This was a plot bunny that my 12 year old gave me. I don't like to have two open stories but the plot bunny wouldn't wait

It was four in the morning and the only person Tony could think to call was Gibbs. Gibbs was fast asleep under his boat when his phone rang. He was going to ignore it but then he noticed that it was Tony and he answered it in a panic, "Tony, what's wrong?"

Tony was obviously shaken and breathless which worried Gibbs even more but Tony explained, "Hey Boss, I am sorry to interrupt you from sleeping under your boat but I have a problem and I need your help. My apartment building caught on fire this evening. The firemen said that they are going to clear the building soon for us to gather our belongings but I need some help. My unit had a ton of water damage and I wont be able to live there until well if they ever fix it."

Gibbs stumbled to his feet, "I am on my way Tony, Are you okay? I mean really okay not that bullshit okay you tell me most of the time? Were you burned? How are your lungs? You should have Brad check you out."

Tony could here the door to his truck shut and he smiled at the obvious worry in the older mans voice, "I will survive Boss I am worried about my stuff, the firemen said they were only going to give me a couple of hours to get what I can salvage out of there."

Gibbs assured him, "Don't worry, sit tight the Calvary is on the way. We will get all your stuff, I promise. No fireman has been able to stand up to me yet."

Tony laughed, "Thanks boss."

Gibbs hung up the phone and then dialed Abby and filled her in on what happened and told her to call Tim and Jimmy and Ziva and organize an emergency moving party. He assured her that Tony doesn't have that much stuff he lives very simply.

Abby smiled, "Our little Tony lives simply? I can't wait to see. I will be there with bells on."

Twenty minutes later Gibbs pulled up to Tony's apartments in his beat up old pick up truck. Gibbs rushed out of the car and headed toward Tony who was sitting on a bench in front of his building waiting to get the all clear to enter.

Gibbs jogged toward the man shouting his name but Tony did not move. A feeling of fear hit him in his stomach as he cautiously approached his lead detective. "Tony, Son, you okay?"

Tony slowly looked up at his boss and even through the dirt and ash Gibbs could tell that Tony's lips were bright blue. He picked up his hands to check and they were blue too. Tony managed a weak, "I don't think I am okay as I thought boss"

Gibbs sat down and pulled Tony into an embrace and then yelled for the medics to come and assist him. Two EMT's came running over to Gibbs and they took one look at Tony and knew they he needed to go to the hospital. They put an oxygen mask on his face and helped him onto a gurney.

Before they could leave Tony grabbed Gibbs's hand and asked, "My stuff?"

Gibbs had to stifle the emotions Tony's weak little plea caused, "You don't worry let them take you to Brad, I will get your stuff and then meet you at the hospital okay."

Tony could answer he just squeezed his hand and let unconsciousness finally take him.

Gibbs looked at the EMT's and ordered, "He is to be taken to Bethesda medical center and he needs to be checked by a Dr. Brad Pitt. Tony has had the plague before and Brad was the one who treated him."

The older EMT stopped pushing Tony for a moment and then turned back to Gibbs and asked for clarification, "Wait a minute, did you say Tony had the plague as in Bubonic plague like in the dark ages?"

Gibbs smiled, "Actually it was Pneumonic Plague but yeah like the one in the Dark ages."

The EMT looked shocked but said "OK KAY" and rushed Tony off into the ambulance.

Right as Tony was being taken away Ziva, Abby, Tim and Jimmy pulled up at the same time in their respective cars. They saw Tony being loaded into the ambulance and were shocked they made their way over to Gibbs and Ziva asked, "Why is Tony being transported to the hospital, I thought you said he was okay?"

Gibbs sighed, "I thought he was okay, he told me he was anyway but then I arrived and his lips and fingers were cyanotic and he was almost unresponsive. Jimmy can you call Ducky and ask him to go to Bethesda and keep us informed on how Tony is doing?"

Jimmy snapped to attention, "Sure thing Boss."

As Jimmy walked away to make his call a very tired looking fireman came to tell Gibbs that Tony's apartment was safe to go into now. Gibbs thanked him and then gathered the boxes out of the back of his truck and signaled for the gang to follow him up to the apartment.

Abby was the first into Tony's apartment, "Ew this place is gross, there is an inch of water on the floor and it smells like a campfire gone horribly wrong."

Gibbs shook his head at the sight of Tony's baby grand and 42 inch TV ruined by water. He looked over at McGee and ordered, "Take some photos of damages so Tony can show them to his insurance. The rest of you lets look around and see what we can save."

Abby declared, "Hand me a couple of boxes, my silver fox, I am going to go and get all of Tony's clothes. I know he would want to save those if possible."

Ziva spied the shelves of DVD's and said, "I will start here with his beloved movies."

The team worked in silence for a while slowly boxing what few belongings weren't ruined by over zealous fire hoses. Abby was almost done in the closet when she noticed a box at the very back of his closet the box read, "Just in Case" That peeked her interest she thought that maybe it was money or something but when she opened the box it was just a bunch of old VHS tapes.

