CH 82

They left port for their two-week patrol an hour later, and MacGyver introduces Possum to the crew.

"Possum, care to tell us about the 'needle in the ass'?" Charge asked.

"No way."

"MacGyver?"

"No, Charge, if he wants to tell you, he will." Then MacGyver walks over to Possum.

"How is your backside?" she teased quietly.

"Recovered. You were mean back then."

"OHHHH… poor Possum. I did give you fair warning."

"Yeah, I know."

"Well, at least it's not as bad as a crew member I know who couldn't sit down without a donut ring for a month."

"Ouch. What happened?"

"FFV and a porcupine pole."

"Ouch, that must of hurt. Was that you?" Possum asked.

"Nope, someone else. " They could hear chuckling from a couple of crew members.

"Something funny, Charge?" Dutchy asked as he turned to see Charge pointing at RO.

"RO! That happened to you?"

"Thanks a lot, Charge," RO grumbled.

"Ouch, that's gotta hurt," Dutchy said.

"It did."

"Hannabal…" MacGyver said.

"Who's Hannibal?" Bird asked.

"The skipper of an FFV we've encountered a few times over the years. He was a pain in the ass and was well known to us. Three years go, we went to board his boat when the porcupines came out. RO got up and had turned around when one of the poles got him in the ass. Hannibal laughed, and every time we encounter him, he always says… 'Hello Robert Dixson, how's your skinny ass' and then laughs," MacGyver explained as everyone laughed.

"We haven't encountered him in the past year," Mike said.

"You haven't heard, Sir?" MacGyver said.

"Heard what?"

"Hannibal died last year when Kingston boarded his boat. He died from rabies that he got from his dog. The dog was found dead on board. Three others also died; only two survived.

"I had no idea," Mike said, clearly surprised.

The crew continued to banter as they made way to their patrol zone.

Two days before Hammersley was due back to homeport, Possum walked up onto the bridge for his scheduled watch. Kate was in the captain's seat, MacGyver at the helm, and Dutchy was on radar.

"X, we got a contact on radar," Dutchy called out.

"Let me guess, a mother ship," MacGyver said.

"Dutchy?" Kate asked.

"MacGyver's right, it's a mother ship, and it's a half-mile over the line."

MacGyver picked up the microphone for the internship comm. "Captain to the bridge, captain to the bridge," she announced.

"Where is it, Dutchy?" Kate asked.

"One-two-zero; it's just on the edge of our screen."

"X, shall I turn to one-two-zero, revolution two-two zero-zero?" MacGyver asked.

"Yes, MacGyver, turn one-two-zero, revolution two-two, zero-zero."

Macgyver changed course and speed as she repeated Kate's order.

When Mike arrived on the bridge, Possum and MacGyver had already switched places.

"X?" Mike inquired.

"Mothership, Sir, and it's over the line," Kate replied while Mike looked at the radar.

"Call boarding stations. " When he turned from the radar, he saw MacGyver grinning as Kate called for boarding stations.

"Why the grin, MacGyver?"

"Well, Sir, if we can board that mothership, it will piss off Kingston since they've tried and failed."

"You've got a plan?"

"Don't I always, Sir?"

"No heroics."

"Who? Me? Sir?" as she left the bridge for boarding stations.

Mike watched as the poles came out when the RHIB tried to get close to the mothership.

"Halfy, get as close as you can and go around the boat," MacGyver said as she took her helmet off. "Dutchy, plan B."

Dutchy did the same, and they pulled out their goggles from their pocket, put them on, and then sat on the side of the RHIB as it went around the boat.

"Now!" she said, then they rolled backwards into the sea.

Dutchy and MacGyver swim underwater to the back of the boat while Halfty was going back and forth in front of the boat, distracting the men on board. They climbed on board and pulled out their guns. "Austrian Navy! Pull those poles in now!" MacGyver shouted.

They didn't appear to understand so, MacGyver repeated her order in their language. They pulled the poles in and did what they were told while Dutchy signaled to the RHIB. When the rest of the mother ship crew ran to the back of the ship, they stopped short when they saw two Navy personnel onboard their boat.

