A/N: I am so so sorry for the delay in getting this chapter folks! What can I say, RL has been crazy, i'm hope the holiday period will bring some calmness, i really am! Thanks so much for sticking with me! I can't say how much i love that so many people are still reading this saga!

NB: there are 2 characters with the same name, so here's how i will refer to them: 'Alexander' - is one of the cousins; 'Alex' - is Shannon's father/Niall & Anglea's brother

No further delay, here we go! Let's see how Tim's doing..

Tim wished he was with his own team, he would definitely feel more comfortable with them on his six but he also knew that they all felt better with people they trusted on both teams. That's when he realised something, he did have a member of their team with him, and he realised that he needed to make sure he looked after their probie "Zuse" he called quietly.

"Agent McGee" Zuse answered quietly, this was his very first high octane situation & he was really nervous.

"Keep your breathing even, concentrate on what's in front of you, let your training kick in & keep your focus" Tim remarked "trust me, it works"

Zuse took a deep breath, he could do that "Ok, thanks!"

Tim nodded "oh, and stay on my six!" he ordered, he had been walking side by side with Franks & could have sworn he saw the man smirk at him, or maybe he was smirking at what he'd just said to Zuse?

Montgomery was leading his group into the complex, he wasn't liking that his unit were all split up, but he was especially concerned about his LT. He knew the guy had been stressed, but when they'd split he had the feral look in his eyes, he knew that look in his LT's eyes & it didn't bode well, for anyone! He saw the Fielding representative "which building?" he asked.

"That one in the middle" Mark answered as he shifted his gaze to the man. The gunfire had been off & on, this whole thing was just weird! Were the McLowry's & Paddington's telling the truth or were they leading them into a trap?

Montgomery nodded, he signalled to everyone to take a knee before speaking quietly "it's pretty open, so let's split half will go on this side, other half on that side, make sure its single file with 3 feet gaps" he started to order

"The other side of the compound has the small alleys, this side is nothing but large buildings, so going around them will take a fair while" Mark interjected

Montgomery nodded as he took it all in "ok, so hug the walls, but make sure to clear the buildings through the windows" he took a breath as he worked out the split "Liam, you take McGee, Zuse & Franks" he finished looking at them all, he then shifted focus "Mark, Alexander, Wu & Aymond are with me"

Tim was a bit frustrated at not being lead on his group, but he'd realised that Liam was probably more apt at leading this group as he had better knowledge of the region & he was a police officer too, though he was still trying work out what kind. He made sure to cover the rear of the group as they quickly made their way across the expanse and hugged the opposing wall.

Liam walked carefully along with wall, he was trading up with both McGee & Franks as they cleared the windows, he heard gun fire still going off interminably & that just concerned him. He froze though when he saw a group of men dash across the road, he pulled himself as tightly against the building as he could "hold tight" he whispered to the others.

Franks held fast against the wall, but he saw that a group of at least 3 men were running across the road, looking closely he saw that each one was armed with some kind of gun, he saw one shot-gun, one rifle & a hand-gun. These men though weren't looking for anyone, they were obviously running to a target & the direction they were headed in was where he knew the other team were heading "we need to follow them" he asserted.

Liam nodded "let's go" he urged, he looked across the road & saw the other half of their team were thinking the same thing.

Tim fired his weapon "back off!" he yelled at the trio of men that they were in a stand-off with, those men they had deemed to follow had in fact been chasing down a single lone figure. Now that lone man was doing his best to take cover behind a trash can as he & the team were doing their best to fight the men back far enough so they could get to him.

Mark didn't recognise any of the men they seemed to be in a stand with, were they hired guns? He did his best to keep his head down as the gunfire rained down, he wasn't really accustomed to this, he was an operations manager not a police officer or military like the ones around him. He was though trying to do his best go get a handle on the situation as best as he could & that's when he realised something. His eyes widened as he recognised someone!

Mark's anger grew, he just couldn't believe it! "David!" he yelled before continuing "what the hell do you think you're doing?!" he yelled again at one his cousins son's. He was gobsmacked! He could not believe that his own flesh and blood was firing a weapon at him "David stop!" he yelled again.

