Chapter 2 Together Again
Tony sat in a chair next to Ziva's bed. She had a tube coming out of her mouth helping her breath. Looking at Ziva, Tony realized that she left everything she knew for a third time since he known her. Saving her was the smartest thing he ever done even if it meant risking McGee and his life.
Tony prayed that Ziva would wake up. Ziva was a fighter. He has seen her fight many times before on many occasions. One of those times was against Damon Worth. She ended up with a bruise right above her eye but that was nothing compared to McGee who had a dislocated shoulder and himself ended up with a broken nose. Gibbs of course came out with only a bruised ego, "Ziva, you have to wake up. You're stronger than this."
NCIS
Ziva did lay asleep, but her mind was humming. She didn't hear anything in the outside world.
Ziva sat in a white dress enjoying the gently breeze, that was coming through, that smelled like lavender and lilacs. She saw somebody coming over to see her. It was a woman in a navy blue T-shirt and a pair of blue jeans. She was in her mid thirty. She looked the same way Ziva remembered. The woman's hair hung loose around her face. Her dark chocolate brown eyes that were the same as Ziva's.
"Mom," Ziva was near tears, "What's going on?"
"Hello, sweetheart," her mother sat down next to her, "You grew into a lovely woman, Ziva."
The last time she saw her mother, Ruth, was when she was fourteen. When her mother died from being beating to death by Eli, "Why are you here? Am I dead?" Ziva asked in shock.
"No. You're in a coma. I want to talk to you. Come on let's walk."
Both women stood up and walked, "Mom, I don't understand. Why is this happening to me?"
"Ziva all your life you wanted two things from Eli. He wouldn't know what love was if it bit him in the butt. You do as Eli tells you because you want his approval. You always had mine. Eli is a cold man, Ziva. Don't let him run your life," Ruth looked in the distance, "It looks like we have some visitors."
Ziva looked as she saw her fourteen year old sister Tali. In her arms was Ziva's five year old daughter that had the same name as her sister. She gasped to see them both of them together.
NCIS
Tony dozed off in his chair but was jerked awake when McGee came in, "Here I thought you could use some coffee."
"Thanks. How did Abby take the news," taking the coffee thankfully that he had some coffee.
"Dived into her work like she did with Kate and Director Shepard. She wants to know who hired the man. No luck on finger prints. Gibbs found a hotel key. You're meeting over there in a few minutes. That was the good news the bad news is that Vance called Ziva's father. Gibbs is not happy."
"You think Probie. Gibbs has been more of a father to Ziva than her real father," Tony took a drink of the coffee.
"He'll be here tomorrow. Hopefully Ziva will wake up by then. Eli wants to pull the plug."
"That won't be possible, Timothy," Ducky said coming in, "Three months after you boys rescued her from Somalia she gave me power of attorney. This means I make the last call. As long as she showing brain function. The plug will not be pulled."
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"Hello, Ziva," her sister, Tali said. Falling to her knees on the fresh green grass. Her sister put down the five year old girl that ran in to Ziva's waiting arms.
"Mommy, I missed you," the little girl held on to Ziva tightly as she started crying softly, "Aunt Tali and Grandma are taking good care of me."
"Ziva, Michael never loved you he used you. Tony loves you so much. Follow your heart," Ziva's sister told her.
"Mommy, you have to wake up, Grandpa wants to pull the plug whatever that means. You have to go back," her daughter said holding her around the neck.
"Mom, I don't want to go back," Ziva said holding her daughter closer.
"Mommy, I will be fine. Grandma taking care of me till we can be together again when it is your time," her daughter said with a smile.
"Sis. Go your daughter will be fine," her younger sister told Ziva giving her a gently hug.
"The three of them are right, Ziva," a brunette said with a smile as she came up.
"You're Kate Todd," Ziva said handing her daughter to her mother.
"Yah. Go back. Tony needs you. Tell Gibbs it's not his fault that I'm gone. McGee needs to start sticking up for himself. Tell Abby to follow her heart. And PLEASE tell Tony to lighten up. And Give Ducky a hug for me and tell him he was a great friend to me."
"Ari was..."
"I know. When it is your time the three of you will be together again."
Ziva turned and saw her sister and her mother playing with her daughter, "I can't stay if I wanted to can I?"
"No," they all said pushing her back with some trouble.
NCIS
Gibbs was in the room with the whole team including Abby and Ducky. Tony and him got all the evidence from the hotel room and took it back to the lab, but Abby refused to do anymore work until she saw Ziva. And now they were all waiting for her to awaken when she went flat line.
Abby grabbed Gibbs as the doctor ran in with a crash cart. Nurses hurried them all out.
The doctor worked on Ziva trying to get her breathing again. Seconds past till a steady strong beep came from her room.
"She's awake, and fine," the doctor came out with a smile on his face, "Once she moved out of the ICU you can visit with her."