A/N Thank you for the reviews, there is a bit of a cliffy at the end of this but it is a great place to end it and I've been awake since stupid O'Clock so that's my excuse...wow i'm tired and cranky today ;)

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Chapter 13

Tony got off his flight at Kuwait.

Agent Freeman picked him up. The young agent smiled as Tony picked up his bag, "Agent DiNozzo?" Freeman asked the tired looking older man.

Tony grinned "Nope going by Agent Gibbs now." Tony had decided on the flight out he was going to use his new name now he was not on his dad's team anymore. At least it was one way of keeping his family close while he was gone.

They went to the head office and Tony picked up his new credentials and gun.

"Agent Gibbs?" His new boss looked up from his desk, evidently Agent freeman had called ahead to inform his boss of the name change.

"Tony." Tony held out his hand and his boss shook it.

"Paul Harding, I have read your file from Director Vance, Just to let you know I won't have any of your behavior here, you are here to do your job and that's that." Agent Harding looked the younger man over, he did not seem like the troublemaker Director Vance had put in his file, but just in case he would lay the ground rules out right now.

Tony nodded, he was too tired and too shell shocked to argue. Less than 24hours ago, he had a home and a family that loved him finally and his father had managed from beyond the grave to rip that away from him as well.

He had done a lot of thinking on the flight. He would do the job he had been sent to do, as best as he could, Tony DiNozzo was dead but Tony Gibbs would live up to his dad's name. He had to start with nothing before and he could do it again.

"Agent Harding, I'm not sure what has been put in my file, but I will do everything to make sure you and the agency are proud of me." Tony said.

Harding looked at the young man, he seemed broken somehow but determined. Harding made a mental note to have someone in Cyber crimes look into this man's file deeper, but for now decided to make him welcome and show him around.

He led the way showing Tony around the small office, filling him in on the three active cases they had, at the moment. "Here's your desk," He said, Tony nodded and sat down.

He pulled out a photo of him, Gibbs and Abby taken on the day of the adoption and placed it on his desk.

Harding could see the pain in Tony's eyes as he looked at the photo.

"Family?" he asked coming over to look.

Tony smiled, "My dad and my sister" he said.

Harding looked at the older man, "Hey isn't that Jethro Gibbs from D.C. he was on the NCIS recruitment magazine a while back. He's SAC of the MCRT, they are a heck of a team," Harding said in awe.

Tony smiled, "Yeah we were," He said softly. He shook his head clearing out old memories, "Yeah that's my dad and my sister Abby. She's our forensic scientist." He told him.

Harding was surprised and that did not happen to him very often. "So how come you requested a transfer out here?" he asked.

Tony liked the man and did not want to lie. However, he remembered Vance's words.

"Just after a change of scene, besides two Gibbs' in the office would have been confusing," he smiled although it did not quite reach his eyes.

"Later on Harding drove him to the barracks where he was to sleep. Tony unpacked the best he could lay in his bunk and silently cried himself to sleep feeling more alone than he ever had in years.

Gibbs was as mad as hell.

Storming into Vance's office had not changed the situation. Vance had recorded the encounter between him and Tony and with the help of a lackey down in the basement; he had doctored the tape to show what he wanted it too.

"Tony took the job of his own free will and left this for you." Gibbs was handed a letter. Which he read and dropped on the floor as he sat heavily in the chair.

"Leon, how could you let him do this?" Gibbs said.

"He was convinced your shooting was his fault and that he needed to start afresh, I'm sure he'll contact you as soon as he's settled.

"I want my son back Vance." Gibbs growled.

"I have to talk to Kuwait later we'll arrange to get him online," Vance said. It was a risky move on his part but the letter he had left with Tony assured him that he would not say anything to arouse suspicion.

Gibbs nodded and stalked out to the bullpen to fill the others in on what he had been told. Something in his gut told him that there was more at play here than he knew. Tim had shown him the footage from the elevator and now knew that Senior's will had also had something to do with this, but he was not going to press that yet.

