I know this is a really short chapter, but I couldn't help but end it like I did.

I truly am sorry though, it's gonna make you want to yell at me for stopping.

Chapter 10- Surprises

The team had still been working hard on the case that had critically injured McGee. Abby had finally found a small lead in the rubble of the burned home, after hours of going over evidence in her lab. There was a hair found underneath the busted fridge, and since it was still intact, she was certain she could get a match. At the moment, she was searching every single database using CODIS and had yet to find a match. The search ran late in the night, and Abby had fallen asleep on her desk.

"Abs, wake up," Gibbs said, setting a Caf-Pow down next to the microscope.

"HUH?" Abby woke with a start. Her face was imprinted with keys from the keyboard, due to her rather uncomfortable makeshift pillow, her keyboard.

"Waddaya got?" Gibbs said impatiently. Abby looked up and saw that her search had been successful.

"I got a match!" She said excitedly, holding her hands up in triumph. She clicked on it nervously, to reveal the name that CODIS had come up with.

"Jarrett Abney." Abby reported, and Gibbs was already out the door.

When Gibbs entered the bullpen, he hastily walked to his desk, immediately opening his drawer to pull out his weapon and badge.

Tony began, "Boss, BOLO came back on the car that matched the tracks at the scene, it belongs to—"

"Jarrett Abney," Gibbs finished, leaving the bullpen already. The team rushed to follow him to the elevator.

"Where is he, David?" Gibbs asked.

"The BOLO said he is parked outside of an old warehouse in Falls Church." Gibbs nodded in reply.

"I'll drive," Tony offered.

"No. David, you drive." Gibbs responded.

"Gladly," Ziva smirked as Tony unwillingly tossed her the keys, cringing at the memory of her driving.

On the ride to the scene, Gibbs received a call from the director.

"What was that about?" Tony asked.

"Puppetmaster," Gibbs replied bluntly.

"They've struck again?" he asked. Gibbs only nodded. Puppetmaster was a nickname for a group of criminals that commit crimes all around the world, and manage to escape capture every time. They called it Puppetmaster because it seems like there is one person in charge, with the other people acting out less, and following orders. It had been a thorn in Gibbs' side for nearly 24 years. Lately, however, they hadn't attacked in 2 months.

The rest of the ride was silent. The box was burning a hole in Tony's pocket, and he couldn't stop staring at the back of Ziva's head as she swerved all over the road. He started to feel woozy, from not knowing if he'd survive the ride to pick up their suspect. The smell of Ziva's hair calmed him and made him forget about the danger he was currently in. He leaned forward, earning a very strange look from Gibbs, who caught him trying to sniff Ziva's hair. Tony leaned back in his seat and was quiet for the rest of the drive.

Their car came to a screeching halt in the alley beside the warehouse, and Gibbs, Tony, and Ziva exited the car with their guns drawn. They prowled up to the stolen delivery truck silently. Gibbs jumped in front of the truck, aiming his gun at the man in the front seat.

Jarrett Abney.

He matched his I.D. photo that CODIS had pulled up, but he looked a bit older in person. Jarrett sighed in submission and held up his hands. Gibbs put away his weapon and cuffed their suspect, reading his rights, as required. All he really wanted to do was shoot him in the shoulder, like what he had undoubtedly done to McGee.

Tony pulled open the back door to the truck, to see a scared looking woman in the back. He and Ziva confusedly withdrew their guns. Gibbs came around the back, dragging the suspect along with him. When he turned the corner, he pushed the man roughly to Tony, who took custody of the man. Gibbs peeked into the truck to see what everyone was so confused about.

The woman, who looked to be around 30, stared back with eyes red from crying and begging. Her face was gaunt and pale, malnourished. She held up her hands, but put them down as Gibbs looked at her. Tears filled her eyes.

"Dad?"

Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry. And sorry.

I know, a cliffhanger. What's worse, I probably won't update for a while. I want to get ahead a bit, but I think reviews, and lots of them, would motivate me to write every day. Imagine if everyone that read reviewed! Sounds like the perfect world to me!

Anyway, thoughts? Who saw that coming? I was going to make a story like this where Gibbs suddenly has a surprise daughter show up, but I decided Gibbs was kind of boring in this story, and needed a bit of a surprise to add to his storyline.

Hopefully, I will update soon.

~NCISObsession.