A/N: Thanks for reading. I forgot to do all kinds of things in Chapter 1 of this. But they were pointless things that no one'll even read. Things like I do not own the wonderful characters of NCIS, they belong to D.P.B. and CBS. And also, I am posting this because several people have told me that they'll read it. I have the same policy for this story, even though it's complete (I'm in the process of typing it though). If you want me to post more, review. I have a set number in my head. When I get that number of reviews, I'll post. It'll be different for each chapter- depending on how much information is given etc. Hint, hint: Chapters 3-5 are definitely big ones! Thanks to all of my loyal readers! I love you guys. And Abbs- please don't ruin the plot, okay? You can go off on all of the 'poor Abby's that you want, and you can dangle bits and pieces, but please don't actually RUIN it, okay? I love you muchly!

Gibbs watched the elevator doors close with a sigh. He was worried; what the hell had happened to Abby? Whatever it was, he just couldn't bring himself to believe that she had done something- anything- to deserve any of this. He stalked moodily to his desk and pulled out his cell phone from his pocket. He pressed the speed dial button for Kate's cell and waited impatiently for her to pick up.

"Come on... Pick up, damn you!" he muttered anxiously under his breath.

"Hello?" came Kate's voice over the phone.

'Thank God!' he thought. Kate, where in the hell are you? I need you, DiNozzo and Ducky all down in Abby's lab in ten minutes. I swear Kate, if you're not down there, you can kiss your job good-bye. Something's upset Abby and I don't like it. So if you're at home-"

"Gibbs, I'm not at home, I'm right here; you don't have to yell you know!" Kate informed him from where she was standing at his back.

He suddenly realized that he had been holding a conversation with a dial tone. He slammed his phone shut and turned to glare at Kate. "Where in the hell is DiNozzo?" he barked irritably.

"Wow Gibbs... Did you skip on your morning coffee?" she joked. Then, spotting the severity in his electric blue eyes that Abby found so incredibly fascinating, she took a step backwards. "Tony's on his way in- traffic's horrendous! He called me to tell me that he had seen me driving past him on the freeway, so he should be here soon."

Gibbs sighed. "If he's not here..." he began testily.

"Then there's absolutely nothing you or I or anyone else can do about it," finished Kate.

Something ran into Kate's back. "What the-?" she cried, turning around. "Tony! Watch where you're going!"

"Sorry Kate, I- Uh-oh, what happened boss?" He had just caught glimpse of Gibbs' scowl and wasn't quite sure what to make of it.

"Abby," he replied shortly as he picked up his phone to call Ducky.

That didn't exactly fit right with Tony, as Abby was usually the one who Gibbs turned to when he was in a bad mood. He looked to Kate for an explanation while simultaneously listening to Gibbs' end of the conversation. Kate shrugged her shoulders helplessly.

"Ducky, we're needed in Abby's lab." A hint of an English accent was all that Tony could make out of Ducky's reply. "No, I have no idea what happened, that's why we're going to her lab Duck..." There was another pause. "Yeah, sure, I guess so, but I-" Gibbs sighed and there was an incredibly long pause. "Okay Ducky, we'll meet you there then."

Not knowing what to expect, Gibbs grabbed his gun from his drawer and then looked up at Kate and Tony, who hadn't moved since he had called Ducky. "Well, what in the hell are you two waiting for? Grab your guns and let's go!"

They exchanged looks with each other. Why did they need their guns? As Gibbs was already heading for the stairs, they decided not to question him and lunged for their desks, pulling out their guns as quickly as possible. Gibbs was already halfway down the first flight of stairs when the two junior agents caught up with him.

"How nice of you two to finally tag along..." he muttered sarcastically as he opened the door and stepped onto Abby's floor. He stalked towards Abby's lab and Kate and Tony exchanged worried glances before following their boss.

The three agents entered Abby's lab and were greeted by unnatural and unnerving silence. Gibbs spotted Abby slumped across her desk with her head resting on her arms. He put a finger to his lips and signaled for the other two to stay put.

He walked into her office and put a hand on her shoulder. She froze underneath his touch and he dropped to his knees at her side. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ducky, the only other person that Abby had requested the presence of, standing between Tony and Kate, trying his hardest not to look too worried.

"Abby... We're all here," whispered Gibbs softly as he gently rubbed her shoulder. He wasn't sure if it was having any affect- good or bad- on her, but it had seemed to help in the past.

Abby lifted her head slightly and sighed. "Bring them in..." she decided finally. "I guess it's now or never." Her head sank back down to her desk. "And right now, never sounds really good Gibbs... You're never going to trust me again!" Her unshed tears began to spill out onto her cheeks.

"Abbs, I promise that no matter what happened to you, I will always trust you and your word... Always," he promised as the other three filed in awkwardly. "Now, I know you don't really want to talk about it, but can you please fill us in on what's going on?"