Well, here's the next chapter! It will mostly be the chat with Tony and Ziva, but there will be a twist at the end of this chapter, so be ready. Hope you enjoy! Please read AND review! Thanks!

Recovering from the shock, quickly, Tony called Ziva to the screen and told her it was important. As soon as she saw the looks on both Abby's and Delilah's faces she said,

"What is wrong? Did something happen to McGee?"

"Ziva, something's happened to McGee AND Gibbs. They're missing.",Abby said.

"What do ya mean,missing? What happened?" Abby took Delilah's hand as she saw her trying to keep it together, then said,

" It's been really crazy here, I've had to learn how to be a full-time parental figure to Miri and stay strong for her, even as I'm freaking out inside. I honestly forgot to call anyone. KyIe and Luca knew I had Amira with me while Gibbs was gone ,but I haven't even told them that that Gibbs and McGee never made it back or that Amira is now with me for the forseeable future. I'm sorry I didn't call you guys right when it happened. I totally blew it. Forgive me?"

"Forget about it, Abby. Of course you're forgiven. Just tell us what happened now.",Tony replied.

Ok. Well,there was a NAVY SEAL missing in went after him along with our new guy, Nick Torres. He came after you left,Tony."

"Yeah, I know McGee and Gibbs were out of the country on a case with the new guy. I didn't know where though.", Tony quickly said.

"They've been in the jungles of Paraguay for over a month. They found the missing man right away. But the man was on a mission himself, to protect a group of orphan refugee boys. He refused to leave until they could all go. Gibbs, Torres, and McGee stayed to help. They made it to where the helo would land, and McGee, Torres, and the SEAL and the boys all got in before these minions for this druglord came out of nowhere!"

"Gibbs stayed back to fight them off.?", Ziva said, softly. It wasn't a question. She already knew the answer. Abby just nodded. A couple of tears rolled down Delilah's cheeks as she spoke up and said,

"Tim..jumped out to… help him. That's what Nick said." Abby put her arm around her friend, as Tony asked,

"So I'm assuming the helo didn't wait." Abby shook her head sadly, and said, husikly.

"T-torres tried to make the pilot turn around, but he refused. He said it was a fuel issue. needed to get the refugees and the SEAL to the ship and they barely had enough to get back." Amira heard the tears in Abby's voice and Delilah's voices and came over to the computer. She hugged Abby and then crawled into Delilah's lap. The DOD agent pulled the little girl close and stroked her hair, as Ziva gave a small smile and said gently,

"Hello, Motek." Amira gave a tiny wave and settled back against Delilah again. Abby hated to Interupt the moment, but she needed to talk to Tony and Ziva about things that Amira shouldn't hear.

"Miri, Babe, Aunt Dee and I need to go over some things with Uncle Tony and Aunt Ziva. Why don't you get Henrietta out of your backpack and a book and read for a little while. I think you're music player is also in there. OK?"

"Amira, you can use my bedroom. There isn't anywhere to sit in the baby's room yet. Amira nodded. then said softly,

"Uncle Tony? Aunt Ziva? You two could help find my Uncle Jethro and Uncle Tim, right? I KNOW you could help! Uncle Tony, you found Aunt Ziva when SHE went missing! And Aunt Ziva you know how to be sneaky and get the bad guys!" The adults tried not to show how the desparation in the young girl's voice affected them. they shared a silent conversation with their eyes before giving Amira an answer.

"Well, Kid, let's put it this way. We're not gonna just leave 'em out there. Can you let us talk to your other aunts? We'll talk later.",Tony replied.

"OK. Say hi to Tali."

"We will, Perhaps you can see her tomorrow.", Ziva said. That made Amira smile, as she said goodby and headed into the bedroom. As soon as the adults were certain she was out of earshot, Ziva asked,

"How is she really doing? How are you both?"

"I'm trying to stay focused on work, so I don't have to think about…well.. you know.",Delilah said, quietly

"I do know. Delilah, Probie's strong. Gibbs is… well… Gibbs. They'll be fine. They have too many reasons not too.",Tony reassured her.

"And Amira?", Ziva asked again. Abby's eyes pooled with tears, which she pushed back as she said,

"She's ok, concidering. It's so UNFAIR though! She's just a kid and her parents and grandparents are all dead, and now the only father figure she has is missing."

