Love of A Daughter
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Ziva, holding Tony's watch, stared up at the broken windows. Her sons by her side, covered in blankets, clutching small cups of cocoa.
"Mommy?"…Ziva kneels and turns to LJ..."I couldn't hold him."
"You couldn't hold who, baby?"
"Dad fell through the floor, I had a hold of his hand, but he let go of me, but I kept holding on, until his watch came off."
"Aww, honey, it's not your fault."...She hugs him.
"Dad was protecting Sarah."
Ziva turned to T..."What?"
"She was on the other side of us, we were about to leave, she forgot to hug grandpa goodbye, so she ran back into the room. She was dragging dad. Then a boom and smoke started and Sarah screamed and they started to fall, dad pushed LJ away from the hole in the ground. A nurse grabbed us and pulled us down the stairwell, but I looked down first, mommy."
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A massively damaged room, the door is blocked unmovable debris, 3 beds are stacked on top of one another, water and soot cover almost everything, water drips from a massive hole in the floor above, you can see 2 floors up.
Suzy lays face down on the lowest floor, she's not moving. Mr. DiNozzo is still in his bed, a reddish black covers most of his bed, he has a massive cut on his head, his face, crimson masked.
A cough...then pieces of metal fall through the hole. Another cough, followed by multiple smacks.
Sarah, her white dress, now black with soot and soaked, lies on Tony's body. Tony's head leans to right, his hair drenched, his face almost complete covered in soot...she coughs again, rubbing her eyes with her hand..."Daddy?"
She smacks his face with her wet, shaking hand once again...Tony doesn't move.
"Daddy!?"
Sarah stands up and looks over the edge of the hole and backs up, Tony's left leg hangs down into the hole. Sarah grabs Tony's hand and tries to pull him away from the hole.
"Wake up, daddy!"...She drops to her knees at his side and lays her head on his chest..."Please, wake up."
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Ziva stands in front of a fireman…"My husband and daughter are in there!"
"What floor?"
"12th."
He turns away.
Ziva grabs his shoulder and turns him back around..."What is it?"
"The bomb went off in the operating room on the 11th floor, they've had extensive damage on the 9 through 13 floors...we haven't found any survivors...I'm sorry, ma'am."
"My family is not dead...you get your asses up there and find him or I will!"
"What's your name?"
"Now!"
"Ma'am, we can't do anything, it's unsafe...the floors up there could collapse at any time."
"So, you're gonna leave them to die!?"
"Think of your other children!"
Ziva slaps him..."How dare you! Because two of my children are alive, I'm supposed to accept my daughter and husband dying as fine!? How fucking dare you!"...She slaps him again.
She lowers her head and starts to cry..."How dare you."...her voice goes soft.
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Water drips on Sarah's head, she looks up, it drips onto her forehead, washing some of the soot away.
She backs and cups her hands and starts catching it. Suddenly, the ceiling from above falls, smashing right past them...Sarah falls back screaming.
Tony left arm now hangs off the edge, his body teetering. Sarah grabs Tony's right hand and pulls as hard as she can.
"Come on, daddy...please."
She moves to side again and starts pounding on his chest..."Wake up!"
The water again drips on her head...she backs up and re-cups her hands and catches the water in her hands, she fills them up and then moves to over Tony's face and pulls her hands apart, dropping the water onto his face.
Tony shakes his head..."Ow."...He then snorts water out of his nose.
"Daddy!"
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Sarah smiles at Tony as he tries to sit up..."Aww, shit."...He grunts.
"Daddy, you said shit!"
"Don't tell your mother."
"Ok!"
Tony pulls his left leg away from the end and floor underneath breaks and he falls to the floor below, making a sickening sound as Sarah lets out a horrifying scream.
"Daddy!!"
Tony lies on his back, on pieces of broken ceiling and floor...he opens his eyes and tries to focus, he sees Sarah's dirty face.
He raises his left hand..."Sar.."...He passes out.
A large section of ventilation shaft falls from the ceiling straight down, right past Sarah's head, she covers her head and fall back away from the edge, it smashes into the broken up pieces around Tony. The other end smashes in the edge of the floor where Sarah is.
"Daddy?"
Sarah moves back to the edge, putting her hands on the end of the ventilation shaft, then quickly letting go, her right hand is now bleeding..."Ow."
A piece of wire falls from the ceiling and into the shaft, it pops out on the other end, near Tony's face.
Without thinking, Sarah jumps into the ventilation shaft and pops out the other end near Tony.
She moves to him, wrapping her hands around his face, smearing blood on his cheek and neck...she leans down and kisses his forehead.
"I love you, daddy."
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McGee sits at his desk...Gibbs stands in front of the plasma.
"Shouldn't we be with Ziva looking for Tony?"
"No, that's a madhouse down there, you can do more from here without getting in the way."
McGee sighs..."I know, Tim...I wanna be down there, too."
The elevator dings and a messenger gets off..."Package for a Special Agent DiNozzo."
"I'll take it."...Gibbs walks towards the man.
"You have to thumbprint for it, Sir."...The man holds the clipboard as Gibbs puts his thumb on the scanner, a light moves back and forth under his thumb and then beeps.
He hands Gibbs the package..."Thank you, Sir."...He then leaves via the elevator.
"What's that, Gibbs?"
"No idea, it's for Tony."...He flips it over and immediately starts to open it..."It's from Blackadder."
He opens the package and inside is a disc..."McGee."
"I'm on it, Boss."...He takes it from Gibbs and slides into his computer and starts playing it.
Reid pops up on the plasma..."Read it word for word."
Reid looks off to the side..."Do it!"
