Later that morning, Tali and Andrea wake up early to eat early morning breakfast and get ready for Tali's birthday party. They help each other to get ready for the party with hairstyles, makeup, jewelry, and get into their gowns. Andrea was helping Tali to put her silver and amethyst on her hair after finished putting her hair into a royal hairstyle. Tali was putting on a silver and amethyst necklace around her neck when she noticed her Aba walking into her room to grab the tray off the bed. Dinozzo looked at his daughter who was wearing her aqua blue and silver gown and saw she had her mother's curious spirit.

          "Tali, you should know that you look so much like your mother in your ball gown. It's so surprising you are now 16 today. The guests will arrive before 12 o'clock for the party. I already have food and treats around the living room, dinner room, and kitchen. You and your friend will stay here until all the guests are here for the party. I want you to have a grand entrance for your birthday party to be more special for you. Now remember to have fun and enjoy your birthday with friends and family." Tony said to his daughter,
Tali got up from the chair after finishing getting ready for her birthday party and she gave her Aba huge hug for knowing he gave her a peaceful life here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after searching for her imah. She looked at Aba while she remembers her Aba telling her about imah.

          "Thank you, Aba, for giving me this life and being a great dad to help me find who I am and telling me stories about imah. I know that she would be very proud of me for honoring her legacy and keeping her spirit alive. I still always wish that imah could be here with us every birthday since I start to remember. " Tali said to her dad,
DiNozzo grabbed the tray off the bed and walked out of his daughter's bedroom into the hallway to bring the tray back to the kitchen. Tali sat back down on the chair to let Andrea fix her makeup and jewelry after hugging her Aba. Andrea looks at Tali while she puts on her jewelry, including her necklace around her neck and tiara on her head.

          "Tali, you should know that I'm so grateful for having you as my best childhood friend. I'm here to help you during the party today while Wynonna is gone on vacation." Andrea said to her friend,
Tali and Andrea finish getting ready and waiting for the party to begin to have their grand entrance. Dinozzo walked out of the kitchen towards the front door where he was going to greet the party guests. Gibbs and his team were the first people who arrived at Dinozzo's house for Tali's birthday party. Gibbs looks at Dinozzo while he gives his gift to Ellie to put their gifts on the gift table near the stairs.

          "Dinozzo, this is truly an amazing job with decorations for the party. Do you know who did the decorating for the party? And where is the birthday girl?" Gibbs asked Dinozzo,
Dinozzo listens to Gibbs as he helped put the gifts on the gift table and he brought his friends into the living room. He walked into the kitchen and walked back into the living room with drinks for his friends. He looked at Gibbs after giving him a drink.

          "Tali and Andrea did all of the decorating for the party yesterday. Tali is upstairs with her friend. You have to wait after all the guests are here to see her. I want to thank you for keeping Tali and her friends safe from threats and dangers. You should take my thanks to Vance when you guys go back to D.C. tomorrow. Thank you for coming for my daughter's 16th birthday." Dinozzo said to Gibbs,
Gibbs listens to Dinozzo as he is chatting with his friends about the case to figure out who's this unknown group. Final guests arrive in being welcomed by Dinozzo and let them put their gifts on the gift table for giving them drinks. Andrea walked out of Tali's bedroom to look down from the opened hallway balcony to see all of the party guests had arrived and walked back to Tali's bedroom to tell her about what's going on in the living room. Andrea helps Tali fix her gown and hair before their grand entrance as they chat about how they are going to have a grand time together.

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                     Later that afternoon, Dinozzo walked to the back of his house to get Ziva into the house to hide in his office without anyone knowing. He shut his office door and returned to the party where everyone was in the living room talking about Tali and Ziva. Dinozzo walked up to the half stairs and he looked at everyone while holding his drink in his hands.

          "Hello friends and family, we're here to celebrate my daughter, Tali's 16th birthday. I want to thank everyone who came here to celebrate her birthday. I want to give a toast to Ziva to continue her memory to let my daughter remember her. Let all of us give a warm welcome to my daughter, Princess Tali and Lady Andrea." Tony said to everyone,
Tali and Andrea walked out of her bedroom into the opened hallway balcony; where everyone was truly amazed at how beautiful Tali was. Andrea helped lift Tali's gown when they were walking down the stairs and let go of her gown when Dinozzo escorted her down to the living room. Everyone walked towards Tali to say their birthday wishes and how beautiful she was. Tali enjoys her party with talking to everyone and dancing with her Aba for her first dance. She enjoys dancing with her Aba; who's always there for you since she nearly remembers her first time meeting him after losing her imah. She dances with Gibbs next for being her uncle, who was very good friends with her Aba. Andrea watches Tali dancing with Gibbs while she is talking with Jimmy's daughter, Victoria about her time with Tali. Everyone was enjoying the party while Ziva was watching from behind the closed door of Dinozzo's office.

