Billy Webb or Spider as he was known to his ship mates lay in his rack on HMAS Ballarat, one of Australia's Anzac Class Frigates they were in homeport at HMAS Sterling. He was trying to compose a email to 2-dads explaining that he would be unable to get over to Cairns because the CO of Ballarat as well as his Divisional officer Lieutenant Commander Chris Robin had refused to sign the relevant passes to allow him off base and across country.

He was gutted. He had started his career on Hammersley and swain had been there from the start. Patching him up after the many scrapes he found himself in. It was hard to believe that he was actually gone. Sterling along with every other base across the country has been put on alert after the news broke about what was happening in cairns. When the news then came in that the attack had been faltered and stopped everyone was relived but saddened when it was revealed that a navy sailor and a SAS captain had been killed the whole base felt the loss, lowering the ensigns on all ships in port to half mast as well as the flags in the base. Being in Cairns Spider felt like he would know or have at least seen those killed, he had after all served for 4 years out of Cairns. Then he heard who it was he was shocked Swain was indestructible and would be on Hammersley or at least last longer than the rest of them.

Closing his eyes he tried to get some kip. He would be the only one of the 'old Hammersley crew' who wouldn't be going he was sure of that. Being the only one unable to say goodbye would kill him inside but there was nothing he could do. Short of going AWOL and getting court Marshalled he would just have to lump it and get on with his duties.

"Able Seaman Webb Report to the ships office at the rush" a female voice came over the pipes

Sighing he slid out of his rack and made his way through the darkened corridors of the ship until he reached the office. Pulling his shirt down he tried to think of what could have got him in trouble now. Taking a deep breath he knocked on the door...

Toby Jones stood at the galley hatch on HMAS Melbourne serving the chocolate chill he had made for dinner. They were on deployment in the middle east and had been for the last 4 months. Like most of the navy he had heard about the tragic events in Cairns and his friend and former crew mate had been killed saving the port and city. It was bad enough when one of their own was killed in the line of duty but to be killed on home soil was far worse. He didn't know the Army guy that had also been killed but the same thing went the defence force was the biggest family in the world and the loss felt was the same weather it be army navy or air force.

He was gutted to be stuck in the middle of nowhere and unable to attend the memorial in Cairns but the CO of Melbourne had been understanding and said they could do a private memorial. He had ordered all crew to be on deck in smarts for a 2 minute silence. It would be at the same time as in Cairns on the local time to them.

On Ballarat Spider walked in to the office. Standing to attention he was in front of his Divisional officer.

"care to explain this able!" Robin shouted holding a piece of paper in spiders face.

"I don't know Sir" spider replied

"well I shall explain it then shall I in words you will understand Able. I don't appreciate a jumped up commander in cairns getting on my back, telling me how important it is you be there and I don't appreciate stupid little Ables running of crying like a little girl to someone who they don't even answer to." He was right in spiders face.

"Sir" spider tried to hold his nerve.

"well it looks like you will be going to Cairns after all because of this commander Flynn. if I don't let you go it will make me look bad. You have 3 days able now get out of my sight before I change my mind" he shouted reluctantly handing him the relevant papers he needed to get off the base.

"yes Sir, Sorry Sir" spider saluted before turning on his heal and walked out returning to his cabin he shoved some clothes and things in a bag before grabbing his wallet and passport and heading to the gangway. Sending a text to 2-dads saying his DO had done a u-turn and he was on his way and would be on the next available flight to Cairns

so I haven't had toby go back just because I didn't learn enough about him in S1 and there isn't much on the Sea Patrol Wiki site about him eather. Melbourne was in the middle east in the early half of 2011. please let me know what you think and please please leave a review and let me know what you think. xx