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: The drugs mentioned in this chapter are real. I've tried to do some research on their effects and believe that what I am using them for is possible but again, I'm not a doctor and have no medical training. If I have used them incorrectly, please do not take it too seriously as this is a fiction story. The muse likes to use her poetic license from time-to-time and we'll just chalk any errors up to that Anyways, I hope you enjoy this short but pivotal chapter….

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Chapter 9

"Caitlin, are you sure?" Hawke asked for what seemed like the hundredth time.

"Yes, String, I'm sure," she answered using Hawke's first name, something she rarely did, to show that she meant business. "I trust you implicitly, even with my life."

Responding with a weary nod, Hawke made the preparations for putting their new plan into action.

Coming to the conclusion that if Angelica Horn thought that Caitlin was dead, she would lose her upper hand and any control she had over Hawke, Caitlin and Hawke had settled on a plan that would accomplish just that.

"Okay, then let's go over this one more time…just to be sure." Hawke sighed. He knew that this plan would have to be carried out meticulously with as much attention to detail as possible in order to keep Caitlin alive while making Angelica believe the red-headed pilot was actually dead.

"Ten minutes before landing, I'll inject you with the Digoxin that Marella supplied in the anti-toxin kit she gave me just before leaving. By the time we land, you should be unconscious and your heart rate should be slowed considerably. Hopefully with you unconscious, whoever is on that island to greet us won't be so concerned about making you change into another set of clothing. You already have the gun and the Epinephine pen from the first aid kit hidden in each of your boots so they won't feel anything even if they still decide to pat you down. "

"Check!" Cait answered with a nod as she reached down inside her boot and double checked that the items were in place.

"If I'm right, Angelica isn't that far away and hopefully, wherever she has us heading to in that second chopper is within an hour's flight. By the time we arrive at Angelica's location, according to Marella, your heart rate should be slowed to the point that it's virtually undetectable. I can say that you died enroute. " Hawke made the last statement with a lump in his throat.

"Here's where it gets tricky. Once you've been given the Digoxin, Marella says we have no more than three hours to get your heart rate back up or…" Hawke refused to finish the sentence and had to take a deep breath before continuing on. He couldn't even bring himself to look at Caitlin at this point.

"At some point after we land, I'm going to have to insist on seeing your body before agreeing to anything that Angelica wants. I'll insist on seeing you alone. Assuming I can get her to agree, once I'm with you I'll retrieve the Epinephrine pen out of your boot and inject it. If all goes as Marella thinks it will, the Epinephrine should increase your heart rate and you should regain consciousness in due time. Once you do, you'll have the gun and it'll be up to you to take out Angelica if you can. Hopefully Dom and Michael will have found a way to recover Airwolf from the island by that time as well and will be on their way to assist but we can't count on that happening. "

"Sounds like a plan to me!" Caitlin said with a smile, trying to convince Hawke that she had all of the faith in the world that this was going to work. In all honesty, they both knew that the chances of success were small and what they were attempting was a last ditch effort.

Placing Airwolf on autopilot mode, allowing them to hover practically motionless in the sky, Hawke removed his helmet and turned to look at this woman he had come to love more than he had even realized himself.

"Caitlin, in normal situations, this plan is risky at best, you know that. With the poison in your system, it becomes even more dangerous. Marella's not sure how your body is going to react. I may not be able to bring you back out of the drug-induced coma." A tear slipped down the normally stoic pilot's cheek as he spoke.

"I know that, Hawke," Caitlin replied. "But she also said that giving my body a chance to slow down may have healing effects and if we're lucky, the Digoxin may just be the correct anti-toxin for whatever this is that Angelica gave me. Either way, we have to take the chance. You and I both know, I could die anyways. I don't want to sit back and wait to see what happens. If I'm going down, I want to go down fighting! Can you understand that?"

Hawke did understand that, it was probably the reason he loved this woman the most. She wasn't afraid to fight for what she wanted, a trait they shared. He also envied her ability to trust, a concept he had been unable to grasp onto for a long time. Being with Caitlin,however, he was beginning to learn about things like trust and love again. She was right, they had to do it this way or neither one of them could live with themselves knowing they hadn't tried. Leaning across the cockpit, he took her face in his hands and he kissed her passionately.

A beeping noise on the cockpit console broke them apart. "It's time." Hawke said as he glanced at his watch.

"Yep," Caitlin simply replied as she began to roll up her sleeve for the injection.

Putting his hand over hers to stop her, Hawke looked her squarely in the eyes. "Whatever happens, Caitlin O'Shannessy, know that I love you. I love you more than I've ever loved any woman. You have to believe that."

"I know, Hawke. I really do and I love you, too. It's how I know we're going to get through this and be all right." She answered as she reached up and caressed his cheek. "There's no more time, Hawke. We have to do this now."

Picking up the carefully dosed syringe, Hawke injected Cait, his eyes never leaving hers.

TBC…