A/N: First chapter of 2017, Happy New Year loyal readers! Your support keeps this story growing & going, so please keep it coming this year!

Guest reviewer: momcat: Thank you, it was a very busy time for me yes. They're all on the way yes & Tim was with them, he drove Kelly to the plane after all!

Now, without further ado, let's see how things are going in the skies..

Pride was following Patricia wondering where on earth she was going, she'd walk a half dozen blocks & then change directions. She was definitely trying to throw off anyone who could be following her, he didn't think she'd seen him yet and he couldn't see anyone else following her, but at the rate she was going Gibbs would arrive before she got to wherever she was going. The simple fact that he couldn't see anyone following her was probably the best thing they had going right now.

As he made the next turn he felt his phone vibrate "Pride" he answered, he had a feeling who it was, but he'd kept the phone in his pocket to try to remain focused on what he was doing.

"What ya up to?" Gibbs enquired, trying to sound casual but utterly tense. He knew that with Pride following her out in the open he couldn't sound too business like.

Pride smiled "oh you know sweety, just walking the city, you know how much I love walking around"

Gibbs smiled, he knew very well that one thing Pride hated was walking around without a destination. It was a clue, Patricia was still walking around in circles, she hadn't gotten anywhere of note "when you think you're going to be home?"

"Not sure, these cobbled streets are just so rich in history, might be a while before I've had enough of seeping it all in, might be better to meet you somewhere out here" Pride replied

Gibbs gave a groan, Patricia was clearly not going to be reaching a destination anytime soon. On the one hand it meant that they'd get there before she got wherever she was going, on the other it meant that she was clearly still on edge about being followed & allowed more time for her to discover Pride was following her, and they'd then quite possibly loose track of her. There wasn't a lot they could do though, he looked at his watch "well, I've gotta sort through a few things, I'll give you a call in 90 & we can work out where to meet, if the streets are that rich in history I've gotta see it all, with you"

Pride took stock of the time, it was approaching 14:00, that meant they'd be there at 15:30, it was going to make things rather tricky if she didn't get to her destination soon "Don't be late sweety, the sun sets soon after, don't want to be out too late, the temperature will drop"

"I'll bring jackets with me to keep us warm" Gibbs answered, but he knew the underlying message, sunset brought darkness, and it made following her even more troublesome. He wondered if Marcus could push the engines a little faster?

Sgt Lewis looked across to Gibbs & couldn't help but be confused, that was the strangest conversation she'd ever heard over the coms.. it really was!

Gibbs hung on the call at the coms station, he had to admit, this aircraft was extremely well equipped, he moved towards the cockpit & passed Lt Anderson on his way.

Marcus saw Gibbs approach & motioned that he could sit in the co-pilot chair, he'd normally share the flying with his LT, but not this time, this time he was manning the controls the entire way. "Sir" he greeted

"We still on schedule?" Gibbs asked

"Yes sir, should be landing by 15:30" Marcus confirmed, he saw something on the face "something wrong sir?"

Gibbs took a breath "Spoke to Pride, Patricia is still walking around trying to shake any followers, she keeps going & we'll be following her after sunset, that can make things tricky"

Marcus took a breath "I'm pushing her as fast as I sir, I'll get us there as fast possible" maybe he could coax a little more out of her.

"Thank you Major" Gibbs remarked

"Excuse me sir, Agent Franks is on the comms for you" Lt Anderson remarked towards Gibbs.

Gibbs nodded & made his way back out to the main area, he took stock in what he saw. Being stuck on this plane with not a lot to do wasn't easy, it was giving their minds time to think without any activities to do & it was dangerous, time to stew was not something any of them needed right now. His girls hadn't moved from their seats, thankfully his angel hadn't been sick, but she was looking a little green, he put it down to the size of the aircraft & the fact that they'd had a few bouts of turbulence. He hoped they could get there without her being sick. The one thing it was helping with was keeping his wife occupied, he could see she was quietly trying to keep Kelly soothed. He could see she was doing her best to block out anything other soothing her, because then it would be too overwhelming & what he wouldn't do to relieve it all. He next looked across to Tony, who hadn't moved either, he too was clearly allowing the situation to consume him, things were clearly becoming too much for him too, well he could do something about this at least "DiNozzo!" he barked, maybe he could keep him occupied & would be much better than allowing him to wallow in whatever thoughts he was allowing himself to be consumed by.