Reid starts to talk but stops...he struggles to get the first word out.
McGee lowers his head.
"I'm on borrowed time."...He stops.
"Read it!"
"No, you aren't going to kill me, you would've already."
"Oh, you're gonna die, son...and it's gonna hurt real fucking bad, but your boss is gonna watch you die...you pulled the trigger, but I blame him for her death."
He moves to Reid and backhands him...then rips open his shirt, attached to his dragonskin is numerous blocks of C-4 and wiring, he flips a switch and it starts counting down from 24:00:00...it's 1:54 p.m., you have exactly 24 hours to find him."...He looks back at Reid..."Now read the fucking thing!"
Gibbs looks at watch...3:13 p.m.
Reid opens his mouth, his lip is bleeding..."I'm on borrowed time, I am within a 10 mile radius of NCIS headquarters, I'm at a place where you've all been before. Somewhere special. Find me."
Joe Blackadder moves back in front of the camera..."Nice boom at the hospital, wasn't there? Sorry about your dead agent, DiNozzo...or should I say you wife? I think I finally killed the bitch once and for all."...He snickers.
The screen goes black.
"He's the one who tried to kill Ziva in Israel?
McGee moves to his desk and sits.
"What the hell are you doing, McGee? You have a job to do."
McGee sighs..."I'm not cut out..."...McGee pauses...Then quickly types something into his computer, a map of Washington, D.C. pops onto the plasma with a circular arc around the city...that's a 10 mile radius, Gibbs."
"Good, now go over every case we've ever had that took place inside that radius and figure out where that dirtbag is!"
The elevator dings and Abby walks into the squad room..."Have any of you seen, Reid?"
McGee stands..."He's..."
Gibbs interrupts him..."He's with Ziva helping at the hospital, Abs."
She smiles..."He's a great guy, isn't he?"...she pauses..."Well, while I'm up here, might as well get a caf-pow, see you guys later."
She steps out of sight.
"Gibbs?"
"She doesn't need to know...yet."
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Sarah remains holding Tony's head, her cheek resting against his forehead.
Tony's eyes move rapidly under his eyelids...
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Tony walks up to his front door, he grabs and turns the handle. The door opens and he walks inside.
A pregnant woman walks down the stairs.
Tony takes off his coat and places it on the hook and looks up and smiles at her.
"How was your day?"
"Hey, dad."
Tony looks shocked..."Sarah?"
Sarah laughs..."Who else would I be?"
"My god, you look so much like your mother. You're so beautiful."
She smiles..."That's what you and everyone else always tells me."
Tony touches her stomach and he feels the baby kick..."Wow, it kicked."
She smiles..."Tim and I are really excited."
"Tim?"
She laughs..."You know my husband Timothy McGee, Jr."
"Holy shit!"
"Dad, you said shit!"
"Don't tell your mother."
"Ok!"...She laughs.
"Little Timmy? And you?"
She smiles and walks away.
Tony moves to the mirror in the hallway, he's wearing a suit and tie, his hair is completely gray.
He looks at Sarah waddling towards the kitchen..."Oh hell no!"
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Tony wakes, making Sarah move her head up...she smiles at him..."I knew you'd be ok, daddy."
"Stay away from Timmy McGee, Sarah."
She looks confused.
Tony shakes his head..."Never mind, baby."
Tony tries to sit up, he grunts and grabs his stomach...it hurts to breathe.
"Are you ok, Daddy?"
"Yeah."...As Tony finally sat up, his back cracks..."Sarah, cover your ears, baby."
"Why?"
"Just do it for, daddy."
"Ok."...She puts her fingers in her ears.
"Ah, fuck me gently with a chainsaw."...Tony rolled to his stomach and got to his knees, he straightens his back, cracking it once again..."I think I have a couple broken ribs."...He touches his ribs on his left side..."Yeah, they're definitely fucked up."
Tony extends his hand towards Sarah and calls her over.
She takes her fingers out of her ears and moves to Tony.
She immediately hugs him. Tony pats Sarah on the back and lays his chin on her shoulder and has a look on his face like he's dying.
"Help daddy up."
Sarah holds Tony's hand as he slowly rises to his feet...he moves his neck around in a circular motion cracking it.
"I'm gonna feel that tomorrow."
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"Jenny!"...Ziva yells from behind the barricade.
Ziva shows her badge to the marine at the gate..."Let her in."
Jenny pulls up..."Oh my God, are you all right?"
"I need you to take the boys for me."
"Of course, of course."
Ziva kneels in front of T and LJ..."You have to go with Auntie Jenny now, ok?"
"But mom."
"No, but mom's...you have to, Tony."
She kisses them both on the foreheads and hugs them..."Mommy will come and get you later, ok?"
"Ok."...T and LJ together.
"I love you, guys!"...She hugs them one last time.
She stands and they get inside Jenny's Escalade."
"Buckle up, boys."...Jenny looks at Ziva..."What are you gonna do?"
"Whatever I have to."
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"Jenny!"...Ziva yell from behind the barricade.
Ziva shows her badge to the marine at the gate..."Let her in."
Jenny pulls up..."Oh my God, are you all right?"
"I need you to take the boys for me."
"Of course, of course."
Ziva kneels in front of T and LJ..."You have to go with Auntie Jenny now, ok?"
"But mom."
"No, but mom's...you have to, Tony."
She kisses them both on the foreheads and hugs them..."Mommy will come and get you later, ok?"
"Ok."...T and LJ together.
"I love you, guys!"...She hugs them one last time.
She stands and they get inside Jenny's Escalade."
"Buckle up, boys."...Jenny looks at Ziva..."What are you gonna do?"
