Songs: "Somebody to love"

Tony was more than happy when he finally could go home. The day had been long and still the case wasn’t solved. It was rather early than late when Gibbs decided that they should get some sleep to start fresh in the morning.

Tony startled as the light in his apartment suddenly went on and three men stood in his hall. So much for starting fresh in the morning, he thought sourly as he stared at his brothers in annoyance.

„Can’t you call before you come?“

„You’ve been here for too long, I think.“

One of the three said and Tony sighed exasperated.

„I’m not here too long, Galileo.“

„You haven’t found what you were looking for yet?“

„I did, Scaramouch...“

Tony hesitated. He knew why they came. But he wasn’t ready yet.

„Then you can come home with us.“

Tony turned to the oldest of them.

„Bismillah, please, I found it...but I haven’t had it yet...“

„Then we’ll help you.“

„Help me? How do you...no! Don’t!“

His brothers grinned and they vanished as quickly as they had appeared.

„COME BACK!“

Tony yelled but nothing happened. It usually didn’t mean anything good if they tried to help him.




The next morning Tony went into work and everything seemed as usual. He knew there was something to come and he was anxious about what his brothers might have planned. He sighed as he thought about the reason he had left his home. He had wanted to find out and experience what made humans human. Though he had found out he hadn’t found it yet.

„Can anybody find me somebody to love“

He started to sing as he walked into the bullpen.

„Ooh, each morning I get up I die a little
Can barely stand on my feet“

„Take a look at yourself“

He turned to all sides as he heard Agents around him sing along.

„Take a look in the mirror and cry (and cry)
Lord what you're doing to me (yeah yeah)
I have spent all my years in believing you
But I just can't get no relief, Lord!
Somebody (somebody) ooh somebody (somebody)
Can anybody find me somebody to love ?“

He sat behind his desk and Gibbs entered from the back.

„Yeah
I work hard (he works hard) every day of my life
I work till I ache in my bones
At the end (at the end of the day)
I take home my hard earned pay all on my own
I get down (down) on my knees (knees)
And I start to pray
Till the tears run down from my eyes
Lord somebody (somebody), ooh somebody
(Please) Can anybody find me somebody to love ?“

*Oh, Lord* Tony thought and looked at the ceiling.

„(He works hard)
Everyday (everyday) - I try and I try and I try
But everybody wants to put me down
They say I'm going crazy
They say I got a lot of water in my brain
Ah, got no common sense
I got nobody left to believe in
Yeah yeah yeah yeah“

He continued where Gibbs had left off as the older man sat behind his desk looking at him with big eyes. And both stood again.

„Oh Lord
Ooh somebody - ooh somebody
Can anybody find me somebody to love ?
(Can anybody find them someone to love)“

They sang together looking as they approached eachother in the middle of the bullpen.

„Got no feel, I got no rhythm“

Tony sang.

„I just keep losing my beat (You just keep losing and losing)“

Gibbs continued.

„I'm OK,“

„ I'm alright (he's alright - he's alright)“

„I ain't gonna face no defeat (yeah yeah)
I just gotta get out of this prison cell
One day (someday) I'm gonna be free, Lord!“

They sand together again.

„Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love love love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love somebody somebody somebody somebody
Somebody find me
Somebody find me somebody to love
Can anybody find me somebody to love ?

(Find me somebody to love)
Ooh
(Find me somebody to love)
Find me somebody, somebody (find me somebody to love) somebody, somebody to love
(Find me somebody to love)
Find me, find me, find me, find me, find me
Ooh - somebody to love
(Find me somebody to love)
Ooh
(Find me somebody to love)
Find me, find me, find me somebody to love
(Find me somebody to love)
Anybody, anywhere, anybody find me somebody to love love love!
Wooo somebody find me, find me love“

They ended and stared at eachother now standing only inches apart.

„What the hell...“

Gibbs muttered and Tony could only too well relate to that. Without another word they turned to their representive desks and started to work.






Songs: Another one bites the dust, Play the game, Innuendo

Gibbs went down to see Ducky. He hesitated to enter the morgue as he heard a pop song going on inside.

„Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone and another one gone
Another one bites the dust, eh
Hey, I’m gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust.“

Collecting every bit of courage left in his body he went through the automatic doors and faced the ME and his young assistant who worked on the body of a multiple homocide as if nothing had happened. Was it just him? Had he imagined them singing the rather inappropriated song? Couldn’t be, he had seen Tony singing this morning...or had he imagined that aswell.

„Ah, Jethro. What can I do for you.“

Ducky looked like a deer caught in headlights so Gibbs figured it wasn’t his imagination.

„So, you’re singing, too.“

„Thank God, I thought it were only the two of us. Believe it or not, I thought I’m turning finally mad.“

He swallowed hard. Another song popping up in his mind?

„Any logical explanation for that?“

„My favourite one is that I drank too much scotch and have a weird dream. Other than that...no.“

Gibbs sighed and looked at their victim.

„Something’s bothering you, Jethro.“

„That a question or a statement?“

„Mr. Palmer, would you bring those samples to Abby, please.“

„Absolutely, Doctor.“

Palmer vanished and Gibbs raised his eyebrows.

„If you’re sending Palmer away I guess you have a theory what’s bothering me.“

„Oh, yes, I do.“

„Care to share your theory?“

Gibbs said rather amused.

„I think you’ve been thinking a lot about young Anthony lately. I’ve seen the glances you give him when he’s not looking.“

„Ducky...please.“

„I don’t know what you’re waiting for?! The boy practically worships you.“

Gibbs put his hands on the autopsy slap and sighed. As he looked at Ducky he saw that the older man was obviously holding back. But only a moment later he opened his mouth and began.

„Open up your mind and let him step inside.
Rest your weary head and let your heart decide.
It’s so easy, when you know the rules
It’s so easy all you have to do is fall in love
Play the game
Everybody play the game of love...“

„Ducky, c’mon, he’s not interested in men...“

„When you’re feeling down and your resistance is low
light another cigarette and let yourself go
this is your life
don’t play hard to get
it’s a free world
all you have to do is fall in love
play the game - yeah
Everybody play the game of love...“

„Hard to get? Ducky, I don’t...“

„Your game of love has just begun
love runs from your head to your toes
your love is pumping through your veins
play the game
driving you insane...“

„The only one insane here are you!“

Gibbs made to leave.

„Play the game
everybody play the game of love
this is your life- don’t play hard to get-“

The automatic doors closed and Ducky fell silent. Sighing he shook his head. As strange as it was, he thought he had found quite the right words.




Instead of heading up Gibbs went into Abby’s lab. He took a deep breath when he recognized the music as Abby’s usual blaring stereo. Hopefully the forensic was still immune against what ever was going on here.

„Hey, bossman. You’re looking as if something crawled up your ass. Or not.“

She winked at him and then turned back to her microscope.

„What’s that supposed to mean?“

„Ohhhh, nothing.“

She grinned and stared right back at him.

„So, anything hot crossing your way lately?“

„What?“

„I mean, were you going for coffee? I could use a big gulp.“

„No, I wasn’t.“

She raised one eyebrow still grinning slightly.

„I could imagine you could use something big aswell.“

She muttered under her breath.

„Ok! That’s enough! Will you stop?“

A new song started and he had the bad feeling it wasn’t on the CD.

„While the sun hangs in the sky and the desert has sand
while the waves crash in the sea and meet the land
while there’s a wind and the stars and the rainbow
Till the mountains crumple into the plain

Oh yes, We’ll keep on trying
Tread that fine line
Oh, we’ll keep on trying
Yeah
Just passing out time“

„What the hell are you talking about? Does everything has to be in riddles now-a-days?“

„Through the sorrow all through our splendour
don’t take offence a my innuendo“

„That’s enough!“

He repeated himself and turned again. Had everybody turned nuts? What the hell was going on here? There had to be some kind of explanation for this stupid singing!





Songs: Breakthru, Save me

Tony sat at his desk watching Gibbs shoving papers from one side to the other. The way the other man was acting had nothing of the moment they had shared that morning.

„When love breaks up
when the dawn light wakes up
a new life is born- ohhhhh
Somehow I have to make this final breakthu...now!“

He pushed himself off the chair and walked over to the oblivious man.