Gibbs saw his head shoot up "Franks is on the comms, see what he wants!" he saw the boy hesitate "now DiNozzo!" he asserted

"Yes boss" Tony replied automatically.

Gibbs sat back down next to his girl as he watched Tony move towards the coms station, at least that was one taken care of for now.

Tim was at the coms station with Fornell & Myles, they were linked back up with their office, DC & NASA "no further pings from his GPS?"

"Nothing else, but I've managed to get a better fix on the transmission we did get" Ashton remarked & continued "east coast of the border area. In the grid area between Whitehaven, Stanhope, Falstone & Dumfries. And yes, Carlisle is in the middle of that gridded area"

"What is it about this Carlisle place?" Fornell mused allowed

"Ahh.. " Abby remarked "I've found some old records, there's property in the region owned by the Fielding's, and they've owned it a really long time"

"That's a place to start at least" Tim remarked, he cast his eyes over to Kelly though she was nestled between her parents. He knew how much this was affecting her & he wished he could do something, and as he thought about it he could, he could work out where Phoenix was & bring him home, then he'd be ok, then she'd be ok. Well apart from dealing with the whole 'I now have a second grandfather alive' business, but one thing at a time.

"Can you get you me a layout of the property?" Myles asked, if he could see a layout he could start working out a way to get in undetected.

"Already working on it" Abby remarked

"How's the radar looking Sargent?" Marcus called

"A few commercial jets, and a Royal Air Force cargo plane in the immediate area sir" Lewis answered.

Marcus considered all his readings, he could probably coax an extra few miles if they went a little higher, it would eat up more petrol, but they had plenty in stock "Alfa Tango to Bravo Delta, Alfa Tango to Bravo Delta"

"Alfa Tango this is Bravo Delta" Owen responded.

"Climbing a further 2,000ft to an altitude of 43,000ft" Marcus said, he knew both jets could reach the altitude if they were careful.

"43? That's cutting close to our ceiling" Owen remarked

"Close to isn't the ceiling, I'm sure you're capable enough Major Owen, you're an experienced combat pilot after all" Marcus responded "starting climb, acknowledge your climb Bravo Delta" he asserted

"Following you up Alfa Tango" Owen responded briskly.

Marcus levelled his plane out & saw her do the same, he did a quick calculation as to what it would mean to their flight time, it should shave a further 15 minutes off their flight time.

Kelly came out of the small bathroom, and let out a long breath she looked at her watch, they still had about 30 minutes before then were due to land. There was a small window she put her hands on the rim of it the panel as she looked out, it looked so peaceful out there, it was pure blue out there, looking out there she couldn't believe how badly things had gotten screwed up. She was about to move back to her seat when she felt arms snake around her waist. She smiled as she fell back into arms she knew only too well.

"Almost there Kells" Tim whispered, taking strong hold of her.

"I know" Kelly whispered back.

"We'll work it all out, we'll be ok, not leaving you until we do, not going home with him" Tim said soothing her as he kissed her head. He pulled her in even tighter, if he could take her hurt away he'd do it in an instant, he hated seeing her like this.

Kelly took a few deep breaths, she had faith in Tim just like her dad, it was different kind of faith, but it was faith none the less. She looked up to him "thanks" these few moments with him had helped settle her down.

"Anytime Kells" Tim smiled, he knew it was only a brief moment but it had helped centre him too.

"Franks says that according to Delilah, the Fielding's have multiple properties throughout the UK" Tony reported "numerous properties in Scotland & northern England, nothing in Ireland though. She said that between her cousins and their cousins they could have over a dozen properties in that region alone boss"

"Has she said anything about where Loch bases himself out of?" Gibbs enquired

"Said his home was in Paisley, but that's up near Glasgow, about 2 hours north of Carlisle, said from what she knew he worked out of their family exporting business in Glasgow" Tony reported.

