TITLE: Family Secrets

AUTHOR: Alimoo1971

RATING:

SPOILERS: This is squeal to 'If things have been different'

CATEGORY:

PAIRINGS: Mike/Kate, Buffer/Nav, Dutchy/Other

SUMMARY: Mike is shock when he finds out some shocking news that concerns his family

ARCHIVE: Fan fiction

DISCLAIMER: OK, don't own characters. Made this story up, didn't make any money out of it, yada, yada, you know the rest.

FEED BACK: Yes Please

NOTES: I was thinking about this story, so I decided to write it.

SONGS:

It's been a month since Hammersley been out on patrol Kate was getting to know the crew as they were getting to know her. They attended ten may day calls in that time as well having sea rescue practice when Kate watch the first time and she join in with the training the second time.

At night she and Nav talk about girl things and Kate trying to find out who Nav mystery fiancee is but Nav wouldn't give in.

One day they headed to a FFV, it would be Kate and spider first time boarding. Mike watch them leave the ship and headed to the FFV. Once they were on board, Mike could see that spider didn't look so good. Then he watch Kate as she did her job.

When the boarding team return except for ET and Jaffa since they were staying on board the FFV. Mike was planing on towing the boat to the nearest port when he received a phone call from Steve Marshal so he spoke to ET over the radio then Hammersley left to head to bright island.

When Kate, Buffer and Swain walk onto the bridge Kate look at mike "what going on sir, you said we were going to be towing the FFV to port"

"sorry X we are requested to go to Bright island a marine biologist sent off her emergency beacon. Steve said the they try to call the women on her sat phone, there been no reply"

"women" Swain asked

"Yes a doctor Lisa Homes"

"How long before we reach the island sir?" buffer asked

"Two hours" Nav said

"any idea why she there sir?" Kate asked

"Well we find her you can ask her" Mike said grinning which made Kate smile then shake her head. She turn around and walk off the bridge.

When they reach bright island. Mike send shore party to shore. Nav, buffer, Swain, Kate, chefo and spider went to shore. They all split up and went different directions while keeping in radio contact with each other and Hammersley.

Hour and half later buffer walk into camp site "x, if buffer, I found Dr homes camp site" buffer said over his radio

"copy that buffer, any site of Dr Homes?"

"Negative X but some one been here, they trash the place" buffer said when he saw the state the place was in

"Ok where are you"

"I'm about half a mile from when you last saw me"

"Copy that, I'm on my way" buffer look around, he crouch down when he saw different foot prints heading one direction.

When Kate showed up she look around the camp site then to buffer who was not far away from the camp.

"Buffer" she walk over to him

"there four different foot prints, one size smaller, women footwear" buffer pointed to the ground

"Looks like they heading that direction" Buffer said point one way

"Yeah want to check it out"

"Why not"

Kate contacted the others before she and buffer follow the foot prints till he stop and look down on the ground then he turn around and walk slowly back the way he and Kate came from

"buffer what is it"

"It show three foot prints, the women one disappeared" they walk for few meters then stop.

Buffer look on the ground then walk towards the edge of a embankment "she down there X see where there broken branches, by the looks she took a tumble" Buffer said as he pointed to the area.

"Ok I'll stay here you head back and contact Hammersley let them know our situation and we will need climbing gear, back board and any thing else Swain and chefo needs."

"will you be ok X"

"i will be"

"ok" buffer turn and ran the way they came from. Kate keep a look out just in case the three men are still on the island.

Two hours later Buffer, chefo, Nav and buffer return "Where spider"

"He checking some thing out and would meet us on the beach" Buffer said

"ok, let get started" they took the climbing gear out and got it set up.

Swain went down the embankment and among the bush. When he got pass the bush she saw a women lying on the ground unconscious. He could see bruising scrapes on the women body. Plus he saw a emergency beacon lying not far from her hand

"X I found her, she in a bad way, send Chefo down with the back board" Swain said in his radio

"copy, is she alive"

"Yes just barely"

Swain took his back pack off and open it up he got what he needed to put a IV line in the women arm when she open her eyes and she let out a moan

"Ma'am I'm petty officer Blake royal Australian navy, I'm here to help you"

"Navy"

"Yes ma'am can you tell me your name?"

"Lisa homes" then she screw her face up in pain

"Where dose it hurt?

"Ribs, hip, leg, arm, shoulder" Swain look up when chefo showed up with the back board.

"Ok I'm going to press gently in areas, let me know where it hurts the most"

"ok" Swain press in different areas and saw the way she screw her face up in pain.

"Ok are you allergic to any medication"

"no"

"Ok I'll give you some pethidine for the pain, ok"

"Ok" Swain got what he needed out and inject the dosage into the IV bag then he pass it to Chefo

"Here hold this"

"sure, how bad"

"not good but we will do the best we can for her"

"sure" Swain turn to Lisa

"It should starting to take affect Lisa"

"It is"

"ok" Swain then got what he needed out of chefo bag.

