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Aquarius 01

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Off the coast of Angel Falls, the heroine Mako searches for the freighter Aquarius. Two days ago the ship disappeared before it could be intercepted by the Coast Guard. One minute it was on radar screens and satellite images, then suddenly it disappeared. Mako had been swimming along the ship’s path, searching for any signs of wreckage or debris. So far neither her search or the Coast Guard’s had found anything.

After rendezvousing with a Coast Guard cutter for a debriefing and sharing a hot meal with the Coasties in the wardroom, she dove back into the water and started the long swim back towards Angel Falls. She decided to backtrack the freighter’s known path again, to do one final search. She was swimming along, trailing a school of skipjacks when her Electroreception sense registered a strong reading. The electrical field she sensed was different from the weaker fields emitted by living things like fish and whales. Turning to port, she swam towards the source of the signal; feeling her way more by her unique sensitivity to electrical fields than by sight. She continued to hunt for the disturbance.

Finally her ears detected an electronic hum that was decidedly out of place. She swam deeper, passing 120 fathoms in her search. At last she was able to see a red light flashing dimly. She carefully swam closer, wary of any dangers that might be lurking in the murky depths. Her Electroreception sense growing overloaded by the intense electric field the floating object was giving off. Finally, she was within feet of the object. Peering through the darkness, she could finally see the red display panel with its changing numbers: 00:00:03 … 00:00:02 …

Realization struck her like a fist as she saw the timer counting down. “Oh shit!” She cried. Her voice was muffled by the water as she turned and accelerated like a torpedo away from the object. Adrenaline increased her already superhuman strength and speed as the device’s hum changed to an ever-increasing whine as the detonation cycle began. As she sliced through the water like a living missile her thoughts were focused on putting as much distance between herself and the device as she could before it was too late. Water frothed around her as the ocean was illuminated by a brilliant flash of light. She was still swimming with desperate speed as the titanic shockwave overtook her.

To Be Continued …




Line art and colors by :iconsean-loco-odonnell:

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Hopefully her body is able to withstand compression damage better than a normal, or she'll definitely be chum. :D