"A Whiter Shade of Pale" occurs after the first season. As far as this
story is concerned, the second and third seasons of seaQuest did not occur,
though characters from all three seasons are present here. Please R&R if
you find this interesting in any way; it will help me update sooner. Mahalo
^_^
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Disclaimer: SeaQuest and related characters are the property of Amblin Entertainment. "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" and it lyrics are written by Keith Reid.
The Non-Aligned Commonwealth and SEACOR are my creations as is Erika and Adam Corbin.
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Chapter 1: New Beginnings
Moorea, the South Pacific
The second tour of seaQuest had begun two months ago under stressful conditions. After finally being rebuilt in early 2021, the tour had been delayed for five months due to an extorsion scandal within the UEO that had temporarily halted funding. To add to the UEO's internal problems, a new Secretary General, Adam Corbin, had been sworn in, and had placed people with questionable pasts in positions of great power. While the public and most politicians could find nothing wrong with him personally, the UEO's high ranking officals didn't trust him.This was due to the fact that there was circumstantial evidence linking Corbin to the Communist movement within the Southeast Asian Confederation of Refugees-SEACOR. SEACOR itself was posing problems for the UEO. Formed after the 2010 Wars, SEACOR had slowly evolved into a major player in world politics and had been in conflict with the UEO since 2015. Rumor of war with SEACOR had set the citizens of the UEO on edge.
At the moment the crew of the seaQuest was taking a much needed break from the rigors of daily life on the submarine.
Many of those from the first tour had returned. Jonathan Ford, Ben Krieg, Tim O'Neill, and Miguel Ortiz all resumed their duties. Even Katherine Hitchcock had decided to come back after a young lieutenant named Elenora Henderson had tried, and failed miserably, for her position. Lucas Wolenczack was back, a little older, a little wiser, but still the only "kid" amongst a sea of adults.
To the old crew had been added Lt. James Brody as the Head of Security, JJ Fredericks, a "chippy" spector pilot, G.E.L.F. named Dagwood heading janitorial duties, and Anthony Piccolo, whose exact job was still to be determined.
The only position left open was that of Chief Medical Officer and Head of the Science Department. Wendy Smith had been told by Admiral Noyce that her position was only temporary, but would not elaborated on the duration of her service or why the position was not permanent.
The crew had gone off on their seperate ways soon after arriving in Moorea, an island not far from Tahiti. Lucas and Dagwood were attempting to surf. Neither was accomplishing much. Dagwood, at least, was getting some hang time. Lucas, however, was getting more of a lesson in holding his breath underwater than in surfing.
SeaQuest's captain, Nathan Bridger, sat on a beach towel watching them. If he hadn't been wrapped up in his own thoughts he would have found the scene before him comical. Dr. Smith sat next to him talking away.
Wendy chattered on even though she knew the captain wasn't listening. She didn't need her telepathic ability to clue into that. He was thinking about someone named Kristin. Or at least that was the name that kept jumping out at her. Not that she was scanning him, it was just that occassionally a cetain thought was so loud that she couldn't help but pick up on it. And the name "Kristin" practically screamed at her. In fact, the name stood out in the minds of the veteran crewmembers, but none so prominently as the Captain's and Lucas'.
She began to run out of things to say and so sat quietly drawing shapes in the sand. As curious as she was about this Kristin, she didn't dare ask about her. The subject was nearly taboo. Lucas has said it once, she remembered. Shortly after the tour began, Lucas was in MedBay following a fight he had gotten into with Tony Piccolo. Bridger had accompanied him to see Wendy. The teen had suffered a few bruised ribs, nothing too serious, but the doctor had wanted to keep him overnight for observation. Lucas had been in a combatant mood and was furious with her for holding him; he had wanted to attend that night's poker game. Thoroughly frustrated Lucas had spat outat her, "I wouldn't have to stay here if Kristin were here!"
The comment had garnered an angry look from the captain who told him that they would "discuss her later".
Since then no one tell her anything about HER. Some didn't know anything- they didn't even know who the former Chief Medical Officer was, much less who Kristin was. Others simply refused to discuss it with her.
As Dr. Smith reflected on these things, Katie Hitchcock came running down the beach towards them, upset and out of breath.
Captain Bridger looked up with concern. "What's wrong?"