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                     Later that early evening, Tali walked into the dinner room where Kat and Victoria helped get the birthday cake out of the fridge in the kitchen to put down on the dining table. Dinozzo put the birthday candles in the middle of the birthday cake and lit them for everyone to sing happy birthday to Tali. Andrea and Victoria stay next to Tali, where they watch Tali make her birthday wish by blowing the birthday candles. Tali takes the birthday candles off her birthday cake and cuts the first slice of her birthday cake. She let her Aba cut the rest of the cake and everyone got each slice of cake. Tali brought her friends back to the living room and started opening her birthday presents while everyone was eating their slice of cake. Dinozzo walked into his office to talk with Ziva about something and he walked out of his office towards his daughter, where she was thanking everyone for their birthday gifts. He sat down next to his daughter on the couch and he looked at her.

          "Tali, I have a final birthday present for you. Now follow me and close your eyes." Tony said to his daughter,
Tali got up from the couch with her Aba and followed him while having her eyes closed. He put his daughter in front of his office door while everyone was watching. Dinozzo walked back to Gibbs and next to him where he sent a text on his phone. Tali still kept her eyes closed while Ziva walked out of Dinozzo's office towards her. Ziva stands in front of her daughter for being so happy to be reunited with her Tali. Everyone stays quiet to see a special moment happening. Tali slowly opened her eyes on seeing a very familiar person in front of her before starting to have tears in her eyes. Soon she realizes the familiar person was her mom.

          "Imah..." Tali said to Ziva,

She rushed to hug her imah after so many years of having deep feelings about her imah being alive. She always trusts her feelings for a long time in her life. She has dreamt of this moment to be reunited with her imah. Ziva puts her hands on her daughter's shoulders and she looks at her with a joyful smile on her face.

          "My Tali, you have grown up so much since I last saw you so many years ago. You and Dinozzo were the ones who kept me alive to get back to my family. You should know that Gibbs and his team helped me get back to you. Now let's enjoy the rest of your birthday party." Ziva said to her daughter, Tali listened to her mom as she started letting her tears down her face, knowing her family was finally complete. She brought Ziva into the living room where everyone was happy with Ziva being back with her family.

          "My dream has finally come true after years of hoping..." Tali said to her mom, Then, everyone heard a knock at the front door, where Dinozzo got up from the couch and walked towards the front door. He opened the door to see his friend while holding two gift bags. Abby hugged Dinozzo and she looked at him with a joyful smile.

          "Tony, came as fast as I could to the birthday party. Am I late?" Abby asked Tony,
Dinozzo hugged Abby back and brought her into his house to the living room. Abby looked around the living room and saw Ziva in the room. She ran towards Ziva and hugged her. Tali stays next to her dad as Abby still hugs Ziva.

          "Ziva, I didn't know you were alive. I have heard nothing from Gibbs or our team since I left NCIS. I'm so grateful for seeing you alive and back with Tali. " Abby said to Ziva,
Ziva was so happy to see Abby again and she was happy to see her teammates again after she was reunited with her daughter. Ziva looks at Abby as she brings her into the living room.

          "It's a long story. For now I'm back with my family and will stay here for a long time. Now we have a party to continue." Ziva said to Abby, Abby was happy to see her dearest friend was alive after she thought she was gone. She enjoys getting to know her niece during the birthday party. Tali enjoys her birthday with her family and friends although the night. She enjoys listening to her imah talking about her life to everyone while they enjoy eating the snacks and desserts. 

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                     Later that night, everyone went to their hotel for the night before going back home tomorrow. Tali and Andrea were changing out of their ball gowns into their nightgowns after a fun birthday party. They went back downstairs to clean up all of the decorations around the house. They put the leftovers in the fridge after they grabbed all of the leftovers. They walked back upstairs to return to Tali's bedroom where they enjoyed talking about the party. Ziva walked into the kitchen where Dinozzo was cleaning dishes and putting them into the dishwasher. He grabbed the tray from the kitchen sink after cleaning it and he put it down on the counter. He grabbed a small plate and two cups from the cabinet to put them down on the counter. He grabbed the milk from the fridge and put it down on the counter next to the tray. He put some cookies on a small plate and put milk into two cups. He looked at Ziva while he put the plate of cookies and two cups of milk on the tray.

          "Ziva, you should know that I have searched everywhere to find if you are alive or not. I have a deep feeling in my heart that you were alive after meeting our daughter to change my life forever. I returned to the states with our daughter, after failing to find you knowing that you were somewhere hiding and finishing fixing your life. I have given Tali the life that she deserves to have and she always asks about knowing you from my stories. Now you should take this tray to Tali's bedroom and maybe spend some time with her. You should know that her high school has been having lockdowns with this unknown group walking through the high school hallways. We both could protect our daughter and her friends from this unknown danger." Dinozzo said to Ziva,
Ziva was surprised to know about what's going on in her daughter's high school for knowing she has come at the right time to help DiNozzo to protect her daughter. She looked at Dinozzo while she grabbed the tray off the counter.

