Special Agent 2: The Dark Soldier

Chapter 7

"Gibbs!" Abby called, hands on either side of her keyboard and facing her computer as Gibbs and Loki entered the lab. She cocked her head to the side, her high pigtails tilting towards her right shoulder. "Loki."

Loki stopped in the door, his smile fading as he raised an eyebrow. "Abby."

"You didn't come down to say hello to me," she said accusingly as she turned around. "You should have come right down."

"I apologize," Loki said, glancing at Gibbs. "I had a case. Gibbs can tell you."

"You're on your own, Laufeyson," Gibbs said, heading over to Abby. "What do you got, Abs?"

"In a minute, Gibbs," Abby said. "Can't you see I'm lecturing?" She marched towards Loki, her features drawn into a scowl. "Next time, come say hello before you go gallivanting around after ghosts!" When Loki gave her a strange look, she added, "Palmer was here, to bring me the blood samples, and he told me everything."

Abby slapped Loki on the back of the head, glared at him for a moment, and then gave him a big hug. "Welcome back, Loki!"

Loki returned her hug, shooting Gibbs a look over her shoulder. "It's good to be back, Abby."

Abby stepped back, gave Loki a sprightly grin, and then headed back over to her computer monitor, her platform boot heels making slight thuds against the floor. "So I've run ballistics on the bullet. It is intended for use in a Marine sniper rifle, but it was custom made. That's all it would tell me. The video that McGee brought me, however, yielded better results."

Abby's fingers flew across the keys as she brought up the footage. "I had to clean it up, as the footage was kind of scratchy, but I was able to get fairly good resolution."

"Can we see who shot Captain Morris?" Gibbs asked.

"No," Abby said. "But using Ducky's approximate time of death, I was able to identify a witness who was present around the time of the shooting. She might have seen something."

"Do you have a name?"

Abby grinned. "Millie Swenson. I've already sent you the address; she lives on Ghost Street, one of the only people to do so, I've heard." She frowned. "I don't understand why people don't want to live there. I mean, living on a haunted street would be so awesome! I'd want to live there."

"Only you could say that," Loki said with a grin as Abby glanced at Gibbs.

"Where's my Caf-Pow?"

Gibbs handed her the large red cup of caffeine and the forensic scientist took it from him eagerly. "Thank you!" She took a long sip from the straw as the two agents headed for the exit. "Hope you stay for a long time, Loki!"

"I do, too!" Loki called back.

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Bishop was sitting at her desk when suddenly, DiNozzo ducked down in his seat. "Hide!" he hissed.

Perplexed, she narrowed her eyes at him. "Why?"

"Fury!" he yelped. "He's here!"

Bishop quickly glanced back over her shoulder and her eyes widened to see Fury striding off the elevator. She dropped onto the floor as McGee did the same, all three of them holding their breaths.

Fury came over to the squad room, standing at the entrance to their section and glancing from left to right. "How pathetic," he spat. "A bunch of grown agents, hiding like children."

McGee, Bishop, and DiNozzo didn't say anything. Bishop squeezed her eyes shut. Please, please, please make him go away.

"I can see you," Fury said, irritated. "Get up."