Death
"Sir, Mr. Gibbs sir. Can you hear us?" the nurse asked Gibbs as he was being wheeled in on a gurney.
"Ot… others," he managed to stammer out as his eyelids barely opened. Bright light flooded his retina and forced his eyes to close again.
"How… are… others?" he asked.
"There's some wounded; but, most are dead. The bomb collapsed the entire building," the nurse stated. Gibbs let out a tear then passed out again.
"Ziva! Ziva!" Abby yelled as she ran into Ziva's hospital room. She ran up to Ziva and placed her arms around her in a hug as gently as she could.
"Hey Abby," Ziva groaned. Abby began to cry in anticipation of what Ziva's question would be.
"How is everyone else?" Ziva asked fearfully. Abby began to burst out in tears.
"He's dead!" she screamed, "he's dead!"
"Who Abby?" Ziva demanded to know.
"Tony!" Abby screamed as she began to drown in her own tears. Ziva was awestruck.
"How?" Ziva asked.
"When he jumped out the window with you, he knew that there was no way to land safely. He turned so that he would land on his back and you would land on him. He did it to save you!" Abby explained. For the first time in her life Ziva didn't hold her emotions back. She balled out her eyes like she never had before. Now she would never have the chance to tell him how she really felt for him. How she loved him with all her heart and never wanted anyone else.
"What about Gibbs?" Ziva asked.
"He and McGee went into MTAC. Gibbs threw himself over McGee as the bomb went off. They both seem to be okay, but Gibbs is in critical condition," Abby said with another burst of tears.
"It will be alright," Ziva added as she did her best to embrace Abby in a hug. Suddenly a light began to flash and a siren began to blare. Nurses and doctors ran towards the room next to Ziva as the announcer came on the speaker.
"Code blue, room 42, code blue, room 42," she repeated.
"No, Gibbs!" Abby yelled as she spun towards the door. She burst out the door and was grabbed by a nurse.
"Ma'am you can't go in there," the nurse said. Abby watched in horror as the events unfolded in slow motion before her eyes. The defibrillator charging as the doctor rubbed gel onto the paddles.
"Clear!" the doctor yelled as he placed the paddles onto Gibbs bare chest. His chest cavity was filled with three hundred volts of electricity and thrust into the air. They starred at the heart monitor, but nothing happened. The nurse recharged the defibrillator to four hundred volts. Abby continued to sob uncontrollably.
They hit the charge button and volts passed though Gibbs body. Still nothing happened. The doctor looked at his watch and Abby passed out into the arms of the awaiting nurse. Ziva stammered to the door.
"What's wrong?" Ziva asked.
"He's… he… dead!" Abby stammered. They both collapsed onto the floor next to each other. They unconsciously held each other in their arms and cried.