A/N: Here's a new chapter folks, thanks for sticking with them with the long delays! Work/university is pretty crazy at the moment, but writing brings me relief & peace, so I wont go on a proper hiatus rather I will write & post when I can though there will be delays between posts. To my recent followers/favourites, thank you & welcome aboard this ride! To my reviewers, you are amazing! You truly keep me inspired!

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Now, let's get into this... !MAJOR REVELATION AHEAD! Deep breath people! Deep breath!

Pride saw the vehicles screech to a half right in front of them, some were also now surrounding 2 other groups that were their backup teams. He focused his gaze on the men closet to him "something we can do for you folks?" he asked when they were out of their vehicles. The front guy looked to be around 50 or so with greying black hair & he was fairly tall too. Another man that stood out for him was a tall red-headed man that looked around 10 years younger than his counterpart. What did these men want?

"You can tell us why you've been following Patricia" grey haired man stated harshly

"You can also take your hands away from those weapons of yours" red head man said glaring at them

"Not until you back up from us & our teams, you're all gripping your weapons just as much as we are" Vance stated

"And until you explain what you're doing here, we will continue to remain on guard" red head man replied harshly.

Gibbs wasn't liking this, but he saw the grey-haired man clear his throat, he was clearly in charge here.

"This is private property, so you will not gain entry & if you consider calling the local police, don't bother, we are it" grey-haired man stated showing his badge.

Gibbs saw all the other men surrounding them do likewise, this wasn't a good development, cops were surrounding them?

Tony couldn't believe they were surrounded by cops! The younger guys that were surrounding them were all tense, he could see things would get sticky very quickly with one wrong move. "We don't mean her any harm, we want to help her"

"And just who are you exactly?" grey-haired man asked now focusing on Tony.

Tony took a deep breath, he was about to reply when he noticed a commotion across the road, Wu & Silva had their guns drawn! Everything then happened so quickly, guns came out of everywhere as everyone suddenly reacted to what was happening with the others. He drew his gun & pressed himself backward, covering Shannon from behind with as much of his body as he could, he had Ziva right next to him who was covering Michael, they flashed each other a worried look, what now?

Shannon took some quick breaths, this was rather concerning, there were guns drawn everywhere! And she was sandwiched between her husband & countless other bodies, this was troubling to say the least!

"Take it easy" Pride remarked as he held his gun, this wasn't a good development. He could see the man with the grey hair was now flashing looks everywhere "we don't want trouble"

"But we will defend ourselves" Gibbs added, he was gripping his wife's hand with one of his tightly, the other was gripping his weapon as he aimed directly at the man.

"As we will" red haired man retorted "we don't like outsiders"

Michael wasn't sure what was happening, he saw arguing across where Agent Wu was, and the tension was extreme! He had to admit, he was a worried about their current predicament.

"Tell your people to lower their weapons" grey haired man stated forcefully.

"Let's all lower our weapons" Vance remarked, he wished he was in a position to converse with Wu, he really needed to know why they drew weapons in the first place.

Fornell kept his weapon firmly aimed at the man in front of him, why did things always have go to shit so quickly?!

"After you" red haired man stated

"Listen we're American Federal Agents, I can show you my ID, we don't want trouble, so can we calm down" Pride tried, they hadn't even gotten to answer the very first question! He decided to take a risk and put his hand into back pocket & slowly drew out his ID, he really didn't want to spook any of them, he held it up "Special Agent Dwayne Pride, we're with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, we just want to talk to Patricia"

"You think we care…" red haired man started to say.

"Lower your weapons!" came a call

Gibbs shifted his gaze & saw a man that looked to be around 75 come striding towards them, he had light brown hair, looked very fit for his age & was at least 6".

"Lower your weapons! All of you!" came a repeat of the call from the man.

"They're the ones that were following Patricia!" red haired man remarked towards him.

Tony didn't move his weapon from the man & he could see that the man was annoyed at the stand down command.

