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Bobby ran into the Abigail's room to find her still screaming. He tried to wake the sleeping girl by shaking her. "Abigail, Abigail," he cried. But despite her screams, the seven year old would not wake from whatever nightmare she was in. He could also hear the twins stirring in the next room.
While he knew both Annie and Gabriel would want to help their daughter, calling Annie would only distress her as she could not get home as quickly as Gabriel could. So Bobby made the only decision he could.
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Currently, Dean, Tony, Gibbs and Gabriel were in drinking contest, trading shots, while Sam and McGee stared on in disbelief. Because Gabriel could hold his liquor better than anyone, he was actually drinking four shots for every one shot that the other three drank. Tony looked like he was about to pass out. To everyone else's surprise, after several rounds, Gibbs and Dean were keeping up with the Archangel. They were ready to go another round when Gabriel's phone rang.
"Yeah, whadaya want, I'm in the middle of something," he snapped.
"Get your feathery ass home now, Gabriel," Bobby yelled from the other end of the line. "Your daughter is screaming in her sleep and I can't wake her up, so I suggest you scram and get here now."
Gabriel briefly stared at his phone, and then said, "I've got to go, there is something wrong with Abigail."
Before anyone could blink, the seat he had been occupying was empty.
Sam picked up the phone he had been cradling all night and called someone else.
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Over at the bar where the girls were hanging out, there wasn't a drinking contest going out, but the alcohol was still flowing and there was plenty of laughter.
"Just so you know," Lila laughed. "That man that tries to be all suave and sophisticated at the office was chasing down the garbage truck last week in his boxer shorts." And all the women erupted in laughter.
It was then that Annie's phone rang and she sighed, not even bothering to look at the caller ID, "For the hundredth time Gabe, I am alright! You can stop calling!"
"Annie, don't hang up! It's Sam!" Annie paused as she heard the concern in the hunter's voice. "Gabriel just got a call from Bobby and took off, saying something is wrong with Abigail. Did anyone get a hold of you yet?"
"No…I…Sam, what I am going to do? How am I going to get home?" Annie panicked.
"Call for Cas, call for Gabe, we will, too. Somehow we will get you home," he reassured her.
The others around the table, sensing that something was wrong, quickly quieted down and turned to Annie. Nicole broke the silence. "What is it, Annie?"
"That was Sam. He said Gabriel got a call from Bobby saying there something wrong with Abigail and he just took off. I need to find a way to get home. I need to call Cas." No sooner had Annie finished speaking than Castiel, Dean and Sam appeared behind her.
"Cas," Annie gasped. "Please take me home."
"Of course," Castiel said as he placed two fingers on her forehead as well, as Dean's, and the three of them disappeared.
"What's going on Sam?" Lila asked.
"We don't know yet," he replied.
"What about you?" Nicole wondered.
"I am going to make sure all of you get home safely, while McGee does the same for Tony and Gibbs."
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When Annie arrived home she found Gabriel kneeling next to their daughter, both of them had the eyes closed and were quiet.
"Bobby, what the hell's going on?" Dean demanded to know.
"The little one was screaming in her sleep. I couldn't wake her up, no matter what I tried, so I called Gabriel. He popped back home and near as I can tell, he went inside her head and she has been quiet ever since. Both of them have."
Just then both of them began to stir, and Abigail looked up and saw her mother. "Mommy," she whimpered.
Annie kneeled down next to her daughter and Gabriel. "I'm here sweetie," kissing her daughter's forehead. "Can you tell me what happened?"
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"Are you sure this is where we are supposed to be?" McGee whispered as he moved as quietly as he could through the woods.
"Yes," Tony hissed. "This is where Gabriel said we should be. Dean and Gibbs are moving in from the other side."
"And how exactly is it that Gabriel knows this information?" McGee questioned.
