Arthur's Note: I'm going to try and post a chapter a day. I'm glad you guys already like it! That means a lot! And i have officially finished my other story 'Hostage Situation' if you happen to want to read it. Remember, you guys are awesome and i love reading your reviews! :)

-Lucy 3

"How did they know you were there?" Ziva asks as everyone is speechless.

"A jogger having a night run heard one of the shots and called the police." McGee says.

"Why did it take them so long to get there?" Gibbs asks a little angry after hearing how McGee was treated by Johnny Barnes.

"The jogger had to run to the nearest house to call. That was about a good 2 miles away, I think." McGee says.

"Do you think this man will come after you after all this time, Timothy?" Ducky asks.

"At the trial, he swore up and down he would kill me for putting him away. So, yes, I believe he would, Ducky." McGee says sighing.

"And is why I'm taking him into protective custody." Fornell says.

"I don't trust the FBI to watch over my Agent, Tobias. NCIS can protect him." Gibbs says.

"No! No. I don't want to risk your guy's safety." McGee says.

"Too bad. You're going to stay with me until we find Johnny Barnes." Gibbs says with a tone that says 'don't argue with me because it's happening'.

"But, boss…"

"McGee, you're staying with me and that's it." Gibbs growls.

"He's not going to take no as an answer, Probie." Tony says smiling. McGee sighs in defeat.

"Fine." McGee grumbles.

"Since that's settled, I'll be leading the investigation on finding Johnny Barnes." Fornell says.

"You know how hard that's going to be? The only reason he was caught in the first place is because I stumbled in on him murdering Mary and her mom! And he decided playing around with me was a good choice." McGee says flinching at his own words.

"If he comes after you, we will be there to catch him. This time, he will make mistakes." Ziva says.

"How do you know that?" McGee asks.

"Because he is only focused on revenge. When that is all on one's mind, they get untidy." Ziva says.

"It's sloppy, Ziva." Tony says.

"Is it not the same thing? I see no difference." Ziva says.

"This is terrible. Someone shouldn't want to harm Timmy!" Abby says.

"I know, Abigail." Ducky says.

"Tobias, come with me and we'll speak to Leon about us being on protection detail." Gibbs says standing. He and Fornell leave the room.

"Come, Mr. Palmer. We have to work a little longer on reports, I'm afraid." Ducky says. he then pats McGee on the shoulder. "Don't you worry, Timothy. With someone like Jethro watching your back, you have nothing to fear."

Then he and Palmer are gone leaving Ziva, Tony, and Abby alone with Tim.

"How come this wasn't in your file, Probie?" Tony asks.

"My dad used his connections in the Navy to have it deleted. Only the locals know of it anymore." McGee says.

"This is huge, McGee! How come you never told any of us?" Abby asks.

"I wanted it to keep it a secret, Abby. Didn't want anyone to know what had happened to me. Not something to be proud of, you know?" McGee says.

"You were captured by a notorious serial killer and survived. Lesser men in Israel have died of less, McGee." Ziva says.

"That doesn't really make me feel better, Ziva." McGee says. He stands. "I think I'm going to go lay down. Can I use your futon, Abby?"

"Go ahead. And you can use Bert as a pillow, if you want." Abby says.

"Thanks." McGee says. Then he's gone.

Abby, Ziva, and Tony go to the bullpen and see Gibbs sitting at his desk.

"What's the plan, boss?" Tony asks.

"Find Barnes before he finds McGee. Tony, you and I will be tonight's protective detail." Gibbs says.

"Sure, boss." Tony says.

"Ziva, head to McGee's house and pack him a bag and drop it off at my house. Just when you pick the lock, don't let my neighbors see you." Gibbs says.

"Yes, boss." She says. Then she's gone.

"You really don't have to do this, boss." McGee says.

Gibbs looks at him and slaps the back of his head. McGee nods and gives up his resisting.

20 minutes later, Ziva returns. Gibbs looks at her a moment and briefly wonders how fast she actually went to get to McGee's apartment and to his house. Then he remembers, Ziva drives faster than he does and that was saying something.

For the rest of the day, McGee stayed in Abby's lab and slept while his team found all they could on Johnny Barnes.

"He's 47, never been married, has no kids, and killed 13 women within a 6 month period and was never caught." Tony says.

"Until McGee witnessed two of his kills." Ziva says.

"What else?" Gibbs asks.

"He held and tortured McGee for about maybe 15 minutes before police arrived on scene. He sustained several cuts and bruises but none were deep enough to cause too much damage." Tony says.

They pull up photos from the file they got from Fornell. Tony visibly winced at the injuries. They weren't bad but seeing them on the teen McGee made them seem so much worse.

"What are we going to do now, Gibbs?" Ziva asks.

"Find all we can on this guy. Speak with Fornell on the details. Call the Warden of the prison Barnes was in. try and find how he escaped! Call McGee's hometown and see if you can talk to the Officer who found him that night. We need to catch this bastard for his sake." Gibbs says.

Tony and Ziva nod in unison and go about their tasks, motivated by the image of young Tim McGee and his injuries still on the big screen.