TITLE: Karen in the wild 5
AUTHOR: Alimoo1971
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PAIRINGS: Swain/Chloe
SUMMARY: Swain takes Chole trick or treat since it's halloween and Hammersley is in port.
ARCHIVE: Fanficion
DISCLAIMER: Ok, don't own characters. Made this story up, didn't make any money out of it, yada, yada, you know the rest.
FEED BACK: Yes Please
NOTES: I was thinking about this story, so I decided to write it.
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Swain's daughter Chloe who is five years old is looking forward to her daddy going to be home for halloween. He promised her that he would take her out for trick or treating around the neighborhood.
Swain remembered the day he was due to leave since hammersley was leaving for two week patrol. "Daddy will you be back in time for halloween"
"Of course princess and I'll ask Auntie Kate to make sure i'm not working that day" she smiled and hugged him.
"Ok daddy, mummy and i are going to pick your costume for the night."
"A costume, any idea what it is going to be"
"a surprise," Chloe said.
"A surprise. Well then, I'll be looking forward to seeing what it is going to be" he said, smiling back at her.
When Hammersley returned on the thirty first, the crew talked about going to the pub. "Swan going to join us?" Two dads asked.
"Not tonight, I have plans."
"OHH you and Sally got plans, we understand" Charge said trying to hold a straight face. Swain looked at the charge shaking his head.
"Swain taking Chole trick or treat tonight" Kate said smiling.
"Trick or treat, oh he halloween, what are you going to wear" Two dads asked.
"I don't know, Sally and Chole taking care of it, if you all will excuse me I got work to do before going home to my wife and daughter" Swain said as he walked off the bridge.
Later that night after dinner, Sally went to help Chole with her costume "Chris your one is on the bed" Sally said as she followed Chole out of the dining room.
Chris walked down and into the master bedroom where he saw what was waiting for him on the bed. "You gotta be joking" He shook his head and started to change.
When he was dressed he looked in the mirror shaking his head. "If the crew saw me in this, they would tease me for a week" He turned to see Sally walk into their bedroom. "Sally who choice this"
"Chole did, here sit down and i'll take care of the make up"
"Make up, OK" He walked over and sat on the bed. Sally tried to hold a straight face as he put the make up on his face. "I know you trying not to laugh Sally"
"I can't help it" she said, giggling.
When done they turned when they heard Chole giggling. "Ready daddy"
"Yeah, i'm ready" he stood up looking at Sally. "Next year you going to join us and i'll choose the outfits"
"We shall see" She followed them to the front door. "Chris, Chole" they turn around to see Sally taking a photo of them both. "Have a good night"
"We will, come on princess" Sally watches them walk outside and down the street just as a group of kids and two adults walk up to the door
"Trick or treat" they said at the same time.
Swain and Chole went from one house to another. They meet up with other parents and kids along the way who warn Swain about a woman and her kids who takes other kids sweets when there are no adults with them to stop the woman.
When they walk around the corner of the street. Chole stop then Chris did. "Chole what wrong sweetheart"
"Those kids daddy, they are mean kids from school. The ones those kids talk about" she pointed to the four kids and a woman who walked up to the house and bang on the door yelling out.
Swain could see the woman was in her late thirties wearing high heels and a short dress, her kids look like in their early teens to about eight years old wearing the same costume and they were all overweight.
"Trick or treat"
"Sally told me what happened at school, put your sweets in here for safe keeping" He opened his bag so she could put her sweets in them.
"You better not eat them daddy"
"I promise I won't. The reason why is just in case those kids try to take your sweets away from you"
"Good idea daddy" she said grinning.
"Come on let's carry on" he stood up and they walked to the next house where Swain rang the doorbell then stood back.
When the door opened, "Trick or treat," Chole said.
"Sorry i stop giving out treats," the older woman said. Swain noticed something was wrong.
"Are you ok Ma'am" When he noticed she was a bit shaken up.