Wu saw the guy Mark had yelled at – David apparently – changed his target & was now aiming at Mark himself, he dashed the distance to get to him, some dozen steps and threw himself on top of Mark "get down" he yelled as he dove & got them both to the ground. Had one of Mark's family really just tried to shoot at them? At Mark? It was insane! "stay down" he ordered to Mark before he lifted his head & aimed his rifle at the man, David "lower your weapon!" he yelled

Franks couldn't believe it, he saw though that with David's attention diverted there was possibility that they could get the older gentleman back behind their line of safety. Looking to Montgomery who looked to have a similar thought he nodded.

"Aymond, Zuse cover Franks & I as we retrieve the target" Montgomery ordered, he turned to McGee & Liam "keep them at bay" he motioned towards 2 other men.

"Do you recognise any of these guys?" Myles asked as he dodged another bullet.

"No" Daniel asked shortly "and if I do come across one I know, they're gonna feel the pain!" he snarled as he too dodged a bullet. He couldn't believe he was being shot at by 3 men in his own family's business grounds! He fired his weapon at one of the men trying to get closer to them "we need to drive them out into the open, that'll make them back off" they needed to get them to back off, somewhat at least. Though he knew Myles wouldn't let these guy get away from them.

Myles considered his surroundings "I'm going high, to that flat-top, it'll hopefully do the trick" he remarked as he shifted his rifle to his back "don't' have too much without me" he finished with a feral grin.

Daniel had met men like Myles before, it was those grins that set them apart from the rest, they were men that whilst a little crazy were the men you really wanted in the fox hole with you. They were men that you basically let run wild & merely picked up the pieces that were left in their wake "just don't get shot" he remarked, he couldn't help himself.

Myles smirked as he gripped the wall "that just helps my fuel tank"

Daniel fired off a barrage of bullets at the men trying to cover Myles as he climbed & that's when something caught his eye, behind one of the men he saw something, or maybe it was someone! "a body behind middle man" he whispered up to Myles.

Myles set himself up & surveyed the scene, there was someone lying right behind the middle man they were up against, as he did this he heard the radio & it was the signal he'd been waiting to hear, Nix was safe, he was back with his dad. He nodded to himself, right he could now get dirty, this wasn't just about holding them off anymore, this was about doing what he did best – cause trouble & get the men away from any potential friendlies.

Daniel heard movement from the other direction & instantly shifted to give them cover, if they were about to get surrounded it wouldn't be good! He held his rifle firmly ready for anything, he held his breath but thankful to let it out when he saw who came around the corner "Ziva" he breathed

Charles was relieved to find Daniel as he came around the corner behind Ziva "Daniel"

"Charles" Daniel nodded as he motioned them against the wall he was hugging "we've got 3 men taking pot shots at us, Myles is well, up there" he motioned pointing to the flattop of the wall they were hugging "they've got someone behind them that we can't work out who it is. Myles is going to try to drive them into the open, that'll hopefully drive them backwards"

Ziva listened as she took stock of the situation, she agreed with the plan "let's get them moved, we can then retrieve the person"

"I don't recognise any of these men" Charles remarked

"Neither do I" Daniel remarked

"Anytime you lot feel like firing a weapon, it'd be swell" Myles remarked sarcastically.

Ziva nodded as she shifted to towards the gap "allow me"

Gibbs reacted instantly to Lovett's shout, making multiple decisions at once "Stay behind this SUV" he ordered in his family "anything happens & Harry will get you guys out of here" he flashed a look to man "Stay with them Harry, you too Marcus!" his final gaze he looked towards his kids "don't leave this trunk, you hear me?"

Gibbs didn't wait for the response he moved instantly "Airman! Get back to cover the second SUV, anything happens, hightail it out of here with the vital persons!" he ordered

"Stay here in the SUV with Jake & Ducky, anything happens, get out of here, we'll find you" Tony remarked, he then heard Gibbs order to the airman "the airman will drive you guys" he added before rushing off, he like Gibbs didn't wait for the reply.

Gibbs rushed to put himself in front of Lovett "Lovett, Nelson rear facing guard!" he ordered the pair.

