TITLE: Mad dog
AUTHOR: Alimoo1971
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PAIRINGS: Buffer
SUMMARY: Buffer falls in love with Hammersley temporary young CO
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. This story happens before Kate is a sign to Hammersley
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lieutenant commander Grace 'mad dog' Shepard just finish her briefing with commander Steve Marshal. She learn that she going to be temperately CO oh HMAS Hammersley since their Captain.
Lieutenant commander Mike Flynn won't be sailing on Hammersley for the next two patrol since he was shot two times and suffered broken arm during a boarding that went wrong cause of his new XO wasn't doing his job properly in the last boarding so Mike Flynn had to do the XO job.
There boatswain was also wounded during during the boarding with the XO and couldn't be on the next boarding. Nav who was the third high ranking officer had to take over and steer Hammersley back to Cains.
Grace read the reports on what happen to the two boarding and how both boats got away. She came out of her thoughts when the car she was in stop. She got out and look around the wharf and up to her temperately home for the next few weeks.
"Ma'am" she turn to the driver
"Thank you" He past her, her duffel bag and brief case. They both saluted before he got back into the car and drove away.
She turn around to see the crew talking while taking thing aboard the boat. She walk over to them when the crew spotted her
"Can I help you ma'am" Buffer said as he step ford He gave her the once look over till he look into her brown eyes and was mesmerize by the women beauty from what he could tell
"No thank petty officer, I know my way around a boat" Grace said as she was giving Buffer the once over till she look into his eyes and her heart started beating faster and her stomach was full of butterfly's. It was some thing she never experience before till now. She has no idea what causing it.
Then Nikki walk over to them since she got the call from commander Marshal about the new CO
"lieutenant commander Shepard, I'm lieutenant Cateano ma'am" They both saluted
"Lieutenant, has lieutenant wood arrive yet"
"No ma'am" Grace look at her watch then to Nikki
"Let me know when he dose arrive"
"Yes ma'am and welcome aboard Hammersley ma'am"
"Thank you lieutenant"
"It Nav ma'am"
"Thank you Nav" Then Grace walk up the gang plate saluting as she went.
Once on the boat she walk to the door when she heard "wow so that our new CO, she hot and young" One guy said
Grace stop and turn to the group "Lead seamen holiday, I want you to report to my cabin once every thing is aboard" grace said in officer tone
"Yes ma'am" Then Grace turn and walk through the open door when she heard
"How did she know what I said, and those metals"
"Come on ET get back to work"
"Sure thing buff, but still she must be some hero"
Grace walk down till she reach the CO cabin. Once in there she got change and sorted out her things with in minutes. Then she went to the radio room to get the latest weather report and introduce her self to the radio operator.
Once done there she walk up to the bridge where a guys were checking on things. She walk over to one guy whom turn around
"Ma'am I'm Coxswain Petty officer Black, I'm call swain"
"Lieutenant commander Shepard" They shook hands
"over there is petty officer Throne or Charge ma'am he the chef engineer" Charge turn around
"Ma'am welcome to Hammersley"
"Thank you charge"
"Ma'am if you don't mind me asking you look young to be lieutenant commander" charge asked
"I work hard for me to get to where I am today"
"And those metals, ma'am you must be some hero" Grace smile
"Yes I have risk my life to save others. You would to if you were in my boots Swain" Then she look at her watch
"We should be out of here with in the hour"
"Yes ma'am" Then Grace walk up the steps to the next level.
When she got there she look around the boat and over to the wharf to see every thing is aboard. She look at the crew watching them as they work. She look at one of the crew men she meet when she first arrived. From where she stood she could see. She got a better look at him. She notice that he was tall muscular and fit. Even with his back to her she look him over once again.
She didn't know why but she felt some thing again that she never felt before with any other guy or crew member. She knew the navy rules and knew while on she temporary captain she knew all she could do if find out more about the guy she was checking out and why she was feeling those strange feelings towards him.
