CH 11
When almost everyone was on the beach, the SAS showed up.
"Mike!" he turned around.
"Jim" they shook hands.
"What can I do for you?"
"I need to use one of your RHBS to get to the other side of the island," he showed Mike the map.
"Why not take the truck?"
"There are no roads and satellite pictures spotted a camp here about three miles inland. It would take four hours on foot whereas with one of your RHIBS about twenty minutes. We got word about what had happened here. Those men are heading back to their camp. We can go to the camp and destroy any ammo they've got, weapons included."
"We're trying to get these people to safety"
"I know Mike⦠we need to destroy this camp. It's the main camp that covers all these islands. Once it's destroyed, it will be a major setback for the rebels," pointing to the four islands including Samaru Island.
Noticing MacGyver helping a wounded man into the RHIB, Mike calls out to her. MacGyver!" She turned around and smiled and walked quickly over to Mike, "you called, Sir?"
"Funny, how many more to go?"
"Not many. Why? Sir."
"SAS wants to use one of the RHIBS," MacGyver looks to Jim.
"Where to and how long?"
"You're smart, June. We need to go here," he showed her the spot on the map.
"How many are going and what gear?"
"Eight and just what we carry."
"Ok, with weight and speed for ten people about thirty minutes there and back."
"Why ten?" Jim asked.
"Driver and sniper just in case. We always go in pairs, Jim." Then she turned to Mike, "One RHIB can take these guys to where they need to go and be back before you set sail, Sir."
"What about the people here?"
"One RHIB, three runs."
Mike thought about it and knew that she is right. "Ok Jim, you can use one of the RHIBs."
"Thanks, Mate."
"Thank your girlfriend here, she always knows the best options."
"Yes, I know."
"When Thunder returns, you can use that RHIB. MacGyver, take five minutes."
"Thanks, Sir."
Mike walked down to the RHIB while Jim gives out his orders.
Once he had his orders set, Jim and MacGyver walked over and sat on a log together holding hands.
"You sure can be full of surprises, June."
"So can you, Jim, how have you been?"
"Busy dealing with these rebels."
"So, why go to the other side of the island?"
He showed her the photo," this camp here, it's gotta be destroyed."
"It looks like it's four, five times bigger than the camp we found a few weeks back."
"It is, there are crates of ammo there, it needs to be destroyed."
"Give them a major set back."
"Yes, it will be since reports indicate that the weapons the rebels are using are coming from this island."
"That would be a good thing."
"It would be. I don't know when we will be able to spend time together June"
"I understand, we might as well make the most of it."
"Good idea," he leans over and kisses her and they smile at each other.
When it was time for the SAS to leave. Jim and MacGyver hug and kiss before Jim got into the RHIB and turned around as they are waving to each other and then left to go around the island. MacGyver returned to work.
Fourty minutes later, Hammersley left to head to a neighbouring island. MacGyver walked up and onto the bridge while some of the crew were giving her a hard time. "You men need to get a woman and get laid more often," they all laugh. She stepped forward-looking at the radar, then turning to Mike who was smiling at her.
"What?" MacGyver said.
"Well, you have gotten everyone's tongue wagging after what they saw on the beach."
"Not you too, Sir."
"Well..."
"You need to get a girlfriend, Sir, this single life, it's not good for you."
"What in your opinion should he have," Kate asked,
"a girlfriend or a wife to look forward to coming home to on his shore leave or if he gets a shore posting."
"I hate shore postings," Mike grumbled. Everyone laughed.
"Ah, but your single with a wife, a lover, and you won't be going to bed alone at nights, Sir." Now everyone wolf-whistled.
"Knock it off you lot," Mike said.
"Why Lieutenant Commander 'Mighty' Mike Flynn, are you blushing?" MacGyver said smiling.
"I agree with MacGyver, you are blushing, Sir."
"Thanks a lot, Swain, then why are you blushing?"
"I'm not."
"But you are Swain, thinking about Sally and those backwashes?" The guys went crazy.
"What's the colour of red Swain," Nav said laughing.
Then comments started flying around on the bridge, it was the tension release that they all needed. After dropping people off on the island, Mike received a call from NAVCOM.
"Mike, you need to return to the island, the SAS needs the Navy's help."
"Will they be at the rendezvous point?"
"No, they're two and a half miles inland."
"Steve, we're not trained for this sort of thing."
"One of your crew is, done it three times while overseas."
"Who?"
"Leader McGinnis."
"MacGyver? Are you sure?"
"Yes, she is the best, take her with you. Mike good luck and fair winds," then he hung up.
Mike called her to the bridge.
"Sir," MacGyer said as she arrived on the bridge.
