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Storm Warning

Just north of the fishing grounds a massive storm system was brewing while the boats continued hauling gear. As the storm drew closer, weather alerts started going off in every wheelhouse across the Bering Sea…

On the Cornelia Marie Dave and Sasha were giving each other a quick kiss before Dave headed outside with the rest of the crew to haul gear.

Up in the wheelhouse Phil was lighting up yet another cigarette as he studied his plotter thoughtfully, wondering where he would set if this string didn't hit it. He sighed wearily and shook his head, trying to keep himself awake. Just then, a loud beeping noise came from the radio. Phil jumped slightly and then reached up to adjust the volume.

"The National Weather Service has issued a severe storm warning…"

As Phil listened to the weather alert, his eyes grew wide in astonishment and horror.

"God have mercy," he mumbled under his breath as he grabbed the loud hailer.

Down on deck Josh and Jake were shooting glares at Dave from their station at the bait area.

"What is your problem?" demanded Dave with a victorious smirk.

"Shut up," muttered Josh.

"Yeah we know what you did…or rather who you did," sneered Jake.

Dave only laughed at that, "Oh really? And how do you know this?"

"The stupid smirk on your face for one," grumbled Josh, "And Sasha practically dancing across the galley kind of gave it away."

"And the stupid little looks you give each other," muttered Jake in disgust.

Freddy laughed loudly from his spot near the coiler, "I can smell your jealousy from here boys!"

Dave smirked as Freddy gave him a friendly nod, "That's right, Dave! I told you that she'd pick a guy like us!"

Just then, Phil's voice boomed from the loud hailer.

"Hey guys…I'm gonna need you all to start tying things down and get back inside as soon as you can."

"What?" exclaimed Corey in disgust, "Why?"

"Dude we were just about to haul the gear!" argued Jake in protest.

"Shut up and listen would you?" growled Phil, "There's a huge storm coming in and it's gonna be blowin' like hell out here so I need you to shut your mouths and just do what I've asked."

Jake grumbled under his breath as Josh sighed and shook his head. Freddy and Dave exchanged worried looks. Phil usually didn't snap like that to the whole crew unless something was really wrong…

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Over on the Time Bandit, Andy was at the helm and Jonathan was sitting over in the co-captain's chair. Maggie was sitting up on the counter in between the two, watching the guys moving around on the deck as they hauled pots full of crab, re-baited them, and set them back.

Once in awhile Andy would glance back at Maggie and give her a kind smile. Maggie appreciated his kindness and understanding. She was really starting to like this goofy, fun-loving captain and wanted desperately to get over her fear and act on it. But Andy was sweet and patient enough to let her set the pace.

Jonathan was smirking to himself across the wheelhouse as he watched his younger brother shoot another smile in Maggie's direction. Privately he started taking bets in his mind as to how much longer it would take before the two finally did it and chucked to himself.

Just then the weather radio went off. Andy's goofy, happy grin instantly disappeared as he turned up the volume to listen to the weather alert. Maggie's face went white as they listened to the terrifying news. She shot Andy a terrified look as he swallowed nervously.

"Jon get the guys to tie down the equipment and get inside…this isn't gonna be pretty…"

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Keith cursed loudly up in the wheelhouse as he too listened to the weather alert. Grumbling irritably, he tensed as a wave smashed into the wheelhouse. He didn't need the weather radio to warn him that a massive storm was moving in…they were already heading right into it.

Jenny braced herself as the wave crashed over the rail and wiped out a couple of the deckhands. They cursed irritably as they stood up and headed back over to the rail to continue hauling gear.

"This is getting bad fast," murmured Jenny as Crosby wandered over to where she was working at the bait station.

"Yeah you're tellin' me!" laughed Crosby as he shook his head, "That wave nearly took me out!"

Jenny knocked on a wooden plank and narrowed her eyes at him playfully, "Don't jinx yourself!"

Crosby smirked as he pulled her into a hug, just as Keith's voice sounded from the loud hailer.

"Guys…batten down the hatches and get in as fast as you can and I mean fast," said Keith with a twinge of anxiety in his voice.

The crew glanced at each other worriedly as they started tying down the gear and making their way into the safety of the galley. Crosby shot Jenny a worried look as he led her inside.

"I'm kinda nervous about this one to be honest," he whispered in her ear, "Keith sounds worried about the storm."

"Well why wouldn't he be?" asked Jenny, trying to sound realistic, "I mean it looks like it's gonna be a big storm."

Crosby forced a smile and nodded, but deep down he had a really bad feeling about this storm…

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The crew of the Northwestern was hauling their set back pots and coming up with more than enough crab to line their tanks. Edgar gave a wild yell of excitement as he ripped off the top shell of one of the crabs with his teeth. Jake gave him a disgusted look and Edgar tossed the crab at him.

However all of these things were oblivious to the couple up in the wheelhouse. Sig was rather occupied at the moment and not with fishing. He breathed hard as Amber pulled away from him for a moment. Sig smiled at her as she sat on his lap, straddling him in his captain's chair. She smirked back at him and shook her head.

"What?" asked Sig with a cheshire grin.

"You're having the time of your life right now aren't you?" she asked coyly as she slid forward, causing both of them to gasp.

"Mmm you have no idea," growled Sig as the two lovers continued their actions while the crew set back the next pot.

Sig groaned in complaint when he had to move away from Amber slightly to throttle up and adjust the direction of the boat so they could reach the next pot. Amber just laughed slightly and made up for the momentary loss of contact.

Just then the weather radio went off. Sig growled loudly as Amber quickly slid off of him and let him reach up to turn up the volume. They listened in shock to the weather alert and shared scared looks before Sig grabbed the loud hailer.

"Guys, finish up and get inside…we got a storm coming and it's a bad one…"

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HEHE! Hope you liked it! So just FYI I'm not going to be able to update as frequently as I have been because I have to start getting things organized to head back to college. That and I'll be gone for a week or so to go on vacation with the family. But I'll update whenever I can!! Thanks for reviewing!