„I wake up
feel just fine
your face
fills my mind
I get religious quick
‚cos you’re looking devine
Honey you’re touching something, you’re touching me
I’m under your thumb, under your spell, can’t you see?“

He stood right in front of Gibbs but the older man didn’t hear him.

„If I could only reach you...“

He reached out his hand but didn’t touch.

„If I could make you smile
If I could only reach you
That would really be a breakthru...yeah“

He turned in exasperation but turned back to the man of his desire again.

„Breakthru, these barriers of pain
Breakthru, yeah, to the sunshine from the rain
Make my feelings know towards you
Turn my heart inside and out for you now
Somehow I have to make this final breakthru
NOW!“

Gibbs was reading Tony’s report and a small smile ghosted over his face.

„Your smile
speaks books to me
I break up
With each and every one of your looks at me
Honey you’re starting something deep inside of me
Honey you’re sparking something, this fire in me“

He grapped Gibbs‘ desk with both hands and nearly jumped over it.

„I’m outta control, I wanna rush headlong into this ecstasy“

A warm feeling spread in the pit of Tony’s stomach as he thought of what the older man could do to him. But then his face got serious again as he slowly walked back to his desk.

„If I could only reach you
If I could make you smile
If I could one reach you
That would really be a breakthru
Breakthru....“

He sat down and Gibbs looked up.

„You said something?“

„No, boss. Nothing.“

Tony answered and sighed as he went back to his report. Gibbs looked at him for a moment longer. Then he opened the drawer of his desk and pulled out a picture. He sighed as he looked into his own beaming face and the one of his wife.

„It started off so well
They said we made a perfect pair
I clothed myself in your glory and your love
How I love you
How I cried
The years of care and loyalty
Were nothing but sham it seems
The years belie we lived a lie
„I love you `till I die“

Save me, save me, save me!
I can’t face this life alone
Save me, save me, save me!
I’m naked and I’m far from home.“

He put down the picture and walked over to Tony’s desk. Looking down at the younger man he felt a long missed warmth creeping into his heart.

„The slate will soon be clean
I’ll erase the memories
To start again with somebody new
Was it all wasted
All that love?
I hang my head and I advertise
A soul for sale or rent
I have no heart, I’m cold inside
I have no real intent.“

He knelt down on Tony’s level and reached out to stroke his cheek but pulled back.

„Save me, save me, save me
I can’t face this life alone
Save me, save me
Oh, I’m naked and I’m far from home.

Each night I cry and still believe the lie
I love you `till I die.“

He shook his head and went back to his desk. He was dead inside. The younger man had no use for somebody like him.





Songs: Don't stop me now, Good old-fashioned lover boy

It was late when Tony came home but he didn’t care. The case had been solved, they were off the next day. He had a new enthusiasm and he knew how to use it. There was a knock on the door just as he was finished dressing.

„Wow, you’re going out?“

Abby asked as she looked him up and down. He let her in beaming as he put on his shoes.

„I’ve got plans...“

He said mysteriously.

„Care to explain?“

His smile threatened to break his face in two.

„Tonight I’m gonna have myself a real good time
I feel alive and the world I’ll turn it inside out, yeah
And floating around in ecstasy
So don’t stop me now, don’t stop me now.“

„I won’t“

Abby chuckled as Tony jumped off his seat.

„I’m a shooting star leaping through the sky
Like a tiger defying the laws of gravity
I’m a racing car passing by like Lady Godive
I’m gonna go go go
There’s no stopping me.“

„I wouldn’t dream of it.“

She said as he danced through the apartment.

„I’m burnin‘ through the sky yeah
to two hundred dregrees
that’s why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I’m trav’ling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic man out of him.“

„Him? Oh, Jesus, Tony, you’re not going to...“

„Don’t stop me now! I’m having such a good time
I’m having a ball
Don’t stop me now
If you wanna have a good time just give me a call (tomorrow)
Don’t stop me now, cause I’m having a good time
Don’t stop me now, yes I’m having a good time
I don’t want to stop at all

Yeah, I’m a rocket ship on my way to mars
On a collision course
I am a satellite I’m out of control
I am a sex machine ready to reload
Like an atom bomb about to explode“

„Tony!“

„I’m burning through the sky yeah
Two hundred degrees
That’s why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I’m trav’ling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic man out of him!“

„Tony, I’m not sure that’s a good idea...“

He pushed her on the couch and put his arms on either side of her head.

