Season 02: Episode 23: Twilight
Major Character Death
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Gibbs, Ari, Tony
Sentinel Tony, Tony comes online, BAMF Tony, Ari’s toast, Song fic.,

Song: Ohio, by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
Song: Fragile, by Sting

The combination of the two songs used in this came to me as I was journaling. And from there came the idea to use it in a fic with Twilight as the theme.
The idea of using Tony’s coming online to wreak revenge came as I was talking online to Judy. And we were going over ideas for a new bunny involving S&G and Tony and Gibbs. And the rest is this piece.
This is a one-shot for now. But like my other one-shots, I might come back to it later and continue it.

Washington is such a lovely city this time of year. Don’t you agree, Special Agent Gibbs? Not much of a conversationalist, are we?
I am mostly waiting here, Ari.
Oh, for what?
A reason to shoot you again. Someone tried to kill my team today. I’m thinking it was you.
You wound me, Gibbs.
If it was me, they’d be dead already. You’re still coming in with me for questioning.
Unfortunately, I’ve made other arrangements for the evening.
It wasn’t a request.
I know.
That’s why I took the precaution of planting an explosive device under one of these tables.
You be a good NCIS agent, I may even tell you where.

Tin soldiers and Nixon’s comin’
We’re finally on our own
This summer I hear the drummin’

What are you doing here?
An Al Qaeda cell is planning an attack in Washington.
I’m here to stop it.

Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are gunning us down
Should have been done long ago

How’s Caitlin, by the way? I’ve thought of her often since my last visit.
Go near her, and I don’t care what government agency’s watching your back, I will kill you this time.
I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are gunning us down
Should have been done long ago
What if you knew her and
Found her dead on the ground?
How can you run when you know?

Shooter!
Kate! You okay?
I just got shot at point-blank range, DiNozzo.
What do you think?
You’re not gonna be going to Pilates class tomorrow?
Protection detail’s over, Kate.
You did good.
For once, DiNozzo’s right.
I thought I’d die before I ever heard…..

Sorry, Caitlin. Oh, Caitlin. I am so sorry.

If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one
Drying in the color of the evening sun
Tomorrow’s rain will wash the stains away
But something in our minds will always stay

He heard Gibbs say Ari’s name as he felt his partner/sibling’s blood on his face cooling in the late afternoon breeze.

What if you knew her and
Found her dead on the ground?
How can you run when you know?

Everything seemed to narrow in at the taste and smell of her blood dripping from his face, as the words echoes in his ears, Ari. Defender. Ari. Defender. Ari. Defender. ARI. DEFENDER!

Perhaps this final act was meant
To clinch a lifetime’s argument
That nothing comes from violence, and nothing ever could.

He SAW and HEARD the threat to his tribe preparing to leave and pointed him out.

What if you knew her and
Found her dead on the ground?
How can you run when you know?

His Honey Badger leapt to attack at his command.

For all those born beneath an angry star
Lest we forget how fragile we are

A scream rent the air as the threat to the tribe was taken out. With prejudice. His very soul, injured. And he now lay unconscious next to the bolt action sniper he used to take out one of their own.

What if you knew her and
Found her dead on the ground?
How can you run when you know?

The badger was not through yet as it went on to attack the threats surviving clan members. And yet more screams were heard.

On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star
Like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are
How fragile we are

On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star
Like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are
How fragile we are
How fragile we are
How fragile we are

Tin soldiers and Nixon’s comin’
We’re finally on our own
This summer I hear the drummin’
Four dead in Ohio

How can you run when you know?

How fragile we are
How fragile we are

Fini.