SINS OF THE DAUGHTER

A/N: I do not own or make any profit off of the Airwolf name or any of the characters involved within. My stories are for entertainment purposes only.

A/N: Okay, so this is where the you know what starts to hit the fan. Hold on tight because away we go

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Chapter 8

"Surveillance Dust." Michael said as he handed Hawke the small vial of fine powdery material. Hawke, Cait, Dom, Michael and Marella were standing at the abandoned airstrip where Dominic had left Airwolf the night before. Hawke had wanted to make sure that The Lady was readily accessible when needed so they had agreed to move her out of the Lair for the night to a location closer to Santini Air.

Hawke and Caitlin were suited up in their lilac Airwolf flight suits and were getting ready to take off for the island where they were to leave the mach-1 capable helicopter and trade it for another chopper that would supposedly get them to wherever Angelica Horn was hiding out.

"The dust is made up of tiny magnetic and micro-chip infused fibers that should allow us to track you," explained the spy. "But remember, this is still in the experimental phase and we just don't know how well this is going to work at the distances we'll have to stay behind you. Just apply it to your skin just before landing on the island. Hopefully most of it will cling to either you or the inside of the clothing you change into. If you don't have enough on you, the signal won't be strong enough for us to follow."

"Sounds like a lot of variables, Michael." Hawke said as he lifted the clear vial and examined the contents in the sunlight.

"Unfortunately, you're right, Hawke. But for now, it's the best option we have."

Marella stepped over to Hawke and handed him another pouch, this one filled with syringes, much like the one Archangel had given Caitlin a year ago when she had to counteract the brainwashing drugs Hawke had been given. "And this contains the six most common anti-toxins. They are all deadly if used incorrectly so don't think of giving them indiscriminately. I've sent Cait's blood sample that I took back at the hangar off to our lab and they will run the tests as fast as they can but with no idea what they are looking for, I'm not sure they'll have time to narrow it down to find out what was in that pill. All we can do is pray that they get lucky and hit the right toxin quickly and if so, I'll radio you in Airwolf and let you know which antidote to give. I know it's a long shot but I'll keep my fingers crossed. "

"So is that how you spy's do it? By crossing your fingers?" Cait said with a slight smile as she did her best to lighten the mood. "And here I thought you guys were using all that high-tech spy gadget stuff."

Hawke smiled as he moved beside Cait and put his arm around her waist. Even though he knew she was suffering the effects of whatever poison Angelica Horn had drugged her with and was in great pain, she was still the same light-hearted and perky woman he had fallen in love with. He knew, however, that she was using the humor to deflect attention from how she was really feeling. He could tell she was shaking and getting weaker as he held her, almost having to support her as he did.

Taking a quick glance at his watch, Hawke realized they were running out of time. "We have to go." He stated as he turned and opened the co-pilot door for Caitlin.

"You two be careful, you hear?" Dom said as he came over to give Caitlin a hand up into the helicopter. "Just do what you have to, get that anti-toxin and we'll be coming after you as soon as we can. Me and Archangel, we'll find a way to retrieve The Lady from that island. We won't let you down."

"I know, Dom." Was all Hawke said with a slight nod. The look that passed between him and Dom said more than any words could have. They both knew they were scared to death of the possibility that Cait might not make it through this or that any of them would for that matter. They just knew what had to be done, regardless of the risks.

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Hawke looked over at Caitlin as she dozed in the co-pilot's seat. Normally she would have been manning the engineer's counsel behind Hawke but both of them figured it would be more important for her to get as much rest as possible and reserve her strength for whatever may lie ahead. It wasn't like he needed someone arming the weapons panel anyways. Hawke's first instinct had been to go in guns and missiles blazing but Angelica had told him in no uncertain terms that any deviance from her plans and there would be no antidote for Caitlin.

Both Michael and Dom had tried to convince Hawke that Angelica couldn't be trusted and that she would probably let Cait die anyways but Hawke thought differently. Hawke knew that by keeping Caitlin alive, Angelica felt she could keep control over him. With the constant threat to Cait, Angelica figured Hawke would do whatever he had to to keep her safe, even if that meant leaving her and going with Angelica – and she was right. Hawke would rather leave his family knowing they were safe than to stay and watch them be hurt or die. Therefore keeping Caitlin alive was in Angelica's best interest.

And that's when it hit him…if Caitlin was dead, or Angelica at least thought she was dead, then she would have no hold over Hawke. Looking at the pouch containing the syringes that Marella had given him earlier, a plan began to form in his mind. It was a dangerous plan and one that scared the hell out of him to even think about but if it could be pulled off, it just might work.

Opening the communications channel to Knightsbridge, Hawke called for Archangel.

"Hawke, are you approaching the rendezvous point?" Michael asked as his image came onto the screen.

"Not yet, Michael. Listen, is Marella nearby? I need to speak with her and quickly, we don't have much time." Airwolf was due to land on the island in 25 minutes.

"I'm here, Hawke." Marella said as she stepped into view behind her boss.

Quickly, Hawke spoke to her about his plan and the drugs she had given him. He needed to know if what he had been provided would do the trick and if what he was thinking was even possible without harming Cait. Marella, among her many other degrees, also had a medical degree and was the only one who would have the information he needed. As they were wrapping up their conversation, Marella left him with a warning, "Hawke, as I said, this is possible but unless you get everything exactly right, you'll kill her. If that's a risk that both of you aren't willing to take than I suggest we stick with the original plan. You understand me?"

"Yeah, Marella…I got it. "

"Godspeed, Hawke." And with that, Marella signed off.

"Hawke?" Hawke turned his head to see Caitlin staring at him.

"How long have you been awake?" he asked with some trepidation.

"Long enough. Hawke, let's do it."

"Caitlin…."

"No, Hawke, I trust you. Sometimes in order to save the one you love, you have to risk everything. I had to do it for you once, remember? But you came back to me…just like I know I'll come back to you. If this is what it takes to get Angelica Horn out of our lives for good then let's do it. Now get Marella back on the line and let's go over this one more time."

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TBC….
Figured out the plan yet?