Double Crossed
Oni Admiral Jiggs Starke was not pleased at the moment, ever since he received the memo from Sicily, Italy. He was having to wondered why a Russian defector wants Captain Lee Crane to bring him back to the United States, instead of the usual channels.
He asked his secretary John to call Admiral Neslon on the Seaview for a priority message. "Please advise the Admiral, it's extremely important I speak with him." He requested, his secretary having quickly went to work to raise the Seaview on the video phone from his office.
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Seaview
Sparks having to be on board, along with a few others to help Admiral Nelson with getting the Seaview ready for it's next mission, to Antarctica to check on the research from Dr. Dennis Reynolds for global warming, changes in the ice flow currents, and much more.
It was at this particular moment, when a priority video message was coming in from ONI Admiral Starke.
Admiral Nelson working hard on paper work, was being called on the intercom. He stopped what he was doing to answer the call. "Yes, Sparks, how can I help you? He inquired.
"Sir, there is a video message live coming in from Admiral Starke of ONI, his secretary tells me it's extremely important."
"I will take it Sparks." He tells him over the intercom.
He switches the video phone on, along with the scrambling device. "Harriman, how are you", how soon can you have your man Captain Lee Crane, in Palermo, Italy?" He greeted his friend with his directness of the situation.
"That all depends on what exactly is going on Jiggs, and why Lee needs to go to Italy in the first place?" He replied with a wry grin for the most part.
"Because one of the Russian scientists that were involved last year in Sicily, Italy, when the Seaview had to get involved wants to defect, and has asked your Captain Crane to bring him to the United States, just solely him or else he will go into hiding until the coast is clear." He answered the Admiral's question.
"And what makes you think this entire defection is for real for the most part?" He responds to his long time friend and associate for Oni.
"We don't Harriman at this point, until Captain Crane meets up with Dr. Abram Vasily in Palermo, tomorrow afternoon with further instructions on where to meet." He replied with great concern with his request.
"All right Jiggs, I will speak with Lee, I will call him at his home, no doubt he will give me a hard time about it, since there are no further details to give to him right now, If he does agree Jiggs, I will be sure to have the FS-1 ready for take off with him in it."
"Very well then Harriman, just be sure to keep me informed right away, when you do have the answer to my request, I don't like it one bit, I just hope it won't turn out to be a double cross on the defector's part."
The video call ends. It was at this point Admiral Nelson decided to check to see if Lee was online, he would be able to chat with him via web cam.
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At the residence's of Lee Crane and Rose Marie.
Captain Lee Crane having arrived home earlier, after his wife had left for the doctor's for William's one year check up, along with Rose Marie having to be carrying their second child, she was in need of a tune up so to speak, to make sure that all was well with herself, along with the unborn child.
He was basically alone in his main office of the beach house, It was mostly quiet, along with the weather outside having to be in the low seventies for a change, even though for the middle of March.
Crane having to be Online just prior to checking his e mail, when a web cam signal having to be going off from Admiral Nelson of the Institute, he goes to log into the web cam system to bring up Admiral Nelson's face on the screen.
"Lee, I am sorry to be bothering you this way, but I just received a priority message from Admiral Starke, he needs you right away to leave for Palermo, Italy to meet up with a scientist wanting to defect to the United States, and he has requested you to bring him back to the States." He tersely replied.
"Why me Admiral? Crane asked his friend and boss of the Institute.
"That is a good question Lee, I need for you to leave right away after your discussed it with Rose Marie."
"She is not here at the moment sir, she had taken William and herself for a check up at the doctors, making sure all is in order with the pregnancy, along with William having to be a year old now." He says with great pride in regard to his son.
"When she does come home, let me know what your decision will be no matter what, it's important to inform Jiggs, I will be home Lee, please call me when you do know something." Admiral ends the web cam online, he turns to face his wife looking at him strangely.
"What's wrong Sylian?" He asked with concern.
"Harriman Nelson, what are you trying to do again, getting Lee killed with another ONI mission, he's been through too much the past six months, for when it comes to his health and command of the Seaview?" She says very emotional, while moving closer to her husband, sitting on the chair.
"Look Sylian, I have no control of the situation, It was Starke that wants Lee on the mission to bring back the defector."
"Don't you think Harriman that it just might be a double crossed, on the behalf of the scientist, to make a point with his country." She replied with anger towards her husband.
"Lee is going to be talking with Rose Marie about the mission, I have a feeling Lee is going to be taking it on, no matter what Rose Marie has to say on the subject, it's his nature for the most part, Sylian."
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Rose Marie was walking into the beach house with William, being carried by the nanny Andrea, they were in the doctor's office way too long for all three of them, William was cranky, hungry and wanting to sleep having missed his nap.
"Andrea, please take William upstairs, and feed him, make sure he falls asleep afterwards." She says before she starts looking for her husband.
"Yes Rose Marie, right away!" She takes William by the hand, before she picks him up, to walk up the one flight of stairs.
After that she walked back out into the back of the beach house, and onto the sand area. She could see her husband, Lee Crane sitting in his usual lounge chair relaxing.
