A/N: Happy Holidays everyone! Thanks to everyone for your follows, favourites & reviews, they make me smile every time I read & see more people getting on board this train of this fantastic universe! So please keep them coming!

Now, without delay lets see if Kruse's plan works to help Gibbs & co...

"Now!" Silva shouted, she'd seen the nod from Gibbs & knew Dyson had to act instantly.

Dyson had already had his first shot in his scope, so he pulled the trigger instantly, he didn't even wait to register that the person had gone to ground before he moved to his second target, quickly getting his target in his sight, he fired his weapon & made sure the man had gone to ground. This guy had been the one ranting on Gibbs, so he kept his scope firmly on the man just in case.

Nix was in pain & a lot of it, and the force in which Marcus had taken him to ground certainly hadn't helped! "oww…. oww…" he groaned. He'd do anything for some painkillers, he really would!

"Hang on son" Gibbs soothed as best as he could whilst he covered his wife, he hated how much his son was hurting, but they had to stay down until he knew it was clear. "Keep your heads down, Kruse & the others are covering us"

Kruse took off at a run the instant he saw the signal, as he ran to cover the team at central he saw all the other border teams rushing in too. They had to make it before they had a chance to get back to their feet. The four shots had all be fired & it had sent all the people down to the ground, they clearly realised that they were under fire.

He saw Lewis, Aymond, and Osborne all leading their teams in towards group of people down on the ground, they quickly circled the entire group "Drop your weapons! And stay down! We have you completely surrounded!" he ordered loudly.

Tony had heard Kruse' orders, and then heard similar calls from numerous other voices, he peaked his head up & saw that Ziva & Tim had too. It looked clear, it looked like Kruse & the team had successfully gotten their opposition all covered. "Stay down with Jake for now" he said quietly to his sister. Sharing a quick look with Ziva & Tim the three of them rose cautiously as they quickly brought their weapons back to the ready & trained them on the opposing family.

Tony looked right around, and the only ones standing were them, he saw Wu, Franks, Myles, Montgomery, Vance, Pride all slowly rising and adding further cover to the civilians amongst them. He shared a look with Kruse before speaking "Any of you make even the slightest wrong move & you'll regret it!" he barked, he aimed his comment towards those in particular whom had stood toe to toe with him & Gibbs. He'd seen that Myles was now standing right over those men as well.

Tony waited a moment longer to make sure no was thinking of moving "all clear" he announced.

Gibbs waited a moment longer, just to be safe before he got up & helped his family up he did a quick stocktake around them "Marcus, Harry, Lewis, Nelson, Zuse, Meoli, Aymond, get the civi's back to the SUV's & maintain cover" he ordered quickly.

Tim watched as the group herded all of the civilians out of the middle of the mess. He saw that they'd all kept the civilians covered as they moved, some were needing to be helped. He wondered how badly Nix was injured, he was being carried by Zuse & Mark, that couldn't be good!

Gibbs had quickly helped his son up & ushered his family away, he needed to get them out of there before he dealt with the Fielding's. He waited until all of the civi's had cleared the area, he thought a few more should have gone as well, but Niall, Jeffrey, Keegan, Thomas, even Michael & Angela had remained, clearly they wanted this finished as well!

Vance had made sure all civilians had cleared out safely, well those that choose to go at least, he then signalled to everyone to keep those had remained but weren't armed covered. He really hoped that now they had the upper hand & everyone was covered that it might settle down & they could bring this all to an end. He prayed more than anything that that was the case!

Vance signalled a few of them to collect all the weapons & get them clear of the men.

Gibbs had firm hold of his weapon as he surveyed the people in front of him "leave weapons on the ground & get up slowly!"

Vance knew though something else needed to be dealt with too "Wu, organise attention for the 4 downed men" he ordered.

