Halloween Cruise
Chapter Five
Chief Sharkey after leaving the Control room. He was stopped by a noise that he was hearing from the air shaft. It didn't bother him at first. When all of a sudden he heard someone screaming from inside the shaft. Since it was low enough for him to open it up and climbing inside. He started to look for whom ever was in distress.
Moving along the air shaft for about five minutes, he wasn't able to find a thing. And thinking it might be another one of those Halloween pranks.
Backing out. He needed to change his uniform with it being dirty to his quarters. Afterwards he headed for the mess hall pissed off as hell moving inside with the mess hall busy with cookie and his assistant serving the meals. He was able to find a seat into the corner and having cookie come out to ask on what the Chief wanted to eat.
"Chief Sharkey what would you like to have this evening?" Cookie asked with looking around with the mess hall thinning out.
"Do you have roasted chicken with mash and string beans with a salad?" He tells Cookie his order. While still thinking about the air shaft and the screaming.
"Sure Chief! I will bring it over for you in a jiffy. What type of drink are you interested in?" He asked before moving into the kitchen.
"Cookie, I will have a beer if possible." Sharkey hollered over even though he didn't want everyone to hear him. But they did with shaking there heads before going back to their meals. "Thanks!" After that he was able to relax and enjoy his meal when Cookie brings it over to him.
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Kowalski, Patterson and the new man were coming back late with having to check further the pipe lines. While Kowalski's brother just called on his Gils voice box that he was coming in as well for the night. He was exhausted, cold and hungry.
The crews working the missile room were able to help all of the regular divers with putting away the diving equipment. While two of three min subs were still out. Even though they had contacted the Seaview with nothing to report.
Moments later...
Commander Stanley Kowalski coming in with the crew opening up the hatch way. They handed him two towels to dry off before he heads to the locker to get dress.
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Captain Lee Crane reading in his bed instead of the bunk. He heard a knock on his door. Placing Moby Dick on the bed and getting up with placing on his slippers. He goes to open the cabin door to be Commander Stanley Kowalski.
"How can I help you, Commander?" Lee asked with having Kowalski to move inside the cabin.
"Sir I wasn't able to find any large enough to cause the tremors around here. However I did see a very small fissure not enough to poise any trouble for this region on a wide scale. However I will go out one more day with checking it out once more sir."
"This time I suggest you take photos of the fissure so that the experts back at the Institute can decide on a course of action." He says to the Commander yawning.
"I understand Captain. Plus I will bring another diver with me so that he can bare witness as well." He gets up from the seat in the living area of the Captain's quarters.
"Be careful Commander. We don't need any further incidents." He responded with his nerves kicking in for when it comes to the safety of the Seaview and his crew.
"I will try to be Captain. I need to leave now and get some sleep sir. Good night." He said with walking out into the corridor.
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The next 24 hours was a busy one for the Seaview and the base. General Waverly had been in contact with the Seaview before they start to leave the next day.
However there hasn't been any further Halloween pranks. For which worried Chief Sharkey and even Doctor Jameison.
Commander Stanley Kowalski and his brother headed for the spot for where he found the very small fissure. Speaking to his brother. Stanley told him that they should be reaching it in a few moments swimming.
The both of them were anxious. When finally he found it with showing his brother. It had actually closed up a little to indicate that there was nothing to worry about. 'This is a good thing to see brother." Stanley said through his GILS voice box.
"I agree with you. We need to report back to Captain Crane about it, As for why there his been tremors. There could be any number of reasons. Including Halloween goblins just might be involved." Ski said using his communications device.
An hour later...
They were back on board the Seaview and talking to Captain Crane from inside the Control Room. "I just can't figure just where did the original tremor start from. However General Waverly had reported now that it's been a little over two weeks since they suffered with the tremor. And if this is the case Commander Kowlaski. We can leave and head back to Santa Barbara, California to really celebrate Halloween with our families."
"Thank God! " Commander Morton was able to be heard from the plotting table with his comment. In spite the fact that Lee was shaking his head after both brothers left to go off duty for a few hours.