NCIS –Run Down

Part Eight

The dot was beginning to form the shape of a helicopter and relief flew through Tony's veins. He was finally getting out of here and he would be out of Jenny's reach very soon and Tony really didn't want to wait any longer.

"Don't move DiNozzo!" A male voice cut through the growing sounds of the helicopter's blades. Tony froze up, not daring to turn around knowing that the man more than likely had a gun trained on him. "Director, I found him. We are on the ridge and a helicopter is en bond."

"Good work, make sure he doesn't leave and I want him alive!" Jenny's voice came through a radio. Tony gritted his teeth still staring at the shape of the helicopter.

"Drop the gun! Drop it now!" The man shouted at Tony.

"If I don't?" He shot back over his shoulder.

"I'll put a bullet in you!" He cocked his gun.

"Good luck with that." Tony grumbled but made no movement to drop his gun, instead of a bullet hitting him in the back a strong arm wrapped around his neck pulling him off balance. Tony let out a cutoff yell before swinging his hand holding his gun up and around, slamming the butt of the gun down onto the man behind him. The man grunted and his hold loosened slightly and that was all that Tony needed. He planted his feet and twisted his torso around, causing the man to loose his grip completely on the agent. Tony backed up a few feet before sending a roundhouse kick into the man's ribcage followed by a hard jab against his jaw. He changed his footing and sent a high kick at the man's skull. The man gasped as he slumped onto his side, eyes rolling up into the back of his head.

Tony huffed backing up; keeping his gun at the ready as he scanned the area once more before he looked to see how close the helicopter was now. It was getting closer and closer so Tony backed up so the copter could land. It was only a few feet away and was about to land, Tony waved at Gibbs and Fornell who were both geared up and looking down at him with different levels of hidden relief on their faces. Tony frowned, his 'spidey sense' was tingling, he spun around to see Jenny there with her hair almost sticking up thanks to the wind the copter's blades were causing but it didn't do anything to the gun she had pointed at him.

"Stop this jenny it's over!" Tony shouted to her.

"It's not over until I say it is!" She shouted back and squeezed the trigger. Tony blinked as he was thrown off his feet; he felt a searing pain course through his right shoulder causing him to shout out in pain. He skidded across the rocky terrain before coming to a stop his head lolling to the side, his vision going dark. He saw boots pound the ground by his head, he felt himself get lifted up and placed against a knee, pressure was then put on his injured shoulder and that was just too much for the agent. He closed his eyes despite the shouting and fell into oblivion.

Gibbs and Fornell watched in muted horror and shock as Jenny pulled the trigger causing Tony to fly off his feet with blood flowing free from his shoulder. They weren't landed yet but the two agents could care less, disregarding their own wellbeing they leapt out of the copter and rushed towards Tony and Jenny, guns drawn. Gibbs skidded to a stop by Tony's prone form, gently propping the younger man against his knee with Fornell training his gun on Jenny, shouting at her not to move and to drop the gun.

"DiNozzo, don't you dare die on me, that's an order…Tony! Damnit Tony!" Gibbs ordered as he put pressure on the bullet wound to stop the bleeding and cursed colorfully as Tony's eyes closed and head fell to the side so his face was looking at Gibbs.

"Damnit, Tobias get Tony to the copter, I'll take care of Jenny." Gibb said tightly, gently laying Tony back onto the ground before training his own gun on the NCIS director.

"If you're sure Jethro, just remember she kidnapped Tony and then shot him." Tobias reminded his friend in a low voice before holstering his gun and rushing over to Tony, motioning over the EVAC crew from the copter over. He let them work by he never left Tony's side, gripping the pale hand of the young agent's in his own.

"Why?" Jethro asked Jenny as he slowly walked closer to her, gun still aimed at her in case she tried anything else.

"He's my agent and I can do whatever I want with him." Jenny snapped.

"You're agent? He has been and always will be my agent Director." Gibbs snapped back.

"You didn't make that point very clear when you left him for Mexico and the way you treated him after you came back." Jenny dug that barb in; Gibbs wanted to wince back at the reminder of what he had put Tony through but he wasn't about to let her know how much that struck home for him.

"You took advantage of him and when he got a better offer you decided to make sure you wouldn't loose your undercover agent all because of a petty grudge against 'The Frog'. You had Tony taken and brought up here so he had no choice but to keep working under your thumb." Gibbs narrowed his eyes.

"Yes, but I wasn't about to let Agent DiNozzo throw away all my hard work, my planning, everything just because he got a better offer. I don't have much time left, I'm sick Jethro and before I die I want this man behind bars or 6 feet under. Tony is my agent and he will obey my orders!" Jenny shouted, clearly not in a good state of mind as she aimed her gun at Gibbs.

"Don't make me shoot you Jenny." Gibbs warned putting his finger on the trigger, his hand steady and unwavering. She had taken Tony against his will, threatened him, held him hostage and then shot him, he didn't care about their past anymore, she was a threat to Tony. He didn't care that she was sick and would die in a matter of months, he knew how much damage she could inflict before she died and that was unacceptable.

"I would do it all over again Jethro, I need this man taken out and Tony is the only way to do it!" She shouted pulling on the trigger.

Two shots rang out through the air. Gibbs eyes were wide as he lowered his arm and stared at Jenny. The director of NCIS had a crazed smile spread across her lips as she fell back onto the ground, a hole in her chest. Gibbs dropped to his knees and wincing he dug out the bullet from the vest he had on under his jacket, if he hadn't been wearing a vest he would be in the same state as Jenny is.

"Jethro. Tony is loaded up and ready to transport… Are you alright?" Tobias placed his hand on his friend's shoulder.

"I'm fine, let's get a ME up here to collect her body. Let's go, Tony needs help." Gibbs said calmly before climbing back into the helicopter. Tony was strapped to a stretcher and both the NCIS and FBI agent took up positions on either side of the stretcher, both keeping their eyes trained on the young man who was starting to sweat and shiver. They needed to get him treated ASAP.

"You sure you're going to be alright?" Tobias shouted into the microphone so Jethro could hear him over the blades.

"Was the wire transmitting?" Gibbs shouted back. On the ride out there Tobias and Jethro had suited up with wires that had microphones and mini webcams embedded in it. It was transmitting to SEC NAV and all the directors of the agencies so there was no doubt that Gibbs would be backed up in his actions of shooting the director.

"Yes it was!" Tobias shouted back.

"Then I'm fine Tobias!" Gibbs smiled before it disappeared as Tony gave a moan of pain before falling silent again. "I'll be better once Tony is." He added in.

"Amen to that!" Tobias nodded and leaned over to talk to the pilot to make sure they were going as quickly as they could as Tony's life was in the balance.