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Nikki was running through the woods, away from Aaron. She came up to a clearing where she saw Rachel, her parents, Tony, Ziva, McGee, Abby, and Ducky all tied to trees on the other side. She tried running across the field as fast as she could, but by the time she reached the other side her family was gone. She called to them and that was when Aaron caught her and she began to scream and scream loudly.

Rachel was in that room again. Nikki was in her arms, slowly slipping away. The scene flashed and Nikki was on the bed across the room. She gasped at the sudden change and got up. She ran over to her sister to find that she was gone. That was when a hand grabbed her and spun her to face whoever it was. It was Kyle. She screamed at the top of her lungs.

Jenny and Gibbs were sleeping soundly when two screams ripped through the house. They both were pulled out of their sleep and grabbed their side arms from their nightstands. Weapons drawn they covered each other as they headed into their daughters' room. Once they realized all was clear they put their weapons down and ran to their girls. Jenny took Rachel and Gibbs took Nikki. They soothed them. Jenny picked Rachel and held her close and found that her bed and clothes were soaked. She took her daughter into the bathroom and bathed her. She carried her to her bedroom. She went to let go to go and change the sheets, but Rachel tightened her grip.

"Mommy, please don't leave me," Rachel whimpered. Jenny's heart broke at the sound of her daughter's scared voice.

"Baby, I promise that I will never leave you, never," Jenny told her and climbed into the bed next to her. She held Rachel to her and they both fell asleep again.

Back in the girls' room, Gibbs had Nikki awake and holding her. He knew that Rachel had soaked her sheets and that Jenny had taken her to clean up. He rocked Nikki, holding her close. She was in tears and shaking from the sobs that ripped through her body. He rubbed her back gently.

"It's okay baby," he murmured, "You're safe. You're safe." Nikki stopped sobbing and settled into her father's embrace.

"It…it…it was…horrible! He…w-was chasing me and then you all were tied t-to trees and I t-tried to g-get to you, but w-when I got there…when I g-got there," she began to sob again.

"It's okay baby. I got you and you're safe. We're all safe," he told her. He heard someone on the steps and Nikki grabbed tighter at his neck. He looked to the doorway and saw Ziva and Abby standing there.

"It's just Abby and Ziva," he whispered in her ear, "Look."

She turned her head and caught sight of her sisters standing there in their pajamas. She let go of her father and ran to Abby. Abby picked her up and held her, hugging her closely. Ziva reached over and rubbed her back gently then she looked to Gibbs as if asking where Rachel was. He nodded to his and Jenny's room and she made her way down the hall to check on them. Abby walked into the room with Gibbs, keeping a hold on Nikki. She sat down next to Gibbs.

"What happened Gibblet?" Abby asked her. Nikki tightened her grip. "Sweetie, I'm not going anywhere. I promise you that I'm not," she said softly in the girl's ear, "What happened? You need to tell us so that we can help."

Nikki straightened her back and leaned back in Abby's arms. She took her father's hand in her and looked to Abby. She took a couple deeps breaths.

"I-I w-was running from A-Aaron. He ch-chased me into a field and on the other side were you guys. Y-you were t-tied to trees. When I went to help, y-you w-were gone, and Aaron g-got me. I j-just started screamin'. I was so scared and I called for all of you, but you were gone and I was alone," Nikki told her father and sister. She began to cry again. Gibbs got up.

'Where are you going?' Abby signed behind Nikki's back.

'To check Jenny and Rachel,' Gibbs signed back. Abby nodded and he left the room.

Ziva came in and sat down next to Abby and Nikki. She reached out and touched Nikki's shoulder. Nikki turned and looked at Ziva. Ziva held her hands out and Nikki went into her arms willingly. Abby watched as the former Mossad assassin cuddled the little girl close. She had never seen this side of Ziva before. She knew that Ziva had a gentle side, but she had never really seen it before. She then heard some music flowing about the room. She realized that it was coming from Ziva. Ziva rocked the little one as she hummed a Hebrew song from her childhood. Nikki's breathing began to even out and she was soon asleep again. Ziva moved swiftly and laid the girl in her bed. Abby left the room and Ziva turned to follow when she felt a hand grab hers.

