CH 132
Mike was in his officer typing when there was a knock on his door, he turn around
"Yes leader"
"sir I received a strange phone call it sound like coming from a computer"
"what was it about"
"Hammersley finding eight divers and that they are alive and mention of pen fold island and owners of old factories near by the island and...message said they must go into witness protection program till the owners are caught"
"Who the drivers"
"Yes sir, here I made a copy" he past mike a pen drive so he save what he typing then he put the pen drive in and did some typing then he listen to the message. When it stop Mike stood up and walk out of his office and over to where lieutenant young is
"lieutenant get a message to Melbourne, tell them to check the eight bodies that Hammersley past to them an hour ago now"
"sir"
"do it"
"Yes sir"
On Melbourne the doctor just finish his drink and was returning back to the ward room when the captain ran down to him
"john we got to check those eight bodies"
"Why"
"NAVCOM received a strange message the eight divers are alive"
"but how can that be" The the doctor relies as his eyes widen, then they ran down to the cooler room where they unzip each of the bags and pull them back revealing there faces. The doctor put his fingers to the neck then move back
"oh my god he alive I need to get him to the ward room ASAP"
the captain walk out of the room to there nearest phone just as the doctor check the next person then the next. When the captain return he saw the shock look on the doctor face
"they all alive" then personal ran into the cooler room.
The doctor started giving out orders two crew members pick up one of the body bags and walk out of the cooler room then the next two did the same. The doctor follow the first body bag till they were in the ward room where his medical staff started working strait away. Back and NAVCOM mike just told Steve what happen
"How that be possible"
"It got to be a drug to slow the heart rate down to three four beats a minute then it slowly increase over time"
"I hope it no joke Mike"
"Me either Steve. If they are alive question is why try to kill them"
"You did say that pen fold island was mention"
"Yes"
"I'll check it out to find out what on there"
"Good idea"
Steve walk over to one of the computers to do some research while Mike waiting to here from Melbourne.
Twenty minutes later "sir it Melbourne" the lieutenant past the phone to Mike
"Greg, it mike sip rep"
"mike I don't know how it possible but all eight men are alive and conscious"
"what are there conscious"
"Besides cold they are in good health. One of them said he leader Josh Holiday he station on Hammersley"
"ET yeah I know him"
"He said you would Mike would you like to talk to him"
"If he able"
"He here..."
"sir"
"ET how are you"
"cold sir but slowly warming up"
"that good Can you tell me what happen"
"Guys and I went diving for coral we were down for about fifteen minutes after our eighth dive and we had a bite to eat and some thing to drink then reported in when it was time like we always do. Then we diving again, we were down there for fifteen minutes when I look up when I heard a noise it was another boat it pulled up next to the boat I was on. it was there for about three four minutes when I notice that the anchor was being pulled up by then I get getting light headed and past out"
"alright thanks for telling me. ET do you know what time the boat showed up?"
"Yeah thirteen eighteen hours" mike wrote it down the time
"Are you sure about the time ET"
"Yes sir we all got dive watchers on when the boat showed up I look at my watch for the time. The second time I look at it, it was just before I past out"
"what time was that?"
"Thirteen twenty two"
"thanks for that ET you been a great help"
"no worries there sir. the doctor on board here said that Hammersley found us"
"yes it true...ET, Nav was the one who found you"
"oh god, no, she would brake down"
"ET I know about you and Nav"
"sir"
"Married, you could of told me when you were back on Hammersley"
"I know Nav and I should tell you and X sir but it was only temporary that why we keep is quiet long as we have plus Nikki she set some ground rules while we were on board and if I step out of line tooth brush duties when we are on shore leave" mike grin knowing that what he and Kate had to do also
"Well you both did keep it off the boat"
"Yes we did sir at times Nikki tease me while we were alone I almost broke number of rules. Now I know what you and X go through over the past couple of years and plenty of cold showers" mike laugh
"your right about that. Look I'll let the feds know that you and the other are alive. You know who ever try to kill you will try again if they knew you are alive"
"witness protection sir"
"yes"
"sir can you make it possible for Nikki to be on it as well"
"I'll see what I can do."
"thank you sir. Oh there one thing while diving this morning the guys and I notice a pipe line going from pen fold island out to red reef it look new I don't know if that means any thing"
"it might ET, thanks for that"
"Yes sir, ah the captain want to talk to you sir"
"thanks ET"
"Mike, you want me to let Hammersley know"
"no, I'll do it they will be in port in the next hour"
"so are we"
"alright talk to you soon fair winds" then they hung up.
