Consign to Pandemonium - Act VI - Crossover
Title: Consign to Pandemonium - Act VI - Crossover
Author: pearly_eyes
Rating: PG
Genre: Gen
Character(s): Team & Crossover with Bones
Prompts: Challenge #46, crossover & Challenge # 108, duty from ncisdrabble100 Summary: Abby enlists the help of Temperance Brennan to analyze the skull.
Challenge #46 - Crossover
Words: 300
When Dr. Temperance Brennan received the request, she immediately made it top priority. Though she often juggled several outstanding cases at once, due to the sensitive nature, she wanted to give it her undivided attention.
Despite her lack of an explanation, her boss at the Jeffersonian, Cam Syaoran had offered to redistribute some of her cases amongst their interns. Brennan was finishing up a call with her publisher when her partner from the FBI, Special Agent Seeley Booth arrived at the entrance of her office.
“What’s going on, Bones?” he asked after she hang up.
“What’s the status on the McConnell case?”
“Just needs your signature.”
“Good, because I’ve just been asked for a consult and I don’t want to leave it unfinished.”
Brennan was already gathering up her paraphernalia, before Booth could process her words and actions. “Hey talk to me, Bones. I just saw Cam who’s reassigning a bunch of your cases and now, I hear you cancelling book tours. Something’s up.”
“NCIS called for a consult.”
“Naval Criminal Investigative Services? I didn’t know you have any contacts there.”
“I’m not limited to the FBI, Booth. This is a special request from both their forensics specialist and the ME.”
She paused, debating how much more to say.
“You’re the best at what you do, Bones. The FBI is lucky to have you and the squints on our side. I know you can’t give me details, but if you need anything, you can talk to me ok.”
“I know that, Booth. Thanks.”
“Want me to drop you off at the Naval Yard?”
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“She’s on her way, Gibbs.”
“Ok Abs.”
“Tempe is one of the country’s leading forensics anthropologists. I can’t think of anybody else I’ll call to identify the skull.”
“I’m counting on that to give us some answers.”
Challenge # 108 - Duty
Words: 204
As a forensics anthropologist, her duty was to give the names back to the lost and ultimately, bring closure to the families. So initially, when Abby Scuito contacted her for a consult in regards to an unmarked skull that arrived at the NCIS, Dr. Temperance Brennan thought it was just like any other consult.
“Tempe, I need an objective take on this one. Ducky agrees that you’re the best.”
“Of course, Abby. Let me just wrap up a few cases first.”
“No Tempe, I really need you on this one now. We need to know if it’s Ziva.”
All of sudden, it became clear that this was more than an open-and-shut case, but rather, it was a family who was in pursuit for the truth about a loved one. Not so long ago, she had personally identified her mother’s remains at the Jeffersonian, she had some semblance of what the NCIS team must be feeling.
“Alright Abby, give me a few hours to clear my schedule.”
Hanging up the phone, she got up to seek out her boss, Cam Syaoran. Mentally, she prepared for the task ahead, to extricate her personal side from her professional one. ‘You can do this, Brennan. It’s your duty.’
For the previous parts in the series:
Act I - Legend | Act II - Lies | Act III - Plans | Act IV - Interim Thoughts (i) | Act V - In Denial