After getting the all clear from Bird, Kate made her way up onto the bridge hissing softly as her shirt rubbed against her burns as she entered the bridge there were claps and cheers coming from everyone
"Alright settle down" she said grinning as 2Dads looked at her sadly
"Dutchy can you take the bridge?" Kate asked standing next to the Captain's chair where he was sitting
"Yes Ma'am, I have the ship" he said as Kate moved towards the exit of the bridge
"2Dads can I have a word?" she asked standing at the top of the stairs holding her side
"Yes Ma'am" he said looking at Charge confused before following her.
"Is everything okay?" he asked as they moved inside her cabin
"Yeah take a seat" she said pointing to her desk as she moved to the rack
"Ma'am…" he said softly as he sat down
"I just wanted to check in with things see you were?" she asked hissing as she sat down
"Me? I'm fine it's you who fell off the back of the boat Ma'am" he replied confused
"Yeah…" Kate said softly
"How are you?" he asked watching her closely
"I'm fine" she replied smiling
"Sure, you know if you need to talk about anything Ma'am I'm here to listen" he said softly
"Thanks 2Dads I appreciate it" she answered
"So how far along are you?" he asked pointing to her still flat stomach
"um 3 months" Kate replied as he smiled
"So that's still 6 months for me to buy the biggest teddy bear I can find" he said grinning widely
"Yes 2Dads" she said laughing a little
"Oh by the way the new XO arrives tonight in port so Nev seems to be moving on" 2Dads said as Kate looked at him confused
"He's been on the boat for a day and hasn't once left him cabin due to sea sickness it's probably for the best to get someone more experienced" Kate replied
"Very good, I best head back to the bridge" he said moving out of the chair
"Can you let Dutchy I'll call NAVCOM about the dead body" she asked moving to stand as she hissed in pain
"Yes Ma'am" he said moving out of her cabin and closing the door as Kate moved to sit in the now empty chair she reached for the intercom
"RO can you transfer a call to NAVCOM in my cabin" she said to the radio room
"Patching you through now Ma'am" he answered as Kate placed the phone next to her ear his voice echoed through the phone
"Captain Flynn speaking" he said flipping through his paperwork
"Lieutenant Commander McGregor Sir" she said softly
"Kate is everything alright?" he asked hearing the exhaustion in her voice
"Um a few things have happened actually" she replied
"Okay…" he said concerned
"We found a dead body Sir who appears to have been waited down, with a bunch of dead cow carcasses to hide it" she answered.
"Any ID?" he asked
"No and it seems his fingerprints have been burnt off" she said dry retching a little
"We're on our way back to port and the Federal Police have been informed" she continued
"ETA back to base?" he asked as Kate looked at her watch
"About 7 hours" she replied
"Okay I'll meet you at the dock when you arrive, now the other things?" he asked as Kate sighed heavily
"Is everything okay with the baby?" he asked quickly
"Yeah Bird gave me the clear" she replied softly
"Kate…" he said sadly
"I may have burnt myself and fallen overboard" she said pulling the phone a little from her ear as she knew he was about to yell
"What! Why wouldn't you lead with that?" he said angrily
"I thought the dead body was more important" she said confused
"Kate when you're Pregnant and on board a war ship your health is way more important" he said sadly
"I'm fine, 2Dads saved me" Kate said shrugging
"I'm sorry did you say 2Dads?" Mike asked confused
"I know I'm just as surprised, I fainted and fell off the back of the ship he jumped straight in and held my head above water before the RHIB arrived" she said leaning into the chair
"How are your burns?" he asked
"It's just a patch on my stomach but Bird cleaned it up I spilt my tea over myself" she said giggling a little
"Trust you" he said smirking
"Yeah I know, I think I'll be staying away from the ginger tea for a while" she replied smiling
"We'll just have to find something else" he said as there was a knock of his office door
"I'm sorry Kate, gotta go Maxine needs me for something" he said sadly as he nodded at Maxine who moved out of the doorway
"Okay I guess I'll see you back at port then" she replied softly
"I'll wait for you, I love you" he said softly
"I love you…" she began saying as the line went dead
"Too…" she finished placing the phone back on the hook.