Seven am the next morning Gibbs and Vance were in MTAC.

Paul Harding finished his conversation with Vance as Tony entered Kuwait's MTAC.

"Thank you Agent Harding, I'll get that information to you as soon as possible." Vance said smiling. His smile dropped as he saw Tony.

Tony put up his defensive walls. "Director Vance."

"Junior Agent DiNozzo." Vance said, Gibbs looked at Vance surprised at the title.

Tony had taken a demotion.

"Gibbs," Tony corrected him.

"I'm sorry?" Vance said confused.

"I go by Gibbs now, like my father, you couldn't…." Tony stopped when he saw the others in the room.

"DAD!" His face lit up. Tony's smile changed to a genuine one for a fraction of a second then he hid his smile again. "How are you feeling?" he asked.

"I'm doing fine son, we miss you." Gibbs said guardedly worried he might upset Tony. "Abby misses you."

"I miss her too, I'm sorry I didn't tell you that I was going it was a quick assignment."

"So Vance didn't force you to go?" Gibbs took the chance and asked him.

Vance looked up wondering what tony would say.

Tony wanted to scream "YES HE DID!" but realizing what losing the money Vance had would mean to his wife and children he looked to the floor. "No, it was a great opportunity I needed to make a fresh start."

He is lying; Gibbs' gut screamed at him, Tony would not even look at him.

"How are you settling in?" Gibbs asked.

"Fine…..I love it here." Tony lied.

He had been demoted, lost his family and friends all he wanted to do was go home.

His shoulders dropped and Gibbs knew exactly what his boy was thinking, "I'll bring you home soon son," He said.

Vance bristled.

"Agent Gibbs," Harding said. "We'll take good care of your boy," He smiled trying to help diffuse the tension.

Tony was still staring longingly at the screen when Vance cut the feed.

Gibbs turned to Vance.

"I want the truth and I want it now what do you have over my boy."

Vance lowered his eyes to the ground. "Gibbs, I…I was in DiNozzo Seniors will."

Vance said it quietly but Gibbs heard all the same.

"Shit! Will that boy never get a break?" Gibbs moaned. "So you think my family is worth $5 million."

Vance felt ashamed, "I knew Senior, I believed all he told me, it wasn't until Tony left that I realized I was wrong…" when he had left the caliber of work in the MCRT had gone down as had the quality of the reports which it was now obvious Tony had been writing.

Gibbs walked away from Vance. For Vance it was the safer move as Gibbs right then wanted to kill him.

"Did you hear me Gibbs? I said I was wrong." Vance tried pacifying him. Gibbs stormed out of MTAC with Vance following him.

Gibbs turned, "I want to see the real recording from your office, I want to see exactly what you have done to my son and God help me….." Gibbs left the threat unsaid.

However, on the lower floor the loud argument between both men was causing a stir.

It was not like Agent Gibbs had ever argued with the Director, but this was the first time a threat had been implied.

Vance realized he needed to save face in front of his agency, "Are you threatening me Agent Gibbs?" He said trying to stand up for himself.

"If I find out you've hurt my son, HELL YEAH!" Gibbs shoved Vance in the direction of his office calling for McGee over his shoulder as he went.

Tim took the stairs two at a time and practically fell into the Directors office.

"Boss, Director?" He asked breathlessly.

"Tim I want to see the real footage of Tony's meeting with the director." Gibbs said as Vance sat in his seat.

Gibbs watched as Tim pulled the real footage of his meeting with Tony.

His heart broke as he watched his boy hit rock bottom again and saw the devastation on his face when he was told he was MCRT's weakest link.

"For God sake Leon, He's the glue that holds us together." Gibbs growled.

"I only used what I saw and also I had this…" Vance handed Gibbs a letter. "I gave Di…Sorry Tony a copy." Vance admitted, handing Gibbs the letter that Senior had written to Vance before his death.

A/N please don't kill me for the cliffy and i promise i will let you all know what's in the letter from Senior Tomorrow :) (Don't 'cha just love bribery!)