          "Tony, I'm glad you are going to give me the time to spend time with Tali. You should know that we could trust Gibbs and NCIS to help us protect our daughter and her friends." Ziva said to Dinozzo,
Ziva walked out of the kitchen while Dinozzo was putting the clean dishes into cabinets in the kitchen. She walked through the living room where she looked at the picture of her and Dinozzo. She remembers her time with him when she was working in NCIS before everything happened in her life. She walked towards the stairs and walked up the stairs while she held the tray in her hands. She walked through the opened hallway towards her daughter's bedroom door. She noticed the door was half opened and she opened the door more to walk into her daughter's bedroom. She looked up from being careful with holding the tray and saw her daughter talking with her friend about the party. Tali turned her head and saw her imah walking into her room. She got up from her bed and helped her imah to bring the tray to her bedside table. She led her imah to her window seat and they sat down next to each other.

          "Tali, Dinozzo has let me bring you and your friend a late night snack after helping him with putting the leftovers in the fridge. I want to spend some time with you to let you remember that you have me back in your life. I have heard from Dinozzo and my friends that your high school has been having lockdowns with a strange group that endangers lives. You should know that I have connections with people who could help find out who this strange group is and stop them from endangering anyone's lives. Now I'm so proud of you to see you take the risk of helping my friends." Ziva said to Tali,
Tali takes off her necklace around her neck while she was listening to her imah and shows it to her imah. Ziva looks at the necklace to remember secretly giving her necklace to Dinozzo before he returned to the states. She was happy to see her necklace is now her daughter has it.

          "Aba gave me your necklace after he found the picture inside the bag when I was five years old. It was a very special memory to remember from a young age and I showed him what you told me about him. I started having a similar deep feeling that you were alive when I was ten years old. You were the one who has kept me believing in hope for not knowing if you were alive or not. I'm so grateful for knowing you are back in my life once again." Tali said to Ziva,
Ziva was very happy to know Dinozzo had done a kind thing to give her necklace to their daughter. She grabbed her necklace from her daughter's hands and put it back around her daughter's neck. She gave her daughter a hug and got up from the window seat. Ziva walked out of her daughter's bedroom and went back downstairs to help clean up the living room. Tali got up from her window seat and went back to the bed where she grabbed the tray to start eating the late night snack with her friend. They enjoy talking and eating their late night snack.

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                     Later that night, Ziva was walking out to the trash can after cleaning up the living room before she noticed a strange van driving on the street near Andrea's house. She stays behind the trash can to watch the van driving away. She put the trash into the trash can and walked back inside the house to make coffee in the kitchen. She walks into the kitchen where she makes two mugs of coffee for herself and Dinozzo. Ziva walked out of the kitchen into the living room and walked into Dinozzo's office holding two mugs with coffee in them. She put the second mug on the coffee table and sat down on the small couch next to Dinozzo.

          "Tony, I should tell you about me seeing a strange van across the street who was in front of Andrea's house. Do you know about this?" Ziva asks Dinozzo,
Dinozzo listens to Ziva as he remembers his first time seeing a similar strange van across the street a couple of years ago. Dinozzo opened one of his desk drawers and grabbed a file with information and pictures. He put the file on the end of his desk and opened it showing papers and pictures inside the file.

          "Yes, I know about it, for being the one who got Andrea's family to trust me to keep her at my house during the time when young girls went mysteriously missing. I do remember when there was a fight in the neighborhood where gun fires and very loud shouting, including screaming. I helped Tali and Andrea get into the basement like we prepared whenever there were dangerous situations. I watched NCIS coming to the neighborhood after things went quiet. I have tried to investigate by myself, knowing that I'm doing the right thing to help protect our daughter and Andrea's family. I found nothing about the strange group and I began to investigate by using my work to help me with finding information about the strange group ever since. You could help me get more information and find a way to stop them from endangering anyone's lives." Dinozzo said to Ziva,
listens to Dinozzo as she grabs one of the papers and reads it quietly. She remembers reading local news articles during her time when everyone thought she was dead. She looked at Dinozzo after reading the paper and put it on the opened file.

          "Tony, I would have my friends help you to find information and stop this strange group from not endangering anyone's lives. For now I want to get back to almost normal life with being family once again. I'm planning to ask my friends who could keep an eye on our daughter and her friend, Andrea. I will have some of my friends who work at their high school and they could help protect the high school." Ziva said to Dinozzo, Dinozzo listens to Ziva as he looks through each of the missing girls. They continue talking about ideas and plans for finding this strange group to stop them from kidnapping anymore girls. They enjoy working together once again like they did when they were working for NCIS. Tali fell asleep while Andrea was sitting on the window seat looking out from the window. She starts to notice a familiar van in front of her house that brings little fear in her heart. She remembered her childhood memories from staying at her friend's house during a hard time in the neighborhood. She soon falls on the window seat after she watches the familiar van driving away from the street.

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                     One month later, everything was back to normal after the schools opened up once again after a couple of months of being closed. Tali and Andrea finally returned to school with being almost the best students in all of their classes. They work hard on their schoolwork to have best grades and help their teachers with organizing books in the library during their lunch time. They help their fellow classmates with their schoolwork and projects in their classes.

