Story updated on: - 28/12/2009
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Intro
Please see Blue Submarine No 6: The Year After Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (out of four) to understand this story and for the Declaration, Copyright, Info and Notes from me.
Enjoy Part 4
The Story So Far
The Deep Sea Six had received its shipment of the HOPE element and JAKE had taken his vessel to NEW LONDON. However, VERG managed to track them down and began his war to stop the humans who are trying to save the world.
HAYAMI had managed to have a romantic involvement with MUTIO, leaving JAKE to enjoy his time with TIA. But their little adventure in interspecies mixing had alerted the media and their private life is now in the spotlight.
With an unstoppable amount of rockets heading for NEW LONDON, it will only be a matter of time before NEW LONDON has its first battle with the hybrids.
Chapter 1 (Battle at New London)
Missiles flew in the air like bees getting ready to swarm their prey and the sky turned a dark shade of grey. Panic began to spread throughout the city as everyone tried in vain to reach the lower levels that might provide adequate protection from the overwhelming number of missiles. People gaped in silence as they ran in fear for their lives. During the last war, New London was not touched. But why had it been now?
Massive Gatling guns that were concentrated on the Umigumos in the water suddenly stopped. Aimed straight up, they waited in silence for the missiles to enter firing range, barrels rotating.
"All the city's weapons are ready, sir," replied one of the weapon operators that sat behind a bank of computer systems. She looked at her workstation, smothered with Gatling guns, ready to shoot the red indicated missiles that were headed straight for the city. She swallowed hard, praying for hope.
The commander in charge of the Centre Comm clenched his fists as he gave the final order to defend the city. He pondered over why the enemy would attack now and with such an overwhelming force.
"Radar, do we have a fix on their target?" The commander prayed that his voice would not crack under the fear as he leaned over a computer desk towards the operator.
His order was met by a sudden reply faster than he expected. "Not sure sir, they appear to be heading for the dock area." With the confirmation of that information, he knew that the enemy was after the Deep Sea Six and the element that was onboard.
"Get me Jake on the double!" he roared as he ran to the communication station before adding, "And activate the defence grid!"
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All around the city, flares of fireworks flew into the air to intercept the rockets. Before long, the entire sky lit up with an impressive light show accompanied by explosions as each missile was detonated before it had the chance to reach the city. Then, as everyone looked at the impressive display, a chain reaction emerged as each rocket set each other off in unison. The Gatling guns did not stay silent for long as they too joined the symphony of lights. Each gun fired a wall of bullets towards the incoming rockets.
Without resolve or discrimination, the remaining rockets plummeted towards the city, laying waste to it. Panic erupted as people scampered when buildings began to fall and debris blasted all over the place. A relentless swarm of rockets struck the industrial areas of the city, tearing up the foundations and creating massive damage. Bodies and blood spattered all over the rubble like spray paint, covering the unsightly chaos. Luckily the residential areas were left alone due to the massive firepower of the defensive grid; only the undeveloped areas of the city were hit.
Angered at the unprovoked attack from the hybrids, the Centre Comm commander growled, "We did not ask for this attack, but we will not stand by and do nothing!"
He stood up with his arm out straight as he stabbed his finger at the Comm officer. "Launch the Grampuses. I want the source of the missiles destroyed!" He roared on, "Get me the commander of Deep Sea Six!"
The commander's roar installed fear into the operators of the room as they struggled to cope with the impending doom.
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Jake climbed to his feet after a missile struck the dock area beside the massive submarine. He managed to seat himself upon his chair and asked for a status report.
"Captain, the city is sustaining moderate damage and the defensive systems are intercepting at ninety-five percent," the radio operator replied with an overenthusiastic attitude towards the whole situation.
Jake placed his hand under his chin and pondered over the current situation; something needed to be done and there was no doubt that his boat was the target. Still, he could not run just in case the city was being targeted. "Comm, patch me into Centre Comm."
The display sprang to life with the commander of Centre Comm looking a little worse for wear. A stray missile had struck a building near his location and the shockwave had slightly damaged the room. "Jake, we think the enemy is trying to target your boat. You need to get out of there NOW!" the disgruntled commander shouted down the Comm channel.
Idle murmurs filled the Centre Comm room as a barrage of missiles struck more buildings in their proximity.
Jake could see the city's struggle through the large windows behind the Centre Comm's commander, who ended up dodging a stray spark that sent the plaster falling from the ceiling.
"I don't know how much longer we can hold them off. We have to find the source of these missiles and destroy it. I have already launched Deep Sea One and Two. You have to use this opportunity to proceed to Antarctica," the Centre Com commander continued, after dodging more sparks and falling plaster from the ceiling.
Jake sat back down with a sick dread in his heart; the city would not be able to hold off the relentless attacks for long and all the people would perish if nothing was done.
The Centre Comm commander gave his final orders before he cut the transmission short. Murmurs in the nucleus of the Deep Sea Six started to rise in volume, along with the tension and feeling of fear.
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An orgy of success spread throughout Verg's vessel as everyone rejoiced at their current victory. One small hybrid walked up to Verg and gave him the good news: "We are causing damage to the human city, Boss! We are winning!"
