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The ringing phone startled Gibbs from an already restless sleep. ‘0400,’ he thought, ‘what the…’
“Yeah,” he answered, already rising from the bed and dressing.
“Gibbs, it’s Abby!” she said excitedly. “I have finally been able to make contact with Maggie and I have some information. I’m on my way to NCIS.”
“You made contact with Maggie?” he questioned incredulously.
“Yeah, finally,” Abby said. “I figured they were probably keeping her drugged before and that was why it took me so long. You know, I…”
“Abs,” Gibbs interrupted, “how did you contact Maggie?”
“In her dream, Gibbs!” she said exasperated.
“On my way, Abs.”
Gibbs called the rest of the team and they all rushed to the NCIS offices.

“All I can say is Maggie is incredible,” Abby reported to the group. “Just in case you didn’t know that already,” she added quickly. All eyes were on her, awaiting her explanation. “As you know I can communicate through dreams. Shortly after meeting me, Maggie opened herself up to me so she is one of the few people with which I can openly communicate. At least from here. Tim, Maggie and Noah. Anyhow,” she continued, “I’ve been trying to reach her since she was taken, but I haven’t been able to get through. Apparently they had kept her drugged to the point that her sleep was completely dreamless. But, I was finally able to reach her tonight.”
“Don’t keep us in suspense, Abby, get on with it,” Tony said, catching the look in Gibbs’ eye.
“She confirmed that Estelle is behind everything: the Lenny debacle, as well as both her and Shannon’s abductions. She also confirmed that Wesley Caper is the man she’s been working with. He doesn’t even know that she’s a vampire. She was able to give me detailed information about their plans, as well as her location. It seems Estelle has underestimated her ability to overhear things and to sniff out her surroundings. She had already developed an escape plan when they brought Shannon in. Now she is working to keep her safe and get them both out. She said that Wesley is the only one there at nights, and if she could get to Shannon she could easily overtake him, even drugged.”
“Let’s move!” Gibbs shouted, already heading out.
“Boss, I know where Estelle’s lair is. I need to take a team of my people to eliminate her while your team secures Maggie and Shannon,” Noah suggested.
Gibbs hesitated. He knew this was the best course of action, but he desperately wanted to be there to see Estelle be taken down.
“Sounds good, let’s go people!” he agreed.



Noah led his team directly to Estelle’s lair. He approached the vampire and took her under his control. Her underlings whimpered, unable to stand against Noah’s authority. As the maker of their maker, they had no resistance against him. Armed with the fury of righteous indignation, the full support his ancient master and a fierce determination to save Maggie and Shannon, his power and authority commanded the room.
“Estelle,” he began in a forceful tone. “You have dared to risk all that our kind has struggled for centuries to protect. You have endangered our entire way of life. You have chosen to disregard the lessons learned by our ancients and to resurrect a study that could easily destroy us. For this, there is but one recourse,” he paused, his eyes flashing.
She sneered, but due to his hold over her she was powerless to resist him. “It was Lenny’s idea,” she began. “Stupid wolf! He came to me. He had discovered the information about the Alchemists’ Guild. He was the one who planned everything,” she said.
“You’re lying, Estelle! Lenny didn’t have the intelligence to pull this off, and you have continued in spite of his death,” Noah rebutted. “That you would stand here, knowing I possess the truth about you, and still defy me is proof in itself of your insubordination.”
Her execution was swift, leaving no opportunity for defense. Noah addressed the other vampires in the room. “Your master is gone. I was her master and now am yours. You will pledge loyalty to me, now, or die with your master.”



Agent DiNozzo and Officer David moved silently around to the back of the house, while Agents Gibbs and McGee searched the side. All were looking for an alternate way to enter the house, knowing that precautions would have been taken on both the front and back doors. Finding no other way, they prepared to forcibly enter the house. Tony nodded to Ziva as he kicked in the front door.
“Federal Agents!” he shouted, hearing Gibbs and McGee entering through the rear. Wesley Caper was sound asleep in the recliner in the living room, in a pile of empty beer cans. The sound of the house being invaded was enough to rouse him from his alcohol-induced slumber. Barely.
“What’s going on?” he asked, his eyes taking in the scene.
“Here!” Gibbs shouted from the back of the house. Ziva nodded to Tony. She kept her gun trained on Caper while Tony went to join Gibbs. He walked into a large bedroom to find Gibbs pulling Maggie into his arms. She was lifeless, like a rag doll.
“Is she…?” Tony asked quietly.
“Of course not, Tony,” he answered frustrated. “She’s just been sedated.”
“How much sedative does it take to knock out a full-grown werewolf?” Tony asked.
“I don’t even want to think about it, Tony,” Gibbs said quietly. They carried Maggie into the hall where McGee met them. He was carrying a small child with long red hair. She appeared to be sleeping peacefully, but they knew better.
Ziva placed Caper in handcuffs and prepared him for transport.



0700 found them all back in the NCIS offices. Maggie and Shannon were sleeping off the rest of the effects of the drugs downstairs where Ducky was watching over them. Gibbs was questioning Caper. Director Shepard was questioning Abby and Noah. McGee and Ziva were working on the final case report. The elevator doors opened to a worried-looking Morgan and his friend Jaime.
“Do you have any news?” he asked McGee, recognizing him as part of his sister’s team.
“Yes, we found Shannon and Maggie a few hours ago. They have been sedated, but are sleeping…”
He cut off when he realized they had stepped back onto the elevator. He smiled. Some personality traits run in the family.
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