Chapter 20 Black Box

Buffer returned to the ship stepping off the Rhib, Bomber and Swain where still arguing when Mike walked up to Buffer.

"So is that all she said get off the island it isn't safe" said Mike as he repeated what Buffer had told him.

"Yes sir and she was very clear and once she said that she ran into the forest and she was gone and then we left" replied Buffer as they walked through the ship heading to Kate's cabin, they knocked, Kate letting them in.

"Kate that woman in your dream describe her" asked Mike.

"She was about 5'5, brown hair, ring on her left hand, and a scar on her forearm" said Kate as Buffer looked at Mike nodding, Kate was right and her dream was a message.

"What is it, did you find one of them?" asked Kate waiting for an answer Mike sat beside down beside her.

"Kate, Buffer saw a person on the island and that person was the woman in your dream, she warned Buffer to stay off the island and that it wasn't safe" said Mike as Kate started to grip Mike, there was some sort of connection between Kate and the woman and it scared Kate.

Mike walked up onto the bridge, surprised to see Kate she look so tired and stressed. "Kate you need to rest" said Mike trying to get her off the bridge and down to her cabin.

"What I need is to get on that island, now there is a connection with this woman and me and now I keep having her dreams, now you tell me why I shouldn't be worried, I need to go onto the island to speak with her" said Kate trying to persuade Mike to let her go and after all these years he couldn't resist in the end Kate got her way.

Kate geared up and stepped onto the Rhib she waited to lowered into the water, Buffer watching her back they stepped onto the island when the woman appeared out of nowhere.

"You came back I told you not to come back" the woman said she was not happy to see Buffer but Kate on the other hand she was extremely happy.

"I keep having this dream about you what happened on this island do you know what happened here?" Kate asked "what is your name?" she added.

"My name is Dianne Holmes, we were on a survival camp and three days in something wasn't right, stuff from our camp was going missing and so were the people, on the forth night Mike twin sister Shelly and I were sitting on the beach and there was this light" Dianne explained, " yes I know about the light it was hot and then it went black and I woke up" added Kate as Dianne agreed, " well what you didn't see was that it was boat it had large lights on it pointing down at us as the heat was unbearable and then I don't remember anything but there is a man in the caves around to the south he's still alive just you need to get to him fast" Dianne said before she ran off disappearing into the forest like before.

Kate and Buffer ran to the Rhib speeding around to the south to the caves.

"This guy he would've had have seen us why didn't he signal" asked Kate

"I don't know Ma'am maybe he thought the ship had come back for him but what would the ship want with backpackers" replied Buffer as he pointed at the caves.

"There Ma'am" said Buffer, there he was the mystery man that had been running circles around them, unconscious the put him onto the Rhib and took him back to Hammersley.

Swain stood on deck waiting for Buffer and Kate to get back, they carried the man to the ward room, putting him down on the table Swain and Bomber getting to work straight away, drips and needles going everywhere Kate left the room as her stomach started to turn heading to the bridge to inform Mike, she took the last step up onto the bridge when Mike started to walk over to her when she fainted, falling into his arms. Mike stared down at Kate, she was exhausted he carried her down to his cabin were Alexia was asleep, laying her down he placing a kiss on her cheek and brushing the hair out of her face he left to see Swain.

Mike walked down to the ward room were Bomber and Swain were still attending to the mysterious man who was still unconscious.

"Swain?" said Mike looking at the man.

"Sir, he is severely dehydrated he should wake up soon and then we can.." but before Swain could finish his sentence an explosion could be heard, the ship rocking from side to side as the after shock hit them. Mike ran up onto the bridge looking over at the island there were flames and secondary explosions one after the other. Mike looked through his binoculars when he saw a woman standing on the beach pointing at different parts of the island until were she once stood exploded, hearing the scream of Kate Mike immediately ran to her. Waking up Alexia along with half of the crew Kate laid in Mike's rack crying, she had had the worst nightmare, Dianne had given her the information she needed.

"Kate" yelled Mike as he ran to his cabin, "what's wrong?" he added.

"The island its gone Dianne is gone but I know where the ship is and I know what they are doing to the backpackers" replied Kate as she cried in Mike's arms "its horrible I know what they are doing" she repeated.

"Kate were are they ?" asked Mike as he attempted to calm her down.

"120 miles south of our position" Kate replied pulling herself together she picked up Alexia, as she tried to calm her down she put her back to bed and headed topside.

"Nav I need u to plot a course to Tilly Reef is about 120 miles south of here" said Kate as Nav got her charts together before she keyed in the co-ordinates, they wouldn't reach the vessel until 0700 hours the next day until then Mike ordered Kate to get some rest before he headed down him self.

Kate laid in Mike's arms, she didn't want to be alone in case she had another nightmare, they were ruling her life at the moment. Mike covered Kate with his thick blanket rubbing her arms, as she slowly drifted to sleep, 'hopefully it would be a peaceful dream' Mike thought to himself, Kate was shaken enough by the island and the dreams weren't helping.

Mike woke up a few hours late wet, Kate was sweating she was having another nightmare, her blood was pumping and her heart raced at million miles an hour, Mike laid beside her reassuring her everything would be alright except this time when Kate woke up she didn't scream she laid there stunned. Her face was blank of emotions which worried Mike.

"Kate" asked Mike " Kate are you ok?" he added there was no reply "Kate can you hear me?" he said the worry in his voice very noticeable, when she finally turned to him.

"I just had the worst nightmare" replied Kate turning to Mike who had a towel in his hand " how far away are we?" added Kate.

"Were about 45 miles away from tilly reef, why?" asked Mike,

"Because we need to get there sooner those backpackers are in a lot of danger we don have much time" replied Kate getting up as she headed for the shower.

"What sort of danger are they in?" asked Mike the worry started to fill his body once again.

A/N: hahaha another cliff hanger lol ill get the next chapter up as soon as possible. Zara xx