Verg looked around at his celebrating minions and glared back towards the eye of the city, watching a steady stream of missiles flowing into it. Explosions erupted in different areas of the city as massive power failures followed suit.
"We will crush this city and everyone in it!" said Verg in an unstable tone as he stood up and ordered all his females into their Umigumos.
"Boss, we are detecting another human vessel approaching the city. It's just a few hundred meters off of port bow. It should be easy to destroy." Verg snarled as he turned to the source of the news and ordered the vessel to be engaged. This will be the biggest mistake in history.
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Jake took the opportunity to leave the port and proceed to Antarctica. He frowned; he didn't like that he was ordered to sneak out while all his fellow ship dwellers fought on, but the mission was more important. However, he could not leave his home city open to attack and leave his family in danger. So he decided to counteract the orders and head for the source of the attacks. A few crewmen stared at Jake for ignoring orders, but they had a deep urge to do something and Jake provided this. Many of their comrades had families in the city, and they almost jumped for joy when Jake made the decision.
The massive Deep Sea Six soon manoeuvred its way out of the bay and into the open sea, blasting through all the explosions emanating from oil-filled tanks and buildings that fell near the dock.
"We have cleared the city and proceeding at full speed," relayed the officer who was monitoring the battle on the centre screen. "We should reach the source in a few minutes," he added.
The city appeared to shrink in size as the Deep Sea Six proceeded closer to the source of the missiles that appeared to be coming from under the ocean.
"Helm, take us down forty-five degrees." Jake frowned, looking at the slurry of missiles leaving the waters surface. "I want that thing stopped right now!"
Jake fell back onto his chair as he gasped in dismay and reeled from the relentless attacks emanating from the ocean.
Suddenly, an emergency call came through the Comm on all frequencies, for everyone to hear. "This is Deep Sea Ten." "We are under heavy attack! We are on our way to New London to get shielding for the hydrogen fuel cells. The enemy is attacking us heavily. I don't know how much longer we can keep them off the wings of our submarine."
Everyone on the command deck of the Deep Sea Six paused in horror at the news that had just been transmitted. "Turn us around and activate full speed; burn out the drive chain if you have to!" Jake yelled as he fasted himself into his chair.
The crew freed themselves from the shock of the disastrous news and scurried around their stations, trying to escape the unknown disaster that was about to happen.
The vessel immediately reversed course at breathtaking speed as it tried to get away from the imminent danger. Jake's body temperature rose at a steady rate as he became increasingly nervous. He transmitted more orders to his crew as he watched the Deep Sea Ten's commander's face rise one more level of panic. "All crew brace for impact and do not touch the bulkhead walls!" Fear and anticipation were clearly portrayed on his face at he turned to the view screen in the far end of the room.
Jake looked at the view screen and could see the worried captain of the Deep Sea Ten on the other end. Jake could see the fear of death in his eyes and the panic-stricken crew of his Submarine. The enemy was not the worry anymore. The city's people paused in mid-stride as a full alert was given for everyone to find shelter; now was the time to really worry.
"Two more missiles are inbound and they are heading for the unshielded wings!" said the panicked commander on the channel. Sounds of radar beeping in the background edged up a tone as the worry on the commander's face became almost adamant. Then the vessel shook with the impact of the torpedoes.
Jake stared at the main viewer and saw that the captain had accepted death already. The command deck on the view screen turned red, indicating that one of the fuel cells had ruptured. Jake heard the word "Shit!" just before the view screen went blank.
Everyone looked around the Deep Sea Six as the screen died and silence engulfed the entire area.
Verg stood on the deck of his vessel and felt an uneasy presence of something catastrophic beginning to happen.
All the Umigumos and Musucas stopped in their tracks; they could also feel something happening.
Silence fell around the entire battle area; not a sound was made nor heard. The atmosphere was stale and frozen, as if time itself had stopped. Not a ripple in the water was created. All was solid. Then, a loud, horrid scream deafened everybody, man and hybrid. The sound was so powerful, Verg himself needed to cover his ears while he ran.
Then light engulfed all that could be seen. Everybody covered their eyes as the entire area blew up in the most disastrous explosion anyone had ever witnessed. Even though it was under the ocean, the light glowed so powerfully, it could even be seen in space as a second star. But that was just the beginning.
The surface of the water blew apart in all directions like a blister that had exploded. It created a massive, one-mile hole all the way down to the seabed. The water was blasted into space by a mushroom cloud that reached for miles into the sky and displaced the ocean floor with a crater.
The Deep Sea Six was caught in the blast wave and the entire submarine was blown out of the water. It followed the shockwave into a ninety-degree angle, standing upright like a sward in the midst of all the chaos. Then it slowly fell into the ocean upside down, making its own impressive shockwave.
The sound of the explosion slowly followed with more massive, bright lights as the water replacing the gap evaporated again. This indicated that the remaining fuel cells had undergone a chain reaction and an unstoppable consequence was well on the way.
Before long the air itself sparked into a raging inferno, burning everything it came in contact with. Clouds changed into acidic, yellow blobs that sank down into the ocean. The sky turned into a sick, red colour.
Massive tidal waves lifted the water in all directions and the New London City was their next target. Fearing for their lives, everyone scurried around aimlessly with no idea what to do.