Tony stopped and looked McGee dead in the eyes. "Do you really want to know, Probie? Or are you just asking questions to pass the time? I know you are the last one of us to not completely believe in all this supernatural stuff, but believe me, it is happening all around you."
"I don't want to believe because I want to hold on to the last portion of my sanity that is left," McGee muttered under his breath.
"What was that, McGeek?" Tony mocked. "You know what, I don't really care. Just get a move on it. Because I have a wedding rehearsal in six hours and if we don't catch this guy and wrap this case up, then Lila will kill me. And if that happens, I swear I will come back and haunt you and I'll make Sam and Dean promise not to salt and burn my bones until after you are dead."
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Dean and Gibbs were approaching the area from the other side, while Gabriel was waiting in the wings, so to speak. Technically he was hiding in the shadows between realms, waiting for things to go down. He would let the human cops handle the human scum that was killing these women, and he even reluctantly agreed to let the human justice system deal with the guy. But whoever it was they were sacrificing these women to had to be something bigger, something more powerful. And if they showed their face, so would he.
Somehow, Abigail powers had grown again. Through her dreams, she had been able to see into someone else's mind. To the best of his ability, he thought she was in someone else's dream, or day dream. On the one hand, it was good for them, because he was able to also go into her mind and see what the man was planning and more importantly see where and when it was going to happen. They would be able to be there, trap him, stop him and maybe even catch whoever he was sacrificing to.
On the other hand, not only had Annie been traumatized by this monster, but now his daughter had been as well. She had to see what this creep was doing and she was only seven years old. He had been able to limit the emotional damage because he had gotten there in time. But still, whoever was doing this was going to pay.
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Annie, Lila and their kids were at church putting the final touches on the decorations there and getting ready for the rehearsal later that day. They were under the Sam's watchful eye at Gabriel's insistence, in case something went wrong out where the rest of the team was. Nicole and her daughter, along with Ziva and Abby were at the reception hall decorating there, with Ziva in charge of protecting everyone involved at that location. All was fairly quiet most of the day, but no one had heard from the team.
However, in the early afternoon, at the reception hall, Ziva was standing alone in the front of the dining area when she heard a quiet sound, similar to the rushing of wings, and felt a presence standing behind. Having been on alert all day, she was tense and turned, drew her weapon and fired in one fluid movement.
When she looked at who it was, she saw Castiel standing with a gunshot wound in his abdomen, which was already quickly healing.
At the sound of the gun shot, Abby and Nicole came running. "Is everything all right?" Abby exclaimed.
"I believe Agent David expected that I was the enemy," Castiel responded, tilting his head in curiosity.
"I am sorry, Castiel," Ziva sighed. "We have been expecting the worse all day."
"Well, I have some news then,'" Cas said. "Thanks to the information that Abigail and Gabriel provided, your team has caught the human perpetrator of the murders. Though the supernatural entity that he was sacrificing to is still unknown to us, and we have not been able to track them."
"So then, at least as far as my team is concerned," Ziva offered, "the gag is up."
"It's jig," Abby sniggered. "The jig is up."
"I don't see where dancing has anything to do with this," both Cas and Ziva said, as they turned to look at one another. Behind them, Abby and Nicole suppressed their laughter.
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"So come on Lila, you said you've got someone to take you down the aisle...who is it?" Nicole asked, helping her sister with her veil.
"You'll see soon." Lila replied. It was relatively the same answer she gave every time she was asked. There was a knock on the door and Annie followed all three of her children in. Kenzie, who had been playing with Abby, started clapping when she saw the twins.
"Isa...Lev...yay!" The two year old cheered. She walked over to them and threw her arms around the little boys in suits. Everyone laughed at them and Abby took the opportunity to take a picture of the kids.
"Mommy, doesn't Lila look pretty?" Abigail asked.
"Yes she does." Annie replied. Lila grinned and brushed a stubborn strand of hair out of her face. "I heard Nicky's giving the men some chaos over in that other room."
