A/N In the future I might mix some parts of episodes in my own story line, it won't necessarily be the whole case, I might just pick parts of a episode and twits it so, that it may fit into one of my own plots, for example, Requiem may not be about saving Maddie but something a whole lot different and it may not be Gibbs nearly drowning but for example Kelly.

the sentence between the ( ) is the translation of the Dutch parts (no Google translate used this time)

Hope you liked the chapter, it really wasn't my intention to end with a cliffie last time and to make you wait for this chapter, just remember to keep feeding my muse be leaving reviews.

DISCLAIMER: Sadly I do NOT own NCIS or any of the characters in it.


Chapter Seventeen


'Tony? Tony what's wrong?'

Kelly had seen the phone drop, she had started to worry when Tony had became dangerously pale but when he dropped his phone she really became scared.

Tony isn't one to become easily scared, or one to freak out, but something has him trembling.

'Tony, if you don't start talking now I'm going to call dad!'

Finally he snapped out of it.

'No don't, it's nothing', he picked up his phone from the floor and started talking.

'Wat wil je?'(What do you want?), Tony asked with a voice cold as ice, Kelly never heard him talke to anyone in a tone that cold.

'What languish is that? I don't understand a thing he's saying.'

'I think it might be Dutch?'

'Dat is een bedreiging van een federaal agent, dat is strafbaar.' (That's a threat against a federal agent, which is a criminal offense)

Tony hung up the phone and turned to the girls.

'Grab your coats and purses and what not, we need to go.'

Maddie and Kelly did as Tony told them while he checked the stove.

'We're ready Tony, what's going on, who was that?'

'I'll explain once we get to your dad's place sweetie, but we really have to go now.'

They got in Tony's car and drove off, Kelly had wanted to call her dad but Tony had asked her not to. He would explain everything once they got there and she was starting to get even more scared now, is Tony in trouble? In Danger? Would it put her, her mom and dad in ganger to? Is this why her dad didn't want her and Tony together at first?

They arrived at Gibbs' and Shannon's house and went in, for once Tony didn't knock but just barged in. Luckily for him Shannon hadn't locked up now.

'Gibbs!?'

'Tony? What's going on?', asked Shannon concerned.

'Where is Gibbs Shannon? It's important', is all he says.

'Buying some wood, he'll be back in a little bit, are you okay?'

'Does he have a key with him?'

'Yes.'

'Then lock the doors and the windows, as matter in fact, stay away from the windows.'

Kelly locked the doors and Shannon the windows.

'Tony, please, you're really scaring me.'

'Sorry Shannon, that's not my intention, it's just...just wait until Gibbs comes back okay? I'll explain everything then.'

'Sure thing.'

Even though Kelly, Shannon and Maddie all were scared and worried for Tony they did as he asked and waited for Gibbs to come back.

To keep busy Shannon made coffee and thee even though she knows that nobody would be drinking the tea.


An hour after they had shown up Gibbs came home.

'Shannon, I'm home!'

'Welcome back love, we have guests.'

'I can see that, hello Maddie it's nice to see you again.'

'Hi Mr. Gibbs, how are you?'

'Please stop calling me mister.', Gibbs says with a sigh while giving Kelly a hug and a kiss on her cheek.

'Gibbs, we need to talk like, right now.', Tony says with strained voice.

'Yeah, I gathered as much, what's up Tony?'

'I got a phone call earlier from a guy named Johan de Vries.', he told Gibbs.

'Doesn't sound familiar, or English.'

'Your right, he's not, he's ten years older then me, when I went to live with my uncle, he was already there, he was eighteen then.'

'What was he doing there?'

'I don't really know, never spoke much with him, all I know is that he's Dutch from origin and he did everything my uncle wanted him to do, probably still does.'

'Why did he call?'

'He didn't say much, just my address, that I had people with me and that this was just the beginning.'

'Damn it! How would he possibly know where you live and if you have people wit you!?'

'He's either here or he has someone spying for him, Gibbs, Johan was a dangerous man when he was only eighteen, I can only imagine how he in now that he's thirty-eight.'

Gibbs motions for Tony to follow him to the basement.

He didn't mind Kelly and Shannon knowing, they had to know since they could be targets but he wanted to protect Maddie against this madness.

'This is why I didn't want you and Kelly dating...'

'I know Gibbs, the last thing I ever wanted was for her to get mixed up in this all.'

'You talked to Fornell about your family right?'

'Yeah, everything I saw when I was a kid.'

'Give him a call and tell him to come to the office.'

'Gibbs...'

'No DiNozzo, someone is after you, I'm not going to sit on the sidelines DiNozzo.'

'But Gibbs...they are not people you should mess with, you have a family to think of!'

Gibbs delivered a headslap, it wasn't meant to hurt just to sting, but the message was clear.

'Kelly loves you, you love Kelly, that makes you family to you idiot! Now call Fornell and tell him to get his but to our office, am I clear?'

'Yes sir, on it boss.'

Tony still had his doubts about involving the Gibbs family even more that he already had, by going to the FBI he had put not only himself in danger, but also this family who had welcomed him with open arms. Had shown him nothing but kindness on their own...unique ways, now he came and dragged trouble with him for them to trample on, this whole mess is so wrong!

….And yet...it felt good to finally feel cared for...to be part of a family.

'Gibbs?'

"yeah?'

'Thank you...', he whispers as he dials for Fornell.


Tony and Gibbs arrive at the same time as Fornell does.

'Gibbs, DiNotzzo, what's going on?'

'You won't believe the evening I had Toby, it was real exciting, two beautiful women at my side and a nicely cooked dinner on the table.'

Tony could hear Gibbs growl for him to get on with it.

'Perfect evening until I got a phone call from Johan de Vries, you know him?'

'I know of him, he's been dead for twenty years, got killed on a vacation to Italy, the body was never found.'

'And how did he supposedly die?'

'Fell off a boat in the sea...wait, supposedly?'

'He's very much alive Tobias, he called Tony today and threatened him.'

'You sure it's him?'

'When I went to live with my uncle he had been there for about four months, he was eighteen at that time.'

'Did he get abused to?'

'No, he stayed on his own free will, did whatever my uncle wanted from him...joined in on some of the beatings, be it mine or from a other hostage.'

'You mean he's in on it!?'

'Yes, he called me, he knows where I live and could even tell me I had two other persons with me! He either is here or he has his spy's here.'

'You live alone right?'

'Yes.'

'I don't want you alone as long as we don't have answers Tony.'

'But I have no other place to...'

Before he finished his sentence Gibbs gave him another headslap.

'Did you really already forget what I told you at home? You're family, you'll always have a place with us!'

'Right, I knew that', Tony said while rubbing his head. 'But I don't want to lead them to you guys..'

'It's either that or a safe house, and just so you know, if you chose the safe house me and Shannon and Kelly will be moving in with you.'

'Why Gibbs? You're bringing them in danger.'

'We'll protect them Tony, nothing will happen to them and nothing will happen to you, you trust me?'

Tony looked at Gibbs' intense blue eyes. The whole truth lies in them, he could see that Gibbs believes and means every single word he had said.

Gibbs asks Tony to trust him and strange as it may seem, Tony had never trusted anyone as much before as he does Gibbs.

'I trust you, Gibbs.'