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                     One day, Tali and Andrea were in their home classroom where they were working on a teamwork project for their history. Tali was working on their Google Slide on her school iPad and her best friend was working on making flags of England royalty. Andrea got up from her chair and walked towards the closet to get more color papers for her flags. Then everyone hears the principal saying that the high school is in another lockdown. Andrea puts the color papers back into the closet and helps her fellow classmates get to the back of their classroom. Tali stays next to the door where she holds her phone in her hands while being ready to help NCIS. She helps get their fellow classmates and their teachers to the back of the classroom. She grabbed hers and Tali's backpacks off their desk and brought them to the back out of their classroom. Tali carefully looked out at the small window and noticed a familiar strange group walking through another hallway to the hallway near their classroom. Tali holds her phone very carefully and takes pictures of the strange group. She carefully walked back to others and stayed next to Andrea while she gave her phone to her for safe keeping. They hold each other for Tali knowing something bad is going to happen.

                     Then soon, the strange group shut opened the classroom door while pointing their guns at the group of students and teacher. Andrea keeps her head hidden while putting her hoodie over her head. She was trying to stay strong while holding Tali tight in her arms. The strange group towards the group of students towards the young girl who was sitting next to another young girl. They walked towards the young girl who was sitting next to her friend. They started to grab Tali before Andrea got up from the floor after giving the two backpacks to her teacher. She kept Tali behind her to keep her safe from them for being her childhood friend. She still has her face hidden from being seen under her hoodie to keep herself safe.

          "Don't you dare take my best friend!" Andrea told the strange group,

One of the people in the strange group pushed really hard to the other young girl who fell down on the floor with badly injuries on her legs and arms. Andrea's fellow classmates help her to the back of the classroom, where they watch Tali being taken away from them. She grabbed hers and Tali's backpacks from her classmate while she watched her friend being taken away from her into the hallway. Tali tries looking back at her friend while she was being held very tightly by the strange group. Andrea started breaking into tears when she realized that she would never see her or not know what's going to happen to her.

          "Tali...!" Andrea said to herself very loudly,

Andrea continued being in tears while she was held close by her classmates and teacher. The strange group brought the young girl into the back of their van and drove away from the high school into the city. She and her class stay together while they wait for the police or NCIS to come to the high school. She continues being heartbroken and frightened after she experiences, including having her best friend being kidnapped. She only has her strongest hopes her friend will stay strong during this difficult time.

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                     One hour later, Andrea was with her teachers, who were giving her support after what she experienced from watching her best friend being kidnapped. She was in tears for being heartbroken about having her best friend being taken for unknown reasons. She cleans up her face after crying so much after she noticed Gibbs talking to the other teachers and students who saw or heard about the strange group near their classrooms. She noticed Ziva and Dinozzo running through the hallway towards her and Gibbs. Ziva runs towards Andrea and stays next to her to check on her from her injuries. Dinozzo looks at Gibbs with a worried look on his face for his daughter's safety.

          "Gibbs, what happened to our daughter?! We only heard from her teacher that she was kidnapped from a strange group and Kailani got badly injured." Dinozzo asked Gibbs,
Gibbs listens to Dinozzo while he watches the medical team walk towards Andrea and starts checking her injuries after checking on other students. He saw how she was heartbroken from what she experienced. Gibbs looks at Dinozzo after talking with the teachers.

          "What I know from Tali's teacher and her fellow students told me that a strange group broke into their classroom after breaking open the door. They grabbed Tali for having Andrea get badly injured after trying to not let them take her friend. I'm going to let the medical team take Andrea to the hospital to help her get better to return and I'm going to have McGee to protect her from being taken like Tali. You and Ziva could help protect her too, including helping us with finding more information about finding this strange group to rescue Tali." Gibbs said to Dinozzo,
Dinozzo listens to Gibbs as he watches Ziva help the medical team to bring Andrea to their ambulance. He walks towards the teachers to ask them for any more information about what happened. Ziva stayed next to Andrea as she was sitting on the stretcher while they were preparing to travel to the hospital.

          "Andrea, could you tell me what you remembered when the strange group came to your classroom when they kidnapped Tali? It's because we need information to find a way to rescue Tali. Me and Dinozzo are going to let you stay with us when you go to the hospital to get better from your injuries." Ziva said to Andrea,
Andrea listens to Ziva while she is still heartbroken and sad about losing her friend who was kidnapped for unknown reasons. She looked at Ziva while letting the medical team continue to check on her injuries.

          "I remembered using all of my strength to hold Tali from being taken, before I got badly injured after getting pushed really hard to the floor. It's so hard to watch Tali being taken away from me being kidnapped for some unknown reason....." Andrea said to Ziva,
Andrea began crying to put her head on Ziva's shoulders with tears going down her face. Ziva put her hands on Andrea's head for being worried about her daughter who she only hopes to stay strong.

