My island in the sun Ch 06
A man finds his Greek roots and his dream island
This is part of a series. If you haven't already done so, I would suggest reading the previous chapters, so this one will make sense. Take it as read that Greek is being spoken throughout this chapter. Any characters engaged in sexual acts of any description are at least 18 years of age or older.
I have written in English, mainly due to the fact that I am not fluent in Greek, and I want to reach out to the most readers with my story.
This is self edited, so any mistakes are exactly where I want them to be!
AJ decided to take a stroll along the port, to see if he could locate the "Chesma" before Victor returned to the port. And explained his decision to them all.
"Please stay here Aella, while I go and take a look, I won't be too long."
"If you think that's best, of course I'll stay here!"
"Titan, guard Aella until I get back."
Titan immediately went and sat at Aellas' side, taking his duty seriously.
Lykos said he would go with AJ, Just in case there were any problems!
As the two of them left "Aellas Choice" AJ asked Lykos which direction he thought they should search first.
"With what you know about him I would expect them not to be so close to the main area of the port, so why don't we walk down out of the busy area and see what we find?" suggested Lykos.
With that they strolled along the port as if they were just enjoying the evening, but AJ and Lykos were alert, and keenly observing the watercraft as they walked along.
Again AJ was surprised how many yachts there were for the time of year.
Lykos explained that many people lived on their boats and travelled all over the Mediterranean all year round, so it was actually quite normal for it to be this busy.
"Lykos," I know you said you were in the navy before you joined the crew, but do you have any combat experience?" enquired AJ.
"I was actually in the underwater demolition team, or as it's more commonly known, OYK. The training is quite rigorous and gruelling, only 15% of candidates pass the course, which isn't surprising. You have Hell Week, which is five days without sleep, with relentless exercises, diving and hand to hand combat."
"If you pass that, there are more challenges such as a 100 nautical mile swim, marathon running and tactical diving with your hands and feet bound!"
"With the constant tension and threat from Turkish forces, I spent most of my career carrying out covert surveillance. Now you have joined us in Greece, I am glad to be in a position to offer you my assistance."
"I am proud to say I earned the Golden Diver badge, which embodies the Greek warrior spirit, with its dedication to victory at all costs."
"I am glad you joined us then Lykos, I have the feeling you will soon be putting all that experience into use!" enthused AJ.
"If needed, I have a selection of knives and other hand to hand fighting implements you may be interested in looking over AJ."
"I'm most definitely interested in looking over your kit," AJ added with enthusiasm, He felt he had found a kindred spirit in Lykos.
"Aha, see there that Lazzara 68 that's the one were looking for," said AJ.
"Indeed it is," confirmed Lykos seeing the broad lettering spelling out "Chesma" on its side.
"We're lucky I can follow him by his black thread Lykos, the "Chesma" has a higher cruising speed than "Aellas Choice" I'm quite sure of that." stated AJ plainly.
"I have some listening devices I can attach below the water line, I could swim over in the dark, early hours of the morning, while no-one is around!" suggested Lykos.
"That's a brilliant idea, agreed AJ "if we know his intentions we may well be able to pre-empt a situation and be more prepared."
"We might as well return to "Aellas Choice" now, AJ continued."I don't think we'll achieve anything more by hanging around here!
Lykos agreed, and they walked back to rejoin the others back onboard.
Lykos and AJ told the others that they had the location of the "Chesma", Victors' boat, and also that the plan for Lykos to attach a couple of listening devices so they might learn something of their plans.
"I wasn't aware that you had anything like that," Kostas remarked.
"I lost various pieces of Kit before I left my military service," Lykos stated plainly. "I've never needed it until now. I have other things that may be useful, depending on how things go!"
AJ looked into his mind and found the thread that led him to Victor, he could see that he was back at the port and getting to his motor yacht. So he told everyone else. Now it was just waiting for the time that Lykos would place the devices and see what happens next.
"I have to test the devices, but then I plan on getting some sleep," announce Lykos.
"What time are you planning on setting out? questioned AJ, "I'll set out along the port and keep watch from 300 metres or so, just in case of any developments, and be in place for back up should it be needed!"
"I will be setting off about 3am, if that suits you Oh, I have some infra-red binoculars if you're interested," added Lykos.