After a typical day at work Gibbs headed for his favorite diner. He smiled when he saw Emily's car in the parking lot. It felt good knowing that she trusted him with her kids enough to stop for coffee on the way home. He didn't want to jinx it but it really looked like Tony had found the one. Things were finally turning around for his boys. McGee was talking about asking Delilah to marry him and Tony had seemed to have finally picked a girl he deserved. He exited his car and made his way inside. He was barely in the door when his phone rang. Wanting to be polite he ducked back outside to answer.

"Gibbs?"

"Special Agent Jethro Gibbs?"

"Yeah"

"You are listed as the emergency contact for Agent Anthony DiNozzo?"

"What now?"

"This Terry Adams from DC General hospital. Agent DiNozzo was brought it after being caught in a fire at the house he was babysitting at. There were three children with him. One has minor injuries the others seem to be OK but Tony has suffered third degree burns and severe smoke inhalation. We have put him on a ventilator."

"You need to transfer him to Bethesda. NOW!"

"He had the plague years ago and his lung doctor is there."

"Right away."

"DAMMIT!"

Gibbs hung up his phone, shouted several curse words, stormed back to his car, jumped in and sped away. He wanted to be pissed at somebody but even though Terry hadn't said anything. He just knew that Tony had saved one of the kids and that was the kid with minor injuries. Why couldn't anything go right for DiNozzo? Which of the kids had he saved? How much smoke had Jack breathed in? How was Dylan? His lungs were almost as bad as Tony's. He had so many questions but now he had to get to Bethesda and order his son not to die. Before it was too late and he had to watch yet another child be lowered into the ground. He swung his car into the closest non handicap spot he could find at Bethesda and raced inside.

"May I help you?" The receptionist asked.

"Has an Agent Anthony DiNozzo been brought in?" Gibbs questioned.

"Are you his next of kin?" The receptionist asked.

"Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs."

"Agent DiNozzo is being life flighted here as we speak. We will alert you when he arrives Agent Gibbs." The receptionist replied

"You better." Gibbs growled.

Emily had been at the hospital almost an hour before she was allowed to see Carly. During that time she stepped out to call and check on Tony five or six times but she never had the courage to do it. She was sure that Gibbs would tell her that Tony was dead. She knew from Gibbs's outburst outside the diner. That Tony was in really bad shape. Gibbs didn't just get emotional like that unless one of his children was in trouble. It was all just too much she had almost lost her children in the fire that destroyed her home and to make things worse. Her boyfriend may be dead or dying. She could not handle losing another man she loved. When they finally allowed Carly to have visitors she took Dylan's hand and made her way to her daughter's hospital room.

"Mommy? Dylan?" Carly rasped.

"Yes sweetie how are you?" Emily asked.

"OK but my arm hurts and my throat is itchy." Carly replied.

"You will feel better I am just glad that you are OK." Emily replied.

"Me too. Did Dylan tell you what Tony did?" Carly asked.

"What did Tony do sweetie?" Emily asked.

"He saved me!" Carly replied.

"Really?" Carly asked.

"It's true mom. He saw that she wasn't with us and ran back inside. He was OK before but after he went in for her he got sick." Dylan explained.

"Will he be OK?" Carly asked.

"I hope so sweetie." Emily replied.

"Don't feel bad Tony is a hero and he just did what he does." Dylan commented.

"I know" Carly replied.

After a while Carly's medicine kicked in and she started to get sleepy. Emily took the opportunity to step out and finally get in contact with Gibbs about Tony. Since Dylan did not want to leave just yet she got permission from the nurses to allow him to stay alone with her. As long as he followed all the other hospital rules and if he decided to leave he got somebody to take him either outside to his mom or to the hospital cafeteria. Part of her felt guilty for leaving her child but it wasn't going to be for long and Carly would most likely sleep the whole time and if she woke up Dylan would be there with her. So she didn't feel as bad. She dialed Gibbs's number, sat down on the bench outside the hospital, and prepared for the worst.

"Hello?"

"Gibbs"

"Gibbs this is Emily."

"How are your kids?"

"Dylan is just fine but Carly has a broken arm and mild smoke inhalation. She is going to be OK though."

"Good"

"How are the boys?"

"Jack is fine but they want to watch him overnight because his lungs are so little but so far there is no problem."

"What about Tony?"

"He keeps going into respiratory arrest."

"No, can I come see him?"

"He is in surgery right now."

"What?!"

"Dr. Pitt wants to put some kind of tube in his lungs to ideally prevent fluid build up."

"Well when can I see him?"

"Look I want you to spend time with your kid right now. Tony has more than enough visitors and I told him that you loved him and he was not allowed to die. So he should b fine. At least that's what I'm telling myself. Plus he is on so many pain killers and drugs to stave off infection that if he wakes up tonight he won't even know where he is."

"Call me if he takes a bad turn."

"Of course. Now get back to your kid."

"I will and you get back to yours."

"I will"

"I hope Carly feels better soon. I know Tony saved her."

"Thanks same to Tony. I need my daughter's savior."

"I need my boy."

"You two sure are close."

"Yeah we... I have to go something is wrong with Jack!"

"Oh I hope he's OK."

While Emily was gone. Dylan sat in the chair by Carly's bed and flipped through one of the coloring books the nurse had brought. In his opinion he was too old for coloring books and he was a terrible artist anyway but these were all he had right now besides the clothes on his back. He could not believe that his family would have to start all over again. They had already done that after his dad died and now a fire was forcing them to do it again. Suddenly Carly looked up from her coloring book and started to cry.

"Carly it's going to be OK." Dylan assured.

"There was a man." Carly sobbed.

"What? Where? Did he hurt you?"

"Outside the house before the fire. I saw him from my window."

"Carly it was probably just mailman."

"No it was a stranger and he threw something through my window and yelled that I best go hide somewhere. Then the fire started." Carly sobbed.

A/N: Any ideas on who started the fire? There will be more Tony in the next chapter. Please review and thanks for reading.