Tony loaded into the bed of the truck, his friends giving him a hand. As he eased into a comfortable position against the window or the cabin, he let out a breath.

"What a night, eh?" said Tony, a smile playing at his lips, even though his eyes told a different story.

"Ha. You could say that again." said Tim shaking his head as he recalled the nights events.

"It was one hell of a fight. Those guys were such …." said LJ from beside Tony.

"…..pricks!" finished Kate.

"Yeah. Most def …." said Tad. "Did you see when I leg sweeped that fat ass?" he asked laughing

"Haha. Yeah man, that was so funny. He had no clue what hit him!" said Jimmy.

They all shared a soft giggle, still finding it hard to really laugh, knowing how the night had turned out.

"Well, all I know is, thank you guys for taking out that douche bag with the baseball bat…" said Tony gratefully. "One more hit, and …"

"Pshh. It was instinct man. We all got each others backs. Right ?" said LJ

The entire group agree in unison. They had fucked with the wrong group.

"LJ, looks like you got yourself a nice shiner brewing there …" said Tony pointing to his left eye.

"Ha. Its one to match yours Tony." said Tripp

Tony reached up and felt his eye again subconsciously. "Ya.. Great." he said jokingly.

"I effed my ear up on the cement somehow…" exclaimed Tad.

"Yeah.." said Kate who was sitting next to him, beginning to examine it, "That's …. disgusting."

"Ha, good to hear." replied Tad jokingly.

"So, guess we should all start to pick up your disaster of a house when we get back eh Tony?" piped up Abby.

"Nahh. I will just have the cleaning staff do it first thing in the morning.." Tony gave an easy answer. "Unfortunately Vinnie is supposed to arrive home sometime this weekend …" he finished unexcitedly.

"Yikes. Hopefully later than sooner…" said Tim, somewhat worried. He knew his Uncle's temper, and the results that meant for Tony.

"Ha. Uh yeah." said LJ. "Well you don't mid if we still crash at your place do ya?"

"Yeah.. If my mom catches me coming home at this time… It'll be the death of my social life." exclaimed Kate.

"Me too…" said Tad.

"Yeah yeah guys its no problem. I was hoping you'd stay. It's not very often I get to share a house with someone other than myself." said Tony, more happily than he should have.

"Plus," added Johnny as they parked in front of the five car garage that was DiNozzo's. "Someones gotta wake your sorry ass up every two hours Mr. Concussion."

"Do we really have to follow that rule ?" said an exhausted sounding Tony as they began the walk up to the grand entrance.

"Oh yeahh," said Tad patting his friend on the shoulder. "What's the big deal? You need your beauty sleep or something ?" he added jokingly.

"Man this place is a MESS!" said Jimmy as he stood on the staircase leading up to the front door looking back at the yard and all the random cups and stuff lying everywhere in the once very well-kept landscaping.

"You could say that again.." said Abby. "Maybe you should call in that cleaning service extra early… like right now." She was astounded at the disaster.

"Its no worries. They know to come in every Saturday morning early … Friday night is victory party night. Right guys?" explained Tony.

"Hellls yeah it is!" added Johnny.

"Just usually not THIS big of a victory party haha" added LJ as they entered the extremely messy front parlor and got a good look at the damage.

"Holy shit." said Johnny. "We know how to partyyyy."

"That's for sure." added Tad as he gazed around.

They all giggled at how crazy things had gotten. There was pizza stuck on the wall. A slip in slide in the kitchen. Bras and panties on the chandelier. Plastic cups littering the floor. A beer bong traveling from the third floor balcony all the way to first floor. A makeshift bowling alley in one of the long hallways. A mattress on the back stairwell. Three beer pong tables set up in a line, with a bracket taped up onto the wall, and the place wreaked of stale alcohol.

"Oh Fuck." said Tony quietly as he was looking at something out the window.

"What?" said Tim as he walked over to Tony's spot at the window to see what he was looking at.

"Oh Fuck." said Tim in the exact same tone Tony had.

"What? Whats wrong?" said Kate.

"Holy Shit. What do we do?" Abby was panicking from her spot at the other window. She saw what they were looking at. Her Uncle Vinnie's lamborghini was eerily pulling up the driveway and parking right next to Johnny's truck. "oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god!"

