Color Inside the line
Chapter 20th
Admiral Nelson once he walked into his cabin. He used his own communications device in his quarters to call ONI to find out on whether they were able to receive any further Intel on the terrorists arrested for doing harm to Captain Lee Crane.
Tuning in to the correct channel. He was able to reach General Pathway of this particular region an in charge of the Naval Witness Protection Program. Though this was annoying Admiral Harriman Nelson with no one giving him what was needed. It was like the lid all of the sudden was shut to those on the need to know.
Slamming the mike in his cabin and asking for Kowalski and Patterson to come to his cabin for an update on the search. After throwing some water on his face and using the towel and throwing it onto the rack.
He heard a knock for which he gave the usual response to have who ever it was to come on inside. It was Kowalski alone. "Sir, you wanted to see me? Patterson is down below checking in lever four of engineering with Engineering specialist Robbie Housman Jr." Kowalski will say looking exhausted in spite his break earlier to rest and eat.
"Kowalski tell me anything for when it comes this submarine. I feel the stress building with everyone and including myself." Nelson replied with a wide yawn since he's not been to sleep as yet.
"I am afraid not Admiral Nelson. The search parties are stretch to the limits with searching the Seaview. Maybe there isn't anymore of the explosives in board and that we were just lucky to find the one from inside the radio shack?" Kowalski quipped harshly and with anxious energies.
"Kowalski we continued on with the search no matter how long it will take until we reach the main destination of the exercises. Just be sure to get relief crews to take over since I don't care where they come from. Understand Kowalski?"
"Aye Admiral. Now I suggest you try to get some rest while I check on Commander Morton's condition?" Kowalski asked calmly with the request.
"Please Kowalski it's important that I have Chip back on his feet as soon as possible." Nelson moved to his bedroom with Kowalski following.
"I will do it right now Admiral before heading back to the search." He moved out of his quarters to head for Sickbay.
Beach House
Lee Crane was smelling of Chinese food having woke from his nap outside on the cot. It was lovely outside with the temperatures in the eighties with very low humidity and breeze coming off the ocean. Lee was feeling better having to be home from the hospital.
Placing on his slippers with moving into the beach house. Rose Marie looked up with placing the Chinese food onto the table after ordering from her favorite restaurant. "Something smells really good Rose Marie?" He asked with a quick kiss to her cheek before she goes to tell him to sit down to eat.
"What would you like to drink other that that garbage in the hospital?" She will have the sarcasm in her tone of voice and demeanor over all.
"I believe my dear the iced tea will do for now. I am wondering on whether you heard anything about the Seaview and the exercises?" Lee needed to know having to be worried about Commander Morton in charge of the cruise.
"I wouldn't know Lee. I haven't bothered to called the Nelson Institute and the communications center. Nor would I want to at this point my dear. Now please eat before everything gets cold." She insisted with sitting herself.
Seaview submarine
Three days later they had arrived at the location for the exercises. Admiral Nelson wasn't liking the idea of not having Commander Morton in the Control room with an concussion. Nelson had insisted that he have the commander working the watch in the Control room. However Doctor Franks had refused over the intercom from Nelson quarters.
He had sounded so much like Doctor Will Jamieson having been the Chief Medical Officer for a long time on board the different versions of the Seaview over the years.
"Ok Doctor I truly do understand for where you're coming from with your authority. I will abide your decision to keep Commander Chip Morton out of the Control room and his cabin for now." Nelson had stated with his anger disappearing quickly.
"Thank you, Harriman for understanding my order for now. I just can't the risk to have a second commander lost due to the exercises or the god damn terrorist lurking about." Doctor Franks was angry now inside of his gut and needing to calm down his nerves as well with some sleep.
Though now the Seaview had arrived into the South Pacific and the one island named Komo. They were to debark with a team of 15 of the Seaview crew to search for those involved in the exercises. Groups of special ops Seals and Marines were hiding and it was the Seaview members to search and fire at them with a special laser weapon. Though non lethal for when the trigger is fired.
Chief Francis Sharkey, Kowalski, Patterson, Ron Hanson and others wearing green fatigues, water bottles and wearing black make up on their faces. While carrying their weapons and other devices to smoke out the enemy on the island.
It was going to be hot, muggy and mostly padding away the god awful bugs. Mostly Kowalski and Patterson will be complaining mostly.
Admiral Nelson in the main conference room was going over the final details on the exercises on the island. He had advised all of them to be very careful. "We don't know on whether our spy is still on board after we had that explosion in engineering and Commander Morton's concussion. Kowalski I need for you to keep a close eye on everyone. Understand?" He looked around the conference room.
"Aye Admiral Nelson." Kowalski will say to the group to be ready to debark for the island on three rafts and their equipment like infer red glasses to seek out anyone that might be hiding under the brush.