Tony shifted his weight and groaned; he opened his eyes. He was in some sort of prison cell. He looked to his left and saw Kate lying lifelessly on the ground about ten feet away. He got up, wincing as he head throbbed he went over to her. He felt for her pulse and found it was faint; to faint. The bullet had hit her low on her shoulder, almost her chest.
"Oh God. Kate. Kate come on." Tony said desperately squeezing her hands and trying to get her to wake up. Kate's eyes slowly opened and Tony could see the pain in them; she was deathly white. He quickly took off his jacket and put it around her, then ripped his shirt up to create a makeshift bandage.
"Oh God Kate, I'm so sorry." Tony said. Everything felt unreal; Kate was cold and shivering. His throat felt dry.
"It's ok Tony. You did you're best, but don't be the kind of man who's afraid to say goodbye." Kate said softly.
"No. We're going to make. You'll see. Everything will be fine." Tony said, but only half of him believed it.
Kate almost smiled. "Tony come on, I'm dieing. But I'm not afraid. Get out of here; I know you can do it." Kate murmured slowly, before she passed out.
"I can't Kate. I can't just leave you. I love you too damn much." Tony said tears welling up in his eyes. He got up and looked around; in the cell across from his he saw the missing marine. A man slowly walked down the long hall and looked at Tony. Any thoughts of the marine vanished as he focused again on Kate.
"God damn it, look at her. You're just going to let her die?" Tony yelled punching the cell wall.
"Oh what a pity." The man said simply.
"You bastard!" Tony yelled.
"I'd keep my mouth shut if I were you." The man said turning and walking away.
Tony walked back to Kate at looked down at her. Then it hit him. Kate always kept a gun strapped to her thigh. He would have to try to pick the lock and go after them with her gun, whoever "They" were. He eased the gun from its holster on her thigh. He couldn't help noticing she was wearing lacy red underwear, that made him smile, she never wore red, but the other day Tony had told her he thought it was a good color on her. He vaguely wondered what her bra looked like. The gun now in hand he started picking the lock. Roughly half an hour later he got it. Slowly he opened the door and snuck out, looking back over at Kate who lay helplessly on the ground.
"Hang in there Kate I'll be back for you." Tony said. He walked over to the marines cell and looked in. He was breathing but Tony knew he was hurt. Tony ran along the hall trying to find an exit to the building. He checked around corners carefully and saw a door; he prayed to God it was an exit. No guards blocked the door and Tony knew of he hurried he would be able to get Kate out. He ran quietly back to the cell and saw the guard he talked to earlier guard standing outside Kate's cell, his gun aimed point blank at her chest. Tony had no hesitation as he fired his own gun. It hit the man in the head. Tony prayed he'd be the only one there that would die today. He ran up to Kate. She was in the same spot he had left her but awake now.
"I found an exit. I'm gonna get us out if here ok?" Tony said and Kate nodded.
On an impulse Tony kissed her head before quickly before moving over to the marines cell. He had managed to stand up and watched as Tony came up to the cell door. He had blood on his face and the side of his head.
"Are you alright?" Tony asked.
"Yes. I'm not that badly hurt just a few wounds." He said.
Tony picked the lock and got it a lot quicker then the last one.
"Is she ok?" the marine asked looking at Kate.
"She's been shot in the shoulder… almost her chest, she needs to get to a hospital." Tony said walking back to Kate who had blacked out again. Tony felt for her pulse. He found but it had only grown fainter.
"Damn it Kate" he whispered.
"You love her don't you?" The marine asked.
"I would be lying if I said I didn't, in some ways." Tony said looking down at Kate who had gone an even more deathly white colour. "I found an exit. I'm going to carry her, can you lead with the gun?"
"Sure. Just tell me where to go." He said. Tony carefully picked Kate up, trying to support her arm and back. Slowly they left the cell. The marine led and Tony gave him instructions. They got to the door Tony had spotted earlier.
"Almost there Kate." Tony said.
Suddenly a gun went off. Tony stumbled forward trying to keep his balance and stay low to the ground at the same time. The marine fired back another guard. A bullet grazed about half an inch into Tony's leg and he stumbled forward again this time falling over. Kate lay in front of him her eyes opening slowly.
"Tony. Leave. Just go. You've done what you can." Kate said.
"I can't let you stay here, I won't leave with out you." Tony said looking into her eyes he saw tears fall down her cheeks. He reached down and wiped them away.
"We'll make it." He said quietly as he picked her up.
A few other gunshots went off and then the marine ran up to them.
"We've gotta get out of here, more guys are coming and we only have one gun. Can you walk?" He asked.
"Yes." Tony said, He limped to the exit and the marine cautiously opened the door he beckoned Tony through and he stumbled through it. What he saw made him so relieved he fell to his knees. Gibbs and McGee stood outside just about to move in. Two ambulances waited with them. Gibbs ran up to them, and saw Kate's state.
"You!" Gibbs beckoned to an ER doctor. "I need a paramedic over here NOW!" Gibbs yelled as he pried Kate from Tony's arms. Gibbs lay her down gently, and Tony collapsed next to her blood rushing from his leg. The SWAT team from PD had been called in and took over the situation inside the building. The first ambulance took the marine away. Kate was loaded up in the next one and Tony with her. The medic's got Kate as stable as they could, then stitched up and bandaged Tony's leg. He hadn't even realized he was hurt, he was to focused on getting out of there. The ambulance pulled off as Tony turned away form Kate not able to think about how close she was to death.
