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Old Friends
Tony had been called in while still on his medical leave from Jenny’s death and his reaction to it when it was interrupted against medical orders by the new Director, Vance, the same Vance that had such a bastard – in all meanings of the word as Tony had actually had friends in low places do a DNA test on in secret via his used toothpicks he has strung all over his desk – that was now rescinding his leave and ordering him to head to the USS Reagan as the Agent Afloat for the next year. Then it was further explained that he had already written Tony’s resignation letter if he refused his orders to report by the morning tide.
Tony pulled out his work phone as he had gotten used to recording private meetings with his superiors on his personal one, and called AJ to personally report that it seemed he was being volentold to leave so would not be available to testify for the upcoming cases or cover for all those lovely problems Shepard and Gibbs allowed to happen with the team doing the cases. It seemed that the new director, one who wasn’t even who he claimed to be as he switched places with his best friend from home while his friend was at the academy, he wanted Gibbs all to himself. The team was broken up with only the bad author who should be up on charges for his books in DC now along with Gibbs. Sorry…. Not.
Oh, the files on Toby? In his email if he wanted to look as he had been on leave before being called in to be told he had quit under the orders of the man, so he got paranoid after Shepard and sent everything he had on the man, including the DNA results from his ubiquitous toothpicks v his friend’s when he was first entering the Academy.
Have loads of fun with that AJ as he was heading out the door now since he was quit/fired from his job so no longer had his security clearance to be there.
Vance looked like he was having a severe heart attack as he clutched his arm and was panting, then the phone rang.
Oh, Toby? I’d answer that if I were you. Seems the Admiral over at JAG wants answers to what the fuck is going on here and has called in security to make sure he wouldn’t get in the way of getting those answers.
Tony walked out and passed the MPs as he headed to the stairs to head down to his desk and clear it. Whistling under his breath, “Who Wants to Live Forever” by Queen.
Fini
1/14/2026