"She has you,Abby. And all of us.", Ziva assured her friend, then Tony sighed and asked,

"So what happens next?" Delilah scoffed and said bitterly,

"Well, State is refusing to do anything. My people are refusing to let NCIS get involved."

"Screw them! They can't stop us from trying to find our friends. Gibbs and McGee are FAMILY! Do they even CARE?!", Abby said, getting a little loud in the process. Delilah looked down and Ziva said,

"Abby….", which reminded Abby that Amira wasn't that far away and that Delilah was hurting more that she was. Abby leaned over to hug her friend and said,

"I'm SO sorry Delilah! I didn't mean to be like that."

"It's alright Abby, It looks like Amira is fine for now. She hasn't come out. And I get it I'm mad too! Tim's my husband and I'm sure as HELL not just gonna sit back and do nothing! I don't care if my bosses DON'T like it! I can't work on this from my work computer but you guys can. And I'll help in anyway I can!"

" Delilah, Abs, we'll be on the first flight out tomorrow. We'll stay with Senior, but we'll consult and help with whatever you guys need.", Tony promised

"Thanks, Tony.", Delilah responded, gratefully, wiping her eyes.

"We better not tell Vance until we're already there.", Tony added.

"Yeah. What he doesn't know, he can't stop.", Abby agreed.

"I already found us a flight as we have been speaking. We will be in DC by tomorrow late afternoon. We will call when we arrive.

"Thanks, guys. See you soon.",Abby said.

"Bye, Abs. Bye, Delilah.", Tony said, at the same time Ziva said,

"Goodbye." After signing off, Abby and Delilah went to check on Amira, only to find out why the little girl hadn't come out when Abby and Delilah had gotten upset. Amira was lying on the bed with her headphones on and was cuddling Henrietta. She was fast asleep. Abby put her hand on her heart and breathed a sigh of releif.

"Thank God!", she whispered.

"Let's let her sleep. In fact, I could use the company. I'll stay with her if you want to run home and grab some stuff. Then you could stay here tonight."

"If you're really ok with it, that's actually a really good idea. That way I won't have to wake her up to take her back home." Abby then grabbed her keys and purse and headed out. She was back within an hour with things for both her and Amira for over night. She and Delilah stayed up to talk a little longer before heading to bed. The next afternoon, around 5:15, Abby and Amira were at the airport to meet Tony, Ziva, and Tali. Senior was picking them up, but Amira and Abby wanted to be there to greet them. Bishop and the team had to work, but since there wasn't a new official case, Ducky and Palmer had come with Abby and Amira, as well as Breena and Tori. Tori of course wanted to see Tali. Delilah did have a case, so she wasn't there either. As soon as Tony and Ziva saw their family,they came over girls ran to meet each other and were soon talking a mile a minute. Abby pulled Tony and Ziva into a tight hug and said,

"I'm so glad you guys are here. I know you can only stay a couple of weeks, but am chosing to believe it won't take more time then that."

" And, ya know Abbs, even if it does, Ziva and I can keep working on it from Paris. And it's only a month and a half before we will be back in DC for good.", Tony assured her.

"That's right.", Abby replied with her signiture smile. The others came up for hugs and greetings ,then, so Abby stepped back. Then she went over to the little girls and said,

"Hey, there, Miss Tali!" Tali turned around and broke into a big grin!

"Hi,Auntie Abby!" Abby caught the little one into a bear hug and swung her around, before setting her back on the ground. Amira went over to Tony and said,

"Hi, Uncle Tony." Tony smiled and hugged the girl and said,

"How ya doin', Kiddo?"

"I want Gibbsy back. And uncle Tim." That let Tony know how anxious and insecure Amira was really feeling. He hadn't heard her use that name for Gibbs since she was five and still living in DC. She'd dropped the name and started saying Uncle Jethro when she turned seven. Tony hugged the girl closer and said,

"I know, sweetie. We're working on that. We won't give up, ever." Ziva came over and hugged Amira and added,

"That is a promise. And know that you are never alone. Abby loves you very much and will take good care of you. That goes for all of us. Everyone in this family." Amira pulled back and nodded saying,

"I know. But I still want my Godfather back. And my Uncle Tim. I don't want Delilah to be sad either." After reassuring the little girl the best they could, Tony and Ziva took her back over to Abby and the rest of the group. Tony and his family had to get their bags so they headed to the baggage claim. When they had everything they had brought with them, the group headed out to eat before Abby and Palmer and Ducky headed back to NCIS and the others went their separate ways. They would regroup and start fresh on find their friends the next morning. Vance reluctantly oked Tony and Ziva's help, but made it clear that they had to be careful to cover their trails. As if anyone really needed to be reminded about that. They couldn't let anyone find out until they had found their missing friends. They couldn't risk having their mission aborted.

