AN: Sorry for not up dating sooner since i still haven't heard from my beta reader. So any mistakes are my own. If any one who got time to beta read for me, please PM me, Enjoy this next chapter.
Chapter 121
The next morning Mike look up when Steve walk into his room "morning Steve"
"mike, how the leg"
"Getting better, is every thing alright" Steve past mike a file before sitting down
"what this?"
"Reports from lieutenant McGregor about lieutenant commander Freemen"
"I know about it Steve she told me yesterday about it. Kate knows what to do Steve, she won't take over unless she has to and the crew will support her."
"mike that Multi if that happens"
"Steve I trust Kate and my crew. They won't do it but they have been supporting Kate after the way freemen been treating her in front of the crew. I never humiliate any XO in front of crew like he has done"
"Perhaps he got his reasons mike"
"Steve when you were an XO did any of your captain humiliate you in front of your crew?"
"No"
"Well we know there a time and place but not in front of the crew. Yes the crew have seen Kate and me with out throat ribbing debates but to them that normal and with reason." then mike cell phone rings so he open it
"It a text from Kate. She spoken to spider and charge about what happen yesterday with freemen and she got that charge said he never seen the captain act like before when he serve under him, he think some thing wrong with the captain and even the crew notice the change" Mike show Steve the next message then past it back to Mike
"I've been getting number of messages from the crew about what been happening" Mike text Kate back then put his phone back on the bed side draws
"what going to happen next year mike when you take a shore posting"
"find some one who a bit like me" Mike said smiling causing Steve to chuckle
"mike there no one like you"
"I'm sure you and fleet command can find some one" Steve stay for another ten minutes before leaving mike since his physio therapist showed up.
While out on patrol they attended to two may days. The boarding party was please to get off Hammersley, things was getting worse with freemen. When they return back after helping the second boat with engine problems Kate walk into the ward room
"hi swain"
"X what can I do for you"
"Got any panadol"
"Captain again"
"Yeah"
"sure" Swain look through his first aid pack
"that odd"
"what wrong" Swain turn to Kate
"Whole box of panadol is missing"
"Whole box"
"Yeah it was there when we left the ship to deal with the may day call and now it gone"
"I'll let the captain know"
"alright, I'll fill out a report, let me know if your headache gets worse"
"thanks swain" Kate walk out of ward room and up to the bridge.
"sir a word in private please"
"what ever you got to say X tell me now" Kate look around to the crew then back to the captain
"sir I'm here to report that a box of panadol was taken from the med kit sir"
"a whole box"
"Yes sir" then he stood up and walk over to the PA system and turn it on then pick up the mic
"now here this for the ones who stolen the box of panadol return them back to the ward room, you got five minutes or there would be consequences" then he put the mic back
"X you have the bridge" He walk down the steps while the crew look at her
"x what that all about"
"I went to get couple panadol from the ward room. Swain went to get me a couple when he notice the box gone, it was there when we left for the may day, it was gone when we return"
Kate remember some thing in the letter so she walk over to where the Security cameras are.
"charge rewind the cameras out side the ward room, three hours ago"
"sure X you think that the person is on camera"
"Yes I hope so" charge did what Kate asked. They watch what was happening
"fast ford it" charge did what Kate wanted
"Stop normal play" They saw freemen walk into the ward room then out again
"Pulse...Nav call swain to the bridge" Nav pick up the Mic
"Swain to the bridge rush, swain to the bridge rush"
"Ah X we got contact on radar, it a FFV" Kate walk over to spider
"ET turn one three zero, revolution two, two zero"
"One three zero, revolution two, two zero" ET said
"X" Kate walk over to Nav and saw where they are heading
"ET one five zero" Kate said
"one five zero"
"That would put us here X" Nav said
"I know Nav once we are through here we can turn here clear line to the FFV I know it would take an extra hour to reach the boat but it is the quickest and safest root we got" Kate said pointing to the map
"what about the captain"
"Let that with me Nav" Swain walk up onto the bridge
"X" she turn to him
"charge show swain the Security footage" Swain walk over just as freemen showed up
"X why are we turning I didn't give you the order to change course"
"We got a FFV on radar sir"
"Why didn't call me to the bridge, I'm the captain your not"
"X" she turn to swain
"Yes swain"
"I've seen the footage"
"footage of what swain" Freemen said
"some one stole box of panadol sir"
"Ah yes" he look at his watch
"Did the person return it"
"don't know sir"
"Well then go and find out" Swain look at Kate she gave him a small nod
"Yes sir" he walk off the bridge
"No X fill me in about this FFV" Kate tells freemen about the FFV and the direction they are heading
"Leader charge to one zero, zero" Nav look at where it would put them
"One zero, zero"
"X" Nav said Kate walk over to Nav and saw where they would be heading
"sir you got us heading toward uncharted area"
"you got son nor use it"
"sir it would take four hours to go through there" Kate said
"so we going though and that an order X"
"Yes sir" she walk over to where the son nor is and work from there.