"They're with NCIS" grey haired man remarked "claims they only want to talk with Patricia"

"Then do as I say so we can talk & lower your weapons!" the elder man ordered.

Gibbs saw him shift his gaze & bark out a command to the people surrounding his backup teams

"Lower your damn weapons boys! NOW!" the elder man barked

Fornell breathed a sigh of relief as the majority of the people surrounding them lowered their weapons, all except for the red-haired man, whom he & Tony were both now aiming their weapons at.

"They've followed her since she got here! They…." Red haired man tried to say

Tony was shocked at what happened next, the elder man came & stood between himself & the red-haired man, what the? Like WHAT THE?

"Lower your damn weapon Ferguson before you shoot someone!" the elder man ordered

"Uncle they…" Ferguson tried

"They will not be harmed whilst here, so before you do something stupid like shoot me, or heaven forbid you shoot your cousins! Lower you damn weapon boy!" the elder man stated

"I'm not aiming at my cousins uncle" Ferguson smirked

"You are pointing your weapon right at them boy! So do not be rude & lower your weapon before I lower it for you!" the elder finished standing closer to his nephew in a growl.

"Cousins? Them?" Ferguson asked confused as he lowered his weapon.

Tony's eyes widened & couldn't help but flash a look back towards Shannon, who were these people? He just couldn't help himself he let his curiosity get the best of him "cousins?" he asked at the same time.

Shannon was startled by this revelation, what was this older man talking about? She saw Tony's flash of confusion, she too couldn't help herself & spoke at the same time as Tony & Ferguson "cousins?"

Gibbs saw the older man take a deep breath before turning, he too was startled with this information "cousins?"

"Yes, cousins" the elder man confirmed "but I would like to get everyone inside before we go any further" he turned to his nephew "go tell your cousins that everyone, all of them are to be escorted into the grounds, now! And do not pick a fight with a single sole Ferguson"

Vance watched as the shell shocked man headed off, he had to admit he was glad that no one was aiming weapons at anyone anymore, he saw Wu give them a look questioning whether to go along with this, he nodded in assent. They were best served right now going along with whatever this was right now. And he had no idea what 'this' was exactly.

"Please, come inside, I would say there is much to discuss and I would like to get on with it" the elder man stated

Ziva could see that the elder man was nervous, he was clearly trying to hold back some form of emotion. She took the rear guard as they followed him & the grey haired man through the gates, she saw Silva, Zuse, Wu & the others all follow them inside the grounds.

Gibbs kept a firm hold on his wife as they walked through the gates, if these men were family, just what relation were they? And what did they want now? He saw that whilst Fornell & Vance were sticking close clearly trying to cover Shannon should anything occur, Tony was sticking close for a vastly different reason, he shared a look & said one word that would remind him of something important "together" he whispered.

Tony nodded at Gibbs comment, he was utterly confused but knew Gibbs was right, they were together & would work it all out together. As he walked up the path towards the house? No.. mansion? No… the only thing that came to him was castle, miniature yea, but still, this was definitely an old English estate abode! He was going with at least 50 rooms.. who on earth lived here? And how were they related?

Shannon swept her gaze over the property, to say it was large was probably an understatement, she just couldn't shake the questions she had about this 'cousins' revelation, just who were these people? What did they want now? Did they know what was going on? Did they know where her son was? She just kept herself tightly into her husband's side, drawing strength from their union, as she had done since this entire mess began.

Michael had to admit he was impressed with the property, but what was taking centre focus was the number of people around them with weapons! Aside from the large contingent that he arrived with, they were now also surrounded by the dozen or so men that had been in confrontation with only moments ago. He saw that some of those men were staying down by the gates & others now stopping outside the front door. The only ones who were entering the place was the older man, the grey haired man & this Ferguson, the others all seemed to have stopped on the steps at the command of the older man, who was he? He said he was family with more than one person, was this man related to both Shannon & Tony? Was this even possible?

