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NCIS

Kelly opened her eyes to find no one in the room. Rather than wait for the inevitable she struggled against the ropes to try and get free while looking the room over.

It was small, and cement walled. The only peculiarity she found about the room was the wooden floor and rug. Otherwise it was empty, with the exception of her and a curious bowl of water and hamburger place just outside of what she could reach.

Her hands were tied with rope, but the rope that held her legs in place was tied to a chair bolted to the floor.

It was highly improbable that a girl who weighed about 120 was going to unhinge the bolts, but she knew exactly how the wood was going to help.

She shifted in her seat and immediately knew this guy hadn't found it. Her father's voice was still clear as day, "Guns run out of bullets. Always keep a knife."

"But dad," she had whined, "how will I be able to keep a knife, while I am still in school?"

"Hide it here." He had told her while using the sheathed knife, just like people use chopsticks, in her hair.

Now, she had to manage to free her hands from the ropes…

But she stopped struggling as she heard footsteps heading toward her door.

NCIS

Fornell breezed into Abby's lab and past a very pissed Gibbs. "Abby, pack your stuff."

Abby stopped pacing, turning to Fornell, "What's wrong? I know something is wrong. What happened to Kels?"

"Just hurry Abby." Fornell said at the same time that Gibbs roared, "What the hell, Tobias? You do not order MY people around and not tell me what's going on."

"It's need to know Gibbs. ABBY NOW!"

"No! If this involves a member of my team then I need to know." Gibbs said, jumping between Fornell and Abby. "No one is going anywhere until I know what is going on."

Gibbs saw the look in Fornell's eyes and immediately turned to Abby, knowing she would be the easier target here.

It wasn't until then that Gibbs noticed exactly how upset Abby was, but chose to use his glare knowing she would eventually give in.

Abby looked to Fornell, "Is it FBI related or is it what I'm desperately hoping it isn't?"

Fornell glanced at Gibbs, before answering cryptically, "The last thing she said when she checked was 'Firecracker out.'"

Gibbs saw Abby's eyes go wide as saucers, as she grabbed her bag and said.

"Sorry Gibbs, I just…I can't…You have to understand…I can't." Abby spluttered.

"If she needs protection, Tobias, my people can protect her. She's my forensic scientist, and apparently you have other things to worry about with her sister." Gibbs said.

Abby turned to the FBI agent, "he's right. Go find Kelly. She could be seriously hurt or worse. I swear if one single thing is off with her, I'll…I'll…I don't know what I'll do…please find my sister."

Gibbs didn't stop Tobias, not sure he was going to get anything from either of them anymore. He motioned for Abby to follow before getting on the elevator and taking it up to the bullpen.

Gibbs slapped the back of DiNozzo's head to get him off the Tetris game. "Officer David, protection detail on Abby. Do NOT let her out of your sight. McGee, find out everything there is to know about Abby and Kelly Sciouto. Ziva, Abs, what are you still doing here? Abby's lab, go. DiNozzo, find out from Abby the name of that damn bar, and question anyone who was there last night, now!"

With those orders, Gibbs climbed the stairs toward MTAC intent on having it out with Tobias. He hated not having the answers, but even more than that, not knowing the questions.

NCIS

"Kelly Gibbs." The terrorist said with a slight smirk and her face immediately fell. She had read the situation perfectly. She only hoped Fornell had understood her message.

"Where is Abigail Richards?" The terrorist basically spat at Kelly.

"Who the hell are you?" She offered as her answer.

"I think I'll be asking the questions here." His accent was obviously Arabic, but not to thick, she noticed. That meant he had spent a good bit of time stateside.

"What, did you pick that up off a cop show? I suggest Numb3rs," she laughed a bit before continuing, "You're not getting anything out of my mouth until I know who the hell you are."

"Sahid," he answered before getting closer to her face, trying to intimidate her, "Now where is Abigail Richards?"

"I do not know." Kelly spoke every single word deliberately, putting emphasis on each syllable.

In an instant, Kelly felt the skin on her face get hotter and hotter until she saw the lighter, and realized why.

"I promise I don't know, do you really think the Feds would be stupid enough to let us know where the other is." Kelly told him, but he immediately brought the flame up to her face.

This time she couldn't help it. She screamed.

"OKAY! OKAY! I'll tell you, you freakin' bastard, but you won't like it." Kelly knew how to play this, how she had to play it to ensure her sisters safety.

"Gail. That's what her mother, the one your brother murdered, committed suicide a few years back. Sorry, but I'm all you got."

He scowled angrily, picking up the bowl of water, before dumping it over my head. He chunked the hamburger into the trash.

He left only to return moments later to put a refilled bowl and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the exact same place just out of reach.

"I bet you're hungry, maybe thirsty." Kelly heard the sinister tone in his voice and knew what he was doing. She had seen this type of torture used during her 'top secret' mission.

"Not at all." She wasn't going to let him know whether he was getting to her or not.

He left and she began struggling against the ropes once again.

NCIS

DiNozzo knew that there was more going on than Gibbs or Abs had told him. The bar had been a dead end. Apparently a new bartender had started the night before, under an assumed name, and had quit not three hours into his shift.

He sat down at his desk; ready to mess with McGee seeing as Zee-vah was nowhere to be found.

"McGoogle, found anything yet?"

He shifted in his chair, realizing for the first time that Tony was there. McGee was worried. Gibbs was worried, for Abby. No one would deny that he was close to Abby, so close, almost as close as Gibbs and Abby.

"Nothing. I wish…"

Tony just gazed at McGee, "She's safe for now, Probie, and she's got Gibbs protecting her and even Ziva. She's probably the safest person in the world right now."

"I know th…uh oh."

"Uh Oh? I don't like the sound of that." Tony said leaning in behind the junior agent.

"What's…oh no, Gibbs is not going to like this at all."

"What am I not going to like DiNozzo?"

Tony and Tim looked up to find a rather pissed off Leroy Jethro Gibbs glaring at them, after having no luck prying this out of Fornell.

"Boss, before the year 1991, Abigail and Kelly Sciouto did not exist." Gibbs glared at McGee telling him to continue, but DiNozzo was the one to finish it.

"Abigail Richards and Kelly Gibbs were put in the Witness Protection Program after giving sworn statements to put away terrorists and the feds faked their deaths in case there was anyone else out there who decided to avenge the terrorists incarceration or something." He paused, needing to take a breath before finishing.

"Boss, Kelly Sciouto is Kelly Gibbs, your daughter."