The rain pounded hard off the window of Tony's office. If this were an old detective movie this would be the moment a damsel in distress would come bursting in begging for his help. This was not a movie and he was not a detective. He was an elementary school resource officer. The only damsel in distress bursting into his room would be a frazzled teacher dealing with a disorderly student or maybe a kindergartner lost on her way to the bathroom. Days like today he kind of missed the excitement that was his days at NCIS. There were days he considered crawling back to the agency but that would not be fair to Tali. He was a single father, he could not keep putting his life on the line like that. In a way being a resource officer was perfect. He was still a cop but he did not face the constant danger. Even better he would always have weekends, holidays and summers off to be with Tali. He could maybe pick up a few hours of security work a week in the summer to make ends meet but other than that he could focus solely on his girl. His phone buzzed pulling him from his rain induced fog. Jimmy was calling him. Not exactly a damsel in distress but Jimmy was always good for a laugh or two. Especially now that laughing at an inappropriate comment couldn't get him a Gibbs slap anymore. At least not as much.

"Palmer! What's up?!"

"Breen… hel… me."

"Jimmy? Are you OK?

Jimmy Palmer's heart was racing a million beats per minutes, that's how it felt anyway. He could not believe it had gotten this bad. He had been this close to coming to Gibbs in the team but he didn't thinking it would ever be a big enough issue. By the time the threat was made it was too late. He was just walking to the grocery store to get the sauce Breena wanted for her burger. They had come out of nowhere and he knew exactly what the cause was. He knew that his legs were broken and he at least had a concussion among other things. He had just enough strength to retrieve his phone from his pocket. He was trying to reach Breena but when she did not come running. He pretty much knew that he had called a different number.

Tony was officially freaked out. Jimmy was not one to play pranks at least not once this intense and he did actually sound distressed. He heard feet rush by in the background. He swore the closer they got to Jimmy. The faster the feet moved. Why did feet sound so close? shouldn't Jimmy have the phone by his head? He had the brief thought of maybe he had caught the Palmer's in a moment of passion but then he remembered the movement. The Palmer's weren't exactly exhibitionists. Tony had been over once and Breena had turned bright red when she realized she had left a box of condoms on the bathroom counter. Jimmy was even worse.

Tony got lucky in the sense that he had lost track of time and the dismissal bell ended up ringing just after he got off the phone technically he was supposed to stick around until the buses had left but he could not do that today. He told his boss that a friend had a minor emergency and was able to get out pretty easily. He sat with his phone in his hand debating whether he should call NCIS. In the end he dialed the number for Gibbs' desk phone.

"Gibbs"

"Boss it's me, Tony."

"What's up?"

"Has Jimmy been around recently?"

"Not for about an hour. We are having a slow day so Ducky gave him an extended lunch hour. I heard something about meeting Breena. Why?"

"Jimmy called me about ten minutes ago and he seemed distressed."

"Have you tried calling him back? He may have just had a falling out with Breena or something."

"I will call him back and if I can't reach him I will swing by Slater's."

"Good idea but I wouldn't worry. You know how Jimmy is."

Tony called Breena and was told that he had made a run to the grocery store. Knowing that relaxed him. He thought he heard Breena. So maybe Jimmy had just pocket dialed him and was just murmuring to himself about groceries. He knew there was a small market not far from Slater's and the Palmer's were regulars there. He tried to call Jimmy again but again got nothing. He was starting to worry but convinced himself that he was just panicking. That he was overly bored and itching for an adventure. He made a mental note to see if his men's group had any upcoming events. He came to the grocery store first and drove around the parking lot searching for Jimmy's car. He didn't see it anywhere but figured Jimmy had walked. He headed inside to check with customer service but they were busy. So he headed out and made the walk back to Slater's. As he walked he spotted a large lump lying on the other side of the street. He knew without seeing any features or even having confirmation that it was in fact a body. He just knew and he kicked himself for falling into a false sense of security. He grabbed his phone and ran across the street, not caring about traffic. A car slammed on it's brakes and the driver shouted a barrage of obscenities as they sped away. Tony fell to his knees and inspected his friend's body. There was a pulse but it was severely weak. His car was a block away and Jimmy may have a spinal chord injury and if that were the case Tony would be paralyzing his friend. He was trained in CPR but knew better than to move Jimmy unless absolutely necessary. He dialed 911 right away and they gave a ten minute ETA. His next call was to Breena. Who promised to meet them at the hospital. His final call was to Gibbs. He had a moment of wanting to call Gibbs out for his lack of concern but knew that would not do any good. After getting off the phone he turned his attention back to Jimmy. The pulse was weaker and Jimmy's temperature had dropped significantly. None of this was good and the ambulance may as well be on the other side of the universe.

"Come on Palmer. I know you are tougher than this. Just hang on. Breena and Tori need you." Tony pleaded.

A/N: What happened to Jimmy and how will it impact the team? New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.