Katie stopped and dropped to her knees. "Captain, we've lost contact with Jonathan and the Stinger!"
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Disclaimer: SeaQuest and related characters are the property of Amblin Entertainment. "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" and it lyrics are written by Keith Reid.
The Non-Aligned Commonwealth and SEACOR are my creations as is Erika and Adam Corbin.
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Chapter 1: New Beginnings
Moorea, the South Pacific
The second tour of seaQuest had begun two months ago under stressful conditions. After finally being rebuilt in early 2021, the tour had been delayed for five months due to an extorsion scandal within the UEO that had temporarily halted funding. To add to the UEO's internal problems, a new Secretary General, Adam Corbin, had been sworn in, and had placed people with questionable pasts in positions of great power. While the public and most politicians could find nothing wrong with him personally, the UEO's high ranking officals didn't trust him.This was due to the fact that there was circumstantial evidence linking Corbin to the Communist movement within the Southeast Asian Confederation of Refugees-SEACOR. SEACOR itself was posing problems for the UEO. Formed after the 2010 Wars, SEACOR had slowly evolved into a major player in world politics and had been in conflict with the UEO since 2015. Rumor of war with SEACOR had set the citizens of the UEO on edge.
At the moment the crew of the seaQuest was taking a much needed break from the rigors of daily life on the submarine.
Many of those from the first tour had returned. Jonathan Ford, Ben Krieg, Tim O'Neill, and Miguel Ortiz all resumed their duties. Even Katherine Hitchcock had decided to come back after a young lieutenant named Elenora Henderson had tried, and failed miserably, for her position. Lucas Wolenczack was back, a little older, a little wiser, but still the only "kid" amongst a sea of adults.
To the old crew had been added Lt. James Brody as the Head of Security, JJ Fredericks, a "chippy" spector pilot, G.E.L.F. named Dagwood heading janitorial duties, and Anthony Piccolo, whose exact job was still to be determined.
The only position left open was that of Chief Medical Officer and Head of the Science Department. Wendy Smith had been told by Admiral Noyce that her position was only temporary, but would not elaborated on the duration of her service or why the position was not permanent.
The crew had gone off on their seperate ways soon after arriving in Moorea, an island not far from Tahiti. Lucas and Dagwood were attempting to surf. Neither was accomplishing much. Dagwood, at least, was getting some hang time. Lucas, however, was getting more of a lesson in holding his breath underwater than in surfing.
SeaQuest's captain, Nathan Bridger, sat on a beach towel watching them. If he hadn't been wrapped up in his own thoughts he would have found the scene before him comical. Dr. Smith sat next to him talking away.
Wendy chattered on even though she knew the captain wasn't listening. She didn't need her telepathic ability to clue into that. He was thinking about someone named Kristin. Or at least that was the name that kept jumping out at her. Not that she was scanning him, it was just that occassionally a cetain thought was so loud that she couldn't help but pick up on it. And the name "Kristin" practically screamed at her. In fact, the name stood out in the minds of the veteran crewmembers, but none so prominently as the Captain's and Lucas'.
She began to run out of things to say and so sat quietly drawing shapes in the sand. As curious as she was about this Kristin, she didn't dare ask about her. The subject was nearly taboo. Lucas has said it once, she remembered. Shortly after the tour began, Lucas was in MedBay following a fight he had gotten into with Tony Piccolo. Bridger had accompanied him to see Wendy. The teen had suffered a few bruised ribs, nothing too serious, but the doctor had wanted to keep him overnight for observation. Lucas had been in a combatant mood and was furious with her for holding him; he had wanted to attend that night's poker game. Thoroughly frustrated Lucas had spat outat her, "I wouldn't have to stay here if Kristin were here!"
The comment had garnered an angry look from the captain who told him that they would "discuss her later".
Since then no one tell her anything about HER. Some didn't know anything- they didn't even know who the former Chief Medical Officer was, much less who Kristin was. Others simply refused to discuss it with her.
As Dr. Smith reflected on these things, Katie Hitchcock came running down the beach towards them, upset and out of breath.
Captain Bridger looked up with concern. "What's wrong?"
Katie stopped and dropped to her knees. "Captain, we've lost contact with Jonathan and the Stinger!"