CH 188
The next morning every one had to be in the dress whites and on the back of the boat. They all were wondering what was going on when a navy car pulled up. They saw mike and Kate get out of it and walk on to the gang way and walk on to Hammersley saluting along the way till they were on Hammersley.
The crew stood at attention "At ease" Kate said so they relax a bit
"If your wondering why I ask you all to wear your uniforms this morning is that commander Flynn got some news to share." Kate said
"First of all able seamen Fraiser has been found guilty for his part of passing information on to the pirates, he is serving forty years for what he done...some thing funny two dads"
"Well sir it some thing Emma said to me the other night at the pub"
"Care to share"
"Yes sir, she said to me that she hopes that Fraiser would be given tooth brush duty every day he is in prison for what he did" Every one try not to laugh including Mike and Kate
"thank you for share that two dads" Kate said
"now the main reason why I'm here"
"Hammersley up" Kate said they all stood at attention
"Seamen bird front center" mike said Jessica step ford till she was standing in front of mike. They saluted each other.
"Seamen bird for the past year you have done more that any other navy seamen has ever done. You shown Honor, honesty, courage, integrity, loyalty while serving in the navy. With that it has given me the please to promote seamen bird to able seamen, congratulations able seamen bird" Mike pass bird her new rank insignia. Then they saluted each other and shook hands
"Keep up the good work"
"Yes sir" then she turn around and return back to her spot
"Hammersley about face" Kate said.
They turn left "dismiss"
then they relax and turn to bird to congratulated her on her promotion. Mike stayed for few minutes before leaving to return back to NAVCOM while every one else went to get change. When bird went to get change into her DPNU she had to change her should ranks.
While she was getting change she turn her computer on. When change she then log on and went to her e-mails where she sent a message to Ryan about her promotion. When sent she log off and shut down then she left to head to the bridge just before Hammersley left the docks.
Every one talk about there shore leave and what they did till they received a may day call.
Over the next month the crew has been busy as they always are so they stop off at Samurai island for some R and R. Just as they were coming into port bird walk up the steps
"Hey bird going to shore tonight" two dads asked
"Why"
"Well if you are we could celebrate your promotion"
"that a great idea" Charge said
"Who in" Two dads asked
"count me in" Swain said
"same here" RO said
"Why not" Dutchy said bird look at them smiling then she turn to Kate
"Ma'am" Kate smile
"Why not and you do have shore leave"
"Ok why not" bird said smiling
"Yes" two dads said grinning.
Later that night they all went to a bar in town where they try couple different drinks then the guys dance with Kate and bird while having a great time. When bird was at the bar she was drinking mineral water while watching the others having fun when she saw a women walk into the bar and sat down next to her.
"hi" bird said to the women.
The women didn't say a thing then a man walk in and sat next to the women. Jessica finish her drink when the women walk out of the bar. Jessica turn to the man she notice some thing odd under his long jacket. Then he turn around and pull some thing out of his pocket.
When Jessica saw what it was she quickly grab his hand with one and and the thumb with the other bending it back, plus she move her thumb over to a pressure point in the guy wrist causing him to let the deternatar go. Every one including her crew mates saw what she did.
They ran over to her when they saw bird fighting the guy when he try to grab the deternatar when she step back when he push her so she did a three sixty hit him in the head knocking him out and for him to land on the ground unconscious
"bird what going on" Kate asked
"Help me roll him over, but be careful of that" she point what was close to the guy hand
"Every one get out, it a bomb" Dutchy said then every one ran out of the bar.
Charge and swain carefully turn the guy over then bird undid his jacket and pull it back
"oh my..." two dads said in shock
"Dutchy do you think you could disarm it" Kate asked
"I need wire cutters"
"Here" a man said who is the bar owner whom pass a pair of wire cutters to Dutchy
"thanks" then Dutchy started cutting the wires around the deternatar, then between the blocks of explosives
"the women" Every one turn to bird
"what women" Kate asked
"there was a women she was in here few minutes earlier, I think she carrying a bomb as well"
"Two dads, charge go with bird and help her find that women, if she is a second suicide bomber we got to find her before she kill her self and others"
bird, two dads and charge ran out side. Bird look around "do you see her" charge asked
"no" they walk through the crowd till bird saw the women
"there she is, let me"
"Be careful" charge said
"I'll let boss know" Two dads went back in side while bird walk over to the women.
The women turn to bird then she went to put her hand in her pocket when bird tackle her to the ground and mange to get the women onto her stomach with her hand behind her back. Charge ran over to them.
"Bird are you ok"
"Yeah, give me your belt"
"Why"
"To tie her hands up"
"Oh right" he took his belt off and bend down to tie her hands up when the police arrived
"Stand back sir" bird said
"Who are you and what are you doing with that women" one of the officers asked.
"charge help me to stand her up"
Charge help bird to stand the women up then bird undid the coat and pull it back the officers were shock with what they saw then Kate and two dads ran over to them then stop when they saw the bomb strap to the women.
