Cluck, cluck,cluck, Tony !
This is takes place after the episode Sandblast.
I would like to give a BIG thankyou to Gibbsfan who is always full of ideas and episode recall. She's a big help!Thankyou Gibbsfan. :)
Gibbs had just gone into MTAC and wasn't expected to be out for another couple of hours. Tim was down in the lab with Abby and Ziva and Tony were in the bull pen by themselves supposedly doing paperwork. The last case had finished somewhat up in the air after Ziva had diffused a bomb (at Gibbs request this time) and the main suspect had escaped.
Tony was busy flicking rolled up wads of paper at Ziva with a spoon which she was deflecting with ease while she typed away on her computer.
"Whatcha doin there Zi-va?" Tony asked getting up to look over her shoulder.
"None of your business Tony." She said, as she shut the screen to his prying eyes. She was actually instant messaging Abby asking if she wanted to have lunch. Tony backed away and flicked on the Plasma, bringing up the news.
"Well would you look at that." Tony said as Gibb's desk phone rang. There's a B....."
"Bomb." Ziva finished for him. He looked over at her as she started packing up her gear.
"Oh NO! Ziva. Gibbs will kill you, actually he'll kill both of us if I let you do this. Probably me first. No! You know what he said about you ever doing this again without waiting for the bomb squad. He said he'd kick your ass back to Israel! You know he's not gonna do that but he will kick your ass. Or spank it at least, and mine." He was following behind trying to get her to see sense but she was determined.
"Tony." She said slowly. It is just down the street. I can diffuse this thing before Gibbs even knows I am missing. Way before the bomb squad will arrive."
"Ziva! You'll be defying a direct order. Again." Tony said.
"It is not the same!" she said getting hot under the collar now. "He gave me that order and then he told me to diffuse the bomb that Abraham had. One order cancels out the other one. Now I am just going to do what I was trained to do and if Gibbs does not like that he can kiss......"
"Hey! Don't you even finish that sentence Missy! The walls have ears around here!" he said looking around nervously. "Seriously Ziva." He said in a whisper. "Gibbs will tan our asses."
"Ziva shrugged. "I am not scared of one of GIbbs little spankings and you are wasting time." She said as she climbed into the waiting elevator. "Cluck, cluck, cluck Tony."
"That's not even how you make a chicken noise." Tony said.
"Same meaning..... If the cluck fits." Tony rolled his eyes and took off after her gathering his gear as he went.
In the elevator, Tony opened his cell to call Tim.
"What are you doing? You can't tell any one." Ziva said as she leaned over and slammed it shut.
"And if we get blown up Ziva? Where do they start looking for us? We could be splattered all over DC and no one will even know where we went. They could think we were kidnapped or abducted by aliens." He scrunched up his face. "They could even think that we'd run off to Vegas to get married."
"I do not think even McGee's imagination would go that far." She retorted sarcastically.
"Well I for one want people to KNOW if I died in a bomb blast." Tony said haughtily.
"You are such a drama king." She said.
"Queen Zi-va. Drama Queen." He said realising the line he'd handed her when it was too late.
"It is alright Tony if you wish to come out of the closet. Lot's of people do this before they face their possible death." She teased. "Your secret will be safe with me."
"Aha, aha, aha. Very funny." He said as he again flipped open his phone. This time he slapped her hand away as she tried to close it. "McGee! Ziva is insisting on diffusing the bomb at the mall....... I know McGee!........She won't listen. Well meet us there and Probie? Thanks."
As they reached the mall Ziva got past the security by flashing her badge and Tony followed with his badge on display also. She rushed over and started to do her thing while Tony watched on nervously.
Back in the lab after Tim hung up his cell Abby was waiting to find out what was going on.
"What's Ziva done?" she asked nervously.
"Nothing yet. But she's about to diffuse a bomb at the mall." He said as he started towards the elevator. Abby grabbed his arm.
"Without Gibbs?" she asked eyes huge in anticipation of the answer.
"Without Gibbs." Tim said trying to get away. Abby hung on.
"Don't go Timmy, it's too dangerous! What if she makes a mistake? Even worse, what if Gibbs finds out?" she said. Tim undid her hands from his arm.
"It'll be ok Abs. I've seen Ziva work. She's good at what she does. We're a team. I have to go." Abby started to pack up. "You can't go Abs, you're not trained."
Abby pouted and as the elevator doors closed a tear ran down her cheek. She paced up and down wringing her hands.
Tim arrived at the mall just as Ziva was examining the wires. "Everything alright?" he said. Tony rolled his eyes. "What's wrong?"Tim asked.
"Why the hell did you bring Abby along?" he said indicating a very nervous Abby with her black umbrella and her long black lace gloves, trying to get past security.
Tim walked over with his badge out. "She's with us." He said to the security guard while glaring at Abby. "I told you, you couldn't come." He hissed. "Now go back before you get hurt."
"You said you had to come because you were part of the team. Aren't I a part of the team?" she said using her puppy dog eyes.
"Come on!" he said "But you better do everything that you're told."
"I will. I promise. What could possibly go wrong? Besides the bomb blowing up that is. But that doesn't count because you said yourself that Ziva's good at her job." She said.
Tim put his finger over her mouth and dragged her over to where Tony was standing. He looked up in despair at the latest problem. "Now we're really dead." Tim said noticing not only the news cameras, but several reporters shouting from the barriers. "Are you NCIS?"
TBC