„Don’t stop me don’t stop me
don’t stop me, hey, hey, hey
don’t stop me, don’t stop me
oh, oh, oh, I like it!
Don’t stop me don’t stop me
Have a good time good time
Don’t sop me don’t stop me oh yeah

„Alright!“

„Ohhhh, I’m burnin‘ through the sky yeah...“

He went out of the apartment and let Abby stare after him. Did he take drugs?





Tony knocked on the door and waited. Just a moment later the door was opened by a bewildered Gibbs.

„Tony, what are you doing here?“

„Can I come in?“

Even more confused Gibbs stepped aside. As he closed the door he was pushed right against it.

„I can dim the light and sing you songs full of sad things...“

Tony hummed into his ear. He shivered under the hot breath hitting his skin.

„We can do the tango just for two
I can serenade and gently play on your heart strings
Be your valentino just for you

Ooh, love-ooh, loverboy
What’re you doin‘ tonight, hey boy
Set my alarm, turn on my charm
That’s because I’m a good old-fashioned lover boy.“

He let his hand wander over Gibbs‘ chest to stop right over his heart.

„ooh, let me feel your heartbeat“

„Grow faster, faster.“

Gibbs breahted out.

„Ooh ooh can you feel my love heat“

Tony thrust his groin, which was considerably hard, against Gibbs own hard bulge.

„Come on and sit on my hot-seat of love
And tell me how do you feel right after all
I’d like for you and I to go romancing
Say the word-your wish is my command.“

Before Tony could sing just one note more Gibbs had grapped his face and pulled him into a fierce kiss. He pulled the other man away from the door towards the stairs. Blindly they made their way to the bedroom.


Sometime later as they lay in the afterglow of their sex Tony sang silently.

„When I’m not with you
I think of you alway
I miss you
When I’m not with you
Think of me always
Love you“

„Love you.“

Came the answer though Gibbs didn’t seem to be awake. Tony smiled and placed a last kiss on his lover’s forehead and went to sleep aswell.





Songs: I want to break free, Kind of Magic

When Tony returned to his apartment the next day he wasn’t surprised to see the light from the TV flicker in the living room.

„Enjoying yourself?“

He asked standing in the door. His brothers turned to him and smiled.

„You’re back. So, how’d it been?“

Tony shrugged and turned off the TV.

„Nothing I would tell you. Nothing I could explain to you.“

They changed a look.

„What?“

„He wants you back. He ordered us to bring you home.“

Tony shook his head but Galileo and Scaramouch put their hands on his arms. Rolling them he shrugged their grip off.

„I want to break free!
I want to break free!
I want to break free from you lies
You’re so selfsatisfied I don’t need you
I’ve got to break free
God knows, God knows I want to break free“

They changed an annoyed look.

„I’ve fallen in love.
I’ve fallen in love for the first time
And this time I know it’s for real
I’ve fallen in love, yeah
God knows, God knows, I’ve fallen in love.“

„That’s why you came. You’ve found it. Now come home with us.“

Tony shook his head and walked away from them.

„It’s strange but it’s true
Hey, I can’t get over the way he loves me like he does
But I have to be sure
When I walk out of that door
Oh how I want to be free, baby
Oh how I want to be free
Oh how I want to break free“

„He’s not gonna like it, though.“

„But life still goes on.
I can’t get used to living without you, living without you
Living without you by my side
I don’t want to live alone, hey
God knows, got to make it on my own
So, brothers, can’t you see
I’ve got to break free.“

They changed another look and disappeared. He went to change and then drove to the office. Gibbs had asked him to come in inofficially, just as the rest of the team. Around 11 am they were sitting in Abby’s lab.

„We have to find out what is going on here.“

Gibbs said as he paced up and down.

„I don’t know about you but I don’t want to sing about my feelings for all the world to hear.“

He gave especially Tony a look when he said that. They all nodded in agreement.

„So, any idea what we are dealing with?“

Abby started bouncing in a certain rythm.