"Bird charge are you to ok"
"Yes ma'am" charge said
"Excuse me who are you" Kate turn to the two officers
"I'm lieutenant commander McGregor, captain of Australian war ship Hammersley, they are part of my crew including the ones in the bar who is deactivating a bomb"
"there two of them"
"Yes sir, I got a crew member in there deactivating and removing the bomb as we speak" then she got her phone out
"Excuse me I need to make a urgent call" then she walk away.
Mike was at home talking to Ryan whom he invited around for dinner when his phone rings, he smile when he answer it
"Hi Kate you miss talking to the kids"
"mike we got a serous situation at samurai island" Mike stood up
"Sit rep Kate"
"Bird manage to disarm two suicide bombers, one in side a bar where some of the crew and I was, then another one out side the bar. Dutchy is disabling the first bomb and removing it from the guy while charge and bird are holding the second suicide bomber till Dutchy disable the first bomb" Mike was shock
"Any idea why they target that bar you guys were in"
"I'm not sure mike...hand on" then mike could hear cheers
"Mike Dutchy got the disable bomb in his hands, hang on... Dutchy over here there another one" Kate said when she move the phone away from her ear.
"Ryan call Maxine tell her there a situation in Samurai islands two suicide bombers try to blow up the bar where most of the Hammersley was at" Ryan got his phone out and called him mum who was still at NAVCOM he told her what mike told him.
"mike Dutchy disabling the bomb now the police got the first bomber in custody"
"do you know if there any more"
"no I don't mike...if it wasn't for bird..."
"i under stand Kate"
"mike got mum on the phone" Ryan pass the phone to mike.
Mike fill Maxine in on what happen so far and what Kate tells him he pass it on to Maxine. Dutchy past the bomb to a police officer since more of them arrive then he walk over to where bird and charge is
"I need some light" Dutchy said. Bird got her pen light out of her pocket and turn it on then pass it to Dutchy
"thanks bird, keep her still" Bird and charge manage to keep the women still while Dutchy slowly disarm the bomb.
Swain and RO walk out of the bard with the guy between them, they past him over to the police. Swain spoke to the officers for a couple of minutes then he and RO walk over to where the rest of the crew is. Kate was still on the phone to mike till the bomb was disable and remove from the women.
The crowd cheered once again. Kate talk for another couple of minutes then she hung up and walk over to Dutchy and bird to see them hugging
"My hero" bird said
"no my hero" Dutchy said smiling
"you both are heroes, lets return back to Hammersley, we got to leave port in an hour"
"Why ma'am" bird asked
"We got to pick up SAS and some one from foreign affairs and trade at first light"
Once every thing was sorted out the crew return back to Hammersley after a fun and interesting evening.
"Well bird did you enjoy your self" Two dads asked
"Which part saving every one life or drinking those strange drinks and dancing with you lot"
"Ah... drinking and dancing"
"Yes I did enjoy my self it a shame the evening was ruin by those two suicide bomber. Ma'am any idea why they choice that bar"
"no I don't bird"
"the bar was pack and I think it was to cause a lot of damages and injury" Dutchy said
"If that did happen we would help with the wounded" bird said
"Yes we would" Swain said Bird thought about it as they walk back towards Hammersley.
"Ma'am is there a hospital here on the island"
"no we would take the wounded to HMAS Melbourne and the most serous ones would be medic vac to cairns" Kate said
"Ok" when they reach Hammersley bird stop
"on my god, Hammersley and possibility Melbourne are the targets" the others stop and turn to bird
"what" they all said
"bird that crazy" RO said
"Hang on I think she might be right" Dutchy said Bird look at Dutchy
"what if the that guy did blow him self up and cause all that death and injury. Then more people would come to help out and the second bomber was to cause more injury"
"but what dose it have to do with Hammersley and Melbourne" Charge asked Bird and Dutchy look at each other and said at the same time
"Third bomber"
"what" Kate said.
They turn to her "Ma'am if it did happen and you said that Hammersley would take the wounded on board"
"Yes"
"what if one of the ones who help carry the wounded on board is a third suicide bomber, Dutchy if you were a suicide bomber and you on a patrol boat where would you go to cause the most damage"
"Fuel tanks" charge said
"How much damage would it cause" Bird asked
"Blow the whole ship to peaces and damage even possibly sink Melbourne if Hammersley blew up close to Melbourne"
"I better go and inform NAVCOM this, all of you go and get some rest"
"Yes Ma'am" they all said before walking onto Hammersley.
Kate spoke to Mike who was at NAVCOM. She told him about bird theory of the third suicide bomber and what might happen.
"Kate tell Madeline Cruse this, she the ASIO agent who joining the SAS team"
"alright, who looking after the kids"
"Ryan is"
"alright, I better go we leaving port in few minutes"
"Ok, good luck and fair winds" then they hung up.