John was so excited about the detected signal that he could not help but dance around and shout several times.
"We hear you, John!" Jim hissed as he was busy giving instructions. John's shift was already over, and Jim was now replacing him, but he refused to leave. He kept monitoring the tracked signal. Everyone that was in the room promptly did what they were assigned to do.
John's fingers were swift on the keyboard as he was searching for the exact coordinates of the signal. "It's still up! Damn, I must not lose this!" John exclaimed as his blood boiled with a mixture of excitement and nervousness.
"I got it! I got the location! Oh God, it's an island that's not on the map yet!" John burst out after seeing a piece of area surrounded by water on his screen and compared its coordinates with a map. As expected, the couple had been stranded in one of the numerous deserted and unknown islands in the Pacific Ocean.
That time Field Marshal Chan entered the control room and shouted his instruction, "John, go with the rescue team and don't lose that signal! I want my children out of there immediately!"
"Yes, Sir!" John answered and quickly disappeared with his laptop. John was so overwhelmed, it felt as though his veins were on fire. It was truly a miracle that the tracker had suddenly worked.
Everyone, except for Field Marshal Chan, had actually lost hope. Because combing through the vast ocean for the two missing persons who might either be stranded in one of the many undiscovered islands or dead in the sea, was an arduous task. It was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
But Lisa's father never gave up. John shook his head as a contented smile formed on his face. Waiting for a possible signal from the tracking bracelet was absurd since the chance for it to work was close to zero. They were waiting for a miracle, and some people might have thought they were crazy, but the miracle had just happened.
Back in the control room, Field Marshal Chan was suffused with happiness. His heart was beating fast as he pleaded a silent prayer, hoping for the rescue operation to go well. Hoping that his daughter and son-in-law were in good condition.
Everything was monitored on the screen, and he could hear the communication between the teams. It was still dark, but it was not a hindrance, especially to Jungkook's men who had volunteered for the search and rescue operation.
.........
Lisa was awakened by Jungkook's tapping on her arm. They had been both kept hostage in one of the shelters with two tribesmen guarding them. The two guards had both fallen asleep, so Jungkook moved and tried to loosen up the rope that was tying his hands. But the knot was too tight.
Lisa saw Mara furtively approach them as she signaled them to stay quiet. As Mara proceeded to free them, Lisa had this inexplicable feeling that everything was surreal, just like in a movie. For some reason, she didn't feel nervous anymore. It was as though her gut feeling told her that nothing dire would happen to them. 'I must be crazy,' she mused.
Mara then signaled them to follow her quietly. "I think she's leading us to a shortcut to the beach," said Jungkook as they dashed away with Mara.
She stopped by a particular spot to retrieve some weapons, which she probably had hidden there, and gave them to Jungkook and Lisa. "Wow, she's well prepared..." Lisa praised, as they immediately dashed back towards wherever Mara was leading them to. Not long after, they heard the sound of a loud whistling.
Mara ran faster... Jungkook and Lisa did the same, tailing right behind her.
But Lisa's pace had started to slow down, and Jungkook noticed it. He grabbed her hand and fretted, "You are burning." He immediately moved in front of her and carried her on his back. Lisa smiled as she murmured, "I still can run. We'll be slower like this. Put me down."
