TITLE: Welcome back Grace Shepard
AUTHOR: Alimoo1971
RATING:R
SPOILERS: Season 4
CATEGORY:
PAIRINGS: Mike/Kate. Buffer/Grace. ET/Nav
SUMMARY: Hammersley get new members and they welcome Grace back after she been over seas on tour.
ARCHIVE: Fan fiction,
DISCLAIMER: OK, don't own characters. Made this story up, didn't make any money out of it, yada, yada, you know the rest.
FEED BACK: Yes Please
NOTES: I was thinking about this story, so I decided to write it.
The morning of the metal award ceremony Grace gave Pete a kiss before walking over to where the helicopter is. Pete watch Grace get into the helicopter and the doors close just as the blades started turning. He look at Grace as they wave to each other just as the helicopter took off and headed out to sea. Pete turn around and walk back to his wagon and got in and drove to base since HMAS Melbourne is due to leave in three hours.
When the helicopter landed on HMAS New castle. Grace got off and walk towards where lead seamen is waiting for her. Then the helicopter took off and headed back to Cairns
"Commander Shepard ma'am if you will follow me. The ceremony will be gin in two hours" He said as they both saluted
"Lead the way"
"Yes ma'am and on behalf of the HMAS New castle it an honor to have you on here ma'am"
"Thank you" Grace follow the lead seamen into the ship she turn and smile when she saw Hammersley not to far away.
Once she was in the ship she follow the sailor down and into a room where she notice four other sailors in there uniform are.
"Is there any thing I can get you ma'am"
"I'm fine thank you"
"Yes ma'am" Then they saluted once more before he walk out the door and closing it. Grace turn around to see the four men standing at attention and saluting Grace which she did in return
"At easy and relax it going to be along boring two hours" Grace said as she sat down and put her hat on the table.
"Commander Shepard what did you do to be here ma'am"
"I have no idea, perhaps you can tell me and we both will know"
"Sorry ma'am I don't" Then the door open and a man walk in shutting the door behind him
"Your not a sailor" Grace said. The guy smile as he step ford towards Grace putting his hand out
"Commander Shepard, I'm ambassador Davis"
"American" They shook hands
"Yes I am I've heard a lot about you from Captain Marshal" Grace raise her eye brows
"Steve marshal" She said in shock
"Yes do you know him"
"Yes I do and dam he didn't tell me he got promoted, well he deserve it. It about dam time to" The ambassador grin
"He has said nothing but great things about you commander"
"And how long did that talk last for"
"A while and I read your record impressive"
"It nothing" She shrug her shoulders
"Those metal say other wise" Grace look down at her metals and back up to the ambassador
"I was doing what I was train to do" he nodded
"Now I got a question for you commander, where am I going to pin your new metal"
"On my chest" Grace notice the other four smiling at her comment
"I know that but where"
"Here" She pointed
"Alright" Then he turn to the other four and talk to them for a few minutes before walking out the door
"That was interesting" Grace said soon as the door was close.
"Yes it was alright" One of them said.
They talk for the next hour and a half when the Sam sailor who show Grace into the room open the door
"Commander Shepard, you needed in the ward room" Grace stood up
"What happen"
"Our chef accidentally cut one of the sailor arm there blood every where, our medic doesn't know what to do"
"Out of my way" Grace ran out of the room and down to the ward room.
When she got there she saw the medic holding the guy bloody arm and another guy was in the room. Grace took her uniform top off
"You take you shirt off" Grace said
The guy took his shirt off and past it to Grace "How long ago did the accident happen" She said as they swap tops.
"Five minutes ago"
"Where your doctor"
"We haven't got one till tomorrow" Grace put the guy shirt on then she wash her hands in the sink
"Keep the pressure on the arm" She dry her hands then she grab a plastic apron and put that on then the gloves.
"Right let see how bad the damage is. Grace lift the tea towel and saw where the cut is she quickly cover it up when blood started squirting out
"Dam" Then she remove the glove and walk around the room to get what she needed then she turn to the other guy
"Fine many personal with" Then she look at the dog tags then to the guy
"O negative blood. Move it and tell the ship captain we need a medic vac ASAP"
"Yes ma'am" Then he ran out of the room. Grace got what she needed then she put fresh pair of gloves on.
"Ok let get started. On count of three you move the towel, got it"
"Yes ma'am"
"Ok, one, two... three" He move the tea towel and Grace clamp the artery
"Here hold this" she past him magnifier glass she move it to where she wanted it. Then she quickly sew the arty up
"Ma'am his arm"
"I know"
When finish she realest the clamp then she check the digital heart monitor Then she grab the guy hand and started moving his wrist and fingers around till they return back to normal color. Then she sew the guy up temperately and put gauze's on it and bandage it up. Just as there was a knock on the door
"Come in" Grace said then the door open and two men walk in
"Ma'am where here to donate blood"
"Are you both O Negative"
"Yes ma'am"
Grace remove the gloves and rewash her hands and dry them then she walk over to a draw where forms and pens are then she past them to the two sailors
"Fill these out just your names, ranks, serial numbers and blood type, I'll take care of the rest"
Then she walk over to her patient and put new gloves on and started by putting IV line in. Once done and IV was up she walk over to the open cabinet and got what she needed out and return then she injected some thing in the IV line.
