Gibbs walked in between two dumpsters and sat Tony down. The long limp body felt cold under his fingers, and Gibbs sat down behind him, wrapping his arms around him, and pulling him closer, hoping his body heat could warm Tony a little. Tony's head landed with a soft thump on his shoulder, Tony looked pale, his heartrate was slow, but his breathing was fast and shallow. Gibbs shiftet slightly, and felt Tony's body slip a little. Gibbs shifted a little and pulled Tony more towards himself. Gibbs sighed as he placed Tony's head on his shoulder.

Why would they make us believe they were moving us far away and then make us end up in DC? It doesn't make sense. At all. And everything that's happened. How will it affect Tony's back? His lungs? And me? Being hooded like that, just for a little while, scared the hell outta me, and you had it on for a month. And yet, in there, you were humoristic, you made me chuckle, you were concentrated. And now, when you wake up, you'll be hellbent on finding me, why, I'll never know. I can't believe how lucky I am, that you love me, I still don't get why, but somehow, you manage to convince me all the time. Bastard.

Gibbs's thoughts were interrupted by running feet, and Gibbs held his breath before seeing Morrow and Kate run past where he and Tony were sitting.

"TOM!" Gibbs shouted, and Morrow's head popped into an opening.

"Jehtro! Is he alright?" Morrow asked, "are YOU alright?" Morrow asked. Ducky came padding behind him.

"I dunno!" Gibbs said as Ducky pushed his way past Kate and Morrow and knelt in front of Gibbs. Ducky placed two fingers on Tony's neck, feeling for a pulse, then he brought out his stetoschope, and with Gibbs's help, leant Tony forwards and placed it on Tony's back, listening to Tony's breathsounds. Ducky leaned Tony back again and sighed, looking directly at Gibbs.

"There is definetly SOMETHING there, but I suspect it's at it's very beginning, if we treat it aggressivly with antibiothics, I believe he will be fine, as for his back... I have no Idea" Ducky sighed and squeezed Gibbs's arm, "ready to go to the hospital? Do NOT look at me like that Jethro, if you are sick, you wouldn't want someone else taking over this investigation, would you?" Ducky said. Gibbs sighed, looked at Ducky, and nodded, sighing again. "Then it's settled" Ducky said and smiled, patting Gibbs's arm before standing up, "Can you stand up Jethro?" Ducky asked. Gibbs scowled at him, before straightening out, and lifting Tony's lanky body as he stood up. Tony's weight almost pulled him down, but two arms helped Gibbs hold Tony up. Morrow.

"Thanks Tom" Gibbs sighed, "listen, there's a Portugeese man inside, this gun and this walkie talkie might have his fingerprints, he was talking to someone named Golden Eagle, called himself Green Fish, I think Tony was package one and I was package two, if there's a syrringe in there, we need to get it to the hospital, maybe there's some antidote or something" Gibbs sighed, "it's what they injected Tony with twice and me once, I'll explain later" Gibbs said as Tony's eyelids fluttered open.

"Hi director" Tony said and looked at Morrow, pupills wide, "uhm... why are you holding me?" Tony asked. Gibbs grabbed a better hold of Tony, and lifted Tony's feet, so he was carrying him. Tony yelped, but when he saw Gibbs's face, he swung his arms around Gibbs's neck, "I thought we were free" Tony whispered, "I thought I saw the director"

"You did Tony, we ARE free, and we're safe" Gibbs said firmly.

"Cool" Tony replied before his eyelids drooped, and he had to shut them, his arms falling down, dangling wildly in the air.

"Wha-"

"He's okay Tom, it's the drug, it works in two stages, you wake up some in the middle" Gibbs sighed and carried Tony towards the waiting ambulance, laying him down on the stretcher and standing back. The EMT's were fast, placing an oxygenmask over Tony's nose and mouth, inserting an IV into Tony's arm, before placing the stretcher inside the ambulance. Gibbs looked at Tony's still form, longing to hold that hand in his own. He nearly jumped out of his skin when a hand landed on his shoulder.

"Go with him Jethro, you need to get checked out yourself" Morrow said.

"Jesus, now I know how Abs feels" Gibbs muttered, "Thanks Tom" he added quietly and climbed onboard the ambulance, grabbing Tony's hand, and just staring at the still form. The EMT connected Tony to a heartmonitor and smiled at Gibbs.

"Hi, I'm Nana, nice to meet you" she said and smiled. Gibbs smirked.

"Hi Nana, I'm Leeroy Jethro Gibbs" Gibbs said and took her hand, shaking it slightly.

"Is this your boyrfriend?" Nana asked. Gibbs chuckled.

"Boyfriend's a.. teenage word, lover" Gibbs said quickly.

"How sweet" Nana said. And they said nothing more about that during their ride to the hospital. Gibbs looked out the back window and saw Ducky's car follow the ambulance. He chuckled. A coroner's van following an ambulance. How...fitting. "What's his name?" Nana asked, ripping Gibbs out of his thoughts.

"Tony" Gibbs said, not even thinking.

"Tony, can you open your eyes for me?" Nana asked. Nothing. Nana looked up at the heartmonitor and tapped a window in the front, pushing it aside, "his heartrate's elevated, looks like he's going to go respitory failure" Nana said, making Gibbs loose his breath and cough. Nana turned around and faced him, "oh honey, he'll be fine" Nana assured Gibbs, "he just needs some help breathing" Nana said and smiled reassuringly. The heartmonitor picked that exact moment to announce Tony's departure from this world, "cardiac arrest! Pushing two of eppi, we need to get to that hospital NOW!" Nana yelled.

Ducky drove behind the ambulance and sighed.

"At least there's no sirens, that's a good thing, right?" McGee asked.

"yes yes, Timothy" Ducky said and drummed his fingers on the steeringwheel, when suddenly, the ambulance flicked on both light and sirens, speeding up, "oh dear" Ducky said, "something must have changed in Anthony's condition" Ducky said and sped up.

"Do you think it could mean that..he's...dead?" Kate whispered.

"Don't be silly Caitlin. As long as Jethro is around, Anthony will not be able to die" Ducky said. He swallowed.

At least I hope not, for all our sakes.

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AN: YEAH! Chapter teeeeeeen, come on, say it, you love me and my story!!! And so incredibly evil I am! Leaving you at a cliffy like that? heee heeee heeeeeee... muahahaa... leave a review, or the bunny get's it!

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