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Actually," Lacey drawled into the phone, "It's more what you want." The phone was shifted slightly and he heard Kate yelling,

"Gibbs? Gibbs!"

Then, his blood ran cold as he heard a baby wail,

"Daddy!"

Gibbs reached out a slightly shaking hand and set the phone onto speaker, barking out into the office,

"Shut up dammit!" All the agents at once were silent, and McGee froze for half a second into his ferocious typing as he heard the panic in his boss' voice, before getting back to tracing call, rolling his fingers round indicating to Gibbs that he needed to speak for a while longer,

"Tony?" Gibbs asked, his voice cracking halfway through, so un-Gibbs, "Are you ok?" All he got was some sobbing, while Kate tried to yell to him,

"He's fine Gibbs, he's just scared, listen, we're near..."There was a thunk and then silence, and Gibbs felt white hot anger flash through him. If they had hit one of his agents there'd be hell to pay. Tony had started to cry louder, terrified by the fact that his Aunt Kate was now no longer talking,

"Agent Gibbs," The drawling was back, and Lacey said, "If you want your agent and..." Gibbs could picture his lip curling, "Baby back, you have to release Edgar Warren."

"Not going to happen Lacey." Gibbs spat down the phone, and heard someone in the background yell,

"He hasn't done anything wrong!"

"Shut up Harley!" Gibbs heard Lacey growl to whoever it was, before trying to say, smoothly, "That's your choice Gibbs, you free him, we free them. You don't free him, we kill them. Baby first."

Gibbs could hear Tony's heart-wrenching sobs before the line went dead.

--

Tony was terrified. One second him and Kate were heading back inside, the next; a young man was asking for directions before pulling them both into a van. He had to give Kate credit though. She didn't say anything to make them think they'd intimidated her, and she constantly tried to reassure him, bouncing him up and down smoothly, before saying, in a calm voice,

"Arthur Lacey. Why are you doing this?" The man grinned manically and gently cupped her face in one of his hands and answered,

"'Cause my mate Harley over there," He motioned to the man driving, who had bundled them into the van, "Wants his old man out of jail. And I know that we can either use you to our advantage, or get rid of any evidence for his case."

"But you would never be able to get hold of any evidence..."

"I just did." He glanced down at Tony before going to sit in front with Harley. Kate cuddled Tony slightly and whispered,

"It's ok Tony, you know Gibbs'll find us, he always does." Tony nodded miserably, uncomfortable in the cramped van, not to mention tired, hungry, thirsty and in need of a change. Kate put a soft finger on his lips as he was about to say something and whispered,

"Listen." Tony cocked his head and they could both hear the kidnappers muttering to each other,

"Are you sure we've even got the right kid? What if that is actually Gibbs' son? We'll be pulled apart with his bare hands if he catches us."

"I'm sure it's him Harley," Although Lacey didn't sound too sure, "And even if it's not, we can still use them to get to Gibbs can't we? If he fails to deliver... we'll send a little baby finger."

Tony went green and it took all of Kate's will power not to pull back as he vomited in the van, and she managed to keep him close to her, rubbing his back and saying loudly,

"We'll be fine Tony. As soon as Gibbs finds us, he'll get the electrical testes removers from storage, like last time you went missing." Tony almost grinned as he heard at least one of them men moan slightly in the front seat.

Almost.

--

They had arrived at a warehouse, surrounded by others, which made Kate's heart sink as she saw that. It would take the team ages to find them.

"Nice place isn't it?" Lacey asked, leering at her, "Industrial park off route 167, nice and quiet." He grinned and pulled her forward, before grabbing Tony and putting him on the floor,

"If he's really who we think he is, he should have no trouble walking." Kate managed to pull a confused face,

"What are you on about? He doesn't have trouble walking, no - but he is Gibbs' son. Is that what you mean by it?" Her face was serious, so self-assured, that Lacey's young partner stumbled back slightly,

"Shit," He muttered worriedly, "I think we got the wrong baby."

"Will you relax?" Lacey yelled, "We can still use them. Get them into the chairs, while I call their boss." Kate's eyes glimmered with hope as Lacey started to dial - how he got the number she didn't care. She felt herself being dragged towards an empty warehouse, Tony trying to follow, sobbing in self-pity and forever stumbling. Eventually, Harley (Who definitely seemed the nicer of the two) let her pick him up, with a quick, nervous glance at Lacey, who was still waiting for Gibbs to answer his phone.

She was shoved onto a chair, as was Tony, and they were bound tight with rope, already cutting into their wrists. Kate struggled with hers for a while, before realising it was no good, and heard Lacey saying,

"Aah, Agent Gibbs, what a pleasure to hear your... dulcet tones." He appeared to be listening for a second before smiling,

"Actually, it's more what you want." Kate blinked before realising what an opportunity she had and yelled,

"Gibbs? Gibbs!" Tony tried as well,

"Daddy!!" Lacey grinned, although a bit of colour had gone from his face as he thought they had indeed got the wrong baby. He put it on speaker phone as Gibbs yelled,

"Tony?" Kate almost started to cry as Gibbs sounded so heartbroken, "Are you ok?" Tony couldn't answer, his breaths coming in heaving sobs. Kate knew Gibbs would think he was hurt, and she also knew if she said it quickly, she could tell him where they were,

"He's fine Gibbs, he's just scared. Listen, we're near..." She was instantly hit over the back of the head and passed out, her breathing becoming shallow as the last thing she heard was Tony wailing hysterically, knowing he wouldn't be able to say anything - they'd finally been able to make their kidnappers think they had the wrong baby.