"What is it?" Tripp asked form across the room. Scared to find out the answer.

"My father is home…." said Tony. He was in shock, and worried for what was to come next.

"SHIT!" was yelled simultaneously from Tad LJ and Johnny.

"You guys just go. Hurry!" yelled Tony trying to salvage his friends, and his own dignity. He didn't want them to see his father THIS angry. "Out the back!" he pointed.

"No way!" said LJ "Im not leaving you. He's gonna kick your ass!"

"Ya, and prolly yours too if you don't beat it. Now just leave! Hurry up!" he was trying to shoo his friends.

"Im not leaving you, man." said Johnny.

"Me either!" added Tad. "This guy is gonna have to go through us first."

"You guys have done enough by taking me to Ducky." said Tony in a quickened manner. "Now please just leave!"

"We aren't abandoning you, Tony!" said Abby

"Yeah. There's no way!" said Tim

Jimmy and Tripp were no where to be seen. They had followed Tony's instructions, and peaced the hell out. LJ, Johnny, Tad, Tim, Abby, and Kate took a spot beside Tony between the double helix grand staircases. Awaiting the inevitable.

They heard footsteps coming up the stairs, pausing before they reached the door. He was obviously looking at all the damage. All the sudden he stomped to the door and ripped it open. He stood in the doorway, and dropped his briefcase. He was a tall man, about 6'3" and about 250 lbs. Lean but athletic. His hair was jet black and greased back. His steely, ice cold gaze caught his son's face. He took a few deadly strides towards his son.

"Anthony! What in the F-" he was cut from his path to Tony by some kid. It was Johnny.

"Now, Mr. DiNozzo, before you totally freak out. You should know-" he began to explain to the man that Tony was really hurt, and that he should just calm down before he did anything ..rash. He was sure that if he found out what they had already been through then he might let up … hopefully. But he was cut off.

"Get out of my way!" it was the loudest anyone had ever yelled at him. He was startled at the sheer anger and hatred in his eyes. The gaze was breaking him down.

"Sir, if you cant tell by looking at us, we are already hurt and-" Johnny tried again.

"Its ok Johnny." said Tony from behind him sadly. Johnny turned around. Tony looked pathetic. He was still probably shitfaced, and he was beaten to a pulp already.

Tony stepped forward, and looked his Father straight in the eye. "Do you think we can talk about this in the other room?"

"You will all sit here on these steps until I return!" yelled Tony's father. "If you move one muscle..I swear to God!" They all took a seat, but Tony who was still standing pitifully in front of his father, and they weren't going anywhere. Out of fear. Fear of getting Tony in more trouble, and shear fear of crazy Vinnie DiNozzo.

Vinnie grabbed his son by the front of his neck and squeezed…hard. LJ was beginning to rise as if to do something, but Vinnie snapped his finger at him and squeezed Tony's neck even harder, causing Tony to grunt in pain.

LJ sat back down, not sure of what to do. He wanted to help his friend, but clearly that wasn't the way to do it. Suddenly the front door re-opened, and three large, burly men walked through it carrying luggage. Vinnie's bodyguards were here. "Don't let these kids leave the staircase!" ordered Vinnie.

Vinnie began walking towards his office, pushing Tony as he walked. Forcing him to walk backwards. Tony was getting short on air. He was away from his friends now, and things weren't gonna be good as soo nas they entered his father;s office. Nothing good ever happened in this office. Just outside the door Tony tripped on something and fell backwards, onto his torn up back which rubbed raw against the carpet on his fall. He let out a yelp of pain.

"Get Up!" Yelled his father. Tony's friends could still hear him. "Now!" he screamed as he kicked Tony hard in the side. A cry of pain filled the air, causing Kate to start to cry again, and Abby too.

They heard his office door slam shut. The bodyguards were standing in front of them. LJ was sitting next to Tad, Tim sat on the step below them, and Johnny was on the other piece of the double staircase with Kate and Abby, who were hugging each other.

They sat silently in awe at the situation. Not sure of what to do or what to think. They were nervous for what their future had in store for them, and Tony's even more.

