Hammersley
Wardroom
Bird is in the wardroom. Mike arrives carrying Kate. Dutchy has Harpy and RO is also there.
"Sir put the X down on here. Dutchy put Harpy over there. RO and Dutchy go rest we will be with you soon if you feel worse or get a headache or dizzy come find me or Bird straight away." Dutchy and RO just nod at Swain they know he has more important things to deal with. After they leave Jim comes and stands at the door. Watching Swain, Bird and Mike in the ward room dealing with Kate.
"Bird I need you to have some bandages ready. Sir I need you to get me some morphine from the safe." Swain notices Mike did not here him.
"Sir" Swain puts a hand on Mike shoulder
"Yes Swain" Mike looks at Swain
"I need the morphine from the safe" Mike just nods his head and goes off to his cabin to get it he moves past Jim not even saying anything to him.
As Swain starts to cut away the Kevlar vest and Kate's clothing on her side the wound starts to bleed again.
"Bird pressure on here now" instructs Swain to his second medic. Swain passes more bandages to Bird so she can keep pressure on. Mike returns to the ward room.
"Swain here is the morphine and I have a medic online from Melbourne for you" Mike sees Bird pressing down on Kate's side with red bandages
"Thank you Sir"
"How is she doing Swain?"
"Not sure Sir she has a serious wound to her right hand side and when we took the Kevlar and that off it started bleeding again. We could do with a medi vac for the X and Harpy. Though Harpy should be fine but I am not sure about the X Sir"
"Ok Swain I will go see if Maxine can get us a medi vac" Mike moves over to Kate's side and bends down and gives her kiss on the forehead. And then whispers in her ear
"I love you. Please pull through." Mike then leaves. Swain can tell he is worried but is putting on a brave face.
Jim watches on from the door. As Mike leaves he pulls the door shut. Jim touches his arm as a sign can I talk to you Mike stops and turns to look at him.
"Mike is Kate going to be ok" Jim asks with worry in his voice.
"I don't know Jim she has a serious wound and is unconscious. Excuse me I need to go get a medi vac sorted" Jim can see Mike is worried but is being professional at the same time.
Mike heads off to Comcen where he finds RO busy working.
"RO can you call up Navcom for me please and put it through to my cabin?"
"Yes Sir."
"Thank you RO. And you should be resting RO."
"I am fine Sir and if there is anything wrong I will talk to Swain right now I would prefer to do my job."
"Ok then." Mike then walks off to his Cabin.
Once in his cabin his phone rings.
"Sir Commander White Navcom"
"Maxine its Mike here." Maxine can pick up his slight sound of worry
"Mike everything ok?"
"We need a Medi Vac Maxine… Kate I mean the X has sustained a serious wound to her right side and is unconscious. Also we have 3 other injured crew. One is unconscious, too will need checking out. Also we have a RHIB that is going to need checking over request permission to return to port."
"Hang on Mike." Maxine asks Steve if there is a Medi vac free to help them Steve informs her there is one
"Ok Mike we have one free I will send through the co ord's to your RO of where to meet so they can collect Lieutenant McGregor. And Mike she will be fine she is a fighter she will pull through. See you when you get back to port. Fair winds Mike"
"I hope so" replies Mike before he hangs up the phone. When he hangs up the phone he puts his elbows on his desk and his head in his hands a few lone tears escape before there is a knock on the door.
"Come in" replies Mike
"Sir Fax from Navcom on where to meet with the Medi Vac" Mike looks at the fax
"Thanks RO can you inform Swain that we have a medi vac coming and we are meeting up with them in an hour"
RO leaves and Mike heads up to the bridge to get the boat heading to the right location to meet the medi vac
Back in the Ward Room
Swain has been on the phone with the Medic from HMAS Melbourne. He has helped Swain insert a chest drain. Kate has a serious wound on her right side. She is stable now but is still unconscious. Harpy is stable but also still unconscious. RO has developed a headache and Swain give shim some pain killers and informs him that him and Dutchy will be going to the hospital to get scans when they return. RO is not at all pleased with this. As Ro leaves Mike enters the ward room.
"Swain how is she doing?" Swain thinks about what to say and decides to just go with short and simple. Swain can tell from his posture that any more than that and he might not hold it together too well.
"Well she is stable Sir. She has a chest drain in. The wound has stopped bleeding for now. But she has not woken up yet."
"Ok Thanks Swain why don't you go get yourself a brew and something to eat I will stay with her." Swain considers refusing but the look on his bosses face tells him he needs some alone time with Kate. Mike sits there he does not say anything to her. He just holds her hand in his and his other hand gentle strokes her hair.