Mike then walk over to Steve "found some thing Steve"
"Yes pen fold island was use during world war two it got storage tanks on the island"
"storage tank for fuel, oil"
"Fuel why"
"I just spoken to ET he said that he and the other divers came across a pipe line from pen fold island out to red reef"
"that interesting cause the main oil pipe line from the oil rigs goes just past red reef"
"If that the case Steve some one planing on stifling oil"
"Ok if they put it in the old storage tanks where would it go from there?" mike thought about it
"old factory, the message mention owners of old factory and owners caught"
"Lets see what we can find out about any old factories in the area"
"good idea. ET even gave me times of when boat showed up and before he past out" Mike past Steve the note with the two different times on it
"that odd"
"what odd"
"the phone call about the missing diver check in it was just before twelve"
"that strange ET told me that he reported in before they dive again, they were diving for fifteen minutes when the boat show up makes it about... Thirteen hundred hours when ET last reported in. some thing going on with Robsen marines"
"i agree, I'll let the feds know"
When Hammersley was in port an hour and a half later after coast watch spotted the missing Robsen dive boat, they had to change course to get to it and tow it back to Cairns. Kate and Nav left together in a car that showed up for them. When they arrived at NAVCOM they walk in to the main room to see Mike walking towards them
"mike"
"Kate"
then he turn to Nav, he put his hand on her shoulder she look up at him then tears start falling so he pulled her into a hug. The personal look over to where the crying was coming from.
"sorry sir"
"It ok Nav you got the right to cry" he said when they pulled away from each other, Kate past Nav a hanky so she could wipe tears away
"Steve want to talk to you Nav"
"Yes sir"
"I'll wait out here" Kate said
"alright"
Mike and Nav walk into Steve office while Kate walk over and sat down at the table looking over at Steve office where she saw Steve and Nikki talking. Ten minutes later mike and Nikki walk out of Steve office so she stood up just as they walk over to her
"Nikki are you ok" as she put her hand on Nikki shoulder
"I will be"
"come on there a place we got to go be at and we late" mike said.
"mike what are you talking about" Kate asked
"I'll be back"
Mike went to get his hat then they walk out of NAVCOM and down to the underground car park. They walk over to a van where a man got out from the driver side
"commander, is this her"
"Yes it is"
"you knew the agreement"
"i do, this is lieutenant McGregor who also happens to be my wife, we don't keep secrets from each other and she can be the back up"
"mike what going on why are we here" Then the side door open
"Oh my god" Nikki said in shock, even Kate was shock when she saw who step out of the van.
Nikki step ford wrap her arms around Josh as they hug, then she started crying again
"i thought you were dead"
"so did I Nikki, so did I" when they pulled back he kiss her then she kiss him all over his mouth then one big one on his lips. when they broke apart
"but what happen" she asked while holding his face in her hands
"I don't know my self"
"what about the others"
"alive" He pulled her into a hug and kiss her forehead then turn to smiling Mike and still shock Kate
"sir, X I hope you can find the ones who try to kill the other divers and me"
"We will get them ET" when Nikki pulled back
"you going into witness protection program" ET up her face while looking at her with a grin on his face while Nav look confuse
"no we are. Commander Flynn found away for you to join me" Nikki was shock with the news.
"what" she turn to Mike
"the transferred request off Hammersley has been approve and feet command agree with me that you got compassionate leave cause of the trauma that you been though today"
"What for how long sir"
"till we get the ones who try to kill ET and the other divers"
"thank you sir" she turn to give him a hug
"Nav you leave with ET now, I know you will want to say good by to the crew but leave that to Kate and me"
"Ok, what about our house" Nikki was back in ET arms
"that will be taken care of as for you wages that been taken care of so you can still get some of the money"
"thank you sir"
"We got to go" the guy said as he look at his watch
Nikki hug Kate "Take care" Kate said
"i will"
"I'll take care of your things on Hammersley"
"thank you" Nikki and josh got into the van, they wave to mike and Kate just as the door close. Mike and Kate step back as they watch the Van leave.
"what are we going to tell Emma" mike said
"We will think of some thing up, so tell me what happen" they return back to the office, with mike telling Kate every thing that happen.