Austin made her decision, and although it may not have been the smartest one, she was too prideful to think it over. She sprinted towards the scene just as the presumable leader of the group (the blonde with the earring) had the freshman by the collar of the shirt, his fist pulled back, getting ready to knock the trembling boy off his feet. Austin quickly dropped to the ground once she was a few feet from him and kicked him just in the back of the knee, sending him falling to the ground, forcing him to let go of the boy. "What the hell?!" Shouted the leader. The other two boys were too stunned that someone actually was standing up to them. Let alone a girl.

"Go!" Shouted Austin to the freshman that was now dazed from what was going on. "Did you hear me?! I said go!" she shouted again, now pushing him forcefully, making him gain his senses. He stumbled back and then decided to get help because he knew that this girl, his savior might just be killed by these brutes and what could he do? He was just a scrawny kid. He took off running, a bit awkwardly at first, still in a slight daze, but quickly gained speed.

Gibbs was walking down the street, looking for Austin. He presumed that she had gone back to school, but he was just making sure. She had seemed a bit fidgety and nervous with their last encounter, and to say the least, he knew she was going to get into some sort of trouble. That thought was proven correct when he saw a boy running towards him, looking like he was about to wet himself. Gibbs saw that the boy wasn't slowing down and he grabbed him by the shoulders, stopping him immediately. At that moment the boy started to scream something not understandable.

"The- girl! Gang! Killed!" The boy shouted.

Gibbs shook him a bit. "Calm down! Where is the girl?" He asked sternly.

"The school yard! Hurry! They are going to kill her!" He shouted desperately.

Gibbs started to run towards the school, and what he saw horrified him. Everyone was gone. Austin, the gang, everyone. Gibbs started to look around frantically, cursing under his breath. He wondered if the boy had just been messing with him, but that thought quickly left his mind. That was pure fear in the boy's eyes. Gibbs ran into the school and walked over to the main office as calmly as he could and asked if Austin Davis was in the school. The woman at the desk had a slightly flustered look on her face as she asked "Are you her father?"

Now Gibbs was getting impatient as he pulled out his badge. "Special Agent Gibbs. NCIS." He informs, giving the woman the cold Gibbs stare. The woman nodded uneasily "Alright. Austin Davis…" She says as she typed in the name on the computer. "No. Sorry sir. Austin Davis is absent today." She says, giving a slight shake of the hed. He nodded his head in appreciation, but he was incredibly worried. He sighed heavily, trying to think of where she would be as his phone started to ring. Gibbs took out his phone, pushing those awful thoughts aside for the sake of the case, flipping the phone open and in a gruff stern voice he said "Agent Gibbs." On the other end of the line, the complete opposite of his own voice was a perky female that definitely had something to say, and she made a point of it.

"Gibbs! Where are you!?" exclaimed Abby, sounding a little confused and very frustrated.

"I'm at Austin's school, what do you got Abbs?"

"Austin's school? Really? How's she doing?" Abby asked curiously. It was obvious she liked the girl, even though they only talked for about five seconds at the most.

"I don't know Abbs. I'll let you know when I find out."

"Gibbs?" Abby asked, her voice filled with sudden fear. "Please tell me she's alright."

"Abby… she's fine… trust me."

"Alright. If you say so."

"Tell me what you got." Gibbs repeats, trying to get his mind away from the worry he felt.

Abby sighed, obviously trying to do the same thing. "Well Gibbs, I matched the partial finger print to some guy named Gus Conell. His address is 102 Gray Street. But… there's a problem." Said Abby, going into a deeper confused state in her voice.

"What is it Abby?" Gibbs asked softly.

"There is something missing. Like, a piece of evidence. Its like it disappeared. I don't know… maybe I'm just going insane. It just seemed like there was more evidence than there is now."

"Don't worry Abby. We'll get the guy."

"I sure hope so. I like Austin. She's already made friends with McGee and me. I cant wait till Ducky meets her. I feel really sorry for her." Abby says sincerely.

"Me too Abbs… me too." Gibbs says, flipping his phone shut. He shook his head a bit and walked out of the building. He called up his team and told them all to meet up at the address that was provided. Gibbs was there first, and the rest of the team pulled up, all in the same car. Not a good idea. They all stepped out of the car, Tony bantering McGee and Ziva yelling at Tony for being a cow. Of course Tony corrected her by saying the phrase "You are a pig, not a cow."

"Why would you call a cow a pig?" Was Ziva's response.

Gibbs sighed and shouted "Hey! Could we do our job now?"

That quieted everyone down really fast. In unison they all said "Yes boss." They made there was to the door. Gibbs got out his gun, along with everyone else. The door was unlocked so Gibbs slowly and quietly opened it, glancing around the room that it opened up to. He opened the door a bit wider and made his way inside. The rest of the team followed, each splitting up into different rooms. Throughout the house all you could here was the word "Clear" thrown around, until McGee opened the door to Conell's bedroom.

Lying on the floor in a pool of blood, was the body of Gus Conell. "Um. Guys? I think I got something." McGee said nervously as he lowered his gun, only to hear the sounds of shots fired and the sound of splintering wood in the doorway next to him and the breaking of glass of a window in front of him. He dropped to the ground, covering his head with his hands, waiting for the shots to end. The sound of screeching tires replaced the sound of the gunshots. That was the moment Gibbs ran in, gun raised. He ran to the window, watching an old beat up ford pick up truck drive out of the driveway and down the street. He couldn't get a plate number and he cursed under his breath. He turned his attention to his teammate.

"You alright McGee?" He asked walking over to him.

"Fine boss." McGee responded, getting to his feet. "Sorry boss, I should have been more attentive."

Gibbs didn't respond. "Call Ducky. Tell him to get over here."

After about fifteen minutes Ducky and Palmer pulled up. For the first time not arguing about who got who lost. But they definitely had that look on their face. Ducky looked around a bit concerned. "Where's Gibbs?" He asks curiously.

McGee looked very down. They had all been told about Austin, and it hit McGee the hardest. "He went looking for Austin Davis…" McGee said looking down at the body.

"Ah." Said Ducky. "The lieutenants daughter." he said in his British accent.

"Foster daughter." McGee corrected.

"Don't worry McGee. She will be fine." Ziva said trying to comfort him.

Tony had backed off McGee for now. To tell the truth, he kinda liked Austin too. To say the least, she was one of the few people in the world that can befriend anyone. Just the thought of someone hurting her made everyone's blood boil. All conversations stopped, only work was to be done. It was a tense, sullen time.