CH 3

Swain and spider arrived and MacGyver, explained to Swain what had happened and Carly's medical condition while getting what she needed out of the bag.

"Why are you telling him everything?" Ray demanded obsessive about his daughter.

"Swain is the chief medic on Hammersley even though we're both gifted medics, he outranks me, Sir," as she took her blood pressure.

"One twenty-five over eighty," She reported to Swain.

She removed the cuff and put the stethoscope back in her ears so she could listen to Carly's lungs and heart. "Your lungs are clear and you're heartbeat is normal. Here, take two of these," she opened a packet of panadol and passed them to her.

"Water please, Sir," Ray passed Carly a bottle of water.

"You should be fine in the next few days so long as you don't go swimming while you are getting over a cold."

"She won't, don't you worry."

After making some notes on her pad, she and Swain pack up then they all left after saying goodbyes. MacGyver spoke with Ray about keeping an eye on Carly's temperature and how often for Carly to take the panadol.

Back on Hammersley, they return to the snake boat and wait for another parol boat to show up with the snake expert to take care of the snakes, the body, and the two men that are on Hammersley. It was seven hours later when they were able to carry on with their patrol.

A month later, they attended a May Day, arriving they find a dozen foreigners stuck on a sandbank. Once they were on Hammersley and checked over, Mike learns that the captain of the ship had hit something during the night and the boat was taking on water.

They, fortunately, we're near the sandbank and he was able to get close enough for them to get off. Just before daylight, the boat went down with the captain on board after he moved the boat away from the sandbank where it sunk just meters from where they were found.

On the way back to Cairns, Kate, Swain and MacGyver went down to austere and found that one of the women was having an asthma attack. As they were checking the passengers, they were attacked by three men but MacGyver, who was trained in martial arts, took out one guy and then the one who was attacking Kate. Swain got the third guy. Mike, Charge and Buffer showed up after seeing what was happening on the security camera.

"Are you three ok?" Mike asked.

"Yeah, we're all fine," Kate said.

"Look at this, Sir, this guy had it with him," MacGyver said passing Mike a GPS locator. Then she went to treat the women with asthma while listening to Mike speak with Kate and Swain.

"What was he doing with this?"

"I don't know, Sir, but the way they moved I think they are an Eastern European extraction team with military training," MacGyver said as she started the nebulizer.

"Are you sure?"

"I've seen it before while overseas on tour, Sir. Very interesting, isn't it, Sir, with what has been going on, on Samaru Island," she said standing up.

"Meaning?" Swain asked.

"Meaning, Russian Special Forces and now these guys."

"She right, Sir," Kate said.

"Ok, we'll talk about this later. Swain, Buffer, tie them to the bed. MacGyver, how're the women?"

"She's breathing easier now, but I suggest we move her to the wardroom to keep a close eye on her for a couple of hours."

"Alright, but there's to be someone with her at all times."

"Yes, Sir."

"OK, good work, I'll let Steve know what's going on."

"Yes, Sir." Mike and Kate talk to the other passengers, Swain, Buffer and MacGyver return to their duties. MacGyver escorted her patient to the wardroom.

When they returned to Cairns, the three men were taken away by the Feds and the women in the ambulance, and the rest were taken away by immigration. Mike went to see Steve while the ship was being restocked before heading back out on patrol.

When they return from their patrol the crew was looking forward to some shore leave. MacGyver arrived home she does her normal things and orders a pizza for dinner. After it arrives she went to her computer room where she did some work while eating dinner.

Later that night her cell phone rings, and she saw that shore leave was cancelled. She wasn't happy about it.

The next morning when she showed up on Hammersley, she went to sort out her bags and start her normal work. When everything was done, she went to find Mike, she saw him, he was on the side bridge talking to Kate as she walked to the open door, She overhears why they've been crash sailed.

"Morning," she said walking outside and over to them.

"Morning MacGyver, are you ok?" Kate asked.

"No, I was looking forward to going to the gym today instead of being here, but that's the navy for ya. Don't worry, I'll do my work out later today if I have some time to do it."

"It's hard for the rest of the crew as well, MacGyver," Mike said.

"I know that Sir. I overheard what you two were talking about. So we're the taxi for the SAS. Do we know how many SAS are going to be on board?"

"No, I don't. Why do you want to know?" Mike said.

"So I know how many to cook for Mike as well work out menus while we are out on patrol."

"I'll find out and let you know"

"Thank you, Sir. So I was right about Samaru Island then," she said leaning on the rail while looking down at the crew who are waiting for the next lot of boxes to arrive.

"Meaning?" Kate asked.

"Us going back there, things have been slowly heating up since we were last there and now the SAS has been called in to help."

"We don't know, MacGyver."

"I did some more checking and I've been following the news. Last night, something was brewing on the island. I didn't get a chance to find out what it was because I got the shore leave a cancelled message."

"Don't worry about it for now, ok?"

"Ok, so..." she looks around to make sure no one hears them talking "How was your dinner last night."

"It was good. We went out for Chinese and was heading to Kate's when I received a call from NAVCOM."

"What a way to ruin your evening."

"Oh, it turned out to be a great evening," Kate said smiling.

"Really, it's one way to release some of the tension that was building up while out on patrol"

"Thanks a lot, MacGyver."

"Your welcome Sir. Ahh, the boxes have arrived, I better go and help out."

An hour later the army truck arrived. Mike and Kate were on the wharf going over some paperwork when MacGyver walk onto the wharf and over to them.