„It’s a kind of magic
It’s a kind of magic
A kind of magic...“

„No way.“

Gibbs answered.

„One dream, one soul, one prize
one goal, one golden glance of what should be
It’s a kind of magic“

Ducky suggested but Gibbs shook his head vehemently.

„One shaft of light that shows the way
no mortal man can win these day
it’s a kind of magic.“

Zova added and at the same time looked extremely uncomfortable with her singing.

„The waiting seems eternity
the day will dawn of sanity
ooh ooh ooh ooh
is this a kind of magic?“

Gibbs finally asked.

„It’s a kind of magic
there can be only one
this rage that lasts a thousand years
will soon be done
this flame that burns inside of me
I’m hearing secret harmonies
It’s a kind of magic.“

Tony explained but they all looked confused at him.

„The bell that rings inside you mind
is challenging the doors of time“

„It’s a kind of magic
It’s a kind of magic“

They repeated.

„It is magic?“

Gibbs asked without any tune and they all sobered.

„It is.“

Tony confirmed.

„I can’t tell you more...hell I already told you too much...I gotta go.“





Songs: Too much love will kill you, the Show must go on, Princes of the Universe, We will rock you, Seven seas of Rhye, Bohemian Rhapsody, Friends wil be Friends


The next morning Tony exited his apartment with a heavy heart. He felt like falling down and cry. As he walked down the stairs he knew that he would never be himself again.

„I’m just the pieces of the man I used to be
Too many bitter tears are raining down on me
I’m far away from home
And I’ve been facing this alone
For much too long
Oh, I feel like no-one ever told the truth to me
About growing up and what a struggle it would be
In my tangled state of mind
I’ve been looking back to find
Where I went wrong.“

He shook his head as he unlocked his car. But instead of getting in he put his hands on the ceiling.

„Too much love will kill you
If you can’t make up your mind
Torn between the lover
And the love you leave behind
You’re headed for disaster
`cos you never read the signs
Too much love will kill you- every time“

He sat in his car and drove down the street. He knew that he had a reason to stay but he knew that he was needed at home.

„I’m just a shodow of the man I used to be
and it seems like there’s no way out of this for me
I used to bring you sunshine
Now all I ever do is bring you down
Ooh, hoew would it be if you were standing in my shoes
Can’t you see that it’s impossible to choose
No there’s no making sens of it
Every way I go I’m bound to lose
Oh yes,

Too much love will kill you
Just as sure as none at all
It’ll drain the power that’s in you
Make you plead and scream and crawl
And the pain will make you crazy
You’re the victim of your crime
Too much love will kill you - every time.“

As he arrived at the office he took deep breaths before he got out of his car. In the bullpen he found Gibbs with dark rings under his eyes. All he wanted to do was to ask the older man if he was alright. But he couldn’t. He looked at Ziva’s desk, deserted. The old feeling of loss came to the pit of his stomach as he saw the desk empty.

„Empty spaces - what are we living for
Abandoned places - I guess we know the score
On and on, does anybody know what we are looking for...

Another hero, another mindless crime
Behind the curtain, in the pantomine
Hold the line, does anybody want to take it anymore
The show must go on
The show must go on, yeah
Inside my heart is breaking
But my smile still stays on.“

Gibbs stood from his desk and stopped short before Tony.

„Whatever happens, I’ll leave it all to chance
Another heartache, another failed romance
On and on, does anybody know what we are living for?
I guess I’m learning
I must be warmer now
I’ll soon be turning
Round the corner now
Outside the dawn is breaking
But inside the dark is aching to be free
The show must go on
The show must go on
Ooh, inside my heart is breaking
My make-up may be flaking
But my smile still stays on.“




Thunder and lightening interrupted them. As their eyes could see again. Tony’s brother’s stood in the middle of the bullpen. He knew his time had come.

„Here we are, born to be kings
We’re the princes of the universe.“

„Here I belong, fighting to survive!“

Tony answered as he stepped up to them.

„In a world with the darkest powers, heh.
And here we are, we’re the princes of the universe.“

„Here I belong, fighting for survival.“

„We’ve come to be the rulers of you all.“

They turned to Gibbs, McGee and Ziva, who had arrived in the meantime.