"Agent Gibbs," Lacey continued, "If you want your agent and...baby back, you have to release Edgar Warren." He gave Gibbs his ultimatum, and when he finally put the phone down, Kate had come to. Slightly woozy, but still aware of what was going on around her, she asked slowly,

"Why do you want Warren released anyway?"

"'Cause he doesn't want his dad to stay in prison the rest of his life!" Lacey roared, jerking his thumb at Harley, who was nervously glancing at Tony,

"Hey, I think we should feed him or... something. This is eventually gonna attract attention. Lacey rolled his eyes.

"You!" He said, pointing at Kate, "What can you do to stop him crying?"

"You'll have to untie us both," She said calmly, "And then I'll try and change him and give him something to eat. Do you have anything?" Harley scuttled off, before Lacey's mouth smirked upwards,

"Leave it Harley. No one'll be anywhere near here. Let him cry. Tell you what. Let the woman go, and let her go to the toilet and eat. Leave him where he is." Kate almost cried herself at the injustice, but when her hands were untied she was jabbed in the back with a gun, pushing her towards the ladies room.

--

"McGee if you didn't trace that call I swear to God..." Gibbs growled, in such an angry tone McGee almost wet himself. He stuttered out,

"I got so far as to an abandoned industrial park before he cut you off."

"Well why are you still sat there?"

"It's... it's a big place Boss, it would take us ages to search all of it," Gibbs narrowed his eyes and McGee lowered his, saying, "I'll work out which was the most likely place they'd go."

"Pull the surveillance videos from outside the buildings from this afternoon." Gibbs turned on his heel and towards the elevator. Inside, he allowed himself a punch to the wall of it. Stepping out, he stormed to the lab.

McGee had probably called and warned Abby, who at once gave him a huge hug, not letting go until he finally pried her off him,

"Gibbs! Is Tony gonna be ok? And Kate?" She shrunk as Gibbs fixed her with a glare,

"We'll find them Abby. And if they're both not fine so help me I'll hurt them myself." Abby nodded and pointed over to the plasma,

"Timmy sent me the surveillance video. If you see by the corner of the building, Kate and Tony are just about to go round there. Then, this guy appears." She paused it as a man approached the two,

"I want a name..."

"I already got it Gibbs, his name's Harley Warren, our wayward scientist's son." Gibbs ground his teeth as the tape went on to show Kate and Tony went round the corner slightly. Then, a few seconds later, a white van went off. Gibbs quickly took down the plate number and pretty much ran out of the lab.

"McGee, I want a BOLO out on this van." He rattled off the number and started to pace up and down as McGee worked furiously.

To tell the truth, Gibbs was absolutely terrified. He was scared for Kate, obviously, but Tony was so vulnerable right now. And how would they find them? For the first time, only because he was so scared; Gibbs doubted his team. What if they couldn't find the two agents? What if Abby and McGee's computer know-how wasn't enough to find Kate and Tony? He shuddered as he imagined what might be happening to the baby. They clearly knew what had happened, and would be merciless. They might have gone easy on him if they thought he was an actualy baby, but what would happen if they were as ruthless as Gibbs suspected they might be?

"Agent Gibbs," Gibbs looked up to see Morrow stood on the stairs, interrupting his musing, "Can I speak with you?" Gibbs nodded, but wasn't really aware of doing so. It was like he was in a trance.

"Gibbs, I know you're really busy right now, and pre-occupied with your missing agents, but this is Melissa, my nephew's wife?" Gibbs hadn't realised there was someone stood next to the Director. She was very pretty, with long black hair and bright blue eyes, and was smiling at him warmly, as if she understood exactly what he was going through. Sticking her hand out, she said,

"Hello Agent Gibbs, Uncle Tom told me about your problem. I have to say, I think I deserve a pat on the back." Gibbs looked at her, eyes wide,

"You've found an antidote?" She nodded, grinning, and replied,

"It was quite hard, and it's still not done yet. I need to check the actual person..."

"Tony." Gibbs interrupted,

"Yes, Tony. I need to check a few things about him before I can completely finish it. I know he's missing, so I can wait. Good luck." He nodded at her, and walked back down to the squad room, where McGee was flapping his hand frantically, calling him over,

"Boss, I think I found them!"

--

They'd been in that warehouse for most of the day. Kate's heart ached as they forced her out of the chair, in plain sight of Tony, as she went to the bathroom, or gave her food and drink. Whenever she tried to give Tony it, Lacey would grab hold of the baby's arm, and twist it slightly, making him cry out in pain.