Daniel had field medical training, so knew he could help & he wanted to head straight for one in particular. He approached & crouched down next to his cousin. He could see the man was trying to get back up, but the wound to his leg was hampering his efforts "don't try to get up Loch, you've been taken out of this conversation, deal with it"

"Get stuffed!" Loch bit back as he tried to get up, but got pushed back down by Daniel & someone else.

"Stay down" Wu barked as he took his spot on the other side of the man, he knew this guy was the worst of the 4 that were injured & that Daniel would need help.

Daniel could see that Loch wasn't giving in, so as he tightened a belt around the wound, he pressed firmly down on wound, knowing it would cause a reaction.

"oww… fuck Daniel, we're blood!" Loch exclaimed.

"And right now I'm ashamed of that fact" Daniel retorted "just be quiet."

Liam rose, he was angry! He looked around, his family, his kin were now surrounded by these….. he then saw that 4 of them were down & not getting up! He turned his attention to who he knew was responsible "how dare you! You have no right assault my family! You have no…"

"Enough!" Gibbs barked coming to stand right in front of him. He took a breath "I'm over you & your "how dare we", you've lost your mind. You & your family have done far worse to us for years, years!"

Liam snarled, he was about to take step closer to the man that incensed him so much when he noticed something to his right & he flinched in response. He had been slapped across his face, by… by his uncle of all people!

"Stop this Liam!" Michael exclaimed as he step in front of his nephew "this insanity will stop here & now. Your supposed vendetta is over, though it should have never begun! I will be holding each of you accountable for what you've done to the McLowry, Paddington & Gibbs families. I have already instructed Jessica, Angie & Ian to take back control of all family businesses & affairs until this has been cleared up. I will be combing through every business dealing, every family decision any of you have made to ensure all remnants of this insanity has been unearthed & dealt with. And let me tell you I will cut off any of you, including your family's if anything untoward is uncovered" he finished harshly.

Niall couldn't understand why Michael was talking about business dealings & affairs, but as he went on he realised what he was doing. He was hitting them where it counted, a number of them were paling at being told they were being cut off from the family businesses and maybe more importantly their inheritance, it was clearly having an impact.

"You do not have the right to go through my businesses!" Liam retorted angrily getting closer to the man "you are weak! You are nothing but a weak old man! You haven't run this family for years, decades even! I've been the true head of the kin since my father died!" he finished before taking a swing at him.

Niall & Jeffrey caught Michael before he had the chance to fall to the ground, they both knew now that Liam had totally lost his mind.. well they knew it already, but now they were certain. Both were about to speak up but got beaten to the punch.

"Dad! What on earth are you doing!?" came a yell from behind them somewhere, Gibbs looked over his shoulder to see from where & who exactly the voice had come from & he was surprised to say the least!

Liam looked up in shock "Delilah!"

"What are you doing?" Delilah asked again, she was standing a way away & behind a few people but she was close enough to be heard.

"I am protecting my family" Liam stated simply, he realised that his daughter was being guarded by 3 people, he turned back to Gibbs "you let her go! You have no right to hold her, she's done nothing to you!"

"And my son did?" Gibbs retorted "he did nothing, nothing! against you & look at what you & your family did to him!"

Liam's nostrils flared "your son is a by-product of…"

"Stop Dad!" Delilah yelled again interrupting him "just stop!" she insisted again "I've heard the whole story, I've heard what happened back when my grandparents & aunt and uncle died…"

"So you know…" Liam tried to say.

"Stop!" Delilah demanded, she shook her head towards her dad "I've heard everything, I've heard what you put this poor family through for the past 20 years, I've heard what Loch did a few days ago in Naples & how you kidnapped a sick child. I can see the injuries you caused to that kid over there, as well these two people here, one of which is your own uncle, your own flesh & blood! You've always preached peace & tolerance & family before anything, but where have those values gone? If someone truly cared about family, they wouldn't inflict that kind of hurt on another family as they'd know the pain it would cause!"

