Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:32:10 -0500
From: Ken Barber <inscyclone@gmail.com>
Subject: Cyclone Chapter 10

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Cyclone

Chapter 10 - Termination

	Monday morning arrived with the same routine. Carl woke us with
coffee and gave us our schedules for the day. Travis, Shane and David had
to spend the day with Cyclone, preparing her for the mission. Carl had set
me up a meeting with Mark from HR and Dan from PR at 11 a.m.

	As usual we arrived at the office right before 9am and got to work.
Clara was already in and jumped up and gave me a big hug. "I almost drove
over to your house last night to make sure all you boys were okay."

	"Clara, that is very sweet. It was a crazy night but we are all
okay. Thank you so much for caring."

	"It's what I do best.  Today should be a pretty relaxing day for
you. Training called and asked to reschedule. They are swamped with
Cyclone's officers and crew and, since they leave on Saturday, they get
priority."

	"No problem, that reminds me, Carl can you make reservations for
Travis and I for somewhere nice Friday Night."

	"Sure thing, Boss."

	"Okay. I am meeting with HR and PR to discuss a community project I
am thinking about. If I get Carl and Mike to agree on it, I would like it
to be handled from my office and I would like you in on the meeting. Once
we decide if this is something we want to pursue we will need to sell it to
Cal and Mike. I was kind of hoping once you hear what It's all about you
would be willing to be the go to person on this."

	"Okay, I will listen in then give you my thoughts." She went back
to her desk just as Travis came in.

	Carl looked up and started humming something. Travis looked at
him. He smiled. "Trying to decide what Captain Gorgeous' theme song should
be."

	Travis just laughed and walked into my office. "Hey Babe, I?m
headed down to Cyclone and wanted to say hi first." He kissed me and walked
back out. "See you in a bit."

	I couldn't help but grin from ear to ear. A few minutes later Clara
poked her head in. "There is a Dr. Lowell on the phone; he says you want to
meet with him?"

	"Oh yeah, it's about this project. Can you set it up for me?"

	"He is free this afternoon. Will you be ready for him that
quickly?"

	"Sure, as long as my schedule has room."

	She turned around and got back on the phone. Carl came in, headed
to his office. He stopped and turned around. "Instead of me mailing them
the checks, do you want to present them to Dr. Lowell today when he gets
here?"

	"Yeah, that will be a nice touch."

	"Okay, Travis gave me his already."

	"Sweet. This thing is taken off faster than I thought it would."

	"It's a great program. I will contribute too, once the money starts
rolling in from my INS shares. Right now I still have to pay student
loans."

	I chuckled. "You are going to be a wealthy man, even before you
marry into the Vitrela Pizza Empire."

	"Very funny." he walked into his office.

	Around 10:45 Clara knocked on the door. "Mr. Ryan, Mark from HR and
Dan from PR are here to see you."

	"Oh good, show them in Clara."

	The two men came and we moved to the couches. I explained about the
Injured Heroes Initiative and explained that I wanted INS involved. As of
yet INS hadn't done much charity work. I talked about the Casual Friday
idea and both agreed it would be a good thing. I then launched my pitch
about the day care center. Mark was a little reluctant at first, only
because of the cost. Dan was drooling over it. After a few minutes of
convincing, Mark was coming around and started to give me personnel cost
estimates. We were estimating about $250,000 a year to run it. We could
offset that with fundraisers and use some volunteers. If we did that we
could get the cost down to about $190,000 to $200,000. By the time we were
finished, they both were on board 100%. Clara contacted Cal and Mike and
asked them to join us.

They came in a few minutes later.  All four of us pitched the idea to them
and they didn't take a whole lot of convincing. The PR aspect alone was
worth a fortune. We were paying for the maintenance and upkeep of the
daycare facility anyway. Apparently when it was first built, a study group
told them that they would need a pretty big facility. They initially had
planned on running and staffing it, so why not now and get some PR out of
it.

	They agreed to meet with Dr. Lowell and me when he arrived. This
was going to be INS's official charity.

