"How's that?" Mike wrapped his jacket around 2Dads shoulder
"Better.. look Boss I'm…"
"No use apologising now 2Dads" he wiped the back of his hand across his forehead
"If I'd seen the loose dirt I wouldn't have…"
"2Dads it's fine stop stressing"
"What do we do now?" he looked around at the rocks
"Well… the radio's are pretty much useless so there's no point trying to contact team Sierra" he pulled the radio off and placed it next to his Kevlar
"Surely they would have radioed at us not checking in?"
"That's exactly what I'm worried about, if they've radioed Hammersley then there's only one person who would come looking"
"The X…"
"Dammit… I came on this mission to protect her" he huffed feeling around the rocks for a way out
"The X is the one person who I'd say dosen't need protecting" 2Dads hissed at the pull in his shoulder
"Yeah.. she said the exact same thing a year ago" Mike sighed
"A year ago?"
"When that kid got kidnapped, I told her I didn't want her going but oh no she just had to argue back to the point where I just look into her green eyes and can't help but agree" he reached a rock,
sighing when his hand slipped, and the rock dropped to the floor
"How long have you known the X?"
"Oh come on 2Dads you would have heard the rumours at ADFA"
"No.. actually I haven't" he shook his head
"I…"
"We're not getting out of here anytime soon; it'll keep me preoccupied from my dislocated shoulder" he shrugged gritting his teeth immediately after
"I met her ten years ago at ADFA" he shifted to sit across from him
"Ten years? you've known each other that long?"
"I was teaching a Navigators course at ADFA and in walked this… this blonde firecracker she was as beautiful as she was smart"
"Was it love at first site?"
"No… We couldn't stand each other"
"Really?"
"Yeah" he laughed softly "she thought I was a cowboy and I thought she was a princess"
"Ahh the Princess Perfect nickname" 2Dads nodded
"I'd heard rumours around campus about this woman who was high achieving, but I never imagined I'd see it, it just isn't the way things were especially for Naval woman"
"That's a bit sexist isn't it Boss?"
"No I mean… all the woman were interested in was going to toga parties and getting passing with minimal grades but not Kate"
"You mean she never went to a toga party?"
"Oh believe me she went to her fair share of those looked amazing as always" he smiled "you ahh… you never heard that" he pointed seconds after
"My lips are sealed" he pulled his fingers across his lips
"So what changed?"
"Well… she'd stayed behind after class one day wanted help with some extra work I don't know exactly what happened, but she was no longer Princess Perfect she was just… just Kate"
"Just Kate?"
"Kate… this amazingly talented woman who had the guts to get involved with her teacher no matter the consequences" he reached forward picking up a small rock
"But what happened for you to get separated?"
"We got caught"
"You got caught?"
"After class we'd have our meetings before organizing where we'd be eating later that night and the light through the window it just.. it made her look even more beautiful, so I kissed her in the classroom where a head Commander walked in with some parents doing a tour"
"Ouch" 2Dads looked at him sadly "And the rumours?"
"It was all around ADFA the next morning wasn't it, Kate was nicknamed Princess Perfect and I was transferred to Cairns, I didn't see her again until she was put on the old Hammersley as the temporary Executive Officer"
"Temporary? But she stayed on"
"Yeah she did, at first I thought it was for me that maybe there could be another chance for us but…"
"Jim came into the picture"
"Talk about terrible timing" Mike threw the rock near his feet
"But it worked out for you both I mean you're together now"
"Suppose we can thank you for that"
"Me?" he raised an eyebrow
"That croc incident we'd made plans to have dinner but given the fact I hadn't looked out for you she cancelled"
"So how is this my fault?"
