This chapter is full of changing Pov's because of what is happening in the story. I hope it's not too confusing. Enjoy ! Review ! AND so sorry for the lack of recent updates but this chapter was hard to write since i now can only write at school. but I will update as soon and as much as I can ! And to make up for it this is the longest chapter yet.

-Nick Walkers Pov-AKA FANG

I watched in horror as she stepped into view, the woman had blood running down her head from a nasty looking gash her hair was chopped off in cruel clumps around her head, her hands were bound behind her back and she currently was being held at gunpoint and the pirate who was holding the pistol looked unstable and agitated. I clenched my fist, this was not good and was not going to be easy in any way.

"YOU PAY OR SHE DIE" the pirate yelled his face red with anger.

The small boat lurched to the left and the woman fell into the water her head went under the water and then popped up again and before she could go under again the pirate reached over the side of the boat and grabbed her out of the water by the neck her body limp he threw her down into the boat where she lay limply.

"Get this situation under control right now." I growled into the hand held radio. A sickening feeling sat in my stomach.

-Max Pov-

I was floating inside myself. It was like I was in the water still just a captive of the waves being forced under no matter how hard I fought. I felt somebody pulling on my arms but it was as if they were above the surface and just too far away. I could hear foreign voices yelling and screaming but nothing was making since why couldn't they just leave me be. I just wanted to float peacefully in the blissful water.

"THIS IS THE NAVY STOP YOUR SHIP. RELEASE YOUR CAPTIVE AND SURRENDER PEACEFULLY. THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE." I heard a loud voice boom. More yelling why couldn't they use their inside voices, or ship voices hehe im funny hmm I wonder if I can sleep. Sleep sounds good.

-Nicks Pov-

"GET ME EYES ON THE VICTIM WE NEED TO KNOW IF SHE IS STILL ALIVE OR IF SHE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED!" I yelled into the radio. pacing back and forth.

"Sir we believe the hostage is indeed alive our thermal still has a high heat signature on her." Came the confident reply only slightly reassuring me.

"Sir I believe we should send in a team to retrieve the hostage her health and well being is in danger" Came a different reply from one of the captains on the skiffs.

"HER HEALTH AND WELL BEING HAS BEEN IN DANGER SINCE SHE WAS CAPTURED !" I yelled slamming my fist down.

"Sir a retrieval team is a good idea if we can separate the hostage and then use deadly force." Came Zephyr reply his voice was calm and calculating.

"Report back to the main ship and prepare to assemble a team" I ordered tensely.

"Sir yes Sir" came the reply from the men.

-time skip-

"The retrieval team shall consist of three men. Myself, Zephyr, and James. We will suit up and leave. I will board the ship with James while Zepher drives the skiff I want all guns locked on that skiff, if it even looks like its getting ugly shoot to kill." I ordered and started suiting up.

James was next to me doing the same we looked at each other and nodded. With that simple nod we knew our lives were about to be put in danger, that one or both of us could possibly die today, but more importantly that we were bothers and we had each others backs I would take a bullet for him and he would do the same, if something were to happen I would personally take his dog tags to his family he would do that if I ever had anyone I wanted to have mine but my family had not been apart of my life since I was 15 and taken in by the army. As we walked along the deck toward the skiff soldiers stood at attention. We stopped just before boarding and shook each others hands. I reached first for James As he grasped my hand be pulled me into a bro hug, then Zephyr did the same and we boarded. Just before dropping into the water we saluted our ranks that would have our back from the ship.

We rode in dead silence toward the life boat stopping just a few feet from it James and I dived into the water and swam toward it while Zephyr waited. As we broke the surface of the water near the boat I caught a glimpse of the woman Max starting to sit up, a pirate turned and kicked her down again and started screaming at her. Iggy and I exchanged a look and he raised his gun. He would cover me while I grabbed her. He jumped up first and shot the pirate nearest her and I grabbed her under her arms and started dragging her backwards. She started fighting me and kicking with a force that surprised me for how weak she was.

