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Chapter 22
Gibbs was running, one foot in front of another, he sensed that McGee had his six, following his every move.
Gibbs saw a shadow move, he lifted his gun and fired twice, a figure slumped to the floor, Gibbs didn't even bother checking if he was still alive. Just keep running, one foot in front of the other. One foot closer to David, one foot closer to DiNozzo.
The rounded a corner to see an empty storage room, rusted metal chains hung from the ceiling, pools of oil lay on the floor, creating an eerie reflection of the scene around them.
Gibbs stopped running, taking time to assess his surroundings and to reload the clip in his handgun. There! He noticed an a heavy steel door which had been carefully concealed behind a stack of oil drums. Gibbs started to run towards it, McGee following his every move, unaware that they were both being watched.
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The door slammed open to Ziva and Tony's cell. Ziva snapped her body around. Could it be help? Could Gibbs have found her? She released the pressure from Tony's neck. He had not moved for several minutes. She felt despair wash over her, she had killed the only man she had ever truly loved only moments before their rescue. She was right, she was a monster.
But it wasn't Gibbs at the door, it was Tzahal. He walked over to her keeping her head steadily in his sights at all times. He looked over to the lifeless body of DiNozzo. And then back to Ziva.
"God, you are a heartless bitch Ziva David!" Tzahal exclaimed "A man declares his love to you and you kill him! Oh very romantic!" The man snapped sarcastically.
Ziva made a lunge for the man but he quickly side stepped, she swung her leg around attempting to catch him in the stomach but after days of ill treatment she was weak and the man blocked the blow easily. At the same time he swung his left fist around catching her square in the jaw, knocking her backwards. He grabbed her and roughly slammed her to the floor. Zip tieing her hands behind her back.
"Move!" He pushed her forward but kept the gun nestled between her shoulder blades, she trudged away, leaving behind the lifeless body of Anthony DiNozzo.
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Gibbs headed towards the door.
"Not another move Agent Gibbs!" A voice rang out, echoing around the storage chamber.
Gibbs spun around on his heel desperately trying to catch a glimpse of his attacker. Then he saw him, holding Ziva in front of him as a human shield. McGee began to raise his gun.
"Don't even think about it Special Agent McGee or Miss David here gets it." Tzahal roughly jabbed Ziva with the weapon. McGee lowered his SIG.
"Now here is my offer, I will give you Special Agent David and I will walk out of here, otherwise we all blow to kingdom come!" The man lifted his left hand revealing a dead man switch.
Gibbs' teeth ground together, he had already survived being blown up once he was not sure that he could repeat the act.
"What about Agent DiNozzo?" McGee called out
No answer
"Give us DiNozzo or no deal!" Gibbs called out.
"Oh you won't be seeing Mr DiNozzo again Agent Gibbs…" The man trailed off.
"What have you done to him!" Gibbs snarled
"What have I done to him?" The man laughed "I have done nothing, it is your prized agent Ziva here who has killed him!"
Gibbs gaze snapped towards Ziva who hung her head in shame.
"Start walking!" Tzahal snarled and jabbed Ziva in the back sending her stumbling forward, towards Gibbs and McGee.
"I am going to do what I should have done a long time ago!" The man snarled he raised the gun towards Ziva's skull.
"Ziva duck!" A voice called out, neither Gibbs' or McGee's.
A man through himself upon tzahal dragging him down, a gunshot went off and then the sickening thud as it entered human flesh.
Ziva spun around, she checked herself, it had not been her who had been hit. She looked at the two bodies laying on the floor, Tzahal was struggling to get up, the second man raised the Desert Eagle and fired, hitting Tzahal square between the eyes. The body slumped. Ziva glanced towards the second man who had blood pouring out of his abdomen.
"Tony!" She gasped, already running towards him.
Tony lay crumpled on the floor, his wound bleeding profusely. Ziva quickly ripped off her top and pressed it against his wound trying to stem the bleeding.
"McGee!" She cried "Call 911!" McGee was already dialing the numbers into his cell phone.
"Tony," she whispered sweeping the hair back from his face, "Tony stay with me."
Ziva was now aware that Gibbs was standing next to her, he leant over pushing his hands on top of Ziva's desperately a
pplying pressure to the wound.
Tony's eyes were fluttering, he was struggling to hold on to consciousness.
"Gibbs?" Tony croaked out, his voice was weak and vulnerable.
"Yeah DiNozzo, I am right here." Gibbs' voice was soft and gentle.
" I am sorry…..sorry…dad." Tony croaked, Gibbs could feel the tears forming in his eyes as he watched his son die before him.
"Zi?" Tony called out
"I am here Tony." Ziva was pushing down on the wound but she could still feel warm, wet blood slide between her fingers.
"No regrets." Tony muttered, he stroked her cheek gently.
"I love you Ziva." Ziva could hear the sirens approaching but she wasn't sure how much longer Tony was going to last, time seemed to slow down before her very eyes.
"I love you too Tony." She answered, it was simple, but it was all he needed. He closed his eyes only to be rudely awoken by a slap on the back of the head.
"Did I tell you, you could die DiNozzo?" Gibbs stated.
"No boss." Tony answered but even as he said these words he felt life slip away from him, he was becoming so sleepy, he was tired of fighting. Ziva was safe, Gibbs would look after her now and McGee would make a great senior field agent.
"No regrets" Tony whispered before laying his head down letting his body go limp allowing the darkness to take him.