He carefully put both legs together and tie them with cut up bandage then he got two boards out of the back pack and use the other bandages to make a splint for Lisa broken arm.

When done he look up at chefo "We going to need extra help" then he got on his radio

"X we going to need some help done here to move Dr Homes onto the back board"

"copy that, Nav and I are on our way down"

"copy that" Swain check Lisa pulse to see if slow and steady. When Nav and Kate showed up they look at Lisa then to Swain

"ok I'll need you both here, we will have to move together as one" they crouch down including Chefo. With Swain where Lisa head is

"when going to roll Dr homes on her side and push the back board under her, ok"

"Yes" X said

"Ok on three, one... two... three"

they rolled her onto her side then Nav use one hand to move the back board into place then they lower Dr homes onto her back. Then chefo and Swain carefully move Lisa over a little bit then strap her onto the back board.

"Do you need us for any thing else swain" Kate asked

"no chefo and I will carry her up, but buffer might need a hand pulling us up at the same time"

"good idea" Kate and Nav went through the bushes and use the rope to climb back up onto the track.

"what happening X?" buffer asked

"Swain and Chefo getting ready to bring Dr homes up"

"ok"

Then they heard movement and look down to see swain and chefo walking slowly through the bushes then stop to put the back board down then they hook them selves up to the rope then pick the back board up

"ok buffer" Swain said.

Buffer started pulling onto the rope which help pull Swain and chefo up the steep embankment. Then Kate and Nav starting to help out when they stop when they heard running foot steps

"I got it, go" buffer said

Nav and Kate got there guns out and went to hind behind some trees when the foot steps getting closer

"buffer" Charge said

"charge, rhino give me a hand" Kate and Nav appeared when they saw four crew members showed up

"X, boss was getting worried and sent us in" Charge said

"ok help buffer here"

charge and rhino pick up the rope then with them and buffer they pull chefo and swain up while the other two crew members, Kate and Nav keep an eye out just in case the men are still on the island.

When chefo and swain were on the track the put the back board down so swain could check on Lisa while the others pack up the gear. When done Chefo and swain pick up the back board then they started walking back to the beach.

The others took turns in carrying the back board and gear till they arrived at the beach where two dingy are with two crew members. Buffer and Charge put the back board into one of the dingy with chefo, swain and Nav on board.

They headed back to Hammersley. "where spider" Kate asked, they look around

"spider this is X come in" Kate said over her radio

"X, I'm on my way back, I should be back on the beach in few minutes"

"you better have a good reason spider"

"Yes ma'am" Kate look around

"Ok rest of you except for buffer get in the dingy, we will head back to the ship. Buffer wait here for spider, I'll send the dingy back for you and gear"

"Yes ma'am" they got into the dingy and headed back to Hammersley just as spider showed up carrying a bag

"what you got there"

"Crabs, I notice some thing odd and went to check it out, there a shed with freezers in it full of cabs. I saw two guys. They collect crabs for restaurants in Darwin, they gave me these" spider show buffer what was in the bag

"Two guys, did you see what foot wear they were wearing?"

"Yeah sand shoes"

"Are you sure"

"Yeah why?"

"did you ask if they saw any any one else on here?"

"Yes they said they saw a women doctor, she was taking water samples"

"that would be Dr homes... any one else?"

"no"

"did you get there names?"

"Yes"

"ok when we get back on board tell the captain"

"sure thing buffer"

When the dingy return spider help buffer with the gear before getting into the dinning then returning back to Hammersley. Once they were back on board and every thing put away. Hammersley turn around and headed back to where the FFV is plus that is where HMAS Melbourne would be meeting up with them since they are in the area.

Swain was busy with taking care of Lisa homes when she came to just as mike and Kate walk into the dinning area which is also the ward room.

"doctor homes I'm lieutenant commander Mike Flynn captain of Hammersley, can you tell me what happen to you"

"Yes, I was taking samples of water, crabs and dead wild life that on the island"

"Dead wild life"

"couple months ago when I was last on the island I notice number of animals dead, birds, rabbits, so I took them back to my labs in Cairns with different sea life for testing when I tested them they died from a toxin"

"they were poison?" Kate asked

"Yes with further tests it was from a crab from the island that kill them."

"Can it be dangerous to humans?" Swain asked

"Deadly from what I found from the dead animals, and the amount of toxin. It ten times deadly than a brown snake, you would be dead with in hours. From what I've found in the dead animals, They were parleyed and they would slowly stop breathing causing them to die a slow death"

"that horrible" Kate said

"If you known about the toxin crab why did you go back there?" Mike asked

"more testing and gather more samples from around the island. One thing I notice is that the crab population drop by half compered to a year ago"

"Drop how?" mike asked

"My guest is that some one knew about the crabs that on the island and it toxin and how deadly it can be"

"Can it be detected?" Kate asked

"no, no smell or taste" mike and Kate look at each other

"Perfect bio weapon for any teariest group over seas if the price is right" Kate said to mike

"your right"

"Dr Homes what happen to you this morning?" Swain asked as he clean up her scratch wounds.