"Whatever I have to."
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Sarah coughs as Tony digs through the pieces of debris..."Are you ok, Sarah?"
She coughs again..."My throat."
"Keep coughing, baby...you need to get that stuff out of you."
"Grammy's right there."
"Where?"
Sarah points, then coughs again.
Tony starts pulling up tiles and wires, until he sees her leg...he shakes it..."Suzy!?"
No response...he keeps pulling things off Suzy.
Sarah screams...Tony quickly looks over and a man is holding onto her leg.
Tony rushes over to her and pulls her away.
"H...help me."
Tony grabs his arm..."Are you ok?"
He starts pulling him, his body is severely burned, his pants and shirt have melted into his skin.
"Hold on."...his hand goes limp in Tony's hand.
"Daddy?"
Tony puts his fingers on his neck..."Turn away, baby."...Tony grabs a half-burned blanket and places it over the body.
Tony moves over to Sarah..."I want you to stay away from hole...do you hear me, Sarah?"
Sarah nods...as Tony moves back towards Suzy, he continues to hold his ribs.
Tony continues to pick up and toss debris...he undercovers her head, his covers the lower half of his face with his hand and shakes his head. Tony takes off his jacket and places it over her body..."I'm sorry, Suzy."
Tony shakes his head again...debris falls and a hand rises from around numerous other piece of debris.
"Daddy!"...Sarah points to the hand.
Tony quickly climbs up the hill of debris, heading towards the hand...he slips, but catches himself and claws his way up to top, he grabs the hand, on the ring finger is a large ring with a D on it.
"Dad!"...Tony starts grabbing chunks and tosses them off the pile, Tony moves furiously, tossing tiles and broken cement almost as quickly as he grabs them. He lifts a large tile, revealing his father's face...the massive cut is bleeding profusely, his blood, mixed with the soot, runs black down his face.
"Anthony."
"Don't talk, dad...I'm gonna get you out of there."
"Anthony!"...Mr. DiNozzo moves his hand to his son's hand and grabs it..."I...I'm so proud of you, son."
"You're not dying, dad."...Tony rips his hand away from his father and starts tossing more things away from on top of his father.
Mr. DiNozzo again grabs Tony's arm..."Son, I don't have much time."...He coughs some blood up..."You're a good man."...He moves his hand to Tony's face..."I'm sorr..."...His hand falls.
Tony grabs his father's hand..."No, you can't die...you will not die on me."...Tony starts pulling on his hand..."Come on, dad...you're a DiNozzo, you're suppose to die in Italy, not in a fucking hospital!"
Tony starts to sob..."I need you, dad!"...Tony continues to pull until his hand slips and Tony falls back landing on the pile, he slowly slides down the pile...he closes his eyes as Sarah rushes over to him, she again, drops to her knees and caresses his head..."Daddy!?"
Tony opens his eyes and looks up. Sarah stares into his eyes, tears flow down his face.
Sarah wipes away his tears..."I got you, daddy."
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Reid sat tied to the chair.
Joe Blackadder sat in a chair facing away from him at a worktable.
"I'm sorry about your daughter. I felt horrible."
"You felt horrible?"
"She wanted to die. She had a rubber gun. It was suicide by cop."
Blackadder rises and turns..."My little girl did not want to die! She had too much to live for!"...He backhands Reid in the face.
"Go ahead, do it, get it over with...you don't think I feel like shit for what happened!?"...Blood starts to trickle out of Reid's mouth.
He backhands Reid again..."I told you, HE will watch you die, then HE will die."
He then punches Reid in the face, his head falls back and to the left, he's been knocked out.
Blackadder moves back to the his worktable and holds up a locket...he opens it and looks at it.
"I swear to you, they'll pay...they'll all pay. I'll do right by her."
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"Ma'am, what are you doing?"
Ziva stood there holding rope and a climbing rig..."I'm with NCIS."
"I know who you are, ma'am...I've been told to come and get you."
"Why?
"We've found a couple survivors from floor 12."
Ziva's eyes open wide..."Where!?"
"Right this way."
"Show me, go!"
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Gibbs walked down the stairs.
"How's the search going, Tim?"
"Been through about 107 cases, so far...nothing."
Gibbs looks at his watch...4:18 p.m.
"You don't think where Ari died could be where he's at, do ya?"
"Which time?"
"Boss?"
"Lets go, McGee."
"Where?"
"My old house."
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Gibbs and McGee stand in the basement, next to a fully built boat, their weapons drawn.
"You still own this place, Gibbs?"
Gibbs nods as he puts away his Sig.
"Gibbs, who was the man you killed here?"
Gibbs picks up a piece of wood from his workbench and tosses it into a barrel.
"We still don't know...after Ari reappeared, Jenny had his body exhumed and we took a sample from Ziva as a reference and it wasn't a DNA match."
"Reconstructive facial surgery?"
"Could've been."
"Did the...second Ari match Ziva?"
"Yup, it was Ari all right."
"That's a relief."
Gibbs nods.
McGee sighs..."I so miss, Kate."
"Me too, Tim. Me, too."...Gibbs pats McGee on the shoulder..."Lets go."
Gibbs starts walking up the stairs.
McGee looks at the boat..."Huh, I still don't know how the hell he gets them out of here."
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The man leads Ziva to a group of paramedics surrounding a couple people coughing, covered in soot, blankets thrown over their shoulders.. The dirty face people look up at the excited Ziva, but her face goes plain. A man and a woman sit in front of her.
She kneels in front of them..."Are you people, ok?"
"Yeah, I think."...The man coughs.
"Did you see a man with a little girl?"
