Previously in saving ziva

They walked in to ziva's room. She had cables and tubes attached to her everywhere. Tony had no clue what some of them were for. He just pulled up the chair he planned on sitting until she woke up and grabbed her hand.

At least she's alive. Was the thought that kept running though his head. Gibbs and McGee were thinking along the same lines.

"This is going to be a long night." Gibbs said right before he left to go get 3 cups of coffee.

"Ziva just hang on for just one more night." Tony said before saying a quick prayer something he hasn't done in a while.



Tony sat there for he didn't even know how long just lost in thought.

Look at her; she looks like she should be dead. But she's not. I guess her crazy ninja skills kept her alive. She wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for me. I should have taken someone with me to her house maybe if I did she wouldn't be here. I wonder if she's still mad at me. Of course she is DiNozzo. I don't blame her if she is, I deserve it. God I hope she makes it.

He readjusted himself in his chair.

"Ziva I don't know if you can hear me, but I saw in a movie once that talking to the person in the position like you're in will help. I know what you're thinking now, everything's a movie to you tony, but seriously hear me out. Hehe I guess that's all you can do. Ok so listen to this back when I first started at NCIS……….." he started rambling on about his journey as very Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo.

-Back at NCIS-

"Ducky! Have you heard from them yet?" Abby asked as she ran in to autopsy.

"No I haven't Abigail for the 25 time. I'm sure as soon as they have a chance they will call."

"I hope they call soon I'm just so worried."

"We all are Abby, and we have good reason to be."

Ring ring

"Mr. Palmer will you get that"

"Of course doctor." He put down the mop.

"Autopsy"

"Hi palmer. You and dr. mallard are being given temporary access to MTAC."

"May I ask why?"

"Gibbs is on hold with an update on Ziva."

"Ok we will be right up." He spoke quieter. "What about Abby?"

"We tried to reach her but had no luck I guess she already left."

"No she's down here."

"Oh we will add her to the list."

"Ok be right there."

He hung up.

"Come on guys that was mike from MTAC we have been given temporary access to get an updated on Ziva from Gibbs"

"Gibbs is on about Ziva!"

She was off, she ran up to the elevator. All three rode up on what to Abby seemed like the longest elevator ride of her life.

"Gibbs needs to get a new office this thing is slowing down because of him." She complained.

"Abby you're just anxious to find out about" DING the doors were practically knocked down by the goth. "Ziva" ducky finished.

Back the time ducky and palmer made it out she was already flying up the stairs.

When they were all in they pulled Gibbs up.

"Gibbs! So how's Ziva? How's tony? Did you guys get hurt? I'm mean you don't look hurt but you never know. But I know you can be hurt without looking hurt--" she was cut off by Gibbs

"Abby are you going to let me answer something"

"Sorry."

"Ziva is alive but just barely. We are 11 hours into a critical 24 hour window. The doctor said that if she makes it though that she has a great chance at making it. Tony is with her now and McGee is off getting more coffee."

"Jethro what is your gut telling you"

"She doesn't have permission to die if that's what you're asking."

"Is she awake?"Abby asked holding back tears. Ziva had become one of her best friends ever since she gotten over that she wasn't taking the place of Kate. She couldn't stand losing another best friend.

"No she lost a lot of blood. The doctors were surprised she made it as long as she did."

"She has always been a fighter Jethro; I think that if she made it this long she will make it."

"I hope your right duck."

The rainbow bars flashed up on the screen signaling Gibbs cut the connection. Abby burst in to tears.

"She's going to make it right? I mean she has to she's Ziva. Our crazy ninja"

"God I hope so."

"God!" Abby started to walk out with a determined look on her face.

"Where are you going Abigail?"

"to see my friends ,the nuns I bowl with. I'm sure they have more influence with the big guy then just me. Ziva needs all the help she can get."

And with that she was gone on a mission to save her best friend.

-Gibbs-

Ziva was like a daughter to him and it took everything he had not to break the moment he saw her like that. He had to stay strong for tony, and McGee. He had never seen tony the way he saw him when he thought Ziva was dead. He knew that the two had grown incredibly close over the last few years. He thought of them as his kids and didn't want to lose any of them.

He turned off the computer he used for the MTAC conference.

Another hour gone and she's still fighting, only 12 more. Hang in there ziver you're half way. I don't want to name a boat after you yet.

-Ziva-

What the hell? Why is tony here talking to me? Why can't I talk? What is going on?

That noise… it sounds like a hospital. What's wrong with me?

"Zee comes on please. You have no idea how worried I am and if you're doing this on purpose to get back at me for what I did then it's working. I'm sorry zee I know you're not doing this on purpose. Just please wake up,"

I wish I could tony.

What the crap is that? Ari? Tali? Michael?

-Tony-

"zee come on please. You have no idea how worried I am and if you're doing this on purpose to get back at me for what I did then it's working. I'm sorry zee I know you're not doing this on purpose. Just please wake up,"

Beep beep beep beep beeeeeeeeeeeeeep

"Doctor! Help!!"