All across the South China Sea, debris is now strewn. These were once three great Roman Austroasian warships: the Lynch, the Decker, and the Crane.

Here lies the flotsam of the Lynch. Among it, a corpse, belonging to Cpl. Stohlman, lies. In life, he was a merc. His wallet, and the many cards in it, are adrift around him. It seems Stohlman wasn't completely honest about himself with his crew...

Thomas Flagg's robot parts lie among the flotsam...and jetsam, for those that can be salvaged. In life, he wore an exosuit into battle. They called him Ironside…

Gabe Leroy and Sam Burns lie among the dead. In life, they both fought with lever-action firearms...

Quade lies among the dead, too. He's still in his kung fu robe...

Marion's corpse lies here, too. In life, he could generate fire. He was from Oklahoma...

Vern's corpse is here, too. In life, he could transform into a hog when he got angry...

The corpse of Lt. Summers is here, too. In life, he had some serious memory issues. There was a business card, in his wallet, for Ellery Queen...

A captain's body floats adrift, too. Tran vaguely remembers him as a member of the board at the court-martial of Lieutenant William Calley…

The corpse of Pete Kolodny, a master-at-arms, is here, too. Nearby, his wallet floats adrift. There's a business card, for a PI named Rockford...

Sgt. Callahan's corpse is here, too. In life, New Georgia was almost always on his mind. Rumor has it that he's descended from a warplane pilot in the WWII-era Black Sheep Squadron...

Agent 10's corpse is among the Lynch's dead, too.

Stader's among the dead, too. He was a supersoldier-in-training. For him, death happened way too soon...

Agent 9's corpse is among the dead, too.

Colin's corpse is among the dead, too. He was a musician's mate. Indeed, it seems he's played his last song...

The first officer's corpse is here, too. His name was Matland. He had a lot of green in his pockets. Rumor has it he had a lot of connections with a lot of millionaires in Dallas, Texas...

Sgt. Marty Urbancic is here, too, in his corpsman's uniform. He's even got a Red Dharma wheel painted on one of the ass cheeks of his trousers... He sure went on a lot of helicopter rides, in life. He also got vomited on a lot...

The corpse of a spec-ops man is here. His name, in life, was Norm White.

A framed picture, of Babe Ruth, floats among the jetsam. He bears remarkable resemblance to a Reagan-era William Lucking...

Capt. Potts is here, too. He's in a blue and gray uniform...

There's the corpse of a master-at-arms, who once guarded the brig. He had a business card, in his wallet, for a certain shrink named Bob Hartley...

There's another master-at-arms here named McKnight. Rumor has it he once knew someone who was killed by a drunk driver. Their mother NEVER forgave that driver for that... It was quite maddening...

Sgt. Mac McClellan's corpse is here, too.

The corpses of Frank Lunden and Capt. Tom DeSousa are here, too. In life, Lunden was a spec-ops warrior, and DeSousa was a chief master-at-arms.

The corpse of Col. Hardcore Fleming is here, too. For him, Little Joe the Wrangler will wrangle nevermore...

The corpse of the second officer is here, too. His name was Wyatt. He sure liked wearing that kung fu robe...

The corpse of Bernie Hodges, another spec-ops warrior, floats out here, too. Rumor has it that he was a member of a cult that was illegal where he came from. So on Sundays, they met in secret...

The corpse of Sgt. Dupont is among the floating dead, too. Rumor has it that Napoleon Bonaparte is his ancestor. He's still got a cognac label taped to the back of his uniform...

Capt. Bucholtz's corpse is among the Lynch's dead, too. Rumor has it he was court-martialed for raping a lot of ladies in port, in life... He was such a ladykiller...

Col. Jack Westford's corpse is among the dead, too. Alas, his corpse has already started to sink. Soon, it'll be forgotten...even if he was a full bird colonel...

The corpse of Cdr. Riker is among the dead, too. He's got business cards, in his wallet, for Boy Bill, Jake, and the Fatman…

Mangly, a spec-ops warrior, is also among the dead. He was a real bully, as well as a master-at-arms. He's got a New Adam-12 tattoo on his ass, which is starting to show, courtesy of the sea's waves...

