Wishing you a very merry Christmas
Chapter Eight
Commander Rosemarie Crane had finished her watch in Communications. Since the Seaview was still running smoothly with the cruise with everyone doing their jobs on board.
She headed out thinking about Colonel Reeves and Darien at the same time. She was going to pass by his quarters. When she listened to his voice telling his men to not too worry about the elements on the island. "We are here to rescue the civilians and anyone else that might be on the island." Colonel Reeves will have said to his Marines.
She decided to leave and head for Admiral Nelson's cabin or lab. She will find him in the lab working on a new project as she waited until he was finished with the electrical charge of some type of creature that was inside the tank.
Admiral Nelson looked up to see Commander Crane standing and waiting for him. "Is there something you need Commander?"
As he voice was gruff needing to drink some water with his throat dry for some odd reason.
"I wanted to let you know Admiral that I was able to speak with Darien on his home planet. His specialists will be getting back to him with the problem of the Space Vortex chair in Houston, Texas." She will have make mention to her mentor and inventor of the Seaview, Polidor and a few others from over the years.
"Do you think it will do any good that the project will be able to continued? Don't forget we will have to worry about the additional funds to take into account." He said strongly with his conviction.
"We will worry about that later Admiral Nelson and in the meantime I am in search of Captain Lee Crane." She stated with a even keel tone of voice and without giving herself away...
She walked out of the lab with closing the hatchway. She will find him inside the Control room at the plotting table checking their navigational position with Chip Morton talking softly. When she walked down the spiral staircase with a motive needing to talk with her husband for a moment.
She was waiting until they finished when he finally noticed her. "Hey! What's up Commander?" While keeping to the protocols on the submarine.
"Do you have a minute Captain in the corner?" She asked with a smile while she noticed that everyone in the Control room was watching. Especially Patterson happened to be chatting to Kowalski about baseball when he told him to look over into the corner.
"Why?" Kowalski will have said being annoyed when he looked over to see the Mistletoe that someone had left up above.
"She got him Kowalski and I don't blame him for being upset with walking away." Patterson responded with a chuckle since it was him and others that had placed it there.
She came over to him up front. "It serves you right to always look up during the Christmas holiday. If you need me I will be in the mess hall having something to eat." She winked heading back up the spiral staircase.
"Lee, she was goating you?" Chip said with a slight chuckle making the captain annoyed.
"I know." He walked back over to the plotting table to continue on.
Some time later Colonel Reeves came up front to the Control Room needing to speak with the Captain about how much longer to the island. Lee and Chip were having coffee up front for a break before moving around the sub to check on all of the departments. It was just too quiet for his taste in these waters.
"Colonel Reeves please sit and have coffee with us. There are snacks on the plates to eat ." Lee said with watching the big Marine to sit down at the table looking out the windows watching the fish pass them by to be really amazing for him.
"Thank you for the offer. Can I asked when we should be arriving at the island since my team members are very anxious to get there?"
"Five days. However there is another option and I don't know on whether Admiral Nelson will go for it with using all three of the flying subs to get there in only five hours at supersonic speed." Lee said looking over at Commander Morton.
"Don't look at me Lee. It's up to Admiral Nelson to make the change in the plans Captain." Morton insisted with his I don't wish to get involved with making the decision.
"Colonel Reeves would you care to come with me to Admiral Nelson's cabin or lab to discuss the matter? I know if we go today and with tomorrow Christmas it's going to be rough all together for everyone." Lee stated with watching Reeves following with taking the spiral staircase instead.
"Good luck!" Morton will say with Kowalski, Patterson and Ron Hanson will no doubt be going on the trip with being a pilot to take the marines to the island and checking on whether they will be able to find the civilians along with the terrorists.
"I will bet the Admiral will make the decision to go." Kowalski said with Patterson agreeing with him as with the others in the Control room.
News traveled fast on board a submarine like the Seaview...
And for Lee and Colonel Reeves they had found the Admiral talking with Commander Crane in the lab when the heavy hatchway opened to be Lee and James Reeves.
Nelson and Rosemarie were sitting at the lab counter looking at the diagrams of the designs of the chair in Houston, Texas. They had heard a few words with Rosemarie mentioning Darien.
They both looked up to see the Captain and the Colonel waiting to get in a word to discuss the mission. "Yes Lee what is it to have you bring Colonel Reeves with you?" He had to asked...
"Admiral I was thinking with taking another five days to reach the island. Why not take all three of the flying subs to fly the marines to the island and drop them off to scope it out on where exactly the hostages are located. Plus we can take the flyer as well first since it equipped with the cloaking device. We can get in closer since they won't be able to see us as with hearing us." He stated with Colonel Reeves jumping in...
"What's the flyer?" He had to asked with his curiosity kicking in his gut.
"Lee why don't you show the Colonel our flyer?" Nelson said with Commander Rosemarie Crane asking to come along and receiving permission. And Lee get all of the pilots together in the conference to go over the plans and including yourself."
"Aye Admiral." He turned to face the Colonel and his wife. "Shall we go?" It's been a long time since she had seen the flyer given to them by another alien race. A number of modifications had been made since she had left the Seaview a few years back.