"Commander what did you just give him" The medic asked
"Antibodies to stop any infections in the wound, how long have you been a medic for"
"A week ma'am" Grace nodded
"Don't worry you will get use to it and remember your training"
"Yes ma'am" Grace then check on the Guy blood pressure.
When done she walk over and wrote notes down for couple of minutes then she turn to the two guys. They past the forms back to Grace. She check them over and then their dog tags. Then she ask them both different questions which they both answered when done she got them to sign the forms then she did.
"Ok I want you both to sit down on each side of the patient, lead seamen you know how to do a blood transfusion"
"I think so"
"I'll watch and let you know if you done any thing wrong"
"Yes ma'am" Grace watch the medic as he did his first blood transfusion when done Grace gave him a nod then he did the other arms
"Well done"
"Thank you ma'am"
"I'll stay here why don't you go and get clean up and return here with drink for these two orange or apple juice if you got it"
"Yes ma'am" He walk to the door and open it
"Lead seamen" he turn to Grace
"You did good, you help save this man life"
"Thank you ma'am" He said smiling then he walk out just and the captain of the boat walk in
"Commander Shepard"
"Commander O'Brien, I hope your here with good news"
"Sorry ma'am no medic vac coming cause of Security issues"
"You got to be bloody joking by who dame orders"
"Ambassador Davis security"
"Get me the head security I want a word with him"
"Commander Shepard I can not"
"If you won't commander then I'll go and bloody will find him my self"
Then she walk out of the room she walk down and found the man she is look for
"Commander Shepard you should be out on the deck"
"Stuff that, list here mate I was told no to medic vac, and stuff your security protocols"
"Commander" Grace step ford with hands on her hip
"Is there a back up security protocols just in case some thing like this happens"
"No ma'am but"
"No buts I got a man lying in the ward room who has lost half of his blood, I got two sailors hook up to my patient at once and there five more waiting in line to donate blood. He man needs emergency surgery or he will lose his arm, got that" Grace said yelling at him in command tone
"Sorry commander rules are rules"
"Dam it" Grace step back and turn around and hit her head against the wall knocking it then she turn to the guy
"What about another ship"
"No"
"Navy HMAS Melbourne, they can come so far and the crew here can take the wounded sailor over to to them I know that they got a doctor on board, He can take over and head to Cairn the medic vac can meet them twenty miles from here. It better than nothing... and it might save the kid arm and life"
"Alright but they can come five miles and no closer"
"Thank you" Then she turn and ran out of the room and up to the bridge yelling
"Out of my way" When she got there commander O'Brien turn to see Grace running onto the bridge.
"Commander Shepard the ceremony started"
"I don't carry about that, listen I need for you to get hold of Melbourne, get them here fast as you can. When they get here tell them no closer than five miles. Get one of HRIBS ready to transport the wounded sailor aboard Melbourne and get them to twenty miles away from here so medic vac can land and take the wounded sailor back to Cairns, head security ok it"
Commander turn to his radio operator "Get me Melbourne on the radio" then he turn back to Grace
"I'll let you know soon as I know"
"Thank you" then she look down and the blood mess on the shirt and apron
"I better get change after I check on the patient" Then she turn around and walk quickly of the bridge. Grace return back to the ward room where check on the wounded sailor and remove the lines from the donors since the other three were in there waiting.
"Ok you two go and get some thing to eat and lie down for an hour"
"Yes ma'am" They walk out of the ward room
"Right who next"
On Hammersley Swain, Bomber, two dads and new member Jessica Bird where looking through their binoculars as they talk about the award ceremony
"Why would the navy get yanks to give out metals" Two dads said
"Cause of the task force in the gulf mate. These guy disingenuous them selves. The Americans are grateful"
"The Americans hand out metals like they are chubby chumps swain"
"Sounds like some one jealous" Bomber said
"I don't need some tin ass to tell me how good I am" two dad said
"You do a good job by your self" Bird and bomber laugh.
"Some thing happen" Bird said they all look through their binoculars
"Hey should there be five receiving metals" Two dads said
"Yeah, I wounder what happen to the fifth person" Bomber said
When they notice that a sailor walk quickly over to the ambassador and spoke to him then the sailor turn around and walk back
"Hey bomber the fourth one from the right" Bomber and two dads check out who Bird looking at
"bird I'm married"
"I know he cute"
"If you say so" two dads said
"He can be my hero any day" bomber and bird laugh
"Hey this must be the fifth person" Swain said. They look through there binoculars
"Hey that mad dog" Two dads said in shock
"Your right it is her" Bomber said
"Who mad dog" bird asked just as the ceremony begins
"Commander Grace Mad dog Shepard, she the youngest commander in RAN history. She received more accommodations and metals than any other sailor in history" Swain said
"How old is she"
"Thirty years old, she speaks fifteen different languages and she also a medical doctor"
"Wow she must be one amazing women"
"She is, she married to buffer" Bird turn to Swain
"Buffer her husband"
"Yes you seen pictures of her at their house
"Yeah. He one lucky guy" Swain grin
"Yes he is" They turn and watch Grace received her star of gallantry metal.
"I wounder why commander Shepard metal is different from the other four" bird asked
"Sounds like she risk her life again" Two dads said
"Could be" Swain said
"Hands to boarding station, hands to boarding stations, hands to boarding stations"
"Duty calls" Then two dads and Swain left bomber and bird to watch the ceremony
"Bomber what can you tell me about commander Shepard"