Chapter 7

Seaview was still positioned at the Strait of Gibraltar at periscope depth. It was too dark to see the color of the boats coming out of the Strait. There were quite a few large ones but they didn't even know what kind of boat they were looking for.

"Mr. Morton," Sparks called excitedly.

Chip ran over to the radio shack.

"I'm receiving a signal from Janet's phone. It's about fifty miles from where we are."

"Can you send the coordinates to FS-1 so they can track it?"

"Yes sir."

"Seaview to FS-1. Come in FS-1," he called quickly

"Yes Chip. What is it," the admiral answered.

"We have a signal from Janet's phone. Sparks is sending you the coordinates now."

"Okay we got them. Good work. Meet us at the coordinates. We are about ten minutes from there. FS-1 out."

They all breathed a sigh of relief. Somehow Janet managed to trip the tracker. Afraid Shelby would notice

FS-1 landing on the water, the admiral decided to submerge and come up along side the yacht hopefully un-noticed.

Craig was amazed at what this vehicle could do and held on with one eye open afraid of what would happen when it hit the water.

The only problem they now had was how they were going to board the boat while it was still moving at top speed.

Lee asked Craig to call Dale. Craig phone Dale and hoped he would be able to answer the phone.

"What is it Craig," he whispered so no one else would hear him in the kitchen.

"Lee Crane here. Are you armed? If yes, can you stop the boat? We need to stop the boat so we can pull up alongside of it. We will be there in five minutes."

"No, I'm not armed but I will go to the captain and make him stop the boat. I will lock the door to the bridge so Shelby can't get in. Ring the phone once to let me know you are ready to pull up alongside.

Dale ran up the bridge unseen by Shelby or any of the guards. He went into the bridge and locked the door behind him. As he locked the door his phone rang once.

"Stop the engines right now Captain," Dale demanded.

"Who the hell are you and no way will I stop the engines," he retorted.

Dale punched him in the face knocking him out cold. Dale went over to the engine panel and pressed the button to turn off the engines. The yacht slowly came to a stop.

Shelby felt the boat stop moving and ran up to the bridge. He saw Dale in there, tried the door but it was locked. He took a shot at Dale but missed. Shelby was still standing on the bridge trying to open the door.

FS-1 had pulled up alongside the yacht as soon as it stopped. Jason was the first one out of the hatch and was spotted by Shelby who took a shot at him. He caught him in the shoulder. Kowalski was behind him and caught him before he fell overboard.

"Are you alright, sir," Kowalski asked.

"Yes, just grazed me," Jason replied as he climbed back up on deck.

Shelby was still shooting at Lee, Craig and the admiral coming up on deck when Dale came out of the bridge. He snuck up behind him and knocked him out.

Since Janet was unconscious, the admiral knew Lee would want to get her aboard Seaview as soon as possible.

"Lee as soon as you find Janet, get her aboard FS-1 and take her back to Seaview. The rest of us will take secure the yacht," Nelson told Lee. "Come back only if Janet's alright."

"Thank you sir," Lee said to the admiral. "Now I just have to find her."

"Where is she?" Lee yelled to Dale as he stood on the bridge. Kowalski was standing along side Lee.

"Lower deck first cabin on the right," he told him.

They ran down the stairs, found the cabin but the door was locked. Lee wasted no time kicking in the door. He found Janet tied up and unconscious. He untied her and carried her to the side of the boat. He could see bruises on her face and that her ankle was swollen.

The lower deck of the yacht matched up almost perfectly with the top hatch of FS-1.

"Kowalski, go back into FS-1, I'm going to hand Janet to you. I will be right there to take her to Seaview," he said to him.

"Aye sir," Kowalski replied as he ran to FS-1 and waited for Lee. He gently took Janet from Lee's arms, placed her in the bunk and made sure she was secured before he strapped himself in.

Lee climbed through the hatch, jumped down the ladder, strapped in and started the engines.

"FS-1 to Seaview," Lee called impatiently.

"Seaview aye," Chip replied noticing the tension in his voice.

"Have Jamie standing by. Janet's unconscious. We will be there in five minutes."

"Okay Lee."

Chip radioed sick bay and told Jamie to get to the observation nose immediately.

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Jamie and Frank, the corpsman on duty, were in the observation nose by the time Lee berthed FS-1. Chip opened the hatch as soon as he heard the docking doors close. Lee carefully handed Janet up to Chip who placed her on the stretcher. Frank and Kowalski carried her to sick bay while Lee followed close behind his eyes never leaving her face.

Once they reached sick bay, Jamie did a thorough examination and found Janet had a slight concussion to go with the large bump on her head, her shoulder was bruised but not dislocated, her ankle was severely sprained and had several bruises on her face. But other than that she was okay. As Jamie finished examining her, she started to come around.

"Seaview...sick bay," she asked softly.

"Yes sweetie," Lee told her as he brushed his hand on her forehead.

"Good," she replied and went back to sleep.