Ziva watched the pair continue to discuss what Franks had gotten from Delilah thus far, she knew what Gibbs was doing, he was keeping Tony occupied because otherwise his mind would go wandering & that wouldn't be a good idea at the moment. She knew he was extremely concerned about the safety of his sister & nephew, a sister & nephew he'd never met, so she knew he was also extremely nervous at the prospect of seeing her.

What Ziva was more concerned about though was how much he'd retreated into himself, she'd tried speaking to him about how he was feeling & coping, but he'd not talked at all. Sure he talked about the case, about how he didn't understand what was going on with the connections between Patricia, himself, Shannon & this Alexander, but when it came to how he was coping, he just bottled himself up & refused to speak. What was worse was that he'd used his tonsillitis as reason to stop talking, saying he was talking enough that he had to rest it when he could, that she couldn't believe! Sure he was still having to manage it & he was still on his antibiotics, Commander Brine had said because he'd not been able to give his throat a proper rest he should keep taking the medicine for the next while & he'd check him out when they got back to see what else needed to be done. She cast her eyes around the plane, the tension was palpable, everyone was on edge, the sooner they landed the better!

"Everyone take your seats, we're preparing the aircraft for descent!" Marcus announced to the cabin at large "Alfa Tango to Bravo Delta, Alfa Tango to Bravo Delta, prepare aircraft for descent, prepare aircraft for descent" he said into the radio.

Ziva breathed a sigh of relief, they were there! Thank the stars! Maybe they could finally work out just what was going on!? She sat down in her seat & saw everyone else do likewise, she had to focus though, things could get very hectic very quickly.

"Acknowledged Alfa Tango, preparing for descent" Owen replied.

"All systems off & ready for landing sir" Lewis reported.

"Alfa Tango, Bravo Delta, this is Belfast Tower, advised to de-tour to Derry airport due to a swift incoming and extremely sever high winds in the immediate area of Belfast Tower" came a message from the operator.

Marcus shared a wide-eyed look with his LT, this wasn't what they wanted at all! And pretty crap timing too! He took a breath before replying "Belfast Tower this is Alfa Tango, unable to detour to Derry, require clearance for landing" he held his breath, they had to get this clearance, detouring to Derry would add time they didn't have!

After a brief delay Belfast tower responded "Alfa Tango this is Belfast tower, clearance given for runway 3, approach from the east and at high altitude with steep landing. Repeating swift incoming and extremely severe winds are becoming prevalent, landing clearance for runway 3 from the east from high altitude with steep landing" the operator remarked.

Marcus breathed a sigh of relief "Belfast Tower this is Alfa Tango, acknowledged, landing on runway 3 from the east & high altitude, will engage in steep landing" he heard Owen give her acknowledgement a moment later.

"Sir, the majority of passengers we have wont be used this type of landing" Anderson remarked, this was an usual landing and apart from the Rangers, and maybe any of the agents that had served in the military & he was sure there were a few, they wouldn't be used to such a landing, it was much like landing on an aircraft carrier.

"I know, convey a similar message to Bravo Delta" Marcus conceded, it definitely wasn't a normal landing "take the controls for 2 minutes Lieutenant"

Marcus went out into the main cabin, he captured the attention of the entire cabin "Belfast Tower has just advised us of severely high winds on our approach, they're detouring the majority of planes to Derry but we're still going in."

"Is it safe to go in Marcus?" Shannon asked, if the other planes were all being diverted maybe they should too?

"Most of the other planes aren't equipped like we are, this bird can handle it" Marcus replied assuring her, his plane was placed a lot better to handle the landing than the SecNav's was, but he wasn't going to say anything about that. He just hoped Major Owen was as good a pilot as she claimed.

Marcus took a breath before speaking again "because of it though, we're going to have to make a steep landing, that means approaching from a high altitude and coming in very steep right onto the runway with a sudden break. It's much like landing on an aircraft carrier"

Tim swallowed, he always hated those landings! He looked over though to Kelly, he could see her going white at this news.

