Hey, everybody, I wanted to run a story series by you. Although not exactly a Star Trek story, it was inspired by the Myriad Universes subseries. The first idea I have is for NCIS: What if Leroy Jethro Gibbs didn’t leave the Marine Corps when he did? Right around the time he was considering retiring, his commanding officer informs him that a position has opened up – Operations Chief of Force Recon Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, which would come with a promotion to Master Sergeant. Many years later, as Master Gunnery Sergeant Gibbs’ career is winding down, the body of a Mexican drug dealer is found…and the NCIS investigation leads right to Gibbs. So,what do you guys think?
So, since I started working with this story idea, I've got two ways this could go, and I would like your opinions: one way is that Gibbs becomes a Master Sergeant and then a Master Gunnery Sergeant, eventually serving as a senior weapons instructor at Scout Sniper School or the lead sniper for Marine Forces Atlantic/Pacific (which is about how high an enlisted Marine Corps sniper can go, according to my complete lack of military expertise and Wikipedia/other online sources), which is where he'd be when NCIS comes investigating him for the murder of Pedro Hernandez. The other way is to have Gibbs become a First Sergeant and then a Sergeant Major, which would put him more in a leadership role than as a sniper. In this version, I see Gibbs concluding his career as the Sergeant Major of the entire Marine Corps Reserve and stationed in New Orleans (where he would become friends with NCIS Special Agent Dwayne Pride) - which is where he'd be when NCIS comes investigating him for the murder of Pedro Hernandez. Meanwhile, away from Gibbs and the Corps, his absence from NCIS would affect the rest of the cast in various ways - for instance, Tony DiNozzo, Kate Todd, and Ziva David wouldn't join the agency either (although Ziva may or may not've served as Mossad Liaison Officer if Jenny Shepard can still become Director of NCIS without having worked with Gibbs); Abby Sciuto might not be as spoiled as she is by Gibbs and probably won't be working by herself or allowed to so blatantly violate federal office dress code - or she might not be at NCIS Headquarters, but at one of the other NCIS field offices or working for a different agency; Ari Haswari would still be alive and likely either still working as a double agent for Mossad and Hamas, or possibly climbing the ranks and potentially overthrowing his father as the Director of Mossad; and more. Anyways, any input would be welcome.
Okay, since no one appears to be commenting on this story, here's my next one - I hope it generates some feedback. Supergirl: In Another Life When Krypton exploded, baby Kal-El and his 12-year-old cousin Kara Zor-El made their way to Earth. In this story, they both arrived at the same time in 1979. This is the story of a teenage girl and a young boy as they survive life on a strange world whose sun gives them extraordinary powers. In canon, Kal-El is adopted by the Kents and raised as their son...but in this version, will Jonathan and Martha raise both a baby and a teenager? Will Kara allow herself and Kal-El to grow up in Kansas, or will she try to make it on her own? Also, at this point in time, there's no Danvers family - Jeremiah and Eliza won't even be married and have Alex for another 10 years - there's no DEO or supervillains or even overt threats from aliens (although there may or may not be covert ones). Anyways, there's a few ideas I have for this story, but I value your input on what can potentially happen.
Your one for NCIS sounds interesting. Is it posted on Fanfiction.net or another site? You know, the NCIS episode Life Before His Eyes is sort of a Myriad Universe story. It explores different ways things could have happened.
No, I've yet to write the NCIS story; it's still in the conception stage. Out of curiosity, which of the two versions do you like better, SgtMaj Gibbs or MGySgt Gibbs? And, yes, I have seen "Life Before His Eyes", and I enjoyed it. Thanks for the feedback.
I've got ideas for a story where Gibbs stayed retired after "Hiatus" in which Tony is the team leader, a story where Tony did accept Director Shepard's offer to take command of the MCRT out of Rota, a story where Vance's reassignment of the team in "Judgment Day" stuck, and more. Recently, I've been on a promotions kick, where I promote Gibbs' team to different positions while he works with a new team, and one where Vance accepts Congresswoman Flemming's offer to join her on the Hill and Gibbs takes over as Director. Anyways, more to come.