CH54

It is now just moments later: (August 18, 2001)

Kate went back into their tent to finish unpacking only stopping when Rick returned carrying some of their empty water bottles now filled with water, handing one of them to her.

She took a drink. "It tastes different." It wasn't that she hated it; actually it tasted clean, clear and fresh.

"We'll make a camper out of you yet." Rick grinned and risked giving her a quick kiss. "How is our friend?" He changed the subject.

"He's been quiet since he woke up. I know he's been testing his restraints though." she informed him.

Rick just grinned. "Let him test away; we brought 5 foot long black steel spikes and pounded them into the ground. They were meant to hold the scientists till we were ready to go out to the sub. And if he says he needs to use the outhouse, he's actually lying on it right now. His poop and pee will filter thru what is on the ground down into a slip trench. We used it while we stayed here. The bacteria that is likely still down there will eat it and take away the smell." Rick informed Kate.

"So where do we go?" She knew there was no way in hell that she was pooping and peeing in front of that guy.

"That is going to be our first task outside; I'll show you how to build a simple outhouse using local material and location. Done properly no one but us will ever find it." Rick responded.

He was willing to let their guest test his restraints and go outside, leaving him alone. Besides he was going to be alone, so to speak, while they slept.

It took them two hours and Kate learned even more about Castle and what he went through on his top secret missions as a Ranger. "Why you Castle? I mean why were you selected? I'll admit that I don't know much about what a Ranger did, but this doesn't sound like what you would do," Kate questioned while she helped him.

"Well, for the beginning part it was all me. The Navy used a helicopter to fly in just above the waves until we reached the landing zone. At this point the chopper slowed way down, but it didn't really stop and hover technically.

I was already hooked up so I jumped out and used the line to rappel down to the ground. I had almost touched the ground when they cut the line and I fell the final few feet. After that I did what I do best-I cleared the site and made sure it was safe for the team to paddle in from the submarine.

In this case it was Casey's SEAL team along with another SEAL team with a different leader." Rick couldn't afford to give Kate names. She had already met Casey so it didn't matter in his case.

"After that, it was my job to find, design and help build our home. Later after we got word that the train would arrive at an approximate time, the SEAL teams left to perform the mission while I remained behind to secure the site.

The SEAL teams all used silencers so I knew something had gone wrong after the explosion when I heard automatic weapons fire. Casey did his job and led their pursuers down the yellow brick road.

In this case it was a path lined with remote control Claymores. That combined with my own sniper rifle and the SEAL teams were suddenly in the clear," Rick explained.

The M18A1 Claymore is a directional anti-personnel mine. The Claymore fires steel balls, out to about 100 m (110 yd) within a 60° arc in front of the device. It is used primarily in ambushes and as an anti-infiltration device against enemy infantry. It is also used against unarmored vehicles.

She noticed that he didn't mention how many people had been killed and she wasn't going to ask. It did remind her that he had killed a number of people in his past. Knowing what killing those three had done to her only made her sadder for what Castle had gone through as a Ranger.

Their planet really was screwed up.

"We have the next two days off, days I wanted to spend in our new home. What happens when this guy doesn't break in those two days and tells us nothing?" she questioned, wondering if this was all for nothing.

"Oh he won't break, he's been too well trained. Obviously military trained, just not up to my standards," Rick admitted.

"So why are we doing this?" She didn't understand; it didn't make any sense since even he knew this was a waste of time.

"Because I screwed up and I'm still apologizing for it. Bringing him here allows me to show you a piece of my past. You wanted to know what my life was like and what I did," he explained, knowing what he was going to say next was going to hurt, since he hadn't even admitted it to himself yet.

"You were right earlier, about why I joined the Rangers. At least partly why," he paused, took a deep breath, and closed his eyes. "Yes, Meredith hurt me and I wanted to forget what she had done. Dying no longer scared me and missions like that one were missions that I was willing to take on.

