Special Agent 2: The Dark Soldier

Chapter 6

"I forgot to ask," DiNozzo said as he, Loki, Bishop, and McGee worked to dig up everything they could on Captain Morris. The captain's truck was now in the evidence garage, waiting until Abby could examine it. "How's Lady Sif?"

"I thought you were going to ask Agent Romanoff out," McGee pointed out.

Loki snorted. "First of all, Sif's still not interested. Second, Romanoff? Really? You know what, ask her out when I'm standing there, I want to see her choke you to death."

McGee threw his hands up. "I told you, DiNozzo!"

DiNozzo narrowed his eyes. "You know, when she says yes, the first date will be to teach you two a lesson. I think that's a Russian assassin's idea of a good first date."

McGee and Loki exchanged a glance. "I'd be frightened," McGee commented. "If there was even the slightest chance of that ever happening."

Loki pointed to McGee. "Same. There's simply no way."

DiNozzo scowled right as Gibbs walked into the squad room. "Update," he snapped.

The four agents started out of their chairs. "Captain Samuel Morris," Loki said as he clicked the remote, the captain's picture and record appearing on the plasma screen. "Forty-two, never married, no kids, lives in Maryland. He's been working ashore for four months now."

"Doing what?" Gibbs asked.

"That's what we don't know," Bishop said. "It's classified, and NCIS doesn't have clearance to know what it is."

"Call Vance," Gibbs ordered.

"Already did," Bishop said. "He hasn't gotten back to me yet."

"I've contacted everyone I could think of, Boss," DiNozzo said. "But no one has any information on his schedule, what he was doing, and why he was on Ghost Street yesterday. So...uh, also no lead on who killed him."

"Does anybody have anything helpful?" Gibbs demanded, looking around at the four agents. "Anything?"

Loki, McGee, Bishop, and DiNozzo all looked at each other worriedly.

"No?" Gibbs asked. "Get to it!"

They scattered, heading to their seats, as Gibbs' phone rang. Flipping it open, he said, "Yeah, Gibbs." After a moment, he said, "Be right down, Duck." As he shut his phone, he barked, "Laufeyson, with me. The rest of you, find out what Morris was working on!"

Loki followed Gibbs over to the elevator, stepping on after the former Marine. As the doors closed before them, he glanced across at Gibbs when he started to speak.

"How are things in Asgard?"

Loki considered the question. "Better. Now that I know where my home is, I can stand not fitting in in Asgard. But it is good to be back." He smiled slightly. "I've missed NCIS."

"We've missed having you around, Loki," Gibbs said.

"Are you thinking the shooter is...her?" It was as if Loki said the words Agent Sniper, it would suddenly make her the shooter.

Gibbs just looked at Loki. "We'll see."

The elevator doors opened. Loki and Gibbs strode out and entered autopsy. "Ah, Jethro, Loki," Ducky said, glancing up from the body on the autopsy table. Jimmy grinned at Loki as they entered.

"What do you got, Duck?" Gibbs asked.

Ducky gestured to the body. "From my preliminary investigation, Captain Morris was in excellent health," he said.