Disclaimer: I do not own the characters in this story. They are not my own. I only cherish them.

My stories are set in real-time. Dom is a Vietnam vet and String and St. John were in Iraq post 9/11.

Alternate ending for "Natural Born" How I would have liked to have seen this episode end.

Sorry, I know some will not like how I portray Hawke in this one but I can't help it. I love the chauvinist side of him which I think came through in the Airwolf movie and the episode "Proof Through the Night" He was so sexy in that one. I always thought Cait was kind of reckless in "Natural Born" and I don't think String and Dom would have been so easy going about her actions as they were in the show. So here it is.

A Trip To The Woodshed

Chapter One: Lesson Learned

Cait was watching the young man who had just walked up with a picture in hand asking if they knew this man. Dom doesn't seem too interested in the boy as he says "I can't help you" and sends him to check at another air service. Cait on the other hand has her motherly instincts kick in. Something's not right here she thinks.

"String, that boy looks like he hasn't eaten in a while." Hoping he will jump in and do something about it. She is sure Dom isn't going to notice.

"Hey, Son" String yells to him, "We could use some help around here."

Kevin Hansen is grateful for the offer. Cait and String were right about their instincts but they had no idea how much trouble this young man was in. He saw the men leave that had murdered his uncle Chester, the man who had raised him. Chester would not go along with a group of drug dealers that wanted him to run drugs. When threats didn't work they killed him. Kevin was out to bring them down, but at sixteen commonsense doesn't come with the territory.

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None of them were aware that Kevin had stayed at the hangar at night. If they would have known they never would have brought the lady there for repairs. No sooner did String leave the hangar and Kevin was inside Airwolf setting off an alarm bringing Dom and String back inside. Now Kevin had to tell them the truth.

Michael informs them that BlueStone Flight Service has a helicopter like the one seen leaving his Uncles hangar.

"Why don't I go check this place out?" Cait volunteers. No way Dom and String tell her. It's too dangerous. They will all go over together.

It's not like Cait to lie so Dom and String have no reason to doubt that she was going where she said she was. She had said she was going to drop off some film canisters. Taking more time than was needed Dom and String began to worry about Caitlin and Kevin. They should have been back by now.

"String you don't suppose she went to that air service after we told her not to do you?"

Both men headed for Airwolf.

String felt his stomach clinch. He was hoping Cait didn't go over there on her own. He was too worried to be angry. Right now all he wanted to do was find Cait and Kevin.

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"String I see them ten miles straight ahead."

"I see them." String notices the helicopter Cait is in is flying erratic. He soon finds out why. Both Cait and Kevin are flying with their hands tied; Cait was over the back of the pilot's seat desperately trying to get control.

"Pull up, pull up." String kept saying under his breath even though he was not aware he was doing it. They were diving fast, too fast. It seemed to String that time was standing still. His heart was beating faster. She has to make it; I can't watch her die, not Cait. And Kevin who was just a boy had his whole life ahead of him. No sooner did String finish his thought the helicopter pulled up and leveled out.

Flying beside them he could see their hands were now untied.

"Cait are you ok?" He asked as he was still trying to get his breathing under control.

"Yeah, I'm fine she said out of breath. "Kevin's fine as well."

"I'm going to follow you back to Van Nuys as far as I can. Dom already radioed the police. We'll be back as soon as we put the lady away."

Cait knew that there was a lot more String wanted to say but was refraining from doing so. Now was neither the time nor place. She knew he would be angry. She would say she was sorry for putting them all in danger when they returned to the hangar.

The police were waiting. They took her statement and escorted Kevin back to the station. There was a lot he needed to explain.

Cait hugged him. "It will be fine. Ok Kev. Remember we're here for you. She waved as he drove off. She was worried about him. That really was a dumb trick she pulled as she thought back to what almost just happened. She decided to start cleaning up the place to get her mind off things not looking forward to the confrontation she was about to have with String and Dom. Dom she could handle, String she was not so sure about.

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"You're awful quite Kid, you thinkin about what could have been?" Dom didn't expect an answer. A few moments of silence passed between them.

"What really bothers me is she lied to us. She could have gotten herself and Kevin killed."

String kept seeing the image in his head, the helicopter heading straight for the ground and there was nothing neither he nor Dom could do. He shook his head to clear the thought. He had always loved Cait but as close friends. He never let it go further than that, until today. Seeing her almost die changed everything. It forced feelings in him that he had fought so hard to suppress. His emotions were now on a roller coaster ride. On one hand he was admitting out loud to himself that he loved her, and on another he couldn't remember the last time he was this angry. He was hoping by the time they reached the hangar he would be calm enough to confront her for her actions.

Pulling up to the hangar Dom tried to smooth things over as they walked in. "Ah maybe we can all go get a nice Italian dinner, huh String?" He didn't get an answer. Dom recognized the determination in his walk.

String walked in quickly without stopping he took Cait by the wrist dragging her into the office."

"String, what you are doing?" She didn't get an answer. "I can explain, I know I shouldn't have gone but I thought…"

"No you didn't think Catlin" as he sat on the edge of the desk and in one quick motion pulled her over his knee. Cait was lying across his lap his foot propped up on a chair her hands resting on the desk trying to stop her from going face first into the desk. She tried in vain to get up but was unable to as he held her tight

"String, stop, let me up. Who do you think you are?" I mean it, let me up now." As she struggled to break free.

Dom walked in to run interference. Awww, String do you really think this is necessary?"

"Stay out of it Dom." String said as he gave him a stern look that said there is no way you're getting her out of this.

Dom threw his hands in the air in surrender and turned to leave.

"Dom no, tell him to let me go." Before she could get another word out she felt the first smack."Owww" She knew he was strong and he was definitely not holding anything back.

" String that hurts stop." Her pleas were ignored.

She didn't know what was worse, the embarrassment of being spanked or the spanking it's self. It seemed like he was not going to stop until he took all his anger out on her butt. Finally after what seemed an eternity to her it was over. Letting her up she stood there stunned rubbing her butt to ease the sting. She had tried not to cry but she couldn't help it now that he was glaring at her.

Standing up and leaning in to her ear he said "pull something like that again and I'll make what I just gave you look like love taps." Not saying another word he walked out slamming the office door.

Dom waited a few moments to let Cait get her composure before he entered the office. She was still trying to sooth the sting. He could see she was embarrassed. "You ok Kid?"

"No thanks to you. Thanks for the help Dom." She said sniffing back the tears.

"Hey, I'm not the one that went off half cocked and almost got myself and that boy killed. The truth be told Cait ya kinda had it comin. I don't think I've seen him this mad in a long time. You scared the hell out of us both. We thought for sure we were going to watch you die right in front of us."

That was all it took. Cait let go with the tears. Now Dom was upset with her which was much worse in her eyes.

Dom pulled her in for a hug and handed her a tissue. There, there, it's ok now. Your safe and Kevin's safe, that's all that matters. Although I gotta say it even if Strings to mad to admit it, that was some damn good flyin you did out there.