Jimmy Palmer fluttered his eyes his head was throbbing.
"Jimmy? Jimmy are you with us?" He heard a female voice call Michelle? No. Something with a B Becky? No. Billie? No Bria? No. Breena that was it Breena.
"Breena?" He asked.
"Good you remember me." Breena said.
"Thank God you're awake I was worried we had lost you too." Vance said entering the room.
"What happened?" Jimmy asked.
"There was a bombing at N.C.I.S I'm afraid." Vance sadly explained. "What's the last thing you remember?" He asked.
"I was talking to Tony when we heard an explosion then he jumped on top of me then everything went dark" Palmer explained.
"Who else survived?" Palmer asked.
The room was silent and Palmer knew instantly what happened.
"You were the only one Jimmy" Breena said crying.
"But Vance is here." Jimmy said.
"My kids were sick at school and Jackie is out of town I was picking them up when the bomb went off." Vance explained
"I...I failed them!" Vance cries.
"No you didn't know Leon none of us could have predicted it" Jimmy said tears forming in his eyes.
Jimmy's doctor came in and explained his condition.
"You're a very lucky man. You only sustained a minor concussion and you will be sore for a while but, over the counter pain meds should help. Now we want to keep you overnight for observation and no extreme physical activity ie contact sports, running, or heavy lifting for week. The good news is you won't have any long term physical problems." the doctor explained.
"What about physcological effects?" Breena asked.
"Unfortunatly he will likely suffer survivors guilt. I'd recomend therapy." The doctor explained.
"He can speak to our clinical pshycologist Rachel Cranston." Vance added.
That night Jimmy thinks of all the things that will never happen again.
No more long slightly pointless stories from Ducky.
No more headslaps, coffee drinking, sneakiness, or boats built from Gibbs.
No more wisecracks, or movie refrences, or hitting on women from Tony.
No more video games or poison ivy incidents from McGee.
No more loud music, hugs or caf-pow from Abby.
No more threats, or ninjaness from Ziva.
They were gone his family was gone forever. They were all gone.
The worst part of the tragedy was that the bombing left two children orphans "Talia Jennifer DiNozzo" and "Catlin Penelope McGee".
Jimmy preformed the autopsies which were difficult to say the least. He was glad Vance helped. Though it was just moving bodies since while he had been cleared to return to work he still had to limit physical activity. Vance also took notes and consoled Palmer when he cried.
Ducky was found to have died instantly Jimmy swore he was in the middle of a story.
Gibbs went pretty quick Jimmy estimated no more then two miniutes past the bombing he looked content he was actually smiling he was peaceful Jimmy knew Shannon and Kelly had led him "home".
McGee after about a miniute he looked saddened and betrayed. Strangly his phone was unharmed he had been texting Sarah the last text he sent simply read "I love you".
Abby lasted only thirty seconds though she had fear in her eyes she still had a smile on her face. Vance had recoverd Bert and Jimmy joked about doing his autopsy too. For the first time in days they both laughed.
Ziva held on a long time fifteen miniutes. She was a fighter though. She looked furious yet freed knowing her past would soon be erased.
Tony went after less than a miniute. He looked proud. His was the hardest though cause Jimmy discovered he would have lived if he hadn't tackled Jimmy thus saving Jimmy's life. Though his look of pride was explained.
The bombing was courtessy by Moosad good ole' Eli David decidrd that his traitor daughter needed to die along with everybody she worked with. Jimmy was glad that the bombers were blown to smitherines and autopsies were impossible.
The funneral was weird, packed, hard, lonely, heartbreaking and long. It was held at a hall on base. Jimmy and Breena, some family of Ducky's from Scottland and a few of his friends, Jackson Gibbs and about half of Stillwater, Jackie and Leon Vance, McGee's parents, Sarah, Penelope, Ziva's neighbor, DiNozzo Sr., Abby's brothers, Maddie Tyler, and Rachel Cranston all attened. Speeches were given and tears shed.
Ducky was cremated and his ashes were scattered somewhere in Scottland.
Gibbs was buried between his girls.
Abby and McGee's bodies were flown to New Oleans wherevher family had plots.
Tony and Ziva were buried in Long Island where Tony's family had plots. Though Ziva was cremated and her ashes burried urn even just her ashes to protect her final resting place from Eli who was told she was just ash.
Jimmy and Breena decided to take Talia and Catlin in for one night...