"No, I didn't."
"Did you, Miss?"
"Sorry."...Ziva lowers her head and sighs.
"Wait, did you say little girl?"
"Why?"
"I thought I heard a scream awhile ago, it could've been from a little girl."
"Where?"...The man kneeled in front of the woman.
"It was from the other side of rubble. I'm...sorry, I don't know anything else."...She coughs again.
The man turns, but Ziva is already gone.
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Tony sat on the pile holding Sarah in his arms.
"We're going to be ok, right daddy?"
"Have I ever let you down, angel?"
"Promise?"
"I promise."...He kisses the top of her head.
Tony looks around the room..."Of course, we had to be in the middle, no windows."
"Your phone."
"What?"
"Your phone, daddy."
"Oh, I forgot all about it."
He pats his pants..."My jacket."
"I'll get it."
"No...stop, baby."
"Help daddy up, again."
Sarah holds Tony's hand as he pushes off the pile and struggles to get to his feet.
"Stay right here, ok?"
She nods as Tony to his jacket and searches through the pockets...his cell is missing..."Damn."
Tony looks around, he looks at himself in a shiny piece of metal, noticing blood all over his face...he rubs his neck, but he's not bleeding.
"Sarah, are you bleeding?"
Sarah raises her hand.
Tony moves to her, he pulls a handkerchief out of his pocket and starts clearing away the soot and blood...Tony moves to a cabinet and opens it, he starts tossing things out..."Alcohol swabs."...He picks up the box, then grabs a latex glove.
He moves back to Sarah..."This is gonna sting, baby...be a big girl for daddy?"
She nods..."Ok."
Tony rips open the box and takes out a alcohol swap, he rips open the package and start rubbing her hand.
"Ow."
"I'm sorry, baby...I'm almost done."...Tony rips open another one with teeth and rubs her hand completely clean. He then slides the latex glove on her hand and ties a knot into it, making it tight to her wrist.
"Too tight?"
She shakes her head left to right.
"That should keep it clean."
"Ok, daddy."
"When did you become so brave?"
"Someone has to be."
"Heh."...Tony kisses her on top of her head and turns around and looks up through the hole...he swallows hard..."Anthony, I think we need to go up."
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Gibbs stops by an empty lot.
"They finally tore it down, huh?"
"Yeah."
"Good, maybe it'll make the memories go away."
Gibbs closes his eyes and sees Kate's face...He sighs.
"What about the cases Tony and Vivian Blackadder worked on?"
"You didn't check those, Tim?"
"Uh, no."
Gibbs throws the car into drive and slams on the gas.
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Ziva stands on the first floor, looking at a elevator...she takes her knife slides it between the doors and pulls them apart...she steps into the elevator, then jumps up and hits the door in the ceiling, knocking it up and open. She jumps up and pulls herself on top of the elevator.
She looks up and wipes her brow with her arm..."I'm coming."
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"Do you think you can climb, Sarah?"
"I dunno."
"Think you can hold onto daddy's neck?"
She nods.
Tony looks around the room one last time..."I hate having only one option."
Tony moves up the pile again, he drops to his knees and grabs his father's hand and holds it, he then takes off the ring and slides it onto his finger.
"You'll get this back."...Tony unfolds a blanket and carefully covers his father with it.
"Rest in peace, dad."...Tony rises and turns around..."Come on, Sarah...lets get out of here."
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Ziva attaching a clip to the elevator cable and one to her harness, she threads a long rope through the 2 clips and pulls them tight.
She grabs a hold of the elevator cable and starts to climb it.
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Tony hops up and grabs the edge of the upper floor, Sarah, with the help of Tony climbs up to the floor above.
"Away from the edge, Sarah!"
Tony starts to pull himself up, more debris starts falling, a tile hits him in the head, he drops, he quickly looks up, the ceiling makes a cracking sound...Tony jumps up, grabbing the end of the floor once again. The ceiling starts to fall, he shoves himself upward as the ceiling above them caves in, barely missing his legs. A cloud of black soot fills the air, water starts to pour in from the newly created hole.
Sarah moves to him, hugging him.
"Don't do that!"
"Do what?"
"Scare me."
"I'm sorry, baby."
He picks her up and moves away from the hole.
"Lets rest for a minute."
Sarah holds out a snack sized snickers.
"No, thanks."
She opens it, it's all melted and soggy.
She frowns..."I hate when that happens."
Tony pats her on the top of the head..."Me, too."
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Gibbs and McGee, back at NCIS
Gibbs takes a drink of coffee and sits at Tony's desk.
"Blackadder wasn't even at NCIS very long, Boss."
Gibbs quickly rises from it.
"Boss, you ok?"
"It's not mine anymore."
"What isn't?"
Gibbs walks away from Tony's desk.
"Is this because I called you boss again? I don't think Tony would mind you sitting at his desk, Gibbs."
Gibbs takes another drink of his coffee and moves to the plasma..."Put up the DiNozzo/Blackadder cases, McGee."
McGee punches a few keys and the map pops up with dots on it.
"The dots are every case they worked, Gibbs...12 of them."
Gibbs shakes his cup and quickly finishes the last of his coffee..."Anything look promising?"
"Nothing jumps out at ya, to be honest."
"Don't be honest, be thorough! Go through everyone of them with a fine tooth comb, McGee!"
"On it, Boss!"
Gibbs smirks..."I have missed that."...He walks out of the bullpen.
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Tony kicks at a door, but it's not budging..."Ugh, I hate you hospital! First the plague, then a heart attack, now this crap! I'm probably gonna die here, too!"
"Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!"...Sarah starts to cry.