The chaplain's corpse floats among the corpse, too. In life, his name was Brother Matthias. Rumor has it that his ancestor was the midwife who delivered Ruth Cleveland into the White House...

Sandy Harris, another spec-ops warrior, floats among the dead. He was born and raised in Kern County...but wasn't killed there. Back home, he was poisoned by love. It commanded him to escape it by joining the navy. Little good that's done him...

The corpses of Leland Waterman, Lt. Charles Foret, Barnes, and Lt. Roy Quinlan float here, too. Three of them were masters-at-arms. Each one's got an Agatha Christie tattoo on them. Soon, the sea will expose them...

A Captain lies among the dead. He won't likely stay dead for long. He is, after all, the Man Who Won't Die...

A bosun's mate lies among the dead. He's a giant of a man. His name was Argus. In life, he had three eyes.

The corpse of Chief Sam Burns lies here, too. He was a bosun's mate, with "I (heart) NY" tattooed to his ass, in blue.

The corpse of Marshal Junkins lies here, too. He was truly an expert, and a violator, of natural law...

The corpse of Bronson Worth is here, too. He was a spec-ops warrior. As a warrior, he murdered a lot of targets in their sleep. He was a real sleepstalker…

Capt. Shankley's corpse is here, too. In life, he specialized in break-ins. He's got a Walker, Texas Ranger tattoo on his back...

Capt. Larson's corpse is here, too. He was a time-traveler from WWII.

Fitch's corpse is here, too. In life, he'd claimed to be the messiah, in chapel. The crew didn't mind, just as long as he didn't try to launch a mutiny against the Lynch's captain. Otherwise, he was a bit of a sloth.

Lt. Chomsky's corpse is here, too. He was EOD. He was also a shapeshifter; a real pretender.

Thomas's corpse is here, too. He chaffed a lot, when he walked. Sometimes, as a joke, the other sailors would leave gunpowder in his groin, and have a great laugh whenever he walked, and his pants sparked aflame. He's got the term "Y2K" tattooed on his upper leg.

Weaks's corpse is among the dead, too. He was a chaplain, in life...but started out as a master-at-arms. Even so, chapel wasn't good enough to him. His superiors had plans to transfer him back to the masters-at-arms...and then THIS happened.

Stu Pope's corpse is among the dead, too. In life, he worked for the naval judge advocate general.

Buzz Larabee's corpse is among the dead, too.

Deetzer's corpse is among the dead, too. He was an attack aircraft pilot, and close air support to his crew. They called his plane Chopper One...

Esau Wakefield's corpse is among the dead, too. In life, he fought with lever-action firearms. He has a Gunsmoke tattoo on his back...

Dave's corpse is here, too. In life, he was a berserker, who mimicked the rage of a Kodiak bear in battle...

Ray West's corpse is here, too. In life, he was a spec-ops warrior.

Vic Bauer's body is here, too. He's got a Force Five tattoo on his arm...

Renny's body is here, too. In life, he was a corpsman's mate.

Charlie Joe Lightfoot's body is here, too. In life, he was a gay master-at-arms.

George Mallory's body is here, too. He was a prisoner in the brig.

Tom Gryce's body is here, too. In life, he was a berserker who could mimic the rage of a wild stallion in battle.

Red Kern's body is here, too. In life, he was a corpsman's mate. As a surgeon, he took way too many risks with patients...

Whitey Ullman's body is here, too. He was a corpsman's mate, too. He was especially good with a syringe.

Niles's body is here, too. In life, he was a spec-ops warrior from Colorado.

Kenyon's body is here, too. In life, he fought with lever-action firearms.

Jim Walker's body is here, too. In life, he was an alpine warrior, and was good with shotguns.

The corpses of Mike Schulte and Harlen Bates are here, too. In life, they were irradiated supersoldiers, who became super-strong when they lost their temper.

Robert Alan Kline's body is here, too. In life, he had two medals of honor...which he wore more often than the crew would've preferred. Both have sunk to bottom by now.