"Lee, she will be fine," Jamie told him. "She will be sleeping for awhile. I'll wrap her ankle but there is nothing I can do for her shoulder. She will be very sore for a few days and will have to walk with crutches. I'll put an ice pack on her bump. How did this happen?"

He breathed a sigh of relief as he told Jamie, "She fell down some stairs on the boat and I heard him hit her at least once."

"That would explain her injuries. He must have hit her a couple of times by the bruises on her face. Why don't you go back to the yacht and take care of things there. She will be asleep for a little while. If she needs you I will call."

"You sure, Jamie?"

Jamie just gave him a look and Lee knew she would be fine or he wouldn't let him leave.

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Lee and Kowalski took FS-1 back to the yacht. When they boarded, they found Shelby conscious, tied up and sporting a nice bruise on his cheek thanks to Jason.

Lee didn't even know Jason had been shot or he would have taken him back to Seaview with Janet.

"How's Janet," he asked Lee when he came back aboard.

"She'll be fine. What happen to you?" Lee asked worriedly. "Do you need to go to sick bay?"

"I'll be fine, he just winged me, I'll check in with sick bay later."

Nelson called Admiral Johnson and told him they had Shelby. He gave him the coordinates of the yacht. Johnson told him along with Lee, Craig and Dale to stay on the yacht that he had a team of agents coming via helicopter to relieve them. The team would be there in an hour. As they waited Lee explained to Dale who they really were. Craig and Dale were to stay on the yacht along with the rest of the agents and bring Shelby back to Monaco where he will be taken into custody. He also told him Janet was hurt.

"Do you have the LRAD?"

"Yes, Gerald" Nelson answered.

"Is Janet going to be alright," he asked with concern.

"Yes but it might be a couple of days before they can come to Washington."

"Fine. I'm very sorry Janet got hurt. Please tell them they did a great job."

"Nelson out." He hung up the phone and gave it back to Jason.

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They all stayed on board until the helicopter came. Once the agents boarded, Lee, the admiral, Kowalski and Jason took FS-1 back to Seaview. The trip back to Seaview was quick and they all breathed a sigh of relief once they were back aboard.

"I'm glad you came back unhurt this time Lee," the admiral told him as he patted him on the shoulder. "But I'm worried about Janet."

"Janet will be okay but will have a hard time walking on crutches on Seaview"

"Don't worry, we'll work something out."

Chip had given the order to have Seaview start for home as soon as FS-1 was back.

O'Brien was in the control room and gave Chip's order to the helmsman as soon as FS-1 berthed.

Lee and Jason headed right to sick bay as soon as they came aboard. Jamie saw Jason's arm and made him sit on a gurney so he could take a look at.

"Doc, it's okay. Just put a bandage on it," Jason told Jamie.

"I'll be the judge of that," Jamie replied as he swabbed it with an antiseptic, bandaged it and give him a shot of antibiotics.

"Thanks Doc."

Chip was off duty and stayed with Janet until Lee came back. She was still asleep when Lee and Jason arrived. He took her hand in his and was rubbing it when she woke up.

"What truck hit me," she asked as she tried to sit up and decided that wasn't a good idea when she got dizzy.

"Sweetie, take it easy," Lee said as he gently pushed her back down. "You have a slight concussion, bruised shoulder, severely sprained ankle and some bruises on your face, but according to Jamie you're okay."

"Is that all," she smiled slightly. "Did you get Shelby?"

"Yes, we got him," Lee told her. "You did a great job and Admiral Johnson is very appreciative."

"I know the routine so when do we have to go to Washington to be debriefed?" she said with a slight grin. "And bring him the LRAD."

"When you are up to it. Johnson knows you are hurt and will wait until you are better."

"Okay," she said yawning. "Thank you Jason for rescuing me. Please tell the rest of them thanks too."

"No problem. I'm glad you're okay," he said as he gave her hand a squeeze.

She fell asleep a few minutes later

"All right gentlemen, she's going to be out for the night. I think it's time you all head to the wardroom for a good meal and then to bed for some much needed rest. Lee I'll call you if Janet needs anything." Lee scowled slightly and looked ready to protest but Jamie beat him to the punch. "It's that prescription or I check you into sick bay for the next 24 hours."

"Okay Jamie, you win." Lee quickly conceded. "Come on Jason let's get out of here before he pulls out the restraints. We'll grab a quick bite and then get you settled in a cabin,"

As the entered the wardroom they quickly spotted the admiral seated at one of the tables. They each grabbed a tray and moved through the food line where Cookie loaded them up with chicken, potatoes and fruit. Lee led them over to the admiral's table and set his tray down. Before sitting down he made his way to the coffee urn and poured a hot cup of the stout brew.

"Evening Lee," Nelson said. "How's Janet doing?"

"Evening sir. She's got a slight concussion, banged up shoulder, a sprained ankle and assorted bruises but Jamie said she's going to be fine. She's sleeping right now, which is the best medicine for her," Lee answered.

"Good to hear it's nothing too serious. She did a hell of job. I'll stop by sick bay later after she's had a chance to rest and more up to visitors. How are you doing Jason, you're shoulder okay?"

