Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of JAG, they belong to Donald Bellasario, and CBS, I'm just borrowing them. However the character of Major Mathew Joseph Mackenzie is mine.
A/N: This story is set 6 months after the episode Critical Condition
Chapter 1:
0300 Zulu
Sunday November 3
Airfield
Cartagena, Colombia
Major Matthew Mackenzie checked his watch, and whispered, " Time to move."
His Partner LtCMDR. Meg Austin nodded as she raised her silenced 9MM H&K MP5, and whispered, " Let's do it."
Matt nodded as they stealthily made their way to the old DC-9 that was parked on the runway. While Meg climbed into the cockpit, and powered up the engines Matt began to set the charges. But soon he heard shouts, and massive floodlights snapped on. Men with AK47's rushed from the hangars. Matt snapped his MP5 up to his shoulder, and killed two of he gunman with three round bursts. He saw Meg lean out of the cockpit, and kill another one. He was about to yell at her, when he was shot in the left shoulder. He cursed as he killed the gunman. He hurriedly finished setting the charges, then hurled himself into the cockpit. He strapped himself in as Meg taxied down the runway, then take to the air. His last thought as he faded from consciousness was, I did a really good job of teaching her how to fly.
1200 Zulu
Sunday November 3
NAS Oceana
Norfolk, Va.
As soon as they landed at Oceana Matt was awake, and undoing his harness. When he jumped from the cockpit he swayed a bit when he hit the ground. Meg held out a hand to steady him as the base commander Capt. Bill Stewart came up to meet them in a Hummer. Capt. Stewart looked first to Matt, then to Meg as he asked, " Was the operation a success?"
Meg replied, " Yes sir, the airfield is destroyed, and we confiscated over a one thousand kilos of cocaine."
Capt. Stewart looked over at Matt as he asked, " Are you alright Major?"
Matt replied as he snapped to attention, " I'm fine sir, I just got hit in the arm."
Meg jumped in, " Sir, I would like to contact our CO, Capt. Wilkins."
Stewart nodded as he led them over to the Hummer, and ordered the driver to take them to his office.
Same Time
Sunday November 3
JAG
Falls Church, Va.
CMDR. Harmon Rabb Jr., and LTCOL. Sarah "Mac" Mackenzie stood stiffly at the position of attention as Rear Admiral AJ Chegwidden began to speak, " Commander, have you, and the Colonel arranged a plea bargain in the Hendericks case?"
Harm replied, " Yes sir, we agreed three years confinement, and a dishonorable discharge."
Chegwidden nodded as he said, " That's fine. He was about to say something else, when Petty Officer Tiner poked his head in, and said, " Sir you have a call from Admiral Devoe on line two."
Chegwidden said, " Thank you Tiner."
Then to Harm, and Mac he said, " That will be all dismissed."
They both stiffened to position of attention, and barked before they turned on their heel, and marched from the room, " Aye, aye sir."
Harm followed Mac to her office, and watched as she checked her e-mail. After about 5 minutes, she exclaimed, " I got an e-mail from Matt."
Harm asked as he lounged in his chair, " Your brother, what's it say?"
Mac nodded as she opened the e-mail, and scanned it. Then she said, " It says, he's doing well, and he made major last week. He apologizes for not telling me sooner, but he was on a mission, and was out of reach."
Harm asked, " What kind of mission?"
Mac replied, " He couldn't say, it was classified. You know he's MI now."
Harm nodded. He really hated spooks, and all their classified bullshit. He knew Mac loved her brother, but he also knew that she wished he could tell her about his life. Harm suddenly said, " Tell me about your brother."
Mac said, Well he played football in high school, he was the starting quarterback, starting his sophomore year, then when he graduated from high school, and joined the Marines. He went through Annapolis, and was assigned to the 3rd Marines, but he quickly grew bored, and tried out for Force Recon, and made it. Before he went Intel 6 months ago he was the CO of 1st Force Reconnaissance Company."
Harm asked, " Where did he learn to fly a plane, and a chopper?"
Mac replied, " From our uncle Matt."
Harm nodded, he remembered the legendary Recon Marine, if it wasn't for him, him, and Mac might never have met. Harm asked, " Was that who Matt was named after?"
Mac replied, " Yea, he was named our uncle Matt, and our father."
Harm noticed the way Mac spat out the word father. He knew about the troubled childhood that Mac had, he wondered if Matt's had been equally traumatic.
1500 Zulu
Sunday November 3
JAG
Falls Church, Va.
LT. Bud Roberts, and LtCMDR. Tracy Minnetti had just took a seat on one of the benches in front of JAG, when a massive explosion ripped through the area. Both Bud, and Minnetti were picked up, and hurled thirty feet in the air, when they came down, they came down on a few parked cars ten feet away. Bud was stunned, and all could do was curl into the fetal position as debris rained down on top of him. After what seemed like hours Bud slowly awoke, and heard frenzied voices. He called out weakly, but to but to no avail. He felt a deep burning pain in his side, and noticed he was having great difficulty breathing. He looked down, and saw a huge piece of metal sticking out of his side. He called agan for help, and this time someone noticed. Within minutes two corpsmen were at his side. The female Petty Officer looked at his side, and asked Lt. Can you breathe?"
Bud replied weakly " Not very well."
The older male Master Chief cursed, " Shit it's a sucking chest wound, not to mention all of the other smaller shrapnel wounds."
The Petty Officer said, " There's a female LTCMDR. over here, she's been decapitated."
Bud started to cry softly. He said between his tears, " That was LTCMDR Tracy Minnetti."
The Master Chief asked, " Do you remember anything sir?"
Bud shook his head, and was about to answer, when he passed out.
1800 Zulu
Sunday November 3
Bethesda Naval hospital
Falls Church, Va.
Harm , Mac, Chegwidden, and Harriet were all gathered in the waiting room, when Mickey came running in. He asked as he went up to them, " Any news on Bud yet?'
Ham replied, " No information yet."
Harriet just stared at the wall for several seconds, then she yelled, " This isn't fair, I mean, first Bud loses a leg, and almost dies, now this."
Harm was about to respond, when he saw Commander Irene Kessler walk up. They all stood, and he pulled Harriet into a one armed hug as Chegwidden asked, Any news Commander?"
She replied, " Yes sir, we extracted the piece of shrapnel from LT. Roberts side, and patched up his lung, but unfortunately he lost a lot of blood, and has slipped into a coma."
Harriet began to cry into Harm's chest as Chegwidden thanked the CMDR. Mac slipped into a stairwell, and made a call.
Who is Mac going to call? Should I put NCIS in this