I stayed because I got good at it and Casey and other teams needed my skills. I've done things, Kate, and you have a right to know who you are marrying or not marrying." Rick was willing to give her an out now that she knew more about him.

She had heard every word Castle had said, and yes she was still mad at him, however she also knew that she loved him. She took his face in her dirty hands. "Who you were then isn't who you are now, Rick. I love the man you are now and I'm marrying you next month no matter how many missions you do or don't tell me about or show me." Kate kissed Rick soundly and after breaking from the kiss, she said, "You certainly know the most romantic places to take a girl." She smirked at him.

Rick placed an illusion on the inside of their tent. He made it look like the inside of the pool suite at their new villa in St. Lucia, complete with a view of the infinity pool and the ocean beyond.

It took her until the night before they were scheduled to go home to finally give in and make love with Castle, screaming out her orgasms even though their guest was just outside of their tent. "Now what Castle?" Their guy hadn't said a word the entire two days with no water and no food, even though they both drank and ate in front of him. Kate even cooked it in front of him.

"How would you like to go see a Russian small town? If your Russian is good enough we might even be able to find someplace to stay for a night." Rick started smiling. "It's only a three hour walk."

"And how do you suggest we get across the railroad bridge that is likely heavily guarded?" They were on the wrong side of the river after all.

"You are going across riding your bicycle since you speak Russian and after two plus days without a shower you will not stand out. And I'll be right behind you, just so long as you don't take too long that is. I only have 20 minutes," he told her, thinking that he was going to cross while invisible since Kate with her bicycle couldn't do that.

She thought he had lost his mind. "Just walk across a railroad bridge?"

"Actually I'm the one that will be walking; you will be riding your bicycle," he replied. "Shall we get started, I'm hungry." He put on his backpack, picked up the bag, and walked towards their guest.

"I'd say it's been a pleasure meeting you but it hasn't. Fortunately we will not be meeting again." Rick started to walk away.

"I know the trick to your windows now, you are both dead." Their guest spoke for the first time.

"We won't because you think you are still in New York, but you aren't and if you want to live another day, you will not go out there. But it's your life, do what you wish." Rick left him and began walking for the town with Kate at his side.

"This is nuts Castle, they are not going to just let me ride my bike across that bridge." She was watching an empty bridge that had guards just standing there like statues on the North Korean side of the bridge.

"Oh, I think they will. Just start riding, I'll be right behind you," he told Kate and waited till she had started peddling for the border before he used his first use of the day to alter his appearance. He started walking briskly right behind her; she was peddling a little too slowly.

He watched as the guards started shifting their eyes from the sexy girl on the bike and the guy who was walking right behind her. By the time Kate had made it up to them they didn't know what to do.

She simply ignored them and began peddling across the railroad bridge that had a walking path on both sides of the rails. The second Rick reached those two guards, he attacked them and had them lying on the ground unconscious in just moments. Then he changed to look like someone else and started walking across the bridge after leaving something behind that hinted that an American CIA spy had crossed. They just wouldn't know in which direction.

It would cause the North Koreans to assume it was to get out but they couldn't overlook the possibility that it was to get in. It would take them hours but eventually they would find their guest who had finally broken himself free, only to find himself a permanent resident of North Korea. His life might only last a few months in severe pain before they finally got tired of him and killed him.

The planet wasn't going to miss an ex-special forces grunt, who was presently called Cole Maddox.

Kate knew they needed something to eat and she found a small place, hoping Castle made it across. She didn't know if he did or not, even though she kept turning her head looking for him. She feared she had a problem however; she only had US bills and wasn't sure they would be accepted here. A big city maybe, but this was a tiny little town on the border with North Korea.

She locked up her bike and stepped into what passed for a restaurant and sat down. She stopped a lady who looked like she worked here. "Могу ли я иметь суп и бутерброд? На двоих." Kate ordered for both of them hoping Castle would find her and show up. She still couldn't believe she had crossed so easily.

