CH 17
When she walks into the pub, she went over to where the guys are. "Hey, you made it! What will it be?" Charge asked.
"Beer, Thanks."
"Ok. Are you ok?" He was standing next to her while ET, Spider and Buffer were at the pool table.
"The acting president pardoned the four men, he saw the tape."
"That's great news."
"Yeah, but his hands are tied when it comes to Ray Walsmen. Even though he got copies of all the proof. He wants more and what's worse is Walsmen is an Australian citizen."
"We will get him, don't you worry."
"Time's ticking, the election is in two months."
"That's true. Forget about Walsmen for now, come and get drunk with us." She laughs as she looks over at the pool table seeing the guys laughing and enjoying themselves.
"I'm meeting Jim in a couple of hours."
"Ah, so is it's serious between the two of you."
"The day it's serious is the day he puts a ring on my finger."
"Ok..." Charge ordered and paid for five beers then looked over to the pool table to see Spider miss his shot.
"If Spider is a lousy shot when he sober, I wonder what he is like drunk," MacGyver said. Charge snorted.
"I don't want to know," chuckling.
When they got their beers they went over and passed around the beers to the others while talking and laughing.
A Couple hours later MacGyver walked outside and down the ally way with her phone in hand, she called Jim. A man was walking towards her, "Hey, where are you… oh, I just left there." As the guy walked passed, she notices his tattoo. "Yeah' I'm heading to the car park." Stopping she turned to see the guy walking towards the boat ramp.
"Jim, get to the boat ramp, I'll explain when you get there," hanging up she tries to call Kate as she follows the guy without him knowing she was there. When it went to voicemail.
"Kate, it's MacGyver. I spotted one of the Russian mercenaries, he has the Russian special forces tat. I'm going to find out where he is going," then she hung up.
She followed the guy, stopped and poked her head around the corner. She could see him talking to some other guys. Opening her bag she got her other phone out and took photos of the men and the guy with the tattoo. Turning to look behind her to make sure no one is going to sneak up on her, she saw Jim, she put her finger to her mouth and waved him over. He walked quickly and quietly as he could over to her.
"Hey, what is it?"
"See the guy in the blue tee-shirt?"
He took a look then moved back, "Yeah?"
"He's Russian Special ops, I saw his tat."
"What is he doing here?"
"Getting ready to load that container on that barge. Let's go and see what's in there." They move closer where MacGyver manages to get more photos including one of the tattoo. They quickly get into the container, when they heard more voices and hid. When they heard the door being closed and locked they stood up, went to the door and tried to open it.
"Damn we're locked in," Jim said.
Macgyver open her bag and got a torch out and turn it on. "Let see what's under these tarps," she said. looking under them to see boxes of food and water. Then they heard a noise and felt the container moving. Hanging onto something until there was a bang and it stopped. MacGyver tries to get a signal but couldn't. Looking around she smiled when she saw a small hole in the roof of the container.
"Jim I'm going to need you to give me a lift," as she opens her bag and gets a pocket knife and corkscrew out. Putting them on top of the boxes with her phones, and she opens the corkscrew.
"What are you going to do?"
"Make the hole bigger and poke this wire through the opening and I'll attach it to my phone to try and get a signal."
"Ok, makes sense, good idea." he puts his hands together and she puts the wire in her mouth then she puts her foot into his hands and pushes up until her hands are touching the roof. Then she put the corkscrew into the hole.
"Hang tight," she said.
Then using it as a drill, she turns it as she pushed upwards until the hole was bigger. Then, she removes the pocket knife and pushes the wire through the hole. She put her hand on Jim's head as she crouched down then her other hand on his shoulder as one of her feet touched the floor then the other one.
"Thanks for the lift," she gives him a quick kiss.
"Any time." He watched her as pulls her cell phone apart and attaches the wire to it then she checked for a signal.
"That's incredible."
Then she made a call as they hear the engine's startup.
