Thank you all for your reviews, you made my week.
Anyway sorry for the long wait- my connection is terrible, So I can only go on in the weekends.
Oh, and I forgot the places- so I invented them, while I based them on other places. Like Cape Hope- is like Cape Town (South Africa). It's so amazing there, anyways basically it got the harbour, the city, like any other Harbour...
OH, and it's set in season one.
Anyway here is the much waited Chapter two....
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A two weeks ago....
The crew on SeaQuest were working happily away, knowing that they would be arriving at Cape Hope any time soon. They all were excited to go on a two week holiday just to relax, to get away for the every day routine.
Captain Nathan Bridger looked around, he could smiles on everyone's faces, and much to his shock, there was a 'hint' of a smile on Commander Ford's face.
Nathan had to smile to himself, sure the crew were a lot more closer than would be allowed on other submarines, but this wasn't like the ordinary ones, because of a certain teenager, and the new research team....
But he didn't mind, in fact, he was happy that it wasn't like the Ordinary ones. Ever since his wife died, he felt lost, alone and in total misery, but all that changed thanks to Lucas and Kirsten.
Once they had docked, everyone made their way off SeaQuest. The only one's who were still onboard were Lucas Wolenczak, Kirsten, Tim O'Neil, Ben Krieg, Ford, Bridger, Miguel Ortiz and Katie Hitchcock due to the fact that they had to make sure everything was safe to leave.
Ben was extremely frustrated, as he couldn't wait to start the parting, but he knew that it was part of his responsibilities to wait. Lucas didn't mind the waiting, in truth he didn't really have anything planned.
The others also wanted to start their holiday but they knew that getting frustrated or upset would only make things worse. While Bridger, Ford, Miguel, Katie, Kirsten and Ben did a quick scan through the vessel to make sure everything was alright, Tim was working with the communications, while Lucas was busy talking to Darwin. Tim's attention was drawn to an incoming call from a Mental Institution.
"What the?" Tim asked in surprise.
Lucas, looked at Tim who was looking a bit confused. With nothing really to do he made his way to Tim.
"What's the problem Tim?" Lucas asked.
"I'm getting a incoming call from a Mental Institute, wanting to speak to a 'Frank W', but we don't have anyone called that," Tim said.
All colour drained from Lucas's face.
"Can you transfer it to my room, and tell them I'll be there in a there now," Lucas asked.
"Sure," Tim answered as he saw Lucas running off.
Tim didn't really know what was that about, so he just shrugged and transferred the call to Lucas's room, and went back to his work.
When Lucas got to his room he was out of breath, he made his way to the 'phone' and switched it on, connecting the call.
A woman in her early thirties appeared. She was thin, and looked very strict with her brown hair tied in a bun, and her cold hard green eyes staring down at Lucas.
Lucas took a deep breath, trying to calm, both his racing heart, and his emotions.
"Mrs Mack, what can I do for you?" Lucas said sarcastically.
"Don't get smart with me young man! I didn't have to call," She said coolly.
"What do you want?" Lucas asked.
"She's been trying to escape again," Mrs Mack said unimpressed.
"I'm on leave now, I'll come down this afternoon," Lucas said.
"About time," She said harshly.
"Can I help it that I was put on this sub?" Lucas asked.
Mrs Mack said nothing, all she did was disconnect the call.
Lucas watched the screen go blank, as the memories and emotions of the past came rushing in.
Bridger and the others made their way to the bridge, when Nathan saw a light from Lucas's room. He mentioned for the others to carry on, as he made his way in.
When he entered he saw that Lucas was staring at a blank screen. Nathan's concern grew when he saw a tear fall down Lucas's face.
"Lucas, what's wrong?" Nathan asked.
Lucas quickly wiped the tear from his face, as he turned around to see that Captain.
"Captain!... are we done?" Lucas asked in surprise.
Nathan stepped closer, as he looked at the teenager in front of him. He wondered what could have happened, his thoughts wondered back to Lucas's parents, which made his blood boil.
"What's wrong?" Nathan asked again.