„I am imortal, I have inside me blood of kings - yeah - yeah
I have no rival, no man can be my equal
Take me to the future of you all!“

Galileo sang as he stepped right into Tony’s personal space but they younger man didn’t back away.

„Born to be kinds, princes of the universe
fighting and free
got your world in my hand
I’m here for your love and I’ll make my stand!
We were born to be princes of the universe.“

Tony sang towards Gibbs but his brother grapped his neck pulling him towards him violently. Gibbs was about to step in but Tony had already pushed him away.

The crowd around them started to clap as Tony stepped in front of his younger brother. Agent came from everywhere and positioned themself behind Tony.

„Buddy you’re a boy make a bog noise
Playin‘ in the street gonna be a big man some day
You got mud on yo‘ face
You big disgrace
Kickin‘ you can all over the place
Singin‘“

„We will we will rock you
we will we will rock you“

The agents sang together. Tony went over to Galileo.

„Buddy you’re a young man hard man
shouting in the street gonna take on the world some day
you got blood on yo‘ face
you big disgrace
wavin‘ your banner all over the place.“

„We will we will rock you
we will we will rock you.“

Finally Tony reached Bismillah with a grin on his face.

„Buddy you’re an old man poor man
pleadin‘ with your eyes gonna make
you some peace some day
you go mud one your face
big disgrace
somebody better out you back to your place.“

„We will we will rock you
we will we will rock you
we will we will rock you
we will...“

„STOP!“

Bismillah shouted.

„I think you’re forgetting who you’re talking to, little brother.

He build himself up to his full height, which was enormous and looked at the crowd.

„Fear me you lords and lady preachers
I descend upon your Earth from the skies
I command your very sould you unbelievers
Bring before me what is mine

The seven seas of Rhye


Cane you hear me you peers and privy counsellors
I stand before you naked to the eyes
I will destroy any man who dares to abuse my trust
I swear that you’ll be mine

The seven seas of Phye.“

He put his hand on Tony’s shoulder.

„I’ll take you to the seven seas of Rhye.“

Tony’s eyes widened in fear. Now Abby and Ducky joined in the mix and they team stepped out of the crowd.

„Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide
No escape from reality
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see“

His brothers took him at his arms and dragged him in the middle of them. Gibbs stepped forwards.

„Too late, my time has come
sends shivers down my spine
body’s aching all the time
goodbye everybody-I’ve got to go
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth“

„Tony no!“

„I see a little silhouetto of a man.“

„Scaramouch, Scaramouch, will you do the fandango?“

„Thunderbold and lightening- very very frightening me“

„Galileo, Galieleo
Gelileo, Galileo
Galileo Figaro - magnifico“

Gibbs and the team changed looks. Nothing was making sense anymore.

„But I’m just a poor boy and nobody loves me“

„Bismillah! No-we will not let you go!“

„Let him go!“

„Bismillah! We will not let you go.“

„Let him go.“

„Bismillah! We will not let you go.“

„Let me go!“

„Will not let you go“

„Let me go“

„Never let you go.“

„let me go“

He was grapped by many hands and pulled out of the circle of his brother just as they vanished again. His friends smiled at him.

„It’s so easy now, `cos you got friends you can trust
Friends will be friedns
When you’re in need of love they give you care and attention
Friends will be friends
Whe you’re through wih life and all hope is lost
Hold out your hand
Friends will be friends right to the end.“

He was pulled into strong arms and felt a soft kis on the corner of his mouth and he knew he was home again.

„Forget about what I said.“

For the first time in the last days Tony felt like singing but surprisingly there was no song fitting his feelings right now. He just smiled.



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Gibbs startled out of sleep.

„Jethro, what’s going on?“

A sleepy voice next to him asked. He looked down at his lover.

„I just had the weirdest dream ever. You were a prince of the universe and we’ve all been singing. Galileo, Scaramouch and Bismillah came to get you and...“

„Oh, honey...“

Tony sat up and chuckled softly.

„I guess I shouldn’t have played Queen all day yesterday while unpacking my stuff.“

He grinned at his older lover.

„Go back to sleep. My good old-fashioned lover boy.“