When swain return back on the bridge "Swain did the culprit return the panadol"
"no sir"
"Well then, X summon all crew on the boat deck now"
"Sir we heading to uncharted area"
"X I gave you an order you do as you are told" he said yelling at her.
"Lieutenant commander Freemen I am taking over this ship you are releave of your command"
"no you not this is my ship Swain remove the X from the bridge" Kate step ford
"Swain knows who stole the box of panadol sir, Swain please escort the captain to his cabin"
"No you do as I say...charge" he turn to charge
"x is right sir"
"charge can you and swain take captain down to his cabin"
"no, no, no this is Multi" he said yelling.
Swain and charge step ford "you all going to pay got this, I'll have you all at the captain table" he said as he walk down the steps with charge and swain behind him
"X" Kate turn to Nav
"ET turn zero five zero"
"Zero five zero"
"RO get me NAVCOM on the line"
"Yes X" Kate sat down in the captain chair as he put the binoculars strap around her neck
"X, I got commander Marshal on line" Kate pick up the phone
"commander Marshal, lieutenant McGregor sir"
"Lieutenant what going on where your captain"
"Commander marshal I'm informing you sir at fourteen twenty eight hours that I lieutenant McGregor XO of HMAS Hammersley has releave lieutenant commander freemen of his command"
"Why lieutenant"
"He was to have Hammersley go though uncharted waters and he blaming the crew of thief of box of panadol that went missing from the first aid kit and there more sir it will be in my report"
"Lieutenant do you know who stole the box"
"Yes sir, it was lieutenant commander freemen the Security footage show him walking out of the ward room with box in hand sir"
"Alright lieutenant you are now acting as captain of Hammersley, return back to port, I'll in form fleet command"
"Sir we chasing FFV do you want me to abandoned the chase sir or deal with the FFV then return back to port"
"how far away are you from the FFV"
"the the courses we taking an hour sir"
"X you better take a look at this" buffer said.
Kate turn to buffer "what is it buffer" Kate got up from her chair and step close to the EDO
"sir we got the FFV on our EDO it the same boat that Kingston and bendigo been trying to board last month"
"Lieutenant abort the chase"
"sir we can catch them before they reach international waters"
"Are you sure you can"
"Yes sir I've read the reports from both bendigo and Kingston about what happen to them. Sir the Hammersley crew can catch them know we know what are up against and I got an idea on how we can board them. We can do it"
"Lieutenant you are starting to become like mike with his cow boy antics" Kate smile
"Yes sir he taught me and crew a few cow boy ways sir" Steve chuckle
"alright lieutenant you got the go ahead fair winds" then they hung up
"X what did commander marshal say" Nav asked
"We going after that FFV and bring them down, Bendigo and...Kingston try and fail to board that boat"
"How are we going to do that X when Bendigo and Kingston try" buffer asked Kate smile
"for starts they use one HRIB where we going to use two with tear gas." Swain walk up onto the bridge and over to Kate he past her bottle water and two panadol
"Here you go X" Kate smile
"thanks Swain how is he"
"not good he been suffering from migraines for weeks"
"Is charge with him"
"Yes I have him a sedative so he could get some rest" then charge walk up onto the bridge
"X"
"charge"
"what going on" charge asked
"We going after the FFV"
"x got a plan" buffer said
"Kingston fail in boarding the boat" spider said grinning
"what Kingston fail that must of up set them" swain said
"Who knows, so what the plan X" buffer asked.
"we going to use both HRIBS"
Kate went over her plan with the ones on the bridge since they will be on boarding team. When it was time Nav was in charge of Hammersley since Kate was on one of the HRIBS with buffer on the second one. Nav and the others watch as both HRIBS head towards the FFV zigzag zaging as they get close to the FFV when they saw crewmen appeared with weapons
"now" Kate said in her head set then both HRIBS parted as they got close to the FFV causing the men to run different directions.
As both HRIBS fired tear gas onto the boat then one of the HRIBS went down one side firing another tear gas onto the boat. The men were coughing but running down the side firing their weapons forgetting that there was two HRIBS.
The second RIBS manage to get close to the FFV and board it. Then the second HRIB went around the boat and board it from the side. With in few minutes they arrested twelve men on the FFV plus they found twenty kilos of Semtex explosive on board.
"X you better take a look at his" buffer said from the wheel house Kate walk up to the wheel house
"what is it buffer" he show her a map and concordats. Kate did some working out then smile at buffer
"good news"
"for us but not for Ray Walsmen"
"what" buffer said in shock
"these cord ants is for here" she pointed to the small island
"that ray Walsmen private island"
"Yep"
"boy he not going to very happy"
"Yes he will but Kingston not though" buffer laugh
"oh yeah our crew going to rub it in when we see them"
"Yes they will lets head back, we will tow this boat with us"
"Yes ma'am you going to make a great captain one day X"
"thanks buffer" they walk out to the back of the boat
"Lets head back" Kate said. Hour later they were on there way home with smiles on there faces.