"Oh man." Lila said, putting a hand to her forehead. She shook her head then looked down and adjusted the bodice on her dress. "Where's Gabe?"
"Playing...entertainment to the guests that are already seated." Annie stated with an eye roll.
"Oh dear God." Lila pretended to be mortified.
"We better get this show on the road then!" Abby exclaimed, jumping to her feet. The kids all laughed at the Goth girl, especially since she had been forced into wearing a blue dress as opposed to her classic blacks and reds. That didn't stop her from making up for it with her classic jewelry and pigtailed hairstyle.
"Alright come on the kids." Annie said, looking down at the three children. "Let's go tell Tony to move his behind."
"Unca Tony!" Kenzie started yelling before the door was even opened. "Gosta move!" Everyone laughed at the little girl as Annie opened the door and she went running out, nearly tripping over her own dress.
"Careful Kenzie!" Abigail yelled after her brothers' friend as she watched them all out the door. Abby and Nicole had turned to the mirrors to give themselves last minute adjustments. They didn't know what had caused Abigail to suddenly giggle until she spoke up. "Ducky you look funny without your backwards robe."
"And here I was, about to call you the most beautiful little lady I've ever seen." Ducky responded. Abigail giggled again and twirled on the spot to show off the whole of her dress.
"Oh now I get it...Ducky's taking you down the aisle." Nicole announced. Lila laughed and nodded. "Quick question though, why? Not that there's anything wrong with it."
"Because our dad's dead." Lila stated. "I've known Ducky for years. He's helped me out so much, I wanted someone to give me away, he's great, he's awesome...and Tony already took Gibbs."
"Ah, the mystery is solved." Abby joked. Lila smiled brightly and hugged Ducky when he came over to her. "Come on girls, let's go."
"Yeah, the boys are coming." Abigail stated, just before she bounced out of the room. Nicole and Abby followed after the seven year old, leaving Lila and Ducky alone.
"So after many years of chaos and trouble...you've finally made it." Ducky said, smiling. "For what it's worth Delilah, you look stunning, and I'm sure your parents are proud."
"Aww Ducky...don't make me cry." Lila laughed slightly. Ducky smiled more then held out his arm. Lila grinned and slid her arm through his. They left the room as the bridal march made its first sounds.
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"Here they are! Mr. and Mrs. DiNozzo!" Gabriel announced as Tony and Lila finally showed up at the banquet hall for the reception. Both of them had that slightly guilty expression and Lila's hair, which had previously been up for the ceremony, was now down and around her shoulders, covering her neck. Most people guessed that they had made the driver of the car circle the block a few times while they were making out in the backseat. Everyone applauded for them which just made the two of them laugh and wave awkwardly before moving over to the table where their friends were.
"Well it's about time." Abby spoke loudly.
"What? We didn't do anything, I swear." Tony defended.
"I meant it was about time you married her." Abby pointed out.
"Oh." Tony replied. Lila laughed and shook her head.
"I agree with Abby though guys, seriously, about time." Nicole stated, holding Kenzie on her lap. "I remember the first time meeting Tony..."
"Twelve years ago Nic." Lila pointed out, grabbing a glass of water from the table.
"I know how long it's been." Nicole rolled her eyes. "But still, first time I saw him when you brought him around for Christmas. You guys were so cute, me and Jill were talking about when you'd finally get together. I guess it is fitting that you two get married at Christmas as well." Lila and Tony both smiled at Nicole.
"I think I did very well." Gabriel decided that moment to bring the conversation to himself. "And you were worried DiNozzo. I did it all properly, I should get a reward."
"Talk to Annie about that." Lila stated with a grin. "Oh, speaking of talking to people about things...me and Tony were thinking about the whole Honeymoon insanity and where Nicky would be staying during that."
"I know where this is going." Annie cut in with a smile. "You want us to watch him."
"Yeah pretty much." Tony agreed.
