Tony's Legacy

By Glow60

Summery

Gibbs gets a chance to get Shannon and Kelly back and all he has to do is make a simple wish but it will cost him dearly. WARNING Major Character's death or is it really?

Chapter 1

Gibbs watched as DiNozzo and McGee headed toward the front of the small warehouse. Both agents had their guns drawn. Tony signaled to Gibbs that they were ready. The senior agent moved toward the back with Ziva following closely behind him. They were halfway around the building when they heard sounds of gunfire. Gibbs and Ziva picked up their pace. They saw two men running out the back of the building. Gibbs identified himself and yelled for the men to stop but they started firing at them. Ziva and Gibbs returned the fire and brought both men down.

While Gibbs stood guard Ziva checked for a pulse on both men and found none. Gibbs tried to contact DiNozzo and McGee but he wasn't getting anything. He pulled out his cellphone and called for additional help and to have an ambulance on standby. Gibbs looked at the door and signaled Ziva to follow him. He was wondering what happened to his two agents they should have met up or contacted them by now.

As they entered the building it was very quiet. It didn't take them long to find McGee. He was in some kind of janitor's room. The younger man had been shot in the shoulder and was barely conscious. He was holding a towel against his shoulder to stop the bleeding.

"Boss, I'm sor…sorry."

"McGee, you know what I told you about apologizing? What the hell happened? You were not supposed to go in the building until I signaled you both. Where is DiNozzo?"

"Boss, we were…waiting…like you told us…but…a man came around the corner of the build…ing. He started firing. We…we had no choice but to go inside. We got…caught in a cross…crossfire. I got shot…managed to escape. Af…after I got shot, Tony hid me…in here. He told…me to keep…keep quiet. He went to the door. He…he left…a few seconds later…I heard more gun shots."

Gibbs looked up at Ziva, "David stay with McGee. Contact Walters and tell him we need the backup in here NOW. We can't allow any medical personnel in this building until it is secured." Gibbs left the room to go look for his missing agent. It took him a while but he finally found the younger man lying in a pool of blood. Gibbs knew in his heart that nobody could survive with that much blood loss. He slowly moved closer and bent down to check for a pulse. He couldn't find one. Gibbs closed his eyes. He couldn't believe this was happening to him again. He couldn't believe he had lost another person who he cared about a lot. "DiNozzo, I am so sorry."

Gibbs didn't notice the man behind him. Within seconds everything thing went black.

A couple of hours later, Gibbs woke up in the hospital. At first, he was having trouble remembering how he got there and then it all came back. He looked around the room. McGee was lying in the bed next to him. The younger man's shoulder was bandaged. He looked like he was sleeping. Abby was sitting by his bed crying. Ziva stood by the window as if she was guarding it. The senior agent could tell she had been crying too. Ducky was sitting next his bed. He smiled when he saw Gibbs open his eyes.

"Jethro it is so good for you to join us."

"D…DiNozzo?"

Ducky pulled out his handkerchief and wiped a tear from his eye. "He is at NCIS. Young Mister Palmer is with him right now. He didn't want our dear Anthony to be alone at the moment."

"Ducky, can you call…"

"I already have. Anthony's father will be here tomorrow."

"What happened to the bastard who hit…hit me?"

Ziva moved closer to the bed, "I know you told me to stay with McGee but Agent Balboa and his team arrived. You were gone for a while and I…had to find out if you were okay or not. I…I also needed to find out what happen to Tony. It was a good thing I went to look for you because the man who hit you was going to kill you. I got him before he did."

"Good...good." He closed his eyes. He was just too tired and weak to stay awake. He drifted back to sleep.

The next few days, visitors were coming and going. Senior stopped by but he didn't have much to say. McGee was released from the hospital on Wednesday. He was going to be staying with Abby until he could take care of himself without any help.

On Thursday, it was Gibbs turn to be released from the hospital. Ducky took his friend home and just dropped him off. He knew Gibbs wanted and needed to be alone for a little while. The M.E. would check on him later that day. As soon as Gibbs enter his house he went to his desk and pulled out a large manila envelope that he kept for DiNozzo. The younger man had given it to him a couple of years ago just incase something was to ever happen to him. When he opened it, he found DiNozzo's will and some letters. Tony had willed most of his stuff to his friends at NCIS. He had requested that he was to be buried next to his mother. The memorial and funeral would to be held in New York.

There was also a personal letter addressed to him. He debated on if he should open it or not. He decided to go ahead and open it. He couldn't help but grin when he started reading it.

Boss,

If you are reading this letter then it means your loyal St. Bernard (meaning me) will no longer be around to protect your six. I know you will still have Probie and our ninja chick but I hope you will miss me protecting you, right? Please and I really mean please don't let Ziva tell everyone that my dying words were I've seen this film. I have never seen myself dying in a movie. So, I never really saw this coming.

Leroy, I hope I can call you that without getting a head slap? Wait…what am I talking about you have already threatened to head slap me into hell if I should ever die on your watch. Oops sorry about that Boss. I guess I just didn't listen.