"I will be…. Look here take much as you want" she show Chole a bucket that got different lollies in them. She pick three and put them in her pumpkin bucket.
"Thank you," Chole said.
"Ma'am are you sure you are ok" they heard and turned to see a woman with her four kids harassing a group of kids.
The woman let out her breath. "I don't want to trouble you, but i'll be fine."
"Did Mrs Clarke or her kids upset you?" Chole asked.
"Yes she did. She want me to give her kids all the sweets, i said no and closed the door on them"
"Daddy can you do something about it"
"Sorry sweet heart i can't unless i witness her doing something wrong with this lady"
"Are you a police officer?" Swain looked up to the woman.
"I was. I'm in the navy now ma'am i'm coxswain, means…"
"Navy police and helm man, i know what it means, my husband and i used to be in the navy years ago" Swain and Chole was shocked.
"Really ma'am, it's an honor meeting you, I'm petty officer Chris Blake, I serve on HMAS Hammersley"
"Retired chief petty officer Jean Green" they shook hands.
"It's an honor ma'am"
"I like your costume"
"I picked it," Chole said grinning.
"You got great taste" she gives Chloe a wink making Chole giggle.
"Thank you"
"We better move along Chole, it's nice meeting you ma'am"
"you to" she watches walk back down the path just as another group of kids walk up to her.
Swain and Chole went to a few more doors before walking back home when they bump into the four kids and their mother. "Watch where you are going," the mother said.
"Hey what have we got here?" one of the kids grabbed the Chloe bucket.
"Hey give that back, it mine"
"Not any more, here there are only six lollies in here" Swain took the bucket back before the kid tipped the lollies into his large bucket which was three quarters filled with lollies.
"Why did you do that ? How dear you take the bucket out of my son's hand." she said, yelling at swain.
"Your son took it out of my daughter's hand."
"He deserves it more than her"
"No he doesn't" the woman slapped swain face. People witnessed what just happened, some who got video cameras recording what just happened.
"You shouldn't have done that," Swain said.
"Why not i can do whatever i like"
"What you did is called an assault and I could make one phone call and you would be charged. But i don't want to spoil my daughter evening tonight and don't you ever do that again to anyone else not knowing who they are"
"You just a pirate"
"He is not just a pirate, my daddy is in the navy and police" the mother looked at them and laughed then her kids did.
"That is funny, navy police," one of the kids said.
"It's true, my daddy working on a patrol boat" they laugh
"you mean a pirate boat"
"No a patrol boat, not like your daddy" then she turned to swain.
"Let's go daddy, I'm getting tired"
"Ok Chole, let's go home." They start to walk away when the mother grabs the bucket from chole hand which causes her to scream when they hear a crack. Swain turns to see the mother with a chole bucket.
So he grabbed it back from her. "Don't you ever do that again" Swain said. Then he turns around and crouches down to look at chole wrist.
"Daddy it hurts"
"I know sweetheart" He looked at her wrist then he got his phone out and called emergency services. "Yes ambulance and police please" he stood up and grabbed the woman's arm stopping her from trying to get away.
"Yes, I'm petty officer Chris Blake of the Royal Australian navy, a forty year old woman has broken my five year old daughter's wrist… yes i'm a chief medic on HMAS Hammersley… yes i got the woman here now… the address is at the corner of wilson and bendigo street in Cairns… thank you" then he hung up. "Your in trouble ma'am"
Then she started to get away by hitting, punching and biting him. But swain managed to get her on the ground with her hands pinned behind her back while she was yelling and screaming that she was going to sue him. Then her boys try to hit and kick swain.
"You boys sit down, you also are not going anywhere" He said in a commanding tone. they sat down on the ground just as a woman walk quickly over to them
"May i take a look at your daughter wrist, i'm a nurse at barry general"
"i'm a ship medic, it is broken"
"I remember you, you on Hammersley"
"Yeah I am" She looks at Chloe's wrist and can see it starting to swell just as every one hears sirens. It was the police and ambulance showing up.
