A/N : Here are a few things that I gotta say before everything:

1 - This is my first try on NCIS, and I'm really not sure about it! It's just that the idea was bugging the hell outta me and it felt like that I had no choice but to write it down!

2- There's no '-shiping' in this story.

3- This is happening in season 8, but there's not really many spoilers. Well, just a little for episode 5.

Anyway, hope you enjoy this story and let me know what you think of it. :)

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.. A Different Normal ..

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"Talk to me." Gibbs said as he walked towards his desk.

"There is nothing special about Corporal Jason Bright. He is the only child of a Jack and Sera Bright. He joined the Navy when he was 18." Ziva announced. "His parents do not live here in DC; so I called his father. He said he will be here as soon as possible."

"I'm still trying to figure out why he was the target." McGee followed.

"He just happened to be the target." Tony said from his desk, causing every head to turn his way.

"Why is that?" asked Gibbs.

"Well, it's still a theory, but I'm pretty sure it's true, Boss. He's been the third victim of this kind of violence. I just received a short report from DCPD and apparently it's just an accident that the third victim had been in the Navy. The other two had also been males. One, a high school teacher and the other a mechanic. They both had been found in the same area, raped and tortured to death. Their cars, also, were found abandoned out of the town; both out of order and around the area that we found Corporal Bright's car. All in all, I think this is a serial Killing we're dealing with. Reports on the other victims are on their way to here." Tony finished.

Gibbs nodded."Good job. We won't decide anything until it's proved that they're related, but till then, try to figure out everything about Corporal Bright. DiNozzo, you go-"

"To the other victims' houses. On it, Boss." Tony completed Gibbs' order while grabbing his coat, before walking out.

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"What've you got for me, Duck?" Gibbs entered the autopsy.

"Ah, Jethro. I have the reports of the other poor victims here and the more I look into them, the more certain I become that Anthony has been right. I admit I have come to the same conclusion."

"So you say the pattern's the same and we really have a serial killer to catch?"

"Two serial killers I would say."

Gibbs looked up from the reports, waiting for Ducky to continue.

Ducky showed him some pictures."As you can see, Jethro, the way these poor young men have been killed shows that they had been raped and tortured. There are obvious traces of a woman in here, but no woman, not even our dear Ziva, has the power to hit a man like this. So whoever did this, definitely -"

"Had a partner." Gibbs completed.

Ducky nodded in response."Looks like the Police Officers have reached a dead-end. They gave up their case pretty easily if you ask me."

"That's a good thing. We're gonna catch these bastards and I'm not in the mood to share my jurisdiction." Gibbs replied as he walked out of the autopsy.

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"Boss." Tony greeted when Gibbs entered the elevator.

"Tell me you've got something."

"I've got something." Tony grinned. "And I'll just tell you, Boss." He added when Gibbs glared at him, waiting. "The other victims have nothing in common."

"That's your something?" Gibbs growled as they walked out of the elevator.

"No Boss; even though that really was something. Anyway, the thing is I believe our serial killers are always picking up their victims from the same road. They seem to be hiding there and wait for a man to stop in that road, which is kinda abandoned. Not many people choose that road and if someone gets stuck there, it'll be hours before someone else'd pass by them."

"That doesn't prove anything, DiNozzo."

"No. But I also found out that there has been two other victims that could be related to the same case. I asked a friend in DCPD for the report on all the raped victims; two of them shared the pattern with our victim."

"And how's that nobody has seen it before?"

"I've good eyes?" Tony grinned. Gibbs' eyebrow picked up. "These two were reported about one year ago. Their cases were in the pile of cold cases. And you know how cops could be sometimes; too many cases for them to remember all of them."

"You were a cop."

"I like to think that I was different with my good memory. That's part of the reason I'm here, now. Isn't it?"

The corner of Gibbs mouth twitched; not denying or confirming anything. "So, five victims, same pattern. Nothing useful. That's what we've got?"