Then an older oriental man stepped up to her table. "这个座位有人吗?"

Kate could only stare up at him since she didn't understand a word he said. She was all set to respond in Russian, when he simply sat down in front of her. "Извините меня, но я ожидал кого-то."

"你点什么给我们?" The old man spoke while looking right at her.

Kate opened her mouth and then quickly closed it and watched as he took off a backpack that she hadn't noticed before. She switched between staring at this guy and staring at his backpack. Then it hit her, she knew that backpack and leaned to look on the floor next to him and saw a bag. "Замок?" Kate whispered while looking at the old Chinese guy across from her.

"我真的希望杰克能转换，而无需说话，露马脚。"Rick was having fun playing with Kate when Jill finally ratted him out.

"Richard said he really wished that Jack could translate without having to talk to him and give himself away," Jill spoke up.

"Jill! …Castle?" Kate whispered while speaking English. "You like my new look, think I'm still handsome?" Rick replied in English.

"What makes you think I think you are handsome in the first place Castle?" she teased while grinning.

"您戴着特殊的内裤只是，当我们回家,"he responded to her teasing.

"What did he say Jill?" Kate had an answer for Rick staying with Chinese.

"Richard said you will be wearing that panty when we get home just for that." Jill decided not to translate word for word. Rick's words had Kate smiling wide. "Принесите его на замок, у меня есть планы для вас тоже." Kate switched back to Russian just as their waitress placed two bowls of soup and a sandwich made of an unknown meat, along with two glasses of water.

Their waitress's presence forced Rick not to ask Jack what Kate had said in Russian. Once she left, Kate said, "How do we pay for this Castle? All I have is US dollars." She thought they were screwed.

"Never fear, I traded someone for local money, we will be fine. Now we just need to find someone who can rent us a room," he answered as Kate looked at him as though he had just lied. "I swear, I held out my dollars and he handed me rubles. I left it to Jack if I was getting cheated," Rick told her. "I think we should switch back to Chinese and Russian, we are attracting some attention." Rick could see their waitress watching the two of them.

He didn't think she could hear them since they weren't talking very loudly, just maybe she was good with lip reading.

There was just one problem with Rick's plan, neither of them knew what the other was saying. Kate had to tap the table to indicate to Castle that he needed to pay for the meal, which surprisingly wasn't that bad.

After Kate made a few inquiries, they found that small towns-like really small town living-didn't offer much. "Just take me home Castle, I've been sleeping on dirt for 2 days and I'd kill for a hot shower," Kate pleaded.

In the end Kate settled for a hot bath with Castle after they walked out of town and found a place hidden away so he could teleport them back home. They had dropped everything right where they were and Kate started filling the tub, dumping in an extra helping of her bath salts.

Castle was sitting in the tub with Kate sitting right in front of him with her back up against his chest. She felt Castle using the loofa to slowly wash her body. She had even turned around so she could start kissing him while allowing Castle to use the loofa to wash her back.

Kate had turned back around and taken the loofa from him and tossed it to the foot of the tub and settled back into Castle's chest while taking his hands and placing them on her breasts and holding them there. She just wanted to relax and feel his touch on her body.

When the water started getting cold, Kate got out of the tub and pulled the plug while offering a hand to help Castle out. Then she turned on the shower since he still needed to wash and she needed to wash her hair.

Kate was done and thinking about exiting the shower and going to bed when she found herself shoved up against the shower wall and being lifted up off the floor. She wrapped her legs around him and allowed him to suck and nibble on her neck before switching to kissing.

She could feel Castle at her entrance as he rubbed the head of his erection across her lips. "Castle, please." She wanted him inside her.

"Please what, Kate?" he countered, before going back to sucking on her neck. "Please fuck me Castle, just fuck meeee." She suddenly felt Castle sink himself all the way into her which caused her to cry out in pleasure.

It didn't take long for either of them to come and soon they were wrapped up around each other lying on their bed, waiting for sleep to take them. They had to go into the office tomorrow.

