Godson- Part 3, The End
Author: dream-edge
Title: Godson
Summary: PR/NCIS. When an astrophysicist involved in a top-secret project goes missing, Gibbs' team is assigned to find her. But Gibbs' own godson might have more to do with it then he ever imagined. Just what is 'Project Ranger'?
Rating: T
Pairings: Dillon/Ziggy, Doctor K/Tenaya
Disclaimer: I do not own the Power Rangers or NCIS anything related to either franchise
Godson
Chapter 3
Their steps were nearly silent as they slowly approached the warehouse and their Sigs created a comfortable weight in their hands. The bulky presence of their ballistics vests was reassuring as they lined up against the wall near the door. The oldest stepped forward, adjusted the miniature camera in his head set, and slowly eased the door open, his gun ready and his mind alert even as they thought back to the events that had led him and his team to this point.
Gibbs watched his godson pace the length of the bull pen restlessly, his eyes dark and his lips pressed into a thin line. Dillon was sitting next to him, also watching Ziggy's agitated movements. Tenaya looked like she was going to join Ziggy's pacing any moment.
"What's Project Venjix?" Ziva asked, looking between the three. Ziggy stopped his pacing and turned to look at her for a long moment, his eyes dark. Then he dropped his gaze to the floor and sighed, his shoulders slumping as if he was carrying the weight of the world. "Everyone makes mistakes." he whispered softly, his words hesitant, his tone sad. "And there is always that one mistake in your life that you would give any thing to take back. The one thing you wish with all your heart you could go back and undo but you can't. Venjix is K's."
Tenaya spoke up, taking over where he'd left off. "Venjix is a self-replicating, self-aware computer virus. If it gets a hold in the net then we're doomed. It will take down the stock markets, the electrical grid, our defense systems. It will end the world in a matter of months." She paused then told them. "It was never supposed to see the light of day."
Tenaya watched the team slowly move through the warehouse slowly, praying to every God she had ever heard of that they'd find her Kat and bring her home safe. "We talked this morning." she whispered to the Director next to her. Jenny glanced at her curiously so she continued. "We were... supposed to go to dinner and my biggest worry was that she was going to forget again." She shook her head, a sad smile on her face. "She was always doing. She'd loose herself in her work; completely forget we had anything planned. Sometimes, she'd even just fall asleep, right there at her desk. And it made me so mad."
A soft laugh echoed dryly out of her throat although it was as far from an actual laugh as one could get. "The last thing I told her was that I'd never forgive her... if she didn't show up again. That was the last thing she heard before she got kidnapped."
Jenny sighed and wrapped her arm around the younger woman's shoulders, her motherly instincts flaring brightly to the surface. "It’s okay. I'm sure she'll forgive you if you're waiting for her." She whispered. Tenaya sighed softly, taking comfort in the words. Maybe she would forgive her... Kat had a good heart beneath that hard exterior after all. Then something struck her as wrong. Where was Ziggy whispering the same reassurances to her?
She lifted her head, looking around the dark room. "Where's Dillon and Ziggy?" she asked the Director. The woman's dark eyes widened in surprise and horror. "Oh no."
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The com in Gibb's ear blared to life, the Director's worried voice echoing out. "We have a problem Jethro." she told him even as he heard Tenaya shouting curse words in the background. "What is it?" he hissed lowly, raising a hand in the pause gesture. His team obediently stopped.
"The male Kane and Ziggy aren't here."
"What?!" he shouted. "Don't tell me those two followed us." If they had, and they survived this, he was going to kill them. He was going to kill them, bring them back, and then do it all over again. Five times.
Tenaya's voice suddenly snapped over the link, hot and irritated and just slightly sarcastic, "Where the hell else would they be?"
He echoed a few of the young doctor's curses and immediately informed his team to keep their eyes open for the two. "I'm going to shoot them both." he hissed, unable to find words for just how angry he was. They kept going, not bothering to keep quiet anymore after Gibb's outburst but still being cautious.
They'd covered nearly the entire place before they found the right room. McGee jerked the door open, allowing Tony and Ziva to file in and then entering next to Gibbs. "Everybody freeze!" they shouted.
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Ziggy and Dillon tensed when they heard shots suddenly explode through the building. They shared a look then took off, their steps in perfect sync. Years upon years of training together had made it so they could practically read each other's minds with just a look and knew what the other was going to do before they even did it. They stopped outside of an open door and, after a quick, shared nod, burst into the room.
Two men were running towards a back exit, a bloodied and beaten Katherine Tennet being dragged between. Two semi-automatic rifles were in their hands. Gibbs' gun was raised to fire at them but they suddenly swung Kat in between them and the group and Ziggy shouted out, "No, don't!!"
Nobody fired, although Ziva, who was hovering protectively over a wounded McGee, seemed for a moment like she wasn't going to listen.
