Ranger and Tank's POV's in Washington, later the first day

I couldn't wait to get out of here. Tank and I have been locked away from everyone and everything for the last 6 hours. I wanted to see my Babe. I needed to see her. We needed to wait for dismissal and then we were free to go. Two weeks of nothing but me and my Babe. Well, along with Tank and Lula, but we will have our own things to do, so I doubt we will be spending much time together. The door to the conference room we were in finally opened. We stood up at attention for the General and waited for him to give us the "at ease" command. When he did, he followed up with a nod and asked us to have a seat. Taking a seat, Tank and I looked at each other sensing something was wrong.

It seemed the General didn't know where to start. He took a deep breath and said

"I've got some bad news to tell you. Before I do, please know we are doing everything we can to find them."

"What the ….What do you mean find them?" Tank asked starting to stand. Tank was about to explode. Sensing the eruption, I placed a hand on Tank's arm.

"Let's hear what he has to say before jumping down his throat." I said with a false calm. My heart was beating so fast and loud I was sure the General could hear it. Tank took a deep breath and sat down.

"Go on, General. Please, tell us what happened with as much detail as you can." I can't believe I was able to get those words out of my mouth. I know in my heart, Babe is not dead. I can sense it, but knowing the kind of situations Stephanie can get into makes me lose control and I can't lose control. Of course she's with Lula and that makes it even worse.

"We just got word that the plane your wives were on went down. Thus far we haven't been able to find them or the beacon the black box transmits when a plane goes down. This is what we have so far" Said the General as he handed us a papers and a map with the information on it.

As Tank looked at the paper I pulled out my phone and hit the speed dial one for Stephanie. It went directly to voicemail. I gave Tank a small head shake and he called Lula. She didn't answer. I called Rangeman and spoke to Lester.

"Ranger is everything ok?" Santos said.

"No, it's not. Pull up Steph's trackers."

"Ranger, the trackers aren't showing up on the screen. The last known location was on the plane half way to the island. What happened? Where is she?"

"The plane went down. Set up the search and rescue teams. Call the SEALS. Get the boat in the water on its way to the last known location. Tank and I will have a helicopter pick us up on the Rangeman roof and drop us on the boat. We'll need the sonar equipment and possibly the mini sub. You know the drill. This is a top priority."

"I'm on it. I'll call you back." Santos said. "Ranger, she's my friend, my best friend. Find her, please."

"I will. You know I will."

The General wished us luck and said to keep him informed. He excused us and we were on our way back to Rangeman. When we got there, Santos had everything set up. Luck was on our side. A boat was more than already half way to the crash site on training maneuvers. Tank and I had our bags ready and were on the way to the roof to meet the helicopter that would take us to the boat.

Tank's POV

The General just told us the plane went down. If Ranger hadn't put his hand on my arm I would have lost it. I just got Lula back. We are ready to spend the rest of our lives together. First I had to deal with the accident and now this. No, I won't lose her. Heads will roll if she's hurt. I could tell Ranger was calm, but only because he wouldn't dare give up control. Later when he's alone he might, but for right now, he will stay focused.

Ranger's POV

During the flight, Tank and I were going over the maps and charts when I noticed the area of islands south of the where the plane went down. I gave a small chuckle that turned into a full laugh. Tank looked at me like I had lost my mind.

Tank' POV

What is wrong with Ranger? He's laughing like a complete loon. He looked at me and pointed at the map. "AND!?" I yelled. "What the hell, Ranger, if you don't stop laughing I am going to throw you into the ocean."

Ranger's POV

Before Tank could throw me out of the helicopter. I stopped laughing long enough to point to exactly what I saw on the map. He looked confused at first, but when saw it; he shook his head in disbelief. Slowly he smiled and we both knew that was where the raft ended up. Even without the beacon, we knew. Only Stephanie and Lula could find this place by accident.