"Tony." Faith said already kitted up as she walked over to him with a Marine Staff Sgt. "This is Staff Sgt Ackerman. He's going to get you kitted up."
"Is there anyway to get out of this?" Tony asked.
"I don't know, Staff Sgt what do you think?" Faith inquired.
"No ma'am, now way out of it."
"You heard him Tony. I'll tell you what if you win…" Faith whispered something in his ear.
"Oh really." Tony said raising his eyebrows.
"Marines don't make promises they can't keep isn't that right Staff Sgt."
"Ma'am, yes ma'am."
"And what if you on the remote chance beat me." Tony asked.
"I'm sure I'll think of something. Staff Sgt."
"Yes ma'am. Special Agent DiNozzio if you come with."
"Abbey." Gibbs said adjusting the earpiece. "Outside broadcast is not standard protocol?"
"It's not everyday we to see Tony humiliated live." Abbey reminded him.
"True. Kate mentioned something about a hinkey result."
"I was running Walsh's DNA to get a confirmation on who he was with the DNA the Marine Corps has on record."
"You're just getting around to that now?" Gibbs asked.
"I've had other things to do Gibbs and since Major Williams positively identified him as did others he works with since he has no family, it wasn't high priority."
"Are you telling me something is wrong with his DNA?" Gibbs asked.
"I'm saying the DNA I ran doesn't match Walsh's, it doesn't match anyone in the database."
"Are you sure you didn't just get the samples mixed up?" Gibbs replied.
"I got Ducky to draw some more blood in front of me, and I'm running it again but I'm pretty certain your dead man, isn't Walsh despite what everybody thinks."
"What about fingerprints?"
"They don't match either."
"Then who the hell is he?"
"Right now I don't know. I'll run the DNA through CODIS, missing persons and every other DNA base."
"When will you know for certain?" Gibbs asked.
"It'll be a few hours Gibbs. I'll let you know as soon as I have anything."
"So you're going to watch DiNozzio humiliate himself instead of working?"
"The machines are working, and Ducky just walked in with popcorn."
"Talk to Kate, I need to update Rabb." He handed Kate the earpiece.
"Hey Abbey."
"Walsh probably isn't Walsh." Abbey informed her. "But for now let's get this movie started."
"What was that about Walsh?"
"Gibbs will tell you. We want to see Tony taken down a peg or two."
"Faith are we ready?" Kate yelled.
"Just waiting on DiNozzio." Faith called back.
"Here I am." Tony appeared in full kit. "How does anyone run in this?"
"If someone is shoot a gun at you pretty quickly." Faith replied.
"Abbey, are you getting this?" Kate asked.
"In living colour." Abbey replied. "You we're going to have to…"
Copy this and show it to everyone we meet, I know."
"Let the fun begin."
"Are you sure young Anthony knows what he is in for?" Ducky asked.
"Did I miss it?" McGee asked running in slightly out of breath.
"It's just getting started." Abbey replied. "And Ducky they have a hospital there. He'll be fine. They're starting." Abbey said grabbing some popcorn and stuffed it in her mouth.
On screen both Faith and Tony made it over the initial four foot wall together. Then were evenly matched over the next A-Frame, then over the up and under bars. They ran to the next obstacle and dropped crawled under the mesh net. Tony got his gun stuck, which allowed Faith to pull ahead slightly, over the rope swing. Tony was catching her up as she jumped in the water.
"Remember to hold your breath." Faith called over her shoulder, before she went under the water tunnel.
"What?" Tony questioned.
"Hold you're breath." The Marine Drill Sgt told him as he helped him under the water tunnel.
Despite being soaking wet, Faith made a good time over the next few obstacles.
She came to the final obstacle the rope climb over the ten foot wall. She took a deep as Tony caught up with her.
"Nice day for it." Tony joked trying to put a brave face on it.
"See you on the other side." Faith ran at the wall grabbing the rope and climbing over the top with ease and down the other side and ran the 100 metres to the finish line.
Faith was slightly out of breath, so she took her helmet off as she got her breath back. She then realised Tony had crossed the finish line behind her.
She doubled timed it back to the wall, where Tony was staring at it in defeat. The extra weight of the water and the exhaustion had gotten to him.
"Giving up?" Faith asked.
"Just taking a minute." Tony panted. "I thought you'd be at the finish line."
"I was, but it's true what they say."
"Say about what?" Tony asked.
"Marines never leave a man behind. So what do you say we finish this thing?" Faith asked. "Then you can make me dinner when we get back to DC?"
"You're on." They both headed straight over the wall.
"Well that was a little anticlimactic." Gibbs commented. "But she's a good Marine."
"You expected otherwise?" Harm questioned.
"No."
TBC
