MERRY CHRISTMAS 2005! I'm posting this as an early Christmas present to those of you who have been loyally reading for the last few months. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas. I'll be taking a short break over the holidays and will be back in the New Year.
Airwolf is somebody else's, probably Universal's or Bellisarius', and I freely admit that whoever's it is, I'm borrowing their show and they retain all rights, etc. This is the eleventh story that I'm writing to cover the period between the end of the 3rd season and the beginning of the 4th. For those wondering if I'm ever going to tie things up, we're about at the mid-way point :-)
If you have read the other ten stories (Single Parent Hawke, The Jade Wolf, The Truth About Caitlin, Old Friends New Enemies, Hawke's Wolf, Father Figures, Personal Business, Hidden Truths, Homecomings and The Ex Factor), you can skip straight to the story in the next chapter…or read this brief recap of the story so far: When Stringfellow Hawke reunites Le, the boy he incorrectly believed to be his nephew, with the boy's newly found mother, Ana it is the start of a hectic time for the Airwolf team as a series of missions test their ingenuity, abilities and even the strength of their relationships…
An attempt to take Airwolf by a power hungry General is thwarted but continues to hurt the team when his sister attempts to take revenge for his death by pretending to fall in love Dominic Santini to drive a wedge between him and Hawke. When her betrayal is revealed, it leaves the older man crushed but he slowly begins to recover with the visit of his niece Jo Santini and with the continued support of his surrogate son, Hawke. The one good thing to come out of the situation is new information on Hawke's missing brother Saint John. It provides Hawke with new hope of finding his brother although he begins to worry that his brother may blame him for leaving him in the jungle but Dom remains unconvinced, certain Hawke is overreacting. In contrast, both men agree that Hawke's finding happiness with the third member of the Airwolf crew, Caitlin O'Shaunessy, is the best thing to have happened to the pilot in a long while...
A short separation after Caitlin was shot saving Hawke's life, forced the couple to admit their feelings and their relationship has quickly progressed to an engagement. Their trust in each other is severely tested though when Hawke, scared of losing Caitlin after she is injured in a stunt, withdraws from her and helps an old flame who is in trouble. But the time with his ex makes Hawke realise again how much his relationship with Caitlin means to him and he reaffirms his commitment to her.
The situation with Hawke's ex leaves Caitlin grateful for the support and friendship of Marella, the senior aide to Michael Coldsmith-Briggs III. Marella continues to support the team in Michael's absence as he juggles his newfound responsibilities as a father with trying to prevent the Senate Oversight Committee on Intelligence amalgamating the FIRM with another agency. The very future of the Airwolf project hangs in the balance…
And now the next instalment: A Question of Loyalty.