I don't want to be a part of this family anymore!!!

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY RIGHTS TO NCIS THEY ARE PROPERTY OF DON BELLISARIO AND CBS

Warning: Contains spanking of an adult

Sorry such a long chapter had loose ends to tie up! Thanks for all reviews

Present time:

As soon as Gibbs had left to go down to the basement, Tony looked at Tim and said" Ok , let's go see if we can talk lil miss Abigail down."

"Are you out of you movie quoting mind?" Tim asked. "Gibbs specifically told up not to go up there and he made his idea of consequences for disobedience clear enough for me, did you miss his threats? Are you totally making a death wish?" Tim inquired with a look that said do not push me.

"But McUptight, think about what Abby just yelled out to Gibbs and how that effects us. " Tony stated.

"I do not understand Tony, why does what Abby said have any reflection on us? Did I miss something in translation there? Did I misinterpret any of Gibbs threats? I do not think so , and if I have this idiom correct I am not going to be a moth the the flame" Ziva replies.

"Of course the one time you should get it wrong, you get it right Ziva," but, Tony continued on his ramblings trying to make the others see his logic here. "I do not know for a fact how each of you feels with the unique family dynamics our little team has, but I for one do not want to lose the only person I can look to as a father." "But, Tony," McGee interrupted," Why do you think that we are going to lose this relationship with Gibbs?"

"Listen, we all know that the boss has a fatherly relationship with each of us, his not so subtle headslaps keep me in line when I start to stray into trouble, they reinforce to you Tim that you are special, and even you Ziva receive the infrequent headslap to let you know that he is thinking of keeping you here, in this family." Tony was on a roll . "But,.."

"No buts about it, I agree," said Ziva, " But I still am unclear on how Abby's little tantrum will effect us."

" OK, here it is in a nutshell, we know he thinks of all of us as his surrogate children, but we ALL know that there is a special deep bond that he shares with Abby. If she decides that she does not want to be troubled by Gibbs and she wants out then if he agrees to let her go, then he will let us go also. We would all lose."

" Oh, I never thought of it from that perspective," Tim remarked. " Maybe we can rationally sit Abby down and let her calm down and reassess her earlier statements to Gibbs. Maybe it is not too late to salvage this impending meltdown."

"OK, so we all agree to sneak up into the room and try to talk some sense into Abby." Tony stated as he looked anxiously at the basement door.

"Yeah." " Me too," were the words heard as Tony started his quiet ascent up the stairs.

Meanwhile, while the youngsters were contemplating their future upstairs, Ducky had wandered down the darkened stairs into the basement. "That was quite a show up there Jethro, I could not believe my ears, to think that our young Abigail had such a temper." Ducky stated as he slowly walked over to Gibbs.

"Whatever you think, Ducky , I know what I am doing." Gibbs murmured as he kept on sanding the skeleton of a boat.

" I do not have any doubts that you know what you are doing, but I think that the three onlookers to the whole fiasco are a little unsure. I have a inkling that they do not feel to secure right now about their future as a unit" Ducky stated.

"What do you mean, Ducky? I just needed a cooling off moment before I handled our Sweet Little Abigail, as you so fondly call her." Gibbs turned and spoke to Ducky over the hull of the ship.

" I know, you know your thoughts, but Tony, Tim and Ziva are not as not as confident. If they were as confident about your intentions towards Miss Abigail, then I am confident that they would not have just snuck up the stairs to try to talk sweet Abigail out of leaving this family."

"WHAT? After I specifically told them to leave her alone, they sneak. Even after I made the repercussions for not listening to me crystal clear they still went upstairs. When I get my hands on those three, I will make sure they feel my intentions. Sometimes I just do not understand what goes on in their heads?" Gibbs finished his tirade by throwing down the sanding block and then turned towards the stairs.

" But, Jethro, you should understand their reasoning for this direct defiance." Then Dr. Mallard then repeated to Gibbs the thoughts of one Anthony Dinozzo and his feelings of being deserted.

" UGH!!!! Sometimes I think I get through to him, and then at times like this I feel like he just does not understand the meaning of family. Maybe it is time I had a little hand to heart with each of my four children." Gibbs started up the stairs, then stopped and turned towards Ducky. " Thanks for you input Duck."

"Your welcome Jethro, just use this knowledge to you advantage. It is time to reinforce the true meaning of family to the kiddies." Duck said with a smile

One and Half weeks ago

Abby could not actually believe how easy it had been to sneak a peek at the case folder, find the address and then sneak out of the lab a little early. She never knew that having a headache around that time of the month, would be such a no questions ask excuse to leave early. It is funny to see how fast Gibbs, McGee and Tony can turn three shades of red at the simple mention of a woman's cycle. But, here she was now, sneaking through the back side of 634 Hillside Lane, aiming just to get a couple of quick samples of the different flora of the area. " Man, I never realized this would be so easy,"
Abby thought to herself." I do not see what the big idea is about me not getting out in the field. I mean, all I need to do is run out there, clip some leaves, pick up some soil samples and then turn around and go back to the lab." Just as Abby was getting a little cocky about her special agent skills, the backyard flood lights turned on, showering her in a bright glow. " Crap!" she whispered to herself as she turned and ran back into the woods.

Little did Abby know that the suspect had been released from NCIS custody a little over an hour ago and was already at home. BRZZZZZ! POP!! " Oh my, they are firing a gun at me," Abby thought too herself in a panic. Abby ran back to the her car, jumped in and sped off into the dark. " WHEW!, I just barely made it. I am glad no one was there to see that close call." Abby remarked to herself

Abby was clueless that she had not only been seen, she was also caught on a hidden camera. Oh the repercussions for her little midnight escapades were getting to come around full circle…..