CH 6
Two days later they had animal control officer, Cambell Fulton on board. The second night on board they were stationed close to a river mouth where there's a boat is up the river with the dead chickens and man on board. MacGyver and Swain determine that it's bird flu.
MacGyver saw Cambell walk into Kate and Nav's cabin closing the door, so she stepped forward and listened to what was being said. She quickly opened the door and saw Cambell had Nav pinned to the wall and was kissing her while he had his hands on her breast.
MacGyver could see that that Nav was trying to push him away. Taking a step forward she put her finger and thumb on to his shoulder where a nerve is. It shocked him causing him to step back while in pain. Nav was shocked and then she saw MacGyver with her hand on his shoulder and looking angry.
"Nav, are you ok?"
"Ah… yeah."
"Mr Fulton, what are you doing in this cabin?"
"I wanted to talk to the Lieutenant."
"From what I saw it didn't look like that to Me, and Nav you know the rules about entering in someone else's cabin alone. So I'm going to ask again sir, why are you here?"
"I was hoping for a kiss good night?"
"Nav?"
"It's not true, he overheard me talking and…. flirting with ET this afternoon."
"Ah... so you decided to come here for a little action, Mr Fulton or blackmail?"
"Why not, she's a woman."
"And a Navy officer. Nav, did you ever flirt or give any indication that you wanted Mr Fulton in here?"
"NO!"
"Do you want him out of your cabin, Ma'am?"
"Yes!" MacGyver stepped back and turned using her free hand and opens the door without looking, not knowing that Spider was walking passed and noticed what was going on.
MacGyver let Campbell go, then he turned to her "I'll report you for assaulting me" he said to MacGyver.
"Then I'm sure Nav will report you for entering her cabin without being invited in, and for sexual harassment, plus blackmailing a Navy officer. Now get the hell out of here!" She stepped back and watched him walk past then stop and turn to her with a smirk.
"One day I'll get you back for this you bitch!" MacGyver quickly pushes him out the door and slam the door shut.
Spider got out of the way just in time to see Fulton hitting the wall full force breaking his nose. Fulton stepped back, turned, and walked away not knowing that Spider was there. Spider stepped forward and knocked on Nav's door and opened it carefully to see Nav sitting down, crying, and MacGyver rubbing her back.
She turns to him "Spider?" MacGyver asked.
"Is everything ok here? I saw what you did to Mr Fulton."
"Yeah, can you get the X, please."
"Sure, Nav are you ok?"
"Spider..." Macgyver said.
"Sure," he turned and left the cabin and walked quickly up to the bridge.
"X," she turned to Spider.
"What is it, Spider?"
"Can you go down to your cabin, it's Nav, Ma'am," everyone turned to Spider.
"Has something happened to Nav?" Mike asked.
"Yes sir, Cambell Fulton sexually harassed her and tried to blackmail her. From what I saw, Nav was against the wall, her overalls were undone and she was upset. Campbell Fulton was close to her then MacGyver, she had some sort of nerve pinch on him. He said… "one day I'll get you back for this bitch", then she pushed him hard out the door and his head hit the wall breaking his nose."
"Right, X, with me, Swain check on Mr Fulton, take Buffer with you."
"Yes, Sir."
"Charge, you have the ship," then they all left the bridge.
Kate and Mike stop outside of Nav's cabin and see MacGyver and Nav.
"Nav..."
Kate walked in first and crouched down next to the chair, Nav turned to her.
"What happened?" Nav noticed that Mike was there as well. Then she looked at Kate.
She told Kate and Mike what had happened, then Kate moved to hug her. MacGyver was standing next to Mike "I'll do my report about what happened. That Campbell Fulton is the scum of the earth, sooner he's off the ship the better, Sir."
"I agree," Nav said.
"She just wants to forget it, I said to her, 'what if he's done this before?' you can't let men like him get away with it. What if he does it to another officer or sailor. It's got to stop, we are women in the Navy we shouldn't have to put up with this type of shit from anyone."
"That's is true, you did good," Mike told her.
"Thanks, Sir, I'll be right back," then she walked out of the cabin.
Mike stepped forward and put his hand on Nav's shoulder. She turned and looked up at him, "When you're ready, can you do up a report about what happened?"
"Yes, Sir."
"From now on while Mr Fulton is on board, none of you women will be alone with him."
"Good idea," Kate said
"I'm going to contact Steve about this matter, will you be ok Nav?"
"Yes, Sir." Just then MacGyver returned...
"Since we can't have wine and ice cream, apple juice and chocolate will have to do." Nav smiled when she saw what MacGyver had put on the desk.
"I'll leave you three to it," Mike said as he walked out the cabin closing the door when he heard...
"MacGyver where have you hidden all the chocolate?" Kate asked.
"For me to know and for you to find out, Kate" Making Nav laugh, Mike closed the door and returned to the bridge.
When Swain returned he walks over to Mike's chair' "I fixed Cambell Fulton's broken nose, he is going to be sore for a while."
"Did you ask what happened?"
"Yes, I did, he not saying a thing. I said that this is MacGyver's handy work, she's one woman you don't want to get on the wrong side with. She can be one hell of a mean woman if someone pisses her off or upsets her or her friends and crewmates. Especially females for some unknown reason and that's when something like this happens."
"How did he respond to that?" Spider asked.
"He didn't say a thing but was shocked when I mentioned MacGyver handy work"
"I bet, thanks for telling me, Swain"
"Yes, Sir. How is Nav?"
"X and MacGyver are with her eating chocolate and drinking apple juice."