"I went over there to talk to her… though we did a little more then talking"
"Oh… oh!" 2Dads eyes widened
"God we went through so much the past year and a half just to be together and now it looks like we might not get that chance" he rested his head back against the rock
"No… Boss if there's anything I know it's that you can't give up on love"
"2Dads… we're stuck in a pretty big ditch with no way of getting out and you've got a dislocated shoulder"
"And it's my fault we're down here so… it's my job to get us out" he arose to stand
"What are you going to do, tie a lasso and Wonder Woman us out?" he laughed moving to stand
"Hey don't knock it that Lynda Carter is pretty hot but she's got some skills"
"Alright, alright what's the plan" Mike crossed his arms
"We tie a lasso and Wonder Woman style it out of here"
"You're serious?"
"These vines… there strong enough to hold one of us at a time" he pulled on the vines hanging down the rocks
"You really think we can pull it off?"
"You're the Boss what do you think?"
"Well for once… I think your using your brain" Mike smiled patting his good shoulder
"Ahh thanks I think"
"Show me what needs to be done" he nodded.
...
Walking through the tree's with her gun raised Kate held up her hand to Charge
"You got something?" he whispered stopping next to her
"Someone's been through here" she knelt down moving her hand across a broken branch
"The Boss?" he knelt next to her
"It looks like more then one person came through…" she turned
"X?"
"Get down…"
"What?"
"Get down!" she pushed him behind the tree,
falling after him when gunfire echoed around them
"What the hell was that?" Charge huffed leaning against the tree with his gun ready
"Sniper behind the tree line" she panted
"A warning would be good next time before you push me" he shifted taking a look around the tree
"I did give you warning, twice!" she did the same
"Well a clearer warning" he took a shot towards the tree's
"Can we argue about this later?" she ducked when another lot of gunshots came from the east
"Argue about it we shall"
"Charge" she rolled her eyes firing
"You're surrounded come out with your arms up"
"Not a chance!" a voice yelled back
"You take the left, I'll take the right" Kate looked around running towards another tree
"Kate!" Charged called after her in panic when she maneuvered through the tree's,
stopping behind the nearest tree Kate cocked her gun when she felt a presence near her
"Gun?" she muttered
"No escape now" the voice replied
"That's where your wrong" she listened carefully to the leaves,
turning at the exact moment the leaves crunched next to her she jumped when Mike's gun was pointed at her
"Kate? What the heck"
"What are you doing here?" she pulled her gun back
"Me? What are you doing here?" he pulled his own back
"Swain radioed said you were missing"
"Missing?"
"No one could raise you on the radio" she sighed placing her gun back in her holster
"Our radio broke" he did the same
"What?"
"We decided to track up the hill to get a signal and 2Dads slipped on some loose dirt I tried to catch the bugger, but we fell into a ditch the radio hit the rocks as we went down"
"You were stuck in a ditch with 2Dads?"
"You know he can be surprisingly helpful; he made a rope with the vines and we crawled our way out… well I crawled he piggy backed"
"Piggy backed?"
"He dislocated his shoulder"
"Of course he did" Kate rolled her eyes
"I told you not to come here Kate…" he looked at her sadly
"Since when have I ever listened to your rules?" she shrugged when Mike grabbed her arm pulling her into him
"You came here to rescue me?" he smirked looking down at her
"Well I was more worried about 2Dads but…" she jumped slightly when he met her lips in a kiss, deepening the kiss Mike pulled her closer against him
"When you two are finished your make-out sesh" Charge stopped next to them with 2Dads clearing her throat Kate pulled back turning her head away with embarrassment
"Charge" Mike nodded
"Camp this way?" he pointed
"Hmm-yes, yes that way"
"We'll get a head start shall we?" 2Dads grinned pulling Charge along
"We should…" Kate removed Mike's hand off her waist
"Right" he cleared his throat following after Charge and 2Dads
"For what it's worth I'm glad your safe" she nudged his arm
"You weren't worried were you"
"Me? No I knew 2Dads had it sorted" she grinned slightly when Mike slowly grabbed her hand in his
"Thank you for you know…"
"Coming to rescue you"
"Disobeying my orders" he squeezed her hand.
(So I wasn't going to upload today after having no energy since my Phychologist appointment but I had a hint of inspiration, hope you enjoy Xx)
