Some quick (but IMPORTANT) notes:

Gibbs never told Jenny about Shannon and Kelly in this story. He knew he should, and was going to, but he never did. After the doctors told the two of them their baby was dead, their relationship started dwindling and then Jenny left him, just like she did in the show. They never spoke of the baby again until (obviously) in her office at the end of Chapter 1. Hope that clears up things for everyone!

This is about a month or two after the last chapter.

Chapter Two: The Hackemans

"Gear up!" Gibbs called out as he walked into the bullpen, coffee cup in hand. He grabbed his SIG and badge.

"What do we got?" Tony asked as he grabbed his backpack.

"Petty Officer Hackeman's wife and son were kidnapped," Gibbs said. "McGee! Gas up the truck! Tony, call Ducky and Palmer."

"Yes boss," McGee and Tony said in unison. The two of them plus Ziva headed into the elevator, Gibbs right behind them.

"Petty Officer Roger Hackeman?" Gibbs asked the man.

"Yes, sir," Roger said. He looked at Gibbs, panic written all over his face.

"Agent Gibbs," Gibbs said, introducing himself. He shook Roger's hand. "Where were your wife and son last seen?"

"I… I don't know," Roger said. "Uh, Alison was bringing Tyler to get ice-cream after his team one their soccer game. I couldn't go because I had work to do, so I told them to take my truck while I called up a coworker to give me a lift. Ten minutes later I get an anonymous call saying that if I ever wanted to see my wife and son again, I had to go to the soccer field with $80,000 by Friday." He paused. "You're going to find them, right?"

Gibbs looked up from his notepad. He gave a short nod. "Yeah, we will." He cleared his throat. "Do you know what ice-cream place your wife was intending on taking your son?"

Roger shrugged. "There are three ice-cream places close to the soccer field. There's… Dairy Twirl, Pete & Daniel's, and… Dana's Ice-Cream. I don't know which one Alison was taking Tyler to."

"Does your son have a preference when it comes to ice-cream?"

"Uh… cotton candy. Usually on a waffle cone with rainbow jimmies. But what does that have to do with anything?"

"Well, all three shops in the radius allow you to add jimmies to ice-cream. Two of them have cotton candy as a flavor. But only Pete & Daniel's has waffle cones," Gibbs said. "Is that all you can remember, Petty Officer?"

Roger thought for a moment. "Yeah, Agent Gibbs."

Gibbs nodded. "Okay. We'll call you when we get a lead." He walked off to where Ziva and Tony were arguing. "Hey, DiNozzo, David," Gibbs said. The two shut up and looked at him. "Go over to Dairy Twirl."

"Ice-cream break, boss?" Tony asked, smiling.

Gibbs slapped the back of his head. "No, DiNozzo. Interview the workers there. Try and find out if anyone saw Alison and Tyler Hackeman there."

"Yes, boss," Tony said. He went with Ziva to the car, the two of them arguing over who was going to drive there.

Sighing, Gibbs walked over to McGee, who was finishing up with putting evidence into bags. "Hey, McGee, you finished?"

"Yeah, boss," McGee said. He stood up, zipping up the evidence bag. "Get any information from Petty Officer Hackeman?"

"We got a lead as to which ice-cream shop Alison took Tyler to. Tony and Ziva are over there now, interviewing. When we get back to NCIS, I want you to go help Abby out with all the evidence."

McGee nodded. They walked to the car and drove back to NCIS.

"Hey, boss," Tony greeted as he chucked his bag onto his chair.

"Get any witnesses?"

"Yep. Erica, one of the workers there, said that Alison and Tyler got their ice-cream and went to go sit at the picnic tables. That's the last place she saw them. Johnny, one of the other workers, saw some chick lingering in the shadows. We got a description. I was going to go and give it to Abby so she could find a match."

"Well what are you waiting for?" Gibbs asked.