"It's fine sir. Dr. Jamieson just cleaned it up, put on a new bandage and kicked me out of sick bay to get a good meal and a good night's sleep." Jason replied with a smile.

"That's good news as well," the admiral answered. "Looks like you're getting a good start on the first part and once you're finished with dinner we'll get you set up for the rest of the good doctor's order."

"Thanks Admiral, I'm definitely looking forward to a little sleep."

They spent the rest of dinner going over the events of the mission and just relaxing after the last few hectic days.

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After dinner Lee escorted Jason to one of the guest cabins so he could get cleaned up and catch a little shut eye. "Thanks for all your help. We make a good team," Lee told him as he patted him on the back.

"No problem. I'm really impressed how well Janet did under pressure. You have trained her well," he said with smile. "I know we didn't get off to a great start, but I would gladly work with you and your wife any time."

"Thanks for the vote of confidence. She is learning too much. I'm afraid she will want to become a full time agent," Lee replied with a wry grin.

Just then the admiral and Chip walked up and heard what Lee said.

"She better not. We couldn't take another agent on board," the admiral remarked as Chip nodded his head in agreement.

They all said goodnight and went to their cabins.

The admiral went back to sick bay to check on Janet. She was sleeping when he got there. When he gave a kiss on her forehead she stirred a little but didn't wake up. He was very thankful that none of them were too badly hurt.

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Lee was up early the next morning and went to sick bay to see Janet. Even though it was early she was awake and waiting for him to come. She missed sleeping with him.

"Good morning sweetie," he said as he gave her a kiss and gentle hug.

"Morning. I missed you," she said returning the kiss and hug.

Jamie came in as they were talking. He checked her vitals and found everything was normal.

"When can I get out of here?" she asked Jamie eagerly. "I'm fine." Even though her shoulder hurt like hell and every muscle in her body hurt.

"Mmm, where have I heard that before," he said shaking his head. "Do you still have a headache?"

"I never told you I had a headache, how did you know? And no I don't have a headache."

"I knew from the look on your face."

"Can you tell by the look on my face that I'm hungry?" she smiled.

"No but I hear your stomach growling," he retorted. "I will release you to your cabin tomorrow."

"Enough banter, if you are hungry I will bring you breakfast," Lee said laughing at the two of them.

He went to the wardroom and brought them some breakfast. He also brought a carafe of coffee. While they were eating breakfast, Chip, the admiral and Jason came in to check on her. They could see she was fine so Lee told them to go to breakfast.

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Jamie let Janet out of sick bay the next day but confined her to her cabin. He didn't want her hobbling around Seaview on crutches. She didn't like it but knew she had no choice other than sick bay.

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They flew to Washington the next day to deliver the LRAD to Johnson and provide their debrief on the mission. Johnson thanked them all for their efforts, especially Janet and released them to go home. Once that was done Janet and Lee bid Jason farewell and headed home to Santa Barbara.

Lee and Janet boarded FS-1 and headed west. Tired from her ordeal, Janet was fast asleep in no time and only woke up when she felt them touch lightly down on the ocean surface. Lee smiled fondly at her, glad she was able to relax during the flight.

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As FS-1 was secured at the dock, Lee helped Janet up and out of the sub. They were met by Chip, Angie and Wanda and given a hearty welcome home.

Shocked at the extent of Janet's injuries the ladies told her not to worry about things at work and to concentrate getting better. Janet smiled appreciatively and thanked them for their help.

Lee chatted quietly with Chip giving him a quick rundown on the debrief in Washington all the while watching Janet. He could she was tiring and starting to hurt.

"All right sweetheart time to get you home and off your feet."

She smiled knowing he had read her mind. She gave everyone a hug and hobbled to the car with Lee's assistance. Once home Lee parked the car in the garage and then gently lifted Janet out of the seat, carried her into the house and deposited her lightly on the sofa.

"You're really sore aren't you," he asked tenderly as he sat down next to her and wrapped his arm around her.

"Oh Lee, my shoulder hurts, my ankle hurts and every muscle in my body still hurts. I don't know how you do this time after time. I guess I'm a big wimp," she said softly leaning against him.

"No you're not a wimp well maybe just a little," he teased. "I'm really proud of the way you handled yourself, but don't get any ideas you will not be an ONI agent. I guess a little workout is out of the question."

"Well, I might be able to if you're gentle with me," she replied as she rubbed his cheek.

He helped her up off the couch and carried her upstairs to their bedroom.

The End.

*See story, "A New Agent for the ONI?"

**See story, "Family Forgotten"

Credits:

*** Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) is a sonic device used by maritime, law enforcement, military and commercial companies to send information and warnings over distances. It is also used to counter piracy and as a non-lethal crowd control weapon and communication device. In 2005 the Seabourne Spirit used it to repel pirates from Somalia and in 2011 the Spirit of Adventure used it on pursuing pirates in the Indian Ocean. It can weigh between 15 to 320 pounds. Source: .org.

In this story they have a small one so they could transport it in a backpack. I couldn't find any information if the Russians had developed a LRAD but this being fan fiction I used them for the story.