Muffled yelling could be heard, and they knew it was Vinnie. All of the sudden grunts and thuds could be heard as well. This caused Kate to plug her ears, and Abby to cry even harder.

"I can't take it anymore!" yelled LJ. He was pissed. He got up and began to follow Vinnie and Tony's voices and cries, prepared to help his friend, when one of the burly men grabbed him by the shoulders and threw him back towards the base of the staircase.

"Listen asshole that's our friend in there!" stood up Tad.

"No talking!" yelled one of the men.

"Fuck off!" yelled a teared stained Abby.

Johnny stood up too. One of the men approached him, ready to block any move he was about to make. He glanced over at LJ, who gave him a slight nod. Johnny turned around and took off full speed up the stair case behind them. The huge guy began to follow him up the stairs, and Abby and Kate gladly let him get passed them. One down, two to go.

"Pleaaase Stoppp!" could be heard from the room where Tony was being held. It wrenched at everyones heart. It was a gut wrenching scream, and one they never wanted to hear come from someone they cared so much about.

Kate sobbed even harder. She couldn't take it anymore. They had to help Tony.

Tim stood up next. He knew what he had to do to save his cousin. He was never good at sports, but Tony had taught him a few things about football when they were growing up, and one thing would come in handy right now. Juking. One of the huge men took their place in front of him, as Johnny's had done to him.

He lunged right, pulled back and stepped left, right around the guy-exactly how Tony had taught him. He smiled as he easily sprinted away from the guy. He booked it out the front door, and the guy hurried after him out the front door. LJ, Tad, Abby, and Kate stood up next.

Since they were on opposing staircases, the idiot didn't know where to stand. He was clearly a meat head. They both jumped off the stair case and the guy, stepped right in front of LJ and Tad, and tackled them both to the ground. LJ escaped the man's clutches, but that left Tad to fight him solo.

"You guys go help Tony, I will hold this guy off!" yelled Tad.

Without a word they sprinted to the door where they could hear thuds STILL taking place. When they reached the door, still in a sprint LJ kicked the door open, breaking the lock and the door frame along with it.

A surprised Vinnie turned around from his stance over an unmoving Tony and looked over his shoulder at the three kids. Kate let out a huge sob and Abby screamed at the sight of her cousin. He was laying on his back, with his head lolled to the side. There was blood covering his face, but his eyes were open. He was not with it. His green eyes held no sparkle, and no sign of life. He looked dead.

LJ called him out. "Why don't you come over here and kick another kid's ass you f*ckin coward?"

Vinnie sneered. "Shut up…" his voice was low and dangerous. There was blood dripping from his lip and from his nose. Tony must have gotten in a few good ones. Atta boy Tony. Vinnie reeled back his foot and swung it back against Tony's side. No sounds came from Tony. He was definitely unconscious cause that would have hurt like a bitch, and his eyes remained deathly blank.

LJ couldn't take anymore and he ran and dove at the man. Tackling him to the ground. Abby and Kate ran over to Tony's side. Kate picked up his hand and started talking to him. Telling him everything was okay and that they were gonna get him out of here. Abby had to check his pulse to make sure he was alive, which he was.

LJ's hatred over-powered Tony's father, and he was clearly winning the fight.

"You are the worst Father I have ever seen!" said LJ punching him in the stomach with a sharp upper cut.

A gasp was heard from the doorway, and the girls turned to see who is was. It was Tad, and he quickly ran to the corner where LJ currently had Vinnie pinned, and began to unleash some of his own fury. With a paper weight Tad grabbed off of the man's desk he rapped it on the guys head, and knocked him out cold.

They ran over to Tony's side. He needed help, again. And bad.

"Holy shit." said LJ as he looked at his best friend lying bloody on the ground. He was scared. Tony looked horrible. There was no question about it.

"Let's get him out of here.." said Johnny as he looked LJ straight in the eye.

LJ nodded his head and they grabbed him under the shoulders and by the ankles again. They could here Johnny running around upstairs, and the larger mans much slower footsteps behind his. Johnny was fast, and that guys weighed so much more than him, they knew it wasn't even a fair fight.

