Ziva POV
I felt myself becoming increasingly tired as we walked down the various hallways attempting to find our way out. My legs felt like lead and my head, oh my head felt like it was going to explode. I couldn't do this. I stopped and leaned against a pillar, sweat dripping off my face; I closed my eyes and began to sink towards the ground.
"Tony"
He turned around to look at me
"What are you doing on the floor Zee-vah?"
I could see that he trying to make light of the situation but his smile didn't reach his eyes.
"I can't run anymore, too tired, you and McGee need to get out now, I'll just slow you down."
McGee tried to protest but I simply cut across him
"No McGee, I need you to go. I am not afraid to die
Both of them were silent, just looking at me. I couldn't meet their gazes and chose to look at the ground instead
"Ziva!" I whipped my head up and standing right in front of me was Gibbs. He grasped my chin and whispered softly to me,
"I didn't give you permission to stay here did I now?"
I slowly nodded my head side to side and I felt him lightly give me the famous slap. I tried to stand up but found the action to hard at the moment. Gibbs noticed this as he barked at Tony and McGee to get me on my feet and help me out of here. My eyes started to droop as I felt 2 pairs of arms lift me gently to my feet. We started to move again with Tony and McGee more or less dragging me along with them. We came across an archway that led outside.
"Dinozzo!" Gibbs barked
"Yeah Boss"
"Give Ziva to McGee your with me, we have to clear this area!"
Tony POV
I gently unwrapped my arms from around Ziva and made sure McGee had a good hold on her. I hesitated to leave and McGee must've noticed this
"Tony I won't let anything happen to her. I promise"
I nodded my head and took off after Gibbs
"On your six boss!"
We ran for cover and stopped behind a jeep as we saw 4 men come out of the bunker just across the way. I looked at Gibbs and he nodded, I waited for his signal and then we moved in for the kill. I fired off the first shot and I heard Gibbs to the same. My shot came into contact with one of terrorists and he was dead. I fired again and a second one dropped. I shouted To Gibbs and he told me he was clear.
"Now that wasn't so bad now was it bo-"
"Tony!" I heard McGee cry
I was to late. A bullet lodged itself into my side and I fell to ground. I looked up and it seemed that one of the men I thought I had killed wasn't so dead after all. He raised his gun again to finish the job when another shot rang out. The man dropped, a bullet lodged right between his eyes.
"Dinozzo!"
I slowly tried to sit up but the pain in my side was to great and I could feel the blood gushing out.
Gibbs ran over to me
"Tony are you alright?"
"I've been better, say this reminds of this movie oh what was it cal-"
Gibbs lightly whacked the back of my head and cut across me
"Even when you're shot Dinozzo."
He ripped off part of his uniform and pressed it onto my wound.
"hold this hear and keep the pressure on it, I'm going to go get Ziva and Tim. The chopper should be here any minute"
I nodded and he I saw him run off to fetch the rest of the team. A few minutes later I heard the chopper and soon it landed, McGee and Ziva were heading for the chopper. Once McGee had delivered Ziva on board he and Gibbs came and fetched me so I could get medical attention. Once we were all safely on the chopper I gave into the pain and let myself drift off.
Ziva POV
I was so relieved. The feeling I had couldn't be described. I was free, free from Mossad, free from Saleem, and though it hurt me to say it, free from my father. The medical team on the helicopter started attending to Tony and I. I heard one of them tell me they were going to knock me out. The needle went in my arm and for the first time in months I slept peacefully.