Chapter 4

When she return to her room she was surprise to see three men in uniform there

"Mike" He turn around and smile

"Grace I see you got your self a afternoon snack" He nodded to the tray

"Yeah plus I was getting a sore ass for sitting on it to long... I wounder how the feds manage it" Grace put her tray down and put her purse in the draw

"Lieutenant Kent, lieutenant O'Brien what brings you two up to Cains, don't tell me your both here here doing the investigations" Grace said as she slip her robe off and hung it up before turning around at them

"Ah yes ma'am how do you know who were are"

"Name tags" Grace said as she got back in to bed and crossing her legs in front of her as she move the sheet over her legs since she was wearing a night shirt then she move the tray towards her.

"So I gather you two got number of questions to ask me"

"Yes ma'am we do" Grace pick up a bottle and open it

"Ask away" She took a mouth full of her drink while listening to the question.

Grace spent the next fifteen minutes answering their questions. When finish the two lieutenants left. Grace turn to Mike

"Ok spill some thing on your mind"

"Hammersley returning back to port"

"Because of me being in here"

"No a boarding went wrong"

"What happen" Mike told Grace what had happen on the boarding and who suffering with breathing problems. When he finish telling her. Grace thought about it

"Bio weapon" Grace said

"Could be, I don't know" Then a nurse ran into the room with a phone

"Dr Shepard your husband on the line he said it important" Nurse plug the phone in then push couple of numbers then she past the receiver to Grace

"Thanks" Then she put the phone to her ear

"Pete what going on"

"Grace it the X, swain spoke to the doctor at the hospital some thing gone wrong she having problems breathing and her stomach is expanding"

"Tell RO to put me through to swain"

"I'm in the ward room here" Grace waited

"Mad dog X breathing getting worse" Swain said

"Ok what did the doctor tell you to do"

"Give her one hundred percent oxygen" Grace eyes widen then she got out of bed

"Swain remove the oxygen mask now. And get the medical camera set up , give me two minutes then call back" Then she hung up and put her robe on

"Grace what going on"

"Dam doctor try to kill Kate" Then she walk quickly out of her room and down to corridor down to where the doctors can communicate with the ship.

After Grace idea of camera on each boat so the on duty doctor could help the medic through any emergency. Grace walk in

"I should of fucken guest you would be on" The doctor turn around in shock

"Dr Shepard what are you doing here"

"Correcting your mistake that what now get out of the chair" Grace said in command tone the doctor got up

"I'm going to report you" Grace growl at him before sitting down just as the phone ring Grace put the head set on

"Dr Shepard, here"

"Mad dog I'm turning the link on now" Then Grace type in her past word then she sat back

"Ok who holding the camera"

"Puffer is"

"Ok move the camera over Kate stomach" Then it show Kate Stomach

"Lift her top up" Swain lift her top up

"Ok now move the camera close to Kate face" They watch as the camera move to Kate face Grace listen to her breathing.

"Ok Swain open her mouth and shine the pen light down it... that it... ok you can move back now"

"Any idea mad dog" Grace thought about it

"Ok first get out the longest needle you got"

"What the hell are you doing"

Grace turn to the doctor and gave him the cold hard look then she turn back to the screen

"This is the longest one we got"

"Ok now put two fingers on her stomach... that it" When Swain put two fingers on Kate stomach

"Ok now go left slowly... now up... stop" Swain stop

"Put the needle between the two fingers... that it now tell Kate that it going to hurt but it would make her stomach better"

"X Mad dog said that going to hurt but it would make your stomach feel better" They saw Kate nod

"Ok swain push the needle in and keep going till you hear rush of air" Grace said She heard the door open and three different foot steps and the door closing again. They watch Swain wipe the area with a wipe then he push the needle in and heard Kate whimper.

"Hand onto my hand X" Bomber said they saw Kate grab Bomber hand and squeeze it then they all heard the hiss coming from the needle

"Her stomach going down" Swain said then the hissing stop

"Ok remove the needle and put a plaster over the hole" they watch him do it

"Mad dog you are the best doctor you save X life"

"She still in danger. Swain I want you to get another long needle and a syringe, you going to have to take a sample of her lunge gases"

"How"

"Remember your training on what to do with a collapsed lunge and how to release the pressure and to remove the excess blood"

"Yes, I under stand" They watch him get every thing set up and he push the needle between Kate rib cage

"Now swain pull the syringe tube... That it... Stop, ok remove it , that it and bring it up to the camera" When Swain did what Grace asked him she saw what was in the tube.