Gandy Dancer is here, too. In life, he was a kung fu warrior, who fought with the flexibility of a golden monkey.

Redmond's body is here, too. In life, he flew night missions on attack aircraft.

Harland Pike's body is here, too. In life, he was an outlaw in the brig.

Jack Chance's body is here, too. In life, he hunted targets, in the field, via a light tank.

Cam Wilson's body is here, too. In life, he could generate fireworks.

Frank Calovich's body is here, too. His wallet's got several false identities from it, floating around...

John Stonewell's body is here, too. In life, he was a cavalry scout, and known as the Silk Stalker. He was suave on missions, and almost never failed.

Kurt's body is here, too. In life, he was part of an airborne SAR team.

Cusak's body is also here. In life, he was one extreme avenger.

Charlie Garbett's body is here, too. In life, he could become invisible, and teleport.

The bodies of Robert McKinnon and Paul Brannen are here, too. In life, they were mutineers in the brig. They'd tried to kill the captain. They were renegades... McKinnon was called Wide Load, for using a ball-and-chain flail. With it, he nearly decapitated the captain. Now, the flail has sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Roky Crikenson's and Jose Chung's bodies are here, too. In life, they were both space warriors.

Kenny Brannigan's body is here, too. In life, he was a corpsman's mate, and a member of an ERT.

Furel's body is here, too. In life, he was a space warrior.

Ilyich Bucarin's body is here, too. In life, he was a merc, and a ronin.

Pensacola Willis's body is here, too. In life, he wore a golden-winged harness into combat.

Gibson's body is here, too. In life, he was a cavalry scout. He had a bad habit of profiling what he found, and often confusing the ship's command.

Patrick Rafferty's and Harry Drax's bodies are here, too. They both worked for the naval judge advocate general.

Byron Metcalf's body is here, too. In life, he was known as the Red Dragon, and could generate fire as such.

Clyde Parker's body is here, too. In life, he was a rifleman. In this battle, he was among the first who Gatorella slaughtered.

Gus Evans's body is here, too. In life, he commanded a marine division.

Harrad-Sar's body is here, too. In life, he was a space warrior.

Rolly Nadeer's body is here, too. In life, he was an Indian with superspeed.

Gorn's body is here too. In life, he could change into fire, and fly. They called him the Night Stalker.

Piney Winston's body is here, too. In life, he was an anarchist merc.

James Harbach's body is here, too. In life, he was a merc and assassin.

Franklin T. Hildred's corpse is among the dead, too. He was a JAG officer.

Among the jetsam, a movie poster for Stripes floats. Rumor has it that it once hung in a recruitment station...

Among the flotsam of the Decker, things don't look much better. A giant of a master-at-arms floats among the dead. Before his career aboard the Decker began, he was a sapper.

Lt. Huck's body is also among the dead. As a naval aviator, he was a bit of a misfit. As a matter of fact, he was a bit of a black sheep...

Otis Fiskle's corpse is here, too. In life, he was a gay male amazon... He still wears his one-piece, legless, sleeveless, strapless, Vietnamese-flag-themed towel...

Brad's corpse floats here, too. In life, he was an irradiated supersoldier, who became super-strong when he was angry...

Harley's corpse floats here, too. In life, he was a supersoldier; Capt. Nam, to be more specific. His discus-like shield, which was styled after the Vietnamese flag, has long-sunk to the sea floor...

The corpses of Maga and Bootes float here, too. In life, they were both space warriors...

Zachary, a Macahan, also floats among the dead. In life, he was a bit of a scavenger. He'd won five Purple Heart medals. He carried lever-action firearms into battle...

Weasel's among the KIA, too. Unbeknownst to his crew, he was a KKK man, on patrol...

Stevens is among the dead, too. He could generate energy.

Col. Glass is among the dead, too. Like a half-zebra, he had stripes tattooed over half of his body.

Lt. Barnes's corpse is here, too. In life, he was a speedster.

Lt. Decker's corpse is here, too. In life, he was a master-at-arms who guarded the brig.

