AN/ So this is the first real chapter besides the prologue. Shannon and Gibbs make an appearance. I hope you'll like it. :D


chapter one

'Your a cop?', she asked with surprise in her voice.

'Yeah, got a problem with that?'

'Nope, you seem a little young to be a detective.'

'A lot happened.' The captors turned to them and didn't look happy.

'Shut up! And don't move', he yelled before walking towards them. 'Where do you keep your phone?', he yelled to Kelly and Tony while the other two captor took care of the other people.

'I...I l..left mine home this morning', Kelly said scared.

'I don't believe you!' he started to search Kelly and she stiffened. The man didn't find a phone and walked over to Tony.

'And you, left it home to?'

'No, in my pants pocket, let me up and I'll get it for you.'

'I don't think so pretty boy, get up.' Tony got up while keeping his hands on his head. He knew they were screwed now. There was no way that this was a simple holdup, if it was they would have come at the end of the day when there was cash, not at the beginning.

'Damn! We have a problem guys!', the man yelled.

'What is it?', the small broad one replied.

'This guy is a cop!' He held up Tony's ID.

While the man was distracted Tony reacted, he told the girl with a hand gesture to hide and he grabbed his gun. To bad for him the assailant in front of him saw the movement and hit him against his temple. Tony went down like a rag doll.

'Do what you came here to do and let's get out of here!', the man yelled. It was clear that the third man who kept quiet all this time was in charge, he kept giving orders just with a look. These men were well trained. The leader just gave a nod and turned around to a customer.

'I trusted you Holly, a pity that you broke that trust.' He pulled a gun at her and pulled the trigger. Sirens could be heard and they were approaching fast, there was no time for them to leave through the door.

'All I wanted to do this morning was to surprise dad with a cup of coffee.', Kelly whispered to Tony who crawled to her.

'I'll buy you a new one, plus I bet he'll be surprised as hell when he hears that you've been held captive in a holdup', Tony joked. He knew that it wasn't really the best time to joke but he could see the fear in the girls eyes. He needed to keep the mood light.

'By the way, I told you my name but who are you?'

'Kelly Gibbs, and it's not really the surprise I had in mind for my dad to be honest.'


Jethro Gibbs had awoken when he heard the front door close. He stood up and went downstairs. He had read the note from Kelly which he was reading over again for the tenth time.

Dad, I'm gone for coffee. I'll try to be back before you wake up but if that doesn't work out; Don't you dare to drink coffee yet! You know I'll find out if you do drink before I return.

With love,- Kelly

This had been forty minutes ago, she should have been back already!

'Don't worry so much, she probably stopped to talk to someone. All the worrying will turn your hair gray', his wife Shannon joked.

'I think I just need a coffee', he sighed.

'You'll get in trouble, that girl always knows when you drank coffee', Shannon said while turning the TV on. She switched channels until Jethro stopped her.

'Shannon go back!', he said, worry clear in his throat. She went back to the channel she had just passed.

'The number of hostages and assailants are unknown. The police of Baltimore is on the scene and trying to talk to the people holding all these people hostage.', the reporter announced. Jethro paled and so did Shannon.

'That's the closest Starbucks, I bet she went there to get coffee', he said. Shannon who had tears of fear in her eyes nodded.

'I...I think your right.' Jethro stood up and grabbed his keys.

'Come on, I want to be there.' Shannon gave a nod and grabs her purse and coat.

'You think she'll be okay?', she asked Jethro.

'I hope so, it probably depends on what those guys want.' They got in their car, thankfull that Kelly had driven her own car to Baltimore.

'Are you going to help Baltimore PD?'

'If they'll let me, if not I get my own team here.'

'But there is no navy involved, how do you think to do that?'

'Do what I do best and "charm" my way in, like Kelly would say.' A small smile appeared on Shannon's face. Her husband could be very intimidating and used that skill often. Kelly always teases him by saying that his charms never fail him.

'Get her back Jethro, get our daughter back', she begged him.

'I will sweetie, I will.'


The hostage-takers were talking with each other about what to do next and were making it a sort of show.

'They had planned the alarm going off', he murmured under his breath.

'Why do you think that?', Kelly asked.

'They may not be professionals in taking people hostage, but this holdup was planned and that woman they killed was the target. They are making the talk about their next escape plan like a show, they talk loud and act like they are not keeping an eye and ear on us. What I think is that they had an escape plan all along.'

'Like what?'

'I don't know...'

'You all get up and go sit against that wall over there!' The leader pointed to a wall and all the hostages complied and sat down.

'If you guys just keep doing as we tell you to then we'll be gone before you know it', he said before returning to his palls. Tony took a look around to see the other hostages. There was an elderly couple and a guy that's dressed up in a very expansive looking suit. The other hostage, the woman, lay dead in the middle of the Starbuck in a puddle of blood. He tried to think if a way to get out, he had a bad feeling about this and didn't trust the man to really leave them unharmed. But he just couldn't concentrate. The phone kept ringing but the men didn't react.

'Don't worry Tony, my father will get us all out, he used to be a marine and is now a federal agent.'

'In that case we'll probably have more help from him then Baltimore PD.'

'Why is that?', the elderly woman asked.

'Let's just say that we are understaffed and leave it at that', he said before returning his attention back to the assailants.

'Okay, get in position!', the leader said. All three man went to stand behind the cash and placed something around it. Tony stretched his neck and saw what it was.

'Oh, damn', he said.


Jethro and Shannon reached their destination and jumped out the car running toward the police officers.

'Please stay back sir', the tall and slightly overweight one said when he walked toward him. He had told Shannon to stay back and let him handle it.

'My daughter is inside there.'

'We'll do everything to get her out safe but you have to let us do our job.'

'I'm a federal agent, I want in.'

'Listen sir...' BOOOOOM! Sounded a loud explosion. Even with his ears still ringing from the explosion he could hear his wife's scream.

'KELLY!'