****** Please be forewarned this chapter contains violent content *******
JJ said softly, "You can do this Smooth Dog, you've done it before"
Steve shook his head, "Yeah" He looked over at Danny, "Danno, I'm going to need your help"
Sam's head was turned towards his friend's and he motioned to Danny saying, "Go help him…I'm fine"
JJ asked, "Is it a puncture Steve?"
"I don't feel any breaks there. I think the lung is torn. His breathing isn't labored, I think it's a slow bleed"
"Do you need my help buddy?"
"Keep working on Owen, I'll tell you when I'm ready"
Danny knelt next to Steve, "What do you need me to do?"
Steve spoke as he pulled supplies from the medical bag, "I need to insert a tube into his lung to drain the blood or else he'll choke to death. He's probably going to wake when I make the incision. I need you to straddle him and hold his arms down. His left arm is broken so be careful D"
"Okay" Danny knelt across the boy's abdomen being careful to not apply any weight to his body. He pinned Ty's arms up against his sides with his knees and then as Steve cleaned and sanitized his chest area he leaned forward and held Ty's upper arms tightly.
Steve was shaking and he was obviously very nervous about what he needed to do.
Danny said softly, "Hey Superman, you can do this…..he's alive babe and he's going to be fine…..just do it"
Steve nodded as he wiped the sweat from his brow, "JJ, I'm ready"
JJ moved over and kneeling at Ty's head he held him firmly saying, "I got him buddy, go"
Steve looked at Danny who also replied, "Ready"
Taking one final, deep sigh Steve placed the surgical blade over the bruised flesh and pressed down. As the blade entered his body Tyler screamed out in agony and attempted to escape Danny's grasp.
"OOOHH GOD SSTTOP! PPP…PPLLEASEEE SSTTOPP!"
JJ bent over and with his forehead touching Ty's he tried to soothe the boy, "TY, TY RELAX BUDDY, IT'S JJ TY…. I'VE GOT YOU BROTHER…..RELAX"
Danny saw Steve hesitate as his son's cries filled the room and he called to him, "STEVE! STEVE DON'T STOP PARTNER, YOU DON'T STOP" Steve's hands were shaking and Danny added softly, "Steven, you got this. Take a deep breath and do it"
Ty continued to scream, "SSTTTOPP….SSTOPPP…PPLEASEE SSTTOPPP"
Steve proceeded with the incision and wiping the blood away he slid the narrow tubing in, praying to God that he was in the right spot. In seconds, blood began to flow into the tubing and JJ called out gleefully, "You did it baby! You did it!"
Steve moved methodically, attaching a bag to the tubing to catch the blood and taping the tubing in place.
Tyler had begun to relax and Steve heard JJ say to him, "There's someone here to see you kid"
Rinsing the blood from his hands Steve moved into Tyler's view and placed a hand on the boys cheek.
"DDDaadd?"
Steve smiled down at him, "Hi buddy…..you're going to be fine now"
Tears were falling down both men's cheeks as Tyler said softly, "Is Owen ok…kkay?"
JJ replied, "I'm taking care of Owen. You just relax buddy"
JJ then left Steve with his son and the older SEAL tenderly wiped the tears from his bruised cheeks, "Relax son, I'm here and you're going to be just fine"
"It hhhuurrts Daaad…ooohh sshit iit hhurts"
"I know Ty. Danny's here too, you just need to hang on and fight the pain buddy…we'll get you out of here"
"DDanno's hhhere?"
"Yeah"
Danny moved up and smiled down at the boy, "Hey Tyler, you're doing great babe. You just listen to your old man here while I clean you up alright?"
Tyler grinned weakly, "'K….'m glad you gguys aaree here"
Danny squeezed Steve's shoulder and looking over at Sam, the young man had pushed himself up on his elbows and was giving him the thumbs up. As Steve took hold of Tyler's hand and spoke with him gently, Danny worked on cleaning and dressing his wounds. The burns on his chest, abdomen, penis and testicles were raw and bleeding and he figured the burns were likely caused by hot metal being pressed against the tender flesh. Danny was fuming as he looked at the brutality inflicted on Tyler.
