Seeing Life Differently
Summary: DiNozzos may not pass out, but only a DiNozzo could go into a hospital for a protection detail and end up fighting for his life.
Disclaimer: Not mine, I don't own NCIS, although I do own NCIS seasons 1-5 on DVD.
Chapter One: The Pentagon?
"Grab your gear! We've got an explosion at the Pentagon!" Gibbs barked after a ten second phone call.
"The Pentagon?" Tony asked aloud.
"Yes, DiNozzo. The Pentagon!" Gibbs shouted.
"What is the body count?" Ziva asked as she quickly grabbed her gear.
"One dead, one injured and they've just started looking." Gibbs said.
Gibbs got his team to the Pentagon in record time, breaking almost every traffic law at least once. Tony had noticed that even Ziva looked uncomfortable with the way Gibbs had driven, which said quite a lot. Throughout their brief journey to the Pentagon, Leon had been calling Gibbs every five minutes asking for an update and Gibbs was ready to shoot somebody. Tony just hoped it wasn't him.
When they arrived on scene they were immediately escorted inside. They quickly were given a Sit-Rep by the man in charge and Gibbs wasted no time taking over the scene. He ordered Tony and Ziva to start processing the scene and told McGee to find out what was taking Ducky so long.
Less then ten minutes after they arrived Gibbs cell phone rang for the third time. After a brief conversation Gibbs slammed his phone shut and yelled for Tony, Ziva, and McGee to join him.
"That was Director Vance again. He has orders for me to remain at the scene. McGee, your with me. I want you to get copies of every security camera in this building and get them back to Abby ASAP. DiNozzo, Leon wants you with the girl. CIC ordered us to not let that girl out of our sight. David, the teacher's headed to the hospital with the girl. Get everything you can out of him. CIC wants an ID on the girl yesterday!"
"Tony, what is a CIC?" Ziva asked as they quickly made their way away from Gibbs and towards the paramedics who were loading the unconscious girl onto a stretcher.
"Commander in Chief, Ziva." Tony quickly explained. One of the paramedics was questioning a middle aged man who was clearly upset.
"When did she last eat?" Tony heard a paramedic ask.
"Her damn head is cracked open! Who the hell cares when she last ate! Why haven't you stopped the bleeding?!" The man yelled.
"Sir, you need to calm down!" The paramedic said.
"I am calm!" He said angrily.
"Excuse me! NCIS Special Agent DiNozzo and Officer David. We have orders to accompany you to the hospital." Tony said as he flashed his badge.
"We've only got room for one extra in the rig. The rest'll have to follow." The second paramedic, Alex according to his name tag said.
"I'm going." The man said.
"Sorry sir, I have orders to stay with the girl at all times." Tony briefly explained
"Let me speak with your boss." The man demanded.
"Orders aren't from my boss, sir. They're from the President of the United States." Tony said seriously. The paramedic nodded and was about to load the girl into the ambulance when he noticed the man's firm grip on the stretcher.
"Sir, I will follow right behind them. You need to let them work. The best way to help her now is to let the paramedics do their job and get her to the hospital as soon as possible." Ziva
The man released his grip on the stretcher and the paramedics rushed out the building with Tony right beside them.
"I realize this may be difficult but I need to ask you some questions." Ziva asked as she easily kept up with the ambulance, which was driving far too slow, much to her annoyance.
"Sure."
"What's her name?"
"Katie. Katie Docitt. And before you ask I'm Mike Wells."
"Okay Mr. Wells, when did you notice Katie was missing?"
"When we got outside, I took a head count. This is all my fault. I should have counted before we left the damn building. The kids were panicked and I was so focused on keeping them calm I forgot the most basic rule of field trips. Before you leave any area, you always take a head count."
"It is not your fault Mr. Wells. Your priority was to keep the children calm and you succeeded. I need you to focus. When did you last see Katie?" Ziva asked.
"A few minutes before the explosion. She and another student went to the head. Just before the explosion I saw the other student and... and I guess I assumed Katie had come back as well." Mike said.
"What is this other student's name?"
"Kim. Kim Docket."
"Does Kim know Katie well?" Ziva asked.
"Yes, very well. They're best friends."
"Have you noticed anything odd or different about Katie's behavior recently?"
"No, nothing."
"Can you think of any reason she would not have returned from the bathroom with her friend?" Ziva asked.
"No, not really."
An hour later Gibbs was walking down the hall at Bethesda Hospital towards the surgical waiting room. After a 40 minute briefing with Leon, he had been instructed by Leon to personally go to the hospital and report his team's findings on the girl directly back to Director Vance.
Explosions at the Pentagon were taken extremely seriously. Especially with one dead mail man and an innocent girl critically injured.
"Gibbs, I was just about to call you." Ziva said as soon as she spotted her boss enter the waiting room.
"How's the girl?" Gibbs asked.
"The girl's name is Katie Docitt and she is still in surgery. The doctors told Tony they would not know anything concrete for at least two more hours. That was twenty minutes ago."
"That why you were going to call me?" Gibbs asked.
"No, I was calling about the girl's teacher, Mike Wells. He was extremely upset when the doctors informed him Katie needed surgery. His reaction combined with his earlier behavior lead me to believe he has a much more personal relationship with the girl than a male teacher should have. I questioned him about it. Before he had the chance to answer, he collapsed onto the floor, convulsing. The doctors believe he suffered a stress induced seizure and are refusing to let me into his room." Ziva explained to Gibbs.
"Convenient."Gibbs muttered
"My thoughts exactly." Ziva replied.
"Officer David?" A man in green scrubs asked as he approached the pair.
"Yes, Dr. Chase?" Ziva asked.
"We no longer believe Mr. Wells suffered a trauma induced seizure. We--" Dr. Chase began to explain until Ziva abruptly cut him off.
"I knew that little rat was just faking so I couldn't question him! He--" Ziva's rant was cut short when the doctor interrupted her.
"He wasn't faking Officer David." Dr. Chase said.
"Then what happened?" Gibbs asked.
"Who are you?" Dr. Chase asked Gibbs.
"Her boss."
"Mr. Wells has epilepsy. We found a pill bottle in his pocket and according to the date it was filled, he missed a dose. The prescription has to be taken every 4 hours. He probably forgot because of everything he's been through today." Dr. Chase explained.
"Can we speak with Mr. Wells?" Gibbs asked.
"Sure, as long as you don't expect him to speak back. He's still unconscious. Could be for several more hours. Seizures are extremely draining on the body. It's not uncommon." The doctor said.
"Take us to his room." Ziva said.
"It's against hospital policy ma'am." Dr. Chase said.
"Doctor, I can have the President of the United States on the phone within a minute ordering you to allow us in or you could let us in yourself!" Gibbs yelled.
"Right this way. We've contacted his wife. She said she would be here shortly." Dr. Chase said before exiting Mike Wells room.
"I do not like him." Ziva said as soon as the doctor was gone.
"I don't like any doctors except for Ducky." Gibbs replied.
"What now?" Ziva asked.
"Now, we wait." Gibbs said simply before taking a long sip from his coffee cup.
TBC: Let me know what you think. Next chapter should be up soon and will focus more on Tony!