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Chapter two

"X-ray 2, this is Charlie 2, come in." Mike said through his radio

Mike repeated, "X-ray 2, this is Charlie 2, come in."

Again, silence.

Mike began to pace up and down; he could no longer see Kate on deck. He could see what he thought was the master and a few more crew. He had known that the vessel was dangerous because NAVCOM had informed him, however the message didn't get to Kate in time.

The Hammersley crew were under the control of the other vessels crew and there was still no sign of Kate. Panicking and shaking. He became increasingly worried. No one was answering. Mike felt useless in the situation. Kate was in trouble he thought, he whole crew was in trouble.

The thought had crossed his mind that he should have sent the other rhib however, he just thought more of his crew would come under fire. So he sat glued to the binoculars watching like a hawk. Mike must have just blinked, when suddenly more gun shots were fired. He thought he felt his heart stop, but he could see that his crew were taking back control over the boat.

Mike's radio broke the silence in the bridge "Charlie 2, this is Bravo 2, come in"

Finally mike thought "buffer, what is going on over there? Is everyone ok?"

Buffer replied "the situation is now under control and have them in custody, as we boarded the ship they opened fire on us. The X has been shot, it looks pretty serious, and swain wants you to prepare the wardroom. We shall be back in a couple of minutes. Over"

Mike replied worryingly "I'll make sure it's done"

Mike was on the deck to see how Kate was when the rhib came back. It looked to him that she had been shot in the shoulder and was unconscious. She was quickly rushed through to the wardroom. Mike slowly turning white. He followed directly behind her not knowing what else to do.

As swain got to work, Mike got in the way by always holding her hand and stoking her hair out of her face. Swain ordered him out of the room and to inform NAVCOM that the situation was indeed extremely critical and that they need to get her back to base as soon as possible.

After speaking to NAVCOM mike had been told to make their way back to base on the fastest possible route. There was every chance that she wasn't going to make it here, and mike really needed to tell her something, something that was very important.

Mike then goes to back to find swain, "swain, I've just spoken to NAVCOM and to head home immediately, our ETA to base is an hour, will she make it? Please tell me she will."

"Sir, I don't think you realise how serious this is, I don't know whether she'll make it. I really do hope she will she is a precious member of our crew" mike knocks his head to agree to what swain is saying. "You know I will do whatever I can, she as stable as she will ever be on this ship, she needs to get to the hospital immediately. And I presume there will be an ambulance on standby when we get there?"

Mike shocked that he would as a stupid question like that "course there will be one and I will be going with her to the hospital in the ambulance."

Swain now look puzzled but it then clicked that maybe there was a connection between the both of them and it was none of his business so dropped the chain of thought. He had more important things to be getting on with like saving somebody's life, one of his own people.

As the ship slowed down everyone knew that they were heading into port. The quicker they got there, the more chance of survival Kate had.

Mike entered the wardroom to check on his Kate.

Suddenly she flat lined...