Admin Raking 2

Exactly two months later and the team was right back in Morrow’s office with Todd just barely having come off of light duty for the dumb ass shit she pulled by attempting to follow a terrorist. By herself. Without backup. And never calling it in in the first place.
The fact that she STILL felt she could get away with this because her boss always did was just icing on the shit cake that was being tossed down Morrow’s throat from his own bosses upstairs. And everyone, even baby toddlers, knew that shit went downhill.

With happy permission, and lots of betting between his superiors on who would break first, he leaned on the front of his desk and looked at the determined “we were right” looks of Todd and Gibbs. DiNozzo just had a put upon look as though he was the only one in the room to know they all were screwed.
Morrow nodded at each of them, then passed them each, their next six months’ assignment. Marine Training Camp for Gibbs who would be losing his earned rank and broken down to private first class under the command of the worst DI anyone could have as his personal trainer.
McMurdo International Science Base to be the Agent Afloat for DiNozzo asked for by name from those in a branch out of Homeland.
And Todd? She was special. She was to work as a law officer trainee under Sheriff Carter and under the training eyes of his Deputy, Lupo, who had been an Army Ranger. Both stationed now at a DoD Research facility turned company town called Eureka. Carter had been appointed as the town sheriff by the DoD from his position as a US Martial. Both positions and Lupo should get the point across – hopefully – that law officers just aren’t a dime a dozen, and they all do work no fed would dare touch with a ten light year pole.

The armed MPs obviously drew and cocked their handguns at the first words of complaint. Shutting those words down fast, then escorted each of them to their desks and computers which they saw were even now being cleaned out by IT and Cyber Security. Their desks cleaned off with the only things on them were their own property. Handed to each of them as they were each escorted to walk the walk of shame by security, to security vehicles and to their homes that were already being put into stasis for the six months they would be gone.

Appropriate clothing and gear packed in appropriate bags by the doors, of course.

While back at his office, Morrow just grinned over what awaited them. Toasting the deviousness of those above the backers of Gibbs to get both even and revenge within the letter of the law.

Fin
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