Vance saw that the majority of the men that had been in a stand off with them were remaining out the front, he surmised it would be a good thing if Wu & the backup teams do likewise, he motioned to the SSA to remain outside with the others.

Ziva entered the foyer area & saw a pair of staircases on either side of the room that wrapped around on the far side creating a clear balcony view of the foyer, which was fairly large in itself. The walls were decorated with portraits on every wall, she guessed they were all family members. She saw though that whilst the older gentlemen had his back to their group he was breathing quite heavily. She had no idea what he meant when he said they were cousins with them, who Tony? Shannon? Someone else? She saw that Ferguson & the grey haired man were both as confused as they were.

Fornell could feel not just the confusion but the tension that permeating through the room, you could slice it with a butter knife! He saw the elder gentleman start to turn towards them.

Gibbs wasn't a patient man, especially under the circumstances, but he waited for the older gentleman to turn to them before speaking "you said something about cousins?" he saw the man give him a look before his gaze settled on Shannon, he really didn't like the way he was now staring at her!

Shannon felt the weight of the man's gaze as she returned the look, she tried to really look at him, the way he was looking at her made her feel, she wasn't sure, she wasn't afraid, what she felt wasn't quite sure but she didn't feel unsafe, she felt a sense of familiarity, and she then saw a tear run down the man's cheek, she couldn't stand it any longer "do we know each other?"

"Yes" the older man whispered as he took a step closer to her "I don't know everything, I don't even know a lot but I am sorry my dear girl" he took a deep breath and reached for her free hand, he was glad when she let him take it, he looked her in the eye "Shannon Marie McLowry, I am your eldest uncle Niall & it is wonderful to see you again!"

Vance did a double take, the man in front of them was Shannon's uncle? How on earth did that happen? How did he know it was her?

"I'm sorry?" Shannon asked quietly, how on earth did this man know her full name, her full birth name? And was he really her uncle?

Niall knew he'd need to qualify things for them even though there was still plenty he didn't understand he'd explain this "you are Shannon Marie Mc.."

"Shannon Marie Gibbs" Gibbs said interrupting him, he didn't give a damn who these people were, even if they were family, they wouldn't just barge into their family! His family! They would have to earn the right to be family!

Niall paused "I beg your pardon, I was unsure of the married name, but your family birth name was McLowry, you are Alexander's daughter" he finished in a statement not a question "I may not have seen you since you were 5, but you still look like your great grandmother" he finished with a smile as he directed his gaze to a portrait to his right.

Gibbs followed the man's gaze & looked at the portrait on the wall & he couldn't help but do a double take, the woman in the photo looked so much like Shannon it wasn't funny! The hair, the facial features, even her shape, it was his wife!

"Niall, is everything ok?" came a voice descending from the stairs "I heard there was a commo…"

Tony had looked up to the new voice, he was surprised by the uncle revelation like everyone else but in looking at the man descending the stairs he did a double take, he knew this one! He was sure he'd seen this man before, he had dark hair, just shy of 6" and looked around 65, maybe a little older? Maybe 70, but that would be it!

"We have some more guests, special ones" Niall replied

Ziva saw this man arrive on the ground floor & had taken a hesitative step towards them, he'd stopped though in front of Shannon & Tony, looked at the pair of them & then looked at Niall

"Niall?" came the shocked question.

"Patrik, you remember your niece Shannon" Niall remarked, knowing why his brother was shocked "Shannon, this is your uncle Patrik"

Patrik's eyes widened, looking at her he knew his brother was right with who it was, but he was just shocked that she was here! His gaze then shifted to the person next to her "Anthony" he swallowed, he'd only ever met the young man once before.

Tony looked at this man, whom he now knew was Patrik "I've seen you before, but I will be honest, I don't remember where from"

"Your uncle Clive's funeral" Patrik answered "I was conversing with Jeffery when you arrived" he answered

Tony's eyes widened, this guy was at his uncle's funeral? And now he was here now, somewhere where Patricia had come to, what did that mean? He looked between the two men. "What were you doing at his funeral?"

