"Tony?" Ziva said again as she walked to him.

"Ziva? What-Where am I?" He asked.

Tali stepped out from behind the wall "This is death, well, limbo for you and Ziva really."

"Wha-Who are you?"

Tali held out her hand and smiled "Tali David"

Tony's eyes widened as he shook the 16-year-old's hand.

"As in your sister?" Tony asked Ziva.

"She is my sister too." Ari said smirking as he came from behind the corner.

"YOU BASTARD" Tony yelled and lunged at Ari. Roy jumped out and pulled Tony off Ari.

"STOP!" Roy bellowed.

"Ziva" Tony said as he turned to her "I was so scared" He whispered to her "I watched when he stabbed you I can't loose you, I have to tell you something. But first could somebody tell me what happened?"

"In the hospital, the man who stabbed Ziva came in and shot you." Tali said bluntly.

"If this is death, where's-" Tony couldn't continue, Ziva stood in front of him and said

"Do you mean Kate?" Tony looked at her and nodded. "Ari" Ziva said to Ari, then motioned her head to the wall where people kept coming from. Ari gave a small nod and went.

"What was that all about?"


Behind the wall

"Caitlin, come on"

"Ari, I can't, please" Kate begged.

"He is your friend. Please do it for me?" Ari said leaning down so his face was inches from hers

"Fine, what did he do when he saw you?" Kate asked

Ari chuckled "He tried to fight me"

Kate smiled and closed the gap between them in a short kiss. "You lead the way"


Hospital.

Drew lay dead on the floor, gunshot to the back of the head, made by Gibbs' gun. The doctors had rushed Tony to the operating room, he had received a gunshot wound to the chest. Abby couldn't stop crying and McGee was sitting next to her rubbing her back. Gibbs and Jen had gone to get coffee and Ducky was talking to Natalie.

"Will Tony be okay?" she asked.

"I don't know dear" Ducky said sadly.

"Oh" Natalie said, tears running down her cheeks. She walked over and sat next to Abby and rested her head on Abby's arm and cried.


"Tony" Kate said as she walked with Ari from behind the Hospital wall.

"Kate" Tony smiled as he went over and hugged her.

"Ok special moment over now" Tali interrupted "You two" She pointed to Tony and Ziva "Have to go back, it will be easier for you Tony"

"Why" He asked

"Because your injuries aren't as bad as Ziva's" Roy told him.

"How do we…you know…go back?" Tony asked.

"You just have to want to" Kate explained.

"Oh, okay. But one question, why didn't any of you go back?"

"It was too late for me" Tali said.

"Same with me" Roy said.

"Me too" Kate said.

"I did not want to" Ari smirked. Kate turned to him and gave the 'You moron' look and slapped his arm.

"Why? Because you would go to prison?" Tony said cruelly.

"Nope, because of Kate" Ari smiled putting an arm around Kate's shoulder.

Tony stood there looking at them speechless.

"Gee DiNozzo, I haven't seen you this speechless since McGee told you he got a tat on his butt" Kate laughed. Tony still just stood there.

Nobody noticed Ziva slip down the hall into the shadows and disappeared.