Tony quickly turns around...he looks at her..."I'm sorry, Sarah...dad is just a little mad right now."...He moves to her.
"Don't die, daddy."
Tony kneels in front of her..."Aww, baby...I'm not going anywhere. I promise and pinky swear."
"You pinky swear?"
"Uh huh."...He extends the right pinky, she wraps her right pinky around his.
"You can't break it now, daddy."
"Never ever, babygirl."...Tony wipes away Sarah's tears with his left hand.
"Daddy?"
"Yes, pumpkin?"
"I'm hungry."
Tony starts laughing..."Tell me what sounds good to you."
"Bacon!"
"Heh. That's my girl!"
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Ziva pauses and rests...she looks to her right...seeing the number 7..."Only 5 more to go."...She wipes her brow with her sleeve of her jacket.
A single tears rolls down her left cheek as she reaches up, but stops, she grips the cable tightly...she breaks down, she hugs the cable and starts to slide down it, crying uncontrollable.
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Ziva clings to the cable..."This is Captain Sinclaire of the Metro Fire Department, the building has been deemed unsafe . The structure is not stable. You must get to a window or exit now if you are still in inside. Helicopter will be leaving the roof in 10 minutes. I repeat 10 minutes."
Ziva starts back up the cable as fast as she can.
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"Daddy, what does that mean?"
"It means we have to go, Sarah."
Tony grabs a medicine cabinet and pulls it to the edge of the hole and stands on it, trying to grab the edge of the above floor. He jumps up and grabs the edge, but part of it breaks off. He tries again as more debris falls from above him hitting the opposite side of the edge, revealing a metal pole in the floor structure. He stares at it, then back at Sarah.
"Sarah, come here."...Tony kneels picking her up and placing her next to him on the cabinet.
He looks at Sarah..."I'm not afraid, daddy...you're here."
Tony smiles at her..."I need you hold onto my neck one last time, baby...ok?"
She nods as Tony turns around and she climbs on his neck.
She grips him around his neck.
"Tighter Sarah. Like this."...He extends his arms and curls his fingers and pulls on them..."Curl your fingers, see?"...Sarah curls her fingers and slides them into position..."Good girl."
Tony looks at the cracking ceiling above...then at the bar..."Gibbs, help me."...He leaps grabbing the pole, the pole starts moving as Tony uses every ounce of his strength pulling himself up, the ceiling starts to fall as Tony leaps at a door, it flies open and they slide along the wet black floor.
Sarah lets go..."Daddy?"
Tony turns over, his face is covered in black goop, she kneels over him...she runs her hand over his face, sliding it off...his face still black, just smeared.
Tony coughs...he tosses the rest of the goop from his face..."Tastes like burnt instant pudding."
Sarah licks her finger..."Ewwww."
"Heh. Yeah, yeah...you're definitely my daughter."
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Tony and Sarah stood in the middle of the hallway, dripping of black goop..."Look at your dress. Your mother is gonna kill us!"
Tony looks down the hallway at the elevator...they walk towards it..."That's our way out."...Tony points to the stairwell.
Tony opens the door and looks down, several flights of stairs are missing.
"Maybe not."
They move back into the hallway.
"What now, daddy?"
Tony rubs his soot covered head..."I dunno."...Tony moves to a room...Tony moves to the window, he looks down at thousands of people.
"Stand back, Sarah."...Tony grabs a chair and smashes the window, it doesn't make a scratch..."Damn, what are these windows made of?"
He hits it again...it only leaves a scratch.
"You've got to be kidding me."
"What about the elevator, daddy?"
"No electricity, Sarah."...Tony pauses...he moves back into the hallway..."I wonder."
Tony moves to the elevator, he takes out his knife and separates the doors and puts his fingers between the doors and pulls them apart as hard as he can, they start to open.
The inner door starts to open, Ziva hangs from the cable reaching for the door.
Her eyes get wide..."Tony!?"...Her right starts slipping from the cable, Tony grabs her hand as she starts falling, Tony drops to his knees. He puts one of his hands on the corner of the elevator doorway and looks down at her.
"You're alive!"
"Yeah, but...could you...give me your other...hand...please."...Tony grunts as he struggles.
Ziva quickly moves her left hand up, grabbing Tony's wrist and he pulls her up and out up to her waist.
"Mommy!"
Ziva quickly moves out of the shaft and crawls past Tony to Sarah, hugging and kissing her..."My baby! My sweet little baby!"
Tony moves to the side of the elevator and rests his back against the wall...Ziva turns and looks at Tony, who's holding his ribs. She moves to him and drops to her knees...she smacks extremely hard in the face..."You're such an asshole!"...She quickly hugs him..."I thought I lost you two."...She holds Tony very tight as Sarah moves to Ziva and wraps her arms around her neck.
Tony wraps his arms around both of them and hugs them..."Z, the boys?"
She moves her head back...tears of joy roll down her face..."Jenny have them."
Tony lets out a sigh of relief.
Ziva looks down at Sarah's latex gloved covered hand..."What happened!?"
"She cut her hand, I patched her up."
Ziva gives Tony an evil look.
"This is gonna hurt isn't it?"
Ziva smacks him, then quickly hugs him again.
"Ow."
Tony moves his hand back to his ribs.
Ziva places her hand on them..."Broken, yes?"
"Can we go home now, daddy?"
"Ask your mother."
Ziva sighs and shakes her head.
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Tony holds Sarah close to her body as Ziva lowers them down the elevator shaft. Tony's feet hit the top of the elevator as he yells up at Ziva.
"We're down!"