The corpses of Vernon Gray and Christopher Stone lie here, too. In life, Gray was a marine that could transform into a phoenix; some of his final ashes are still strewn around his corpse. Stone wore an exosuit. His corpse is still clad in the parts of it that remain un-splintered...

Simon Rafferty's flotsam lies among the debris. He was a warbot. They called him the Automan. His kill tactics were very elaborate...

Col. Paul Stark is among the dead, too. In life, the commanded a battalion of amphibious tanks. He had a good memory.

J.J. Bogan's among the dead, too. He was slain with a lot of candy in his trousers. It floats around him, among the jetsam... In life, he was an aircraft crewman.

Tony Blacke's corpse is here, too. In life, he was a dark magus.

A General's corpse lies among the dead. It's unclear as to why he was here, or why he didn't trump Tran's spotlight when he could've. Either way, he's got an Iron Eagle tattoo.

Gen. Mills is also among the dead. He's in the buff, having been in the spa when the Decker was scuttled. He really oved that spa... The sledgehammer that he once used to love to use as a weapon has long-sank to the sea floor...

Hornet is among the dead, too. In life, he wore an exosuit that allowed him to shrink, fly, and fight like a hornet. One day, he would've had an air force at his command...if he wasn't dead, among the Decker's crew...

Roger McCabe's corpse is here, too. He was a merc from Saskatchewan; he's got its flag tattooed on his left pectoral. On his other, he's got Agatha Christie tattooed there.

Col. Buck Greene is among the dead, too. He's got a Magnum, P.I. tattoo on his back. Near him, the corpse of Agent John Newton floats...

Alamo Joe Rogan's here, too. In life, he could turn into a lobo when he was angry. Now that he's dead, his corpse has found macabre balance between the man and lobo...

Capt. K'Temoc's corpse is here, too. He was a space warrior, and an emissary.

Rev. Bates's corpse is here, too. He was a chaplain. His messages did anything from cause his sheep to have nightmares, to dream of creepy beaches...

Bull Bodine's corpse is here, too. In life, he was a master-at-arms. A toy jack-in-the-box floats near him. Its neck has been broken...

Col. Kennedy's corpse is here, too. In life, he commanded three angry marine majors. Their corpses float all around his...

Chief Thorpe's corpse is here, too. In life, he was a bosun's mate. He could generate and control darkness. This came in aid a lot, especially during beach assaults...

Roy Stoner's corpse is here, too. He was a mutineer in the brig, awaiting trial. He's still got scars, from where a bear once mauled him, in North Carolina...

Agent Jack Daniels's corpse is here, too. In life, he worked the night watch aboard the Decker. At port, he guzzled more whiskey than he could retain. He always hated it, that Tennessee has no coastline...

Kirby's corpse is here, too. In life, he could generate and control silence...

Maj. Manson's corpse is here, too. In life, he commanded a spec-ops troop.

A bison calf's carcass is here, too. His name was Junior.

Chief Tugger's corpse is here, too. In life, he flew a flying jeep. His transport sure came in handy during beach landings...

Cletus McNabb's corpse is here, too. In life, he could turn into a sasquatch. And he was from Saskatchewan.

An Oregon flag floats among the flotsam. This was NEVER flown at the stern, just to be clear...

The jetsam of a warbot floats among the debris. In life, his hands contained dual machines that printed fistfuls of yen.

A Judas goat's carcass floats among the dead. In life, his name was Matthew.

Doc Palmer's corpse is here, too. In life, he was a corpsman aboard the Decker. He was also a surgeon. Alas, most of the procedures he performed on fellow sailors were VERY risky...

Warren's corpse is here, too. In life, he fought with bolas. For that, they called him the Swinger.

The bodies of Lench, Bill Klein, and Dennis Graham are here, too. In life, they were gay male masters-at-arms.

The bodies of Stone and Phil D'Agosto are here, too. In life, they were mercs. They've both got Rockford Files tattooed on their backs...

Kaufman's corpse is here, too. In life, he was a gunner's mate. Many tight spots, he once fought his way out of...

Mel Drew's body is here, too. In life, he was a master-at-arms. Many war criminals, he threw in the brig...