It was now getting dark, and Lacey was grinding his teeth,

"I'm sick of staying in here. He," Lacey growled, pointing at Tony, "Won't stop crying, and Gibbs hasn't released your dad yet Harls. I think we should cut something off. Like a toe or something." Kate shifted in her chair, as the man was getting incredibly knife-happy (A/N, lol, I'm thinking of trigger-happy, but oh well :P) and Tony was worn out, and definitely wouldn't put up much of a fight. When he finally started to nod off, he was prodded in the ribs, and made to stay awake.

Just as he was about to die from exhaustion, Lacey grabbed hold of his arm once again, jerking him awake. He let out a squawk of pain, to which Kate cried out,

"Don't hurt him! He's only a baby!" Lacey grinned, and she could tell exactly how crazy he was.

"What, this guy here?" He bent the arm a bit more, and said, "You sure about that Katie? Sure he's not just in disguise?" He bent the arm a tad more, and Kate heard a sickening snap of bone. Tony started to howl once more, and Lacey just let go. He looked weary, as if this was just an every day occurrence,

"Watch them." He ordered Harley, "I'm going to go bunk down for the night. Call me if Gibbs gets in touch." He left the room and Kate started to struggle, desperate to comfort Tony, who was an incredibly pale colour,

"Please stop," Harley whispered to her, his knife at her back, but hardly touching her, "Please."

"You don't want to hurt us," Kate said to him, hoping to get him at least free Tony. She saw the shadow of a nod and continued, "And you don't really want your Dad from prison do you?" He stayed silent, "Is it Lacey? Is he the one who wants him free? What does your Dad have that he wants?"

Harley looked at her, and withdrew his knife. He quietly undid the ropes by Tony's legs, allowing him to get off the chair once the ones around his arms were undone.

"He's dying." The man whispered, "Dad has an antidote, but only he knows where it is." Kate nodded, not taking her eyes of Tony, who had slid off the chair and was sobbing pathetically in a small ball on the floor,

"You have to let me help him!" Kate pleaded, "Please!" Harley glanced towards the door Lacey had exited and whispered,

"I'll go get some milk or something." She smiled gratefully. She knew he wasn't all bad - she'd seen the hesitancy all day, and the blow that had rendered her unconscious wasn't as hard as it could have been, as he looked quite powerful,

"Tony?" She said softly, hoping to get some kind of response, "Tony, look at me. Look at me sweetie." Tony glanced up, still sobbing, holding his arm weakly,

"Gibbs will be here soon, ok?" Tony just curled up into a tighter ball, and only reacted when the doors of the warehouse were kicked open,

"NCIS!"

--

Gibbs crashed through the doors of the warehouse and ran in. The first thing he saw was Kate tied to a chair, trying to talk to... His heart ripped open when he saw a small ball curled up on the floor, sobbing profusely and clutching his arm.

He didn't hear anything as he ran. Not McGee to tell him to be careful, Lacey could still be in there, not Kate, trying to tell him what happened. All he heard was Tony's sobs. When he finally reached the boy, he crouched down, and put a hand on his head,

"Tony? Can you sit up?" He asked quietly, not wanting to scare him. Tony still cried, and nothing Gibbs could say would stop him. However, he managed to calm down a little bit as Gibbs pulled out the pale blue blanket he had taken to carrying around with him every where he went. The baby took it carefully, crying into it - but not minding being picked up by Gibbs.

"You ok Kate?" He asked, after making sure the only thing wrong with Tony was his arm,

"I'm fine," She said, rubbing her wrists (McGee had untied her), "But we really need to get Tony to hospital. I think Lacey broke his arm and they wouldn't let him eat, sleep or drink. Wouldn't let me change him either." Gibbs growled. He carefully passed Tony over to Kate and stormed to the only door in the room.

Harley Warren had already been arrested, and would be interviewed back at NCIS. For now, Gibbs only had eyes for Arthur Lacey.

He slammed into the room, amazed that the first they came into the building it hadn't woken him. He was awake now however, looking up in horror at Gibbs,

"How did you find us?" He was pulled out of the bed he was on by his neck, as Gibbs pulled him close to his face and whispered,

"How did you think you'd get away with it?" He threw the man against a table in the room, enjoying the sound of the crash resonating around the room. Gibbs picked up a chunk of wood from the broken table and came closer to Lacey, who whimpered pitifully,

"I'm sorry, please don't hurt me... I got the wrong kid alright? I thought yours was someone else." Gibbs barked out a harsh laugh and spat out,

"You'll wish for death when I'm finished." He snapped the wood in half, loving how Lacey flinched at the sound. Getting nearer, he heard a yell,

"Gibbs, Ducky's here, he said we need to get Tony to hospital asap!" Gibbs growled, but parental duties overtook revenge and he whispered,

"I'll finish the job later." He had McGee cuff the guy (And noted, with a slight smirk that the young agent fastened them way too tight). Running over to Kate and Ducky, he took Tony back and kissed his head, murmuring,

"It'll be alright now Tony, go to sleep."

And he did.

Lol, I found the ending slightly stupid but hey. And don't worry, there's still gonna be quite alot of Baby Tony in this story yet. Promise :) Review? x