One of
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Chapter Five - the conclusion: Naval Manoeuvres |
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"Funny y' should say that, said St John. "I—seem
to be listing a bit...in fact—" The cabin shook as Cathy McVitie cried out and thrust
her hips violently upwards. Captain Jack St John lay on his beam ends, or more
precisely, between the thighs of Christine Mountjoy, whose galley he
had filled as copiously as 2nd Lieutenant Cathy McVitie's bilge, and
smoked contentedly. |
Back
in Whitehall, Marjoribanks and Secretary of State, John Reid, hovered
anxiously over a red telephone like two schoolboys caught scoffing tuck
after Lights Out. Beauchamp tossed back her long, dark hair and replaced
the receiver with a muttered oath. "I say Sir, that was GCHQ, the
Americans are on to us. We have to lose the Sub.”Reid's eyebrows shot up in surprise as all connection with reality seemed to evaporate. “Bloody hell, Beauchamp, you're talking worse drivel than Marjoribanks. We have spent the last 24 hours chasing our arses because the bloody thing is lost. Now you’re telling me we have to lose something we've just found. I assume we've found it, have we?" “We haven’t found it,” she said through clenched teeth. “Well how can we loose it then, woman? You are becoming completely incomprehensible, it's not that woman’s cycle thing is it?” “I hope you don’t mean menstrual sir?” “No, Raleigh, saw you on it this morning. Too much exercise can easily confuse your intellectuals if you’re not used to it.” He stood up and walked across the
office. “I want you to explain this submarine thing to me once
more. Get Marjoribanks in here too; he might be able add something.”
Beauchamp rolled her eyes theatrically. They looked at each other briefly.
“Well—get him in here anyway.” “Give it here, woman,” snapped Reid as he grabbed the phone and began shouting. “Now just you listen to me, Wayne or Jason or whatever your oafish name is...I have never known such a slow-arsed, incompetent set of total wasters as you and your team of half-witted delivery boys. Good God—I could have had my secretary cook one for me in under an hour, and she’s a worse bloody feminist than Cherie Blair, so that includes the time it would take her to argue with the instructions on the packet. What’s that? Who? Ah…Tony, how are you Prime Minister? I thought it was…er…um...Yes, I think it would be a splendid idea to take the sleeper express down to the Pisa Summit next month…absolutely, looking forward to it. Cherie?…did I? Are you sure? No, it can’t have been me, Tony—I was here talking to you on the ‘phone. Yes, crossed line I expect… What’s that? Submarine? Don’t worry, Prime Minister—I have my best man on it...That fool Marjoribanks…? No, no, of course not. Leave it with me. Bye, Sir.” He put the receiver down slowly. “Beauchamp, you did that on purpose, didn’t you?” Beauchamp's eyes widened briefly in feigned surprise
and then closed as she continued to file diligently at her immaculately
manicured finger nails. The door burst open and Marjoribanks rushed
in. “Great news Sir, we’ve—” Beauchamp crossed her long, tanned legs with studied
languor, making no attempt to pull down the short, grey skirt which
rode up her thighs. Reid swallowed noisily as he caught a glimpse of
her black suspenders and a shocking pink, thong that bulged invitingly
above them. She turned towards them and began. “The submarine
we lost—shut up Marjoribanks, we don’t want to hear it—was
an extremely advanced and very secret surveillance device. We had been
using it to monitor an American submarine in British waters. The Americans
were spying on a Russian and the Russians were spying on us. With me
so far?” Beauchamp leaned back in her chair and groaned audibly.
“If the Russians knew we were spying on the Americans they would
know we know what the Americans know. Now, if we know what the Americans
know, we know what the Russians know. And the Russians are spying on
us. So we don’t want them to know. Got it now?”
"Idiots," sighed Tamara as she swept up her bag and walked
out of the building. In the street she pulled out a mobile ‘phone.
“Yury? Right, I have the sub and the tapes, £250,000. Tonight?
No, sorry, I'm washing my hair. Tomorrow at eight and strawberries this
time, OK? What? Because I don't want my knickers smelling of cheap,
bloody caviar again, OK? No, Swiss Francs. Look, I can get you a couple
of aircraft carriers on a buy-one-get-one-free offer…air miles?
Well—OK, but you'll have to take three gross of odd socks and
a crate of Female naval officers uniforms as well. Let's call it a round
half million. Yes, Angus will handle the delivery side, yes…yes…half
up front as usual. What? Very funny, Yury. Only if you bring a strapon...”
she jumped and switched off the mobile as a hand tapped her on the shoulder.
"Nah...but, y' got an MOD security
badge pinned to y' jacket and this pizza's for some bird called 'Margery
Banks' in the MOD, innit?" "I can't do that, miss. The boss 'd 'ave a fit." THE END |
Story © 2005 How Tenji &
Miranda Givings. Pictures and construction © 2005 utterpants.co.uk / 161205 |




"Not
sure what to do..." mumbled the Captain as Cathy climbed onto his
lap and straddled him. She caressed Christine's breasts as she exchanged
a long, passionate kiss with the cook.
Back
in Whitehall, Marjoribanks and Secretary of State, John Reid, hovered
anxiously over a red telephone like two schoolboys caught scoffing tuck
after Lights Out. Beauchamp tossed back her long, dark hair and replaced
the receiver with a muttered oath. "I say Sir, that was GCHQ, the
Americans are on to us. We have to lose the Sub.”
Tamara
dropped her mobile in her bag and glared at him as if he was something
she'd stepped in.