All joking aside Boss, the reason for this letter is to let you know how much I appreciate all the things you have done for me over the years. I know I was a handful but you never gave up on me like so many people have done in the past. I also know you took a lot of flak when you first hired me because most people thought I was just a loudmouth spoiled rich kid who always got his way. Nobody has ever shown me the love and caring you have over the years or taken the time to help me understand that there is more to being just family by name. Don't get me wrong I do love my father but he was never really there for me. He is who he is. Until I met you I never knew what it was like to have a family or a place to call home. I really never knew what I was missing. If I had one regret in my life it was that you were not my father.

Lastly, I tried my best to come up with a good ending to this letter and the only thing I could think of was that song Roy Rogers use to sing. You know the one at the end of the show. Yes, I use to watch old reruns of Roy Rogers. You remember it don't you? Happy trails to you, 'till we meet again.

Love Tony

Gibbs held the letter to his chest. He had only cried four times in his life. The first time was when he mother died. The second time was when his daughter was born. The third time was when both Shannon and Kelly died. The fourth time was for the son he had just lost.

Memorial Services…

When they arrived at the church, they were surprised to see a lot of their fellow colleagues. Gibb was especially surprised to see Fornell and a few FBI agents including Ron Sacks.

Fornell walked up to his old friend. "Gibbs, I have been undercover and didn't get word until yesterday. I stopped by your house but you were already left. I am so sorry to hear about your boy. He was a pain in my butt but I always liked the kid."

Gibbs didn't say anything as first. The two old friends just stood there watching as the people were going inside the church. It was Fornell who turn and looked at his friend, "Believe it or not? Several of my agents, including Sacks, insisted on coming to pay their respects. DiNozzo drove them crazy when they had to work with him but he always gave them a good laugh at the end of the day. My people wondered how you could keep a straight face like you did when you were around your boy."

Gibbs couldn't hold back the grin; "Tony was that pesky little brother you wanted to kill but at the same time would kill anyone who tried to hurt him." Fornell just laughed.

The church was packed with family, friends, frat brothers and just about every representation from every law enforcement agencies you could think of. Near the end of the memorial the priest asked if anyone wanted to come up and share his or her memories of Anthony DiNozzo Junior. There were so many people who wanted to stand up and talk about him, some laughed and some cried. Even Agent Sacks got up and talked about the time he first met Tony and how he ended up interrogating him. Sacks told them when the interrogation was over and he walked out wondering who interrogated who. Everyone was laughing.

Gibbs was the last person to speak. He looked out at the audience and tears started to fall down his cheeks. "I am here…here today to honor the life of Anthony DiNozzo JR. I…I am sorry." He wiped his eyes and walked right out of the church.

It was late in the afternoon when Gibbs finally arrived home. He was very tired and decided to just go lay down for a while. He was having trouble sleeping. Around midnight he got up to make himself some coffee. He took his coffee outside. He sat out on the back porch and looked up at the sky. "Shannon and Kelly if you can hear me please take care of my boy. He can get a little off track now and then but he is really a good person. Just give him a little slap on the back of the head and he be okay." He took a slip of coffee and kept looking at the stars. A few minutes later, he saw a shooting star. He smiled when he remembered Kelly and him sitting out on the very same porch watching the stars. Kelly claimed the shooting stars were all hers. She wanted all the wishes. He smiled because he could still remember it as if it was today.

He closed his eyes, "I wish I may I wish I might have the wish I wish tonight."

When he opened his eyes, his daughter was standing there right in front of him.

"Kelly?"

She smiled, "Daddy, I told you they are all mine. You can't wish on them. I am just kidding Daddy. I can't stay too long. Mommy is waiting for me. I have come here to tell you, you have your wish but you must use it wisely."

"What?"

"Daddy please don't say anything but just listen to me. You have your wish but you need to use it wisely. Think about it. Who would you like to bring back? You can bring back any of your love ones by simply making a wish."

"A wish?"

"Yes, think about what you want to wish for and then make your wish. It will come true. I promise you but I must go now. Bye Daddy, love you." She kissed him on the cheek and vanished before his eyes.

Gibbs just set there for a while. He was trying to figure out if he really saw what he saw or was he just dreaming. He smiled to himself. If he had one wish what would it be? Would he bring his wife and child back or DiNozzo? He also thought about Kate and Jenny. He loved them but not like his loved his wife and child. DiNozzo was like a son to him. Maybe if his wife and child were still alive maybe DiNozzo would never meet him and get kill. He closed his eyes and made the wish. He smiled when nothing seemed to change. He almost felt a little foolish. He was so glad nobody was around. He walked back into the dark house and went to sleep.

The next morning the light from the window hit his face. He could smell coffee. He didn't remember setting the timer on the coffee maker but maybe he did. He couldn't take it anymore he had to get up and get him some. He walked into the kitchen and had the shock of his life.

"Hey sleepy head. What do you want for breakfast?

"Shannon?"