Ziva turns around and clips herself into the rope, he tugs on it, the rope is connected to large column, she leans back and jumps and repels down the shaft, hitting the wall 3 times before hitting the top of the elevator.
Tony stands at the bottom of the hole looking up..."What's taking so long, sweet cheeks."
Ziva head comes through the hole and she slides down and kisses Tony, she then flips over onto her feet.
"Heh. 9.9 for the dismount."
"What? No 10?"
"The kiss kinda was lacking."
She quickly kisses him.
"Ok, we have an overruling by the American judge, it's a 10!"
Sarah looks at them oddly..."Umm."
Ziva looks at her and laughs..."It's just grown up stuff, honey."
Sarah shakes her head..."You're weird."...She leaves the elevator.
"Heh."
"Don't heh me...she gets that from you."
"What can I say, our daughter kicks ass."
Sarah walks back into the elevator...she grabs Tony and Ziva by the hand and starts pulling them out of the elevator.
"I think she wants to go, Z."
"Ya think, DiNozzo?"
"Heh."
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Black soot circled the drain very slow with more being added to the whirlpool seamlessly. Tony stood under the shower head, his head down, the top of his head against the wall.
"Tony, I got you those clean clothes."...Ziva walked into the bathroom, she wiped the steam off the mirror..."Just got done cleaning Sarah, make sure you wash behind your ears, ok?"
Silence.
Ziva walks over to the shower and she opens the door...Tony continues to have his head down, he's sobbing.
Ziva walks into the shower fully clothed and hugs Tony from behind, she kisses his back then she lies the side of her face against his back, holding him softly around the waist.
"Let it out...ani ohev otach...ani ohev otach."...She keeps repeating it as Tony continues to sob.
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Tony sits on the edge of his bed.
A wet haired Ziva walks in the bedroom and kneels in front of him..."Are you ok?"
Tony sighs..."Y...yeah, I'm ok."...She puts her hand against his side..."Your ribs?"
"Sore, but I'll live."
She moves her right palm to his cheek..."Ani mitzta'er."...She slowly rubs his cheek.
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Tony clears his throat..."How'd McGee do?"
Ziva shakes her hand..."So-so."
Tony nods..."Figured as much...he'll learn."
Ziva looks into his eyes..."You're done aren't you?"
Tony is silent..."I..."
Ziva's cell rings...she doesn't move..."Go on."
"Naw, answer it...did you report in with Gibbs?"
"Harah."...She rises and moves to the dresser picking up her cell and answering it..."Ziva."
"What's the word, Ziva?"
"Tony's bruised and battered, but he's fine."
Gibbs sighs..."Good."...He pauses..."We need ya, Ziva."
"Now?"
"Yes, Reid's been kidnapped by Blackadder."
"What!?"
"What is it, Z?"
"Reid's been kidnapped."
Tony quickly rises from the bed..."We're coming, Boss."
"Sit your ass down, Tony...you aren't going anywhere!"
"Rule #1, Ziva...I don't sit on the sidelines when one of my team is in trouble and IT IS MY team."...Tony moves to his walk-in closet.
"Tony!"
Tony walks out zipping up his pants...he takes the phone from Ziva..."10 minutes, Boss."...he flips it closed and tosses it on the bed.
Ziva sighs..."I thought you wanted to retire, not die."
Tony starts buttoning up his shirt..."I can't die, someone has to keep Timmy McGee away from Sarah."...As he moves into the bathroom.
Ziva looking confused..."What!?"
"Gear up!"
Tony walks out of the bathroom, his tie tied and his jacket on.
"Damn, you're quick."
"Manwhore days, they come in handy...I'll get Sarah, meet me in the car."...He leaves the room.
She shakes her head.
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Tony and Ziva stand in the elevator..."Pull it tighter, Z."...Tony groans has Ziva tightens Dragonskin against his ribs until there's a pop.
"God, Tony."
"Believe it or not, but it feels better now."
"That's just wrong on so many levels."
The elevator door opens and Ziva walks out.
McGee stands..."Made Tony stay home, huh?"
"I'm here, Probie."
"Oh, uh...hey, Boss."
Tony walks out of the elevator buttoning up his shirt.
McGee shakes his head..."You two just didn't do it in there, did ya?"
"Yes, McGeek...right after escaping the towering inferno, I just love me a piece of ass."
Tony winches..."You ok, Boss?"
"Do I look ok, McGee?"
"You look like hammered shit, DiNozzo."
Tony looks up at the balcony..."Thanks, Boss."
"Don't mention it."
"What the news on Reid?"...As Tony sits on the edge of his desk.
"Blackadder wants him and you."
"He wants me? Why?"
"No clue, Boss."
"DiNozzo...Abby doesn't know."
"Damn, why not?"
"She's not like us, Tony."
Tony grunts..."That's a good thing, actually."
"What the hell is wrong with you, DiNozzo?"
"Nothing, I'm fine, Boss."
"His ribs are busted up pretty good."
Tony looks at Ziva..."I'm fine, Boss...I'm here to get Reid and I'm not leaving until we do, period...end of discussion."
Ziva moved and looked up at the plasma..."What's this?"
"It's all the cases Tony and Viv Blackadder worked together."
Ziva turns to McGee..."Find anything, Tim?"
"Nope, not a thing."
"That's all we got, just old cases!?"
"Show him the movie, McGee."
McGee clicks a few keys and the video of Reid tied up is shown again...the clip ends
Tony stands.
"Gear up!"
McGee looked at Tony..."Tony?"
"I know where it is, Tim...you're with me. Boss, we're gonna Lethal Weapon them."
Gibbs cracks a smile.
Ziva looks at them both..."What!?"