"I'm sorry about you're not getting to go see your mother this weekend," he said as they lay there while he was slowly stroking her arm.

"We can go after work tomorrow and I'm not sorry Castle. You gave me something even more special; you told and showed me a piece of who you used to be, and that is more precious than anything I could think of," she whispered and turned her head to kiss his chest. "Thank you."

"Now you can truthfully say that you have been inside North Korea," Rick said, grinning as Kate chuckled. "Not exactly the most romantic spot to be in, surrounded by people who want to kill you," she pointed out.

"You think they will find him?" she wondered.

"If he is Special Forces and I'm betting he used to be, he will put all his attention on getting out of those cuffs without having to worry about attracting our attention since we've left. In fact, I'd wager that he is already free from them and is outside looking around trying to get his bearings on where to go," Rick remarked, offering his opinion.

"He's in for one hell of a surprise. I hope he enjoys his stay in a nice, cozy North Korean prison." She wasn't going to miss the guy who had tried to kill her.

Then it occurred to her, she really didn't care and even hoped he was caught and tortured. Was this because of her chose profession as an FBI Agent? Did it have something to do with killing those three men? Did it have something to do with what Castle used to do?

Was it all that she had learned and done so far? NRA members, Nuke? "Jill did you scan the guy we think is the drug manufacturer?" Kate spoke into Castle's chest.

"I did, and have given Jack everything. I noticed that there were trace amounts of Nuke on him, just not in him. This would suggest that he has been exposed to the chemical, that he himself is not using it."

"His prints are a match for that partial that was lifted off of that Nuke dispenser that you found," Jill informed them. "I also did a scan on the sniper you left behind in North Korea. There were no traces of the drug on him or in him." That last part caught both of them by surprise.

"Your turn Jack," Rick said.

"I have run the prints and both facials that he had and have found nothing. I surmise that he has the ability to alter his form just like I can do for you. It would allow him to move around and not be recognized. Also it would help explain why his prints are not in the system, since he would have the prints of whomever he chooses to look like, making ID'ing him difficult," Jack explained.

"As for the guy you left in North Korea, he is presently going by the name of Cole Maddox. It is not his real name which is David Melroy. He was born in Reno, Nevada and joined the military right out of high school. From there he entered Special Forces training and has seen action. He was dishonorably discharged after being found guilty of beating his commanding officer, who was given a medical discharge from the military. He is presently confined to a wheelchair due to spinal damage from the beating," Jack informed them.

"Nice guy." Kate snarked. "Makes me feel better about leaving him behind," Rick added.

Rick was waiting for Kate after she stepped out of the shower the next morning, holding up his special panty for Kate to wear for the day. Kate stepped into the dressing room and instantly shuddered about what was to come when she saw it and remembered.

Kate slipped the dildo inside her and she pulled the panty up and let Castle fasten the leg and waist bands into place. She watched as he slipped the dreaded vibrator into its pouch right over her clitoris. The dildo Kate had just inserted was already wet before Kate even reached for her skirt to wear.

Kate was just opening the car door when Castle turned on the vibrator causing her to call out and start to moan. Oh, she was in so much trouble yet again.

Castle left her alone during all of lunch with only an occasional vibration during the rest of the day. However, it was still enough to drive Kate mad. It was all she could do to just keep her eyes on her monitor. Kate's mind had left her long ago and Rick had to help her down to their car at the end of the day, she was just so horny.

Just like last time, he drove home with the top down. He turned on her vibrator and didn't turn it off until they got home. Kate had screamed out two orgasms all the way home while hanging onto the seatbelt for dear life, trying to rip it out of its mount. This time Kate began stripping her clothes off from the front door to their bedroom.

She dropped the dildo after pulling it out of her just at their bedroom door. "Get your butt in here, Castle, and go get my dildo and the anal lube before you do." Kate was going to make sure that he finished her off. Later she would have her revenge that she had spent some time planning for weeks.