Ziggy watched as the two barged out the door, staring at the now nearly unconscious Kat in dismay. He moved to go after him but before he could, Ziva let out a sharp shout of shock, warning, and dawning horror. He turned in time to see what looked like a very early, very twisted version of a Venjix attack-bot slam what could be called its arm into Ziva's ribs, throwing her roughly across the room only to be caught by Gibbs and tumble in a heap to the floor. His eyes widened in horror when he saw McGee groan, struggling to his feet and try to get away. There was a bullet hole in the middle of his leg and another cuffing the top of his shoulder. He'd never get away in time.
"Shit!" he cursed, running forward. He grabbed the man's arm and helped propel him forward. As he did, he let his feet slip out from under him and his momentum drag him forward still. Nearly in front of the bot he pressed his hands into the concrete, ignoring how the rough ground bit harshly into his palms and thrust his weight up, his feet hanging into the air and slamming into the machine. He easily maneuvered himself into a flip with the ease born of years of practice.
The minute his feet were on the ground, Dillon appeared at his elbow. They traded looks again then nodded, both charging forward. They moved in perfect tandem, slowly and steadily beating the bot backwards. Morphed, they probably would have been able to do it forever. But now, without the morphers even built, they couldn't do it for long, not against an opponent built to be ten times stronger than the average human.
Dillon grabbed his arm and, sensing his plan, Ziggy allowed him to flip him heels over head at the attack-bot. The move was more reminiscent of something Gem and Gemma did during practice but they pulled it off well enough for a first time. His legs slammed into what could be termed the thing's shoulders. Once his feet were back and stable under him Dillon pulled back and Ziggy allowed himself to be presented as its main target. He danced around it's clumsy but fast attacks, weaving in and out until he managed to get its back towards Dillon.
The older man immediately wrapped his arms around it, trying to hold it steady. Ziggy didn't wait to give it the chance to break free and jumped forward, bracing his knees into the bot's shoulders as his hands reached out for it's head. He leaned forward and with the quick, sharp twist his godfather had taught him as a kid, he snapped the thing's head nearly completely 180 and then a full 360. Something broke, allowing him to pull the head away from the rest of the body.
Something started to tick.
Dillon and he traded looks and he knew Dillon was thinking the same shit that he did. They nodded to each other and Dillon jumped away from the bot at the same time Ziggy pushed off, back-flipping neatly off of it. They cleared just as it self-destructed. Compared to the very impressive explosions Gem and Gemma set off nearly daily, it was small and weak but up close the shrapnel would have torn them to shreds.
Ziggy steadied himself on his feet and looked up and over at Dillon. "K!" They both shouted, the familiar nickname that for some reason they used more than Kat rolling off their tongues in concern. They both turned but before they could get even close to the door Tony barged through it, a slowly recovering Kat cradled carefully under one arm. He grinned at them as he carefully guided the young doctor into the safety of the future Rangers' presence. She stumbled forward, for once allowing the two to hug her tightly. Behind her, Tony told them, "You know you guys love me."
"What happened, Tony?" Ziva asked him even as she forced McGee to sit down and let her tend to his wounds.
The former homicide detective shrugged. "I followed them outside. Managed to shoot one of them down before I had to duck for cover. But apparently our doctor over there wasn't as out of it as she appeared because she did a good number to the other one. I mean, talk about repressed anger; she must have been waiting all day to do that."
Ziggy smiled softly and reached down to brush Kat's bangs out of her eyes tenderly. "That true K?" he asked softly. "You hit them?" She nodded, a slow, satisfied smile crossing her lips. Dillon smirked and ruffled her already messy hair fondly. "That's our Doc." he said proudly.
She put up with it for a few more minutes before pulling back, a strange look appearing on her face. "I did it." she muttered, sounding amazed. The two of them frowned in puzzlement but before Ziggy could start to get really concerned she continued. "I know how to make the morphers work now."
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The group exited the elevator into NCIS, beaten, battered, but still whole and successful. And it was completely worth it when Tenaya ran down the stairs from MTAC and Kat allowed herself to collapse in Tenaya's waiting arms and enduring how tightly the taller doctor's arms held her. Tenaya's breath was ragged against her ear and Kat felt the muscles in her back slowly relax and let go of the tension lingering in them.
Tenaya pushed her back just enough to catch her lips with her own, the kiss hard and realized and just slightly desperate. And they cherished every second of it.
Tony tilted his head to the side as the kiss got more intimate, lips opening and tongues twining together. "Hun." He said, watching the two with fascination. "I really love my job." he muttered. He stiffened when he felt a cold glare level on his head and tore his gaze away from the kissing women to look at Dillon.
Beside the glaring man Ziggy giggled softly and leaned against him in amusement. "I'm really... happy." he whispered as the gruesome length of the day finally settled into his limbs, the adrenaline fading. His eyes felt really heavy. Dillon broke of his glare to glance at the boy slumping against him and sighed, gathering Ziggy to him and resting his arms around his waist. Ziggy leaned against him heavily, turning in the embrace so he could bury his head in his shoulder. "It's been a long day." he muttered.
