CH 130

The next morning Mike and Kate drop the boys off at day care then they went to the school. Emma was excited to going to school, she was looking ford to seeing her friends who started last year.

When they arrived at the school mike and Kate look around as they and Emma walk towards the office building they both were wearing their uniforms since they were going to see Steve Marshal after wards. When they walk into the building they saw a women there talking to the Secretary. She turn when she heard there foot steps

"Mr, Mrs Flynn"

"Yes ma'am" mike said

"and you must be Emma"

"Yes ma'am" Emma said smiling

"I'm Mrs Wilson I'm the principle here" they shook hands

"I've read Emma profile and notice you got your parents and sister down as emergency contacts"

"That correct Both Kate and I are serving on a patrol boat. Emma and her two younger brothers stay either at my parents or sister place while we are out on patrol" Mike said

"I under stand so they know how to contact you then?"

"Yes they do, In fact from next month I got a shore posting so I can give you my details now while I'm here"

"Of course" She turn around and pick up a file and open it she past Mike a sheet of paper from the file then pick up a pen and past it to him

"You can added your details here" she pointed on the sheet. Mike put the sheet on the desk then fill out the details. When done he past it back to her

"thank you" she said just as mike put the pen back in it holder. Mrs Wilson put the paper back in the file then close it and put it on the desk

"Shall we go and show you what room Emma going to be in" they walk down to where the class rooms are while talking till they came to a stop.

Mrs Wilson open the door and they walk in. A women teacher walk over to them when the kids in the class look at them.

"Miss Taylor, this is commander Flynn and his wife lieutenant McGregor and there daughter Emma"

"Hello" she said as she shook there hands

"Ma'am" they both said.

Then she crouch down to shake Emma hand "Hello Emma looking ford to stating class" she said smiling at Emma

"Yes ma'am" Emma said smiling back

"Well mannered, I like that in a student, you going to have a lot of fun here and make a lot of friends"

"I know ma'am I see some of my friends over there" Emma wave to the three girls which they wave back. Miss Taylor stood up and turn to the girls

"Jane, Gail, Mary care to show Emma around and where she can put her school bag"

"Yes Miss Taylor." Emma walk over to them and they start talking while showing Emma around.

"It looks like Emma going to settle in ok" Miss Taylor said

"Yes she is" they talk for a couple of minutes before mike and Kate walk over to Emma

"Emma" Kate said. Emma turn to them

"Yes mummy"

"Mike and I are going now, you be a good girl"

"Yes mummy, say hi to uncle Steve for me"

"We will" Mike and Kate crouch down to give Emma a hug then they stood up

"See you after school sweetie"

"Ok daddy" Mike and Kate walk out of the class room with Mrs Wilson.

They stop at the open door and turn to see Emma laughing. They turn and walk out knowing that Emma is going to be fine. They said there good byes to Mrs Wilson before walking out to the car park where they got in. Mike drove them to NAVCOM.

"I still can't believe out little girl is in school Mike"

"I know and next year our sons will be joining her"

"True"

Mike and Kate spent the day at NAVCOM taking care of reports and other paper work. At three o'clock Mike and Kate pulled up in the car park and got out when they notice other parents are there to pick up there kids. The parents notice Mike and Kate just as the school bell rang. So they waited when kids started running out of the class rooms. They look around for Emma when they saw her running towards them with a big grin on her face

"mummy, daddy"

"Hi sweetie how was your first day at school"

"it was great mummy"

they hug then mike gave her a hug before Emma got into the back seat and into her booster seat. While mike and Kate got into the front seat. Kate turn to see Emma putting her seat belt on.

"Care to tell us what you did today" mike asked as he started the engine.

"Yeah"

Emma tells them what she did while Mike drive to day care to pick up the boys before heading home then to mike parents place since the kids are staying there cause Mike and Kate got to be on Hammersley at six in the morning.

The next morning Hammersley left port for two week patrol plus it will be the last patrol for Mike. The crew asked Mike and Kate how Emma first day at school went. The crew saw both mike and Kate smile at each other before telling the crew how her first day went.

Over the two weeks they had four may day calls and three FFV. When they were returning back to Cairn the crew walk looking ford to having a week off. When Hammersley dock and every thing sorted out the crew left Hammersley to go to the pub or home. Mike and Kate left to go to see Steve.

When they walk into Steve office he smile at them "Mike, lieutenant, how was your patrol"

"Good, four may day and three FFV" Mike said as they sat down

"OK" they talk for ten minutes till Steve wave a guy who was waiting next door to come in.

"commander Flynn, lieutenant McGregor this is lieutenant commander Steve Cobain"

"i know Steve, how are you"

"good thanks Mike and your self" they shook hands

"I'm good"

"Lieutenant commander Cobain is the new captain of Hammersley" Steve said

"Really well you got a great crew to work with. Lieutenant McGregor is the XO"

"Really That good to know, I'm sure the lieutenant will fill me in on the crew"

"Yes she would" mike said smiling they talk for five minutes before walking out of Steve office and went there separate ways.