"It's better than nothing." Tony shrugged.

"Where are McGee and Ziva?"

"I just got here. How should I know?"

"Then call them and find out."

"Calling them, Boss." Tony grabbed his phone. "McGee, where the hell are you?" He said as soon as McGee answered his phone. "What about Ziva?" He looked up at Gibbs and said. "They're with Abby. You want them here?"

"No, I want them to spend the rest of their lives down there in the lab. Tell them to get their asses up here. The case won't get solved by itself." Gibbs growled loudly.

"I bet you heard him. Get your skinny butts on the move."

Less than a minute later the elevator dinged and Ziva and McGee left it.

"Uh, Boss. We're checking the evidence with Abby."

"We have evidence?" Gibbs queried.

"Not really. The girl, the one who's clearly raped our victim; has no record or file. We could not find anything." Ziva answered.

"Then what the hell were you two doing down in the lab. Go through other victims' files. Now." Gibbs ordered.

"Umm, does that mean that we're sure those cases are related?"McGee asked.

"No. But we don't have any better lead for now. Do it."

"Yes Boss.".. "On it." McGee and Ziva said at the same time.

After a few seconds, they looked up at each other. "What other victims?" Ziva expressed their thoughts.

Gibbs rolled his eyes and stood up. "I'm going for coffee; you better have something useful when I get back."

"He didn't say which victims." McGee said as the elevator's doors slipped close.

Tony stood up and tossed a case file on McGee's desk and one on Ziva's.

"What is wrong with him?" Ziva asked when Tony left the squad room.

"He gets like this every now and then." McGee shrugged.

"How did he find out about these guys, anyway?"

"Oh, whatever you do, just don't ask him that."McGee warned.

"Why not?"

"Probably because you'd get the old 'Work smarter, not harder' answer, Zeevah." Tony said as he walked back, glaring at McGee, making him roll his eyes before getting back to the file in front of him.

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Not when Gibbs got back and not even several hours later, could they find anything that would lead them to a suspect. Gibbs' patience was wearing thin. He didn't want to call it a cold case. It was just not an option; mostly because he had silently vowed to himself that he would find whoever bastard that was doing this. He looked up at his agents, Tony was going through everything for the hundredth times and was looking really thoughtful. McGee was typing on his keyboard, desperately looking for more information and Ziva was trying to find something through her contacts.

"Umm, Boss. There might be a way to catch them." Tony looked up.

Gibbs looked at him, waiting.

"We could use a bait. Let me go there and pretend that my car is out of order. McGee and Ziva can be the back up. I checked the road's map. In each side of the road are bunch of trees, and there is an old byway not far from the main road. They could park their car there and wait for my signal."

"And how could we make sure when will our suspects show up?" Gibbs questioned.

"We can't. We might have to do it several nights." Tony shrugged. "But at the moment, it's the best thing we could do."

Gibbs remained silent.

"Come on, Boss. You know we've got near to nothing to work on. Let me go."

McGee and Ziva silently waited for Gibbs to say something.

"Alright. But I want updates every two hours." He looked at Ziva, who nodded. "The possibility that they'd show up the first night is slim; but be prepared for everything. Now, go home and get some sleep, be here at 8."

"Yes Boss. Got it." McGee said as he and Ziva walked out.

"You too, DiNozzo. Be here at 7, though. You need time to get ready."

Tony nodded."OK. But I'm not tired. I don't need to go home."

"That wasn't a suggestion."

"Of course it wasn't." Tony stood up. "See you tonight, Boss."

Gibbs nodded his goodbye as Tony walked away. He didn't like it, even though it seemed like a really good idea. His gut was warning him against it, but he wasn't sure if he had any other option at that moment. So, he just decided to make sure whatever happened, none of his people would get hurt in the process.

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... TBC ...

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A/N2: The next chapter's almost finished, so it will be up soon.

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