Megalodon - Rookie Burwick (book recommendations for young adults TXT) 📗

it with its rows of massive, sharp teeth. Blood trickled into the water, and soon filled it. The shark was dead.

The Megalodon turned and smashed into the ship, creating enough impact to finish it off. Then, it sank down into the inky depths, and vanished.

Epilouge

Captain James Hutch was captain of another Littoral Combat Ship in the DESRON, the USS Detroit. The crew, however, just called it the LCS-7. Like all the other combat ships in the DESRON, it was a fine ship. Fine for patrolling the shorelines, that is. Hutch stood right outside the main control room, taking a deep breath of fresh air. He needed it to calm down his stress. He and his crew had gotten a very late start, and were far behind the other ships.

It would take another two or three days to catch up with the others. He was worried they wouldn't make it on time. The worst part was, he couldn't get anyone to respond. He had sent message after message to Skith, Dob, and Brogh. None of them had responded, yet. He turned and walked back inside the main control room. His XO, Aaron, turned and smiled at him.

"Good morning sir," Aaron said.

"Morning to you, Aaron," he replied. "What's on the schedule?"

"Nothing much, sir. Just a few meetings with the head of security."

"Good. I need to relax a little."

"Permission to agree, sir?"

Hutch laughed. "Permission granted."

"So, do you think we'll ever catch up with the others, captain?"

"I would certainly hope so."

They both paused.

"You know, they say the Megalodon is supposed to haunt these waters."

"The what?" Another man chimed in.

"The Megalodon. The king of all sharks. It's said to be over sixty feet long, and has jaws large enough to swallow six human beings whole."

Both Aaron and the other man seated next to him were wide-eyed.

"Pretty scary stuff, ain't it? Course, it's nothing but legend."

"True, sir, true."

Hutch turned to the open doorway, and stared out at the sea. The waves were fairly calm today, and the sun was shining brightly, making the water sparkle. This was his favorite kind of day. Anyone who didn't enjoy this weather was a nut in his eyes. The beauty of it made him smile.

But, that smile vanished quickly as a strange beeping sound filled the room. Their eyes flew to the sonar screens, and soon, both pairs of eyes widened. On the sonar, they saw a large moving object. A very large object. It had the shape of a shark, but it was just so large, it was hard to believe it was really a shark. Hutch looked up and out the window, and squealed in fear. The waves were being cut through by something. Something big.

"Fire missiles!" he screeched.

Aaron followed the command, and boomed out three gigantic missiles towards the object. But, despite the fact that they hit the target straight on, it didn't faze the target. Then, something hit the ship, and send it lunging forward. Everyone went to the floor. Blood drizzled down from Aaron’s head.

The last thing Hutch saw, was the horrid sight of a very large dorsal fin.

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Text: Copyright (C) 2017 by Rookie Burwick
Publication Date: 06-08-2017

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