"I was at one part of the island gathering testing water samples when I heard a boat getting closer so I went to see who it was. I watch three men get off the barge carrying sacks of some thing. I over heard one of them say that this is the last of them. So I follow them till they went into a underground bunker. I waited till they left then I went to see for my self" then her face screw up in pain

"Are you in pain" Swain asked

"yes"

"ok, I'll give you some more pain releave"

"thank you" then she look at mike and Kate.

"i found bottles hundred of bottle water. I open one of the sacks there was empty bottles in there. So I took one of the full bottles and put it in my bag..." then she look around in horror

"oh no my bag"

"i got it" Swain showed her the bag he found which wasn't far from where Doctor homes was found

"in side is water" Swain open the bag and pulled out the bottle water, he show it to mike and Kate

"Why would they have water on the island" mike said out loud. Kate thought about it

"Bio weapon, no smell, no taste" Kate said

"Sell this to teariest for the highest price that millions of dollars" mike said looking at Kate then he turn to look at Doctor homes.

"what happen next?"

"When I left the bunker I was heading back to camp to get my sat phone when one of the men spotted me he and his two friends started running after me. I ran to the camp to get the sat phone when they shot at me so I had no choice but to run when I trip over and roll down the embankment. When I stop rolling I relies I was in trouble so I manage to pull out my emergency beacon and turn it on before I loss consciousness"

"did you see what the three men look like and the name of the barge they were on" mike asked

"not the boat name but I do know what they look like" Then her eyes started to close, Swain turn to mike and Kate

"I've given her some more pethidine, she would be resting for the next hour"

"Ok thanks Swain" then he and Kate walk out of the dinning room and down to his cabin.

"I'll contact Steve about this, see if you can pick up any barges on radar"

"ok" Kate turn and walk out of Mike cabin and walk towards the bridge.

When she was just about to open the door to the bridge, she heard Nav giggling "Nikki what are you plans when we return back to Cairns" Kate heard buffer voice

"Long hot shower and comfortable bed"

"alone or share?" He said as he flirts with her

"Hmm it will depends on my fiancee"

"your fiancee aye, so when are you going to tell the rest of the crew"

"When I'm ready, why"

"how about before our last patrol"

"Why so you can get out of the guys giving you a buck night with my brothers" Kate was shock with what she heard then smile since she knows who Nikki fiancee is

"Yes, when you told me what your brothers are like gee between them and the crew, that would be a nightmare if they get together" Nikki laugh

"that is so true. But I'm worried, that X and captain finds out about us Pete, we could be in big trouble"

"i know that is why we got to be carefully, think about just five more months. We can do this Nikki"

"It going to be hard on us both"

"I know but once we are married think about all those hours of shore leave spending in in showers and in bed"

"i am looking ford to it to Pete"

Kate knows what those shore leaves are like when mike and her have the same time off for a few days how they spend it in bed and in the shower.

"We should return back to buffer and Nav, Pete"

"I agree" Kate decided to open the door and walk in

"Nav, buffer"

"X" Kate close the door and walk over to the radar

"Has there been any thing on radar Nav?"

"Yes ten boats"

"what about barges?"

"nothing why?"

"that is what we are looking for"

"Ok" they talk about other things till Mike walk onto the bridge.

"I spoke to Steve about what Dr Homes said, he going to let the feds know"

"Ok"

"any thing on radar?"

"no barges" Kate said

"ok" they talk about other things till Nav saw HMAS Melbourne on radar but there no FFV

"sir I got Melbourne on Radar but there no FFV" Kate walk over to where Nav is then she look at mike

"Where are they?"

"Hammersley this is Melbourne copy over" Mike pick up the microphone

"Melbourne this is Hammersley, go a head"

"We at the rondeview point and got you on radar copy over"

"copy that Melbourne, have you pick up FFV on your radar Melbourne?"

"Negative Hammersley but we have pick up two of your crew and three foreign fishermen"

"what about there boat"

"There no boat, we were told by one of your crew that the boat caught fire and sank. We notice smoke when we were close to the location."

"Under stand Melbourne thanks for picking them up, our ETA is" he turn to Kate and Nav

"Ten" Kate said

"Ten minutes copy over"

"copy that, our doctor want to know if there any change in the patient condition copy over?" then swain walk on to the bridge

"Stand by Melbourne" mike said then he turn to swain

"Melbourne doctor want an update on Dr Homes condition?"

"no change"

"Melbourne, My medic Swain said no change in patient condition copy over"

"copy that Hammersley Medic Vac will arrived at the same time as you are"

"copy that, Hammersley out" then Mike put the microphone back in it spot.

They talk and watch as Hammersley got closer to Melbourne. Kate was at the controls since Swain had to go and get Dr homes ready to be transported to Melbourne since chefo was with her.