Had a little trouble with my computer and almost worried that I'd lost all my data, but it was safe! There are two more chapters, and the last three chapters were handwritten. It certainly brought back memories from when I first started writing! Anyway, hope you enjoy!

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"Armed Full of Truth and Ready for War"

Present

Leon leaned on the MTAC mezzanine, waist bent and hands intertwined as he watched the activity below. These people he supervised had no clue of the real danger out there. They had no clue whom their boss really was, that if he lived by the Vampire Nation's codes they would be his meal. He was lucky to have a few people know the real him.

One group was who he was focusing on. There was one member missing, well two actually but one who was the boss.

"That bad, Leon?" The said member spoke up, making him jump.

"Geez, Gibbs!" Leon exclaimed, holding his chest like he was having a heart attack. Impossible, but that's one thing Gibbs didn't know. "Don't do that! You tryin' to kill me?"

Gibbs looked at him for a moment only to lean on the mezzanine. "It obviously didn't work." He deadpanned.

Leon rolled his eyes as he returned to his previous position. "To answer your question, no. I'm just thinking."

"Out here?" Gibbs questioned, sounding like he didn't believe him. "That's unusual. What's wrong, Leon?" He prompted seriously.

Leon tightened and loosen his jaw, the very tell that whatever it was was pretty serious and distressful. "What would you do if you had this big secret that should be told, but something was preventing you from making it known?"

The questioned really piqued his curiosity. The two men stared at one another. "Does Jackie know?"

"Yes. She's known for a long time." Leon sighed tightly. It was obvious that didn't settle him.

"That's who you need to worry about, Leon." Gibbs straightened and started to leave.

"No! Hold on!" Leon quickly grabbed Gibbs' wrist to stop him. Upon Gibbs giving him the look, he let go. "Look, there's something we need to discuss. Not right now though." He finished, watching SecNav enter on the floor. "What the hell is he doing?"

Gibbs followed his head, seeing exactly whom Leon was referring to. "Good question."

"Where is he, Leon?" Jarvis roared as he came bounding upstairs.

Gibbs, for once, stood in front of Leon, choosing to answer for Leon. "Tony's dead, Mr. Secretary. He wouldn't be here."

Jarvis glared at the Marine. "I know that, but Leon knows what I'm talking about."

Leon stepped in front of Gibbs in a demeanor Gibbs hadn't seen. "You leave him alone!" Leon practically growled. "Come to my office." He commanded, waiting until SecNav was out of earshot before Leon spoke to Gibbs. "Call Ms. Sciuto and let her know Jarvis is here. Then, I want you, Agents McGee and David in her lab asap."

Gibbs looked at him in confusion. "What–"

"Don't say a word. Just do it, please." Something in his boss' tone of voice ordered him to oblige his request.

"Okay, Leon." Gibbs held up his hands in a backing down gesture. His gut nagged at him. He glanced at the retreating form of his big boss before looking at Leon. "Take care of yourself." He knew what Jarvis was, knew the man was capable of.

Leon did, too. A stern nod of his head to Gibbs was all he needed to know. Then, Leon turned to follow their boss, propelling Gibbs to get going.

He shot downstairs, signally to McGee and Ziva to follow him. Once they got in the elevator, McGee finally questioned. "Where're we going, Boss?"

Gibbs sighed. "Labby."

~NCIS~

The ridiculously loud music announced Abby's mood. It would soon change.

Abby had her back turned to the door, doing some kind of test. She picked up her remote, pressing the volume button to turn it down. "Hello my favorite team?" She smiled, looking over at them as she set the remote down. The grim look on Gibbs' face made her frown. "What's wrong?"

"Leon told me to bring the three of us down here and tell you SecNav is here." Gibbs explained. The last part was spoken in a confused questioning tone. "Abs, why is that so important?"

Abby paled. She picked that remote back up and pressed another button, causing the lab to go into lockdown. The three team members looked around the room in confusion.

"Abby, what's going on?" McGee inquired, alarmed.

Ziva remained quiet, knowing Vance's reasoning. She had a suspicion of what was going on. After all, the whole bullpen saw SecNav's outburst. She turned to McGee, speaking in a low voice. "This is about Tony and The Society." She supplied, easing some of McGee and Gibbs' confusion.

Ziva quickly glanced at Abby, who gave a confirmed nod. She regarded her two family members. "Yes. The Director has known about what is going on."

