CHAPTER FOUR

Lucas' face turned angry and he looked at Megan "I thought you said you'd decided to ignore Culver."

She pulled her arm away from him "I did…I didn't do this!"

Lucas looked over to where Bridger was talking to Ford "You have to tell the Captain."

She backed away from Lucas an alarmed look masking her scared one "I can't, he'll kill my father if I disobey him."

"I thought Culver was your father."

Megan shook her head and pulled Lucas away from the crowd of people on the bridge "no he's my uncle, he took me in when he my father disappeared…six months ago I found out he was the one who kidnapped my father. Culver said if I didn't do what he said he'd kill him."

Before Lucas could reply to Megan the lights came back on, he heard Miguel shout out above the din "Captain we're not controlling SeaQuest."

Bridger ordered everyone to shut up and the bridge became eerily silent "how the hell did this happen!" Lucas took this opportunity to come forward with his news; Megan hung back away from everyone.

She watched as Lucas filled Bridger in on what was going on, someone grabbed hold of her shoulder and slammed her against a door "your coming with me traitor."

*

Megan struggled to free herself from the ropes that bound her hands to the tubing in the aqua tunnel, she told herself not to panic but the thought of drowning scared the hell out of her. She felt a tapping on her back and she turned slightly to see Darwin swimming around her, he nudged at the ropes then began swimming back the way he'd come.

Dagwood watched as Darwin tapped on the glass of the tube as he swam towards the bridge. He followed him. Dagwood looked around the bridge until he saw Bridger "Captain sir --."

"Not now Dagwood" Bridger said absently.

"But Sir Darwin --."

Bridger faced him "what about Darwin?" Dagwood pointed to the tank at Darwin who tried to get their attention, Bridger picked up the vocorder "what is it Darwin?" "Girl in trouble, drown."

Bridger looked towards Tony who was already preparing to get into the water; he jumped in "I'm on it."

*

Hernandez pulled Ben from the bed and dragged him out of the room and down the corridor "the boss said do whatever it takes…so you're my hostage."

*

O' Neil looked on screen then turned to face Commander Ford, his face white as a sheet "uh Commander…torpedoes tubes are flooded and missiles are armed and ready…and we're headed towards Pearl Harbour."

"Can you disarm them?" O' Neil shook his head, Ford signalled for Lucas to come to him "what did you find?"

Lucas looked at him "there's supposed to be a transmitter here but I can't find it"

a gunshot caused a standstill and everyone looked towards the culprit.

Jason and Hernandez stood on either side of Ben, the gun aimed at his neck "anyone who wants to see daylight again had better listen up, we have control of SeaQuest and you are now all under our command."