Jeffrey had been ready to tear into Liam, but it appeared Liam's own daughter was doing for him! He also realised that even though Ferguson & Edward were guarding her, his own daughter Jessica was also standing with her, along with another lady. Jessica must have explained everything to Delilah.

"I never really understood why mum didn't want me & my brother around you growing up, but maybe now I do" Delilah commented, she was sickened at everything she heard. "When Special Agent Gibbs first raised it all with me, I was adamant they were speaking lies as I never thought you'd do something so…. terribly heartbreaking! You kept telling me that you constantly spoke & begged my mother to see my brother & I because as our dad you had right & were heartbroken at being kept apart. And now, here I find out that you've kept children away from not just 1 but 2 parents! And not just against 1 set of them, but multiple generations away from each other! How could you do such a thing?!" she took a breath "I am utterly shocked, angry & disappointed in you, you're not the father I knew & I've lost all respect for you!" she finished in a rant.

"Delilah" Liam tried, he was doing this to protect his family, to keep his family together! Not break apart! "I have a duty to care & protect my family, and sometimes that means…"

"Don't you dare finish that sentence" Delilah interrupted "it was only the other day when I heard you & Aunt Susan talking about a problem that her son was having & you said to remind him that we 'do unto others, as we'd want others to do unto us" or does that only matter when it suits you?" she took a breath "I don't want to hear any excuses that you, any of you have, because there's nothing that you can say to make this whole situation be explained away. Ohh.. and last I heard, you are not the head of the Fielding kin, that would be your uncle, Michael Fielding, the man you assaulted mere minutes ago, a man I maintain respect for!" she finished, knowing just how to cut at her father.

Thomas could see that Delilah had really cut through some of Liam's bravado, but that last comment had definitely ruffled his feathers, he stepped forward & closer to the man "Liam's enough is enough, nothing more can be gained from your constant bickering. Do you really want your daughter to lose all shred of respect she has for you?" he made that last remark quiet so his voice wouldn't carry & carried on a normal level "accept that it's over, accept that you are no longer in control of this situation. Not everyone here has to suffer for what's happened, you claim to want to protect your family, then do that, be responsible & show them that when needed, people take responsible for their actions" he finished before stepping backwards.

Thomas looked at all the other people before him, his cousins, along with his aunt "you've all lost your way, and I'm sorry that we never saw it & helped you, but Delilah is right. Yes, historically our families were at odds with each other, but now, for us, we treat people the way we want to be treated, we do not cause harm to others if we can help it at all. If you want our help, we will help & we will not deny your family's assistance, if & only if you take responsibility for what actions you've taken. Do not continue to fight this, because well, you will lose…. Everything!"

Tim watched on as all of the Fielding & Lancert people were all taking on board what Delilah & Thomas had said, a number of them were looking like they'd been talked around. Though honestly with the manpower they had on their side, it shouldn't matter, but still, he'd rather it all come to an end peacefully rather than not.

Susan didn't want it to end this way, she still had so much hatred against these people, but she could see around her that some of her family were giving up, they'd put their hands on their heads & dropped to their knees, the apparent universal sign for 'I give up'.

Ted gave a sigh of relief when he saw a few of them start to drop to their knees, obviously giving themselves up. He shared a look with Vance & Pride, before he saw Pride lead a few of their group to cuff the individuals that had gone to their knees.

"I will not give up my hatred & desire to see you fall!" Susan seethed.

Thomas shared a look with his father, he really had no idea what else could possibly be said to make them understand their time was up?

Jeffrey stepped forward "Susan, you can keep a hold of your hatred & desires all you want. It doesn't change the fact that this vendetta is over. Your reign of terror is over & you will be held accountable for everything you've done to my family. But don't fight what will happen from here on out, otherwise… well, I don't think these agents will go easy on you."

"I don't need anybody to go easy on me!" Susan spat, she though gave a look to her brother. She wanted to know what Liam was thinking he'd been silent for a while.