That night Mike, Kate and their kids showed up at the pub. The crew was shouting mike drinks as a fair well gift from the crew. Every one was having a great time talking and laughing during the evening.

"Listen up every one" mike said causing every one to go quiet

"Steve Marshal inform Kate and me today that Jack Freeman past away this morning. The funeral is on Friday if you want to go"

"thanks for telling us sir" charge said they talk about different things for the next hour before Mike and Swain took there families home.

Early the next morning Josh cell phone rang so he reach over and pick it up to answer it with out waking Nikki up

"Hello...yeah sure when...ok I'll be there" then he hung up.

He carefully got out of bed and walk into the bathroom to releave him self and wash his hands. Then he walk back into the bedroom to get dress. Once dress he walk out of the bedroom and down stairs and into the kitchen to put the jug on for a drink. Then he went into the office to write a note.

Once done he walk back up into the bedroom and place the note on his pillow. He look at Nikki one last time before walking out of the bedroom and back down into the kitchen where he made him self a drink and put in it his traveling mug before leaving to head to the mariner.

When Nikki woke up she put her hand on Josh side of the bed then open her eyes when she felt it was cold then she saw the note. So she pick it up and read what it said which made her smile then she got up and do what she dose on shore leave.

Later that afternoon she received a crash sail text message so she quickly got Josh and her bags then left to head to Hammersley while she try to call Josh.

When she arrived on Hammersley she put Josh bag in his cabin before going into her and Kate. When she walk in she notice two bags on her bunk same with Kate it was there new uniform. So she got change then went to find out what was going on while still trying to contact Josh.

When Hammersley left port Steve inform NAVCOM that ET is missing and no one can't get in contact with him.

"X why are we crash sailing for" buffer asked

"A report of a missing dive boat with eight people on board the staff try to contact them for over an hour since they were late to report in, then they call NAVCOM for help"

"Who was the boat X" Nav asked

"It belong to Robsen marines" Nav went into shock

"Nav are you ok" Kate asked

"X...ET went diving this morning he been working part time for Robsen marines as a diver for a year...Oh no"

"We won't know, they might just have radio problems"

"i hope your right X"

"How long before we reach red reef" Steve asked

"six hours sir" Kate said.

Not knowing to them all that Jack and Sam were watching what was happening on the dive boat. They saw a boat show up and guy getting onto the dive boat they saw him doing some thing to the pump then he raise the anchor before getting back in to the boat and drive off.

"Jack I better get down there"

"ok you know what to do"

"Yeah"

Sam got up and put her oxygen tank on then her flippers then her mask just as Jack open the back door then she pick up a bag and walk to the back of the ship and put the mouth piece in her mouth then jump into the sea. Jack close the door then dive into the sea following Sam till she reach the first guy who just lost conscious.

She pull out life vest and put it on him then she drop his weights and remove his mash as she pull the vest then she swam over to the next guy and did the same till all eight floated to the surface quickly.

Then she surface to see Jack uncloak the ship. She manage to remove the oxygen tank and flipper and put them on the back door then she lifted her self up then she pick every thing up and walk back in the ship

"how are they"

"they are alive, I got to them in time"

"Good lets get them to shore"

Jack flew to the first diver. Where Sam manage to pull him on to the ship then she gave him an injection while Jack flew to the next person. It took four trips to the island. While there they remove the life vests and waited.

"how long will the injection last"

"Seven hours, by then they will be on another ship. When that happens we contact NAVCOM"

"Alright"

When Hammersley showed up Jack and Sam watch what was going on. Shore party landed on the beach then they went to check each diver till they heard Nav scream as she held on to Josh while crying

"Nav...oh no" Buffer said when he saw who Nav was holding in her arms

"charlie eight two we found the missing eight divers" Buffer said

"copy that what going on buffer" Steve asked

"Sir one of the bodies it... it ET sir" Every one on the bridge was shock

"copy that buffer"

"sir... Nav was the one who found him"

"copy that" then Steve turn to RO

"Get me NAVCOM on sat phone"

"Yes sir" Every one was in shock with what happen.

"sir I got commander Flynn on line" He past the phone to Steve

"Mike we found the missing divers, they all drown"

"all of them"

"I'm afraid so and...one of them is leader Josh Holiday"

"what" mike said in shock

"ET"

"Yes, buffer just inform me" Steve waited

"alright I'll contact Melbourne and...get the to meet up with you"

"thanks Mike"

"can I talk to Kate"

"sure" he past the phone to Kate

"Mike"

"Kate are you ok"

"Yes...mike Nav was the one who found him"

"oh no... Look I'll go and make some phone calls we can talk later ok"

"ok"

"Fair winds" then they hung up.