AN: I did some research on the USS John F. Kennedy. I don't know where it is or has been stationed. I just picked a ship for the story.

Disclaimer is back in chapter one.

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"Did something happen to my daddy?"

Kate didn't know how to respond to that. What would she tell her? Kate just wouldn't say 'Yeah, Kit. Your dad was kidnapped. And it's only a matter of time until the guy kills him.' What a discussion that would be. How do you respond to something like that? Tell her the truth or lie to her.

"Kit, um…"

The elevator doors opened to autopsy. Kit ran out and into the room.

"Hi Ducky!"

"Katharine! What a pleasant surprise! What brings you here?"

"Kate picked me up from school. Do you know where my daddy is?"

Ducky looked up at Kate. She gave him a look that said it all. Ducky looked back to the little girl.

"No, my dear. I'm afraid not. I haven't seen him all day, in fact."

Kit looked upset.

"Ducky, can I talk to you? Kit, stay here." Kate and Ducky walked out into the hall way. Kate waited until the doors to close before she explained.

"He was taken. Gibbs sent him to Petty Officer Henderson's house to get a DNA sample for Abby. He's been gone for about four hours."

"Oh, my!" Ducky whispered, "What is going to happen with Katharine?"

"Can she stay with you and Abby for a while? I need to go help Gibbs and I don't want her to be scared. She doesn't need to know what's going on until we find him."

Ducky nodded. He got that look on his face. The one when he's lost in thought.

"What?" Kate asked.

Ducky stayed silent for a minute and then responded, "I wonder…what if we never found out about Katharine? What if Tony was taken and we didn't know about her? What would have happened to her?"

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Kate was back up in the squad room. After telling Gibbs and McGee that Kit was safe with Ducky, they filled her in on what they knew so far.

"Petty Officers Henderson and Richardson were aboard the USS John F. Kennedy. They were pilots. According to other bunkmates, they were like Maverick and Goose on Top Gun," McGee told her.

"Wow, you know, Tony would be proud of you, Tim. You're taking over his job, talking about movies," Kate said with a small smile.

"No, Kate, you'll take his job as Senior Field Agent if we don't focus," Gibbs snapped.

Both agents look at their feet and mumbled their apologies.

"McGee, go down to Abby and have her put a trace on Tony's phone. Kate, take Kit to Tony's apartment. Stay with her."

"But Gibbs…"

"Kate, I don't want her here!"

"If someone is going to go after her too, this is the safest place for her right now!"

"Agent Todd…" his sentence didn't need to be finished. The look on his face and the tone of his voice made Kate follow his orders. She walked to the elevator and went down to autopsy. When she got there, Ducky and Kit weren't there. Kate then went up to the lab. Ducky, Abby, McGee and Kit were all staring at Abby's computer. Abby was playing one of her video games and Ducky was telling them all a story about his nephew.

"Kit, it's time to go."

Kit got a pouty look on her face. "But Abby is playing a really cool game and I want to hear the rest of the story!"

"No, Kit. Come on, let's go!"

"NO!" she whined. She began to get tears in her eyes and she plopped on the floor.

Kate rubbed her temples. She didn't know what to do. She looked up at Ducky and Abby for help.

"Katharine, my dear, it's time for you to go home. You can come back soon. I'll finish my story and you and Abby can keep playing that wretched game," Ducky told her.

Kit sighed heavily. "Fine. Bye Ducky! Bye Abby!" She ran out towards the elevator.

Kate waved her good-bye and mouthed a thank you to Ducky. She followed Kit out of the room.

"Hey, Duck man, I have a question," Abby said.

"I might have an answer," Ducky prompted her.

"If…something happens…I'm not saying it will or anything…but…if something happens to Tony…where is she going to go? I mean…it's not like her mother is around. Who will she go with?"

Ducky pondered this for a moment and then said, "There are only a few people Anthony trusts with his life. And they are the same people he would trust with his daughter's life. And the one he trusts the most just walked out of this room."

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Kate and Kit walked into Tony's apartment. Kit ran in.

"Daddy! Daddy! I'm home!" she shouted in a singsong voice. "Daddy! Where are you? Daddy!"

"Kit, please, be quiet," Kate said harshly. She wasn't mad. She was stressed, tired and worried sick about Tony. She regretted breaking up with him. The thing was: she hated secrets. But she couldn't hate that little girl. She couldn't bring herself to it. It wasn't Kit's fault that Tony kept Kit from her. Kit was still running around the house, looking for her father.

"Kit, please," Kate pleaded for her to stop. She wasn't ready for the responsibility of taking care of a five year old. Kate couldn't remember the last time she baby-sat. Although, this was far from baby-sitting. This was a protection detail. This is what she was trained to do, but she had never 'protected' a child before. And this was under completely different circumstances. It was Tony's daughter. If they didn't get Tony back, that girl would be all alone.

"Daddy! It's not funny any more! Come out! Daddy!" the little girl pleaded.

"Kit, stop," Kate said with her head in her hands. Kit looked at her. Kate had tears running down her face.

"Kate? What's wrong?" Kit sat down next to her. Kit suddenly had a revelation. "Kate, where's my daddy?"

Kate didn't answer.

"Kate, did something happen to my daddy?"

Kate looked up at Kit. She wiped away her tears and sighed. "Um, we just…don't know where he is…that's all. We're looking for him. We're gonna find him." But her tone of voice wasn't very convincing, even to herself.