"I… uh… right, I'll be back, boss," Tony said, jogging over to the elevator.

"David," Gibbs said. Ziva looked up. "Find out all you can about the Hackemans."

"Right!" Ziva said, clicking around on her computer.

Gibbs took a sip of his coffee, realizing that it was empty. He chucked the empty styrofoam cup into the trash bucket next to his desk, standing up and grabbing his keys. "I'm going for coffee."

When he returned, Tony was reading the latest issue of GSM at his desk while Ziva mocked him mercilessly about who know's what.

"What do we got?" Gibbs asked, chucking his keys onto his desk and walking over to the plasma screen in-between McGee and Tony's desks.

Ziva grabbed the clicker and clicked up a picture of Roger and Alison Hackeman. "Roger has served with the Corps for well over five years. In 1996 he was married to Alison Murphy." She clicked the button again and a photo of Tyler appeared on the screen. "Later, in 2000, they adopted Tyler. His dad died three months before he was born in a terrorist bombing over in the Middle East, and his mom died during childbirth. Alison and Roger weren't able to have kids of their own."

"Seems like a perfect life," Tony commented from his chair, looking up at the screen intently.

"Not exactly," Ziva said. She clicked the clicker and a picture of a woman popped up. "Carrie Waugh. She and Roger were high school sweethearts until he filed a restraining order against her." Ziva clicked the button and a picture of an older woman with Alison popped up. "Rebecca Murphy is Alison's mother. She had a rather strong opinion about Roger and didn't want her baby girl marrying him. Ended up with Alison in the hospital and now Roger and Alison never talk to Rebecca anymore."

"Ah, the mother-in-law," Tony said. "It's always the mother-in-law."

"I thought you said it was always the wife?" Ziva asked.

"Yes, but since the wife is the victim in this case, all signs point to the mother-in-law."

The elevator dinged and Abby came running out, McGee right behind her. "Gibbs! Gibbs! Gibbs!"

"What is it, Abs?" Gibbs asked.

"McGee and I found a match for the woman at the ice-cream place!" Abby said, smiling and bouncing slightly.

Gibbs looked at her. "Well? Who is it?"

"Rebecca Murphy," Abby said. "It's Alison's—"

"Mom," Gibbs finished. "Yeah, I know."

Abby looked crestfallen. "How come you always know before me?"

Gibbs ignored her question. "DiNozzo—"

"Get Rebecca in here for an interview," Tony said. "On it."

"Ziva—"

"Run background checks on Rebecca and Carrie," Ziva said, going back over to her computer.

"McGee—"

McGee didn't answer right away. "Uh… I'm going to go… help Abby process some… of the evidence and see if any prints showed up…" McGee said, going with Abby to the elevator back down to her lab.

Gibbs got a phone call about an hour later. "Gibbs, yeah."

"I've got something!" Abby's voice said over the phone in her usual excited voice.

"Be right there," Gibbs replied, hanging up the phone. He went to the elevator and got in, hitting the button for Abby's floor. When he got there, he was greeted by Abby's usual music thudding in her lab. "ABBY!" he called out over the loud ruckus that she called good.

Abby turned around and, upon seeing him, turned off her music. "What's up, Gibbs?"

"You called me down here?" Gibbs asked.

"Right!" Abby said. She turned to her computer. "McGee and I found some fingerprints and matches. There was a necklace at the Pete & Daniel's that Ziva found on the ground near where Johnny said he saw the woman approach Alison and Tyler."

"And?" Gibbs asked.

McGee walked in from the back room of the lab. "Alison's prints were obviously on the necklace, but so were Carrie Waugh's."

"Bring her in, McGee," Gibbs said. He kissed Abby's cheek. "Good work, Abs."

"No Caf-Pow?" Abby asked.

"Machine's out for maintenance for the next week." He said, walking out the door.

"What!" he heard Abby practically shout out as he got onto the elevator.