Because Ziva was in town and was doing her part mostly from Senior's place, she watched Amira after her time at NCIS was ended by Vance. Abby was still unsure about sending Amira back to daycamp with all that was going on. She needed to be around people who really loved her. Sometimes, They went to the park with Breena and Tori. Amira's friends from school also met them there a couple of times. If Abby got off work early enough, Ziva and Tali came over to her place to spend time with her and Amira. The Saturday after Tony and his family had arrived, Ziva and Tali were at the appartment. Ziva had noticed that Abby had been on edge and unusually quiet for the past few days, so after Amira had taken Tali back to her room to play, Ziva tried to get her friend to open up.

"Abby, what is bothering you? I know something is wrong. You know that you can tell me, do you not?"

"Nothing Ziva. I just miss Gibbs and McGee. I want them back. Amira wants her father figure back. And I want my father and brother figures back."

"We all do, Abby. But I sense that there is something else. Perhaps I can help, if you will open up. You are my friend." Abby is quiet for a moment, then she said, in a voice barely audible.

"I'm failing as Amira's gardian. I'm not her mother, and from the way I've handled what I've been through the last couple of weeks, I don't think I'd be a good mother to anyone. I totally suck at this. I'm horribly inexperienced, and I'm not who Amira wants. The one she DOES want, though, I can't give to her. I'm not, Gibbs, Ziva!" Ziva thought carefully about her next words,

"Abby, I have seen you with Amira. You are wonderful with her. Of course you are not Gibbs. No one is! But, no one else can be you, either. Amira would never want you to be anyone else."

"You haven't been in my shoes the past couple of weeks. The other day, I asked her to please pick up her room before we went to a thing at church, and she practically threw a fit. I couldn't beleive it. she has NEVER talked to me like that before. Honestly,she doesn't talk much anymore to me at all. She'll say hi when I come get her after work of course, but she isn't the sweet, talkative, cuddly girl she was before. And,she's not listening to me the way she should. I have to make her put her dishes away,put her laundry in the hamper, and she leaves her toys all over the place. I don't know what went wrong. She's always listened to me before. It's probably because I'm the parent figure full-time now, instead of someone who takes care of her for a day or so while Gibbs is on a case, or takes her to church, or, hangs out for awhile."

"That is true Abby. She is probably just testing you. She is scared and has suddenly been up-rooted for the second time in less then a year. She probably just needs some time to adjust. You do, as well."

"I know.", Abby sighed.

While Ziva and Abby were talking, Amira and Tali were playing with Amira's dolls in her room. After awhile, Tali looked at her older friend and said,

"Mimi, I hungry."

"Me too, Tals. Stay here. I'll go see if Aunt Abby will get us a snack.". Tali just went back to playing as Amira headed out of the room. The older child was just about to enter the livingroom when she heard her Godmother say,

"Things are such a mess right now. I don't know how to do this. She belongs with Gibbs, but because of these horrible, evil, disgusting men, she has to stay with me." Amira's eyes widened in shock. Ziva said something then,in a softer voice, that Amira couldn't quite pick up. Then, she heard Abby speak again, sounding close to tears.

"Things can't keep going the way they are. It has to change. I just don't know what to do to fix it. Tell me what to do, Ziva." Amira didn't stay to hear anymore. Forgetting about the snack, she marched straight back to her room, with tears stinging her eyes. She wouldn't stay where she wasn't wanted. She needed to get out this appartment. She had no idea where she'd go, but she was deffinately leaving. Now. Unfortunately, she didn't realize that a huge dangerous storm was brewing.

Well, Amira overheard the wrong part of a conversation and she totally misunderstood the meaning behind it. Now she's planning on running away! Will she succeed? If she does, will her family find her before something happens to her? Tune in Monday to find out! Please remember, ALL reviews are MUCH appreciated! Please don't forget! Thanks! Catch ya later!