He raised wide eyes towards the older man and pleaded softly. "Can we go home now?" Dillon glanced over at Gibbs and, after getting a nod of approval, pressed a fond kiss to Ziggy's forehead. "Yeah Zig. Let's go home."
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The drive to Gibbs' house, where they'd stay for the night, was a long one. The entire team had agreed to come back to the agency the next day to finish up the case before taking a long, well-deserved break. Gibbs had allowed Dillon to stay with him so Tenaya and Tennet could have the apartment room they'd rented to themselves so Kat could regroup without being crowded.
Dillon sighed softly to himself as they pulled into the driveway and glanced back at Ziggy curled up in the backseat. He was asleep. He shook his head slightly and motioned with his hand for Gibbs to continue into the house. Dillon unbuckled the younger man's seat belt and then gently picked Ziggy up, cradling the thin, lanky boy to his chest. Ziggy muttered something in his sleep and shifted closer, a content smile on his face.
It took him only a moment to find the room always prepared for Ziggy's random visits and settle him down. Ziggy frowned briefly and the nice warmth pressed against him disappeared but it vanished when Dillon tugged the blankets around him and pressed a warm kiss to his forehead. He looked over at Gibbs waiting in the doorway and nodded to him in a silent good night, waiting till he left the room and shut the door to tug off his shoes and slowly climb into bed next to Ziggy. Ziggy immediately curled up to him again and Dillon draped his arms across the boy's waist again. It was only a few minutes before he joined the younger man in sleep.
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The next day
Ziggy groaned when he entered Abby's lab to see Kat and Tenaya already working. "Did you two even go to bed last night?" he complained, ignoring Dillon's amused chuckle next him. Gibbs smirked as he followed them in, the rest of the team behind him.
Abby bounced over to him, her eyes wide and excited. "Gibbs, these girls are geniuses!" she squealed softly, turning admiring eyes towards them. Gibbs rolled his eyes, watching as his godson and his godson's boyfriend walked over to join the doctors.
Ziggy shook his head as he watched the two work. They were both working on the prototype morphers, quickly fixing the shape of two of them. Two computer chips were resting next to them. "It's brilliant really." Tenaya said, looking up at them with a smirk. "I never would have thought to do it. She wants to use a secondary device- an engine cell- to help channel the energy. Without it, the power overloads the morpher and you don't morph."
"Done." Kat told them, holding up the rev morpher she was working on. She grabbed the chip off the desk and handed both to Ziggy. "Your morpher, Ranger Operator Series Green." she told him even as Tenaya handed Dillon his. They both took the devices and slipped on the holders, stepping away from the two doctors.
Dillon glanced over at Ziggy, "Ready?" he asked, fingering the engine cell he'd been giving. Ziggy nodded. "Ready." he answered. As one, they slipped the cells into the morphers. "RPM!" they shouted, jerking the lever. "Get in gear!"
There was a flash of black and green light as the morphers bonded and the energy surrounded the two of them in its protective embrace. Ziggy couldn't hold in his gasp as it filled him, almost enough to make his head spin at the intensity.
Nearly everyone was staring at them in shock as the light died down, leaving the two in the Ranger suits. Abby had dropped her Caf-Pow! and was gaping at them like a fish. McGee was blinking rapidly, like he believed the scene in front of him would change if he did it enough times. Tony was frozen, his eyes wide and startled and it looked like he was trying to say something but couldn't. Gibbs slowly started to shake his head as he stared at the two. He was going to half to kill them. Ziva just looked plain confused as she leaned over to whisper to Tony, "Why are they suddenly wearing spandex?"
Ziggy's voice asked them, "You've never heard of the Power Rangers?" at the same time Kat snapped out, "It's not spandex!"
"She's Israeli." Tony said slowly, finally getting his mouth to work. After another moment of silence he snapped out in a rush, "Power Rangers?! You never said you were going to be Power Rangers! How do you not mention something like that?"
The helmets disappeared in a flash and Ziggy shared a confused look with Dillon. "We didn't tell them that?" he asked. "I could've sworn we did." Dillon shook his head in answer. Ziggy shrugged unconcerned. "Ah well." he muttered.
Ziva looked around at her team in confusion. "What is a Power Ranger?" she asked in puzzlement. The other ignored her, walking up to the two men. After a minute she joined them, still looking confused.
Only Gibbs hung back, staring at them with the flicker of a smile on his face. He had lost his family a long time ago but nearly a month later, he'd gotten Ziggy, still recovering from his own loss. And now, years later, he'd gotten another, vastly different family in the dark, brooding but tender Dillon and sarcastic, smart-mouthed Tenaya Kane. He had a team he trusted and would give anything for. Ziggy, closer to a son than anything, had grown from the strange, slightly introverted little boy he'd been after his parents' deaths into a strong, confident young man with his whole future ahead of him, surrounded by people he loved.
Life gave you something wonderful, tore it away, and after a while gave you something just as good, sometimes better. And, although it had been hard and tough to get to this wonderful point in their lives, none of them would have it any other way.
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