As Danny touched a wet cloth to Ty's chest, he cried out and tried to push away. Steve grabbed his shoulders holding him firmly to the ground. "TY RELAX….."
"STOPPP DDAD…OOOH GOD SSTOP"
Steve turned to Danny, "Danny stop…..JJ do we have any morphine in that kit?"
"Yeah, hang on bro"
In moments, JJ was injecting morphine into the boy's thigh and Steve talked to him softly until he went under. While this was happening Danny stopped over and checked on Sam before returning to Steve's side to help.
Steve inquired, "How's Sam holding up?"
"Good, the swelling's not getting any worse and he's breathing fine"
They were interrupted as the other men arrived and began piling onto the boat.
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Everything had gone off as planned and Aaron and Jak were now on the second boat tending to the two injured men Mike and Javier. They also had on board the bodies of the two deceased men, Dino and David.
Dominic moved to assist JJ in tending to Owen, while Marine Damon McNeal radioed his Commander.
"Jak, this is McNeal come in"
"This is Jak, what's your status McNeal?"
"We're on board Sir"
"Stand guard and we should be there in twenty"
"Roger Sir"
Steve looked up from cleaning Tyler asking, "Damon, did everyone get out?"
"Yes Sir, mission accomplished. Mike's injuries are minor. Javier's injuries are more severe. He was hit in the side and he's losing a lot of blood. Commander Marshack and Jak have been working on him. They're doing everything they can for him"
"I'm sure they are Damon. So we got Cepada?"
"Affirmative Sir. Several soldiers were seen escaping into the jungle but we're certain that Cepada and the majority of his high ranking aides are all dead. Pictures and fingerprints were taken of those men for confirmation Sir"
Steve responded, "Excellent work McNeal"
The young man looked down at Ty and Owen and he was obviously affected as he stated quietly, "Oh shit…..are they going to be okay?"
Steve looked into his eyes saying firmly, "We're going to make sure they are son"
Damon added, "Commander Marshack would like you to notify him of their conditions as soon as you can Sir"
"I will. Now soldier, I need you to join the others above deck and stand guard. Let us know when the other boat arrives"
"Yes Sir" With that McNeal turned and left the men alone again to tend to the wounded.
Steve called over to JJ, "How's he doing JJ?"
"Not good Steve. He's got the same type of injuries Ty has, but he's not responsive at all. I don't see any signs of internal bleeding but his body temp is high. He's showing signs of heat stroke, he's hot but not sweating, he's flushed and his heart is racing"
Steve asked, "Do we have any ice packs?"
"Yeah, I'm packing his body now. Do you need a pack for Ty's groin? These fuckin' animals did quite a number on our boys"
"Yeah toss me a couple please"
JJ tossed the packs over and after Steve treated the burns and covered them with gauze he gently placed the ice packs onto his son's swollen privates.
He then helped Danny treat the cuts as he described Ty's other injuries to his partner.
"His left forearm is broken….so is his lower right leg and ankle. His left thigh and knee are really bruised but I can't detect any breaks. I can feel four broken ribs…."
Steve's hand was shaking as he placed it tenderly on his son's chest, and as Danny looked over Ty's broken body at his partner it wasn't only fear he saw in Steve's eyes, it was anger….an anger he rarely saw in the man.
He placed his hand on top of Steve's and said softly, "Hey buddy, we're going to get him through this. I got him, why don't you go get a breath of fresh air okay?"
"I need to set the breaks...Danny, I can't leave"
Danny interrupted him, "Yes, you can. That can wait a few minutes Steve, he's out…..hey he needs you now and you need to keep you head clear babe. I've got him"
Steve nodded, "Okay, I'll go give Aaron a call and check in...…you holler if you need me"
"You know I will, go now"
Steve checked on Sam who had fallen asleep on the bench, and after covering him with a blanket he took one final look back at Ty before going up the stairs onto the deck.
Moments later as Danny was tucking the blankets tightly around Ty's shoulders, he heard screams and the eruption of gunfire coming from the deck above...
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