	The Meeting with Dr Lowell went very well and afterwards we toured
the Daycare Center. It would be a month or two before we could be up and
running, but everything looked good. After we met with Dr. Lowell, Cal,
Mike and I discussed the home security division expansion. We thought the
expansion would more that cover the cost of this community outreach
program.

	Tuesday and Wednesday I spent most of the day in training with the
actual bridge crew from Cyclone. Ensigns Miller and Barker were the flag
bridge officers and where very helpful. On Wednesday afternoon we did a
simulation on Cyclone with Monsoon and Hurricane on radio. As soon as the
simulation started I realized it was the same one I did last
week. Everything worked perfectly and we were able to finish the
simulation, after destroying both pirate ships and no loss of life or
property to the Task Force. Kyle, the trainer, just winked at me as all the
crew and officers were astounded by the way I reacted during the
simulation.

	Thursday, the pace of preparations for Cyclone to get underway
increased. I kept out of the way and went back to training in the
building. I watched as Travis took command of his ship and was totally
turned on by it.  Friday night soon arrived and Rick and I were getting
ready for our night out with our guys. I was just getting dressed when my
cell phone rang. It was Travis.

	"Hey Sexy, What's up?

	"Admiral Ryan, this Is Captain King." He had that official voice
and I got very concerned.

	"What can I do for you tonight, Captain?" I took his lead and
played my part.

	"I have a little personnel problem aboard Cyclone, and would like
your advice. It involves Lieutenant Mathis and Lieutenant JG Walker."

	"Oh Damn. What happened?"

	"There was a verbal disagreement in their quarters and it ended up
in a fist fight. Based on what was said and overheard by a crew member
walking by, I would like to beach Lieutenant Mathis. Commander Stavi is in
agreement, however as Cyclone is departing tomorrow for her first mission I
wanted to bring you up to speed."

	"Okay, I will come down to the office. Can you have everyone
involved in my office in 30 minutes?  Bring the crewman that overheard it
too."

	"Of course, Sir. I am sorry to bother you with this, Sir."

	"It's not a problem, Captain. Let's just get it resolved before you
weigh anchor tomorrow."

	"Thank you, Sir, see you in 30 minutes."

	We hung up and I went to find Rick. He had recovered from his
concussion really well but I knew he would be disappointed about Shane
being late for his date.

	As I passed by the kitchen I saw Carl and Nick chatting.

	"Hey Carl, do you know where Rick and Shane where planning on
having dinner tonight?"

	"I think One Fish Two Fish. Why, what's up?"

	"There is a little problem at the ship and I need to go down and
help get it resolved. Shane is going to be late. Can you tell Rick and then
postpone their reservation by about an hour and half. My reservation at
Steinhilber's needs to be pushed back as well."

	"Sure, it?s no problem for yours. Rick?s and Shane's might be tough
because One Fish Two Fish is pretty tough on a Friday night. I will throw
your name around and see what I can do."

	"Right, like my name means anything. If you can't, then ask
Steinhilber's to make it a reservation for four."

	"Got it, Dale, good luck with whatever is going on."

	"Thanks Carl. I will fill you in later, once I know more."

	I called Cal on the way to the office and he suggested we send in
Mark, the HR guy, too, just to cover our asses. I called him and he told me
he would meet me at the office in 15 minutes.

	I got to the office, and it was weird walking into a mostly dark
building. Travis, Shane and Doug Mathis where waiting in the outer office
with a very nervous-looking crew man. I just walked past them.

	"Captain King, my office, please." He followed me in. "Close the
door please."

	As soon as the door closed, he came over and kissed me. "Sorry
Babe, but its ugly and I didn't want to just fire someone without higher
approval."

	"It's what I am here for, Babe. Mark from HR should be here any
minute and then we can get started. He will just listen and advise us on
procedure."

	"Okay, good." He kissed me again as someone knocked. Travis walked
over and sat in one of the chairs that faced my desk.

	"Come in."  The door opened and Mark walked in.

	"Sorry, Mr. Ryan, I didn't realize the Captain was in here with
you."