          "Andrea, you should know that me, Dinozzo, and my friends from NCIS would protect from this strange group to not kidnap you. It's alright to let you cry after experiencing the loss of losing your friend from being kidnapped. You have to strongly believe in hope that my friends from NCIS could find a way to rescue Tali." Ziva said to Andrea,
Andrea continued crying until she fell asleep on Ziva's shoulders while two medical members brought the stretcher bed from their ambulance. Ziva helps the medical team to put Andrea on the medical stretcher bed and follows them to their ambulance in front of the high school. DiNozzo looked at Gibbs while they walked through the hallway after finishing talking with teachers and students.

          "Gibbs, you should know that I have information that is important to use for this case to find out who this strange group is, where they are, and find my daughter. I'm going to join Ziva to go to the hospital to be there for Andrea to let you go to her family to tell them about what happened today." Dinozzo said to Gibbs,
Ellie was finishing up watching the footage from the high school hallways camera in the principal's office, when she noticed Tali looking up at the hallway camera. She knew that she was giving some kind of signs for NCIS to know that she would be strong. Ellie noticed Gibbs and DiNozzo walking into the office after she finished watching hallways camera footage.

          "Bishop, what did you get after watching the high school hallways camera footage?" Gibbs asked Ellie,
Ellie listens to Gibbs as she pauses the hallway camera footage to show the strange group taking Tali through to the front of the high school. Dinozzo noticed his daughter was looking at the camera while showing her courage inside her eyes.

          "Bishop, I see you have noticed Tali gave her sign to show us that she would be alright for being a fighter within her heart. I'm still worried about Tali and I would do anything to help my team and protect her best friend, Andrea from being kidnapped next." Dinozzo said to Ellie,
Gibbs put his hand on Dinozzo's shoulder in being very proud of Dinozzo for giving his help in this case. He looked at the camera footage to see Ziva's strength inside of Tali knowing she would give them time to end this case.

          "Bishop, I want you to get this footage on flash drive and bring it to Kastie to let her look through the footage to find out who's those people in this strange group. Dinozzo wants you to join Ziva at the hospital to stay with Andrea. I'm going to have McGee join you and Ziva to get more information from her to ask you more questions. I'm going to ask Vance to send some agents to the hospital to have security for Andrea." Gibbs said to Ellie and Dinozzo,
Dinozzo walked out of the front office and walked back to his car to get to the hospital to be with Ziva. Ellie grabbed a flash drive from her backpack and started downloading the camera footage into the flash drive. Gibbs returned to the crime scene, where McGee was finishing talking with the teachers and students. Gibbs returns to talk with Andrea's teachers and her fellow classmates to get more information about what happened.

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                     Later that early afternoon, the strange group returned to their base for being in an abandoned house somewhere east of Philadelphia. They brought the girl to a middle room where they threw her on the bed and locked the door in keeping her hostage. Tali stays on the bed where she holds her mother's necklace in her hands in hope that her aba and his friends would rescue her. Soon strange men walked into the small room with two other strange men.

          "Greetings and welcome to your temporary home until we figure out how to bring you to New York City. For now be a good girl and stay here until we figure out what to do with you." One of the three strange mens said to Tali,
Three strange men leave the small room with Tali thinking about how her parents were figuring out how to find a way to rescue her. Soon she falls asleep on the bed while the sun shines through the window. She dreams about being reunited with her parents after experiencing a very dangerous and traumatic moment. She only have the courage and bravery to keep herself alive during this very difficult period of her life.

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                     Later that evening, Andrea woke up to see she was in the hospital room before she noticed a nurse walking into the room to check on her injuries. She stays in the hospital bed before she starts crying again after realizing what happened to her friend. One of the nurses left the room to find Ziva and Dinozzo sitting in the waiting room. Nurse walked into the waiting room towards them holding a clipboard.

          "I'm here to tell you that Andrea is awake and doing well with knowing her injuries are healing slowly. She will be able to go home after she gets checked on by my fellow nurses and doctors. She got badly hurt after getting pushed really hard to the floor to get some bruises on her arms and legs. She will be able to leave the hospital in a couple of hours. You are welcome to visit her and stay with her to be part of her security." Nurse said to Ziva and Dinozzo,
Dinozzo and Ziva got up from the chairs to follow the nurse to the hospital room, where Andrea was sitting in the hospital bed. McGee walked into the hospital room after hearing Kailani was doing well and walked towards the chair next to the hospital bed. McGee sat down on the chair while looking at Andrea.

          "Hey Andrea, I'm here to ask questions and be part of your security. Could you tell me about what you remember about what happened in your class today?" McGee asked Kailani,
Andrea listens to McGee as she grabs hers and Tali's backpacks from the bedside on the other side of the hospital bed. She grabbed Tali's phone from Tali's backpack and she gave it to McGee knowing NCIS could use it for their case.