"Ok swain You will have to give Kate Cortisone injections. We will try the left lung first"

"Ok, bomber can you let the captain know that I'll need cortisone from the cabinet"

"Sure thing Swain" She stood up and walk out the door

"Do you think it some sort of asthma" Swain asked as he look from Kate then to the camera

"It will have to some chemical that in those canisters. How the other three doing"

"They coughing a lot"

"That is to be expected especially when it got into their lungs. If they still coughing in the next three hours put them on the neutralizer. That should help clear their lungs. But keep close watch on them"

"Will do. Mad dog sorry for calling you in for this I know that you suppose to be resting" Grace smile

"Well if you didn't some one head going to roll if Kate died" Then she turn to the doctor

"Is that right doctor Watson" Grace gave him the not happy look then she turn back to the screen

"Is he still there"

"Yes he is... So is Mike" They saw the shock look on swain face

"Grace tell him he made the right call" Mike said from behind her

"Swain relax mike said you made the right call"

"It was buffer idea" Grace grin

"Well then Pete will have to get some thing for me so I won't be board while I'm stuck in here for the next few days" Swain grin and look at Pete

"Mate you going shopping"

"What did Grace say"

"She need something to keep her happy while stuck in hospital and she won't be board" They all heard Pete laugh

"Don't worry Grace I know the perfect thing that would help you happy for a while and that including when you get home and on bed rest"

"I don't know if that a good thing or a bad thing" Grace said making Swain laugh

"What did she say"

"Good or bad thing"

"Oh it a good" Grace knew he would be smiling Then bomber return

"Here"

"Thanks" Swain got new during and needle then he fill the during up.

"Ok where do I start" Grace told Swain where to inject the cortisone. When he finish with the last injection

"Now check her lungs" They watch as Swain Check Kate lungs

"It working"

"Good get another bottle and do the right lung"

"Here" Bomber past him the bottle

"I got it just in case"

"Good idea" Grace told Swain where to inject the cortisone.

One finish Grace could see Kate chest rising and falling "Swain check the right lung" Swain check both lungs and smile

"It work" Swain said grinning

"Good now give Kate fifty percent oxygen through the nose and let her has sips of water since her mouth is dry... even better crush ice"

"Got that crush ice"

"How her Blood presser" Swain asked

"Normal one twenty over eighty" Bomber said when she took Kate blood pressure

"That good keep and eye on Kate just in case she relapses"

"Will do mad dog, and thanks"

"Your welcome" Then the link was cut. Grace then turn the chair around and smile

"Hi Steve"

"Grace how are you felling"

"Tried" She stood up and her legs almost gave way but Mike was there to grab her

"I better get back to bed" Mike help Grace out of the room and down and in to her room.

Once her robe was off and hung up she got in to bed and lay back against the pillows.

"So how the investigation coming along"

"It over"

"That was fast, care to tell me"

"It was lieutenant Marsh whom change the rosters around. He told us he did it to punish you for what you did to him" Steve said Grace look up at Steve

"Captain table"

"Yes and since he confess, he would be booted out of the navy and as for serving time I don't know"

"Good, now if you all will excuse me I'm going to get some rest"

"You do that Grace you deserve it" Steve said they watch Grace close her eyes and fell into peaceful sleep.

"She one amazing women" One of the lieutenant said as they all walk out side of Grace room

"Yes she is she always put other people before her self. She has given so much to the navy and she get reward for the things she done" Steve said

"What do you think is the best reward that the navy has given her"

"I don't know" Steve said

"Hammersley" Mike said they turn to him

"Hammersley why that" Mike grin

"That is where she meet her husband buffer... petty officer Pete Tomaszewski when she did two patrols while I was on sick leave. They only known each other for twelve weeks when they got married"

"Twelve weeks that short time to get to know each other"

"Grace said it takes a life time to get to know each other. They been married for almost three years and they still happy and in love today than they were on their wedding day" Mike said

"I guest your right"

Later that evening Grace was reading the day's paper when she look up and smile when she saw who was in the door way

"ET when did Melbourne get in" ET walk into the room

"Couple of hours ago we brought back couple wounded from a yacht that was attack and sunk by prates" Grace frond

"Pirates don't sink yachts. Was any thing taken"

"Every thing from bed sheets, toilet paper every thing they strip the yacht while some of the pirates beat the husband up and injuring the wife. They put them in their life raft. The couple turn on the emergency beacon that was hidden. They told us what happen and how the pirates sank their yacht"

