Summary: An agent transfers to D.C from Colorado. Is there more to her than meets the eye?
A/N Crossover between NCIS and Stargate SG-1
Disclaimer: I do not own either of the above.
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Chapter 1
It was 0700. Gibbs was sat at his desk reading through personnel files looking for a new senior field agent. He wasn't getting very far though. He kept glancing over to the bullpen next to his at his former team.
Angry at Gibbs for not telling them the truth, once the troubles with the Reynosa drug cartel had been sorted, DiNozzo had approached the Director asking for permission to form his own team.
Once Vance had given the go-ahead, DiNozzo had immediately offered positions to McGee and Ziva who, much to Gibbs dismay, had accepted.
What had made the situation worse was that his friendships with Abby and Ducky had come to an abrupt end.
So there he was without a team.
"Probie, where's that file I was looking at?" Gibbs heard DiNozzo ask.
"I don't know Tony, you had it last," McGee responded.
"Maybe it is with the files you put on Gibbs desk," Ziva put in.
"No, I had it right here and now it's gone."
Tuning them out, Gibbs turned his attention back to his reading.
Half an hour later, Vance came walking through the squad room. He entered Gibbs bullpen and stopped at his desk. "Have you come to a decision yet Gibbs?"
Without a word, Gibbs handed over a file. Vance glanced through it before closing the file and looking back at Gibbs. "Agent Malik is transferring here from Colorado. She should be arriving in a couple of weeks."
McGee and DiNozzo had been eavesdropping on the one-sided conversation. They'd seen Vance approach Gibbs and wanted to know what was going on. "Isn't Agent Malik's file the one you were looking at?" McGee whispered.
"Yes it was," DiNozzo whispered back before raising his voice. "Hey, that's the file I was looking at."
"I found it amongst the pile of files you left on my desk DiNozzo," Gibbs responded.
"Oh so that's where I left it. Anyway that's not important. What is important is that I saw her first."
"She's not an object for you to lay claim to Agent DiNozzo," Vance told him sternly. "Plus, if you wanted Agent Malik for your team, you should have put this file in a safe place."
"It was an oversight sir. I didn't mean to put it in the wrong place. Besides, she'll be far better off as a probie on my team, than she will on Gibbs team."
"She's not a probationary agent DiNozzo," Gibbs informed him. "And I'm not looking for a probie, I'm looking for a Senior Field Agent."
"How do you know she'll make a good SFA?" DiNozzo asked. "Has she had any experience?"
"Until recently she was SFA on Stuart Byrne's team," Vance told him.
"I've heard of him," McGee chimed in. "He's got a reputation as a tough leader with high expectations. He doesn't have just anybody on his team. He expects them to know what they're doing."
"That sounds familiar," DiNozzo quipped.
"Marine Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Byrne?" Gibbs looked shocked.
"Former Marine Lieutenant Colonel, now Special Agent. You know him Gibbs?" Vance asked.
"He was in the Marines when I was. I thought he retired five years ago."
"He did, but he found retirement difficult."
"Definitely sounds familiar," DiNozzo decided. "But if he has such high expectations, what made him choose her? She probably went straight to FLETC from university without any experience whatsoever."
"So did I Tony." McGee stated.
"Actually, Agent DiNozzo, she didn't. She was in the Marine Corps before she became an agent. But if you read her file, you should already know this."
There was a minute of silence.
"You didn't bother to read the file, did you? You just looked at her photo," Vance stated. "You're supposed to select agents by their abilities, not their looks. I'm needed in MTAC so I'll leave you all to your work."
"Look, I know how we can settle this," McGee said once Vance had gone. "Agent Malik will be here in a couple of weeks, so why don't we let her decide which team she wants to be on?"
"That's a good idea Probie," DiNozzo grinned. "Of course, I'm sure she'll make the right decision and choose our team. We are the best after all."
"Never take anything for granted DiNozzo," Gibbs advised.
"We're not on your team any more Gibbs, so your rules no longer count. Although that wouldn't be the case if you hadn't lied to us. And if you can lie to one team, you can lie to another. I really hope, when Agent Malik gets here, she does choose us. At least then she'll be safe."
