Chapter 8

It was decided that the group needed to wait until morning to go in and rescue their friends. Doc's friend had informed Marella that she could represent the two men with their legal issue. He had given her a map of the building they would be held in which included a conference room that they would be moved to in order to meet with her. Hawke would blow a hole in the side of this room with Airwolf and the trio could escape. Caitlin would fly in with Marella's helicopter to pick them all up while Hawke and Dom would protect and escort them out of there.

They decided to get some rest while they waited. Hawke and Dom climbed into Airwolf while Marella and Cait got into the other craft. Hawke found it hard to get any sleep. Not only was Dom's snoring a problem, but he couldn't get Caitlin out of his mind.

"Dom, you awake?" Hawke asked. "Dom!"

"Huh? What is it?" Dom sleepily replied. "Is it time to go?"

Hawke shifted in his seat and looked back at him. "No, we still have a few hours."

"Then why did you wake me!" yelled Dom. "I was dreaming I was home in my own bed."

Hawke chuckled, "I can't sleep. I can't get this stuff with Caitlin out of my mind and well, your snoring isn't helping much."

"Ah, don't worry about it String," Dom stifled a yawn. "I know you're worried about her being here but there isn't anything we can do about that now. Hopefully, in a few days, this will all be over."

"I just wish Doc and Michael had left her alone," Hawke replied. "I mean, I would've gone to her when the timing was right. I wanted to explained things to her on my own terms. All I could say to her tonight was that I was sorry."

Dom sat up in his seat and focused on is friend. "She knew you meant it. She's a smart girl. Give her some credit. Believe me she'll make sure you explain it all to her later."'

String smiled. "Yeah, you're probably right. It's just that she was so quiet when we were going over the plans. That's not like her."

"Well, she's had a lot to take in these past few days," Dom said in a low reply. "Give her time."

Dom fell back asleep before Hawke could comment further.

A few hours later, the men were awakened by a tap on the window. The women were up and ready to go. Marella headed into town as the others prepared for the rescue.

To her surprise, Marella had no problems getting in and obtaining a meeting with Doc and Michael. "This is almost too easy," she thought. "I sure hope this works."

While in the meeting room, she kept her story going and made sure that the men followed along in case they were being monitored. "So," she said. "Are you guilty of what they say you've done? If you want me to represent you, I need to know the truth."

Doc spoke up. "Look, we were considering it as a way to make extra money. But, we didn't do anything. When is considering something a crime?"

"Yeah," replied Michael. "We were desperate. We just needed option, that's all."

Marella whispered under her breath, "Get to the west wall. Hawke's going to blow a hole on the east side and get us out of here."

Doc and Michael were relieved by her comment. Not only were they getting out of there, but their friends were safe. They quickly stood up and all three huddled against the wall on the opposite side of the room. It was none too soon as the blast came quickly. The trio got up and climbed outside through the gap made by the explosion.

All hell seemed to break loose afterwards. Caitlin landed her helicopter and the others rushed to get in while Hawke and Dom covered them in Airwolf. Men with semi-automatic weapons appeared and rained shots into Caitlin's craft and towards Airwolf. After what seemed like an eternity, Caitlin's helicopter lifted off and headed away from the area with Airwolf following.

"Where not done yet," Dom yelled. "We've got two bogies on our tail."

They were no match for Airwolf. Hawke and Dom quickly took care of the opposing aircraft and turned back to follow their friends.

A few moments later, Marella contacted them on the radio. "Hawke," she said. "Hawke, we have problem."

"What is it Marella? Everyone made it on board didn't they?" he replied.

"Yeah, everyone is on board. But, it's Caitlin. She's been hit. Doc's taking care of her but we need to get her to a hospital."

Hawke felt the blood drain from his face. "No," he thought. "This can't be happening."