"You know these two?" Gibbs asked Rebecca Murphy as he set a picture of Alison and Tyler in front of her as he sat down at his chair in the interrogation room.

She nodded. "Of course I do! That's my daughter and grandson."

Gibbs put the picture back in the file holder. "I know that."

"Then why'd you ask me?"

Gibbs ignored her question, instead asking her, "You don't like Roger, do you?"

"Not particularly," she replied. "He's just not the right kind of man for my daughter to be married to. He's with the marines, which means he might get called away and taken away from my daughter and grandson, leaving them alone and vulnerable. Alison needs someone that can be there for her when she needs it!"

Gibbs got a flashback of saying goodbye to Kelly and Shannon when he went off to serve in Desert Storm, but he quickly shrugged the memory off. "Roger is helping protect this country, which means he's keeping Alison, Tyler, and you safe, not to mention the rest of the families in this country."

Rebecca shrugged. "Still doesn't mean I have to like him. But if you don't mind me asking, Agent Gibbs, what does this have to do with me?"

Gibbs ignored her question again. "Where were you this afternoon between 12:00 and 1:00, Mrs. Murphy?"

She thought for a moment. "I went to go pick up my laundry at 11:50. Left there at noon. Then I went to the fabric store next door to where I do my laundry and picked up some more yarn for the sweater I'm making for my dog. I was there till at least 1:20."

"It takes you well over an hour to get yarn?"

"Not exactly," Rebecca said. "It usually only takes half an hour to get precisely everything I need. But I ran into a friend and we caught up and talked about the times when we were young." She gave a short laugh at that.

"You have anyone that can testify?"

"My friend can," Rebecca said.

"Number," Gibbs demanded, dropping a piece of paper and pen in front of her.

She wrote down the number and handed it to him. "Why are you asking me all this?"

Gibbs ignored her once more, standing up and walking out of the room. Tony was standing outside, waiting for him.

"Boss, we've got a problem," Tony said. "Carrie Waugh won't answer her home phone. I tried her cell but it's off. I called her work and they said they hadn't seen her since she said she was going for ice-cream and—"

"Which ice-cream parlor did she say she was going to?"

"Didn't specify," Tony said. "But she did say she was going to the park after."

"There's a park next to Pete & Daniel's," Gibbs said, rushing towards the elevator. Tony was quick behind him. "DiNozzo, grab the car and bring it around front. Get McGee and Ziva."

"You think she's out in the middle of the park with Alison and Tyler?"

"The storage shed, DiNozzo!" Gibbs yelled. "There's a storage shed where maintenance keeps all the equipment!"

"Right!" Tony said.

Gibbs motioned for Ziva to kick open the door of the storage shed. She kicked it open nicely and Gibbs ran up to it, looking around for sight of anyone. He gestured for Tony and Ziva to go in and they did, sweeping through the small room. Gibbs walked over to a rug in the middle of the floor. He banged his foot in top of it and it shuddered.

"DiNozzo!" he whispered loudly. Tony turned to him. Gibbs mouthed, "Trap door." Tony nodded and motioned for Ziva and McGee to follow.

Gibbs grabbed the rug and threw it to the side. He looked at the broken lock and motioned for the other three to aim their guns while he whipped it open. There was a ladder down and he took it, looking around for any sights of human life. Tony came down next, followed by McGee and then Ziva. They walked down the thin corridor. Gibbs put his hand up as a signal to stop. He pointed at his ear, telling them to listen. Voices could be heard not too far from where they were.

"You took him away from me," a female voice, presumably Carrie, hissed. "You think you can have him now? Well you can't!" There was a loud noise and a cry of pain.

Gibbs ran into the small room at the end of the corridor, gun up and aimed at Carrie. "NCIS! Drop your weapon!"

Carrie whirled around and pointed her gun at Gibbs. "I don't think so," she said. "I can kill you just as I can kill her."