"Nothing, just...sad to leave Seaquest," Lucas said sadly.
Nathan looked at the teenager sceptically.
"It's only for two weeks," Nathan said reassuringly.
Lucas nodded.
Nathan knew that Lucas was a very private person, and that he wouldn't be getting any more answers now, so he let it slide.
"Come on, lets go to the bridge," Nathan said.
They made their way to the bridge where everyone was waiting.
"Time to go, Sir?" Ben asked.
Nathan had to smile.
"Yes, Lt, it's time," Nathan said happily.
Ben smiled, as he made his way off the bridge, taking Lucas with him. Soon everyone followed, leaving the SeaQuest alone.
Once on land, Ben turned to the others.
"Where to first?" he asked.
"Bar," Miguel said.
"How about shopping?" Katie suggested.
"I'll go with you Katie," Kirsten said.
Katie nodded and they headed in their own direction. Since they were all booked in the same hotel, they could do their own thing then meet up later.
Tim, Miguel, Ford, Bridger, Lucas and Ben rolled their eyes as they watched the two woman leave, before turning their attention back to their 'planning'.
"I could go for a drink," Ford said.
Tim just nodded with a shrug. He didn't really care if they went to a bar, it just depended on which bar they would go to.
"I think I'm going to my room, catch up some reading," Nathan said.
"What about you Lucas?" Ben asked.
"Um...I think I'm gonna call it a night, see ya later," Lucas said.
Everyone was shocked as they watched the teenager walk off.
"What's that about?" Ben asked.
Everyone was shocked because normally Lucas would want to go out parting with them. Bridger didn't like the feeling he was feeling, but he couldn't do anything. Not yet.
With that, Bridger said his goodbyes and headed back to the hotel, while the others headed to the bars.
Kirsten and Katie nearly brought the whole town, while Ben and Miguel nearly drank the whole town empty. Ford did his own thing, while Tim went-site seeing, and Nathan, he just spent his time walking on the beach, reading, and just relaxing.
They soon found themselves packing their things as their two weeks of holidays were almost up. They still had another four days in Cape Hope, but they knew that they had to get everyone on board, everything up and working.
Nathan and the others found themselves on the bridge, again, looking at all the equipment, making sure there weren't going to be any problems, when Nathan had a nagging feeling at the back of his mind.
As the hours went by, the feeling just didn't leave. So Nathan threw his hands up and looked around, trying to pinpoint the reason for his bad feeling. He went to the moon pool to see that Darwin was happy as always, he went back to the bridge to see Katie, Ford, Tim, Ben, Miguel, and Kirsten there.
"Have you seen Lucas?" she asked.
Suddenly he knew why he was having that bad feeling.
"No, In fact, the last time I saw him was the day we docked," Nathan said seriously.
Kirsten suddenly felt worried, he could see it in her eyes.
Nathan looked at the senior crew.
"When last did anyone see Lucas?" Nathan asked them.
Everyone quickly tried to think when last they saw them, suddenly they all looked worried.
"The night we docked, sir," Ben said worryingly.
"Is he on board?" Nathan asked.
Ford quickly scanned the crew list.
"No sir," Ford answered.
Nathan closed his eyes, praying that Lucas was just late, but somehow he knew, something was wrong.
"Can anyone remember something, that could explain why we haven't seen Lucas?" Nathan asked.
Everyone was in deep thought, when Tim suddenly jumped up, causing everyone to stare at Tim as he worked on the computer.
"Something wrong Mr O'Neil?" Nathan asked.
"Yes sir, the night that we went off SeaQuest, I received a unusual call from a Mental Institution, wanting to speak to a 'Frank W', I was going to disconnect when Lucas asked me to patch it to his room," Tim said.
Nathan suddenly remembered the night that he saw Lucas standing in front of the blank screen.
"Do you remember the number?" Nathan asked.
"Yes sir," Tim said proudly.
"Well, get them online," Nathan said as he got ready.
Everyone got comfortable, all work was forgotten.