Charles Stanton's body is here, too. In life, he was an alpine warrior. He's got a Donner Pass tattoo on his midriff.

Flagg's corpse is here, too. In life, he was a time-traveler from the 25th century.

Travis's corpse is here, too. In life, he could re-size himself to ten times his own height. At this height, he and Gatorella initially had a good fight. Clearly, though, Gatorella won. Travis's corpse resumed his normal size upon death.

Randall McGraw's corpse is here, too. He was a kung fu warrior, who fought with the flexibility of a golden monkey.

Andrew Hodge's body is here, too. In life, he was a prisoner in the brig, for attacking the bosun with a kayak paddle.

Chance McGill's body is here, too. In life, he wore an exosuit, with which he could re-size himself to a ten thousandth his size. Pieces of this exosuit still cling to parts of his corpse...

Scott Perot's body is here, too. In life, he worked for the naval judge advocate general. He was from California.

Among the jetsam, a paperback copy of Robert Lewis Stevenson's Kidnapped floats. Victor Nardi's portrait, on the cover, bears alarming resemblance to Lance LeGault...

Also among the jetsam, a framed painting of Andrew Jackson floats. He, too, bears alarming resemblance to Lance LeGault...

And finally, the wreckage of the Crane doesn't look much better. Over here, Sgt. Mark Walters is among the KIA.

Dr. Fred Walters is here, too. He was a corpsman.

Cross's corpse is here, too. In life, he was a spec-ops warrior.

Lloyd Green's corpse is here, too. He was a cook in the galley.

Lt. Danvers is here, too. He's got Dolly Parton's tattoo on his upper leg...

Father Phil's corpse is here, too. He was a chaplain's mate.

Dr. Willoughby's corpse is here, too. He's got an ALF tattoo on his back. In life, he was a space surgeon.

Col. Rawlins's corpse is here, too. He's got an eagle eye tattoo on the back of his head...

Sgt. Deveraux is here, too. In life, he had a medal, which he won at the Battle of Lang Mei.

Rooker's corpse is here, too. In life, he was a spec-ops warrior. In battle, he was quite the berserker. He had the heat of passion...

Gil Robbins's corpse is here, too. He's got a Roseanne tattoo on his upper leg...

The ship's cannon, the main one on the forecastle, has already sunk to bottom. The crew of the Crane called it Wild Wilson. They also had a spare cannon, which they would've called Great Garth. It landed somewhere near the Wild Wilson, when it sank to bottom.

Tannehill's corpse is here, too. He was a prisoner in the Crane's brig. He could generate fire...with which he used to murder a bosun's mate when both lost their tempers.

Ed Thomas's corpse is here, too. He was a purser.

Crosby's corpse is here, too. In life, he was an irradiated supersoldier, who could become super-strong when he lost his temper.

Steve's corpse is here, too. In life, he was a corpsman's mate.

Joshua Brown's corpse is here, too. In life, he carried a golden SAW into battle. It now lies on the sea floor, among the two cannons and the sledgehammer.

Roger Orloff's corpse is here, too. In life, he could travel into and between mirrors and windows. He could even travel into and through the sea's surface... He had a special obsidian mirror that he used as a weapon. It now lies at the sea floor bottom, between the two cannons...

Paul Cooper's corpse is here, too. In life, he was a scout-sniper. He was quite gifted with camouflage...

Icarus Ray's corpse is here, too. In life, he could control air, and generate storms.

David Burrell's corpse is here, too. In life, he could generate illusions.

Beckworth's corpse is here, too. He was a time-traveler from the year 2120.

Fletcher's corpse is here, too. He was a diver.

On a scrap of the Decker's hull, Hannibal Tran struggles to stay afloat. If he wasn't sure that it'd take more than a three-ship navy to take on Gatorella...he is now.

High above him, Gatorella stands tall, fangs bared, and claws slashing and generating sparks, as he slashes them against one another. As spent as the navy is, this isn't over...

All wet, Hannibal heaves a sigh. Needless to say he's in deep shit...both figuratively and literally.