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Prophesy of Fire

Prologue: Deep underneath the ocean, a small submarine continues its patrol. It was outfitted with cruise missiles and belonged to The Confederacy of Hoenn .

"Captain sonar clear, we are entering the trench." stated the sonar operator on the small submarine.

Captain Noah Bright smiled. As usual on every patrol, he tested his crews skill by navigating the narrow and sometimes unstable Sharpedo Trench. "Come around to bearing 171. Reduce speed to 20 knots."

The subs navigator replied, "Coming to 171 reducing speed from 25 to 20 knots, Aye."

A moment later the navigator said, "We're in the lane 15 minutes till first turn to bearing 163. Recommend second speed reduction to 17.5 knots."

Captain Bright said, "Fine then, reduce speed to 17.5."

The navigator pick up on the apprehension in the captains voice and said, "Captain, I know you usually take the trench at the highest possible speed, but this is a cruise missiles sub not the usual hunter/killer type you are used to commanding. If we brush against something by accident the results could be catastrophic."

The Captain replied, "The war heads on these missiles aren't nuclear, so what the hell are you worried about?"

The navigator said, "Nothing captain--it's nothing." Knowing if he continued arguing with him he would end up in the brig. "Captain, first turn in 30 seconds--commencing turn."

The sub rounded the corner in to the second part of the trench.

"We are in the lane at 163. Final turn in 25 minutes. Vector will then be 159" stated the navigator.

Captain Bright said, "Increase to 20 knots and recomputed--I will not have you wuss out a second time."

The navigator decided that it was pointless to argue and said, "Increasing speed to 20 knots--new time to turn 20.3 minutes. We are now passing between Mirage and Mist Islands."

Outside the sub a small device was attached to the side of the trenches wall. A laser beam shot out of the device connecting one wall to the other. It appeared to be a underwater trip bomb of sorts. No one in the sub was aware of what was ahead. As the sub broke the surface of the beam a massive surge of electricity was emitted from the bomb.

On the sub Captain Bright panicked as computers blew and sparks and surface fires started everywhere.

"Damage control what the hell just happened" shouted the captain.

The ships XO said to the captain, "Some kind of electric magnetic pulse. Don't know where the hell it came from. Systems are shutting down. We'll soon be dead in the water."

The Captain picked up the intercom hoping that it still worked and yelled, "All stop emergency blow."

Over the intercom a voice replied, "All stop emergency blow aye captain, blowing ballast tanks."

The sub came to an immediate stop and began to climb, water gushing out of the ballast tanks.

The navigator said, "Captain 10 seconds until surface breach--this is going to be rough."

Captain Bright yelled, "Brace--brace--brace."

The sub broke the surface flying about 5 feet into the air before settling down on the surface of the water.

Captain Bright barked, "Report."

The XO said, "Radio and navigation is dead. Running on reserve power for all life support."

The Captain said, "Can the reactor be restarted?"

The XO replied, "Yes but it would not be advisable, without computers to monitor the cold fusion reactor the chances for a accident would be too great. It would be like Hiroshima without the radiation."

The Captain replied, "Restart it anyway--but run at the lowest possible power setting and get that radio back up--we've got to contact Mossdeep and inform them what happened."

Suddenly there was a loud thumping sound. The captain exclaimed, "Dammit what now!"

Massive gunfire broke out throughout the sub. A crew member burst onto the bridge and yelled, "Captain we have boarders and--never finishing his statement he slumped to the deck blood gushing from a half dozen bullet holes. The Captain and the bridge crew could hear footsteps heading to the bridge.

The Captain pulled out a P-88 and whispered to his crew to make ready. The footsteps stopped short of the bridge. There was a strange sound. What looked like a soda can rolled unto the bridge. The Captain yelled "Grenade: Everyone" never finishing his statement. Gas erupted from the grenade. The cyanide finished off the Captain and the bridge crew instantly. Two men in dark blue uniforms and gas masks entered the bridge. AK-103's slung over their shoulders. One spoke into a communicator stating, "Dr. Bailey sub secured, no one is moving."

Dr. Bailey's voice boomed over the intercom, "Excellent--off load the missiles and bring them back to the lab.

After that destroy the sub."

"Yes sir, over and out" replied the intruder.

Back on Mist Island, Dr. Bailey put down the communicator and took a sip of a glass of water, while scratching his Zangoose between the ears. It's almost time he thought. He then raised his glass in the air and laughed--to the return the legendary bird of rainbow and fire.

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