Of course do not own anything having to do with NCIS. This is my first story something that I have kicking around for awhile I hope you like it. I will updated soon, Please review I would love to know what you think.--thx Sam

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Ziva was still cursing about her frizzy hair. The rain with the heat was driving her nuts. She glanced down her watch 06:35 she knew she had just enough time to get to work. Maybe I should stop and get coffee for Tony and McGee. She wondered if either of them got to leave last night. Gibbs had let her leave at 2am when she had finished the interrogations and they were not back yet. She smiled. She saw her Mini parked ahead in the structure. She felt the hairs on the back of her neck raise. Her eyes slipped to the right and left of her. Then she saw it a black van parked about 6 spots past the mini on the other side. The two men in the front were watching her she could feel it. Then contact. Her eyes met the one of the men. Before she could do anything the mini exploded sending her flying back.

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The music blared as if trying to keep the two NCIS agent awake. They had spent the night trying to track a petty officer wanted for murder. McGee was fighting a losing battle with his eyelids as his head kept falling towards his chest. Tony laughed quietly. At least I was able to take a shower change my clothes. He smiled. McGee and he had stopped at his apartment on the way. He glanced at the clock 06:43. Still going to be late he shrugged. His phone buzzed next to him he smiled it was Ziva. He pushed the hands free button on the steering wheel to accept the call.

"Good Morning Zee-vah…did we sleep well?", Sarcastically teasing his partner. "The least you could do…"

"Tony!" her voiced screamed through the speakers of the car waking McGee with a start. Then they heard the background "pop! Pop!" the sounds of gunfire filled the car. "I am stapled down, yes" she yelled. They heard the phone hit the ground as she returned fire.

"Ziva, Ziva!",Screamed Tony into the interior of the car. He felt his heart race in his chest "Where are you?"

"I am at home, car park" her voice breathlessly. Tony saw they were close. His foot hit accelerator pushing though the red light. The car tires started slipping on the wet pavement. McGee pulled his cell calling Gibbs. "There are at least eight of them, I have gotten a few of them.

"5 minutes Zi hold on!" He shouted back at her. He heard her gun firing back.

"I am pretty much out of ammo" sounding as though she was hyperventilation. "No time"

"Zi, just run!" he yelled at her.

"I can't Tony" her voice soften "bomb took out my car, my leg is broken." As she said the words Tony's chest tighten at the sound of her voice she was not calling for back-up. His mind heard her voice from years ago "I will never be taken alive"

McGee looked up from his phone and just looked at Tony. Driving into oncoming traffic weaving around cars at a break neck speeds. He turned on to her street. Tony had made it 2 minutes

"Tony…"Ziva voice trailed off. " I love you" her voice whispered though the car before the phone disconnected.

"Boss is on his way…" McGee trailed off "called for a bus too" Tony nodded as barreled the car through the entrance gate. They could hear the sounds of automatic fire.

"McGee shoot to kill don't hesitate ok?" as Tony screamed the tires to second level. Then they saw it the mini burning uncontrollably pieces of it part strewn around the parking area. He saw 3 of them converging on her location behind a car across from hers that was burning.

"Now McGee!," he shouted at his probie. Jumping out the car he began to fire at the 3 making their way towards Ziva position. Taking one by surprise and dropping him instantly. McGee's shot dropped the second the third launched a barrage of gun fire in their direction; forcing them to take cover.

"Go!" McGee yelled "get her, I'll cover you" Tony nodded. Making a dash over to where Ziva was at. Taking cover on the broad side of a car knowing she was leaning up against the front. He made his way around to corner of car. As Tony turns the corner he sees Ziva holding her gun toward one of the assailants pulling the trigger, than nothing she was empty but before he could fire Tony took the shot and he went down. He looked over to see McGee lay the last guy down.

Ziva dark brown eyes turned and looked up to him. "You got here fast", flashing a little smile.

Tony knelt down next to her "you gave me a good incentive" he flashed a smile. Hearing the sirens for the ambulance coming closer, she mouth a thank-you to him, closing her eyes.

"I've always got your six Zi, always" sliding down next to her letting her lean against him. He could hear strugging for breath he started to feel for wounds. Her hand flew up instantaneously grabbing it.

He grinned "were hit anywhere?" resuming his search with her hand still attached to his.

"Just by the exploding mini" she tried to joke. Releasing his hand, she began to wipe the blood running from her forehead into her eyes. "I think broke a rib or two." Still struggling to breath.

"Try to relax" he whispered kissing the top of her head.

McGee came running over to them. He first noticed her lower left leg with the bone protruding its ugly way through her skin. He knelt down on the other side of her. Her eyes slid over to his face she saw the worry in his eyes. "It…is…not… that…bad" she tried to reassure him as her labored breathing was getting worse. "Don't try and talk Ziva." McGee wispered, as the paramedic came running over to the three of them. McGee moved to allow them access to her broken body.

"What's her name?" He asked as he opened his box pulling out a stethoscope.

"Ziva David" Tony answered quietly. As he listened to her struggling breathe.

"Is she one of yours" Noticing the badges.

"She is my partner" Tony said quietly

"Ziva can you hear me?"

"Ye…s" She was finally able spit out.

"Ok" he smiled. Standing up quickly looking over the car back to truck he yelled out with some urgency, "Kyle, we need oxygen, Chest tube kit and grab an ET Tube kit just in case."

Kneeling back down he turned his attention back to Ziva who was now watching him carefully had reached out and grabbed Tony's hand.

"Ziva my name is Mark" the paramedic smiled "You probably have broken a few ribs and its caused a traumatic pneumohemothorax, basically you have puncture your right lung ok?" He waited for her to respond by nodding slowly. "We need to move you flat on you back it going to feel worse but we need to put a chest tube in ok.?" Again he waited for her to nod.

"Can't you give her something for the pain?" Tony asked, As Kyle the other paramedic came running up with the extra supplies and fielded the question for Mark.

"No we can't depress her breathing any further" he explained calmly.

Mark turned to Tony "Grab her under neck and knee shifting her slowly down, ok?" Again he waited to a response to his instructions Tony nodded shifting his hand to the instructions. Kyle came up alongside Tony and began slipping his hand under the open fracture. Pain shot up leg flooding her whole body tensing every muscle.

Ziva's face refused to show the pain. She merely bit down on her lower lip.

"It's ok Zi" Tony soothed as the three of them lifted her up and slowly down flat onto the concrete of the parking structure.

Tony saw the panic in her eyes.

She felt the oxygen leave her lungs as she slipped into the darkness.

"She's not breathing" Mark called out as Kyle pushed Tony from Ziva's side. As he pushed his head down to her chest, Mark pulled out scissors pulling apart Ziva's blouse.

Tony fell back slightly as the color began to drain from his face. "she can't do this to me, Don't leave me Zi" his inner voiced cried.

"The wound is sucking" Kyle called out reaching over Ziva swiftly pulling out grabbing a scalpel while Mark poured disenfective on the upper right chest.

"Do it now!!" mark raised his voice slightly as Kyle began to make the incision deep into Ziva's chest. Mark plunged the tube into the incision strait into the lung. Everyone heard the rush of air into the tube as Ziva's lung inflated. Mark listened to her lungs through the scope.

Ziva's eyes opened slowly.

"Welcome back Ziva" Mark smiled "you scared the crap out of you partner" He tease DiNozzo.

She grinned. They all looked more relaxed. Kyle slid the oxygen mask over her smile. "Just a precaution" he smiled back, he moved back to allow DiNozzo resume holding her hand.

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