NCIS' Got Talent!
Chapter 6- Gibbs
Rating: K+
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Abby's lab, Wednesday afternoon
Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs walked into the lab humming a melody. What the...?, Abby thought, since when does Gibbs hum? And what's that melody, anyway? I know I've heard it before...
"The Marine Corps' hymn," Gibbs replied to her unspoken question. "So, what did ya find?"
"Well, computer's still running the fingerprints from the coffee mug and I was about to start with the bullet and the victim's laptop."
"Hurry up." Gibbs placed a mug of Caf-Pow on the table and left. Abby waited till she heard the elevator door ding shut, then went over to her cousin's karaoke machine which she'd left switched on after recording Jimmy Palmer singing (She had hoped to talk Gibbs into singing without telling him that his voice was being recorded because had he known that, he'd most definitely not have sung a single note). Well, technically he didn't sing, he just hummed. But that's enough.
Friday morning
"Hey guys, I've got a surprise for you," Abby anounced to Gibbs and his team.
"Oh really? What is it?"
"If I told you, it wouldn't be a surprise anymore, would it?"
Gibbs got a little impatient: "Abbs..."
"Fine. Come down to my lab today after work- unless you've got something more important to do."
"Hey, why're you looking at me like that?" Tony protested. "I don't have a date tonight."
"Now that is what I call a real surprise," Ziva said half to herself before looking at Abby: "Does your surprise have something to do with making us all sing karaoke songs the last few days?"
"Erm, yeah." I have to get outta here before she makes me tell everything and ruin all the fun. "Well, see ya, I'm gonna tell Ducky."
Friday evening
The first 'guests' to arrive were Ducky and Abby's cousin Nick.
"So the weather on Hawaii was pretty nice, huh?" Abby commented her cousin's tanned arms and face.
"Yeah, it was." Nick looked around and spotted his karaoke machine. "Looks like it still works."
"Course it does, no need to sound this relieved. We had lots of fun with it."
Before Nick could ask what kind of fun, Gibbs and his team walked into the lab. When everyone had found a place to sit, Abby switched the screen on her lab wall on and the lights off.
"Wow, we're gonna watch a movie," Tony remarked sarcastically. Instead of replying, Abby pressed Play on the screen's remote control and a familiar theme resounded from the speakers, causing Tony to groan: "America's Got Talent? Seriously?- Ouch! Alright boss, I'm gonna be quiet."
When the theme ended, the dark screen lit up and some red and blue letters appeared:
NCIS'
Got
Talent!
The writing faded away and was replaced by an image of Nick's karaoke machine. After a few seconds, there was a sound in the background which everyone except Nick knew very well: The dinging of the elevator that lead down to Abby's lab. Next, Gibbs was shown walking into said lab. When he was inside, the picture froze, some scribbling appeared next to it ('NCIS Karaoke Talent #1') and Gibbs' voice humming the Marine Corps' hymn was heard.
Well, technically, that wasn't karaoke since there were no lyrics, it said on the screen when Gibbs was done. But we're just getting started...
Tony cringed as the writing was replaced by a picture of himself subtitled, 'NCIS Karaoke Talent #2'. "I don't think I wanna listen to myself singing..."
"Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me!" Tony's recorded voice resounded from the speakers, causing Gibbs to give him a, 'Really?' look. "Course not boss, it's just a song," Tony assured him. And quite a short one, fortunately. Damn, this is even more embarrassing than live karaoke!
The next NCIS Karaoke Talent was McGee with his interpretation of, 'My Bonnie Is over The Ocean'. "It's the Boy Scout's version," he explained before his coworkers could ask him about the dead neighbors mentioned in the song.
"Really, McScout?" Tony asked sarcastically. "I thought that line came from your own experience..."
"Very funny, Tony. I do wash my feet regularly and I don't stick them out of the window at night."
Tony was about to reply when the image of, 'NCIS Karaoke Talent #4' was shown on the screen and the US Capitals Song tune started playing. "Animaniacs? Nice idea Zee-vah..."
"Tony, I did not pick that song because it was from a TV series, but because I thought it might be useful for my citizenship test."
"Whatever." Tony turned his attention back to the screen just in time to see the photo of, 'Patriotic NCIS Karaoke Talent #5' appear. By the second chorus, everyone was humming or singing along with Ducky's recorded voice- the tune was just too catchy.
"Abigail, had I known that I was going to sing this that day, I'd have worn my kilt," Ducky remarked when the song was over.
"You own one?" Nick asked.
"Of course."
"Wow... I've always wondered what people wear underneath those kilts."
"Nothing," Ducky deadpanned.
"Seriously?!"
They were interrupted by, 'NCIS Karaoke Talent #6' and the Long Word Song. After an initial, "Hippopotomonster... what?" Tony tried to sing along, but gave up at, 'Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis'. "So that's what medical school gets ya, Autopsy Gremlin?" he teased Jimmy. "Long words no one but you understands?"
"I do understand them," Ducky chimed in.
"Yeah, 'cause you went to medical school as well."
"Sshh!"
"Sorry."
The picture of, 'NCIS Karaoke Talent #7' was shown on the screen and the recording of said karaoke talent singing the Element Song started playing.
Conclusion: We're not only good at investigating crimes, but also not too bad at singing ;-), appeared on the screen when the song was over. A few seconds later, the letters faded away and the credits started rolling across the screen:
Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs
with
the USMC hymn
Special Agent Tony DiNozzo
with
Yo ho, yo ho! A Pirate's Life For Me
Special Agent Tim McGee
with
My Bonnie Is Over The Ocean (the Boy Scout's version)
Special Agent Ziva David
with
the US Capitals Song from Animaniacs
Dr Donald 'Ducky' Mallard
with
Scotland the Brave
Jimmy Palmer
with
the Long Word Song
Abby Sciuto
with
The Element Song
Special thanks to
my cousin Nick
for allowing me to use his karaoke machine
powered by: Caf-Pow!
Everyone smiled at the last line, but Tony quickly made a serious face again: "Don't even think of uploading this on Youtube, Abby."
"But YouTube is full of karaoke videos."
"Yeah, but not of karaoke videos featuring federal agents," Gibbs pointed out.
"Alright, I won't upload it," Abby gave in. "Who wants to have a copy of the DVD instead?"
THE END