The automatic door of the hospital opened in a flash. The paramedics came running in wheeling Ziva, Tony, Gibbs and the other man on stretchers.
"A 53 year old male. A gunshot wound to his left shoulder. Dangerously close to the clavicle. Severe blood loss. Needs surgery immediately." The paramedic informed the doctor.
"Take him to OR room 4." The doctor ordered. The lead paramedic nodded and the team whisked him into the operating theatre.
"A 36 year old male. Several blows to the head and abdomen. Signs of a possible concussion." Another said while wheeling Tony into a cubicle and checking his pupils with a pen light. Doctor Davis bolted to Tony's temporary room and took charge.
"Order a head CT and an X-ray. Stat!" He ordered.
They wheeled Tony out of the room and into the noisy CT room.
"27 year old female. One big kick to her upper torso. Has difficulty breathing and may have fractured her ribs." Ziva had tried to rip the restraints strapping her to the stretcher but she was too tired, in too much pain and the restraints were too strong so she gave up and let the people help her. They wheeled her into another cubicle and transferred her to the bed. They undid the straps but immediately cuffed her hands with the restraints by the side of the bed. She balled her fists, pulled at them and frowned.
"Hey!" She began to get up.
"Stay down or I'll restrain your legs too." A doctor threatened and forced Ziva to obey.
She lay back. The doctors used the portable X-ray and took photos of Ziva's bones.
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Jenny was sitting at her desk watching a movie on her TV. She needed some kind of stress relief so she decided to stay at work and work when it was needed. She got a call. She paused the movie and sighed.
"Director Shepard...What?... When?... Ok I'm coming." She discarded her movie and ran down to call the MCRT. Abby, McGee, Ducky, Palmer.
"Oh no! Not again!" Abby exclaimed as she stamped the ground.
"Come on everyone. We need to go." Jenny walked off and everyone else followed. They drove to the hospital and they were greeted by the head nurse who was expecting them.
"How are they?" Jenny asked hoping the nurse knew what she was talking about.
"Agent DiNozzo has a few bruised here and there. He also has a mediocre concussion. He his doing alright. Officer David also came in with a few bruises. She has fractures on her 3rd and 4th ribs and she snapped her 6th one. Thankfully, she didn't puncture anything and we were able to reset it to its normal position. She's doing alright too.
We just had to restrain her given her last trip to hospital. Now.. Agent Gibbs. He suffered a gunshot wound to his left shoulder. It was disturbingly close to the clavicle but it missed by the smallest measurement. He is now in surgery. But we don't know much yet." The nurse had obviously rehearsed this little speech she had just given the team. The team qere trying to swallow all that information in one bight. It was a little too much for their liking. Finally Ducky spoke up.
"If I may. May I ask for a copies of Anthony and Ziva's X-rays and CT? And Abigail here will need the bullet from Agent Gibbs." Ducky asked professionally.
"Of course. I will go get them for you." The nurse smiled and left.
"Nurse!" Abby yelled.
The nurse's head snapped back up.
"Yes?"
"Can we go see them? Tony and Ziva?"
"Oh yes. Agent DiNozzo is in room 256 and Officer David is in the room directly to the left." The nurse explained.
"Yayy! Thank you!" Abby exclaimed as she ran off in the wrong direction.
"Uhhh. Its that way Miss Scuito!" The nurse called out.
"Oops! Thanks." Abby turned around and started running the right way.
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They split. Ducky, McGee and Jenny went to see Tony and Abby and Jim went to see Ziva.
"Hi Tony." McGee greeted.
"Hi probie, Ducky and Jenny." Tony greeted back.
"How are you my dear."
"I'm alright. but I've got this killer headache."
"Well my dear. You do have a concussion. Let that not worry you." Ducky patted his arm.
"How's Gibbs. And Ziva. The damn doctors won't tell me for some reason."
"I think it's because they don't want you to stress." McGee answered.
Jenny and Ducky glared at him.
"What is there to stress? They're ok. Right?" Tony asked.
"Well. Ziva is alright. She has a few broken ribs and is being restrained by the bed cuffs and otherwise doing fine. But Gibbs is in surgery. He got shot. That's all we know." Jenny explained.
"Oh no. Tony exclaimed."
" Don't worry Anthony. Jethro will be fine. He the fearless Leroy Jethro Gibbs after all."
"Yeah." Tony sighed. His mind switched gears to a happier note. "Hee hee. Our ninja is tied to the bed." Tony laughed.
"Unfortunately. Yes. I don't know how she is taking it but I have a feeling... Not great." Ducky joked.
Tony laughed. He was kind of glad Ziva wasn't there because if she knew that he was laughing at her he would get a smack.
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"Hey Ziva." Abby said quietly.
"Hello Abby and Jimmy." Ziva wished she could get up and hug Abby but the restraints told her no. In stead, Abby came up to her and hugged her instead. Ziva cried out when she felt excruciating pain in
her ribs. Abby backed off when she heard it.
"Oops I'm sorry Ziva I didn't mean to hurt you." Abby said in remorse.
"It is ok Abby don't worry." Ziva smiled.
" How are those ribs of yours feeling Ziva?" Jimmy asked quickly and in the worst timing ever.
"Well they are ok. They are very sore but they will get better I am sure." Ziva admitted.
"Yeah. They will." Abby said optimistically.
"Um. When can I leave?"
Abby and Jimmy knew that question was coming sooner or later.
"Soon. I hope." Jimmy blurted out cheerfully.
Abby backhanded him in the shoulder.
"Oww!" Jimmy whispered and frowned.
"Ziva. I don't know when you can leave. Your ribs need time to heal. This is mainly why they restrained you so you wouldn't hurt yourself." Abby said sympathetically .
"Ok then how is Tony and Gibbs?"
" Tony is next door he has a concussion. Gibbs is in surgery. He got shot." Abby explained flatly.
"Oh." In the next second. A nurse came in.
"Miss Scuito? Agent Gibbs is out of surgery."