Gibbs knew almost instantly that something was wrong with Tony, very wrong. He had been shot in the abdomen. That was made painfully obvious by the blood pouring out of his body but that didn't explain why he was coughing up blood. It didn't explain why Tony didn't look well even when he was just in Joanne's arms. Tony was now totally unconscious and his breathing had become extremely labored.

"Where is that damn ambulance?" Gibbs wondered aloud.

McGee sat at his desk wondering if Gibbs had gotten to Tony in time. Wondering why the hell Gibbs had not allowed him to come down with him. He had heard a gunshot but nothing after that. McGee prayed that Gibbs had shot Joanne and was just getting Tony calmed down. Because the alternative was far too horrifying to even think about. The silence was once again interrupted, this time by the sound of his desk phone ringing. Who was calling and why were they not calling Gibbs?

"McGee?"

"This Jack from security are you still in the bullpen, Agent McGee?"

"Yes sir"

"Can you come down to the lobby and escort the paramedics down to Abby's lab?"

"Pa...Paramedics?"

"Yes Agent DiNozzo was shot."

"Is he OK?"

"I don't know but given that an ambulance is coming. I would say probably not. Anyway I just need you to bring your badge and show the medics to the lab."

"Yeah I will be right down."

A slew of powerful emotions were rushing through Gibbs as he applied pressure to Tony's wound. He had no idea where the paramedics were. He was sure that they had said that they were fifteen minutes out but that was twenty minutes ago. Tony was rapidly losing blood and it didn't help that he was coughing it up for some reason. He heard the door open but knew better than to get his hopes up. He remained stoic until he saw McGee rushing through the door followed by a trio or paramedics.

"Thank God!" Gibbs cried.

"I thought you said he was hit in the abdomen." One of the medics commented.

"He was" Gibbs replied.

"Then why is he coughing up blood?" The medic asked.

"I don't know" Gibbs replied.

"Where's the dead woman?" The second medic asked.

"Over there but she can just be taken down the morgue." Gibbs explained.

"I will call Ducky and Jimmy." McGee replied.

Gibbs opted to ride in the ambulance with Tony. Tony's vitals were extremely concerning to the paramedics. He did not have much of a fever but his blood pressure was low yet his heart rate was erratic. He coughed up two more wads of blood before being loaded into the ambulance. Gibbs sat in the little chair by his son's side. Tony's legs and chest were strapped down to the stretcher and at first Gibbs thought it was unnecessary. Until Tony's eyes rolled back into his had and his body began to jerk. The seizure lasted for seven minutes. He was just coming around as the paramedics were rushing him into the ER. Gibbs watched in horror as Tony was rushed through the double doors and up to surgery. He heard a doctor order blood to be drawn.

"What's happening to my agent?!" Gibbs cried.

One by one the rest of the team arrived to the hospital. McGee was first, and then Abby, then Vance, then Ducky and Jimmy. Ziva and Mollie were the last to arrive. Ziva to leave Kelila and Lana with Fornell while her and Mollie were at the hospital. Mollie took a seat on the other side of the wall across a small walkway from where the others were sitting. She sat with her arms crossed and every once and a while she would shoot daggers at Gibbs. Finally Gibbs had, had enough of the surly behavior and walked over to where the teen was sitting.

"I am sorry about your dad but I am sure he will be OK. I've seen him come back from worse." Gibbs offered.

"Your sorry?! Your sorry?! Well you should be! You shot him! You are why he's in surgery!" Mollie snapped.

"Mollie I feel terrible but I had to take Joanne down." Gibbs replied.

"You shouldn't have gone down without backup! Do you know how irresponsible that is?! Now my dad could die! Because you had to be the hero! Somebody else could have gone from behind and hit her in the leg or back! Or you could have just apprehended her! Now my dad could die and this is all your fault!" Mollie snapped.

"Mollie I..." Gibbs started.

"Don't talk to me! The way I see it you are dead to me!" Mollie cried.

Mollie's words stung at Gibbs' heart like a sharp knife. He could not believe that the girl he loved like a granddaughter hated him. He certainly did not blame her. Not after what he had done. He knew that ti was stupid to go alone but he just wanted to save Tony. He wasn't thinking clearly and now everything had come crashing down. He had shot Joanne and killed her, but the bullet had hit Tony and now he was dying. He could lose a second child and it would be nobodies fault but his own. Still a lot of Tony's symptoms did not make sense. Why was he coughing up blood and why did he have that seizure? It's not like he had hit his head that hard when he hit the floor. What had happened?

"Family of Anthony DiNozzo?" A doctor called.

"That's us." Ziva and Gibbs called in unison.

"All of you?" The doctor asked.

"Yes" Ziva replied.

"I am Dr. Ramirez." Dr. Ramirez introduced.

"How is he?" Gibbs asked.

"We were able to remove the bullet with relative ease. It was just under the skin but unfortunately Anthony is in critical condition." Dr. Ramirez replied.

"What happened? How could this happen?" Ziva asked.

"We have reason to suspect that he was poisoned." Dr. Ramirez replied.

A/N: Who poisoned Tony and how? Was he the only victim and will he pull through? New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.