AN: Don't stop reading the chapter!!! Read it to the end of the chapter.. please, you'll be surprised..
Disclaimer: The usual, bla bla bla..don't own'em..

"Where could he be?" Abby asked Ducky.

"I don't know dear, but I am positive Jethro will find him" Ducky said.

"Yeah, and kick Antonio's big fat butt!" Abby said.

"Abigail! Such words does not suit a young woman as yourself" Ducky said strictly.

"Duckman, loosen up, we're Tony hunting!! It kinda looks like he's going to Bethesda.. if you see the road.. right there, and you follow the line.. they could've stopped there?" Abby asked.

"I'll call Jethro" Ducky said and picked up his phone.

In the car:

"Gerald", Gerald said, "Hi Donald... no, he's definetly trying to kill me.. yeah.. really? I'll tell him, goodbye", he hung up and turned to Gibbs, "they think he might be at Bethesda".

Gibbs sped up even more.

They were there fifteen minutes later. Gibbs ran inside and stopped at the information desk.

"Hey! Anthony DiNozzo!" Gibbs said. The nurse went to her computer and five minutes later she looked up at Gibbs.

"He was brought in ten minutes ago, a car accident, he's in-"

Gibbs didn't hear the rest. His knuckles whitened as he clung to the desk. Gerald came up to him and frowned.

"What's going on?" he asked. Gibbs failed to answer, "excuse me nurse.. Christine, what's going on?"

"This gentleman asked about Anthony DiNozzo who was brought in ten minutes ago, there was a car crash and he is listed as critical, and in surgery, ruptured spleen" the nurse said.

Gerald swallowed. This was bad.

"Listen, he's had brainsurgery and chemo therapy, he's had a brain tumor and he's not recovered yet, will this set him back?" Gerald asked.

"I really think you should talk to the doctor about this, I'll page him" nurse Christine said and paged the doctor.

"Come on Gibbs, let's sit down.. come on" Gerald said and led Gibbs to the chairs.

They sat down.

"This can't be happening.. he can't take this on top of everything.. Gerald.. he's.. he'll.." Gibbs said, staring at the floor.

"He'll pull through this Gibbs, we'll all pitch in and help, we'll all just.. we'll help, okay?" Gerald said.

"Excuse me, you're here for Anthony DiNozzo?" a handsome man asked. Gibbs looked up.

"Doctor! How is he?" Gibbs asked and stood up.

"Come with me please" the doctor said.

Gerald and Gibbs followed him to the family room and sat down. The doctor pushed a cup of water into their hands.

"He's listed as critical and he's in surgery, things aren't looking great, there was substansial trauma to his lower region, and he broke his left arm" the doctor said.

"There's something you're not telling me" Gibbs said, and glared at the doctor.

"There's a possibility he might not wake up" the doctor said.

Gibbs dropped the cup on the floor.

"He substained a large headinjury, I'm sorry, I give him a five to ten percent chance of ever regaining conciousness" the doctor said.

Gibbs looked up at him, blue eyes cold as steel.

"He'll wake up" he simply said, stood up, and walked out.

Gerald sighed and looed at the doctor.

"Please tell me everything" Gerald said.

In the waiting room, Gibbs was pacing back and forth, anger building inside, head spinning and his stomach churning, he felt like throwing up, punching people at random, and cry. Instead he walked outside and picked up his phone.

"Did you find him?" Ducky asked.

"Yeah, he's.. he's alive but.. damnit.. Duck I.. I need you" Gibbs said.

"What's wrong?"

"I.. just get here?"

"We will, Bethesda?"

"Yeah.. thanks Duck"

"Of course"

And that moment, was the first time anyone had ever hung up before Gibbs could do it. He plumped down on the bench and put his head in his hands. Then sobs started wracking his body.

He was still sobbing when Ducky came over and silently started rubbing his back. Abby understood and went inside instead, to find Gerald.

Ten minutes later she came out, tears streaming down her face.

"He's.. he didn't.. they couldn't.. it's.. he's.." she stuttered and threw herself into Gibbs's arms. Gibbs embraced her and let his own tears stream down his face. Gerald came out.

"Gibbs.. you.. you want to see him?" Gerald asked.

Gibbs nodded and stood up.

"Alone" Gibbs said.

Gibbs walked after the doctor into the room. He kept his eyes on the loor and walked up to the gurney. When he looked at the lifeless body he froze.

"Mr. Gibbs?" a nurse asked.

"This isn't Tony" Gibbs said and clenched his jaw.

"Mr. Gibbs, the identification we found says this is Anthony DiNozzo, this is a very no-"

"This is Tony's father.. this is ANTONIO DiNozzo!" Gibbs said.

"Are you sure?" the nurse asked.

"Am I SURE? I've slept with Tony for three years! I think I know my own lover!" Gibbs said.

His heart leapt of joy and he smiled.

"I.. oh my... I'm so sorry to put you through this!" the doctor said.

"Is Tony here? In this hospital?" Gibbs asked, already forgetting Antonio laying dead on the gurney.

"I.. we'll find out right away mr. Gibbs" the doctor said, "Emma! Go find the man!"

"I need to go outside!" Gibbs said happily and ran from the room.

"It's not him! IT'S NOT TONY!" Gibbs yelled.

Three heads looked up at him.

"It's Antonio..it's not Tony" Gibbs said as exhaustion, anger and sorrow sweeped over him at once and he fell to his knees on the asphalt, "it's not Tony".

Ducky and Gerald walked over and helped him up and over to the bench, Gerald went inside to find some water for Gibbs.

"He's not.. he's not dead?" Abby asked.

"No.. Antonio's dead.. not Tony.. thank you God.. thank you God.." Gibbs mumbled.

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AN: You're probably wondering why they're not looking for Tony right away, but this is all explainable... SHOCK people, think about it, someone tells you a loved one is dead, and then find out the person is NOT dead.. wouldn't you go into shock?