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.

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Chapter 13

Caitlin grimaced as she came to and tried to push herself up to a seated position. "Man, I feel like I've been hit by a semi-truck!" she thought as she shook her head trying to clear the cobwebs. Looking around, she tried to get a feeling for where she was. It was cold and damp and it took her eyes a few minutes to adjust to the darkness. There were no windows and the only light that permeated the darkness at all came from under the one door that seemed to be her only exit out of the room.

Without realizing what she was doing, Cait reached up with her right hand and rubbed a spot on her chest right above her heart. Looking down at the spot, it dawned on her that that must have been where Hawke had put the injection. A smile came to her face realizing that their plan had worked. Wherever she was, she knew…no, she FELT… that Hawke was near.

Having no idea how long she had been out, Cait knew there was precious little time to waste. Her head clearing, she remembered the 9mm that she had stowed away in her boot. Reaching down, she pulled it out, thankful that it was still there. Standing slowly, so as not to make herself dizzy, Caitlin cautiously made her way towards the door. Watching for a moment to see if she saw any shadows crossing through the light she gently reached out and tried the knob once she was satisfied that there was no one waiting for her on the other side. To her surprise the knob turned under her touch and the door was unlocked.

"Well I guess there was no reason to lock a dead woman in a room," she mused as she slowly opened the door, using her pointed gun to lead her out into the hallway. Stopping for a moment to blink away the bright light that now stung her eyes, Caitlin studied her surroundings trying to figure out the best direction to take. To her right was a long hallway with many doors coming off it to both the left and the right. To her left was a stairway leading up. Surmising that the hallway probably just led to more storage rooms like the one she had just come out of, she figured that heading up the stairs and out of what appeared to be the cellar she was in was her best bet. Taking a deep breath, she sent a mental note to Hawke…"Hang on, Hawke. I'm coming."….and headed up the steps.

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"Good news, gentlemen!" Marella's voice and image came across the Airwolf communication panel.

"We could sure use some of that!" Michael said from the engineer's console as he and Dominic raced towards the island Andrew Winters had directed them to in his note. "Don't keep us in suspense, Marella."

Reading from a lab report she had just been given, Marella gladly relayed the information it contained. "The Firm lab has identified the poison that was given to Caitlin. It was Oleander, a poisonous flower indigenous to Southern California. It can be extremely deadly."

"I thought you had good news, Marella." Dominic interrupted from the pilot's seat.

"Actually, Dominic, that works to our favor. The Digoxin that Hawke gave to Caitlin in order to slow her heart rate is also used as an antidote to Oleander poisoning. So, while the dose that Hawke gave her for our purposes was larger than normal, it should also prove to be helpful in reversing the effects of the poison once she's revived."

"Woo Hoo!" Dominic shouted in response. "Our girl's going to be okay then, right?"

"Provided that Hawke was able to get the Epinephrine injected in time…I would say she's got a great chance," Marella answered with a smile.

"Well then we better get moving and get to that island…she's going to need our help to get Hawke out of there. Full turbos, Michael!" Dominic ordered as they headed towards what they hoped was the end of the nightmare they had been living for the past two days.

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Approaching the door at the top of the stairs, Caitlin pressed her ear to the cool wood. Hearing nothing on the other side she slowly turned the knob, once again being surprised to feel it turn and unlatch under her touch. "She is confident, I'll give her that…" Cait thought as she realized that Angelica must believe that she had nothing to fear. "And that might just be Angelica's downfall" Caitlin thought with a smirk..

Slowly pushing the door open, Cait once again checked her surroundings to find that she was apparently now in a large pantry for a kitchen. Straight ahead she could see yet another door that Caitlin assumed led into the kitchen itself as she could hear voices and things like pots and pans rattling coming from the other side. "Well now what?" she wondered as she looked around the pantry. On the far side, just to the right of the door heading into the kitchen Cait spotted a hook with a long apron and coat and a hat hanging from it. On the floor she also spied a wooden flat filled with fresh mushrooms. "All those rooms in the basement, they must be growing some of their own produce. I bet those mushrooms were grown down there," she reasoned as she reached for the clothing items, an idea forming in her head.

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Hawke was going crazy not knowing what was happening with Caitlin and feeling helpless. Since returning from the cellar, Angelica had kept him locked in the same room he had been brought to when he had first arrived. Knowing that he was being constantly monitored by video, Hawke couldn't make an attempt to escape without Angelica being alerted. Having no other choice, he knew that he just had to put all of his trust and faith into Caitlin being able to come for him.

Trust and Faith…two things that Hawke had always had very little of until recently. "Until Caitlin…" he realized as he thought about the red-haired, freckle-adorned woman that had captured his heart. Hawke subconsciously smiled as he thought about Cailtin….her infectious laugh, her 1000-watt smile, her tender heart and her strong Texas will. "If anyone can get me out of here, it's Caitlin" he thought as he looked out the window that overlooked the cliff and the endless sea beyond that. " I just wish she didn't have to do it alone."

As he stared out at the horizon, String cocked his head ever so slightly. "I'll be damned," he thought as he recognized a sound that he had long ago given up hope of hearing again. "I don't know how you did it, Dom, but you got her…you got Airwolf!"

Realizing that help was on the way, Hawke decided that maybe there was something he could do. He needed to keep Angelica distracted, allowing Cait and Dom time to get their assault plans set. Unfortunately, the best way to do that wasn't a task that Hawke relished the thought of, he just hoped that Cait would understand. Checking himself in the mirror, straightening his shirt and hair, he walked over to one of the monitors and looked straight into the camera and asked to see Angelica. "Tell her I'm ready to see things her way," he said.

TBC….