"Chocolate! Where on earth did she get it from and where has she hidden it!" Charge said
"You will have to ask her," Mike said.
The next morning Swain received a call regarding the body that died on the boat. After talking to Mike, everyone that was on board the boat all went down austere to be quarantined for the next twenty-four hours. The news of what Fulton did to Nav had spread amongst the crew, they kept their distance from him. ET sat next to Nav and Buffer was sitting on the other side of her.
"Are you ok Nav?" ET asked.
"I will be on time."
"I heard that you got some chocolate last night, any left for the rest of us?" Buffer asked.
"Sorry, the block MacGyver brought into the cabin with the apple juice is all gone."
"What? You didn't save any for us?" Swain teased.
"Next time, Swain," Kate said.
"So Nav, my place when we return," MacGyver said.
"For what?" Buffer asked.
"Getting drunk on ice cream!" MacGyver said making Nav and Kate laugh.
"How can you get drunk on ice cream?" Swain asked.
"By having wine with it!" Kate said.
"Oh, funny."
"You did ask," MacGyver said.
"What else do you women do on those ice cream and wine nights?" Swain asked.
"Yoga," Kate replied.
"Naked," MacGyver said causing them all to look shocked then the three women burst out laughing.
"Just joking, the looks on your faces are priceless!" MacGyver said.
"Very funny," ET said.
"Well your minds where working overtime," Kate said.
Two hours later Mike sent volunteers back to the boat after getting the latest weather forecast. So ET, MacGyver and Cambell Fulton left to move the boat further inland. On the way, MacGyver went up to the front of the boat directing ET to go left or right because of the rocks in the river when she heard ET and Cambell yelling and fighting so she went to the wheelhouse to stop the boat first and then them from arguing.
"Stop it right now, both of you, Mr Fulton you go and sit in the corner over there" she pointed.
"you can't tell me what to do."
"The Captain left me in charge, now do as your told" then she turned to ET.
"Sorry, MacGyver."
"Next time stop the boat so I can get back here and sort you two out."
"I understand, we got another twenty meters before we're safely through."
"Good." Then she went back up to the front and ET started the engine once again.
Once they were safely through, MacGyver returned to the wheelhouse when she heard Cambell trying to get a bite or rise out of ET. "Just ignore him, ET."
"I wish I could, but the things he was saying..."
"I know, just worry about the job at hand."
"I will." Just then they heard a banging noise coming from down below.
"I'll check it out," MacGyver said as she went below deck to see what it was that had made the noise. It was a box that had toppled over. Then she heard...
"Shut up! You don't know what you're talking about!" ET said yelling.
"Not again!" heading back up top when the boat did a sharp turn.
"What the hell?" She raced back up to the wheelhouse.
As she reached the top of the stairs, ET's body was slamming into her causing her to fall backwards, tumbling down the steps and landing on the side of the boat. She went to get up when there was a sudden jolt and the metal container that was hanging up on chains, dropped, landing on her legs. She let out a scream. ET and Fulton heard her scream and ET raced down below deck. There was water coming in through a hole where MacGyver legs are and he saw that she was trapped.
"Oh, No! MacGyver… Fulton, ET yelled, call Hammersley, MacGyver's in trouble!"
ET tried to lift the container, but it was too heavy. "How am I going to get this off you?"
"Go and let Swain know what's happening, both legs are trapped and broken." ET was shocked.
"Ok," he raced back up to the wheelhouse only to see Fulton sitting down, ET went to the radio.
"Oh, no." Turning to Fulton.
"Fulton, you caused this, MacGyver trapped down below with broken legs and there's water pouring in. Now the radio's broken?"
"It's your fault!" Fulton exclaims.
"You should've stayed on Hammersley," then he returned back down to MacGyver.
"The radio's broken."
She looked at her watch, "don't worry, the Captain will send someone to us once we miss our check-in, in five minutes."
"Yeah, your right. But, how are we going to get you out of here?" MacGyver looked around and up.
"I've got an idea, there is a block in the next room bring it here."
"OK" ET went and got the concrete block.
"Put it down next to the container and get the second one," so he did that. He could see how pale she was looking and put his hand under the water where her legs are and saw blood.
"Your bleeding, your losing blood."
"Now listen to me, get the two ropes and the metal pole that's next door." ET went to gather the things she asked for.
"Now, with both ropes throw one over the beam above me."
"Ok," he undid the two ropes and did what she asked.
"Ok, now put them under the barrel here," She pointed. ET slid the ropes under the barrel. "Good, now tie the two ends together," she said as she breathed in and out.
"MacGyver," ET called to her as her eyes are closed because of the pain.
She opened them and looked at ET. "Get the pole and thread them through here" So he did what she asked him to do "Ok, now twist it slowly… yes that it" ET twisted around.
"It's working!"
"I know," When he couldn't twist it anymore he saw MacGyver's face and knew that she was suffering.
"Now what?"
"Twist it just a little bit more until the end just passes this beam," she pointed. He did what she asked. "Good, now push the pole until it against the hole." He did what she asked.
"Now let go," when he did, he saw that it had worked.
"It worked!"
"Now, move the block under the barrel and make sure it lines up so it can sit in the hole and won't roll."
"Ok, I get it."
"Ok, there's at least a half an inch gap."
"Good, now move the pole back and slowly unwind it."
"Now what?"
"Undo the rope and move it to the other side and do the same thing again."
"Alright." He did it again, and he saw how much pain she was in and noticed that the water was coming in faster.
When done, he looked at her.
"You can get me out now." Then they heard the RHIB coming.
"I'll go and get Swain."
"You did good, ET."
"Thanks" then he raced up to the top.