          "I remembered trying my very hardest to protect Tali from being kidnapped by the strange group who came into our home classroom. I used my strength and courage to keep Tali from being taken, before I was pushed really hard to the floor. My fellow classmates helped me get back up from the floor to the back of classroom and watched Tali being taken away from me. I want to help save my friend and stop this strange group from hurting anyone else who I care about. I do know that I might be next to get kidnapped and I have NCIS to keep me safe. I'm going to let you have Tali's phone and you could take her backpack, knowing that she gave me them for a very good reason." Andrea said to McGee,
McGee listens to Andrea as she gives McGee Tali's backpack knowing that NCIS could use it to find Tali. She started crying again after having a flashback of watching Tali being taken away. Ziva walked up to Andrea and stayed next to her to comfort her. McGee got up from the chair and walked towards Dinozzo who was staying next to the door.

          "Tony, I'm going to let you and Ziva take care of Andrea. I'm going to return to headquarters to bring Tali's phone and backpack to have Kastie find something to help the case. You should know that I'm glad you and Ziva are back before Tali gets kidnapped today." McGee said to Dinozzo, Dinozzo listens to McGee giving a hug before he walks out of the hospital room into the hallway to the elevator. He watched Ziva comforting Andrea who was still heartbroken about her friend. They got word from one of the nurses that Andrea was able to leave the hospital to go back home. Ziva and Dinozzo brought Andrea to his car and they went back to the neighborhood. Kat wondered how Tali was doing after being kidnapped by the strange group.

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                     Later that night, Ziva brought Andrea to Tali's bedroom and DiNozzo walked into his office to find the files for his team to use for the case. Ziva helps Andrea get on the bed and put her backpack on the bed. She grabbed her backpack and grabbed her laptop from her backpack to start doing her homework. Ziva walked out of her daughter's bedroom into the hallway to look at the pictures of her daughter on the hallway wall. She walked down the stairs through the living room where she remembered seeing her daughter for the first time on birthday. She thought about what Tali was doing being held hostage somewhere in Philadelphia. Ziva walked into the kitchen where she grabbed a cup and plate from the cabinet to put them down on the counter. She went to the fridge to grab the milk and grabbed a middle box of cookies from inside of the fridge. She opened the milk to put some milk in the cup and brought the milk back in the fridge to walk back to the counter. She opened the middle box to grab some cookies to put on the plate. closed the middle box after grabbing a few cookies for Dinozzo and brought the middle box back in the fridge. Ziva grabbed the cup and plate off the counter to leave the kitchen into the living room and went towards Dinozzo's office. She dropped off the cookies for Dinozzo and walked upstairs to the second floor while she looked at the pictures once again. She walked through the hallway towards Tali's bedroom door, where she noticed Kailani was working on her homework on her laptop. She walked into her daughter's bedroom where she walked towards the bedside table where she put the cup and plate down on the bedside table. She carefully sat down next to her side on her daughter's bed. Ziva looks at Andrea while she notices something wrong and still has a sad look on her face.

          "I brought some cookies and a cup of milk. You should really know that I'm very proud of you for trying to keep Tali safe from the strange group. Me and Tony would protect and have a plan if they think of kidnapping you. Now, I want to know if you know anything about this strange group." Ziva said to Andrea,
Andrea listens to Ziva as she puts her laptop next to her and grabs one of the cookies off the table. She looked at Ziva while she was trying to remember her childhood memories with Tali.

          "I have been best friends with Tali since we first met when she and her dad moved into the neighborhood. We did things together for hangouts and sleepovers at either my house or her house. Something strange happened when me and Tali were in middle school. I only remember my family letting me stay at Tali's house when an unknown van came down the street every night during the till end of the school year. One night, I was chatting with her until we started gun fires and screaming to make us rush down to the basement. We stayed there until the next morning and made us wonder what was happening in the neighborhood. Tali's dad checked on us every hour until we were asleep on the couch. I knew nothing about what happened that night and I almost forgot about it until now. I do know that my own life is endangered, including putting my family at risk. I do know that I would be ready for anything if this strange group does go after me next. I want NCIS to protect my family from this risk that I put on them, for letting them know that I would be safe with you and Tony." Andrea explains to Ziva, Ziva listens to Andrea while she remembers reading a file about a friendly neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She looked at Andrea while she grabbed one of the cookies from the plate.

          "I remembered reading a file about possibly being the same group who were searching for different girls in different neighborhoods. NCIS sends a team to stop this group who ran away from Philadelphia to another state without getting caught. NCIS kept an eye on them, including keeping you and your neighborhood. I have been having ways to get files and information with people who I know. Now let me go get the files from Tony's office and show them to you if you could help with this unsolved case to get it solved." Ziva explained to Andrea,
Andrea listens to Ziva as she grabs her laptop to show pictures from her photo album to look through pictures from playing with her best friend. Ziva got up from the bed and walked from her daughter's bedroom into the hallway. She looked through her pictures before having a bad feeling that she started packing her backpack to be ready to get out of the neighborhood.

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                     Later that night, Ziva walked into DiNozzo's office to grab her bag off the couch and start to look for the right files in her bag on the couch. Tony walked back into his office to bring some files from his friends and sat down next to Ziva. He looked at her as they began looking through files.