Ziva, Tony, and McGee came up beside Gibbs. Carrie laughed. "You think I'm scared?" She cried out in surprise as she fell to the floor, gun flying away as she held her shin in pain, turning to Alison. "You bitch!"

Ziva ran forward and grabbed the gun, tossing it to Tony. Carrie grabbed her leg and attempted to make her fall, but Ziva was quick and she kicked her in the face, sending Carrie into unconsciousness.

Gibbs put his gun away and ran over to Tyler while McGee went to Alison. Tyler was crying and was tied up. Gibbs couldn't help but notice how incredibly familiarly green his eyes were. Ignoring the thought, Gibbs took out a pocket knife and sliced off the rope, picking Tyler up easily and hugging him. "It's okay, Tyler. We're going to take you home."

He looked over at Alison, who was now untied and slipping out of consciousness. McGee supported one side while Tony supported the other. Ziva carried Carrie out and they headed out.

Gibbs walked up the stairs and leaned up against the railing of the catwalk next to Jenny. Alison, Tyler, and Roger were having their family reunion off to the side of the bullpen. "Another day, another case solved."

Jenny smiled. "Yep. You did good, Jethro."

He looked over at her, smirking. She had a twinkling in her eyes. Familiarly green eyes…

That's when it hit him. He stood up and jogged down the stairs towards the Hackemans.

"Jethro, where are you going?" Jenny asked, following him.

Gibbs went up to Roger. "Excuse me, Petty Officer Hackeman," he said. Roger looked up at him, tears of joy in his eyes.

"Thank you so much, Agent Gibbs," he said, smiling. "I don't know how I could repay you for this."

Gibbs grabbed his arm, though not too tightly. "Could I have a word?"

Roger looked at his wife and kid. Alison nodded and started straightening up Tyler's jacket. Roger walked over with Gibbs a few feet from them. Jenny came up beside Gibbs. "What do you need, Agent Gibbs?"

Gibbs looked at Jenny before looking back at Roger. "Where did you adopt your son?"

Roger thought for a moment. "At the adoption center in Paris when I was stationed there."

"Jethro, where are you going with this?" Jenny asked.

Gibbs ignored her, staring Roger in the eye. "When is Tyler's birthday?"

"July 17, 1999."

Gibbs heard Jenny intake a sharp breath. He looked back over at Tyler.

"Why the curiosity in my son, Agent Gibbs?" Roger asked.

He looked back over at Alison fixing up Tyler. All three of them were happy as a family together. Gibbs didn't want to take that away from them. He shook his head. "No reason."

Roger nodded and walked back over to Alison and Tyler.

Jenny turned Gibbs around to face her. "Jethro? Is it…"

He nodded.

Tony watched as Roger and Alison hugged their son— or should he say adopted son— tightly. He remembered he had some candy stashed in his drawer. He opened it up the drawer and took out a lollipop.

"Tyler," he said. The boy looked at him. Tony waved his lollipop. "You want this?"

Tyler an over and took it from him. "Thank you, Agent DiNozzo," he said.

"You're a brave boy," Tony said. "You deserve it." It was the truth; Tyler was only six or so years old. He was young and after what he had just been through, he deserved more than a lollipop.

Tyler smiled up at him, making eye contact with Tony. Tony looked at his eyes and wondered how they were so familiar to him. Before he could guess, Tyler went over to Alison and Roger, and with their final thank-you's and goodbye's, the three left.

Tony walked over to McGee. "Did you get a good look at Tyler's eyes?" he asked.

McGee thought for a moment. "Uh… green, right?"

"Yes, but don't they seem familiar?" Tony asked.

McGee's eyes widened. "Oh my God…"

"Exactly," Tony said. "The doctors lied to the director and Gibbs. Their boy is still alive."

A/N: Ooh… what now? You'll have to wait until next chapter to find out. Thanks so much for all the reviews/favorites/alerts! I never expected this to be such a hit with you guys! Please review now!