Title: Lost With You
Author: rooster dawn
Classification: Harm/Mac
Spoiler: Last five episodes season eight
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Summary: Harm goes to South America to rescue Mac. During the mission their plane crashes.
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part 7 A Sense of Loss
0900 hours
2 Jun 2003
JAG Headquarters
Petty Office Jen Coates came into the bullpen area. She was still suffering a sense of lost. The Colonel had been reported missing over two weeks ago. The Commander had resigned his commission and left JAG soon afterwards to go look for her.
She had heard through reports provided by Jason that the Commander had found the Colonel and had rescued her and Mr. Webb, but they were reported missing a couple of days later after they destroyed a small convoy carrying the missing stinger missiles.
It seemed that a farmer had reported to the American Embassy that the Commander and Colonel had rented his plane to take her to the hospital. He had heard an explosion a few hours later off in the distance.
When the local military police had checked out the site of the explosion they found a convoy of trucks destroyed and burning. Inside one of the trucks there appeared to be remnants of weapons.
They had found a terrorist at the site. Upon interrogation he confirmed that he had shot down the plane. The military police noticed smoke coming from the thick jungle many miles away.
The plane that the Commander and Colonel had been flying in when they destroyed the truck carrying the missiles had been hit and they assumed had crashed.
It took nearly two weeks before the military police was able to find any remnants of the plane. When they did, they reported the plane had been completely destroyed. There were no signs of the Commander or the Colonel at the crash site.
Jen had talked with Jason about the report. What she read almost destroyed her. The report said that the plane had broken up into so many pieces as it came down that the likely hood of anyone surviving the crash was minimal.
Jen was in a lot of psychic pain and anguish. The Commander and Colonel had aided her when she had needed help the most. They had taken her in that Christmas and helped her turn her life around.
She had later gotten much closer to the Colonel while she was the temporary JAG aboard the Seahawk. It had been her recommendation that had allowed Jen to return to Washington, to JAG. She prayed every day for their safe return.
She had been told by many others at JAG, that the longer they were missing, the less likely they were going to be found. She had cried every night since they both had been reported missing. She was greatly distressed. She didn't know what to do.
"What's the matter Jen?" asked a concerned Harriet.
"I miss them Ma'am." wailed Jen.
"Who? Who do you miss Jen?" asked a confused Harriet.
"The Commander and the Colonel. They were like the parents I wished I had when I was growing up. They are such wonderful people. They care so much about the people in their lives. They care about you. They see the good in you. I miss them so much." wailed Jen.
"It's going to be okay Jen. They're going to be alright. They have survived a lot worse mishaps over the years. Four years ago we thought they had been killed in Russia when a MIG the Commander was flying was shot down.
Two years ago the Commander crashed into the Atlantic during one of the worse storms of the century. He was in the cold ocean waters for hours.
And just last year he played touch and go with a dirty nuclear missile that was fired at the battle fleet. The Commander is a survivor. He'll do anything to keep the Colonel alive and safe. They are safe Jen.
They will be back. You just have to believe that Jen." encouraged Harriet.
"Thank you Ma'am, I feel better now. You're right Ma'am. What I understand from some of the stories that I've heard from everyone, they do get into trouble a lot, but they always seem to find a way to get out of it." replied Jen as she wiped away the tears on her face.
"Why don't you and Jason come over for dinner tonight. I know he's worried about the Colonel and the Commander too. We can all sit down and tell some old war stories about them.
There are so many I don't know where to start, but I'm sure Bud will. He's spent more time with them than anyone else over the years." offered Harriet.
"Okay Ma'am, I like that idea. I'll talk to Jason. I'm sure he'll feel better too if we all get together and talk about them." smiled Jen with a tear in her eye. She then left for her desk.
