Halloween Cruise

Chapter Three

NORMAL TIME Seven a.m.

Captain Lee Crane still tired from last night. He saw Commander Morton yawning as well at the plotting table. "Chip are we all set to leave?" He asked to look at the maps on the plotting table as with other notes for him.

"We are Lee. Everyone is abroad including Doctor Jamieson wanting to see you for a quick physical once we leave the harbor and start heading for Alaska." Morton replied to his friend and captain looking a bit ashen with his face.

"Head out Mr. Morton. While I go see Doctor Jameison and why he wants to check me out?" Crane announced with slowly walking away from the plotting table.

"Not only you, Captain. He's asked for other crew members as well." Morton replied with talking to the navigator to give the order to head out.

"Aye Commander Morton." The young navigator sitting in front of his instruments with the other crew member busy checking things over to make sure the Seaview was heading into the right direction.

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Sickbay

Captain Lee Crane walked in to see Commander Stanley Kowalski having been finished up by Doctor Jameison and his corpsman cleaning up instruments with an special cleaning solution.

"Doctor Jameison, you asked for me?" He asked with standing in front of the doctor looking tired as well.

"Yes I have Captain. Please change into the gown in the changing room so that I can quickly check you out. So far of the five we have checked out are fine. "

"Glad to hear it Doc. I will go change for your benefit." He walks away to head for the changing room so that Jameison can do a physical. And when he walked into the changing room. Some one was playing a prank with a skeleton falling from the ceiling to scare the heck out of him. He grabs the Halloween skeleton to show Jameison. "Do you mine telling me why someone on this submarine is playing jokes with the Halloween theme.

Doc turns around to face the upset captain. "I have no idea who might of placed it inside. There has been a great deal of traffic since early this morning with the physicals going on Lee. I will have to investigate it once I am done with everyone."

"Fair enough Doctor. Now can we get over with this. I have a submarine to run." He states with his anger demeanor and getting onto the table with help from the corpsman having a slight smirk on his face, as with Jameison.

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Hours later Corridor

Chief Sharkey and Commander Stanley were heading for the aft missile room to check on the diving equipment. It's going to be himself, Sharkey, Kowalski(brother), Patterson and a new man Jack Smithson direct from the Navy to join the private section with Admiral Nelson recruiting him. He's supposed to be one of the best from the Navy and his group.

Walking inside. Commander Kowalski and Chief Sharkey went to work. However some time later. Stanley Kowalski heard a noise with looking up to see a bracket falling and Sharkey in the way. He ran and screamed out to push him to the side with the bracket falling to the floor.

"For Christ sake Kowalski! I could of been killed for the love of god." Sharkey exclaimed with breathing hard with his lungs and Kowalski helping him up.

"We need to get security down here and find out what the hell is going on. It could of been loose screws to have the bracket fall like this or there might be another reason.

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Three hours later...

Captain Lee Crane after been cleared by Doctor Jameison. He was receiving a report from Chief Sharkey walking into the Control Room. Captain Crane had just finished a very late lunch with Commander Morton in front of the windows with being under the water traveling.

He gets up from the table with cookie cleaning up to head back to the kitchen. " What's the word Chief?" Lee asked with concern etch on his face. While Morton went to check on other departments with taking a walk needing to stretch his legs.

"It was an accident Captain. Security found out that it was screws loose to let go the bracket and almost killing me. If it wasn't for Kowalski's brother, I would be dead."

"Thank god! Thanks Chief for the report. You can attend your regular duties here in the Control Room." Crane ordered...

"Yes, sir." He said with moving towards his station for now.