Gibbs looked so stunned and a mixture of pissed and betrayal that couldn't voice the same question burning in both men's minds, so McGee did. "How long?"

"Since the beginning." Abby answered, softly. Her eyes began to water at the look on Gibbs' face, but she was so engulfed in a hug from him. "I'm so sorry, Gibbs."

"It's okay, Abs." He assured, rocking her from side-to-side. His cloudy eyes looked at Ziva.

Suddenly, McGee burst out. "What the hell? What other secrets are we being kept in the dark from? Tony's a half-vampire whose apart of this group who's rebelling against the head honcho! Abby and a few other NCIS personnel are vampires protecting mankind! Now we're stuck in here being kept from upstairs for God only knows why, and Vance ad the SecNav are in a piss-ass fight! What the hell is going on, Abby?" He vented exasperatedly.

For once Gibbs didn't hit him for his reaction, but he merely looked at Abby with a quirked eyebrow.

"Sit everyone." She commanded, gesturing to the three available chairs in the room as she reclaimed hers, scooting closer to the table. They followed suit. "Okay, you get the gest of what's going on. I'll bring you up to speed with the rest. But hang on." She picked up her testing equipment and moved it to her computer table before going back to the table to continued on her explanation. "Vampires are practically everywhere. There are several here in fact. Leon and I are vampires who wok for The Society. A long time ago, Leon was assigned to be Noah's oldest son's personal protector. He is Noah's right hand man and one of his closest friends, so Leon did, consulting when needed. He soon became Noah's first grandson's personal protector until the boy was two and Noah needed him there. He kept an eye on the boy from afar; and when he met up with him again, he resumed his duties. He's been where he's at for longer than I have.

"Now, Jarvis is really Gora. He's threatened by Tony and is intent on destroying him and anyone who gets in the way." She looked directly at Gibbs. "Gora's the one who made Noah and Tony vampires. So there's definitely bloodshed there. He's particularly interested in you, Gibbs, because he wants to own you in both worlds. That and it would cause a lot of pain to Noah to see his grandson become like him." She paused when he started signing to her.

He can't touch me if you bite me first. He reminded her. You can change me, and you will own me. You would be my creator. We would be together forever.

Gora would still own you. He owns most of us. Plus, I don't want to see you go through the change. It's very painful. She warned, touched that he was even considering it.

I'm a tough old Marine. I'll be able to handle it. Besides, I'd be able to protect myself from them easier. He smirked, adding. And it would kill Jarvis to know he wasn't the one who changed me.

We'll discuss it with Noah when we go to The Society.

"Good." Gibbs smirked.

"In Tony's words, I hate when they do that." McGee groaned.

"You are getting as bad as Tony, McGee." Ziva said.

"He taught me." McGee smiled. A swift, sudden smack to the back of his head caused McGee to wince. "Ow! Boss, what was that for?"

"Just getting prepared. I see a lot of head slapping in your future, McGee."

"Oh joy." McGee said in dread.

~NCIS~

NCIS Director's Office

Leon shut the office door and secured the room. Jarvis was steaming, if his red eyes were anything to go by. If Jarvis pushed the wrong button, Leon's eyes would matched the older man's. He was already halfway there. Leon didn't appreciate SecNav's outburst in the bullpen.

"What are you doing here, Clayton?" Leon said in a calm, collected voice. He was trying for indifference or just mild interest. "Thanks for the announcement, by the way."

"I'm sorry about that, Leon, but you tell me where DiNozzo is." Jarvis didn't sound the least bit apologetic but sounded more like he had a one-track mind.

"Well, technically, downstairs." A complete lie, but Leon had plans to protect Team Gibbs. "But you can't see him." Leon quickly stopped Jarvis from leaving.

"The hell I can't, Leon. You and I both know I own both worlds. He can't hide or be protected." Jarvis reminded him unnecessarily. He started toward him again. "Move, Leon."

Leon tightened his jaw, remaining at the door. "Gibbs told me after you went to my office that he and the team were going out on a lead. If that's the case, then I'm sure he's out."

"He works here again?" Jarvis questioned.

Leon smirked. Jarvis was tempted to just end him, but he couldn't. Not while they were here alone.

"You asshole!" Jarvis yelled.

Leon merely chuckled. "I don't know where he is."

"You could have told me that." Jarvis stepped right next to the Director...and sucker punched him.

"Ow!" Leon grimaced, holding his stomach.