"Everythings on board. Now I can find out how many extras I'm going to be feeding today and tomorrow." She turned and watched to see how many SAS guys walk onto Hammersley carrying their gear when a guy showed up on his motorbike. MacGyver was busy double-checking to make sure she knows how many will be on Hammersley when she hears Mike, Kate and the SAS guy talking.

"Lieutenant Commander Flynn, I'm Captain Jim Roth."

"Captain this is my XO, Lieutenant Kate McGregor"

"Captain."

"Lieutenant," they all shake hands.

"How long before leaving port?" Jim asked.

"As soon as your team and gear are aboard," Mike replied.

"Ok!"

"Spider, ET, stop clowning around," MacGyver said yelling out to the two sailors.

"Sorry MacGyver," Spider said as she walked up onto Hammersley and over to the two men, taking whatever it was in Spider's hand, looks at it, then she whacks their heads together while shaking her head at them and then tearing up the sheet of paper in front of them. She shoved half each down their overalls.

Then she turned to Mike and Kate who were watching her. "Sir, X, I want these two to join me in three hours in shorts and tee shirts. They can join me when I do my exercises."

"What was on the sheet of paper?" Kate asked.

"You can ask them once we are on our way X. Sir, Captain Roth how long are you and your men going to be and how many are joining us on board?" Jim turns to Mike.

"Why does she want to know how many of my team will be on board?"

"She's the chef," Mike said.

"Oh," he turned to MacGyver. "Eight, that including me."

"Thank you, Captain" Then she turned and walked behind the RHIBs.

"You let her talk like that?"

"Who? MacGyver? Up to a point, but when it comes to preparing meals, she wants to know how many guests there are going to be so she knows how much to cook up. She very fussy in that way," Mike said. "But she does show respect to the officers"

"That's good to know." Fifteen minutes later Hammersley was heading to Samaru Island.

When MacGyver was out on the boat deck, Spider and ET were in their gear as well. Some of the crew watch them doing yoga and other exercises that Spider and ET were struggling to do. Nav and Kate were on the side bridge watching what was happening.

"MacGyver sure knows how to keep her self fit," Nav said.

"I know, I'm pleased she introduced us to yoga and the rest of her routine."

"Same here, how far can you go now?"

"Three o'clock, you?"

"Same, it's a good way to tone our leg muscles and back sides."

"True, as she said, it's a good way to lock your legs around a man's waist, among other things." Nav giggled.

"Yes, indeed."

"Hey, it looks like MacGyver's not the only one who is doing some exercises." They saw the SAS show up and begin to remove their shirts and jackets.

"Oh my… that is one way to put the navy men to shame," Nav said.

"That is so true, looks like they've got a few admirers."

Nav turned to see all the female sailors showing up and watching what was happening.

"We better go and get them back to work," Kate said.

"I agree."

"Everything ok? X, Nav?" When they return to the bridge.

"Yes, Sir," Nav said as she sat down at the radar console.

"I'm going to get the crew back to work."

"Especially the female crew," Nav said.

"Why's that?" Swain asked from his seat at the helm.

"The SAS decided to do some exercises as well."

"What? On the back boat deck?"

"Yes," Kate said as she walked down the steps.

They all look at Nav, "What?"

"you were watching them, Nav," Mike said.

"They just showed up right before we came back inside, Sir."

"I see how Spider and ET are doing with MacGyver's exercises."

"They're hating it, Sir, they're doing the hanging leg raise."

"What's that?" Swain asked.

"You're against a wall and your hanging onto something like a rail, then you slowly lift your legs up together so far and hold it and count to ten then lower them to the ground then you try to raise your knees up to your chest then point them out in front of you so you look like an 'L' shape then bring them back up to your chest then lower them, then you repeat it all over again."

"How did Spider and ET do with the second part?" Mike asked.

"They're struggling to raise their knees up while doing the breathing exercises at the same time."

"And MacGyver?"

"Piece of cake to her sir, she puts the rest of us to shame."

"Sounds like we need to exercise more," Swain said.

"That would be great if and when we do have shore leave Swain, but the Navy's got no sense of timing," Mike said.

"That's true, but MacGyver, she can still do her exercises while out on patrol," Swain said

"That's true, Swain," Nav said.

When Kate walked out onto the boat deck "Haven't you got work to do," She said.

"Sorry X, Spider and ET are struggling with MacGyver's exercises." Buffer said.

"I can see that."

She then walked over to where the three crew members are. She can see both ET and Spider sweating as they struggle to raise their knees up to where MacGyver was doing it, making it look easy and hardly breaking a sweat. She turned to see Jim working out with his men while trying not to get distracted by what MacGyver was doing. She walked over to Jim

"Deciding to do some exercises Captain?"

"Yes, I like to keep my men fit."

"And you?"

"I keep myself fit, thank you. And I can see who keep themselves fit," then he gave them their next instructions for the exercise.

"MacGyver yes, and she also finds it relaxing."

"I can tell"

"Can you do what she is doing?"

"Looks easy enough," then he gave the next instructions to his group.

"Why don't you try it?"

"When?"

"How about now?"

"I'm busy with my men."

"What are you afraid of Captain?" MacGyver asked as she walked over to them as Spider and ET collapsed on the deck.

"Nothing."

"Well, then I'm sure your second can take over from you." Spider and ET sat up as they heard what was being said.

"Another day then, you just finish your exercises," Captain Roth replied. MacGyver put her hands on her hips and chuckled.

"Excuses, excuses Captain, come on, you show me that you can do what I've just done."

"Is that a challenge?" She walked right up to him looking into his eyes and smiled.

"That's up to you Captain." Then she turned and walked over to the wall, stopped and turned to him.