AN: If you wondering when this is happening, it happens in 2012 almost a year to where Mike, Kate, Bird and Jim risk there lives when they disable the dirty bomb. Plus for all Stargate fans, you going to see more of Jack and Sam in the next few chapters.
CH 268
Bird was eating six hash browns with her bacon and eggs for breakfast when the normal amount for crew members is two each. When bird arrived on the bridge she smile at them before walking out side to the side bridge getting some sun on her. She wals looking out to the sea when she notice some thing odd
"Captain" Bird said Kate got up from her seat and walk out side
"what is it bird"
"there ma'am is that smoke I can see" Bird pointed.
Kate raise her binoculars to where bird was pointing "your right, good spotting"
then she turn and ran back on the bridge giving out orders. Then Hammersley started turning towards where the smoke is at the top of the green. While on the way Kate contact Sydney navy base about what was spotted and that they are heading towards it.
When they reach the area, there was no smoke so they slowed down while every one was on look out for any one who in the sea. Bird and Ryan help out when bird spotted four people in the water
"Captain ten o'clock" Bird said as she walk quickly on to the bridge
"Stop all engines" Kate said then the engines stop
"Hands to boarding stations, hands to boarding stations, hands to boarding stations perpeared for sea rescue" Kate said over the PA system.
Few minutes later one of the HRIB's left the side of Hammersley and headed to where the four people are. Once they were on board they headed back to Hammersley. Once the HRIB was back in place the boarding team help the four people on to the back of the ship where Kate and her XO is
"Swain"
"they are fine ma'am."
"I'm lieutenant commander Kate McGregor captain of the HMAS Hammersley, this is my XO lieutenant Simpsons. He will take care of you all" Kate said to the two adults and teenagers
"thank you for saving us captain" the man said
"Your welcome sir, did you manage to save any thing"
"Yes" he said then he pull put a plastic bag from between his tee shirt and life vest
"It our past ports, credit cards, papers" he past them to Kate who past them to swain
"Swain is our coxswain and medic" Kate said
"what a coxswain captain"
"Police and navy"
"what both"
"Yes he is"
"cool" they all grin
"If you follow me I'll see if we can find some thing dry for you to get into" XO said
then they follow the XO and swain towards one of the hatches. The two teenagers asked them lots of questions which made Kate smile as she headed to the bridge. On the way down to the ward room Cookie went to get the family some dry clothes.
Bird help out by making them all a hot drink. Once they were check over and in dry clothes cookie took them to the junior mess where they saw plate of muffins on the table. They sat down and pick one up and started eating them when bird walk in with tray in hand
"hi, I made you all a hot drink" she pass them there drinks they saw her expanding stomach
"i didn't know they aloud pregnant sailors still working on ships" the women said
"I'm not a crew member, well I was"
"Oh my god your Jessica bird" the teenage girl said in shock
"Yes it Jessica white now"
"Alice calm down" the man said
"dad this is Jessica bird the hero"
"what" then he look at bird then to his daughter
"Dad she made history, the Victoria cross she received last year from saving a navy ship and crew members from a suicide bomber we heard on the news" the women look at bird
"Oh my... it is you isn't"
"Yes ma'am"
"I should of relies, you all hero's" the women said
"Not just us but every one in the arms forces are it don't matter if your navy, army or even air force, we all hero" Bird said which made the family smile
"If you will excuse me" bird said as she turn and walk out of the room.
"wow wait till my friends hear about this" the teen age girl said
"I don't know if any of the crew told you this but it was bird who spotted the smoke from your burning yacht" Cookie said
"Her" the man said
"Yes sir, if it wasn't for her it might of taken hours before some one saw you"
"We got to thank her" the women said
"you will ma'am" cookie said.
At NAVCOM Mike was waiting at the elevators when he heard four women talking, he reconsigned there voices so he turn around to them and smile
"sir"
"mike" was said at the same time
"morning" Mike said as he gave Terri a hug
"morning sir. Boy are we glad you are back sir" Bomber said
"Why do you miss me that much bomber"
"Try every one in the ball pen and captains of the patrol boats sir" Nav said
"Why what going on"
"It been a nightmare sir, you have no idea" Amy said
"Nav"
"The captains of the patrol boats when they call they ask for you, when one of the lieutenants said you weren't here they had no choice but to talk to knocker"
"Well she is the CO Nav"
"We know that sir. Just two days ago she was yelling at a captain and his XO for boarding a boat with out her ok cause it got an Australian flag"
"that under stand able unless there was a good reason"
"there was sir, the boat was reported stolen two days earlier, I took the call for back round check on the boat." Nav said
"sir they found over two hundred kilos of drugs and weapons on board" bomber said
"They do have cause of boarding since it was reported stolen"
then the doors open so they step into the elevator then Terri press two buttons then the door close.