          "Ziva, Vance has let us look through the unsolved case files in helping who took Tali and figure out what this strange group is planning. I was looking through the files in my office and found a very interesting discovery in the files that might scare Andrea. The unsolved case files say that this unknown group ran away from the state. There was a saying in one of the files that the group was looking for certain girls who were young ages. I think they were planning to kidnap Tali and then Andrea to do something with them. I remembered her parents asking me to let Andrea stay at my house with Talu for the rest of the school year. There were times that I kept an eye on Andrea and our daughter, when girls went missing for unknown reasons. Did she tell you about anything that might help us find Tali?" Tony asked Ziva,
Ziva listens to Dinozzo as she grabs one of the files from her bag and puts it on the coffee table. She looked at Tony while she opened the file that showed information and a few pictures.

          "Yes, she told me about her point of view that happened when she was in middle school. Her parents were doing the right thing for keeping her safe from letting her stay at your house. I remembered hearing about it from a local news article and reading a few files about the unsolved case. I want to solve this unsolved case by getting our daughter back and stopping this group, including stopping them from hurting anymore girls." Ziva said to Tony,
Dinozzo listens to Ziva as she looks through the different files as he puts down other files on the coffee table. He only hopes how they can rescue their daughter by figuring out where she is being held hostage. Dinozzo looks at Ziva after opening the files showing information about the unsolved case.

          "I have been looking through the files to find some information about this unknown group who was on the NCIS watch list. There was information about a similar group that had been making the one high school go into lockdowns so many times. Oh yeah I got an email from the high school principal about having all students stay home for their own safety. I heard from Vance about having security for each of the high school students and their families during this tough time here in Philadelphia." Tony said to Ziva,
Ziva listens to Tony as she looks through the information in the different files knowing that she has to keep Kailani safe from this strange group. She looked at Tony after looking at the different files.

          "We have to figure out what this strange group is going to do next while holding our daughter hostage for unknown reasons. I would stay here to keep Andrea safe while you rejoin Gibbs and his team to find our daughter. You could let Ellie join me to keep her safe. She would be a great help with knowing about being part of the team that I could help her. For now you could go get some rest for tomorrow and I stay here to clean up with getting files back in your office. I go check on Kailani if she is done with her homework and she is ready for bed. I know she would be really worried about Tali and staying strong." Ziva said to Tony,
Tony grabbed all of the flies off the coffee table and put all of the flies into his bag. He walked out of his office after grabbing his bag off the couch and walked upstairs to get ready for bed. Ziva walked out of Tony's office and walked upstairs into the second floor hallway. Ziva walked into her daughter's room where Andrea was working on her paper for her English class. Andrea looked up from her laptop and saw Ziva at the doorway.

          "Oh hey Ziva, I know it's very late at night but I keep myself busy with my schoolwork. I don't really want to be worried about Tali. I have been doing my own research on my one family member for help with your mission. There was nothing about it. I start doing more of my schoolwork. My history teacher let me do a paper about the Space Shuttle Challenger destruction and the space teacher after my last family's trip to Florida. It really helps me keep myself busy with doing paper for extra credit for class. Do you want to hear about it?" Andrea asked Ziva, Ziva listened to Andrea as she walked into her daughter's room and sat down on the bed. She looked at Andrea while she looked at Andrea's laptop while showing her paper, curious about what it was about. She was amazed how much she worked hard for this paper by seeing how passionate she was.

          "I would love to hear about it. I'm glad that you were trying to help our mission to find Tali. I'm very proud of you for being a great girl who tries to help and works hard. You are a very special and unique girl in your own way." Ziva said to Andrea,
Andrea listens to Ziva as she shows pictures of the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger for her paper on her laptop after she works so hard on it. She always enjoys doing schoolwork or projects to keep herself busy from missing her best friend. Andrea looks at Ziva as she shows her history class project on her laptop.

          "My history teacher let me and my fellow classmates pick something to do a research paper. I picked the Challenger to tell about it in my own words. NASA have been working on rockets since the space race and have been doing different missions, including the Apollo program after the rocket race ended in 1975. Soon in 1986 on January 28 that Christa McAliffe and fellow crew members were ready to get on the challenger without knowing that it might be their last day. After they got into the Challenger, they were taking off into the sky until something went very wrong that shocked the whole country. It was great sadness and heartbreaking to lose 7 astronauts, including a teacher after the destruction. I have been doing research before writing, like watching documentaries and movies. I only heard little about it during my life until my first visit to Kennedy Space Center last summer. I should get ready for bed soon and get some sleep for tomorrow to continue doing my schoolwork." Andrea explains to Ziva,
Ziva was surprised to learn about NASA and the Space Shuttle Challenger. She was happy to see her daughter's best friend to be so smart and intelligent. She remembers hearing how they worked together on school assignments and projects to get great grades. Ziva looked at Andrea with a joyful smile on her face.