The skipper grabbed his knife and ran for MacGyver, thinking she was an easy target. She brought him down in seconds, then yelling out in their language, they did as they were told, including the captain. The rest of the boarding team came on board. The vessel was searched and video recorded.

They took the crew onto Hammersley. Three had cuts that were infected and were treated by Possum and MacGyver.

Mike assigned two crew members to sail the mother ship to homeport.

Mike was waiting for MacGyver when she arrived at the bridge. " MacGyver."

"Sir, I know how that looked, and you did say no heroics. I wasn't alone after all, I had Dutchy with me this time, and we did get them and their catch."

"Yes, you did. Don't disobey again."

"We shall see, Sir. Anyway, you're the one that gets to break the bad news to Spicy," causing the bridge crew to laugh.

"That's enough, you lot. And you, MacGyver…." he shook his head at her knowing she is right.

"I can't believe you got away with what you did," Possum said to her.

"Captain knows I'm right, and sometimes I do think outside the box."

"All true. Who's Spicy?"

"Lieutenant Commander Curry, he's the captain of Kingston, Hammersley's rival. They're not going to be happy when they find out that we took down the mothership."

Hammersley docked the following day, and the crew took the foreign fishermen to the wharf, and they were handed over to the police. They returned to the ship to finish their work before leaving for a night at the pub.

Possum and MacGyver step onto the wharf, talking and laughing when a motorbike showed up and stopped next to the gangway. "Hey, want a lift home?" Jim asked as he removed his helmet so he could give MacGyver a passionate kiss.

"Sure do, missed you," MacGyver said while holding him.

"Missed you too." She turned to Possum, then to Jim.

"Petty Officer Johnny Andrews, 'Possum', this is my husband Captain Jim Roth, SAS. Jim, Possum is Swain's temporary replacement."

"Hi, nice to meet you, Johnny," as they shook hands.

"You too, Captain." Jim looked at June's smiling face.

"June, what are you grinning at?"

"When I told Possium that I'm married to a Captain, he was thinking Navy. That is until I showed him our wedding photo."

"The crew that was nearby laughed. And I was confused until I saw your wedding photo."

"Don't worry, mate, you're not the first guy who thought the same thing."

"Yeah, I know MacGyver told me."

"Well, there you go."

"Thanks, well enjoy your shore leave."

"I will Possum, have a safe flight back."

"Will do," then he walked away, heading for a taxi.

MacGyver sorted out her seabag then put on her jacket and helmet. Jim put on his helmet and started his bike while MacGyver got on the back. They headed towards the gatehouse, then home. Once at home, June sorted out her things, and then Jim joined her in the shower. It made her smile every time he did. Later that night, they went out to dinner and the movies.

A Few days later, Jim dropped June off in front of Hammersley. He gives her a passionate kiss before leaving to head to base. MacGyver walks up onto Hammersley and gets ready for their voyage. They would be leaving on a two-month patrol.

After spending a month out at sea, they stop off at Samuru Island for a goodwill visit and so the crew could enjoy some shore leave after a busy month of patrol.

"Woo-hoo shore leave! Who's coming?"

"Not me; on duty tonight," said Bird.

"I'll come," Charge said.

"That sounds like trouble there. I had better come to make sure you two don't get into any trouble," Swain said with a chuckle.

"Then who's going to keep an eye on you, Swain?" Dutchy teased.

"I can take care of myself, thank you."

"I'll come to make sure."

"Well then, who's going to watch your back, Dutchy?

"I'll go to make sure you all behave yourselves," Kate said.

There was a collective "OOOHHHH."

"Sir, what about you. Are you coming?" Two Dads asked.

"Not this time, Two Dads. I've got too much paperwork to finish."

"MacGyver, have you got shore leave?"

"Yeah, why?"

"You want to come with us?"

"And who is us?"

"Charge, Swain, Dutchy, the X and me," Two Dads replied.

