I was told to update soon, so here it is. It's a very SHORT update, but an update none the less. Plus, may be important later. ;-)

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Andy, Neil, and Jonathan sat in the wheelhouse staring out the front of the boat as they watched the crew work diligently on getting the crab on the boat. They weren't on big numbers, and were having a hard time finding the crab, and Jonathan did nothing but blame Katrina, saying she was bad luck on the boat. It only prompted the guys to pick on her more than they already were.

"Should we tell them?" Andy asked.

"No, don't bring them down right now. It's only gonna' make things worse on this boat than it already is." Jonathan answered.

"Still. They are all just as close to Joelle as the rest of us. I think they should know."

"Not telling them is not going to change a damn thing. They can find out at the end of the trip, and it won't make a difference."

"Jon, if she dies, and none of them know what happened prior, they will be pissed. I would be pissed." Neil said, chiming in.

"Fine, we can discuss it at the next dinner break." Jonathan said, sitting back in his seat angrily.

Andy looked at his watch, then leaned over and grabbed the hailer and said "Yo, Kat, get your ass inside and cook dinner."

Katrina flipped the wheelhouse off, but headed inside anyway.

"What, break time already?"

"It's time to tell them. No need to delay this more than needed." Andy said, sitting back in his seat.

"Whatever. Take over for me." Jonathan said, then walked out of the wheelhouse. Andy sat down in the captains chair, and watched out the window. The radio was buzzing with talk about Joelle, to see if there was any new news on her at all. Andy wanted to turn it off, but was afraid too, in case there was something new to find out about. He didn't want to miss out on anything.

Before long, Jonathan walked back into the wheelhouse and announced to the guys to get inside for a quick meal. He then stormed back down to the galley, leaving Andy and Neil alone again.

"Let's head down." Andy said, standing up after putting the boat in autopilot towards the next string.

The two brothers headed down to the galley and the crew was already around the table eating the food that Katrina had put together. She sat quietly between Eddie and Mike, eating her food slowly. She wasn't an awful deckhand, but wasn't anywhere near the level of the other guys. If Jonathan had his way, she would be off the boat as soon as they hit Dutch Harbor, but the contract he signed kept her there throughout King Crab season, and he was stuck.

"Alright, everyone, we need to talk to you." Jonathan said.

"I knew something was up. You seem way too pissy than normal." Scott said, smirking.

"Scotty, shut up." Andy warned, shaking his head.

"What is it?" Eddie asked when he realized the look on the three brothers' faces.

"There has been an incident on the Northwestern."

"What do you mean, an incident?" Mike asked, sitting back in his seat.

"Joelle was taken to the hospital by the coasties, and isn't doing too well." Andy said.

"What, she couldn't handle the pressure?" Katrina said with a smirk.

"You know, if there weren't cameras around, and no witnesses, I'd deck you right now." Jonathan angrily snapped.

"What is your problem with her anyway?" Scott asked.

"She thinks she's god's gift to man. I have a problem with that."

"You! You're not allowed to speak anymore unless we give you permission." Jonathan yelled, slamming his hands on the table looking dead straight at Katrina.

"Sorry." She said, putting her hands up in surrender.

"Back to Joelle. What's going on?" Mike said, changing the subject back to what was important at the moment.

"She collapsed and a wave took her head first into the side of the boat. She seizured and her heart stopped beating. They were able to get her heart beating again, but she lost a lot of blood. She's in a coma at the hospital in Anchorage, but the doctors don't think she is going to wake up again." Andy went on, giving Katrina a look.

Everyone was silent at what Andy said.

"What are they going to do?"

"She is on life support right now, because she can't breathe on her own, but they refuse to pull the plug on her."

"Good! She's a fighter. That chick makes it through everything!" Eddie said, trying to sound confident.

"How's Crosby?" Mike asked, thinking of his friend.

"He had just arrived to the hospital today from what Sig said. He's heartbroken, but hasn't left her side since he got there."

"He's got to be devastated." Scott said, shaking his head.

"They are all pretty distraught. We just need to be there for them all as much as we can, because from what I understand, there is a very good chance she won't make it out of this." Andy said, shaking his head, but making it clear that things didn't look good. He wanted to prepare the rest of the crew of what may come.

"I have faith she will. And knowing her uncles, they will not give up on her."

The rest of the crew was silent, afraid to say anything at that point, as they all made a silent prayer that Joelle would wake up from the horrid nightmare.

There you have it. I'll try to update again soon, but I'm pretty busy the next couple weeks. Hopefully I can update Sunday, but I don't know. The more reviews I get, the more motivation I get to update sooner. :)