Pride, Vance & Ted all took their positions line with Gibbs, though they spaced themselves out to cover as much ground behind them as possible.

Tony joined Gibbs on the front line as he saw Lovett & Nelson move to cover their rear, what he saw approaching them though was chaos! There were multiple bodies all heading their way, he took hold of his rifle & tried to get a read on the group that was heading their way.

Gibbs was instantly scanning the scene in front of them & he finally picked out two faces "McGee! Wu!" he then saw another "Myles! We got friendlies incoming!"

Tony then saw Ziva & Zuse, somehow 3 of the groups had met up?! He then realised why it looked so chaotic, there were numerous bodies being carried! "Got injured incoming!" he added.

Myles was busting a gut as he pushed the group "Run! Move!" he urged quietly, as they charged down the road "Move it!" they had to get out of the bloody compound! These guys were fucking nuts! And for him to say that, that was saying something!

"Zuse, just go!" McGee urged his probie, him & Liam were doing their best to help one of the injured, things had well & truly gone to hell in a hand basket!

Shannon had watched her husband rush away, she had seen that both Harry & Marcus had taken a stand on each side of the car, but facing the way that everyone else was. She just brought both her children into her hold "it's going to be ok"

Montgomery was right next to his LT "that won't hold them back for long" he conveyed as they continued to push the group forward as quickly but as quietly as possible "move!" he ordered the bodies in front of him.

"Long enough" Myles replied "besides, we just need to get this lot back, then we come back with that extra fire power!" he finished as he too pushed the group forward "keep moving!" he urged.

Niall had taken stand just behind Gibbs & Vance, he was standing next to his sister Angela, and his cousin Jeffrey, he just watched as the group got closer, there were at least half a dozen people who were looking injured to some degree. He couldn't work who they all were as they got closer, but he recognised one "Thomas, I think I see your father"

Thomas looked to where Niall was pointing & he was right! His father was being carried by Henry & Mark, this wasn't looking good!

Gibbs kept his gaze moving across the group as they get closer, Wu, Zuse, Charles & Mark were leading the charge, it seemed that everyone between them & Myles' back line of him, Montgomery, Daniel & Ziva, were carrying people, this didn't look good! "Duck! We got incoming!" he called back.

Ducky was glad he'd finished giving Jake his shots, there was nothing he could really do for the lad for the time being. He looked to Patricia "he just needs some rest now, the shots should start working in the next hour or so"

"I know that's how long it usually takes, but he's been without his medicine for a fair while, will it kick in, in that timeframe as well?" Patricia asked, she was concerned how long it had been since his previous round of shots.

"I gave him one & half doses, I spoke with his doctors & we agreed that this dosage would be beneficial & cause no harm to his system, that should more than compensate for the duration between shots" Ducky assured the woman.

Patricia nodded, she knew things weren't exactly calm & that part of her wanted to go help deal with whatever this was, but the truth of the matter was there was only one person she was concerned with at the moment. Well no, there were 2 people, but she could only focus on the one she had with her, her son. Her father? adopted father? Uncle? Whoever he was, she was extremely concerned about him, but until he was back with her she couldn't bare to think about what his condition was until she had to.

Ducky got the pair settled & moved to get a better look at the group that was approaching, Gibbs was certainly right, there were certainly a fair few that looked injured "Michael, give me a hand getting these laid out" he said motioning to the other man.

Tony was watching, they were getting a lot closer & his eyes widened as he recognised one in particular, it couldn't be could it? He flashed a look towards Gibbs he could see the man had also just realised who one of the injured people were. He could also tell Gibbs had no idea where to go with it! This was going to get interesting all over again, and on such a new level! Oh my gosh!

Angela watched as the group arrived back, there were numerous injured, but she had eyes for only one amongst them, he was being sat down on a crate right her Dr Mallard's SUV "Alex!" she exclaimed, oh my gosh!

A/N: So just what happened in that compound to have all our teams high tail it out of there? But my gosh, its Alex! Just how will this reunion go, a reunion in the middle of this mayhem? And where exactly are the Fielding/Lancert crew?

I will really try to get the next chapter up as soon as I can!

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