          "Andrea, I'm glad you shared it with me. I will let you finish your project. Then you should get ready for bed to get some rest and I will be downstairs if you need anything." Ziva said to Andrea,
Andrea listens to Ziva as she turns off her laptop and puts it back into her backpack to get ready for bed. Ziva got up from the bed and walked out of the bedroom into the hallway downstairs. She walked into the bathroom to get ready for bed after getting off the bed. She got into the bed and fell asleep almost feeling like someone was watching her from outside the window. Ziva walked downstairs into Tony's office and got back to read the files. Dinozzo was walking towards his bathroom before hearing a very loud knocking on the front door and he grabbed his phone to text Gibbs about putting their plan into action. Ziva was putting dirty dishes into the dishwasher in the kitchen before heard the same very loud knocking on the front door and walked out of the kitchen into the living room. She grabbed her phone and texted Gibbs while walking towards the stairs. Tony walked out of his bedroom and walked downstairs towards Ziva.

          "Ziva, I already texted Gibbs about what's going on outside my house and getting our plan into action. You should get Andrea and take her out of the back of the house to meet Ellie who was going to drive a van. I texted Ellie to meet you guys at another street to get you guys out of here. Now go before it's too late!" Tony told Ziva,
Ziva ran upstairs and walked into her daughter's bedroom, where Kat was ready to go. Andrea looks up at Ziva while she is putting her cloak on with the hood over her head to get ready to leave the house.

          "I have my backpack ready in case anything happens and you get me out of here. I did have a bad feeling and acted fast to be ready to leave. Now we get out of here before they get into the house." Andrea said to Ziva, Andrea followed Ziva out of Tali's bedroom into the hallway and down the stairs where Tony was waiting for Gibbs and his team. Ziva brings Andrea towards the van where Ellie was waiting for them. Ellie opened the back door and let Ziva and Andrea into the van. Ellie closed the back door and got into the front seat. She started driving the van out of the neighborhood. She tries to stay brave for herself and her best friend while having both their lives endangered. Soon Andrea falls asleep on Ziva's lap during the drive through the road after leaving the neighborhood.

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                     Later that night, Tali was on the bed where the moon light was shining through the only window. She was so scared once again in her life after getting taken by a strange group from her friends and family. Tali knew that she had to stay calm to stay alive or she would put her life, including her family's life at risk. Soon she heard the same people talking about something outside the middle room. Soon another strange man opened the door with some food. Tani tried to stay away from these strange men and she looked down at her necklace. Strange men put down the food on the bed and looked at the teenager.

          "Hey, I'm just here to bring you some food to let you live. I'm so sorry about taking you from your friends and family. I know that I want to find a way back to get what I need after I was forced to leave
everything. I hope you can understand that. For now, only behavior and don't do anything to let my friends hurt you." Strange men said to the teenager, Ziva was so scared and frightened as she stayed next to the wall as she watched the strange man leave the room and close the door. Tali carefully grabbed the food and ate some of the food while being so frightened. She began wondering what was happening outside her holding prison as she still held her hopes for returning to her parents.

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                     Later that early morning, it was still dark outside during the drive to the NCIS headquarters after they left the neighborhood. Andrea was still asleep on Ziva's lap while Ellie was driving through the main road as she didn't even know how her adventurous journey was about to begin. Ziva looks at Ellie while having her arms around Andrea to make her feel safe.

          "Ellie I want to say thank you for getting us out of there before it was too late. I know the strange group of people were after Andrea next after taking Tali. Do you know why they are doing this?" Ziva asked Ellie,
Ellie listens to Ziva as she drives the van out of the street into another main road. She remembers doing research with McGee on this case to reopen old cases and soon realizes there were other missing girls.

          "McGee has a theory that this group has a connection to the unsolved case that happened with their neighborhood. They were looking for a young girl who was connected to one of their members. Then we discovered how there were other missing girls who were kidnapped. McGee told me about remembering reading an unsolved old case about a small problem with a family in one of the friendly neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For now, I'm taking you guys to a safe house somewhere in the Big Island of Hawaii. NCIS is going to let us use a private jet to travel to the Big Island of Hawaii. Vance says that he would have the very best NCIS agents to protect the safe house. He was going to have Kat's family go to a different safe house on Big Island after Gibbs and our team got them out of their family before anything bad happened." Ellie explains to Ziva,
Ziva listens to Ellie as she looks down at Andrea who was still sound asleep on her lap. She looks up at Ellie while knowing her daughter was somewhere in Philadelphia being held hostage by her will.

          "Ellie, I'm glad to have your team ready for anything in keeping everyone safe. I know that it's very important for keeping Andrea safe after this strange group took my Tali for unknown reasons. For now, I'm staying with Andrea while Tony stays here in the mainland to continue the search to find Tali. Andrea's family would be happy to return to Hawaii for a couple of days knowing it's for their safety. For now our mission is to keep Andrea safe from this unknown group who took my daughter, Tali. Tony would meet us in Hawaii after figuring out what this group is and why they want to capture Andrea." Ziva said to Ellie,
Ellie drives the van down the main road to the airport while Ziva lets Andrea sleep in the back seat of the van. Ellie continues driving down the main road while she deeply hopes for her best friend to be safe while being held captive. She didn't even know her life was truly going to change and find the strength, courage, and bravery for getting her friend back in taking the risk.