Author's Note:
I guess Gibbs' Crystal Meth trip scared you guys!
The trip I described is as per what I watched on a Discovery channel documentary.
Anyway, Thanks to those of you who did review!
Here's the next chapter… Enjoy!
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Doctors and nurses swarmed around Tony and Gibbs, pushing McGee and Sonia out of the room.
McGee immediately called Ducky and told him what had happened while Sonia stood against the wall weeping silently. Once McGee had hung up, he looked suspiciously at Sonia.
"What?!" She shouted.
"What happened in there and don't tell me you don't know!" McGee growled as he came to stand in her face.
"I was in the bathroom. When I left them, both of them were asleep. Maybe your Boss woke up and decided to get out of bed and got dizzy or something. I mean the man does have a concussion!" Sonia growled.
McGee considered her answer and he had to admit that Gibbs was stubborn enough to try and get out of bed without calling for help. And Tony, he just wasn't behaving like, well Tony. He was weak and shaky, confused and disorientated. McGee understood that he was hurt but this time his reactions just didn't feel right.
McGee turned and walked a short distance away from Sonia as he dialled the Director's number. At the same time Sonia sent an MMS to her Boss. A second later she got a reply that read.
"Perfect! I'm loving this. Keep the shots coming!"
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"Mam, I'm sorry for calling this late but we have a problem." McGee stated his voice steady as he addressed the Director.
"What's happened? Was Tony attacked again or is Jethro terrorizing the nurses?" Jenny asked as she pulled her dressing gown over her shoulder and started pacing her room.
"Mam, mmm, I found Gibbs lying on the floor, unconscious and bleeding and Tony can't remember what happened." McGee replied.
"What? Is Jethro okay? What the hell happened, McGee? Weren't you supposed to be keeping an eye on them?" Jenny reprimanded and McGee blushed in response.
"I was outside there room and I heard nothing. Sonia was in the bathroom in their room and she claims that she didn't hear anything either." McGee replied.
"I don't want anyone other then NCIS agents and the doctors and nurses to enter their rooms. I want you to hook up surveillance cameras discretely in their room and I want Sonia taken into custody until we get some answers." Jenny ordered as she pulled her jeans on.
"Yes Mam. Oh there's one more thing?" McGee hesitated.
"What is it Agent McGee?" Jenny asked impatiently as she pulled a sweater over her head.
"Tony's injuries may be worse than initially thought. He was in excruciating pain when I rushed into the room and there was blood evident in his urine." McGee stated.
"Damn it, McGee get back into that room and monitor what the doctors and nurses are doing. Keep Sonia with you for the time being. I'll get Ziva to come and pick her up and I'll get Abby to bring you whatever surveillance equipment you may need. I'll be there shortly." Jenny stated before hanging up.
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Ziva answered on the second ring. By the time she hung up she was fully dressed and on her way out of her apartment.
Sonia, I know that you're linked to all of this in some way and I'm going to make you talk!
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Abby became hysterical and rambled for a few seconds until Jenny cut her off. Then she listened intently. When she hung up she was already reaching for ear pieces, mic's, mini-cameras and her lap-top.
She was in her hearse a few moments later when she sent up a silent prayer for Gibbs and Tony.
Please take care of my two boys. They're very special to me and I hate that they're hurting.
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McGee pushed Sonia ahead of him as they re-entered Gibbs and Tony's room.
Gibbs was back on the bed, an oxygen mask over his face as a nurse stitched the open cut at his temple.
"Pulse is 132 and BP's 142 over 114. How is this possible?" A nurse shouted out.
"I want a full blood work up stat and give him a 30cc of Naturetin to bring his pressure down. At this rate he could arrest at any moment." A doctor called out and a nurse rushed to get the required medication. Another nurse proceeded to draw blood and hook up a new IV line while a third pulled the curtains around Gibbs' bed close.
Tony was whimpering as another Doctor examined his midsection. The Doctor applied a cool gel on his stomach, before placing the arm of an ultrasound machine against his skin.
"Argh! It hurts!" Tony moaned out as a nurse tried to hold him still.
"Can you describe the pain, Agent DiNozzo?" The doctor asked as he watched the ultrasound screen.
"Burning…. Stabbing …. Argh! I feel … like I'm going to … burst!" Tony cried out as he recoiled from the probing ultrasound arm.
"Agent DiNozzo, please hold still for just a few more moments. That's it." The doctor encouraged as he moved the ultrasound arm to Tony's back.
"His bladder is distended and there's a shadow on the right kidney. I want a full blood workup and test his adrenals too. Then we need to remove this catheter and insert a new one." The doctor stated as he gently wiped the gel off Tony's body.
"No! Don't touch that damn thing!" Tony growled as he clamped his legs shut.