"Hello, Swain! It's MacGyver. Look I don't have much time to talk, I'm sending you photos, I tried to call the X but she didn't answer. I saw one of the Russian mercenaries, I recognised his special forces tat…. Look, Swain, I'm in a shipping container with Jim, we're on a barge. They're heading to the new campsite, to meet up with the boss… yes, Ray Walsmen. Tell X to get my laptop, I activated my beacon. I'm going to get the proof we need to arrest him… Ok thanks, Swain," hanging up.
"June, what proof?"
As she's sending the photos and a text to Swain, she answers Jim, "Ray Walsmen had ordered his men to kill a kid as a warning message if they don't vote for Ballebaan, that's on one island, then on another, the bastards raped a twelve-year-old girl in front of her village, it was a gang rape, Jim."
"It's no wonder that when me and my men go through a village that they are scared of us, I had no idea why."
"They would think that you are going to do what those animals did and I don't blame them."
"I understand, how did you find out about it?" MacGyver told Jim everything while she sent each photo to Swain's phone. Then she got her beacon pen out and turned it on.
"My gosh, I had no idea it was that bad."
"Now you know," then her phone vibrated and she opened the text message.
'Swain contacted me, I'm crash sailing Hammersley, find out the name of the barge, we're on our way, Mike.' she showed Jim the text message then she sent a text back...' thanks Mike, shame your not in the captain seat' with a smiley face.
"All we can do is wait," she said as she sat down leaning against the boxes then he did as well.
"Some night we have, not what I had planned."
She turns to him, "Oh, what did you have in mind?"
"Dinner in town then dessert at my place."
"Oh... dessert... what sort?"
"Chocolate moose with dark chocolate shavings all through it and vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce on top."
"Mmm sounds heavenly."
"Oh it will be, it's in my fridge at home, I made it up before coming to get you."
"Oh, sorry." Turning to kiss him, "I'll make it up to you somehow."
"I'm sure you will," they kissed once more.
When the crew received the crash sail text message they all quickly returned to Hammersley. Mike was also onboard which show the crew. "Buffer every one here?"
"All except for MacGyver."
"Ok Craig, take her out time is ticking."
"Sir, what's going on?" Nav asked.
"MacGyver spotted one of the Russain Special Ops men in Cairns, she followed him to a barge where there were at least a dozen mercenaries on board. Jim met up with MacGyver and they went to check out a container when they were locked in. She was able to contact Swain and send him photos. The barge they are on left port over half an hour ago. They're to meet up at the new campsite" Mike said.
"Sir" RO said as he walked up the steps passing enlarged photos to Mike.
"MacGyver's done good on the photos, shame she couldn't get one with the name of the barge she's on," Kate said.
"Agreed X. What about the beacon?"
"Nothing of as yet, the container must be blocking the signal."
"Could be right, anyway we will head towards Samaru Island." He said.
The next morning Jim and MacGyver heard the door open, so MacGyver turned her head to see what was happening. It was the Russian guy, he picked up a box and passed it to one of the guys, then a box of water, and he walked out with it. MacGyver and Jim quickly got up. She grabbed what she needed and walked quietly out the door and climbed to the top of the container.
She taped the pen to the top of the container then she crouched down and walk to the edge where she took photos of the men and the name of the boat then she returned back to where Jim was waiting. She checks her GPS and then sent photos and GPS location to X's phone when they return inside the container, her phone buzzed, she checked the message.
'We on our way, we're two hours out.'
'Stay back until you hear from Jim and me, we are going to find the camp then let you know' she hit send just as the door closed.
"All we can do now is wait," Jim said.
"Yeah, and think up a plan."
"Good idea."
Spider was looking at MacGyver's laptop when it dinged.
"Sir, X it's MacGyver's beacon."
"Change to one seven zero," Mike said.
"Changing to one seven zero."
"From where the beacon is, we're about two hours away," Kate said.
"Keep an eye on that beacon Spider."
"Yes, Sir."
A couple of minutes later, Kate's cell phone rings. "Sir, MacGyver sent us a text message and more photos," she showed him her cell phone.
"I recognize that name, that's one of Ray Walsmen's boats," Mike said.
"More evidence, Sir," Swain said.
"Yes, it is."
