Life Support...

Chapter One

Admiral Harriman was sure of one thing of late. Life hasn't been easy with running the Institute and the Seaview. Even his wife Katya(Jonah and the whale) had been on his case to try and take it easy. However he kept on fighting the issue to take a few days off. However ONI, The science personnel needed to use the Seaview for their own purposes.

So he saw fit to have the Seaview and his three other vessels on loan to the Navy to head out to the Irish sea to check the ocean floor for any possible issues with the cable wires connected to several different weapons to knock down any missile attacks. And the last time they had been here was six months prior due to recent terrorist attacks.

Admiral Nelson had asked the Seaview to take off with the two week cruise beginning tomorrow morning. He would be going along for the cruise taking along all of his case files in his brown attache case.

His secretary Angie working in the outer office was waiting for Captain Lee Crane and Commander Morton to arrive for a briefing for the cruise. The officers were coming from their homes for when the message was placed by the communications center.

Lee Crane arrived into the Institute with the security officer at the gate waving him on to head for the main offices of Admiral Nelson. Moments later it would be Commander Morton coming from a late lunch with his wife Connie.

When Lee walked into the outer office with his usual smile. Angie stopped working on the computer to tell him that the Admiral was waiting for him. Pressing the intercom button next to her. "Sir, Captain Crane is here to speak with you." She replied with hearing his response.

"Angie, have Captain Crane to come right in, since we are waiting for Commander Morton as well." Nelson said with reading a file on his desk about the new cruise.

"Captain, you're able too go right in. He's waiting." She responded. While watching the skipper begin to move towards his door when Commander Morton finally arrived.

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Irish Sea region Sector Four

There was a large explosion with a British freighter carrying oil from England to a small port in China. Flames could be seen ten miles south of two islands with one of them being uncharted and a hideout for terrorists. It was an small titan submarine carrying missiles that destroyed the freighter.

However before the vessel had gone under. An S.O.S. was able to be sent out on the distress ban. Meanwhile trying not be caught, the submarine carrying fifty personnel from various non-alliance countries headed back to the underground sub-pen some 15 miles South of the uncharted island named Devil's throne.

Even though there were survivors from the freighter. The only vessel that would be able to rescue them was an hour away an American destroyer. But in the meantime they would need to hold out in the icy waters and any creatures like shark.

Captain Willy Montogue was one of those survivors holding on to a piece of wood with two others hanging on for dear life. He kept on telling them to hold on help will be here soon. "Hang On!" He cried out to the two engineers having been at the edge of the bridge on break when they felt the explosion of the missile hitting the bow. While another hitting the stern section for where most or all of the crude oil was stored.

Captain Montogue had a strong faith and needed to keep on praying that his life will be spared, as with the two men hanging on..

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After the meeting was over with Admiral Nelson. Lee Crane driving the jeep inside of the Red Camaro over to the dock for where the Seaview was located. Security still had been tight during the past few months with all of the recent attacks over seas by the terrorists.

Lee and his friend Chip had joined him for the ride even though they weren't all too happy about the cruise to the Black Sea once more. This was the main area of trouble...

"Thanks Lee." Chip said with moving out of the jeep supplied by the communication center.

"Your welcomed. Did you happened to get the completed updated list of the personnel joining us this trip?" Lee asked with the question. There was going to be ten new crew members having transferred in from different services and including the Office of Naval Intelligence. It was going to be a short term assignment as part of the Master of Arms division on the submarine.

"I did captain. Admiral Nelson really out did himself this time with all of the new personnel in all key security areas of the submarine. We shouldn't have any problems this time around." Chip said with a slight smirk appearing on his face.

"Let's hope not Chip!" As they reach the hatchway to enter the Seaview to head on down to the Control room.

Sometime later...

Admiral Nelson came down the spiral staircase to check with the course with Captain Crane. He was conferring with Morton going over the course and speed to head for the Black Sea. Nelson heard them talking..."Gentlemen are we all set with the course?" He asked in a tone that made Crane think that something else might be happening.

"We are sir. Is there something I might need to know Admiral?" Lee says with watching his reaction to the question. After all this time he should be used to his facial expressions.

"Matter in fact yes, Captain. I need you to come to my cabin right now so that I can explain further." Nelson replied with Commander Morton wondering...

"Chip, I will be in the Admiral 's cabin if I am needed." Lee exhaled with following the Admiral behind him moving up the spiral stair case.

"Sure sir." Watching his back climbing the stairs. Everyone else in the Control room had a feeling something was wrong...