In Deep Water: Chapter Nine

“I’m telling you, we’ve been up and down this section three times. There’s nothing down here but coral and fish,” a frustrated voice explains over the speaker in the Hangar’s command center.

Xander huffs out a breath, throwing his hands in the air. “Well, it must be somewhere. Shipwrecks don’t just disappear.”

I put a hand on Xander’s shoulder. “Why don’t you take a breather? You’ve been at this all day.”

“Hey, Xander, have you heard from navigations? Something’s up.” Nathan clicks into the system on the computer monitor in front of him.

Xander squints at Nathan’s screen. “No GPS? That’s odd.”

“Yeah, and the ship’s CELNAV is registering a slight shift in star positions.” Nathan drums his thumbs on the desk. “Could be a glitch in the system, though.”

Xander sighs and walks to the coffee station set up in the corner of the room.

I glance at Sophie as her mouth opens on a yawn. Stretching in my chair, I listen to the friendly banter coming out of the overhead speakers as Green Team continues its search.

“What the fuck was that?” A startled voice cuts through the space, and we all pause. A thump echoes through the speaker. “Did you see that?”

Another frightened voice answers. “Yeah. I couldn’t make it out, though.”

“What’s going on?” Xander insists.

Someone screams on the other end and an alarm blares in the background.

Xander and Nathan share a look. “Green team? Can you hear me?”

“Oh, my god. What is-“ Silence fills the space as the line goes dead.

“Green Goblin? Do you read me?” Xander tries again.

Nathan exhales. “I think we lost them.”

“Fuck!” Xander storms out.

Sophie gasps beside me. “What do we do?”

“I’m going down.” Xander stalks back into the room. “Get every team available and willing.”

Nathan jumps to his feet. “Are you... continue reading Chapter Nine at Coffee House Writers.