"Don't lie to me again." He said in a warning tone. Then, he pressed the button to unsecure the room before walking out.

Leon spent a few minutes trying to compose himself before snapping the door shut and walking over to the phone. He dialed one familiar number.

~NCIS~

The lab's phone rang loudly against the unusually quiet lab. Everyone jumped, and Abby quickly grabbed it.

"Welcome to Labby, Abby here." She greeted in a forced cheery voice, smile to boot before her demeanor morphed into an unhappy one. "Are you okay?...Good, so he's gone?...Excellent! I'll let them know. All right." Then, she hung up.

"Was that Vance?" McGee dumbly asked. A smack to the back of his head was his answer.

"Is he okay?" Ziva quietly asked.

Abby grabbed her CafPow! and drank some before nodding. "SecNav sucker punched Leon and warned him. He played SecNav, wasting his time. He wants you to know that he is definitely on our side. In other words, he doesn't plan on supplying any information to that asshole. He wants to meet up with The Society as soon as we get done tonight."

"Okay." Gibbs got up. "Let's get going." The two agents followed suit. "See ya later, Abs." He said softly as he kissed her head.

"Bye!" She said, pressing the release button.

They left.

~NCIS~

Tony sat down at the table with a bowl full of baby food next to his elbow while he held a spoon of that same food in his hand. Conner sat in his high chair, clapping his hands and cooing.

Tony chuckled. "Your carrots that good, Bub?"

Conner opened his mouth for more.

"Okay, baby bird, papa bird'll get more." Tony mused, dunking the spoon back in the bowl. He got more and fed his son. His cell phone started ringing, and he answered it with his free hand. "DiNozzo."

"Meeting at The Society at 1800. It's important." Gibbs' voice informed him. "Gotta go." Click.

Tony pulled the phone back, giving a look of confusion. Then, he looked at Conner. "That was Grandpa Gibbs."

Conner cooed, kicking his legs. That was his usual response at the mention of his favorite grandfather. Then, the little boy focused on the spoon pointedly, a mirroring look that rivaled Ziva.

"Oh! Okay, Bub. I'm getting' it." Tony set his phone down and got another spoonful.

~NCIS~

1800 Hours

The Society

Tony slammed the back car door and carried both the baby bag and his son. Most of the members had already arrived. He immediately spotted his team, going straight to them.

"Hi Conner! Come to Aunt Abby!" Abby greeted happily, unbuckling the youngster as Tony set his carrier and bag on the coffee table.

Conner cooed and kicked his legs when he saw Gibbs next to her.

"Uh-oh! Somebody sees his favorite grandpa." Abby said as she looked at Gibbs.

"Hey Giblet!" Gibbs greeted, playfully playing with the boy's elbow. Months ago, Abby started calling Conner Giblet because Tony was like Gibbs' son; so in a way, Conner was a Giblet. It caught on. "Here, Abs." He offered to take him. Abby pouted but handed him over.

Ziva came out of the kitchen, pleased upon seeing her son and boyfriend. A brief kiss to Tony, she caressed her son's cheek. "Hey tateleh."

Conner reached out for her with one hand. When she held out her hands to take him, he snuggled closer to Gibbs.

"Okay." She backed off, turning when Noah came into the room. Noah set one of the training stakes back in the equipment closet before addressing the group.

"So I hear everyone is up to speed on our situation." Noah stated, scanning the array of faces until landing on his grandson's face, crossing his arms in the process. "Now, we do not have to hide anything else." His face slipped into a relieved smile. "No more secrets, guys. Agreed?"

There were numerous agreements. It felt like the strained atmosphere evaporated. Now, they could focus on breaking down Gora's reign.

"We got a problem." Noah announced, causing the group to start asking questions and ponder on what could possibly be the problem. Noah didn't let them take too much time chewing on that statement. He took a few steps back and leaned back, turning his head to the door. "Come on in, Leon."

Vance entered the club, a pissed off expression etched on his face. He slammed the door after himself. Then, he stood in front of the group. "I was assaulted by Gora earlier!" He announced loudly. Instantly, the already wired group wore glowering looks. They did not take things like that very lightly, especially when it involved their sworn enemy. "Time to retaliate!"

Cries of agreement were heard. Then, planning amongst the members ensued while Noah and Leon made their way over to Team Gibbs.

"Are you ready, Tony?" Noah asked, smirking.

Tony crossed his arms. "Hell yeah!"

TBC...