April Fool´s Day 1: The Plan
Disclaimer: I don´t own any characters or anything!
Summary: Tony comes up with a very special prank for Gibbs and everyone seems to be in, but will they live long enough to have a good laugh?
Additional note: I came up with this around 2 am last night and it just wouldn´t go away, so I thought I´d just go ahead and share it with you.
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"Are you serious? C´mon, Dinozzo, that´s even below your level. There´s no way!" Kate stared at her partner in disbelief. What he had just told her sounded incredibly funny, but impossible to do at the same time. "He´s got at least half a dozen security locks on his basement door. We´re never going to get in there. Especially because he´s about done with his boat."
"Well, that´ll be the fun of it. Imagine when he walks into his basement and the boat is gone. Hey, he made you shoot your PDA, you told me you were going to burn down his boat for that anyway-we´re not going to do any harm to his beloved boat. And it´s April fools day tomorrow anyway." Tony replied and fell silent when the doors of the elevator slid open.
"He´ll kill us." Kate whispered and then followed him into the bullpen. "Morning, Gibbs." She greeted their boss, who was sitting at his desk. The look on his face told her it was not going to be a pleasant day. Ducky had told him yesterday that he had to go to thebase to get a complete medical examination within the next week. Gibbs had had problems with his eyesight lately and Director Shepard had taken the chance to get him into a full evaluation this time. He had skipped the last two all together, but there was no way he was going to wind himself out of this one.
Of course, Gibbs was pissed off royally by that, but he had no choice this time if he wanted to keep his job. He just mumbled something in return to their greeting and continued to scribble on a piece of paper that lay in front of him. McGee came walking over to them. "I called my cousin and he said it´s no problem if we got about 10 hours for each time. He got some special stuff that is perfect for this. And he´s got a guy at his shop who is small enough to fit through that vent, in case someone needs to do work on the inside afterwards." He told in a low voice, glancing over at Gibbs to make sure he didn´t hear it.
Kate´s eyes widened and she stared at them. "Give me a minute, who else is in on this?" She asked and just met grinning faces. "Oh my word..." She managed before Gibbs jumped up from his desk and glared at them.
"You´re not paid to have your little chats around here. Kate, where is your report on the Sullivan-case? Dinozzo, why is that computer not working? McGee, get me some coffee." He barked at them and Tony pulled a face. He walked over to the large desk and took a look at the computer.
"I fixed it last night, boss. What ever happened to the front? I don´t recall that dent in there." He said and Kate dove behind her desk to surpress a laugh. She knew what was coming now. "Gee, boss. That´s the third computer this month. These things don´t work faster when you kick them, they really don´t." Tony said and then walked back to his own desk.
"It´s working on my dryer at home though." Gibbs said and sighed. "Get it working now, Dinozzo. I´ll be down in autopsy for an hour, hands off my phone." With that, he rushed out of the bullpen. The three agents exchanged looks until they heard the elevator doors closing.
"Geez, he´s really pissed off, isn´t he? Now, who else is in this, Tony, Spill it." Kate told her colleaguewalked over to his desk, as did McGee.
"It´s basically us three, Abby and Ducky jumped on last night as well. I think, Director Shepard and Palmer might know about it, but they don´t seem to mind." He said and Kate felt her jaw dropping.
"Tony, he´s going to kill us and let our bodies disappear without anyone noticing." She told him, but smiled at the same time. "All right, how are we gonna do it then?" They put their heads back together and except for a roar of laughter, nothing could be heard from the outside. When Gibbs returned about an hour later, all three were at their desks, trying to look occupied. Tony had gotten a new computer for Gibbs from the IT-department. They were now working on a double-layer front to make sure he wouldn´t damage another one by kicking it.
At the end of the day, Gibbs looked around when he got up. "I will be gone the next 36 hours, if you need something, you can call me on my cell phone. Tony, you´re in charge. Better got some results on that Tyler-case when I get back." He told them and was gone a moment later. McGee ran over to the phone and checked with Abby, who was looking for Gibbs to walk past her lab.
"Okay, he´s gone." She told him and ran to get Ducky from the autopsy room immediately. The five of them gathered in the bullpen and set to work as they had planned before. Tim called his cousin Mike, who owned a construction company. Tony called a friend who owned a truck that was large enough to haul a boat. Afterwards they packed up and drove home, curious about what the next day would bring.