"Suits me" Gibbs retorted as he stepped forward, he looked over his shoulder & flashed a 'come' look to Tony. He knew his charge would want in on this.

Tony was right on Gibbs' heels, his palms had been itching to do something!

Gibbs approached Susan as he saw Tony move to her rear, Myles & Ted had taken their spots to stop Liam from interfering with what they were about to do. "Susan Fielding, you are under arrest, put your hands behind your back so that Supervisory Special Agent DiNozzo can cuff you, or we will help you" and boy did he wish she resisted, sure he'd never laid a hand on a woman before, but this time he'd make an exception.

"Don't you dare" Liam barked.

"Stay out of it" Ted barked back at Liam as he & Myles pushed the man away & maintained the barrier between the siblings. He'd seen Vance & Tim come to stand behind them creating a further barrier between the siblings.

"Keep your hands off me!" Susan bit out.

"Not going to happen" Tony responded, he waited for the signal from Gibbs before he moved forward & between the two of them they easily manoeuvred her arms behind her to enable him to cuff her.

Ziva watched as Gibbs & Tony secured Susan into cuffs, they did it quite easily without actually hurting the woman, which was probably a good thing.

Gibbs was glad they'd easily secured her into the cuffs without much force, he took a firm grip of her shoulder & saw Tony had done the same to her other shoulder as they both pushed her downwards he spoke into her ear "I'd stay down, otherwise I will get extremely un-gentlemanly" he finished harshly, but he didn't remove his hand from her shoulder.

"Bastards!" Susan vented, she hadn't expected to get no help from any of her family! Not even Liam!

Shannon sat in the back of the one of the SUV's boots as she held onto her son, he was leaning into her extremely heavily & was in a lot of pain "Ducky, isn't there anything you can do for the pain?" she hated to see him in so much pain.

"I've given him a small dose of morphine, it should kick in soon, but apart from that I'm afraid I can't do anything until we know the full extent of his injuries" what he wouldn't voice was his concern for internal bleeding, the poor lad was really banged up. His right knee looked broken, he'd done damage to his left wrist, possibly some issue with the rest of his arm too & that said nothing for all the cuts & bruises that he had all over. And he was now feeling around his rib cage, and he could definitely feel some bruising. He just hoped that's all it was & that nothing was cracked or heaven forbid broken, because that could cause serious internal bleeding.

Shannon sighed "ok, hang in there darling, the medicine will kick in soon, you'll be ok, we're here" she soothed as she did her best to keep an eye on not just her son, but her husband too. Though it was a challenge as they were a distance away & there were numerous bodies between them, she just hoped it would end peacefully.

"Mum" Nix groaned "dad…" he was in soo much pain and he only wanted his parents & sister, that's all he wanted.. and some painkillers would be nice too.

Shannon swallowed the lump in her throat "dad will be fine darling, he has Tony, Ted, Leon & Myles all with him, they're all going to be ok & dad will be with us soon" she finished by sending a quick prayer upwards. She just wanted this over, she wanted her husband back by their side & she wanted to get her son home. She really couldn't face thinking about anything else, because it would be too much to deal with.

She couldn't think about the fact that she'd gotten a glimpse of her father, her father in the actual flesh! She couldn't think about the fact that for the past 40 odd years he'd been Tony's sister's father. And she couldn't comprehend the fact that she now had a much bigger family than she ever thought possible. And that said nothing of the fact that she didn't want to think about what happened in the vehicle all those years ago that led to the death of 4 people.. It really was too much for her to comprehend, so she concentrated on what she could, and that was her family, her son & making sure she took care of him & never let him go again! That she couldn't live with..

Patricia had settled herself into the backseat of the SUV where the other's weren't, she cradled her son in her lap as she soothed him "you're ok my boy, all's ok, mum's here" she continued her soothing in the attempt that she'd get her son to sleep, she knew the medicine worked best if he could rest or more to the point, sleep while it kicked in. She just prayed the medicine did start working soon!

