AN: Well… I'm back! (Imaginary applause) Thank you! Thank you! I really am sorry for the wait; I've been taking some time to just read some stories, just to see what I've missed. This story and the other one I've been kicking with, I can see where I'm taking them. It's the stories after that, so… if anyone out there has a story they want to see, I would love to hear it!

AN: I've decided on a new posting schedule, each week I'll work on a different story, and at the end of the week (Saturday) I'll post it. Fair? I hope so.

CHAPTER 9

Gibbs crushed the old cup of coffee and threw it into the trash can. He had been at the precinct a Tony's computerfor hours, trying to find some of his notes. He growled in frustration, he just couldn't seem to figure the stupid machine out!

Gibbs looked up, and saw McGee walk into the precinct. "McGee!"

McGee jumped and faced his boss. "Boss?"

"Don't just stand there, get over here!" Gibbs barked, as McGee rushed over, "Go through this stupid thing, and see if you can find Tony's notes."

McGee nodded and started typing, his fingers flying across the keyboard, finally something within his skill set! After about ten minutes of combing through the data, and rechecking himself, he turned towards his boss.

"There's nothing here boss." McGee informed.

Gibbs scowled. "What do you mean it isn't there?"

"Everything on the computer's hard drive has been wiped. None of Tony's notes are on here."

Gibbs growled, how could Tony's notes have been deleted? He sighed and started searching through the desk. Tony had to have something there.

He slammed his fist down on the desk, Tony had nothing there. McGee started as Gibbs rounded on him. "Go see Abby; I want to know the last time she talked to him."

McGee nodded, and scrambled to leave. Gibbs sighed wearily, and flopped down onto the chair. He couldn't believe that his SFA had been kidnapped… again. He looked at the desk again, and shook his head. He had never known Tony's workspace to be clean, it was always, what he liked to call, and organized mess.

Gibbs sat straighter; the desk was clean, too clean. It looked like someone had moved the monitor had been moved as well as the CPU. Gibbs pulled out his cell phone, and to punch in the speed dial number for McGee.

"Yeah boss? I just finished with Abby." McGee informed.

"Bring her with you." Gibbs said, and hung up.

Gibbs paced in front of the desk, as he waited for his junior agent and forensic scientist. As soon as the door opened Gibbs looked up and was immediately assaulted by crying Abby.

"Gibbs! What- happened to Tony!? We were just talking yesterday! We were talking and I gave him the knife results and he was happy! But then some intern lost it so he had to come and get it again! Where is he Gibbs?! I need my Tony!" she cried.

Gibbs sighed and wrapped his arms around her. "I dunno Abs. but I will find him. When was the last time you talked to him?"

Abby sniffed. "I told McGee yesterday."

Gibbs nodded. "Why did he go see you?"

"He found a knife and asked me to run it for DNA, but then some intern lost the results and he came and got another." Abby answered sniffing pitifully, and trying to wipe her tears, but leaving mascara stains.

Gibb's eyes narrowed. "Do you have copies of the results?"

Abby shook her head. "I don't have any more copies. Someone deleted the original from the computer in the lab."

Gibbs growled. "McGee did someone find DiNozzo's backpack?"

McGee shook his head. "Not that I'm aware of."

"Look for it." Gibbs ordered.

McGee nodded and ran off. Abby sniffed again. "Why does everything always happen to Tony?"

Gibbs sighed. "I dunno Abs. But I will find him." He kissed her head, "I want you to check this computer, and see if you can get anything off of it."

Abby nodded, she turned towards one of the young interns and had him help bring the computer down to the lab she was currently using.

Gibbs sighed as he sat back down. "Where are you Tony?"