Selling out the World
Roughly based on a Bowie song
The Man who sold the world
I watched the man come from the Directors Office. I couldn't resist, I had to ask, to know, my gut ached, it always did when he turned up uninvited. I made my way up the stair, he wanted past, I blocked his way, how long had it been since we had last seen each other, six months? I looked at Kort, and smiled.
"I suppose we should speak of was and when, eh Gibbs," Kort replied laughing, now looking into my face.
"I wasn't there Kort, but I still think of you as a friend." I replied, my own eye twitching, it always did when I was worried. I remembered Jens. When you lie, your right eye twitches.
This came as a surprise and Kort bowed his head slightly, and began a sly smile, before looking up and facing me, the black patch over the left eye, made him more menacing than before.
"Thought you'd died? Heard you were killed in Tel Aviv, some shootout between Mossad and Hammas. Died alone Kort, a long long time ago." I questioned.
"Not me Gibbs, I never lost control." Kort replied, "I made my way home, via Turkey and then into Cyprus."
I laughed, and almost shook his hand, "So what you here for?" I asked, no questioned, I never liked Kort on my turf.
"Two messages, from one man…..Eli David….one for Vance…. you ever read that file…..and the other for his daughter, Ziva," Trent answered.
"I know who Ziva is….just wasn't sure she was still his daughter." I replied sarcastically, my eyes gazing a glassy stare at the man, who had killed before, I wondered if I had died too, somewhere, a long long time ago. Died after Shannon and Jenny.
"Who knows?...Not me. But we never lost control Gibbs." The emphasis on WE. I wondered if this was the beginning of the down fall, of Vance's ally, but," Kort continued. "You're face to face with the man who sold the world."
"I know Kort, and that's what worries me, no bothers me. Twice you have skimmed off CIA money, and twice you got clean away…where you going next Switzerland?" I continued to ask.
"Could do, but I'm not too keen on mountains. And the cuckoos can become annoying after a while. But I have a message for EJ from Ray."
"Why EJ? Didn't know you two were that close….or should I say EJ and Ray….Ziva know?" I asked.
"Gibbs….Ray survived just…." as he looked me in the face, "Just enough to survive the backlash….. that is about to erupt. But has DiNozzo seen EJ? They are pillow talking again, but you know that don't you? But that way, you will hear the truth." Trent finished saying.
"So who are you becoming next time? How many times have you changed your name?" I finally asked.
"Oh yes, I've changed my name more than once before….can do again…and who knows Gibbs" Trent replied in an English accent, "I'm British, maybe my MI6, has more in common with the CIA than you think, but then again" as he thought for a moment, "Gibbs,…..we never have lost control….but maybe, just maybe….you are looking at the man who sold the world."
As I stepped aside and watched the man walk down the stairs to the elevator, as he approached he turned and saluted, my eye twitched. I walked up the stairs and went to see the Director.
The End.