Suddenly a image of a woman in her early thirties appeared. She was thin, and looked very strict with her brown hair tied in a bun, and her cold hard green eyes staring back that the crew.
"What can I do for you?" She asked sharply.
"I'm Captain Nathan Bridger, of the SeaQuest, I was wondering if you could tell me why you called here?" Nathan asked her kindly.
"None of your business," she said flatly.
Kirsten moved into the view.
"Oh, yes it is. You called Lucas, and now he's missing!" Kirsten said sharply.
Mrs Mack said nothing, she just stared at Kirsten, then back at the Captain.
"I called a 'Frank W', not a Lucas," She answered.
Kirsten felt her temper rise, she wanted to kill the woman on the screen.
"Please, Lucas is missing, he might be in danger," Nathan begged.
The woman looked at Nathan, then rolled her eyes.
"Please, can you give us any information?" Nathan begged again.
"It's a Family Affair, I'm not allowed to give out any information," She answered.
Everyone was getting frustrated at the woman.
The woman looked around the room, she could see that they wanted answers. She inwardly groaned, and cursed the Wolenczaks.
"Look, it's my job to protect my patients, and their families, some families prefer the world not knowing about their problems," the woman said.
"I can understand that, but you must understand that I have a missing teenager, who is part of this crew. So either you helps us now, or I talk to the Heads," Nathan threaten.
Mrs Mack laughed.
"Oh, that's funny, you see, there's a law that protects the families," she answered.
"Not when a member of my crew is involved!" Nathan said in a deadly tone.
"Okay, lets cut the BS. I don't really give a dam, but I got a feeling that you are going to create more problems, so what do you want to know?" She asked.
"Did you speak to Lucas?" Nathan asked.
"A.k.a , Frank W, yes," she explained.
"Why would you be contacting him?" Kirsten asked.
"Confidentional," she answered.
"Did you see him that Friday night when you contacted him?" Nathan asked.
"Yes,"
"How long was he there?" Kirsten asked.
"The night,"
"Did he go there to meet someone?" Nathan asked.
"Yes,"
"Someone who worked there?" Kirsten asked.
"No,"
"Someone who stays there?" Nathan asked.
"Yes," she answered.
"When was the last time you saw him?" Kirsten asked.
"Thursday, and that's all," She replied as she disconnected the call.
If Nathan wasn't that worried he would have given her a piece of his mind, in fact, everyone wanted to do that.
"So no one's seen him since Thursday, today's Monday. That's four days," Nathan said sadly.
"Mr Krieg and Mr Ortiz, will you two go down to the Hotel, and collect Lucas's stuff, ask them if he's been in his room at all, and look for clues," Nathan ordered.
"Yes sir," they replied as they made their way off the bridge.
"Commander Ford, will you contact the local authorities?" Nathan asked.
"Yes, sir," Ford answered as he started to call.
Kirsten walked up to Nathan.
"I'll check the hospitals," she said.
Nathan nodded, as Kirsten made her way back to the Med-Bay.
"Mr O'Neil, can you please try and get my in touch with the Wolenczaks," Nathan asked.
Tim nodded and got on it straight away.
"The rest of you, please carry on with your work, at least we can finish something," Nathan said as he sat down.
Everyone started to work, while their fears began to grow with every second that went by.
In a empty home, a few miles from the harbour.
Lucas held the shivering teenage girl in his arms.
"Ssh...don't worry, everything will be alright," Lucas said trying to comfort the cold teen.
"I'm sorry, so sorry, it's all my fault. We gonna die, and it's all my fault," she cried.
Lucas just held her tight, he had no words of comfort for her. To be honest, he was scared, really scared, and their options of escaping where zero to none. Things were looking very bleak.
"I'm sorry," her cries filled the empty room.
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Well? how was it? I bet you all wanted to kill Mrs Mack, didn't you......and I got a feeling I might be next on the list because of the TBC endings?.....hmm.....lucky for me, South Africa is a huge country. (Yippy for me!).
Well don't worry, next chapter- already in my mind, it's just the writing thing that has to be done..
Hope you are liking this,
Kas.