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Chapter 29
Gotcha
"Nav, we have a visual. It's a fishing vessel, and there are people on deck waving for help," Mike stated through the radio.
Nav looked at the screen and couldn't see anything. "The ship has disappeared," she sighed, looking over at Kate before grabbing the radio. "Sir, the ship has disappeared from the screen."
"We have it, Nav," Mike replied, as Nav shook her head.
"But sir, since the ship is that close, it should register on the screen. Something is not right!" Nav said in a worried tone. She didn't like what was happening.
"Everything looks fine, Nav," Mike replied through the radio just as another blip caught Nav's attention. It was behind them.
"Sir, it's Nav. We have another contact right behind us!" Nav stated, as Kate turned and looked at her with a shocked expression. "I didn't notice it because I was so focused on the other one," Nav whispered guiltily; Kate smiled at her.
"It's not your fault, Nikki," she told her with a smile. Suddenly a frown appeared on her face. She turned to look at Nav, and saw her frowning too. "We have just floated into a trap, haven't we?" Kate asked, as Nav turned and shrugged at her.
"I don't know, but I do not like this one bit," Nav whispered as the radio came to life.
"This is Buffer. I have a visual: we have three speed boats heading towards us from behind," Buffer stated, as Nav looked back at her screen.
"I'm only seeing one contact!" Nav replied to Buffer.
"Charge, I want you manning the gun at the back and have it trained on the approaching boats. I have a bad feeling about this," Mike's voice floated through the ship. The door to the bridge burst open, making Kate and Nikki jump. RO came rushing in.
"Christ, RO! Are you trying to give us a heart attack?" Kate asked, looking at RO from the helm. Nav rolled her eyes at him and looked back at the radar to see it was blank.
"Where's the Captain?" RO asked, looking between Kate and Nikki.
"He's on deck, why?" Nav asked, watching RO as he rushed to the door of the bridge.
"The mole is Fulton, and he's on board since he brought me back," RO told them before leaving hurriedly. Kate and Nikki looked at each other in alarm.
"I'm going to warn Buffer and Charge. We can't contact them over the radio or Fulton will hear. Plus, there is not much I can do here," Nikki said. She stood up and headed towards the door.
"Be careful, Nav!" Kate called out. Nikki turned and looked at her questioningly.
"I thought I was the worrier," Nav laughed before giving Kate a smile. "I will be careful," Nav promised, laughing as she left the bridge.
Kate sighed as she looked around the empty bridge, and dread filled her heart.
Nav smiled as she got to the deck and saw Josh and Spider talking with the Captain and RO. She turned and made her way to the back of the ship, knowing that Buffer and Charge would be there.
"Nav, what are you doing up here?" Charge asked as he spotted Nikki walking over to him and Buffer.
"Keep an eye out for Campbell Fulton. He's the mole and he's on this ship since he brought RO back," Nav replied. Charge and Buffer stared at her dumbfounded. "I couldn't radio you guys or it would tip him off, even though I think he already knows," Nikki whispered. Suddenly, they heard a very loud noise, and they all rushed to the side of the ship. They saw the fishing vessel that was in front of them had now been engulfed in flames. "Oh my god!" Nav whispered in shock, as they watched Swain, ET and Spider get in a RHIB and head towards the ship that was on fire, trying to rescue the people on board. They didn't see two of the three speed boats row past them on the opposite side and head towards where everyone was manning the RHIB gear that was facing the Ramsgate.
"Crap!" Charge whispered, shaking his head before taking back his position on the gun and telling Buff and Nav to get back to their jobs.
"I'm going to go help with the rescue. Are you guys ok here?" Nav asked looking between Buffer and Charge, who both nodded. She then headed away from all the action so she could get to the front of the ship quicker.
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Fulton sighed as he hid from view. Things weren't meant to be this way. He was supposed to be posted securely on a Navy ship so he could help but now, thanks to the busy bodies he worked with, that plan was shot to hell. It was all ET's and his other half's fault. ET had always been the thorn in his side. If only he could make him pay one way or the other. The sound of approaching footsteps pulled Fulton out of his thoughts. He held his breath as the person passed. He smiled as he realized who it was and an idea struck him. Payback would be his. Fulton quietly moved from his position and snuck out behind his target. He looked down the side of the ship and noticed the two boats waving at him. Fulton held up his hand to signal one minute.
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Buffer sighed as he watched Nav walk away. He brought his binoculars up to his eyes and looked back towards the speed boats. He did a double take when he realized that only one of the three speed boats was still there.
"This is Buffer, two speed boats have disappeared!" Buffer stated, as Charge looked at him and frowned.
"What if they sneaked past us when we were distracted by the explosion?" Charge asked. Buffer shook his head.
"But why would they want to sneak past us and not attack us?" Buffer replied questioningly. Charge shook his head. Then he stopped abruptly as realization dawned on him.
"What if they were here to extract Fulton?" Charge asked Buffer, who shook his head.
"It would be suicide! There's too much activity going on to get away with it... unless they..." Buffer whispered, as a thought struck him. "Nav, this is Buffer. Fulton's on your side of the ship, keep your eyes peeled," Buffer stated, looking at Charge. "I'm going to go check on Nav," he told him, before heading in the same direction Nav had taken.
"Buffer, Charge, what's going on?" Mike's voice came through the radio.
"Nav's heading down towards you, Captain, but we think Fulton is close by," Charge replied as Buffer's yell made everyone freeze in alarm.
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Nikki froze as Buffer's voice stopped on the radio. She looked around her and started walking faster. She didn't notice the shadow behind her until a hand wrapped around her mouth. She let out a silenced scream.
"Hello Nav," Fulton whispered down her ear, making her shiver in disgust. "Be a good girl and you won't get hurt," Fulton whispered, as he took her over to some steps that led down to one of the speed boats which had pulled alongside the vessel. Fulton was ready to lower Nikki when a yell caught his attention.
"Nav!" Buffer yelled when he noticed Fulton had grabbed Nav. Before Buffer could react, Fulton pushed Nikki to the side and a sickening thud was heard. It was followed by a scream that was quickly muffled before Fulton jumped off the ship. Buffer ran down the side and watched with dread as the two speed boats started their engines and sped away. Buffer grabbed his radio. "Do not fire on the speed boats... they have Nav!" Buffer yelled through the radio, making every person stop and stare in horror as the boats sped off.
"What do you mean they have Nikki?" ET's voice mixed with Kate's came through the radio.
"Fulton took her," Buffer replied, as he watched the area of the ocean where the boats had disappeared.
"WHAT!" Mike's, James's. ET's, Kate's, Spider's, Swain's, Charge's, Chefo's and Bomber's voices yelled together. Their yells were followed by a deadly silence.
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