"Your grandfather Martin Paddington's older sister Siobhan is our mother Anthony" Niall answered.

Tony's jaw dropped, huh? He looked towards Shannon, did that mean? What did that mean? He was confused! Like really confused!

Shannon was trying to wrap her head around everything she was hearing, but this? She was actually related to Anthony? She was confused! Really confused!

Gibbs couldn't say he wasn't shocked at what he was hearing, he was beyond confused! Like really confused! But.. "really hate to reign on this family reunion.."

"Of course" Niall nodded "you're here I take it to speak with Patricia, though how you knew she was here is a mystery, how you knew about her to begin with is a mystery as well" what were they actually doing here now?

"That will take some time, but does she know where her son is?" Gibbs asked back

"I'm afraid she doesn't know where her son, nor Alexander is, she has a suspicion though as to whom is involved though" Niall remarked, this man, who was clearly his niece's husband, was definitely a no nonsense kind of man! He had a thousand questions, and none more concerning than why his deal brother would abandon his child! But one problem at a time "How do you know they are missing?"

"Like we said, it's a fairly long story, but their disappearance we think is linked with another" Vance stated, he wanted to help this 'family'? discussion, he didn't want Gibbs being too blunt & well.. best not to think about that.

"Another?" Patrik asked "someone else is missing?"

"Our son" Shannon remarked quietly.

Patrik's eyes widened as he shared a look with his brother "your son is missing as well?"

"Yes" Gibbs answered "and we know who took him"

"and who would that be?" Patrik asked

"Loch Lancert" Gibbs answered

Vance saw Niall & Patrik share a look, they even shared it with the younger grey haired man standing just behind them "you know the man I take it?"

"You could say that" grey haired man sneered

"Liam" Niall counselled

"No father, how much more proof do you want?!" Liam asked affronted "look at what Patricia showed you! Now this! They've dug it up again!" he growled, he took a breath try to regain a sense of calm "do you have any other names?" he asked their visitors

"Well, we believe he's working with a Liam Fielding, his brother MacDonald, you may know him by Jeremiah, we unfortunately know well" Vance answered, he wanted someone who was somewhat calm handling things at the moment & was glad Gibbs letting him take the reigns.

Liam pulled back & shared a look with his father.

"You are aware of who Jeremiah is?" Patrik asked, this was just getting better & better! "The man is dead, died a year ago in a car crash"

"Yes, we know him!" Gibbs answered harshly, he'd had enough! "And he did not die in car crash! He was killed by a pyscho manic whom he hired as security to keep my family from me for over 20 years! He was the man that married Joanne for who knows what reason! I bet he had hand in sending Alexander on his way too! He stole my family from me & shattered our lives! The bastard's family have now kidnapped our son & I want answers!" he finished in growl.

Vance gave an internal groan, yeap, Gibbs has lost it! He was a little surprised it hadn't happened earlier! He shared a look with Fornell, this could get ugly & real fast!

Niall tried to wrap his head around everything he'd just heard & within moments he was now aligned with his son's thinking. He took a breath & looked at his son "I want the entire family placed into lockdown! Everyone! And I mean everyone Liam, get everyone into secure family homes! We don't move until everyone is secure & I don't want any complaints from the school brats, get them secure!"

Liam nodded "will do, but I'm coming!"

"What is going on?" came a voice from behind them

Ziva knew something had clearly set the men off, it was clear that MacDonald did not have a friend in this room! She shifted her gaze & saw a woman come out from a room behind her, she looked petit, with fair hair & about 50 years or so.

"One moment Caitlin" Niall remarked he turned back to his niece "I promise you, we will get your son back, but before we do that, do you have other family anywhere? I'd like to get everyone secured" he had seen a photo, so was thinking there was at least 1 more person.

"Our daughter Kelly is at the airport" Shannon remarked quietly, this was starting to worry her even more than she had been, she could see that Liam & Patrik were both making hurried phone calls.