"Come with me, Ziva."...Gibbs said as he headed towards the elevator.
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Tony and McGee are in Tony's car.
"Where are we going, Boss?"
Tony is silent.
Tony stops the car..."We're here."
McGee looks around...there in a high industrial part of DC..."Have we been here before?"
"Zaide."
"Boss?"
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Gibbs and Ziva sit in another car.
"Is anyone going to tell me what Lethal Weapon has to do with this."
Gibbs turns to her and slaps her on the back of the head..."Hey!"
"You live with Mr. movie, you should know this, it's one of his favorite movies."
Ziva shrugs...Gibbs slaps her again...she frowns.
"I just watch them with him, because it makes him happy, I don't pay attention."
Gibbs shakes his head..."Well..."
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Tony grunts getting out of the car.
"You sure you're ok, Boss?"
"I'm fine, McGee and the quicker we find Reid, the quicker I can sleep for days."
Tony walks towards a building. He draws his weapon.
"On you six, Boss."
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"Oh, now I get it."...She chuckles..."Does it bother you that most of his ideas are from movies, Gibbs?"
"Nope, they work, don't they?"
"Usually."
Gibbs stops the car and gets out and moves to the trunk of the car...Ziva sees Tony's car down the road and starts walking toward it.
Gibbs grabs her arm and pulls her back towards the car.
"Oh, yeah...I almost forgot."...She nervously chuckled.
"Get back in spy mode, Ziva!"
Her facial expression goes plain..."I'm ready."
Gibbs looks at her and shakes his head..."God, Tony has turned you into a woman."
"Hey, I am a woman!"
"I know, it's like your normal now."
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Tony holds up 3, then 2 fingers...he kicks the door in. He immediately grabs his ribs.
"So nice of you to joins us."...He pauses..."You're hurt? Tsk, tsk...I wanted you at full strength when I killed the man who did this to my daughter."
Blackadder stands behind a tied up and gagged Reid, who's sitting in the same chair Tony did 10 years earlier.
"I know where we are."
Tony groans..."Good for you, McGee."
"Don't try anything Special Agent DiNozzo."...He hold up his hand, he's holding suicide switch.
"Another one?"
Tony looks at McGee.
"Aww, he doesn't know, does he? Does he know about his wife?"
Tony drops to his knees holding his ribs.
Blackadder laughs..."Beggin' already?"
"Let him, go...he was just do what he was taught."...Tony struggles to get back to his feet.
"My, what happened to you?"
"He was in the hospital you blew up, asshole!"
"Shut up, McGee!"
"Aww, I see. Your father, I almost forgot...how is he? Medium or well done?"...He smiles devilishly.
Tony lowers his head, he holsters his weapon...then rises to his feet...he takes his father's ring from his pocket and slides it onto his ringfinger on his right hand.
"Cat got your tongue, Special Agent DiNozzo?"
Tony raises his head...he takes 2 giant steps toward them.
"Stop! Or I'll kill us all!"
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"He won't do it, Tony."
Blackadder looks at McGee..."I won't?"
"Nope, if you wanted to kill yourself, you wouldn't be here, you would've died on the boat."
He smiles..."Aww, but what if my main objective was to kill Special Agent DiNozzo."...He looks at Tony..."The other one, I mean."
Tony moves to Reid and takes the gag from his mouth..."You ok, Reid."
"I think so, Boss."
He takes another step towards Blackadder...Blackadder takes a step backwards.
"I'll do it!"
"Then do it, motherfucker!"
Tony moves behind Reid and takes his knife out and cuts the plastic tie that bounds his hands.
Reid rises..."Get him out of here, McGee."...Reid quickly slides off his Dragonskin and drops it off the floor.
Blackadder looks at the Dragonskin on the floor and chuckles and lets go off the suicide handle, but nothing happens.
He laughs..."You got me!"...his facial expression changes dramatically..."I want the chip."
"Now it finally comes out."
Tony turns away from him and walks towards the door.
"Stop! This one isn't a fake."...He flips open a cap and 20 or so yellow lights come on around the interior of the building..."I want the chip now."
"Fuck you."...Tony takes another step towards the door.
"I need it for your daughter."
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"What?"...Ziva said coming from Tony's earwig.
Ziva looked through her scope; it's crosshairs on Blackadder's head through a darkened window.
Gibbs takes out his cell.
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Tony remains still...Blackadder holds the detonator tight in his hand..."I want the chip."
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Gibbs' cell rings.
"Jenny Gibbs."
"Where's Sarah's, Jen?"
"She's right here, eating pizza. Why?"
"Ok."
Click
"Sarah's fine, Tony."
Ziva looks back at Gibbs..."What about Caitlin?"
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Tony starts to turn around..."What chip?"
Blackadder smiles..."Want to know how I know you have the chip, hmm?"
Tony is silent.
"Caitlin's fine, Tony."
Tony coughs.
He laughs..."New earwigs, huh? I have one of those, too."
Tony starts to say something..."Don't you want to know about your daughter?"
"My daughters are fine...earwigs, remember?"
Blackadder starts to pace back and forth.
"Tony, he keeps moving in and out of the window...I don't have a shot."
"Who are you working for?"
"Someone very special...me. I want that chip."
"Why?"
"Have you not been listening...for your daughter."
"What in the fuck are you talking about."
"Harah! I forgot, Tony...he mentioned Sienna to me."
"Sienna?"
He laughs..."Nope, not that one either...but I did kill that one."
"What!?"
He smiles..."Yes and I finally killed my target today...seems some people want her dead for killing her father."
"I killed her father."
"No you didn't...she shot the fatal blow."
