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It was like any ordinary day around NCIS headquarters. Ziva in two hours early, McGee was sitting at his desk on the phone getting information on a case, Tony was in his undershirt trying to look presentable after a long night of drinking, all they were waiting on was the boss man. Gibbs came strolling in with his cup of coffee in hand.

"Boss we got a murder just outside of Norfolk. Local authorities are saying it's a Marine." McGee started rattling off before Gibbs could even make it to his desk.

"Grab your gear. DiNozzo go get the truck." Gibbs commanded.

"Can I drive this time?" Ziva asked.

"I want to make it there in one-piece Miss David." Gibbs said before walking to the elevator. "Let's roll."

Tony could feel something was going to be wrong about today. He didn't know what but he could just feel it as he drove the truck to the crime scene. He wasn't the only one. Down in the lab Palmer and Abby were talking about a dream that she had had. It wasn't uncommon for her dreams to come true. She once dreamed that Tony had blood all over his face. That next day Kate was killed and her blood was on his face.

"Palmer I had this dream that Tony was laid up in the hospital. I sure hope nothing happens to him. But I have this feeling." Abby tried to explain. She picked up Bert her stuffed hippo and gave him a squeeze letting out a farting noise.

"Oh come on Abs it's Tony! He will be fine!" Palmer tried to comfort her.

Once the team got to the crime scene it was business as usual. There was the body of a marine lying outside a warehouse.

"DiNozzo take pictures, McGee I want you to sketch, Ziva you're with me." Gibbs said as his team went to work.

As the team went about their work they heard gun shots from inside the warehouse that made them stop in their tracks.

"Tony go around back, McGee stay here with the body, Ziva you're with me." Gibbs said running in to the warehouse. It was clear the people inside did not want the team taking that marine.

Gunshots rang from what seemed like every direction and roared in the metal building. The team was able to flush most of the shooters and take them down. When the team thought they were finished they gathered together in the middle of the building. What they didn't know is there was still one more shooter. The gunshot rang out clear as day. Tony felt a pain in his shoulder and collapsed onto the ground. Before thinking Ziva started shooting and was able to get the lone shooter. Once she knew that there were no other shooters she knelt down at Tony's side. The blood gushing from his shoulder, she tried to put pressure on it. Gibbs was busy on the phone trying to get an ambulance down to him.

"Zee-vah you know you don't have to do this. You can let me go. I will be fine." Tony struggled to say.

"No I can't lose you." Ziva said pressing her lips to his.

Tony slipped into a deep dark place and his eyes fell shut.

Gibbs came rushing over. He looked into Ziva's face and seen the young woman crying. Tony's breathing had slowed to slow painful breathes. Gibbs slapped him on top of the head.

"You don't have my permission to die. You got that DiNozzo?" Gibbs said.

"I…I got ya…boss." Tony tried to answer.

"Good" Gibbs said as he could hear the sirens making their way down into the area.

McGee showed them where the team was and paramedics rushed in to save Tony. As they tried to move him he moaned his body in a lot of pain. The paramedics loaded him up and took him to Bethesda. On the way over a million things went through the team's minds. Was he breathing on his own? Was he still alive? Was he going to pull through this?

The team rushed into the waiting room to wait on their friend. After things were done at the crime scene Ducky, Palmer and Abby showed up at the hospital as well. They would perform the autopsy and analyze evidence later. All that mattered was getting their DiNozzo back alive and not being sent to autopsy himself. After hours of waiting with no word on Tony's condition, a Doctor Kevin Blakely came out to speak to the team.

"How is he doc?" Gibbs asked.

"He's lucky to be alive. The bullet went in his left shoulder but never came out. It was lodge just slightly above his heart. It done a lot of damage to his shoulder to where he won't be working out much for a while."

That made Ziva chuckle picturing Tony actually working out.

"Can we go back and see him?" Gibbs asked.