"Easy Max were here to help stop fighting Shh" I said and pulling her toward the water. She stopped fighting I grabbed her around the waist and jumped into the water. When we jumped the force of the waves had knocked her loose from my grasp and she started sinking her hands were still bound and she started taking in water her face a that of terror as she kicked as hard as she could. I swam over and grabbed her again and ripped the dagger from my waist and cut the ropes bounding her hands. She started swimming only problem was she was gagging at the water forcing its way into her mouth. We couldn't surface I could hear the exchange of fire and feared for James.

James was suddenly there next to me holding her while I yanked my mouth peace out and shoved it into her mouth just as she went limp. James eyes widened and I quickly shoved my mouth piece back in and we swam toward the skiff. I threw her onto the boat and held onto the rope of the boat as Zephyr floored it away from the battle. I jumped in and ripped out my oxygen tank and and bent over her for a pulse. There was none. I started CPR as James jumped on and took off his stuff and lifted his gun. Come on. Come on breathe. Damn it don't give up now. The gun fire in the background faded away as I forced air into her lungs. Suddenly she sat up gasping and started screaming and kicking and fighting for all she was worth.

"Hey stop shh it's okay Maxine Hey whoa shh were the good guys your safe" I said pinning her down. I looked at her face and saw not the confident woman I had first heard on the phone but a scared woman who had just survived a pirate attack and then been taken hostage and tortured. Her brown eyes were wide and moving rapidly trying to take everything in.

"MAX STOP calm down" I said slapping her across the face before she went into shock. She suddenly looked at me as if seeing me for the first time. Her eyes looked at me in curiosity but also there was something else in there that made me want to know more about her.

"Hey there your alright, I'm Nick Walker the captain of the Night Hawks your safe now." I said getting off her and helping her to sit up. She was breathing hard and blood was still pouring from the deep cut on her forehead but she was for the most part calm. I had expected her to cry or keep fighting really anything but not to just sit there while we began to be lifted onto the main deck of the warship she just sat there a blank stare on her face.

"Hey your gonna be alright your safe now." I said helping her out of the boat onto the deck were medics were waiting. They took her from my arms and she stumbled and nearly fell they grabbed her and lifted her onto a gurney and started asking her questions and taking vitals. I watched as they rolled her toward the medical wing.

I walked toward my quarters and unsuited and washed my face. I looked into my mirror my shirt was covered in blood, none of it was mine and i gripped the edge of the sink. She hadn't said a thing she had just sat there. Her eyes flashed in my head her wide fear filled eyes blood running into them. I shook my head of the image. I walked out to find James.

He was standing on the deck holding the safety rail so tight his knuckles were white.

"You 'right" I said standing next to him.

"No" He said shaking his head.

I cocked an eyebrow looking at his face.

"She just sat there." He said running a hand threw his hair.

"She looked like a solider that had just seen war for the first time" Zephyrs voice said from behind me.

"She did and who knows what else." I said leaning on the railing.

"Well the medics say she has a a nasty cut on her forehead and lots of bumps and bruises but she should be fine, but she hasn't said a word." Zephyr said.

"Hows Angel doin" James said a hint of a smirk on his face.

"she uh she is I mean fine" He stuttered and i shook my head and walked toward the medical wing.

Love. Disgusting it makes a man weak. I walked in to see Max lying peacefully in the bed asleep. Her head was bandaged and she was hooked up to a heart monitor that beeped steadily. I shook my head poor woman was probably gonna freak out and we would have to use most of the sedatives. I wondered what had happened to her hair it was in chunks on her head and matted with blood.

"Sir" Said one of the male nurses as he walked in and wrote down her vitals before leaving. I heard the heart monitor speed up slightly and looked over at Max as she sat up.

"Hello Miss Ride" I said sitting down. She looked over at me then stared back at the wall.

"She won't talk yet I think she is still in shock." Said the next nurse to walk in who injected something into her IV.

"She has been through an ordeal." I said and the nurse walked out.

I looked at her before walking out this would be a long recovery process for her.