When they loaded all the boxes into respective cars Abby loaded the box of "Just in case" videos in her car. She was curious now what was on these videos and she was going to find out.

They loaded all the boxes into Gibbs shed and put his clothes and other personal items in the guest room. By the time they were done Gibbs's was happy that his guest room looked like a smaller version of Tony's apartment. He thanked everyone and told them to take the day off and promised he would let them know how Tony was.

Ziva, Tim and Jimmy went home to sleep some but Abby went back to her Lab to look into the secret videotapes. She popped some popcorn and turned off all the lights in her lab down and settled into her chair expecting either fun images of baby Tony or maybe knowing Tony, maybe it would be porn.

She popped the first video into the player and looked at the Television confused. It looked like surveillance footage. Then she saw what looked like Tony's Dad and Tony as an 8 year old adorable toe headed little boy and what she saw next made he drop her bowl of popcorn. Tony's Dad looked furious at the young Tony, Tony cowered under his attention and then his Dad punched young Tony in the face and knocked the boy on to the ground. There was no sound on the video but you could tell that Tony was crying holding his face. His Dad grabbed him by the shoulders and shook the small boy as he yelled at him and after what felt like 5 minutes he threw Tony up against the wall and left the room.

Tony didn't move but you could see bloodstains on the wall and blood streaming out of his small mouth. He lay there in his own blood for a few minutes and then a butler snuck in and gently picked the boy up and out of the shot and the video went black.

Abby sat in silence not believing what she had just seen. Tears were streaming down her face she couldn't believe that someone would be so cruel to such an adorable little boy. She fingered the other videos and thought to herself, "Are all these videos of Tony being abused?"

She cautiously put another tape into the player and smiled when a ten-year-old Tony came onto the screen with a huge smile on his face. She thought, "Tony had contagious smiles even back then." Tony was showing off his homemade Halloween costume to the camera he also showed the camera his bag that was loaded with candy. It was surveillance video so there was still no sound but Tony was enjoying mugging for the camera. After a minute Tony stood up straight and a look of terror crossed his face when his father came into the picture and he began to yank off the astronaut suit piece by piece slapping Tony with each piece removed, when Tony was left standing in boxers and a t-shirt with blood oozing from his lip his Father took a wooden plaque off the wall and proceeded to paddle the young man. Tony didn't cry he just stood there until his father lost interest and then he slowly and gingerly walked out of the camera shot.

Abby checked all the videos in the box and they were all more of the same. The bottom of the box was a note.

Dear Tony, I am sorry I could never help you escape from that Bastard you call Father, I pray for you every day that God would give you the strength to survive his constant abuse. When you do get away I realized you may need proof of his abuse to keep him from you. I wouldn't blame you if you grew up and had him arrested. But either way these will help protect you.

I wish you a lifetime of happiness

Mark the butler

Back at the hospital Gibbs was sitting next to Ducky in the waiting room waiting to hear how Tony was from Brad. While they were sitting a young woman came over to them and asked if they were Tony's family? Gibbs stood to shake her hand and answered, "Yeah we are Tony's family. How can I help you?"

The young woman smiled, " I just thought I would tell you what really happened this morning since I am pretty sure Tony isn't going to tell you himself."

Gibbs pulled up a chair and signaled for the young woman to sit, "Well Tony is my across the hall neighbor. The fire broke out around midnight because it was the time that I heard Tony get home. Tony was the first to notice the flames. He began going up and down the hall waking everyone up. Most people got out of the building but I couldn't take my children and help my husband down the stairs with a broken leg. Tony saw our problem and he came and pulled my husband onto his shoulders like a fireman and helped us all down the stairs to the outside. He looked around and saw everyone but Ms. Fields who is next door to him. She is 89 years old and flirts with Tony like there is no tomorrow and Tony flirts right back with her. He makes he feel young and beautiful again."

Gibbs smiled at her story and asked, "What is Ms. Fields first name do you know."

The young woman smiled, "Oh yeah, Maggie is her name and Tony brings her flowers and kisses her on the cheek. I have even seen Maggie grab his tosh a few times and all he would do is wink at her. He noticed she wasn't down stairs with the rest of the residents so he ran past the firemen that were setting up and went back inside the burning building. We all held our breath waiting for them to reappear but it didn't happen for a while. He was in the building for probably a half an hour but then finally Tony kicked the door open and placed an unconscious but alive Maggie into a fireman's arms. They tried to help him but he waved them off and took out his phone to call you I assume."

Gibbs sat there shaking his head with a combination of extreme pride and extreme anger that he would put his life in danger like that. "Thank you for telling us about what really happened, you are right he would have never told us any of it. When he called he told me that he was fine and when I got to the scene he was blue and unresponsive so he likes to downplay a lot."

The young woman got up and said, "You should be proud of your son he is a hero and there aren't too many of those around any more."