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She put the plate and milk carton on the table. "will you be ok" Spider asked
"sure, happy hunting" she said smiling
"thanks enjoy your snack what is it" he step ford to see bird pull two bread apart
"marmite and peanut butter" spider screw his face up
"Yep with chips"
she open a packet of chips up and got some out and put it on one the bread then she pick up the other slice and put it on top then she pick it up and bit into it
"Mmm yummy now hopefully this would settle the little one down"
"Yeah, I'll check on you later, enjoy" he screw his face up as she took another bite of it.
He walk out closing the door then he went to look for buffer. It took ten minutes to find the four men and return them back to the junior mess. The crew wasn't happy that they were pulled out of bed to look for the men. Buffer yelled at able seamen Jones for sleeping on watch while every one else went to bed.
When buffer walk away spider was with him. "At least captain happy that they been found"
"Yeah, I'm heading back to bed"
"I'll go and check on bird before I do to" the spider smile
"What so funny"
"We should get Jones to eat what bird eating right now"
"Why"
"buffer peanut butter, marmite and potato chips sandwiches"
"that horrible" spider laugh
"Well bird was enjoying it"
"Lets go and check on her" when they reach her cabin door, buffer knock on to it"
"Bird it buffer"
"come in buffer" he open the door to see bird munching on her sandwich, so he and spider walk into her cabin
"We found the guys" buffer said
"that good, want a bite" she offer him her sandwich
"no thanks bird, spider told me"
"Ok well perhaps" she pick up a contain and pass it to buffer, in side was different sweets
"No thank you bird, you need it more than we do"
"ok" she put the container back on the table.
"what going to happen to able seamen Jones"
"Captain going to deal with him in the morning"
"ok what happen to Bendigo"
"they attending a may day and won't be here till first light, HMAS Sydney is also meeting us here cause of what happen"
"thanks for telling me, I'll let you two return to your cabin and get few more hours sleep"
"thanks bird, enjoy your snack" spider said
"i will" spider and buffer walk out of bird cabin closing the door then they return back to there own cabins.
Few hours hours later bird walk up and onto the bridge when she look out side to see HMAS Bendigo not far from the boat sexy best. She could hear the two captains talking for couple of minutes then the captain turn around
"morning bird did you sleep well"
"Yes sir, sorry that buffer called you"
"It not your fault"
"i know sir" then she pass him a file
"here my report on what happen this morning" he took it from her hand
"thank you bird"
"what happening sir"
"bendigo crew collecting the four men while tow rope being set up and two of our crew who was on board all night will be returning soon"
"ok what about HMAS Sydney"
"We will be heading towards them in about twenty minutes it would take two hours to reach them"
"ok thanks for telling me sir" bird watches what was happening till Bendigo started moving and turning away from Melbourne. Then Melbourne engines start up just as the anchor was raise then they headed south.
Few minutes later buffer walk up onto the bridge smiling "buffer why are you in a happy mood" bird asked
"tooth brush duties"
"Ah, who keeping an eye on them"
"Crew are taking turns, giving the guys hell, I gave Jones the worse toilet of all"
"Oh"
"One of the crew member had the bad case of the runs"
"i hope it wasn't my cooking" bird was worried
"no, he had food poisoning for the past couple of days and what he ate last night went strait through him"
"Oh that must be bad"
"it is"
"Well at least you know the other crew will keep an eye on them"
"True, so how are you feeling"
"Good"
"and the little one"
"settle down, I found out from e-mail from my grand mother that my father was like that but he didn't kick he just keep moving around and wouldn't settle down"
"Brian your biological father"
"Yep and I found out from Stewart that Ryan and Terri use to kick commander white till they get what they wanted"
"Ah so this little one is like his, her grand father and father"
"Yeah but there none of the family being born over eight pounds so this one is going to be big when he, she is born"
"sounds like it at least you got plenty of support"
"I have, the Hammersley crew calling them selves honorary aunties and uncles" buffer laugh
"Well it show how much we all care about you bird, we might not be related in blood but we are in other ways"
"i know and I suppose you want to be on it"
"Me an uncle only if it ok with Ryan and You"
"i know Ryan would say yes to it and so would i" buffer pulled bird into a gentle hug
"I'll be honored bird" he said smiling.
The crew on the bridge also smile. When they pulled apart they saw the crew grinning just as bird cell phone rings. So she got it out of her pocket and answer it
"hi charge... you got my e-mail message... yes I did... very bad" then she laugh
"No he hasn't started there training yet... don't worry I'll warn him... yes I saw them... one crew member is in a lot of trouble...yes he one of the five... why don't you ask him he right here" then she past the phone to buffer
"charge mate hows your diet" bird laugh while buffer grin.
