Chapter 1

"How could this be?" Admiral Nelson had asked Captain Lee Crane just what had happened.

The Seaview had gone through some type of whirling vortex. Three hundred feet under the water. Some 100 miles from the Hawaiian Islands. All of a sudden without warning.

Everyone from inside of the Control Room were able to be picking themselves up from the floor or their seats. Having to been knocked about from the vortex.

Nelson seeing that Crane was able to speak after being knocked down. Even though he wasn't hurt nor Admiral Nelson. Along with the rest of the Control Room staff. Though Dr. Jamieson had his hands full with a number of injuries down below the lower decks. Nothing too serious. That can be mostly handled by him and his corpsmen.

"I just don't know sir. Even the radar/sonar systems didn't even warn us." He replied as he deadpans.

As the Admiral walked over to the radar station. Asking Kowalski for his judgement with his observation as to why it happened in the first place.

Kowalski shook he head for the most part. He'd never seen anything like it before. After giving his earphones to the Admiral. In order to listen for himself for the moment. However for now. There wasn't any type of turbulence to speak of after what the Seaview had gone through.

"Captain. I will need to have all systems check before proceeding further. We just don't need to have more surprises for us." Nelson says with being apprehensive with his orders for the moment.

"Yes. Sir. Otherwise we will need to compensate with the navigational computers. Until we know for sure. Just where we were as compared to where we are now." Not knowing what to think. He mostly went with his gut instinct. However this was totally different by his standards.

"Then do so Lee. But for now. I will be in my cabin doing mostly research for these waters and the histories that goes with it."

"Affirmative." Lee Crane turns his back a moment. Before seeing Admiral Nelson takes the spiral staircase to his cabin. While taking along some maps off the plotting table in order to verified his suspicious. After all of these years.

Commander Chip Morton slowly walking back to the plot table. After he was knocked about the Control Room without getting hurt in the process. Taking in a deep sigh of relief before speaking. "What was that all about Lee?" Looking around making sure all was in general order.

"Don't know Chip. But what ever it was. It'd sure upset the Admiral before leaving for his cabin." Lee growled his response in order to understand just what is going on with Admiral Nelson.

"What ever it is. I noticed that some of the local maps for this general vicinity is missing. Did you happened to see where they went?" He asked quietly in order for the others around to not over hear the conversation between each other.

"I did. Admiral Nelson grabbed them before heading for his cabin. Something differently is on his mind." As Crane made the general analysis with his executive officer. But for now Chip stay on this course after checking the navigational computers. Just make sure the coordinates are correct after being knocked about from the vortex."

"Yes. Sir.

He headed over to the computer to check with there position.

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