"Just so like, Abby and Nicky don't get into their whole...we haven't seen each other for two days, let's just pop around, thing." Lila pointed out.
"Yeah. It'll be no problem." Annie assured, cutting off Gabriel from his potential complaint and taking a fork from Levi as he started swinging it around. Kenzie giggled at the boy then started looking around at all the people. The two year old's big blue eyes took in all the colorful dresses that other women were wearing. She twisted around on her mother's lap to look back towards the door of the hall, noticing other people looking as well. Two men had walked in, both wearing suits even though the shorter of the two seemed more uncomfortable about it. Kenzie's eyes widened and she smiled as she recognized them, particularly the taller one. Wiggling out of her mother's hold, she hit the ground on her feet, stumbled slightly, and then quickly walked off into the crowd.
"Kenzie!" Nicole yelled, going after her daughter. Everyone else looked up and watched them.
"SAMMY!" Kenzie's little shout was heard even from the table. "Sammy...you come! Yay Sammy!"
Dean was caught off guard by the sudden arrival of the little girl in front of him and Sam, and then to throw in what she was saying, he was even more surprised. Sam bent down and picked up Kenzie without any hesitation as she got closer, lifting her arms up to him. Dean blinked and raised an eyebrow at his brother.
"Kenzie you little...oh, hey guys." Nicole was surprised to find the Winchesters standing there when she finally caught up to her daughter.
"Hey Nicole." Sam spoke up first. "Uh...I think this is yours." He nodded at Kenzie who was hugging him tightly as he held her.
"Well I think she's sort of attached to you right now." Nicole stated, smiling slightly. Dean looked between the two of them, feeling as if he was invisible to them. He glanced around, spotting everyone else at a table, all of them talking amongst themselves then all looking as if they just realized something as they looked back in his direction.
And then it hit him.
"DUDE! You've been seeing Nicole!" Dean exclaimed, looking at his brother then at Nicole before looking back again. Sam and Nicole just both looked at him, both going slightly red and smiling slightly.
Kenzie just giggled.
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"The wedding was beautiful, wasn't it?" Nicole sighed, as she sat next to Sam holding his hand. Kenzie was asleep over the larger man's shoulder, thumb in her mouth.
"Yes, and you guys did an amazing job decorating the reception hall, too" Annie remarked as she cradled a sleeping Isaac in her lap, as the party was winding down. Tony and Lila had already left the party and hour ago, but a few family and friends were still hanging around. NCIS Agent Chad Dunham was making his way over to their table with a hopeful look in his eye, while Gabriel just glared at him.
"Hasn't that idiot gotten the message yet?" Gabriel scowled, with Levi over his own shoulder. "How many times does he have to trip, or have punch 'accidentally' spilled on him before he realizes that you aren't going to dance with him, Annie?"
"You can't blame a man for trying, dude," Dean interjected. "Annie is one of the prettiest gals here. I am surprised you haven't been trying to wheel her under the mistletoe all night yourself."
"Fat chance, chucklehead," Gabriel spat out. "As much as I'd love to be kissing Annie, it isn't going to be anywhere near the mistletoe. That stuff is cursed thanks to Baldur and his mama!"
"Oh!" Sam exclaimed. "I get it! Little Loki got himself into trouble with one of his tricks, didn't he?"
"Should we be concerned?" Nicole asked, worry etched on her face as it turned a deep crimson. "We, uh, have been near that stuff all night."
"No," Gabriel replied. "I am the only one that is cursed by it. I tricked someone in to using it to kill Baldur, and after they resurrected the poor goon, he and his mama made sure that it became fashionable to kiss under at Christmastime, and that I would get a nice little shock if I went anywhere near it, because they knew of my…proclivities."
"You and your Norse gods," Dean said shaking his head. "All the trouble you cause is almost as bad as the angel and demon crap around here. Curses, human sacrifices. It never ends."
Everyone laughed for a moment before Gabriel got quiet. "Wait, what did you just say?"
