Title: Love in Russia
Author: rooster dawn
Classification: Harm/Mac
Spoilers: To Russia with Love, Gypsy Eyes
Summary: What could have happen in Russia between Harm and Mac if proper precautions were taken.
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part three
0800 hours
12 July
Moscow Hotel
Mac had been awake for about an hour. She couldn't believe that she was lying there in Harm's arms. It felt so good. She was very happy. Harm awoke and saw her with a smile on her face. He was happy to see her smiling. He also enjoyed having Mac in his arms.
After enjoying the feeling of being together in bed for another thirty minutes Harm and Mac got up. After they showered, dressed, and went down stairs they had a quiet breakfast. They discussed what their plans were going to be for the day.
They decided to go sight seeing around Moscow in the morning and then go to St. Petersburg in the afternoon. They wanted to maintain the allusion of being on their honeymoon in case Sokol was having them watched.
Everywhere they went they took plenty of pictures of the different sites they came across. Harm took a lot of pictures with Mac in them. Harm was in significantly fewer pictures. He thought Mac's beauty would make any of the pictures special.
Before they finished for the day they went to the American embassy to check in with the ambassador and get the information they had requested that morning. They also met with Mr. Blackadder, who gave them the 75,000 Harm had requested.
That night over dinner Sokol met with them. He had a list with him of places they could visit and places that were off limits to them. He also gave them the names of several local officials they were expected to check in with.
The next morning they made arrangements for their trip. Harm arranged to rent a small airplane with four seats for 10,000. Mac went out and got the supplies they thought they would need for the three week trip they were going for on. She picked up two sleeping bags, a tent, food, pans, and a small gas grill.
One might wonder why they needed sleeping bags and a tent. One never knew what might happen in Russia. One must always be prepared for the unexpected.
1000 hours
14 July
a small airfield
outside Moscow
The next morning Alexei, the cabbie, took Harm and Mac to the airfield and wished them good luck on their trip. Harm did a quick maintenance check and saw that everything appeared to be in order.
After his first trip in Sarah with Mac he always made a more thorough check of any planes they flew in. He didn't want to put her life into danger ever again.
Mac loaded their supplies onto the airplane while Harm checked out the rest of the plane. Everything looked to be okay. They didn't waste much time on the runway before taking off.
"Well Sarah, how do you like the ride?" asked Harm as he gave her a big smile.
"It's great. It's almost as invigorating as riding in Sarah. I don't feel sick at all." laughed Mac happily.
"Well we have a five-thousand mile trip. The plane has a fuel capacity to travel four hundred mile in between stops. I got a listing of all the airfields from Alexei where we can stop and refuel.
This plane has a top speed of one hundred and fifty miles an hour. So it will take us seven to ten days to make a direct trip. With layovers to sight see, a few more." informed Harm.
"That's okay Harm. That will give us plenty of time to relax and enjoy ourselves. It will give us time to study the lay of the land." replied Mac.
16 July
1500 hours
Harm and Mac had been traveling for a couple of days. They had stopped twice each day to refuel and grab a bite to eat. Everything had been going fine when suddenly one of the two engines caught on fire. Mac was worried about what was going to happen next.
She began to think about the first time she was up in a small plane. The day she had to deal with the poachers who shot her. Harm tried to calm her down. He told her the plane should be able to fly on one engine.
But to play it safe he put the plane on auto pilot. Harm helped Mac on with her parachute. They moved their supplies closer to the door, which they had packed into two knapsacks. Harm explained to Mac the art of pulling the ripcord and how to land safely.
All of a sudden there was a loud explosion from the back of the plane. They were losing air pressure quickly. Harm opened the cabin door. The airplane was beginning to drop quicker as the second engine began to stall.
Harm told Mac to either stay where she landed or to head due east and he would find her after he jumped. He told her to jump. Mac resisted at first, but Harm told her that he would follow shortly afterwards.
Mac grabbed one of the knapsacks and jumped out of the plane. She free floated for a few moments before pulling the ripcord. She dropped the knapsack as she neared the ground.
Harm got his bearings so he would know in which direction to go to meet up with Mac. He grabbed the extra maps and puts them in his jacket. He quickly moved to the door, grabbed the other knapsack, and jumped.
He was half way to the ground when he heard the plane explode and saw it crashed into a large lake.
After landing safely on the ground Harm figured Mac landed several miles west of where he came down. It would take a 20 -30 minutes walk before he would catch up with Mac if she was headed in his direction.
He quickly buried his chute and started off looking for Mac. An hour later he caught up with her. He threw down his knapsack and gave Mac a big hug.
"So how is my little ninja girl? Are you all right Sarah? I know you haven't jump out of too many airplanes." smiled Harm.
"I'm fine now that I have my feet back on the ground Harm. The landing was a little rough, but I was more concern about whether or not you got out of the plane safely. I heard the plane explode, but I didn't see your chute.
I don't know what I would have done if you had died. I love you so much. We are only beginning to explore our relationship as lovers. How are you doing flyboy?" asked Mac as she buried her head into Harm's chest.
"I'm okay Sarah. I feel the same way as you do. I love you with all my heart. I don't know how I could live without you either." replied Harm.
"Do you have any idea where we are?" asked Mac.
"We've traveled about twelve hundred miles. I'm sure we haven't reached the Ural Mountains yet. We would have seen them if he had. I believe that we are south of them. That is at least one good thing, we won't have to traverse them, but we still have a long way to go." chuckled Harm.
"So what do we do now?" asked Mac curiously.
"Let's take out our maps and get an idea where we are. Knowing the bearing we were traveling and the time in the air we should be able to figure out roughly where we are. Then we can make plans for what we will do next." replied Harm.
"Here are the maps Harm. Where do you think we are?" asked Mac?
"Well, judging by how long we were flying before the explosions, I would say we are about here." replied Harm pointing to a spot on the map.
"Wow! We are still over 4000 miles from Beleuxi. That's a long way to walk." responded Mac as she shook her head.
"Let's look at this map of the local region. Maybe we can find a small town near by." directed Harm.
"Here's one, Cheznovia. It's only twenty miles away at the most." pointed out Mac.
"It seems to be getting late judging by the sun's position in the sky." commented Harm.
"1700 hours local." smiled Mac.
"How do you do that? I guess we have time to walk about two hours before thinking about setting up camp for the night." responded Harm.
"Let's go then." ordered Mac as she took off walking.
