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NCIS HQ WASHINGTON DC
DUCKY'S LAB
1600 ZULU
"Hey Duck, what can you tell me about the finger nails?" asked Gibbs as he walked into autopsy.
"Well there is good news and some bad news I'm afraid," he replied as he examined the tiny nails.
"Bad and then the good Duck."
"I managed to remove a small portion of tissue from what I assumed was the right index finger nail," he sighed, "Abby's tests came back with a 98% positive match for Ziva's DNA and the blood on the clothing is a positive match as well."
"And the good news?"
"Well it looks as though they used a knife to slice along the nail groove and then another across the eponychium, once that was done they then would have used a pair of pliers to lift the keratin away from the underling tissue," stated Ducky as he pointed out the various small incisions marks.
"That's not good news Duck!"
"The good news Jethro is that they didn't just rip the whole thing off, so that means that in three to six months time she will have perfectly healthy nails again."
They sat in silence as they both stared at the nails placed out on the tray, "how is our little Ahelia doing?" Ducky asked.
"She's not doing to bad considering what has happened to her in the last couple of days. She sure is a great kid though, Ziva has done a remarkable job, not to mention that she's had to do it all by her self."
"Well she wont have to do it by her self anymore she has all of us here to help," Ducky said as he patted Jethro on his shoulder.
"I held her in my arms as she cried her self to sleep last night Ducky and it brought back so many memorise of when I did the same thing for Kelly," Gibbs smiled, "I felt like I was a father again."
"I'm proud of you Jethro for wanting to do this. It will do you both good, you need her just as much as she needs you."
"Thanks Duck, I better go and check on her now, she's with Abby at the moment, who knows what those two are up to," Gibbs said as he headed towards the lift.
"This is Abigail were talking about she's probably already picking out Ahelia's first tattoo."
"Over my dead body Duck, she can get her ears pierced but that is as far as body art goes," Gibbs tossed back just as the elevator doors closed.
Ducky couldn't help the huge smile that graced his lips, "yes I think she will be good for all of us."
ABBY'S LAB
Stepping out of the elevator at Abby's lab, Gibbs stopped dead in his tracks and started to laugh, which was something he found that he was doing a lot of since Ahelia came into his life. Taking a step back and hiding behind the door he watched as Abby and Ahelia danced around the room. Abby had put Ahelia's hair up into two piggy tails, she had painted her finger nails black and by the looks of her face Abby had put some lip stick on her as well. Deciding to make himself known he yelled, "ABBY."
"Oh hey boss man," she said once she had turned down the overbarring music.
"Gibbs!" Ahelia bellowed as she launched her self into his arms.
"Having a good time?" he smiled at the little girl as she kissed him on the cheek.
"Aha, Abby is soooo much fun," she squeezed him again.
"I have some work to do are you still right to watch her?" he asked Abby.
"Sure my silver haired fox, she's been a wonderful assistant."
"Great I'll be back later to get her," he kissed them both on their foreheads and headed back towards the bull pen.
NCIS HQ WASHINGTON DC
BULL PEN
1800 ZULU
It was now 1800 and the only ones left in the bull pen were Gibbs, Ahelia, his team, Ducky, Abby and the Director. "So where are we supposed to sleep tonight boss?" asked Tony as he looked behind his desk where he had slept rather uncomfortably the night before. "If I have to spend it on the floor again my chiropractor wont be to impressed with me," he stated as he stretched out his lower back.
"Abby has a futon, I'm sure she would be happy to share it with you!" smirked Gibbs as Ahelia lent back against his chest and giggled.
"Ahh, no that's alright," Tony mumbled.
"Oh come on Tony you know I don't bite," Abby stated as she draped her arm over his shoulder.
Tony gave her an incredulous look. "Well not hard any way," she whispered seductively in his ear. There was nothing going on between them, she just really liked to tease him. She seamed to be the only one that could make him blush while the others just liked to see the normally stoic agent get a little flustered.
Gibbs' phone on his desk rang, "Gibbs," he answered, "What do you mean?. . . . . . Ok don't go near it, we'll be down in a minute." Hanging up the phone he turned to his team, "that was the guard at the front gate, apparently someone just dumped a car at the entrance." He paused as he thought about what action to take. "Abbs stay here with Ahelia. Jen, can you and Ducky go into your office, your window has the best view of the front entrance. Keep an eye out for anyone acting suspicious, if you find anything you let us know. McGee, DiNozzo your with me."
FRONT GATE ENTRANCE
Gibbs headed straight over to the front entrance guard, he still had his weapon poised and was thoroughly scanning the immediate area. "What have you got?" he asked.
"Well Agent Gibbs, one of our security sensors on the east side fence was activated sir, we sealed the electronic gates and investigated the problem as per protocol. When we arrived someone had disabled the trip wire. Lieutenant O'Brian stayed to reset it and I returned back to my post. That's when I noticed the abandoned vehicle and called you!" replied the young Marine.
"DiNozzo, McGee, proceed with caution," Gibbs ordered as the three of them carefully approached the car, while the marine kept guard. Tony grabbed the extendable mirror and maneuvered it under the vehicle, he was checking for anything that would indicate the presence of a detonation device or explosives. McGee was slowly reaching for the handle on the door when Tony's panicked voice made him snatch it back as if he had been burnt.
"BOMB BOSS RUN!" all three sprinted as fast as they could away from the vehicle just before it exploded. Tony and McGee just made it behind the first brick wall when they were showered with glass and metal. Gibbs didn't get as far as his team members though, as he quickly tackled the shocked guard to the ground, the momentum from the blast pushing them into a barrel roll as the debris rained down upon them.
BULL PEN
"So Ahelia do you want to play hide and seek?" asked Abby as she had noticed that the younger girl was rather board.
"Sure you count and I'll hide, yes?" Ahelia said excitedly as she made a mad dash to the other side of the bull pen while Abby covered her eyes and counted.
"21 . . . . 22. . . . . 23. . . . . . 24," Abby stopped suddenly when she felt the barrel of a gun touch the back of her neck. The cold metal instantly sending a shiver down her spine.
"Where is she?" Hymat hissed in her ear causing another shiver of fear to travel through her body.
"I don't know who you are talking about," Abby murmured.
"Ahelia?" he yelled, he didn't realise that Ducky and the Director where up stairs and had heard him calling for her. "Ahelia, your ima is very sick she wanted me to come and get you, she needs your help," he said sweetly.
"Where is my ima?" the little girl asked as she carefully poked her head up from behind another agents desk.
"Come with me and I'll take you to see her."
"Ahelia run, he wants to hurt you," yelled Abby.
TBC
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Will Gibbs be alright?
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