Tangie and Ross had changed out of their clothes and were suiting up for their dive. Tangie had given Ross some sort of a detector to find where the bomb was. She strapped it to his wrist , next to his watch.
As he pulled on his tank, he stopped for a minute and sighed.
"I know." Said Tangie as she rubbed his neoprene covered back in sympathy.
"I just never thought I would be doing this again. And now she is swimming right into a trap and she doesn't even know it." Ross said as he adjusted his mask. Tangie pulled up the zipper and then pulled down the mask to hug her face. "Well first we need to find that bomb and then we need to find her." With each of them taking a few drags off their regs, they nodded and then went down the shoot of the sub.Darkness was the first thing they saw as Tangie gave the okay sign . A large barracuda swam by and knocked her reg out. Floating in front of her, Ross grabbed it and then handed it to her. She nodded and then he motioned for her to follow him.
Rachel was swimming along , being very cautious as the others were making their way around her. Natasha looked right at her and then she began to pull the trigger on the speargun. As it was released, Rachel did a flip and then started to swim away. Natasha dropped the gun and paddled toward her. She was bent on revenge. Drawing the knife from her thigh, she came up from behind and lodged her arm around Rachel's neck. This blocked her hose and it was hard to take a breath. Rachel grabbed her arm and then the two women began to try to take each other's air from the other one. A flurry of bubbles came from both tanks and Natasha raised her hand to point the knife at her enemy.
Not far away, there was a ticking sound on the device and then Tangie pointed at it. Pulling out a pair of wire cutters, she went to work and motioned to Ross that she was taking care of it. She knew where his mind was anyway. Flapping his feet, he pulled out the flashlight and turned it on. His black hair waved in the waves as he searched for his lady.
Natasha had a deadly look in her eyes. Rachel's mask was the one that read fear. She needed to stay calm or this killer would send her to the bottom of the ocean. Natasha began to put the blade to her neck and then took her air hose in her gloved hands. Rachel knew what was next, but she thrashed around in an effort to defend herself, Natasha was stronger , so she was powerless. Natasha took the blade and then began to slice the rubber coated hose. Air began to singe through the water as the damaged hose leaked oxygen into the sea. Rachel tried to salvage the few precious breaths she had left. Natasha smiled an evil smile, behind her mouthpiece. Now she would send her to the bottom of the ocean. She untied her weight belt and forced it around Rachel's legs. Rachel could only breath bubbles of words as her lungs were empting more and more. Natasha pointed down and then she pushed her weighted body into the depths of the ocean.
Rachel wasn't going to give up the fight. She puffed her cheeks as she helplessly went down into the depths. She moved her hand to her watch and sent off the homing device. As he swam along, still he couldn't find her. His watch was buzzing , so he looked down and with even more determination swam toward the signal.
Rachel was pulling at the weight around her ankle as she continued to drop. Her breath was getting more shallow as she fought like a tiger. She wasn't going to give that bitch the satisfaction of knowing she sent this agent to her death. Her cheeks were failing so she opened her mouth and bubbles came out. She needed air and bad. Finally he saw her, and with fierce strokes , he came near her. He tried to communicate with his hands , but then she grabbed the mouthpiece as he floated beside her and put his hands on her body . She nodded with every breath, until her breathing was normal again. She handed him the reg back and then watched as he revived himself as well. He motioned for her to follow him as he now wondered where Tangie was. She unstrapped the useless tanks and swam away from them. He passed her the mouthpiece as they would pause for her to take a breath.
Tangie wiped her mask as she used her tools to stop the detonation process. The device was still ticking and her bubbles rose to the ceiling of the cavern. She held the screwdriver in her hand but then it dropped to the seabed. Nervously she looked at the device as her hair floated straight up . She dropped using her hands and then scooped up the screwdriver to release the mechanism to stop the count. Silently she cussed into her reg as it laid against her teeth. Bubbles continued to pour out at an amazing rate.
Ross knew to get Rachel back to the sub so she could get a fresh breath of air and then pick up another set of tanks. They swam along , not knowing what was next. There it was, a tiger shark with a fierce look. Ross pulled the gun out and shot it right in the side as it fell with a bloody trail beneath it. They swam away fast knowing that the blood would soon attract other sharks.
Spotting the sub, Rachel pulled herself in and then pulled off the dive hood. "I am just so glad to see you again. Where's Emma?" she asked as she peeled off her wet suit.
"She is safe and probably on her way back to New York by now." Ross said as he stripped himself as well.
"Did you have a talk with her? About all this?" Rachel asked curiously.
"Yes and we agreed , she won't tell anyone."
"That's all I would need. My father finding out that I chase international terrorists and maniacs for a living." Rachel moaned. "He would really hate you then."
"Just think, your father and Mongo would have something in common." He laughed. Rachel gave him a look. "I don't think he hates that much."
"Tang, should have been back by now." Ross said as he looked at his watch. "Unless Mongo got her now too." Rachel looked surprised. "They called Tangie as back up?" "Yep . she was going to deactivate the bomb that Mongo set up so we would be on the island and we would be blown up." Rachel began pulling back on her fins. "What do you think you're doing?" Ross asked. "I think I am suting up again." He pushed her down. "How long were you down there without air? No you are going to rest and I am going to look for Tangie." He said as he put her in a chair and then took off her fins.
"But…" Rachel started.
"No buts." He said as he put the reg back in his mouth. "Ive got a fresh tank , so I'll be fine. You rest." He said as he took it out and kissed her. His mask touched her face. Before she knew it, he had disappeared and gone out the door again. Rachel went to the porthole and pressed her face against the glass as he swam away. She sat down and sighed.
Making sure he could get enough air. Ross turned on his homing device to find Tangie. She was still trying to disarm the device and failing miserably. She looked down at her watch and then turned on her own homing device. Slowly she floated away from the wall and then hoped that she could be found. Ross was definitely more adept with electronic devices.
"Mongo, I thought they got you." said Natasha as she stripped off her gear.
"Well my dear like the legendary phoenix , I have risen from the ashes." Mongo said. "So they are taken care of?"
"The girl is on her way to the bottom of the ocean. I can't say what has happened to Fredricks, except him and Miss Maxwell have probably been blown up the device by now." Natasha smiled.
"I have left it up to fate before and been mercilessly surprised." Mongo said. "Get in the sub and we shall make sure." Natasha and Mongo climbed in and then started off to make sure that the agents had been taken care of.
Tangie swam out of the cavern and Ross spotted her. She tried to signal that she couldn't disarm the device. He nodded and then the two of them swam back in the cave. Having her aide him, he took the tools and methodically set back the device so it would not detonate. A trail of bubbles showed the relief as it was stopped. Swimming away , they found their way back to the sub. Rachel got up and helped them in. "Well, it 's deactivated." Ross said as he entered back into the control room of the sub. Tangie followed and Rachel went to hug her. "Tange, it is so good to see you." She smiled. Then she wrapped her arms around her husband still clad in his wet suit. "And you, don't ever leave me again." She pressed her lips to his.
"So nice to see you all. Fredricks , Miss Maxwell, and Mrs. Fredricks is it?" Mongo said viciously as he stood in the sub in his own wet suit. Natasha had come in and she had a gun in her hand. "I decided to go for a drive and guess what I found?" he laughed maniacally.
"What are you going to do with us?" Ross asked.
"Well I have a lovely yacht and I have the perfect plan for you two. You can die together." Natasha took Tangie aside. "Miss Maxwell will come with Natasha." Mongo said. Tangie was fighting the whole way.
"Looks like we spoke too soon." Rachel said as Mongo 's goons took them away.