She couldn't see what exactly was going on outside, there were too many bodies out there. She just didn't know what to make of it all, the man she always considered her father, wasn't her father but an uncle of sorts? She had a brother she never knew existed, and apparently her father was the real father of her brother's boss's wife? And she apparently had just inherited a number of new aunts, uncles and cousins.. it was overwhelming to say the least!

Patricia was finding it all too much, so she focused on her son, all that mattered was that he got better, he was her main concern right now, she had to focus on him.

"Kruse!" Gibbs called.

Kruse knew what his boss wanted, so he & Osborne moved in & took hold of Susan to keep her secure.

Gibbs only released his hold on the woman once Kruse had her in hand, he then shifted his focus to the person he was truly mad at "Liam Fielding, you are under arrest, put your hands on your head & get down on your knees" he really hoped the man refused.

Liam's eyes narrowed on the man & he just stared him down.

Gibbs maintained his focus on the man, he wouldn't give the man an inch, not one. Though he had registered that those around them had slowly moved, he now had clear path to the man so he edged closer & closer as he stared him down.

"Dad! Just do it! It's over!" Delilah exclaimed.

"Don't Liam! Don't give them the satisfaction" Susan exclaimed as she tried to shake her holders off her to no avail.

Though his daughter's words had affected him, his sister was right, he couldn't give in! Liam drew himself as tall as he could & stared Gibbs down "make me!"

Gibbs gave the man a smirk, he was glad the man wouldn't go easily, he would enjoy this! He didn't hesitate, he reached out & gave the man a stiff upper cut, followed quickly by a knee to his midriff & finally a jab across the face. It sent the man crashing to the ground in a most satisfying manner.

"DiNozzo, cuff the man" Gibbs ordered harshly, though he didn't move an inch as he kept a foot on the man's left leg. He just watched as Tony secured & cuffed him. As soon as he saw that Myles & Ted were now standing over the man, he released his hold of the man's leg, but not before he gave his leg a firm squeeze against the ground, he saw the wince that came across the man's face & it gave him satisfaction that he'd caused the man more pain.

Gibbs took half a breath, was the threat now over? He did a quick 360 degree pan to check all around, things seemed to be calm, they seemed to have the situation now taken care of. He wouldn't rest though until they were home "Kruse, I don't want the security laxed until we're back home" he ordered. He saw the nod he got in agreement from not just Kruse, but Wu, Vance, Ted & Pride all seemed to be on the same page.

Gibbs felt like he could finally get back to his family, they were his only concern. He took a step to start walking towards the SUV's when he reached out for Tony, bringing the boy with him he kept them walking towards the SUV's. As he manoeuvred them both between the bodies he had only one aim, to get them both to their family. He knew that Tony had been struggling just as much as his wife with all the 'new family' around, so he wanted to get him some relief from the pressures. He tightened his grip on Tony's far shoulder, he wanted to give the kid some physical support. As he got through most of the bodies in the group, he met the eyes of one man in particular, a man he knew meant something to his family, to the boy he was holding close. He just kept a firm eye on the man as he got closer, yes it was Shannon's biological father, yes he'd been Tony's sister's father for the past 40 odd years but after everything that had happened, he was not going to be getting a free pass. Gibbs would make sure the man paid his dues, he'd have to work for his entry into his family's lives, he'd make sure the man made it up to his family, but most especially he'd make sure the man made it up to his wife. This man owed his wife everything, and boy would he make sure he stepped up & gave her everything she was owed. His wife was owed a lot & she'd get it, Gibbs would protect his wife & children, all of his children, including the one in his arms from everyone, and that included his supposed new family.

A/N: So it's over... or is it really just beginning? How bad are Nix & Alex hurt? What will happen when Shannon eventually speaks to her father?

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