Kate made her way back onto the bridge after the very brief and sort of annoying her for some reason phone call with Mike
"Ma'am" Dutchy said moving out of the Captain's chair as she made her way over
"How far until we reach port Bird?" Kate asked as the young girl was sitting in the Navigators chair as she typed away
"About 6 and a half hours Ma'am she replied turning to face her as Kate was holding her shirt out as to not touch her skin
"Very good, I have the ship" she replied as she slowly moved to sit in the Captain's chair letting out a quite whimper as she sat down.
"Are you okay Ma'am?" Dutchy asked concerned
"Fine…" she replied placing her hand against her side as a pain started from her side as she sat down
"Bird" Dutchy said softly as she nodded before moving next to Kate
"Where does it hurt?" she whispered as she could see the pain in Kates eyes as she shook her head
"I'm fine honestly" she said feeling like the wind had been knocked out of her as she struggled to take in breaths of air.
"I'm just going to feel something alright just let me know if it hurts" Bird said softly as she moved her hand under Kate's shirt carefully pressing on her side as she stopped under Kate's right breast she let out a scream of pain as she fainted falling forward on the floor
"Get her down to the wardroom now!" Bird yelled as Dutchy moved forward scooping Kate up in his arms as she let out a faint cry as he did so
"What are you thinking?" Dutchy asked sadly as he placed Kate down on the bed her head falling to the side as Bird grabbed her stethoscope and pulled Kate's shirt up Dutchy looked on in concern as she placed it against her chest
"What's that?" Dutchy asked seeing her skin under her right breast turning a bright purple
"She's got a broken rib; I think it's punctured her lung" she answered sadly
"We need to get an immediate Medivac" Bird said as Dutchy quickly ran back towards the bridge
"RO get onto NAVCOM tell them we need an immediate Medivac for Lieutenant Commander McGregor" Dutchy said stopping at the top of the stairs out of breath
"On it Dutchy!" he replied quickly as Dutchy ran back down to the wardroom.
"We've got a problem" 2Dads said stopping in the doorway as he looked at the still unconscious Kate lying on the bed
"What's the problem?" Bird asked sadly as she put an oxygen tube over Kate's face
"Closet Medivac is 4 hours away" he replied sadly
"We don't have 4 hours, if she does have a punctured lung she…"
"What?" Dutchy and 2Dads asked at the same time
"She's not getting enough oxygen, and her heart rate is way too high we need the Medivac now" Bird said angrily as the machine next to her was beeping away
"We can transfer her to HMAS Melbourne there 30 minutes away and have a full doctor on board" RO said as he moved into the doorway
"Get onto them immediately" Bird replied as RO ran back towards the bridge
"Dutchy there's something else" Bird said softly pulling him towards the door as they looked back on Kate
"Is it serious?" he asked confused
"Life changing…"
"Well spit it out" he said sadly
"She's Pregnant" Bird said crossing her arms
"How long?" he asked looking back at her flat stomach
"3 Months…" she replied softly as he looked back at Kate surprised
"I didn't know…"
"No one did, but I'm just worried if it is a broken rib it could have harmed the baby" she said in a scared voice
"Let's not get to far ahead of ourselves it could just be a bruised rib" he replied hopeful
"Her lips are turning blue Dutchy and her oxygen stats are low" she said turning to look at him sadly as he wrapped an arm over her shoulder in comfort
"Melbourne is on their way" RO yelled down from the bridge
"Thanks RO" Bird yelled back as she moved out of Dutchy's embrace and back over to Kate
"I'll get onto Mike, let him know what's happening" Dutchy said moving out of the wardroom and towards Kates cabin for some privacy.
20 minutes later Kate was transferred to HMAS Melbourne they all saluted when she was travelling along the water in the RHIB as Dutchy sighed sadly as his made his way out on deck at watching her still unconscious in the boat
"Get a hold of Captain Flynn?" Bird asked as he moved to stand next to her
"He's going to meet the Ambulance at the docks when they arrive in port which should be in 6 hours" he replied sadly
"They've got a doctor on board she'll make it" Bird said sniffling
"Come here Chicken legs" he said pulling her into a comforting hug.