	"No problem, Mark, we were just waiting on you. Come on in and
close the door."

	He closed the door and sat down. "So what is going on?"

	"Travis, can you explain to Mark and me what you know?"

	?Crewman Wendell was on his way to the galley when he overheard
loud voices. He stopped to make sure it wasn't someone hurt. He overheard
Lieutenant's Walker and Mathis arguing. He said he was about to continue on
because it was none of his business. When he heard Lieutenant Mathis tell
Lieutenant Walker that he was going to kick his ass for being a fag and
just wait until we were out to sea. He also overheard Lieutenant Mathis say
he would eventually take out the faggot Captain and Admiral and then they
would have no choice but to let a real man take command. That is when he
heard scuffling, called security and told them that he overheard Lieutenant
Mathis threatening the Captain and Admiral. Security arrested both officers
and brought them to my ready room. That's when Wendell told me his story."

	I was furious. "Mark, I don't really care about HR's opinion. I
want him gone."

	"Of course, Dale. I completely agree with you. However, we should
do our due diligence and hear all 3 sides of this before we take action."

	I shook my head then agreed. "Of course you?re right. Let's start
with Crewman Wendell."

	Travis got up and went to the door. "Crewman Wendell, would you
come in here please. If you two so much as look at each other, I'll string
both of you up by the yardarm."

	Crewman Wendell entered and stood at attention. I nodded to Mark
and he got him a chair.

	"Crewman Wendell, please sit down and relax. Let me begin by saying
you are not in any trouble here. Actually I want to thank you for taking
action. This is not the kind of behavior I expect from any of my
employees. This is Mark, he is from HR. I would like you to retell what you
heard so Mark and I get it right, OK?"

	"Yes. No problem, Admiral.  And may I say, Admiral, I was in charge
of the helicopter pad during our simulation on Wednesday and I have never
seen the order to use air support come so quickly. You almost caught us off
guard but we have a good crew and we can perform under any circumstances."

	"Thank you, Wendell. Now, if you would, please tell us what
happened tonight?"

	He relayed the story almost exactly the way Travis had explained
it. After he was done we dismissed him and called in Shane. Shane's side
had a little more back story to it. It seems that Shane went to their
shared quarters to get his gear and get ready for his date. Lieutenant
Mathis immediately started harassing him about going on a date with his
"Boy Toy". According to Shane, Doug kept pushing him and pushing him,
making comments about which one takes it up the ass. "I bet you like to be
plowed in the ass little fag-boy." Finally Shane had enough and told him
that he needed to shut the fuck up. The argument escalated and Shane told
Doug. "I know the problem is you?re just jealous because you?re too much of
a pussy to come out of the closet. Secretly, you are wishing it was you
that was going to get fucked in the ass tonight." That?s when Doug
threatened to kick his ass for being a fag and threatened the Captain and
Admiral as well. Shane could not take anymore and pushed Doug. Doug took a
swing at Shane. Then they grappled and Shane wrestled him to the floor and
pinned him down. Security showed up and pulled them apart and handcuffed
them both.

	When he was done, I folded my hands on my desk and just looked at
him for a moment. "Lieutenant Walker, under no circumstance is it okay to
get into a physical altercation with a fellow officer. I understand the
situation and can empathize with you, but consider yourself reprimanded for
fighting aboard the ship. I will leave any punishment up to your commanding
officer." Just then I got a text from Carl.

	"Best I could do was to change your reservation to later and add
two, Sorry."

	"Wait in the outer office please, Lieutenant Walker."

	"Yes Sir."

	He left and we called in Lieutenant Mathis. His story was
completely different. He claimed Shane accosted him and told him he wanted
to have sex with him. When he politely told him no, Shane pressed the issue
and he lost his temper and told Shane he was going to kick his ass. Shane
swung at him and then the wrestled."

	"Lieutenant Mathis, did you at anytime threaten to take out the
Captain and Admiral so they could let a real man command the ship?"

	"No sir, is that what Walker said? He is lying, Sir."

	"Actually, Crewman Wendell overheard you say that, and Lieutenant
Walker confirms it."