Bird turn to the captain and step ford "Who charge"
"engineer on Hammersley he always said he big bone, and buffer always give him a hard time about it"
"ok" then they heard buffer laughing
"no way mate one crew member already got that problem... yeah... ok talk to you when we return... yeah it would be great catching up with you all... ok" then he hung up and pass phone back to bird
"Charge and two dads was giving me ideas on what to do with the five sailors"
"charge and two dads together, that double trouble"
"I agree bird" then spider walk up onto the bridge
"woo it bad down there in the toilets I hope no one in any hurry"
"spider" buffer said
"The crew had to close the toilet doors with the guys in side"
"it working on them already" bird said smiling
"Yeah but it ten times worse than it was with charge, no one dear light a match down there" bird laugh
"spider" captain said
"yes sir"
"it can't be that bad"
"Trust me sir it is"
"I'll go and find out sir" XO said
"Very well" then the XO walk down the stairs
"sir better warn you it really bad"
"I can handle it" XO said
"We shall see" spider said.
they talk for couple of minutes when the XO return "X are you ok" captain asked
"yes sir, spider right, the smell is bad" captain turn to bird
"what did you give them"
"curry sausages with three times the normal about of chilli, onion and garlic powder. That is why they smell so bad sir. But don't worry it will last till tonight"
"Why" XO asked
"I'm not going to let buffer and spider have all the fun sir"
"and you use to serve on Hammersley"
"Yes sir, we know when to be serous and when to be funny while out on patrol and when we have shore leave. I'm sure buffer and spider got some stories to share sir" she turn to spider and buffer
"thanks a lot bird"
"no problem"
"Care to share one or two" captain asked Bird look at buffer and spider then she turn to the captain.
"sir do you like the feds?"
"not really why"
"there one story I remember being told on the old Hammersley buffer, Nav and commander Flynn was up on top of the ship buffer told the commander to take a look on bright island, commander pick up his binoculars to take a look, he said to buffer, we drop two feds off the other day, I count another six more what are they doing" bird said then turn to buffer who was smiling
"Breeding sir" Every one on the bridge laugh
"that a good one buffer breeding, what about you spider"
"Ah nothing sir"
"May day, may day this is red velvet" bird said, buffer laugh
"when I was wounded spider and ET play a joke on my temporary replacement, well he got his revenge with red hair dye the same time as the may day call came in"
Bird got her phone our and went through her photos and show the captain and XO they laugh. Spider, buffer and bird share few more funny stories till they saw HMAS Sydney heading towards them.
"I'll better go and get my bags. It an honor to meet you sir" bird side to the captain as she stood at attention and saluted which he did in return "It an honor and privilege to have you a board able seamen white. Good luck with the trial"
"thank you sir, I'm sure spider and buffer will keep you all up to date"
"I sure you will" they shook hands before bird walk down the steps with spider and buffer behind her.
They went and got bird bags as well food she needed. Once that was all pack up they walk down to the back of the ship with three sailors behind them with the bags of food when they saw HRIB leave HMAS Sydney and headed towards them when the HRIB stop they saw two men get on to the ship
"buffer mate"
"Kitt how are you" they shook hands
"I'm good, we here to pick up a passenger, where is he"
"she, and she will be here in a minute"
"she who is she"
"Able seamen white"
"not a commander" Spider laugh
"what so funny spider"
"there is commander white Kitt, it bird mother in law"
"and yours to spider" buffer said
"what I don't under stand"
"commander white is my mother in law, I married her daughter and bird married her son"
"Ah that must be strange having CO of NAVCOM as mother in law"
"It is mate, I'll put bird things in the HRIB" spider said then he walk over and pass the crew member who in the HRIB birds bags then the three sailors past the bags to the guys then buffer did just as bird walk down the steps
"Here bird now" spider said Kitt turn to see bird walking towards them
"That bird"
"that her, here read this when you return and take care of bird and don't let her lift any of the bags" buffer said as he pass Kitt a fold up sheet of paper
"sure but why"
"It explain in that paper I gave to you"
"bird has been ill, her pregnant taken a lot out of her" spider said
"how bad is her condition"
"Her baby kick her in the ribs"
"all babies do that" Kitt said
"We know that but they don't brake or fracture them"
"What" Kitt was shock
"it true, have your doctor on board to rebound her ribs but not to tight, he would of gotten letter from bird doctor about it"
"Ok, hi bird I'm Kitt"
"nice to meet you Kitt" they shook hands
"here" he past her a vest. She manage to put it on then buffer help with the clips
"thanks buffer"
"We better go" Kitt said Bird tune to spider and they both hug
"take care spider"
"i will and you to"
"i will" then she turn to buffer who gave her a gentle hug which Kitt notice it
"Take care buffer"
"i will and good luck with the court case"
"I will and have fun with the guys" buffer smile
"i will"
"Oh one piece of advice while training them make sure your up wind from them" buffer laugh
"thanks for that"
They walk over to the HRIB Kitt got in first then buffer held on to one of bird hand and Kitt did the same till she on the HRIB and sitting down. She gave them a wave just as HRIB left to head to HMAS Sydney.
Spider and buffer watch what was happening for few minutes then they went up to the top side deck where they and other crew members saw bird she wave to them only for them to stand at attention and saluted her which she did in return then they wave to each other as both ship parted ways.