She slowly moves over to him, trying not to scare him at all. "Hey!, Lee are you all right?" She could sense having to be married to him, his moods, and this mood swing is not good at all, there was something going on, she was just waiting on him for the most part.
After a moment of silence, he started to talk to her.
"Admiral Nelson called me earlier, Starke of ONI, wants me in Palermo, Italy as soon as possible to help bring back a defector from Russia, Admiral Starke will have me take the FS-1 to settle into the hotel, a few miles from the meet site of the Roman columns on the outside in two days." He states to her with the information he had.
He could see that her facial expression was one of disbelief. "Why you, Lee?" She asked with concern for himself and his overall safely.
"That is what Admiral Jiggs Starke is thinking, along with Admiral Nelson, Rose Marie." He replies to her looking on with great emotion, he could see she was getting some what angry at the idea.
"And what makes you think Lee, that it just might be a trap in the first place?" She asked, while moving away a little from him.
"I will just have to take my chances, that it won't be a trap in the first place, Rose, I have made my decision to go, even though I know your upset at me."
"Upset!, I am more then angry at you, for doing something stupid in the first place, I had thought that you were mostly done with ONI missions, every god damn time you go on one, your always coming back to your family injured, I don't like it one bit!" She storms off to head for the bedroom to shut herself in, however Lee Crane got up quickly from the chair, to try and catch up to her, before it's too late.
Before she was ready to close the door on him, he forces it open to grab his wife into his arms, she had tears flowing down onto her cheeks.
"Listen Rose Marie, I love you a great deal, more so then ever in my entire life time, please don't be upset, it's part of my nature to get involved with going on that mission no matter what!" He takes her very hard into his chest to kiss her really hard and passionate, for which she moves quickly into the kiss by her husband, she wasn't able to stop, until she accidentially closes and locks the bedroom door, to make love to Lee before he leaves for his mission in Italy.
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At the residents of Admiral Nelson.
He had called the following crew members for a special meeting in his office of his house. He asked Commander Stu Riley, CPO Francis Sharkey, and Commander Kowalski, and CPO Ron Hanson.
All four were waiting for the Admiral to speak. "Here is the deal gentlemen, I need all of you in Palermo, Italy right away with taking the FS-2, taking along your cloaking device belts." He advises the four before going on with the rest of his discussion.
"What's going on sir, that you need us in Italy quickly?" Sharkey replied, while watching the others for further info.
"There is a Russian scientist that wants to defect to the United States, and he's asked Captain Lee Crane to bring him back, he was involved last year, when their was last trouble in Sicily, and now he has decided to defect.
"Wow!, sir, do you believe him at all?" Riley asked with a serious tone.
"To answer your question Riley, I don't at all, and it's why I am sending all four of you to watch the Captain's back, he is supposed to be calling me soon with his answer, even though I suspect he will be going , no matter what!"
Kowalski speaks up. "Do you have any further information Admiral Nelson as to why such the quickness in wanting Captain Crane in Palermo?"
"Admiral Jiggs Starke doesn't know, and neither do I Kowalski, just make sure to be on the lookout for anything out of the ordinary, is all I am asking right now gentlemen." While taking a sip of his water on the desk in his office.
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Palermo Italy
The Italian government were sure in not taking any chances with the Russian scientist Doctor Abram Vasily, its been rumored that the fracture group with Commander Ivan Grisha, having to still be around to stir up trouble with the Italian and American governments.
In a secret location
Several of the Russian rebels were getting their members ready to attack the columns, once Captain Crane has in his possession Doctor Abram Vasily, even if Vasily is part of the rebel group as part of the big show.
It was his idea having planned this, since late last year, wanting to show his country, just who is the better person.
But there were a few of the rebels wanting to try and captured Captain Lee Crane at his hotel room, once he arrives via the FS-1, and torture him for what he knows mostly with the secrets, having to locked up in his brain.
When Vasily had found out from his sources, what his men wanted to do in the first place, he was either here or there on the plan either way, what ever works the best with the plan to prove his point.
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Rose Marie having to be feeling better after their love making, she waited for her husband to be done with talking to Admiral Nelson, to let him know, he was on his way over to the FS-1.
Lee came out of his office, to head on back to the bedroom to check on how is wife was doing mostly.
"Rose Marie, I just finished talking to Admiral Nelson, he wishes me the best with the mission, but I had the feeling, he was holding out on me, and I suspect, he may be planning something that is in the works to help keep an eye on me, once I arrive in Palermo, Italy and the Grand hotel." He walks over to her to sit down next to his wife looking on with concern.
"I think so to Lee, and the Admiral doesn't want to say a word at all, until he knows for sure, just what is actually going to happened to you."
She moves in closer to kiss him really gentle, before he gets up from the bed, placing his black leather jacket and having to grab his suitcase from the side of the bed. "Before I leave sweetie, I will go check on our son William, making sure he is fine." He quickly kisses her for the final time before leaving.
"I love you, Lee, please come back to us in one piece." She says with a great deal of emotion.