"How did he know that?"...Ziva wondered.
"What the hell do you want from me!?"
He laughs once again..."The chip, of course. And if you give it to me, I'll tell you who the traitor is at NCIS."
"Traitor?"
"Loose lips sink ships, Special Agent DiNozzo."
"I don't have the chip."
"You're lying!"
"I destroyed it."
"You aren't stupid, it's worth millions!"
"Millions? Tony, is that true?"
"I must be stupid, because I smashed it."
Blackadder looks at Tony..."You aren't lying, are you."
Tony is silent, he doesn't move a muscle.
"Why!? I NEED that chip!"
"You're shit out of luck, buddy."
"No, damn it...I need money...I can't afford her."
"Who!?"
"Your daughter."
"What the fuck are you talking about?"
"Yes, what the hell is he talking about, Tony!?"
Blackadder stops pacing..."You don't know, do you?"
"Know what?"
"Tony, I have a shot, I repeat...I have a shot."
"Does the name Vanessa sound familiar?"
"Uh, no."
"That's not your mother's name?"
"Nope."
"That's Ducky's mother's name, Tony."...Gibbs uttered.
"Ducky?"
Blackadder's face goes plain..."Dr. Mallard is the father of my daughter's baby girl?"
"Wait, Ducky has a kid?"
"I didn't have a clue, DiNozzo."...Gibbs replied..."I doubt Ducky knew."
"Where is she?"
Blackadder is still stunned..."Why?"
"Because you're about to die."
He laughs..."By your hand?"
"Shoot this motherfucker, Z."
BOOM, the bullet breaks through the glass enters his right shoulder, the detonator falls to the ground. He walks to his knee, but Tony quickly grabs it.
"No! I need that back!"
"Where is she?"
Blackadder bleeds profusely from his shoulder.
"You're dying...if you love your grand daughter, you'll tell me where she is."
He looks up at Tony then reaches into his jacket...Tony draws his weapon and points it at him.
Blackadder puts his hands up...then puts his left hand back in his inside pocket and pulls out a hotel e-card. He reaches his arm out and hands the card to Tony.
Tony quickly punching him in the face as hard as he can...he falls backwards, Tony leans down...the indentation of the D on his father's ring is on his face.
Tony fires twice, one is each of Blackadder's knees.
Blackadder lets out a blood curdling scream.
"Who ordered the contract that killed my little girl!? Mossad!?"
Blackadder laughs..."Her...mother."
"Her?"
"Your bitch!"
"What!?"...Ziva yelled…"My mother?!"
"The traitor?!"…Tony kicked him in the stomach.
Blackadder continues to laugh.
Tony shoots him in the stomach..."Fuck!"...He puts his hand over the wound, blood pours through his fingers.
"Who is the fucking traitor!?"
He's silent.
"Who damn it!?"
He continues to be silent.
Tony shoots him in the groin.
Blackadder screams..."M...McGee!"
"Bullshit!"
"It's fucking, McGee!"
He slowly turns and walks out of the building...he stands about 10 feet from the door, he stops and sighs as he looks up at the sky..."Sienna."...Tony starts walking again, he flips the cap up on the detonator and pushes it, the building explodes as he continues to walk away.
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Tony walks towards his car. McGee and Reid stands next to it.
"Boss, you have to believe me, I'm not a traitor!"...McGee lowers his head.
Tony takes out his keys and unlocks his doors...Gibbs and Ziva drive up. They both get out.
Tony looks over at her..."You ready?"
She nods.
Tony looks at Gibbs, he pauses and then quickly looks at McGee..."No, you're not a traitor, but you did give him the information."
McGee raises his head..."Boss?"
"How did Lisa kill her Mossad director father in your third Deep-Six novel?"
McGee puts his hand to his head, gripping a patch of his hair..."I never assumed."
"Assumption is the mother of all fuck ups, Tim."
Tony opens his door as Ziva moves to the passenger side door.
"Tim."...Tony hands him the hotel e-card.
McGee takes it from him..."It's your team now, Tim."...Tony looks at Gibbs..."I'm done, Boss."
Tony gets into his car, Ziva follows him.
Gibbs walks over and knocks on Tony's side window.
Tony starts the car and rolls down his window.
"What you gonna do now, Tony."
"Sleep."
Tony drives away.
"I'm shocked."
Gibbs looked at McGee..."About the case, Tim?"
"No, that Tony actually read my books."
Gibbs laughs.
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A week later, Tony and his family walk through their front door, all dressed in black.
"Would it be wrong of me to say it was a nice funeral?"
Tony turns to Ziva..."Naw, it was nice."
Tony starts taking off his tie as he walks up the stairs.
Ziva watches him, then turns to the kids..."Go take off your good clothes and don't mess them up...I'll looking at your LJ."
"Mom!"
She shakes her head and heads up the stairs after Tony.
She finds Tony sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Are you ok?"
Tony looks up at her...she kicks her shoes off and moves to in front of him..."I'm fine."
He puts his arms around her waist and pulls her into him. He kisses her stomach and holds her close.
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"Daddy?"
Tony slides his head to the side, looking at Sarah in the doorway.
"Yes?"
"Can I ride Bert before dinner?"
"Of course, you can."
She smiles.
Ziva leans down and kisses Tony on the top of the head and whispers something.
He looks up at her and laughs..."Are you sure?"…He quickly kisses Ziva.
"Come on, daddy!"
"I'm coming, baby!"…Tony rises from the bed and moves towards the door.
"Tony, change your...clothes."...Tony stops just outside the door.
Ziva shakes her head..."Zoobi! Wait, mommy is coming too!"