"There are additional straps that come over your chests on every seat, its in the back of the seat, it connects together & then has another latch that connects with the one around your hips, it will help against the sudden thrust we have to give, my team will help everyone put them on, and then we'll go for the landing." Marcus instructed glad to see his team already moving between everyone to help get them strapped in, he took another breath "I've done plenty of these landings before, could do them in my sleep, we'll be down before everyone knows it"

Marcus moved towards the Gibbs family, he could see Kelly had gone a fair shade of greenish white at the news "I'll have us down before you know it KG, you'll be fine. Mikey would seriously hurt me if you threw up on my watch" he finished with a smile, trying to help calm her nerves.

Kelly gave him a small smile, but this wasn't sounding like it was going to be a pleasant experience for her at all! She helped her dad get her extra straps on but she wasn't really partaking. All of sudden she felt another pair of hands on her.

"I've got it Jethro, you see to Shan & yourself" Ted remarked, he had been sitting behind them wanting to give them space, but upon hearing the news thought he could help by sitting next to Kelly, another person there was never a bad thing.

Gibbs nodded as he turned his attention to Shannon & helped get her extra straps secure. He considered moving Kelly between them, but if that happened, he wouldn't be able to reach his wife to help her during landing. He'd dealt with of landings like this one, but they hadn't & he knew it could be harsh on the body but he needed to keep them calm "done heaps of these landings Shan, piece of cake, just don't forget to breath"

"Smart arse" Shannon smirked, trying to lift the sombre mood "is Kelly secured?"

"All set Shan" Ted remarked, double checking all her straps were in place & tightly fastened.

Gibbs passed him half of the sick bags, hoping they wouldn't need any of them, he gave his girl a kiss of the forehead "its ok angel, I've done this many times, just keep breathing" he finished he took hold of her hand, and made sure his arm was across her chest, just like it was across Shannon's.

"I've got her Jethro, you brace yourself & Shan" Ted remarked as he placed one arm across her waist, he knew it would be hard for him not to help his girl, but he had to brace himself & help Shannon and Kelly was just as much a daughter as Stacey was, there wasn't anything he wouldn't do for her "I've got you Kells, a few bumps & we'll be down in no time"

It took Gibbs a few moments but he removed his arm from his girl, he knew Ted was right, he had to brace himself just as much as he had to help brace them "right here angel" he said quietly.

Tim looked across to Kelly, he had thought about doing the same thing, but Ted had moved before he'd even had the chance to unbuckle, he saw her give him a glance & smiled the most reassuring smile he could muster.

"Alfa Tango to Bravo Delta, Alfa Tango to Bravo Delta" Marcus called

"This is Bravo Delta Alfa Tango" Owen responded

"We're going to make our descent now, wait until we've landed before you start your final descent. Recommend staying at full speed until the last possible moment, before switching to reverse thrusters at full force, this looks like it's going to get very bumpy!" Marcus remarked

"Acknowledged Alfa Tango, we'll wait for your landing before heading down & thank you for the advice, we'll be undertaking that exact situation. We're all secured, looks tricky, good luck Major!" Owen responded, there was no time now for anything other than full concentration, she was about to undertake an extremely tricky landing, she'd need all the knowledge and all her experience for it.

"You too Major! We'll relay any vital information you could utilise on approach once we land, Alfa Tango out." Marcus replied, he took a breath "here we go, manual controls Lieutenant, let's ride this baby through"

"Right with you sir" Anderson responded "call it all out Lewis" this landing was going to be tricky, it would need all three them to land safely, especially with a full load of people & fuel!

A/N: Well things aren't peaceful on their way down into Belfast that's for sure! Could this impact on more than just their landing? Not that Pride is having more luck on the ground! Here's hoping it all goes smoothly.

We'll be meeting Patricia very soon & Tony will be meeting her in the one of the next 2 chapters, still planning it out, but it will be soon!

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