With the World cup going on, I figure I'd see what our favorite NCIS agents are up too.
With the 2010 FIFA World Cup just around the corner people at NCIS were getting ready none more so than Ducky and Ziva. Even though Scotland and Israel didn't qualify for this year's event, the two were looking forward to the event anyway. Ducky would be rooting for England and Ziva for her new found country the United States.
With soccer fever as the Americans would call it in the air everyone was trying to figure out a way to watch the games. McGee had gotten the schedule off the internet and had also found out who would be broadcasting the games both on tv and online. That was the easy task. The challenge came as to how and where everyone was going to watch the games. Cynthia took on that challenge. She had every team and department let her know who could volunteer their computers and plasmas so that the games would be on in the background during the one month tournament.
The Day before the world cup was to begin, things were set. Autopsy, cybercrimes, MTAC, and the forensics labs would each have one computer set aside between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. each day to broadcast the games off the internet. In the bullpen, teams would cycle round the broadcast each day on their respective plasmas so that meant, on the first day, Team Gibbs's couldn't use their main plasma screen since the first two games were going to be put up there. That was fine with them. They had no active cases at the moment and were concentrating on the cold cases.
That didn't stop Ziva from putting one ear to the game and one to Tony's antics. The Uruguay-France game was on and Ziva still couldn't believe neither team had scored yet.
Soccer's no fun, I'll take football anyday," quipped Tony who was busy tossing paper balls in the trash again.
"It's called football Tony," spoke up McGee.
"What you say probie?"
"He said soccer is called football," Ziva said tapping away on her computer still listening to the game. "While you Americans may call it soccer, the rest of the world calls the sport football."
"Well yeah we can call it whatever we like," said Tony. "Besides, I never did like kicking a ball around anyway."
"Really," Ziva said in mock surprise. "I used to play it quite often when I was a child."
"Yeah Tony, besides it's quite a challenge playing a sport where you can't use your hands unless you are the goalie," said Tim.
"You played too, McGeek," said Tony taken aback a bit.
"Yeah, used to help Sarah practice," said Tin with a slight wistful smile on his face.
"Ha, never thought you for the sport type, McGoo," Tony said.
"Well I have to admit, It was quite fun," said Tim.
"Yes it was," spoke up Ziva. "My friends, sister, and I would find any patch of empty ground and just play."
Tony sat there looking at his teammates wondering how a sport like soccer could be so much fun. "Oh come on it couldn't have been that much fun."
"Well Kelly enjoyed it too," spoke up Gibbs for the first time returning from his coffee run. Gibbs could see it in his minds eye, Kelly and Maddie in the backyard practicing soccer. The two played during the summer when school was out and Gibbs and Shannon along with Maddie's parent's would be in the stands rooting for the girls.
Tim and Ziva just smiled at their leader.
"What's the score," Gibbs asked.
"Still zero-zero boss," spoke up Tim.
"Guess it's going to end up in a tie then," said Gibbs looking up at the plasma. Other's had gathered around to check out the game as well and they all nodded in agreement.
"Hey Ziva, you still going to be at Ducky's tomorrow for the US-England game," asked McGee.
"Yes I will be there, along with Abby and Jimmy," she said in reply.
McGee nodded.
The game ended with no score and the plasma was switched off until the next game.
Wel please R&R if you like. Oh, and should I continue?