"sir the men that was arrested got criminal records in dealing and shipping drugs carrying weapons and there was a warrant out for there arrest since they didn't show up in court for numbers drugs and weapons a fences"
"Who was the ship"
"bendigo, Josh told me what happen and what was found" Nav said
"I'll need to look at the captain and XO report"
"i got a copy of it sir" Nav said
"ok, what else should I know about"
they talk till the elevator stop and doors open Terri said her good byes before stepping out and the door close then the elevator started moving again Nav told mike what else been happening till the elevator stop and the door open.
They step and and walk towards the ball pen while talking some more till they stop at Nav desk
"Nav we got import American air force officers coming here today, can you let me know when they arrive"
"General O'Neill and brigade general Carter sir" Nav said smiling as she pick up three files and pass them to him
"how did you know"
"Fleet commander sent a fax through last night, I read about there visit"
"Ok can you get every thing from Madeline cruise and every thing connected to the dirty bomb last year"
"On your desk sir" Bomber said
"Every thing"
"Even reports about what happen" Nav said
"thanks"
"Knocker not in a happy mood this morning" Amy said. They turn to see Maxine walking quickly into NAVCOM and into her office.
"I wounder why she in a grumpy mood this morning" bomber said
"bomber" mike said
"Well it true sir" Bomber walk over to her desk, Amy and Nav did the same.
Mike walk around and into his office when he stop when he saw files covering his desk. He stop ford and pick up bomber note 'sir you need a bigger office'
Mike smile then he put the three files on his chair and his brief case on top of a book case where the ship it then he put his hat on top. He look at his watch then he pick up the three files and sat down where he open the first one it was about the boarding that Nav was telling him about.
Half an hour later Jack and Sam walk into the ball pen they look around the room when one of the navy personal walk up to them while smiling
"General Carter, General O'Neill I'm lieutenant Caetano welcome to NAVCOM" they saluted and shook hands
"lieutenant Cast..."Jack said
"sorry I can't pronounce you last name lieutenant"
"it ok sir, my husband get tongue tied when he first try saying my last name, the ones who know me call me Nav if that makes it easy for you sir"
"Yes it dose Nav, commander Flynn is expecting us"
"i know sir, if you will follow me I'll show you to his office" then they walk into the ball pen when a lieutenant walk over to her
"Nav I got Hammersley on the line"
"I'll take it boxer" then she turn to jack and Sam
"Excuse me it will take a minute" then she turn and walk over to where boxer walk to he past Nav the head set and she put it on
"Captain, it Nav is what the problem... yeah... yes I'll under stand I'll let commander Flynn know... yes he in his office... under a lot of files" Nav said smiling
"sure I'll tell him..." then she laugh
"sorry... sure, I'll tell him fair winds" Nav said laughing then hung up
"Every thing alright Nav" Boxer asked
"Yeah bird curry sausages are working on charge already" Boxer laugh
"Thanks we needed a good laugh"
"Lieutenant Caetano, my office now" every one turn to the voice.
Nav turn to jack and Sam "Commander Maxine Knocker white, bomber can you show general O'Neill and General Carter to commander Flynn office and see if you can find him under all those files" Nav said smiling
"sure thing Nav" Nav walk towards Maxine office
"hi I'm able seamen brown, bomber navy nick name, if you will follow me sir, ma'am"
"thank you bomber" Jack said then they follow bomber around to mike office to see he was on the phone, bomber knock on the door, he turn to her and smile
"just a minute Jeff" then he move the phone away
"Yes bomber"
"general Carter and General O'Neill are here to see you sir"
"Ok can you take them to the other room... bomber which files are the first files" She step into mike office when jack and Sam walk into the door way to see files every where
"This are the first ones it all put in order by the dates" Bomber said putting her hand on the first pile
"Ok can you take them into other room and give them to General O'Neill to read I'll be there soon as I can"
"Yes sir" she pick up the big pile of file and turn around and walk out the door while mike return to his call
"Is that all of them bomber" Sam asked
"no ma'am this is one of five ma'am" Jack and Sam look at each other then back to where bomber was going.
She open the door and walk in then she put the files on the large table "Here you go sir, ma'am, if you need any thing I'll be at my desk"
"thank you bomber" then she walk out closing the door behind her.
When Nav walk into Maxine office "you wanted to see me ma'am"
"Yes why is there files on mike desk"
"He ask for them yesterday ma'am"
"all of them"
"Yes ma'am
"what for"
"you will have to ask him ma'am"
"Now..who are those two that walk in here wearing strange uniforms"
"they are untied states air force officers ma'am, they..."
"I don't care, get them out of here or I will call security"
"I wouldn't do that if I was you ma'am"
"Excuse me lieutenant you do not tell me what to do now get them out of here, if I find them still in here in five minutes I'll have you at captain table by the end of the week, dismiss" Maxine said so Nav walk out of Maxine office.