"I need you on the extraction team, but I want to know if you can be a professional on this."
"SAS is in trouble?"
"Yes, three wounded, and no, I don't know who."
"Ok, what were their last coordinates?" RO handed them to her. Going over to the computer she entered them in and then she returned to the maps.
"They're here, damn they're about a quarter of a mile from the camp. Ok, the best place will be here." she pointed out.
"Ok we will need transport," Mike remarked.
"That place was abandoned three days ago when the people there were under attack," RO said.
"Thanks, RO "Mike said.
"There's a track here which can get us closer to the SAS" MacGyver said.
"Ok, let's do this, I'll take Spider, ET, and Buffer with me as well."
When it was time and they were climbing up and into the RHIB. MacGyver turned to Kate "I'll protect him for you while you look after his ship"
"Good luck and I hope Jim is ok."
"Same here," then she got into the RHIB. Every one returned inside when the shelling started.
"Sounds like they knew we were coming!" Mike said.
"I agree," she said. Once on land, they headed to a ute which still had the keys in it.
"Who can drive fast?"
"I can!" MacGyver said as she got into the driver's seat then Mike got into the passenger seat.
"Hang on it going to be bumpy!" she said when the other's got into the back.
She started the engine and floored it spinning the back wheels around as she turned around and headed to the track and drove up it as fast as she could hitting lots of bumps along the way.
"How're the guys?" Mike turned to see them holding onto each other.
"They're still back there."
"Good," Mike was looking scared and looked over to see MacGyver enjoying herself. She knew what she was doing then she slammed on the brakes as she spun the ute around and it stopped. Turning off the motor she and Mike both got out.
"Gee, MacGyver, where the hell did you learn to drive like that?"
"Out in the bush."
"Your bloody dangerous" ET said.
"At least you're alive, come on, this way," she said with the GPS in hand.
Mike saw the guys rubbing their backsides as they follow MacGyver into the bush. They follow her until Spider fell down an embankment. Mike noticed that his foot was caught on a wire.
"You three stay up here!" MacGyvered looked over and quickly jumped down.
"MacGyver!" Mike said as she turned around to get clippers out.
"Better if I'm here sir, hang on to Spider just in case he slips."
"I've got this Branch."
"I can see that," she looked at the wires and cut them and removing the grenade.
"AHHHH!"
"Spider?" Mike Said.
"Cramps Sir!"
"Which leg?"
"Left" MacGyver checked then she cut the wire.
"Ok, turn him over slowly, Spider you will have to let go of the branch." He did and then grab Buffer's hand. Then with MacGyver's help, they turn him over.
"Good, now put your right foot in here" She guided it up and into a hole.
"Good, now with that leg push your body out and move your left foot up to here where my hand is," Spider did what she wanted him to do.
"Great, now Buffer, Sir, you can pull him upwards," they pulled him up and released the breath that they had been holding.
"How are we going to get you up?"
"Stick," ET saw a two-meter long stick picked it up and returned passing it to Buffer who leaned over with the stick. Mike and ET held onto Buffer.
"I'll climb up," She grabs hold of the stick and climbs up in seconds.
"Spider, how's your leg?"
"Sore."
"Ok, let's get moving, you will be fine."
"Good work, MacGyve.r"
"Thanks, Sir."
They walk another hundred meters when they found the SAS team. MacGyver checked on the worst of the wounded and then the other two when she saw Jim unconscious and a head wound.
"We better get going," one of the men said.
"What about your mission?" Mike asked.
"Failed," MacGyver got the map out of her pocket.
"Hey, we're here and the camp's here, right?"
"Yes, we can't get close. We tried and this is what happened."
"What do you have for explosives?"
"This" he showed her "the timer's broken."
MacGyver look at it then she took her backpack off and went through it, found what she needed and then she got a roll of duct tape and wrapped it around a grenade with the Semtex. Then using some string from the first aid kid she tied one end to the pin and the other to two grenade pins. Then she added another string to a plastic bag where she punched a hole into it.
"How much water is in your canteens?"
"Full" the second in command said.
"Great, give me two of them and I need an empty pack." They passed them to MacGyver who then put them in the pack that they had given her. Lastly, she put the bomb into the bag. She put everything else away and put her backpack on and then picked up the bag with the bomb.
"You head back to the ute, I'll go and plant the bomb and met you at the ute, if I'm not there in ten minutes, head back to the ship and follow me on my tracker, ok sir?"
"It's too dangerous and without a timer..." the SAS lieutenant said.
"I'm fast on my feet. You take care of the wounded, that's important," she turns to Mike.
"I'll be back, Sir," then she turned and ran into the bushes.
