Author's note :
Thank you for all the Reviews and concerns expressed for Gibbs.
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Jenny cries uncontrollably as Ziva holds her, murmuring soothing words to her. Ducky looks 10 years older as he sits slumped over in his chair. McGee places a hand on Ducky's shoulder, trying to offer the older man support.
Just than a nurse enters the room. She is taken aback but the scene in front of her.
"Agent Gibbs' … Family?" she asks.
"Yes!" Ziva says as she stands up.
"When can we see him?" McGee asks, feeling that he has to see Gibbs to believe that he is gone.
"In a few minutes, we are just finishing up with him." the nurse replies with a smile.
What the hell are you smiling for? Ziva gets annoyed with the nurse's attitude.
"How bad were his injuries?" Ducky asks needing to understand what killed Gibbs.
"It's a long list but the worst injuries were a fractured scapula bone with severe back trauma, a severe concussion and we had to remove his ruptured spleen. He suffered excessive blood lose which lowered his blood pressure and caused him to go into shock. He was also hypothermic and in extreme pain. But at least he isn't in any pain now." The nurse says with a sigh.
Yeah, he isn't in any pain now because he's DEAD! Ziva wants to scream.
"When can we take him… home? We need to make arrangements..." Jenny whispers in a strained voice.
"Oh ... that will depend on the Doctor's. There is still a lot to do, papers to sign, etc. We are moving him to …" The nurse continues to say as Ducky interrupts.
"the Morgue? I want him transferred to NCIS, to my autopsy lab." Ducky insists.
Oh God, Jethro! I never imagined that I would have to do an autopsy on you!
The nurse frowns as she looks at all of them strangely.
"Why would you want to take him to your autopsy lab?" she asks totally puzzled.
"To do the autopsy on him, of course! What is wrong with you? Surely you know that I'm the Medical Examiner at NCIS!" Ducky growls in frustration.
"Mmm, I better get the Doctor. I think the stress is really getting to you." The nurse says as she turns around to leave.
"What the hell is wrong with you! Of course we are stressed out!" Ziva growls.
"Our Boss just died! How would you be reacting?" McGee shouts, finally giving voice to his anger.
"WHAT?!" The nurse exclaims, as she looks in shock at all of them. "Who told you…" the nurse tries to continue but is interrupted by a Doctor that rushes into the room.
"I'm sorry. I thought that you were Lt Bartlett's family. He is the man that died on my OR table. I'm really sorry about the mix up. I'm sure that your colleague's Doctor will be out to give you an update in a moment. Once again, I'm really sorry about this." The doctor apologizes and then leaves the room.
Jenny, Ducky, Ziva and McGee stand in stunned silence for a moment before all of them start talking at once.
"What!" ... "How!" ... "That doctor in an absolute imbecile!" ... "I'm going to Kill him!"
"What did he just say?" Jenny shouts, silencing the rest of the team. Can it be? Are you alive, Jethro? Oh God Jethro! Are you ALIVE!!
"Why don't all of calm down and I'll get you something warm to drink. I'm really sorry for what Dr Purdey put you through. I don't understand how such a mix up could have happened." The nurse apologizes as she finally understands what happened.
"Listen lady, you better give us the information we want right now! Is Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs ALIVE or … DEAD?!" Ziva growls as she grabs the nurse's collar. Just than a Dr Troy enters the room.
"Ziva, let her go!" McGee shouts as he pulls Ziva off the nurse. The nurse looks at Ziva with fear in her eyes, as she backs away and bumps into Dr Troy.
"Answer the question!" Ducky demands, as he runs out of patience.
"Special Agent Gibbs is alive!" Dr Troy quickly answers as he tries to defuse the tension in the waiting room.
Smiles of relieve break out across everyone's faces. Ziva growls as she throws her hands around McGee's neck. Jenny and Ducky hug each other as well.
"How is he doing?" Ducky finally asks as he realizes that they could still lose Gibbs because his injuries are quiet extensive.
"As of 5 minutes ago he was listed as critical, but stable. He is currently being moved to the ICU ward." Dr Troy informs them.
"Take us to him, Now!" Jenny order as she finally gets her emotions under control.
"He is weak and needs to rest. So we can only allow 2 people to see him at a time and only for 5 minutes at a time." the nurse advises them, from a position of safety next to Dr Troy. Ziva glares at the nurse, while the rest of the team ignore her.
"Follow me." Dr Troy says as he opens the waiting room door.
"How are you planning to treat him?" Ducky asks as he and the rest of the team follow the Doctor towards the ICU ward.
"We are giving him blood and fluids to counter the low blood pressure and shock he's suffered. We are also giving him antibiotics, muscle relaxers and painkillers. He's hooked him up to a nasal canula and, oh yes, we have him in a back brace to stabilize his fractured scapula and traumatized back." Dr Troy states.
"Is he responsive or have you sedated him?" Ducky asks.
"He did wake up in recovery a few minutes ago. We will not be sedating him as that could lead to complications since he has a severe concussion." Dr Troy responds to Ducky's question.
"Yes, you're right!" Ducky confirms.
"Unfortunately this means that the pain will spike at certain times but we'll monitor Agent Gibbs around the clock and his meds will be adjusted as necessary. When you see him he will probably be groggy and disorientated, and he could be in pain. So please don't be alarmed." Dr Troy advises them and then looks pointedly at Ziva and Jenny.
"Just make sure that you take care of the pain quickly, then I won't have to do anything ... drastic!" Ziva warns.
Dr Troy just nods at her asthey arrive at Gibbs's room.
"Director, you and Dr Mallard should see him first." McGee says as he pulls Ziva aside.
Jenny nods and Ducky smiles softly, before they enter Gibbs' room.
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Author's note :
That's it for this chapter. I hope that you enjoyed the twist.
The next chapter sees Gibbs ... awake & ... in pain ... it will also look at the team's reaction to having him back...
So stay tuned and remember to Review ASAP...