The police put cuffs on the woman after Swain told them what happened and showed him his ID that he was carrying with him. Then Swain walked his daughter to the ambulance and got in. a parent steps ford to pass Swain Chloe bucket and sack.
"Thank you sir," Swain said.
"You look after your daughter"
"I will" On the way to the hospital, Swain called Sally to let her know what happened.
When they arrived at the hospital. Swain stayed by Chloe's side talking to her. When Sally arrived, she stay by Chris side while chole sleeps. Swain told Sally about what happened.
"I remember her from the other day, she was yelling and threatening one of the teachers because of one of her son's behavior, he hit a girl in his class so they called both parents in. The girl had a black eye and the boy was suspended for two weeks. What did she do, she took him out for an ice cream"
"sounds like there is no discipline in the household, what about her husband?"
"Devorice, she got full custody of the kids and she doesnt work"
"then how did she survive raising her kids"
"Child support, fifteen thousand a month, her Ex husband from a billion dollar family"
"That explains a lot, why doesn't the father have any contact with his kids?"
"He lives in sydney"
"Ok" Swain and Sally stayed all night by Chloe's side.
Swain did go and get change thanks to Sally showing up with a bag of clothes for him and chloe.
The next morning Swain went to the police station where Swain gave the officer his statement about what happened the night before. "Chris, the woman Mrs Clarke has been charged for the assault on you and your daughter. If it was just you she would of gotten a fine but since she broke your daughter wrist when she grab the bucket out of her hand and causing her wrist to bend backwards and break, she could be going to jail for assault and child abuse of a miner."
"And her kids"
"We contacted her ex-husband on his way up here. He said he been trying for months to get full custody of his kids, now because of last night he got an excellent chance of getting full custody of them"
"that is good news and i hope he can teach them discipline"
"I know about the problems the kids have caused, i got kids myself"
"Ok can you let me know when the court case is so i can let my ship captain know"
"Sure how is your daughter"
"She is still in a bit of pain, I hope there is no nerve or tendon damage done to her wrist. We waiting for the swelling to go down"
"No kid should go through what your daughter went through"
"I agree"
Swain went home after he got Sally a text message to let him know that she was heading home to get a few hours sleep. Swain contacted Mike to let him know about what happened so he can let Maxine know so they could get another coxswain to cover Swain for a patrol for when he has to go to court.
Two days later Mrs Clarke appeared in court, she pleaded guilty for the assault on Swain and Chloe. She was sentenced to eight months in prison. Her ex-husband got full custody of his kids and moved them back to Sydney where he started disciplining them.
Chole was in the hospital for a week. While there she shares her halloween sweets with other kids in the ward since they were stuck in there over halloween. Swain and Sally were pleased that there was no tendon and nerve damage done to Chole wrist. Plus she knows she has to wear a cast for six weeks.
The day Hammersley set sail the crew was smiling. When bird saw Swain in the ward room. "Morning swain"
"morning Bird"
"You look funny looking like a pirate" he turned to her
"what, how?"
"There a photo on the board you didn't see it"
"no" he ran out of the room and down where the board was. "Oh No" then the crew started showing up wearing eye patches, a hat and fake beard, teasing swain.
"Very funny, how did you get this photo, who sent it to whom?"
"Sally sent it to me, i showed the captain here and it was his idea to post it up on the board" Kate said.
"Buffer sent me a copy and I told the crew," Charge said.
"Just great, now there's going to be never ending pirate jokes" Swain said.
"Shame that you didn't have a parrot with you" Two dads said.
"Very funny" he looks at the photo and turns around and walks away just as the crew makes pirate noises.
The photo was of swain and Chole wearing identical pirate costume. Swain was holding a sake and Chole was holding her pumpkin bucket.
The End.