She then heard him talking to two of the crew members. She could hear what they are saying and one of them called him Buffer.
Buffer then turn around and look up to the ship. He could sense that some one was watching him. And when he saw who it was. He knew he was falling for the temporary Co.
He been with other women before but this women. There was some thing dangerous but special about her. He wanted to know more about her. He didn't know why but he felt drawn to her. They eyes meet and lock into place for a few seconds before buffer turn around when a guy in his uniform showed up
"Hi I'm looking for lieutenant commander Flynn, I'm his new XO lieutenant wood"
"Lieutenant wood" Grace yelled out. They all turn to Grace
"Your late my quarters now" Then grace walk down to the bridge and then down to her quarters.
"Oh no not her"
"You know her lieutenant" buffer asked
"Oh yeah we did course together three years ago, she one women you don't want to mess with" He walk to the plank with the others behind him
"Why that sir" one of the crew asked
"Her nick name is mad dog. She got hearing, smell and sight of a dog"
"Mad dog" one guy laugh as they walk towards the door that lead into the boat
"It not funny some days her bite is worse that her bark, so you better watch "What you say with her around"
"Has she bite some one"
"More than once"
"Lieutenant" Grace said from her cabin
"Lieutenant commander, congratulation on your promotion" He said as he walk in to the cabin still carrying his bag
"Your late lieutenant you should have been here over an hour ago"
"Sorry ma'am I only received my orders two hours ago"
"Then you had one hours to get here. You know the navy rules always be prepared for crash sail. Now go and get change we are leaving in ten minutes"
"Yes ma'am" Then he walk out of her cabin
"Ma'am you wanted to see me" he said from her door way
"Yes lead seamen, for the next week you will be on cleaning toilet duty when you are not on duty for your remark about me. I do not tolerate sexist on this boat while I'm in change got that"
"Yes ma'am and sorry ma'am"
"Get back to work"
"Yes ma'am" Then he walk out of Grace quarters.
Grace then walk out and up to the bridge when it was time. She started giving out orders then Hammersley left port and headed out to sea.
Two days later Grace was sitting at the table in the dinning room drinking her coffee when buffer walk in and stop
"Morning Ma'am" grace look up and smile when she saw who it was
"buffer, you can sit down, I won't bite" Buffer raise his eye brows
"Lieutenant wood told you about my nick name"
"Yes ma'am" Buffer step in to the room and sat down not far from Grace.
"I can tell you got questions to ask me"
"Well is ma'am"
"You want to know about my nick name"
"You don't have to tell me" Grace smile as she sat back as she drink her drink then putting it on the table in front of her.
"I got it while I was at ADFA. One day I was in town at the bank when three robbers walk in firing there guns. One of the grab me since I was the closet. He held a nine mil to my head. I watch till the other two robbers were busy when I lift both my legs up and fell to the ground and grab the robber pants and pulled them out from under him. He went flying on to his back. I quickly got up and grab his gun that he drop and point at the two robbers and yelled at them. One turn and went to fire his gun but I got in first, got him in the hand which cause him to drop his gun. The second robber fired but miss. I did a barrow roll and shot him in the leg. The guy who had me came up behind me and wrap his arm around my neck. When I knew what he was doing I lowered my chin and open my mouth and bite down. He hit me with his free arm, but I wouldn't let go I started growling and bite down harder, he yell in pain so I let go and flip him over me and he end up on his back looking down a the nine mil. He ended up having eight stitches in his arm. Word got around at the ADFA and they started calling me mad dog ever since. And no it not the only time I bit some one"
"X said that you got hearing, smell and eyes of a dog" Grace smile
"More than that buffer" Then Charge poke his head around the corner
"Sorry Buffer, Ma'am RO pick up a may day" Grace stood up and walk over to Charge
"What the may day call" They walk out of the dinning room while charge tell Grace about the call leaving buffer alone in his thoughts. He then stood up and decided to go to the bridge to find out about the may day call.
