Bowser's office. The doors bell sounds.

"Come."

Emerald enters.

"Excuse me sir, but our new operations officers are here."

"Good. Send them in."

Three canines enter and stand at attention.

"State your name, breed and position, please." says Bowser

"Sultan, Saluki, Strategic ops."

"Rajah, Thai Ridgeback, Naval ops.

"Raven, Saarloos Wolfdog, Air ops."

"Good." says Bowser "Now your predecessors left behind their plans of operations. I suggest you study them and familiarize yourselves with the ship. Dismissed."

The three salute and then file out.

****

Indian Ocean, the frieghter Everest Venture sails along when three helicopters fly in. On the bridge, the captain watches them come with binoculars.

"Expecting company sir?" says the steerman.

"No."

The choppers stop over the frieghter and lines are dropped and men deposit onto the deck.

"We're being boarded! Radio man, call for help!"

"This is the Everest Venture to anyone out there, we are being boarded by terrorists! I repeat---"

A shotgun blast destroys the radio equipment and terrorists cover the bridge crew.

"Naughty, naughty."

"What do you want?" asks the captain

"I've been told you carry a special cargo for proper disposal. Let's go take a look at it shall we?"

The leader shoves the captain into the bowels of the ship and they come to a specific cargo hold. The door reads "Danger! Radioactive Material. Do not touch without proper protection."

"What?! Are you nuts?!" says the captain "This cargo hold carries nuclear waste!"

"Exactly." says the terrorists leader with a grin.

****

Klaxons wail on the Retriever. Bowser enters the bridge.

"Report!"

"The frieghter Everest Venture reports that it has been taken over by terrorists."

"Sultan, I know your not settled in yet but I might need a plan of action from you three."

"Aye sir."

"Is McCoy in place?"

"Yes sir." says Emerald.

****

Everest Venture. The terrorist leader is watching his men load the nuclear waste onto his chopper.

"I tell you, you can't do this!" says the captain, held at gunpoint.

"Oh, yes I can. Just think of all the dirty bombs we can make. And just so you don't get away, I left one of the barrels aboard with explosives attached. Try anything smart, and kaboom. Understand?"

"Perfectly."

"Jackie, you stay with him, just in case. We'll send the last chopper for you later."

"Right."

"Pleasure doing business with you captain." says the terrorists with a smile.

The leader gets in and the choppers take off. The captain looks at Jackie and they both smile. Jackie touches his waist area and his changeling belt turns off revealing Sergeant Mojave.

On the chopper the terrorists leader sits back.

"Take us back to base."

"With pleasure sir." says the pilot who does the same thing revealing himself as Tailspin.

"What?!" shouts the terrorist in surprise "How is this possible?!"

"Anything's possible my friend, when the Sea Rovers are on the case."

The Retriever appears on the horizon and the terrorist sulks in his seat as Lieutenant's T-Bone and Frodo come up from behind him. The choppers land on the deck and the rest of Frodo's squad surround the lead chopper.

"Out!" says Tailspin, jerking his thumb to the chopper's door. He complies and confronts Frodo's squad.

"I must say, this operation proved successful." says the terrorists, who touches his waist to reveal himself as McCoy. Both squads applaud as Captain Bowser walks up.

"Well done, Lieutenant. That was an excellent terror exercise."

"You my friend should be in Hollywood." says Tailspin

"Nah," shrugs McCoy "I prefer the Corps."

"Hoo-rah!"

"So what's really in these barrels sir?" says Tailspin.

T-Bone takes a crowbar and pries open one of them.

"Just water?" says Tailspin

"What, you'd think we'd use the real thing?" says Tex

Tailspin can only sit and stammer.

"Pfft, sky jock!"

Both squads burst out in laughter.

****

Bowser's office. The three new ops personel are back here.

"I'm impressed with the ideas you gave me on how to deal with the situation. But it was just a drill."

"So this was only a what if exercise sir?" says Sultan

"Correct. This is the Retriever, expect the unexpected."

"I'll remember that in the future."

"Dismissed!"

The End.