"Yes but just for a moment. He is still trying to come out of the anesthesia so he might be a little loopy." The doctor answered.

The team filed into Tony's recovery room to find he had oxygen on and his shoulder was wrapped to where there was no way he could move it. As Tony started coming to, that's when the fun began. He seen a blurry vision of Ziva.

"I remember you. You're really cute. How about a date?" Tony asked her still out of it.

Ziva leaned down to his ear and whispered "Tony we are already dating."

"I'm the luckiest man alive! I love you! Will you marry me?"

Ziva slapped her face with her palm. 'if only he would say that without the medicine.' She thought.

Tony stuck his tongue out and started petting it. The team found this very amusing.

"Hey boss, come meet my little kitten. I named him Leroy after you." Tony said.

Gibbs couldn't take it he busted out laughing. "Tony I'm not much of a cat person."

"Are we on a spaceship? Why is there a giant squirrel flying this thing? I would almost trust Ziva's diving over squirrel mans."

Tony was cracking up the whole team. Whatever they gave him, they wanted some.

"Hey Abby look! I got a tattoo on my ass you want to see?"

"That's nice Tony, but I think we are all better off not seeing your tattoo." Abby said trying to hide her laughter.

"Come on it's a picture of Ziva's face."

Ziva's brown eyes got big. She would be glad when he was off of this crazy medicine.

"Welcome to the ride. I am Tony DiNozzo and I will be your tour guide today on the Amazon Tour." Tony said switching subjects entirely. He grabbed the blankets and the sheets and threw them off of him revealing his exposed body underneath "This tour features the anaconda and you are safe unless you got buns hun."

Many of the team members started blushing as Ducky and Gibbs tried hard to get the blankets and sheets back over Tony.

"But I'm hot"

"Well we will get you a fan my dear boy." Ducky said with a smile to Jethro.

"I am Secret Agent Sexy Pants and I am here to get you out of yours."

"No Tony it's more like Special Agent and we would like everyone to keep their clothes on." McGee said.

"Oh come on. Palmer I know you will strip for me. I may have some dollar bills if you give me a lap dance."

"Whoa Tony wow. Um I don't think I will ever look at you the same way again." Palmer said.

Dr. Blakely came in and told the team to go home and get some rest. "He will be out of the hospital in a couple of days. He can go back to work but he can't be back in the field until that arm is healed."

A week later Tony came back to work with his arm in a sling. Things were different. It was nothing like the day he got shot. No one would talk to him. Ziva was on the phone. Probie walked passed him like he wasn't even there.

"We got a dead petty officer. Grab your gear." Gibbs said walking in passed Tony.

"On it boss." Tony said eager to get back to work.

"Gas the truck." Gibbs said throwing the keys at McGee. Tony tried to catch them with one arm but then realized that the keys weren't being thrown at him.

What was going on? Did he die and have to watch his team go on without him? If so they adjusted really well. He tried to pick up his backpack.

"What do you think you're doing DiNozzo. You're staying here…cat man." Gibbs said with a smirk.

"Cat man?" Tony asked not sure of what his boss was talking about.

"Ziva please at least talk to me." Tony begged as she headed out the door.

"If only you would tell me in person what you told me at the hospital." Ziva said walking away from him.

He sat down behind his desk.

"What the heck did I do or say at the hospital." He whispered to himself.

With the ding of the elevator came Palmer.

"Autopsy gremlin! Good to see you!" Tony said excited to see someone was still there.

Palmer jumped up on Tony's desk and proceeded to take off his scrub top.

"Palmer! What the hell are you doing?" Tony asked.

Abby came walking up from behind and watched the show.

"Take it off Palmer!" Abby excitedly said.

It embarrassed Palmer but not enough to stop.

"Ok what is going on?" Tony demanded.

"Just playing out your fantasy Tony." Palmer said seductively. Abby couldn't help but laugh. Tony was never going to live this down.

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