A/N: Hey guys, its been a while. I would like to say firstly that thanks to my amazing beta, I have decided to finish this story, after I edit it all the chapters first. So this is the new edited chapter one of Death Defying Love. I hope you guys enjoy, and I'm really sorry about the long wait.

I don't own Sea Patrol or the characters.

Kate sat in the Captain's Chair, looking out into the morning sky. The sun was shining high above, with the sun dancing around the water. The scene unfolding in front of them was breath taking. When the Captain walked in, Kate had moved herself to the radar.

"Swain, you have the ship." Kate declared, while keeping her eyes peeled on the radar, checking for anything abnormal.

"Sir." Swain expressed, seeing Mike standing close behind him.

"Swain, you've got the ship." Mike smiled, looking at of the bridge windows, watching the breath-taking scene unfold right in front of their eyes. His eyes traveled over to his X, his Kate. These feelings for her never ending, they only got stronger each day, he realized he was staring, moving his eyes out to the ocean again.

"Anything on the radar, X." Mike asked keeping his eyes straight and not daring to look over at her again.

"No Sir." Kate replied quickly as looked over at Mike, she smiled, her harbored feelings starting to come out again. She quickly looked away, and put her concentration on the radar again. After what felt like hours, a vessel appeared.

"Sir, a vessel has appeared on the radar." Kate quickly said, keeping her eyes peeled to the small screen in front of her.

"ET, can we get it on the EOD?" Mike asked, directing his attention to his leading seaman.

"Yes Sir." Josh declared briskly, getting the suspicious vessel on the EOD.

"What's your opinion, X?" Mike posed turning his attention to Kate.

"Possibly an FFV." Kate responded looking at the EOD, over Josh's shoulder.

"Defiantly an FFV, Sir." Josh observed

"Steer 245, revolutions 1800." Mike ordered.

"Steer 245, revolutions 1800." Chris repeated, changing the course of Hammersely.

"This is the Australian Navy, stop or heave two, we attend to board you." Robert ordered over the radio, when no response was given, he looked over to his CO. "Not responding Sir."

"Try again." Mike replied frustrated.

"This is the Australian Navy, stop or heave two, we attend to board you." Robert ordered over the radio again.

"X, hands to boarding stations." Mike finally said looking over at Kate, she quickly nodded, walking over the P.A system.

"Hands to boarding stations, hands to boarding stations, hands to boarding stations." Kate ordered over the P.A.

The RHIB soon launched into the deep blue sea. The loud noise of the engine, and the splashing of the ocean as the RHIB hit the water, was all that was heard. In a matter of seconds, they were speeding right behind the suspected FFV.

"This is the Australian Navy, put your weapons down." Kate yelled over the noise, as they were approaching the vessel.

"X-Ray 82 this is Charlie 82, X sip rep." Mike said over the radio.

"Charlie 82 this is X-Ray 82, as soon as we boarded they started firing on us but the situation is under control. We have five men in custody." Kate replied, her voice laced with a little of nervousness, which went unnoticed by Mike.

"That's great, X. Good work." Mike smiled speaking into the radio. His Kate was safe, he didn't have to worry about her safety until the next time. His crew was safe, which was a relief to him.

"Sir, we have a problem." Pete said with worry in his voice, his face also showing it, even though Mike couldn't see it, he could hear the worry in his Petty Officer.

"What is it, Buffer?" Mike replied quickly noticing the worry in his voice. What was wrong? Was his Kate now in danger again?

"One of the men we have in custody are saying there is a sixth person but if there was someone else. He's not on board." Pete replied with worry still laced in his voice.

"Alright, Buffer. Get back here as soon as you can." Mike answered, his facing showing his worry, but he didn't let it go noticed by the crewmembers around him.

"There is another thing, Sir." Pete expressed over the radio, the worry in his voice slowly fading, and being replaced with confidence as he spoke, trying not to let his CO worry about them.

"What is it Buffer?" Mike questioned, noticing the tone of Pete's voice had changed from nerves to more reassuring sounding.

"The sixth person they are talking about has live grenades and is heavily armed." Pete replied dropping the bombshell on Mike, and the crew.

"If that's the case, please take care." Mike almost whispered over the radio. His breathing seeming to become harder to take in, and his voice seeming to become non distant. His voice almost mute as he spoke, but still held his commanding tone, even then.

"Of course, Sir." Pete replied, already knowing the CO was having a hard time with this. He knew Mike's feelings for his X, and he was happy for them, so if he had to not worry, just to make him not worry about them, he would.

"Buffer I mean it don't take any unnecessary risks." Mike said hearing a gun shot in the background. As soon as the gunshot was heard, his whole world stopped, his breathing labored, wondering what had happened? Had someone been shot, and if so, was his Kate safe?

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