"How"

"Bazooka" Grace raise an eye brow then she thought about it

"If it is the same pirates, that the third attack in the past month"

"There was others" ET asked

"Yeah got your phone with you" He past Grace his phone

"Keep an eye out for cranky nurse she Nav height and three times bigger with a sour face, let me know when she heads this way"

"Sure" ET went to the door while Grace contact NAVCOM

"Hello lieutenant Young speaking"

"Lieutenant it commander Shepard I need to talk to commander Marshal"

"He busy at the moment commander"

"Let me guest talking to commander Flynn and lieutenant commander Johnson"

"yes how did you know"

"Lieutenant I'm ordering you to patch me through to commander Marshal office now" Grace said in command tone then she heard two click

"Commander Marshal"

"Steve it Grace"

"Grace why are you calling"

"I know you talking to Mike and lieutenant commander Johnson about what happen to the couple and their yacht"

"How did you know"

"Never mine how, put me on speaker will ya" Then she heard two clicks

"Mike Jack I got Grace Shepard on the line she knows about what happen to the yacht"

"How... ET there isn't he" Mike asked

"Yes mike he told me... Steve from what ET told me that the third attack in the past month"

"Are you sure Grace" Steve asked

"Yes Kingston attended a may day a week ago and Challenger attended to another three weeks ago. Check their reports about It the same two boats and ammo... including using a bazooka to sink or blow up the yachts after they been strip of every thing"

"If that the case I'll notified all patrol boats to keep and eye out for these pirates" Steve said

"Steve mark where these attack happens they can't be far from an island or two"

"Good idea, I'll do that, now you get some rest"

"I will I better go ET given me a sign nurse cranky heading this way" Then she hung up.

ET walk quickly back over to Grace just as she past his phone back to him he put it in his pocket before sitting down.

"So when do you guys leave again"

"In the morning why" grace smile

"Hammersley will be in port tomorrow morning"

"Why they still got another nine days" Then the nurse walk in

"Who are you and what are you doing here this patient needs her rest" Nurse said looking at ET. ET went to stand

"Stay" Grace said then she turn to the nurse

"Now you listen to me you are not going to stop any one coming in here to see me got it" Grace said in command tone

"You are suppose to be resting"

"That is what I bloody well been doing all day, seeing a friend face dose not inter fear with my rest, now what are you here"

"I saw him in the door way"

"So what he came to see me now if there nothing else you dismiss"

"You can't tell me what to do your the patient" Grace got out of bed and stood in front of the nurse

"I know that and as a doctor I know what I want and I want you to leave and don't come back unless it important now get out" Grace said yelling in the last part as she pointed to the door

"I'm going to put you on report" nurse said

"You go and do that now if you will excuse me I'm going to the loo and then my visitor and I are going for a bloody walk" Then Grace walk to the on suite and she close and lock the door.

Nurse turn to ET "I wouldn't mess with commander Shepard if I was you ma'am I've seen what she can say and do"

"She not that tough"

"Your new here"

"Started last Monday"

"You don't who commander Shepard is"

"She a patient here"

"She more than that, ma'am she a hero. Couple months ago she received the cross of valor for stopping a teariest attack"

"That women in there all by her self"

"Yes she save hundreds, thousands of service men and women"

"That toxin water I heard about"

"Yes, the bottle water was going to number of ships and bases over in Iran."

"She took them down"

"The boat that the water was on and with information that she gathered that been number of arrests around the world and with those arrests also stop other attacks"

"I heard about that also"

"One thing about Mad dog..." Nurse raise her eye brows

"Mad dog" ET smile

"Yes that her nick name... she one hard task master. She did two patrols on Hammersley. That the boat I was on before being transferred to Melbourne. The first day she wasn't even on the ship for thirty seconds when she started giving orders, well barking orders. She good at what she dose, not only just as captain of a ship, but as a doctor and translator"

"Translator I didn't know that"

"Yeah she specks I think it fifteen languages"

"Smart and bossy"

"That she is" Then the nurse pager went off

"I better go" She walk to the door

"Ma'am" She stop and turn to ET who then stood up

"If any one here try to pull her down or say some thing bad about her that person or persons will have to deal with every navy personal here in Cains. They all respect and know Mad dog and they know not to mess with her... except for one person"

"Who"

"Petty officer Pete Tomaszewski... Buffer he is mad dog husband he another one you don't want to mess with" She gave ET a small nod then turn around and walk out the door.