Disclaimer: I don't own NCIS or any movie/song/book mentioned. I am merely borrowing them for mischief.
A/N: So I've decided to add more chapters. I hope everyone enjoys.
Chapter Two: Karaoke and Caffeine.
Gibbs walked into the bullpen after going for his third coffee run. It was one in the afternoon and that particular day had been very uneventful. There wasn't even any paperwork to follow up on, not that he was complaining.
Something didn't feel right as he sat at his desk. McGee typing away at something furiously on his computer, Ziva was reading some classic, Pride and Prejudice, from the looks of it and DiNozzo was… not at his desk.
"Where is he?" Gibbs asked irritably.
"Who, Boss?" McGee asked innocently.
"The Easter Bunny," Gibbs bit back sarcastically, throwing in a trademark 'duh' look at his agent.
"If by Easter Bunny you are referring to Tony, he left a while ago with Abby," Ziva said as she looked up from her book.
"She came up here and they were whispering for a bit and then scurried off," McGee added.
He debated whether he should go get them or if he should just go see Jenny and bother her some but as he thought back to months previous when Abby had decided it was a good idea to play Captain Dickhead during a lockdown drill, he decided bothering Jenny could wait. His two "children" shouldn't be left alone for long. Idle hands, were, after all, the devil's playthings.
With a heavy sigh he took his coffee and headed to the elevator. He headed to autopsy, wondering if they were planning another prank on poor Jimmy. As he entered the cold room he paused and raised an eyebrow.
Palmer and Ducky had bands on their heads and a card was being held on the band. Each band had a different word. The objective of the game was to guess the word on your own band without looking at the card using only questions.
"Am I an animal?" Palmer asked.
"That's more information than I need to know, Jimmy," Gibbs said. Palmer froze like a deer in the headlights. His mouth hung open in embarrassment and fear.
"Hello, Jethro. What do I owe this pleasure?" Ducky asked sheepishly.
"I seem to have misplaced some things," Gibbs replied after carefully choosing his words.
"Oh?" inquired Ducky. He had known Gibbs for a long time and it wasn't like him to misplace things.
"Abby and DiNozzo," the agent explained.
The older gentleman chuckled. "I do suggest that you find them, Jethro, and quickly. Those two alone are quite mischievous so I can only imagine what trouble they can concoct together. We can't have any more drunken escapades." After the drunken card game Gibbs had made the team go help Ducky clean the autopsy top to bottom with toothbrushes. It'd taken hours but the two older men and the Director had shared many laughs at the expense of the drunken "children".
"I know, Duck," Gibbs said as he turned and made an exit. He pressed the elevator button that would bring him to Abby's lab and prepared himself for what was to come.
"If they're drunk again…," Gibbs swore as he exited the elevator and headed to Abby's lab. Gibbs managed to sneak into the lab without being noticed and kept to the shadows as he observed the Abby and the DiNozzo in their seemingly natural habitats.
The counter top and computer desk in Abby's lab was littered with empty Caff-Pow cups and candy wrappers. His employees weren't drunk; they were simply on a caffeine high.
Gibbs wanted to say something as he watched Abby and DiNizzo jump on a small trampoline lying in the middle of the lab but they were half way through "Fergalicious" and he was too stunned and scared to interrupt.
It wasn't until the next song came on that Gibbs was able to process what was going on in front of him.
Abby and DiNozzo were on a caffeine high and were singing karaoke while jumping on a trampoline in the forensic lab of NCIS.
"Summer lovin, had me a blast!" Tony sang.
"Summer lovin, happened so fast!" Abby continued.
"Met a girl, crazy for me!"
"Met a boy, cute as can be!"
"Summer days, drifting away to, uh oh, summer nights!" they sang together. "Uh Well-a, well-a, well-a, uh!"
"Tell me more, tell me more" Tony sang as he bounced Abby super high in the air.
"Did you get very far?" she sang as she tried not to laugh from sheer giddiness.
"Tell me more, tell me more!" Tony added.
"Yes, please, tell me more," Gibbs spoke up. The two stopped mid jump and looked at each other, eyes wide and full of fear. Gibbs turned the music off and looked at the two. "Feel free to explain at any time," Gibbs addressed.
"We were bored, Gibbs," Abby whined. Gibbs glanced at Tony who was shaking but he wasn't sure if it was from the caffeine or fear.
Gibbs glared at them a little longer. "Clean this up. NOW!" he ordered. His eldest and youngest child sprinted across the lab, quickly throwing away the caffeinated drinks and candy wrappers.
The older man looked at the side of the trampoline and sighed. "DiNozzo!" he barked.
"Yes, Boss!" Tony answered. Gibbs motioned him to come closer. DiNizzo looked at Abby wide eyed and hesitantly inched closer.
Gibbs passed a quick head slap to Tony and exclaimed "Put your FREAKIN' clothes on, DiNozzo!" as he pointed to Tony's jacket, shoes and tie in a pile on the floor.
"But look at Abby's…" Tony started, but was cut off by another smack to his head.
"I wasn't talking about Abby's stuff," Gibbs countered although he'd very well seen Abby's boots and lab coat on the floor.
"Since you two have so much energy and nothing to do meet me in the evidence locker in ten minutes with toothbrushes," and with that he exited the room. "I work with animals," he sighed as the elevator door closed and he headed to the evidence locker to administer punishments.
There it is you guys! Hope you all enjoyed and once again I'm sorry if any of the characters seem OOC. I know those songs aren't something Abby would normally listen to but for the sake of the story cut me some slack. As for how Abby got a trampoline in her lab… she's Abby. How does Gibbs get the boats out his basement? He's Gibbs. Feel free to give me any ideas on things they can do. Thanks again. Please review.
