Author's Note:
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"Jethro, can you tell us what you remember?" Ducky asked once Gibbs' seemed more coherent.
"DiNozzo … whipped and stabbed me and then he … Oh God!" Gibbs gasped, remembering Tony's hands on his waist undoing his pants.
"Jethro, he didn't rape you. Did you hear me?" Ducky said.
"What? Are you sure?" Gibbs gasped.
"Yes, a rape kit was run and there is no evidence that you were molested." Ducky said.
Gibbs took a deep, steadying breath digesting this news.
"Why did he do it?" Gibbs asked.
"Agent Gibbs, I am Dr James Ashman, the head of psychiatry. I will be helping you and Agent DiNozzo cope with what has happened. In order to do that I need to know your version of what happened."
Gibbs looked skeptically at James. His eyes swung across to Ducky. Ducky nodded, indicating he trusted James.
"DiNozzo strapped me to my boat in the basement of my house. Then he…" Gibbs' mind clouded with images of that awful night.
It is time to make Gibbs your personal Toy boy.
DiNozzo! Stop now. That's an order.
I can't… Boss! He won't let me! He says I have to hurt you! I don't want to, but I can't stop! Help me, Boss!
DiNozzo, If you take one more step, you're fired, off my team!
No, Boss! Don't abandon me… Please! PLEASE!
Tony, stab him!
No, DiNozzo.
Yes, Tony.
Leave the blade in and undo Gibbs' pants.
DiNozzo … for the … love of… God … don't do this!
"Jethro, calm down." Ducky said his hands on Gibbs' uninjured shoulder.
Gibbs' breathing was erratic and his BP was spiking.
"Agent Gibbs, it's okay. We can do this when you're a bit more rested." James said looking at the nurse who was suddenly at Gibbs' side, a syringe in hand.
"Tony was… confused. He didn't want to hurt me but he couldn't stop himself." Gibbs whispered, his tear glazed eyes staring at Ducky.
"Patrick forced him to hurt me. But why couldn't Tony stop, Argh!" Gibbs gasped.
His back and shoulder throbbed in pain as more memories washed through him.
James nodded at a nurse. She immediately administered a sedative via Gibbs' IV line.
Gibbs continued asking Why as the meds took effect and he drifted into a drug induced, pain free sleep.
"At least he remembers Tony being unable to stop." Ducky said.
"That will be crucial in both their recoveries." James said.
"What's next?" Ducky asked.
"We give both of them a day to rest and recover. On Friday, I will have a session with Agent Gibbs to find out what else he remembers. Using that information, we can reconstruct what happened and get a better understanding of how Agent DiNozzo was conditioned. We have to find the trigger that made him act against his will." James said.
"You are right. Once we have that trigger, will you be able to reverse the conditioning?" Ducky asked.
"I believe so. Unfortunately, Agent DiNozzo will have to find a way to accept what he did to Agent Gibbs. He will have to forgive himself and then accept Agent Gibbs' forgiveness once he is ready to give it."
"What happened if Anthony is unable to come to terms with this?" Ducky asked.
"Ducky, we need to plan for a positive outcome. You and I will help both of them. Yes, it will take time and counseling and we may have to pick up the pieces as each goes through the emotion turmoil of this event. But I really believe that we will be able to help them."
"I will try to have your optimism James and I do have confidence in your abilities. I just pray that we can resolve all of this sooner rather then later." Ducky voiced.
"Let's take it a day at a time. They need to heal physically as well as emotionally and there will be scars, visible and hidden." James warned.
"Speaking of physical healing, Jethro didn't feel my hand in his injured hand." Ducky said, worriedly.
"I know. I will ask Dr Rothman, our leading Neurologist to that a look at his arm. The lack of sensation could be the result of nerve damage. Dr Rothman will be able to confirm how serious it is." James said.
"Ahem." Ducky murmured.
Oh Jethro… You will pull through this.
You have too…
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Ziva and McGee stood on either side of Tony. He was asleep. Padded restraints circled his wrists and ankles.
"Ducky said Tony was programmed to do what he did." McGee said.
"It is quiet common practice. You hypnotize a person, plant a message in their mind. When the time is right a trigger word is uttered, and the person is helpless to stop himself from performing the programmed task." Ziva said.
She held onto Tony's hand trying to offer a measure of support.
"How do we un-program him?" McGee asked.
"Argh!" Tony murmured.
"Tony?" Ziva whispered, her hand moving to Tony's forehead to stroke his hair.
"Aaahhh!" Tony tried to move but he couldn't get comfortable. In addition, the movement led to pain.
"Don't move, Tony. I'll get his doctor." McGee said leaving the room.
"Argh!" Tony gasped coming fully awake.
"Tony, it's okay." Ziva whispered close to his ear.
"My hands?" Tony whispered when he could not move his hands.
One was in a cast. The other strapped down.
"Tony, calm down." Ziva said.
"Why am I tied down?" Tony moaned. "Ziva, please … what's going on? Gibbs! I want to see Gibbs. He'd never let anyone do this to me!" Tony whimpered.
Ziva did not know what to say. Tony was vulnerable, crying like a lost child. It was clear from his eyes that he did not understand what was going on. He was scared and he was looking to her to make it all better. So, she did the only thing she could think of doing. She leaned forward and kissed his forehead. Next she started humming a soothing tune as she continued caressing his forehead.
Her touch and voice seemed to do the trick. That was until McGee walked into the room. Tony's vulnerability gave way to fury.
"You… shot … me!" Tony growled turning away from Ziva.
Despite the pain, he jerked up and into McGee's face, straining against his restraints.
"Argh! I'm going to get you! When you least expect it, I am going to take you out. But first Leroy Jethro Gibbs must die!" Tony growled.
A second later, he collapsed back onto the bed, his breathing harsh, his forehead dotted with perspiration, his eyes squeezed tight and his face contorted in pain.
"Argh! My head. Make it stop! Help me … Please … Gibbs … HELP ME!" Tony cried out.
McGee and Ziva exchanged desperate glances. Tony was in trouble and they did not know how to help him.
"Agent DiNozzo, this will take all the pain away. Shhh, poor man." A nurse cooed as she emptied a syringe into his IV line.
"Gibbs is the only one that can reach out to him." McGee whispered.
"But will Gibbs want to after what Tony's put him through." Ziva whispered back.
"Gibbs! Please save me!" Tony sobbed as he fell into an exhausted sleep.
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Author's Note:
That is it for this chapter.
In the next, Gibbs tries to come to terms with what happened and he may just visit Tony…
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