Bengal's office, Taiko and Sultan are sitting across from him while Bengal is talking to Hunter and Stalker on a split screen.

"Kenai hold's Professor Delta and her techs hostage and is threatening to kill them." says Bengal "He's got most of the ordnance crew with him and several others when he took over the mess hall."

"Only one solution to this problem." says Stalker "Eliminate him."

"That is not an option!" says Hunter

"Then what do you suggest?" says Stalker "We need that cure delivered or Alura will be unstopable."

"I'm open to suggestions, sir." says Bengal

Hunter sighs.

"Trust me, the Master wants this crisis solved by any means necessary. NATO, the U.N. the European Union and the Russian Federation want these werewolves stopped."

"Like I said, eliminate him." says Stalker

"No! We've invested to much in his training. If you hadn't killed off the Ursa Majors, we might have more like them out there!"

"For the last time, Hunter, I did not order their deaths!" says Stalker

"All right!" says Bengal "I'll do what I can to end this and deliver your cure. Retriever out."

Bengal turns off his monitor and faces Taiko and Sultan.

"Get T-Bone in here, double time."

"Yes sir." says Taiko

"What's the situation?"

"Alura's werewolves are at the border of Georgia." says Sultan "Everything Russia has sent at them has failed. Those troops sent in were turned into werewolves themselves. Its interesting how Alura hasn't attacked Romania yet. They're moving in a clockwise fashion."

"I've noticed. Status on the Soyuz?"

"Holding station off Yalta. The Tulsa is shadowing her and several times she's been harrased by depth charges. Fallujah had torpedoes fired at her from a sub, but the Barrage sank it, and the Watkins is dropping off survivors from the Mills in Athens."

"Tell Captain Frisbee to join us ASAP."

"Yes sir."

*****

Bridge of the Tulsa. Everyone is at station as a ping rings through the ship.

"Conn, sonar, they've found us again! Three destroyers breaking off and headed for us! They've launched a sub hunter aircraft!"

"Can we get torpedoes off?" says Panda.

"Ready to launch on your command."

"Down scope!"

Panda pears into the scope.

"Got 'em. Let's hope we get lucky. Fire all torpedoes!"

"Fireing!"

The sub shudders four times as the torpedoes leave.

"Get us out of here!" says Panda.

"Take us down to the bottom!" says Rudy

"Belay that! Take us to the shore."

"Ma'am?"

Depth Charge explosion rip through the water.

"I doubt we can win against werewolves with sonar training."

"You heard her!" says Rudy "Get us to the shore!"

"Sub-hunter right above us!"

"Brace for impact!"

The sub rocks from a hit and spark fly.

"We're hit amidships! We're flooding aft!"

"Beach us on the shore!" says Panda

"There are werewolves out there, ma'am!"

"Better to be a werewolf than drowned in the ocean! Do it!"

The Tulsa beaches itself on a Crimean beach and the crew scrambles out. Rudy turns towards the ocean and see's one destroyer sinking, another listing.

"Communications! Relay to the flagship, one destroyer sinking, another badly damaged, Soyuz unharmed. We have been hit by torpedo and have beached ourselves. Good bye and good luck."

"Aye sir."

"Werewolves approaching sir!" says a lookout.

"This is it! Arm yourselves!"

Dozens of werewolves descend on the Tulsa crew and soon they too become werewolves.

"May Hecate's Love Conquer All!" shouts werewolf Panda.

They all howl together.

*****

Retriever Mess Hall. Kenai is watching Delta and her group like a hawk. The wall comm crackles to life.

"Kenai, it's Captain Bengal, I'm outside the mess hall. We need to talk."

Granite, who is guarding the door, turns to Kenai, who nods. Granite opens the door and Bengal walks in, unarmed.

"Why are you doing this?"

"You know why." says Kenai "We do not work with terrorists."

"In this case, we do. Everyone from the Master to the U.N. Secretary General says we must do everything we can to stop Alura. If that means working with the KH Military, so be it. I don't like it either, but they have the means to stop them, we don't.

Listen to me Kenai, T-Bone's squad is out there right now. Don't make me send them in rifles blazing."

"You wouldn't!"

"Would you like to test that theory?"

"Chief, please." says Delta "General Stalker worked with you Rovers once before when Ortega made a comeback. I'm not Stalker, and I'm not a backstabber. We can work together on this."

"Sultan to Bengal."

Bengal goes to a wall comm.

"Yes?"

"We recieved a message from the Tulsa. They engaged the enemy and 'one destroyer sinking, another badly damaged, Soyuz unharmed. We have been hit by torpedo and have beached ourselves. Good bye and good luck."

Bengal turns to Kenai.

"Did you hear that, chief? The crew of the Tulsa has sacrificed itself to Alura's werewolves. That's two ships gone, Kenai! This fleet is losing badly, and its because of your stubborness!!!"

Kenai turns away in shame and sighs.

"Granite."

"Yes sir?"

"Stand down. Professor Delta, let's get your cure ready."

"Thank you, Kenai." says Bengal "T-Bone, stand down."

"Aye sir."

"Don't thank me, captain. I still think we may regret this."

"That's your opinion, one I suggest you keep to yourself. And when this crisis is over, your going to be facing a court martial."

"Don't remind me! I already know that! Move!"

Kenai hustles his crew out of the mess hall.

to be continued....