Jim and MacGyver were busting to pee when the barge stopped. MacGyver had noticed the change in course direction. Then they heard a noise like they did the night before and then they heard voices. Waiting by the door and since it wasn't locked properly, Jim saw the men walking passed carrying weapons and extra ammo between them.
Once it was safe, Jim opened the door and stepped out with MacGyver right behind him. She climbed up to get the pen then they notice the back door was starting to close, MacGyver looked to see if it was all clear then she and Jim ran and jumped over it and into the sand, then they ran into the bush and stopped.
"Let's follow them," Jim said.
"First I need to go," then she ducked behind a bush to pull her pants down and crouch down.
"I hear you there!" he hurried over to a tree to do his business.
When finished MacGyver returned to the beach with some duct tape in hand. She rips off two strips and tapes them to a tree. Then she sent a text message and returned to where Jim is waiting for her.
"I placed a marker for the crew to find."
"Ok, good idea." They walk into the bush following the footsteps when MacGyver's phone vibrated, she opened it up, "Hammersley's an hour away."
"Good they made time."
"Yeah," they walk for another ten minutes then slow down as they were getting closer.
"Bingo!" MacGyver said.
She got her video camera out and passed it to Jim. Then she passed some other items to him, and kissed him "good luck," she said to him.
"You too."
"Hey, try to get his laptop, that would make a great bonus with all the information on it."
"Yes, that it would."
Then she put her bag on her back and crept closer while Jim moved around getting closer. They started recording, then he sent a text to her phone which unfortunately the men in the camp heard.
"Hey, you!" one of the men said, as she turned and ran.
"Get after her!" Ray said. MacGyver ran then pretended that she tripped over something. She went to get up when two men grabbed her and pulled her to her feet. Turning her around, taking the phone out of her hand, they pulled her backpack off and tied her hands. Then they push her towards the campsite where Ray Walsmen is.
"You!" Ray said shocked when he saw her.
"you know her?" Ballenbaan asked.
"Yeah, she's Navy, stationed on Hammersley. Where's the rest of your crewmates?"
"Enjoying their shore leave, they would know when I'm missing."
"She had this," the guy gave Ray her phone, he looked at the recording and checked to see what other photos there were, text messages, everything.
"Well at least we got time since you don't report to the ship until tomorrow for your shift," Ray said. Then he and Ballenbaan started arguing.
MacGyver listened to what was going on. "So, are you running this show Mr Walsmen and Ballenbaan is your puppet, you telling him what to say and do?"
"Shut up!"
Then she turns to Ballenbaan, "did you know that he ordered his men to threaten your people to vote for you?"
"He what?" He turned to Ray, "Is this true?"
"Yes, so you get to be president and I get to have all the mining rights, just as we agreed. You've gotta remember I'm going to make you a rich, powerful man."
"These are my people!"
"So you're going to make their lives much better with homes, a hospital, schooling."
"At what cost to the people and the environment Mr Walsmen? If your plan does happen, it would be a disaster for this island not only to the people but to the animals and bush" MacGyver said.
"I'm doing what's right for the people here, take her to someplace and make her dig her own grave then shoot her," he said to the one in the blue tee-shirt.
He grabbed her and pulled her away, they walk about twenty meters away when he unties her hands and gives her the shovel "dig" He said. MacGyver takes the shovel and shoves the blade into the ground.
"No."
"I said dig!"
"I don't think so."
"Drop your gun," Jim said and he poked a piece of metal that feels like an end of a barrel in the back of the guy's head. He raised his hands so Jim took the gun from him.
"Tape" he tossed her the roll of tape then she bound his hands first then his mouth.
"Will you be ok with him?" she asked Jim.
"Sure what are you going to do," she took some items from Jim and dug in the guy pocket and pulled out a lighter
"Get my bag back, Crew should be here soon."
"Be Careful."
"Aways" she kisses Jim then took off again.
The guy looked at them both before she took off again "She's a wild one, I wonder what she is going to do, come on let's go and sit over there," Jim followed the guy until he stops and made him sit down then he tied his bootlaces together and stood up to watch from the tree.