6:30 at Gibbs’s
Gibbs is building his boat, Aiden wakes up.
G: already up?
A: Yes, I was feeling a bit hungry. You’re already building the boat?
G: I like to start woodworking early and to finish late.
A: Did you even go to sleep?
G: (laugh), Yes I did, around 23:00, and a woke up at 6:00
8:30, in the lab
AB: and this is the mass spectrometrum, if I put a sample of powder or liquid, it will tell me what it is. Now I will show you the AFIS.
A: cool
At the office
McGee is looking at the time every two minutes; he is thinking a lot, he doesn’t talk much. Ziva and Gibbs are puzzled.
Z: is McGee ok?
G: Have a guess; I think he feels guilty about what happened to Tony
An hour later, Gibbs sees that McGee doesn’t work, so he let him go home
M: thanks boss, see you tomorrow
9:50 at McGee’s
Sarah: You’re already home? I didn’t hear you coming back yesterday
M: you know Tony?
S: yes
M: he got shot yesterday, he his in hospital
S: what happened?
M: We had to arrest a man and….
PAN PAN PAN PAN
T: AAAH, my shoulder
M: you’re ok?
T: do I look ok?
M: no
Martin: I surrender
G: you’re under arrest, McGee get an ambulance
M: ok boss
G: Ziva help Tony
Z: roger
The ambulance arrives and the EMS start healing Tony
EMS1: get him a mask, you, get bandages
EMS2: coming boss
EMS1: thanks, know we need to bring him to the hospital
EMS3: anyone coming with us?
G: I am, you two, go home
S: oh, I am really sorry Tim
M: it’s ok, I am going to see him now. Bye
S: bye
10:05, St. John’s hospital
Doctor: he is in coma now
M: when will he wake up?
Doctor: I don’t know, now, in a year, never
M: this is my card, call me if anything happens
Doctor: NCIS, what’s that? Is it like CSI?
M: no, it’s every crimes about the navy and the marine corp
Two days later, NCIS 10:00
G: DRINNG DRINNG. Beep, leave a messa...
Z: are you worried boss?
G: YES
Z: we could go to his house
G: ok, lets go
10:30 at McGee’s
G: knock knock
M: hello boss, I’m sorry
G: can I talk to you
G: why are you like that, he is ok now
M: It is my fault; I know that Layton was going to shot, if I had jumped in front of Tony, he would be safe
Z: (Dring) sorry, hello …yes, thanks, bye
G: boss, I need to talk to you
They go out and Ziva explains Gibbs that Dinozzo could go out of hospital, but an agent had to stay with him in case. Gibbs goes back inside and tells McGee, McGee feels better to know that his friend is feeling better.
Next day, at McGee’s
T: strange
M: why? It’s my house
T: because you’re driving a porshe and you’re living in an apartment
M: pfff. Ok this is your bedroom. Ok?
T: all right probie
M: I am going to work, you can play games on the computer, there is the TV, the fridge, I’ll give the house key if you want and DO NOT use my car, bye
T: bye Mcselfish
On the same day, in the lab
AB: I have done some ballistic, and it was better for you to stay where you where, because if you had jump in front of Tony like you’ve wanted to do, you’ll be dead and Tony might have died to
M: thanks
On the evening, at McGee’s
M: it’s me, you’re ok
T: I just feel sick
M: do you need anything?
T: ………
Tony collapsed; McGee checked is pulse and starts CPR. He calls Gibbs and 9-1-1.
To be continued
Author's Chapter Notes:
Tony is injured, and McGee helps him to get better