"Let's take Tony to the back of Johnny's truck again, and then I will come back in here and round up Johnny." said Tad. As they walked down the porch stairs they could hear two more pair jogging up the driveway. They looked and saw Tim running towards them, with Ducky and his medical bag in tow.

Tim had lost the goon on the run, and hurried to Ducky;s house to get him, knowing that Tony was gonna need his assistance. They met in the middle, at Johnny's truck, and carefully they lay Tony on his back in the bed of the truck.

"Oh my dear, God." said Ducky as he got his first good glance at his nephew. "That bastard!" He climbed into the bed beside Tony.

"Anthony! Anthony, can you hear me?"

"Guys Im going to get Johnny, he has the keys!" explained LJ who ran back into the house to help his friend.

"Anthony! Wake up!" yelled Ducky tapping him on the face. "It really is imperative we try and rouse him immediately this time. A second concussion is often hard to recover from fully, and especially so near each other. Will you girls try your darndest to wake him! I need to help his breathing!"

Abby and Kate were on his right side, and Ducky on his left. They were holding his hand and trying to call him back to them, while Ducky pulled out his stethoscope and started listening to Tony's breathing.

"Roll him over! Now!" ordered Ducky who started to gently pull up on his left shoudler. Worried for their friends safety, Tad and Kate and Abby grabbed a body part and put him on his right side as Ducky had began to do.

"What's going on?" asked a worried Tim.

"His left lung is gurgling, and we need to take some pressure off of it. It is most likely punctured and ready to collapse. I need to stay ready right here in case it does. Where are those boys with the keys, we really must get going soon!" Ducky was worried. That meant things were even worse than they seemed.

"oh my god" sobbed Kate.

After about another long minute, LJ and Johnny appeared sprinting down the lawn. Johnny threw his keys ahead to Tad who knew exactly what to do. Tad hopped in the driver's seat and started the car. He Slowly started pulling down the driveway.

LJ and Johnny were being chased by all three goons and Vinnie. LJ and Johnny quickly jumped onto the back of the moving truck and joined their friends as Tad burned rubber and sped away down the driveway and onto the street. Leaving the goons and tony's 'dad' left in the dust.

"How's Tony doing?" asked a very out of breath Johnny.

"Not so good Im afraid. We really must hurry.!" said Ducky listening intently through his stethoscope to his nephews lungs.

"Ya hear that Tad ? Step on it!" yelled LJ to the front. "We gotta fly!"

"Loud and clear" yelled Tad back as he sped even faster, somehow, down the road.

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"Well, it will most certainly be a long wait." explained Ducky to the group of ragged looking teens sitting askew in the uncomfortable waiting room chairs. "Why don't you all call it a night. I will stay here with young Anthony."

"Im not leaving" said LJ. Johnny and Tad sat/slouched next to him in the chairs with the same expression.

"Im gonna call mom and dad and tell them they should get down here." said Abby. "Im just going to say that Vinnie did it again, and not mention anything about the party…just that Tony needed our help so we were there.." she added, explaining 'the story' to everyone.

"Deal." was said unanimously. She looked at Ducky expectantly for disapproval, but he waved her off. He was a see no, hear no evil kinda guy, and she liked it.

"I better go with you.." said a tired Tim. "They might want to talk with me.."

Tim and Abby disappeared down the hallway. His arm around her shoulders, and heads pressed against each others. It had been a long day.

"He's going to okay, right?" asked Kate from her spot next to Tad.

"We can always hope for the best. Knowing the extent of his injuries, I know the battle he is facing right now, however know my nephew even better, I know he is a fighter, and will pull through is the chance is given to him. He is known to beat the odds." exclaimed Ducky.

"I hope his Dad rots in Hell.." said Johnny in a low voice full of disgust.

"Amen" said Tad and LJ in unison. Tony didn't deserve anything he had ever gotten from that man in the form of punishment. He deserved a better father. Sure they all had had their own fights with their parents, but never even close to the extent they were sure Tony and his father fought to.

"If I could get my hands on him …. Ohhhh." said Ducky, frustration evident in his voice.

"Ha, me and Tad knocked the joke out…" said a smirking LJ. Now that was one thing they could all smile about.

"Hmm. Too bad it wasn't permanent." said Ducky.

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