"I don't know. What are your plans?"

"Go to a local bar for drinks and dancing," Two Dads said.

"In your case, Two Dads, finding a poker game."

"What? Who me?" He said as he tried to look innocent.

"I can name several times when we were in a foreign port, and you either found a poker game or trouble. It follows you everywhere, Two Dads."

"He's got you there, mate," Dutchy said.

"I know, but are you coming?"

"I'll make sure you don't get into any trouble. After all, this is a goodwill visit, and we don't want to outstay our welcome."

"Ok, you can stick to me like glue, MacGyver."

"Two Dads, that's one image I don't want to think about," MacGyver said, shaking her head while everyone else laughed.

Later that night, half of the crew went to enjoy themselves. MacGyver was with some of the crew at the bar, drinking and dancing while having heaps of fun. After using the lady's room, she went to the bar for a drink, switching to mineral water as she already had three different cocktails during the night.

While sitting at the bar, she was looking around the room. She noticed a woman sitting alone at a table. As the woman looked around the bar, she appeared scared and nervous; she wasn't smiling or having a good time. MacGyver continued to watch the bar and noticed that a man sitting at another table was looking the same way. While she watched, a man walked into the room and sat down next to the nervous guy, talking to him from what MacGyver could tell, a foreign language.

MacGyver took out her phone and took photos of the three of them. She then turned to the crew and recorded what they were doing for a couple of minutes before putting her phone away in her pocket. Then she saw the foreign-looking man get up from the table and walk to the door, stop and looked the woman, and gave her a nod before walking out. The women then stood up, looked around the room then walked out of the building as well.

MacGyver continued to watch the lone man, who then stood, walked over to the middle of the room, and he put his hand in his pocket. MacGyver stepped forward like she was going to walk past him when she saw him pull a dead man's switch from his pocket. She quickly grabbed the guy's hand and the detonator with both hands while tackling him to the floor, restraining him all the while holding onto the guy's hand and shouting.

"BOMB! EVERYONE GET OUT! BOMB!" Several men try to pull her away, not understanding what was happening.

"Stop! Everyone get out! He's carrying a bomb! If I let go, we will all die!"

"Your joking!" one of them said.

"Not a joke; I'm Navy, this guy a suicide bomber."

"Hey! MacGyver! What's going on?" Two Dads asked.

"Suicide bomber! Get everyone out, now!"

Two Dads rushed over to the DJ.

"Stop the music!"

"What? Why man?"

"There's a bomb in the building! We gotta get everyone out!"

"Funny," he said, laughing.

"I'm not joking," showing the guy his dog tags.

"I'm Navy, and there's a bomb in this building, and it's going to blow."

The DJ finally understands and stops the music

"Everyone! Get out! There's a bomb in here that's going to blow." Two Dads yelled.

"Everyone get out, bomb!" they all heard a woman's voice.

People started running towards the exit. Swain saw MacGyver and ran over to her. "MacGyver!"

"Swain, get everyone to safety, at least thirty meters; he's carrying Semtex. if I let go, we all will die."

"What about you?"

"Go Swain, tell the others thirty meters. When this bomb goes off, it will destroy this building and others close by."

Just then, Kate and the others arrived. "Kate, tell Jim that I love him."

"MacGyver!"

"Go! Kate, there two more a man and woman. Swain, my pocket, get my phone. I took photos of them. Be careful; they might be secondary bombers."

Swain looked through the photos. "Got um."

"Go now; I'll try to hold on as long as I can." They all ran out of the building. Kate called Mike about the situation.

MacGyver moves until she succeeds in locking her legs around the guy's neck and renders him unconscious. She then managed to move and look around. Then with one hand, she removed the bomber's shoelaces and tied them together.

She carefully wraps the laces around the guy's hand and thumb, securing the detonator. He was starting to come to. Standing up, MacGyver looked quickly around, and then she looked at the bomber one last time, turned, and ran. Everyone outside jumped in shock when the building exploded in front of them.