Chapter 5

NCIS Headquarters

"AGENT GIBBS!" Director Jenny Shepard's raised voice drifted down to the lower level while Gibbs who was assigning his team to their various tasks seemed to ignore it.

Sensing an order coming from Jenny, Gibbs continued on with his team: "Elflord!"

"Yes Boss."

"Well..." McGee looked at a loss as to what Gibbs was waiting for, he had been distracted by the NCIS Director's attempt at grabbing Gibbs's attention. Tony and Ziva were whispering and flipping through some file on Tony's desk. They had been assigned to find out more about the other victim in the murder. McGee was just standing in front of Gibbs's desk, he had been on his way to say something to Gibbs when Jenny had started in on her power play.

Then to save himself sometime, but not to stop McGee from squirming because that was too entertaining, Gibbs gave McGee a clue as to what he wanted, "You. Standing here...why?" A sudden look of understanding dawned on McGee's face.

"Um...sorry boss. I just wanted to point out that we weren't looking into the Superman aspect of the," At Gibbs's look McGee slammed his mouth closed, effectively ending that train of thought. Gibbs got out of his seat and leaned over his desk.

"Exactly what would you have us do McGee? As of right know we do not know who to contact about the death , we sure as hell cannot inform the press or all would break loose knowing Big Blue is dead. We have to keep everything quite about this, if we started snooping around asking who might want to murder Superman this would cause world wide panic. We can't even contact any civilian relation he has because we do not know his secret identity, even if he had a secret identity, Abby is putting his picture through the various databases but who knows if we will find anything. What do you suppose we should do call up the Justice League? Does Ducky even know how to do an autopsy on a Krytonian..." Gibbs continued his angry tirade, quietly and contained, but to the point. Sometimes slamming his hand on the desk for emphasis.

Throughout all of his tirade Jenny's voice had increased in volume to the point in which everyone else on the floor was looking at the Director. Jenny had already decided she would not give Gibbs the satisfaction and come down there to his level. But when Gibbs graced her with a look, utter silence filled the room. An eternity passed by just in that one look, in his eyes flashed all the wrongs she had once done to him. She relented, she couldn't win, not today. Seeing this, Gibbs turned his attention back to McGee.

McGee cast a wary glance around, then in a lowered voice, "But what about the comic books, sir." At Gibb's blank look McGee continued, "The comics have been said to be based on the real thing, maybe he goes by Clark Kent as well. I mean it's a pretty common name but I think that," Gibbs in an equally quite voice cute him off and told him to compile a list of possible identifications through the DMV and have Abby check to see if there are any matches with their body. McGee scurried off to hopefully get a break through on one of the greater mysteries of this time. He would be excited if it was not for such circumstances.

Director Shepard had made her way down to Gibbs by then. As McGee rushed away, Jenny began would be a difficult day in the NCIS world. "Jethro, you're needed in MTAC."

Gibbs pointedly sat down. "Can't. Case." He took a sip of his coffee. "You remember my highly confidential and of high priority murder investigation." His emphasis on 'confidential' indicated that he knew very well that some one up high had been informed and wanted their two cents in on the investigation.

"It's the President, he wishes to speak to you about that confidential case." Her emphasis on 'confidential' indicated that Gibbs better get his ass up there and talk to the President of the United States of America. When Jenny was sure he understood she turned and left. Gibbs chuckled as the Director walked away. She would think that this was a draw, but in reality Gibbs won this round because he had just been given access to his number one suspect: Lex Luthor.

"'Sir the impossible situation we never planned for?...Well we'd better come up with a plan!'" Tony quoted to Ziva from the X-files movie. "Ohh...Come on, didn't you," Ziva did not give Tony a chance to finish his thought, with lightning fast reflexes she took out a knife that was concealed in her boot leg and held it up to Tony's throat. Her actions were still concealed from everyone else in the room by her long sleeve. The dangerous gleam was back in Ziva's eyes and it made Tony nervous.

"I do not have the patience for your movie quotes today Tony," With wide eyes he just nodded his head. Ziva smirked and put her knife away.

"I don't even see what that quote has to do with anything going here anyway." Purposely goading him, Ziva continued, "I think your losing your touch." This she whispered into his ear as she walked over to Gibbs.

"DiNozzo!" Gibbs yelled at Tony breaking him out of his trance. Tony quickly got up and closed the distance between him and the rest the team before the went into MTAC. "On your six boss."