standing around with his team watching as the house burned.

Callen howled in sadness as he saw the team watching. He knew they must be able to see him through the window, why wouldn't they come and save him?

The team stopped at the sound of the mournful howl echoed around them.

"I'm sorry." Tim said as he stepped towards his father and placed a hand on his shoulder. He knew that he himself didn't have enough power to see through the wards, but by 'borrowing' a part of his father's power he would be able to see what his father was looking at.

He watched as the wards seemed to dissolve in front of his eyes.

"BOSS!" Tim gasped as he saw behind the wards, "The cabin is on fire!"

Tim looked around and saw the wards at each corner of the cabin.

Then letting go of his father and watching as the house faded from view he grabbed Alexei again.

"Break the wards!" He snarled as he turned the ogre towards the cabin.

Alexei was still staring terrified at the man in black, standing aloof to one side watching them.

"Is... Is that....?" He asked fearfully.

"My father. Yes, so if you know who he is, then you know who I am, now... BREAK THE WARDS!" He yelled his voice seeming to reverberate around the trees.

Alexei nodded terrified and he ran to the first ward and broke it.

The rest of the team watched as the cabin seemed to slowly rematerialize in front of them.

"Sam with me. The rest of you, fight that fire!"

Sam and Gibbs rushed the door kicking it in.

As the door crashed down Sam found himself bowled over by a snarling bundle of fury.

"Callen!" Gibbs called out trying to calm his furry friend down.

Callen pulled back and howled, then catching the scent of Alexei, he turned and launched himself at the ogre, ignoring the yells from Gibbs he attacked.

Not caring who was watching he latched onto Alexei's neck as his teeth ripped through his throat. Alexei's large hand grabbed Callen by the scruff as he snarled and ripped at the ogre until the hand fell lifelessly to the floor.

Callen backed off from the body and away from the team, still snarling, blood dripping from his muzzle as he kept a distance between them.

Sam, Kensi and Deeks looked in horror at the blood soaked wolf snarling in front of them.

Gibbs stepped forward, his hands bare and spread apart in submission. "G... G, it's Gibbs, come here. You're safe now." He said soft and slow.

Callen backed away, his ears flattened and his body low to the ground.

His head turned to look at the body of the Ogre lying on the ground between them.

"It's ok G, I know when you can tell me we'll be able to fix this."

Callen whined as he backed away.

Gibbs sat on the floor using a hand signal for the others to stay back.