"Don' go Ziva," Nikki whispered, "Please don' leave me alone." Ziva watched her little sister as she seemed so helpless. She nodded and climbed into the small bed with the girl and lay with her. They both fell asleep peacefully.

Gibbs looked into his room and saw his wife and daughter curled up on their bed asleep. He pulled the blanket and covered them. He kissed their heads and went back to see if Nikki had settled down. When he walked into the room, he was shocked to see Ziva in the bed with Nikki and they were both asleep. He grinned and covered Ziva with a blanket from the chair in the corner. He quietly stripped Rachel's sheets and took them down to wash. He looked in the kitchen and saw Abby, Tony, and McGee sitting at the table. He put the sheets in the wash and went into the kitchen with his children.

"-and then she said she started screaming. It was horrible to see her that way," Abby had finished her tail of Nikki's nightmare. He poured a cup of coffee from the pot that had been made. He joined them at the table. They all watched him.

"What?" he asked. Abby looked at him.

"Is she okay? Did Ziva get her back to sleep? Where is Ziva?" Abby asked.

"Easy Abs," Gibbs said, "She's fine. Ziva and Nikki are both asleep in Nikki's bed."

The boys' mouths dropped at that. Tony looked to Abby who wore the same shocked expression. Gibbs looked at them.

"What?" he asked. Tony cleared his throat.

"Ziva and Nikki are asleep? In Nikki's bed, together?" Tony asked. Gibbs nodded.

"She got Nikki to sleep?" he asked Abby. Abby nodded.

"She was humming something to her," Abby told them.

"Wow, I've never thought of Ziva that way," Tony said. Gibbs glared at him.

"I meant, uh, the way that she has a maternal side. I mean, it's a shock in that she usually isn't that good with kids," Tony said.

"You'd be surprised what she does with those girls DiNozzo," Gibbs told him, "I think she and Abby are tied for the amount of time spent with them."

"Really?" Tony asked. Gibbs chuckled at his senior agent.

"You guys need to get back to bed. We've got some things to do in the morning. Some plans have to be made over the next few weeks and I want everyone up and refreshed," Gibbs told them as he finished his coffee and headed to the basement.

Tony looked to Abby and McGee. McGee got up and headed back into the living room to go back to bed. Abby looked to Tony.

"Was it that bad?" he asked. Abby nodded.

"Ziva makes her feel safe. She does have a soft side, but she tries to hide it and she does that real well," Abby told him, "When I have came over to play with the girls, I see her and she is so different around them. She seems free."

"Free how?" Tony asked.

"Like she's a child again herself," she replied, "It's like she recaptures her youth when she is with them. I would not want to get between her and them. I believe that as long as she is around that those two will hardly ever be in harm's way minus the incident. Of course she wasn't there so that just proves the statement even more. I think had she been there that the girls would've never-"

"Abby!" Tony said. Abby looked to him.

"Sorry," she said. He grinned.

"It's just hard to believe that beneath that tough Ninja exterior is a softer side," Tony said, "Well, I'm going back to bed." He yawned and made his way back to his cot.

Abby sat at the table for a few more seconds and headed down to the basement. When she walked in she saw that there was no boat, but a workbench had been set up and there were crafts in the making. Gibbs was working on one of those crafts. She sat down in front of him and watched him work.

"Anything I can help you with?" he asked her.

"No," she replied, "It's just hard to sleep after that." He looked up to Abby. He set his tools down.

"Abby, what's wrong?" he asked. She shook her head. He gave her a look and she sighed.

"I feel so useless. I want to help them, but it's hard to see them that way, so scared and screaming and crying. It…it…," she began to cry herself. Gibbs got up and pulled her out of the chair and hugged her to him. She hugged him back.

"Abby, we'll get through this. All of us together, we'll make it through," he whispered in her ear, "Come on, let's go to bed."

They left the basement and Abby took up her cot again. Gibbs tucked her in and kissed her forehead. He headed upstairs and lay down with his wife and daughter. He hoped that all the nightmares would soon pass and that his girls could get back to being normal and happy 5 year olds.

AN: Aw, the poor girls! More to come! Leave a review, please and thank you!