	"They are both lying, Sir. They must have gotten their stories
collaborated at some point."

	"Do you realize how ridiculous that sounds, Lt. Mathis? They were
never alone together after the moment Wendell overheard you, until now."

	"I don't know, Sir, but I never said any such thing."

	"Okay, Lt. Mathis, please wait outside while we discuss this."

	As soon as he closed the door, I sighed. "I can tell the asshole is
lying."

	Mark nodded. "I agree. The way I see it, you have two choices. Go
with the Captain King?s initial response and beach him. Put him in fleet
ops for a bit and see what he does, or you can fire him. If you pull up his
file you can see this is about the fourth time he has been reprimanded for
fighting and bullying."

	I looked at Travis. "Travis, you want him off your boat?"

	"Absolutely. His conduct has been borderline insubordinate since
the day you and I toured Cyclone. I made a promise that I would not
tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind, so I have to say he is
off the ship what happens after that is up to you."

	"What will you do about an OPS officer?"

	"The logical choice would be to move the next officer down into the
position."

	"Who would that be?"

	"Lieutenant Walker." he laughed.

	"That's irony for you. Okay, Mark, if you think we have enough to
terminate him, let's do it."

	"Okay, Dale, let me call security and have them come up and escort
him to the ship to get all his personal effects." He pulled out his cell
phone and made the call.

	Travis looked up at me. "Dale, can I use your phone to call David
and let him know what's going on so he can be standing by when security
arrives with Mathis."

	I pointed to the phone without saying anything.  When they both
finished their calls, I asked Travis to bring Mathis back in. He came in
with a smug look on his face and sat down.

	"I didn't give you permission to sit Mr. Mathis."

	His face dropped and he stood up.

	"According to your file you have been reprimanded for harassment
and bullying 3 prior times. This is behavior that I will not tolerate in
INS. Effective immediately your employment with INS is terminated."

	He lunged across the desk at me. Both Mark and Travis grabbed him
as he was screaming. "You cock sucking little faggots; you can't do this to
me. I am best thing that ever happened to this company."

	Security came running into the office, grabbed him and pulled him
back.

	I stood up. "Escort him to Cyclone to gather his personal
effects. He is not to talk to anyone at all. Once he is done, escort him
off the premises. Mr. Mathis, if you ever attempt to set foot on INS
property again I will have you arrested for trespassing. You are damn lucky
I don't contact the police now to have you arrested for assault. Get him
out of my office."

	Security dragged him out and Shane poked his head in.

	"Are you ok, Admiral?"

	"Knock the Admiral shit off, Shane, and yes I am fine, thank you
for asking. Come in here for a minute."

	He came in and stood in front of the desk.

	"Sit down, for Christ?s sake. Mathis is no longer employed by
INS. That leaves us in a precarious position; we have no OPS officer on
board Cyclone."

	Shane sat up straight. "I will pick up all the extra slack that I
can."

	Travis smiled. "You're going to do more than that. You are the new
OPS officer; during our run across the Atlantic I need you to train Ensign
Graves as the weapons officer."

	"Thank you, Captain, I won't let you down."

	?I know you won't, Shane, but there is the little matter of
punishment for fighting with a fellow officer. At our stop in Dubai you
will be assigned as OOD for the entire weekend and will not have liberty."

	"Sir, yes Sir."

	I laughed. "Okay, now that is finished. Mark, can you send a report
to Cal, Mike, John and me about what happened tonight so we have it by the
morning...?

	"I will do it tonight from home so it's in everyone's in box in the
morning."

	"Thank you for all your help tonight, Mark. I really appreciate
it."

	"No problem, Dale. I am glad I was here to help. Good night."

	Mark left and I just stared at Travis and Shane for a second. "That
was the first time I have ever fired someone. Now we are all going out to
dinner, like nothing happened."

	Travis gave me that look. "It was a necessary evil. Try not to beat
yourself up and, yes, let?s go on a date now."

"Actually because of this evening?s excitement Rick and Shane lost their
reservations so it will be a double date."