"30cc of Morphine stat. Agent DiNozzo, we'll give you a local anaesthetic before we remove anything but we have to do this as the tube is not in the right position and that's why you're in so much pain." The doctor replied as a nurse prepared a syringe.
A few moments later Tony started quieting down. The nurse then pulled close the curtains around his bed and prepared to replace the catheter. Tony grunted and gasped making McGee cringe in sympathy.
Exactly 4 minutes later Tony sighed in relief as his bladder emptied. The nurse took a sample of his bloody urine to be tested by the lab.
At about the same time, Gibbs was being wheeled out of the room.
"Where are you taking him?" McGee asked in a bit of a panic. Gibbs had been changed into a hospital gown. He still had the oxygen mask on and his breathing seemed to have slowed down somewhat.
"CT scan, we need to know if his fall has aggravated his head injury." The nurse replied.
"Oh Gibbs!" Abby gasped as she saw Gibbs' pale face. She turned around and started following him until Ziva grabbed her arm and stopped her.
"Oh Ziva did you see…" Abby moaned and then she realized who she was talking to and she shook her hand free and rushed into Tony's room.
"What was that about?" Jenny asked as she came to stand next to Ziva, both of them following Gibbs progress down the corridor with their eyes.
"Nothing for you to be concerned about Director" Ziva replied as she turned around and entered Tony's room.
Abby was already cooing over Tony and Tony looked like he was ready to pass out.
"Sonia, let's go." Ziva ordered as she took Sonia's arm.
"Hey, let me go! I'm not leaving Tony, not like this." Sonia cried. Ziva looked at Tony and his eyes pleaded with her to take this stranger away from him.
"Tony needs his rest and you're a distraction. Besides I have a few questions for you so move it!" Ziva ordered as she pulled Sonia along.
"This is an outrage. I demand to speak to you Boss. Oh wait his not going to be of any use since his unconscious." Sonia sneered.
"Well I'm doing just fine and as the Director of NCIS, you can address your complaints to me. But right now I'm a bit busy so it will have to wait until morning. Ziva." Jenny nodded her head by way of permission and Ziva grinned as she left the room with Sonia threatening to expose how rude and inconsiderate NCIS Agents are.
"Anthony!!!" Ducky gasped out of breathe as he entered the room.
"I'm okay… now." Tony murmured.
"Where's Jethro?" Ducky asked in a bit of a panic.
McGee filled them in on all that had happened as he and Abby started setting up the surveillance equipment. Peter chose that moment to enter the room and caught on to what they were doing. He adjusted Tony's IV line and gave him a shot of his special drug, bringing his withdrawal to an end and causing Tony to slip into a drug induced sleep.
"Excuse me you'll have to leave as Agent DiNozzo needs to rest now." Peter stated before walking out of the room.
Everyone ignored him as they carried on with their tasks. Ducky looked over Tony's chart and noted that his kidney infection was probably getting worse. Abby placed an ear wick into Tony's ear and a mic on his pillow cover while McGee placed cameras on the ceiling facing each bed.
"Mam, are you sure you want … mmm … cameras on the beds? I mean that they are in a hospital and there will be a few things that … well I'm sure… I mean…" McGee stammered.
"He means that there could be certain X-rated images that Gibbs and Tony may not want us observing." Abby completed for him.
"Put the cameras in place so that they focus only on their upper bodies." Jenny replied her mind fixed on Gibbs and whether he was okay.
"Yes Mam." McGee replied.
"I'm going down to the radiology department to get an update on Gibbs." Ducky stated as he left the room.
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Gibbs was being pushed into the CT scan cone. He was still unconscious or so it seemed. He was in fact still tripping. The scary images of earlier were gone and all he could see now was blackness. Intense grief swelled in his heart and he felt like he was breaking in two.
He saw Shannon and Kelly laughing as they sat in the back of the car. Then he saw how the car spun out of control and crashed. Next he just saw blood … lots of blood. It was all in slow motion and he was lead laden so he couldn't even move a muscle.
Then he saw Kate's lifeless eyes demanding an explanation for her death and he had no voice with which to answer her.
Then he saw the rest of his team and he felt their anger and hate.
And his mind kept repeating you failed them! You don't deserve to live. You're a lousy Boss and a worse husband and father! You should do them all a favour and kill yourself…Kill yourself… Kill yourself…
And then everything turned black and still again as the Morphine and Naturetin took full effect.
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Ducky approached the Radiology department as Gibbs was being wheeled out.
"How is he?" Ducky anxiously asked.
The Doctor looked at the CT scan results in his one hand and the blood test results in his other.
"Let's go back to his room so that I can explain what we've found." The doctor calmly stated.
How bad is it! Ducky worried as he followed the Doctor.
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Author's Note:
That's it for this chapter.
How badly is Gibbs injured and will Tony be okay?
And what will Peter and Sonia do to Tony and Gibbs next?
Stay tuned to find out and review soon… Thanks!