Chapter 7

As he got out of the car, Gibbs heard a gunshot go off somewhere in the woods. He froze, fear flashing through him. He tried not to think about all the people he cared about who had died. McGee and Ziva were looking at him for instructions so he pulled himself together and resisted the urge to just run off in the direction of the gunshot. He signalled for McGee to go with him one way while Ziva and agent Jones went the other.

Gibbs and McGee hadn't got very far before they spotted Parker and Tony. Tony was so thin and so covered in blood and bruises that he was barely recognisable. There was blood pouring out of a bullet hole in his left shoulder and staining the grass below him. He was clearly too weak to do anything except lie on the ground, clutching his shoulder.

"Drop your weapons or the next one goes through his skull!" Parker yelled pointing the gun at Tony's head.

Gibbs paused, thinking about his chances of killing Parker before he killed Tony. They weren't good so Gibbs dropped his weapon to the ground, McGee following his lead.

Parker smirked at them, his gun still pointed at Tony's head, "Where is the girl?" he asked, "the Israeli who works with you."

"Left her at the office," Gibbs lied, not surprised that Parker knew about the team.

Parker snorted, "That wasn't the smartest-"

He was cut off by a gunshot and a bullet entering the side of his head. Gibbs turned his head to the place where the shot had come from and saw Ziva standing there, her gun pointed at the spot where Parkers head had been, she had obviously sneaked round the side while they had been talking.

Without bothering to pick up his weapon he ran over to his senior field agent and knelt down beside him, putting pressure on the bullet wound. He saw Ziva and McGee running to join him while agent Jones called the emergency services.

"Tony, you listening?" Gibbs asked

Tony's eyes flickered open briefly before closing again, "Yeah, boss." Tony's voice was so quiet and filled with pain that Gibbs could barely hear him.

"You will not die," Gibbs said repeating the words from so many years ago, "You got that?"

"I got you, boss," Tony replied before losing consciousness

Gibbs paced the hospital waiting room. The ambulance had got there soon after Tony had passed out and he had ridden in the ambulance with Tony while Ziva and McGee drove the car to the hospital. As soon as they had arrived Tony had been rushed into surgery and Gibbs had just been left there, waiting.

Gibbs was pulled from his thoughts when he heard the familiar voice of his forensic scientist yelling, "Gibbs, Gibbs, Gibbs," he turned just in time to catch Abby as she flung herself into his arms.

"I heard you found Tony, is he okay? I mean I know he's not okay, that bastard Parker had him for 3 months. But he's going to be okay, right? Oh my god, Gibbs tell me he's going to be okay," she said all this very fast and without removing her arms from around his neck.

"He's going to be fine Abs," he replied glaring at anyone who was staring at them. "You're going to have to let go sometime Abby," he said after a while.

"Sorry," she said releasing him and giving him the first real smile he had seen in months.

Ducky and a female doctor came over from where Ducky had been talking to her. "Agent Gibbs I'm Doctor Winter," the doctor said holding out her hand for Gibbs to shake, "the surgery on agent DiNozzo went well, but he's severely underweight and lost a lot of blood not to mention all the other injuries he had. However I'm sure with the right medical care he should recover. He's in ICU now and should hopefully regain consciousness soon." Ducky had obviously warned her to give Gibbs the short version and not try to include any complicated medical terms.

Gibbs nodded, hearing the others sigh with relief, "can I sit with him?" he asked

"Well, we don't usually allow visitors in unless they're family," she replied and Gibbs glared at her, "but I'm sure we can make an exception." She said

Gibbs nodded and then turned back to Abby, "he'll be fine," he promised kissing her on the cheek.

"I Know," she said as she watched Gibbs follow Doctor Winter too Tony's room. She sat down next to McGee, Ziva and Ducky knowing Gibbs was telling the truth.

Okay, Tony's safe. There should only be 1 more chapter after this. Review!