"She has an Army Rangers unit as well as NCIS agents & an Air Force unit all surrounding her" Gibbs added, he knew that Marcus's team were all armed, and he wouldn't have these people think he didn't protect his family!

"I'm glad for that" Niall nodded, he really was! "but I would feel a lot more comfortable if we had her & them all here safe within this estate"

"If you can call your people I will go & collect them myself" Liam added "I'll take some of the boys & a few SUV's and grab them, bring them back"

Gibbs shared a look with his wife & she nodded "ok, but our team is still taking point in her security until she is under my watch" even though it looked like these people were their family, and they did to see have an issue with the Fielding's, he wouldn't trust them yet with his daughter's safety!

"I understand" Liam nodded

"I'll come with you" Pride offered, he'd hung back in the conversation because really he didn't know all the details, but he knew his friend would want one of them going too, he saw the nod in thanks that Gibbs directed at him as he spoke.

"You want them to bring 'her' too?" Fornell queried

Gibbs & Vance traded looks, should they?

"If I can ask, who are you speaking about?" Patrik enquired.

"Liam's daughter, Delilah, we have her with us, she's assisting our investigation" Vance answered, these men clearly had issues with the family, what would the reaction be?

Patrik shared a look with his brother & nephew "you have Liam's daughter in custody?"

"We have yet to arrest her, but she is assisting us with our enquiries" Vance replied

Niall nodded & looked to his son "take Ferguson, I want him to get his entire unit in full gear to escort her, make it a separate convey to Kelly. You know where to hold her"

"Right" Liam replied

"Uncle!" Caitlin remarked "what is going on? Your niece is waiting for you! She wants more answers than we can give her!" she really wasn't understanding what was going on!

Niall shifted his gaze to her "I am aware Caitlin, but we've got more visitors, more family & I must ensure the safety of this entire family! I take it your mother & aunt are still with her?" he had many things to deal with! He hadn't had this many in quite some time!

"Of course they are, we wouldn't leave her alone!" Caitlin replied, but who were these people, she looked at one in particular "you look like.."

"Yes he does, but we have way too many introductions to do, so could you please ask your mother & aunt to come out here, there is someone that wants to see Patricia & they should meet alone" Niall remarked, he saw her shake her head before heading back through the door. Shifting his gaze he looked towards Tony "there is much for us to discuss and work out, but this is something that the pair of you deserve some privacy for Anthony" he took a breath "your eyes, they're your mothers….. I'm sorry but this is all just a little overwhelming for me"

Anthony swallowed & just nodded, he was still angry with his mother but the way this man spoke he was a little grateful for. And he just realised that he was about to meet his sister! He was starting to get nervous, very nervous!

"Niall, what's going on?" came another voice through the hall "Caitlin said something about more fam…."

Fornell saw that Caitlin woman return with 2 others, both looked around Patrik's age & saw that she'd stopped mid-sentence when she saw who was standing there.

Niall took another breath "Angela, Rose, our guests" he knew there'd be some more introductions & not wanting to delay anything more he turned to Tony "through that door, and your first door on the right, take a few moments"

Tony nodded but looked towards Gibbs & Shannon, he needed something, assurance? support? a push? something, they both gave him a quick smile & nod, whilst not a lot, it was enough. He saw the support, the assurance in their eyes, they spoke volumes, they'd go with him if he wanted, they'd do whatever they could if he'd just ask. He gave it a moments thought, but he wanted to do this alone. He then felt his hand get squeezed and saw Ziva smile at him, that smile, those eyes gave him further strength, he could do this & wanted to now. He headed straight for the door, time to meet his older sister! His sister, he smiled at that, he had a sibling & was about to meet her! This would be great, he was crazy nervous, but it was awesome all at the same time!

A/N: I don't really think I need to say anything.. I will just let you all mull over this new extended family that is developing.. I promise you though Tony & Patricia will meet in the next chapter! I just didn't want to split it up between chapters.

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