09-14-2016, 02:53 PM
SynJyn's Journal: Day 5 since new orders, and the Sea seemed to waiting. An eerie calm lies upon the water. In the first days of sailing, with only the wind used for power, A ship would be dead in the water. Often called the "curse of Jonah", more than one sailor was hanged in tribute to God, or the pagan god's of old, to lift the curse. This "calm before the storm" was effecting the crew as well as his own Viking's.
SynJyn was paused in thought when an unexpected call came over comm.
"General Quarters: This is not a drill, General Quarters: This is not a drill, General Quarters: This is not a drill. Captain SynJyn pls report to Bridge".
The message repeated over and over as SynJyn headed to the bridge. The Viking's needed no immediate orders, SOP's (Standard Operating Procedure) cover the call to General Quarters. Entering the Bridge he saw controlled chaos. An outsider would see only disorder and maybe even panic, this was further from the truth. Each person on the Bridge was acting out a well practiced routine, but with a single look at the ship's Captain, he knew this really was no drill.
"Captain SynJyn we intercepted a distress call NE of our local. The caller is less than 5 NKM from this location we shall be on target with in minutes"
. The Captain stepped closer and his voice lowered to a whisper. "Syn this be the damnest call i have gotten. broken communique keeps repeat "monster from the depths". I do not know if this be a name of a ship or group or what, but this rescue may turn out into a pirate attack".
A grunt and a nod was all the ship's Captain got before SynJyn disappeared more than left from the bridge.
On "Viking only" communication he began is preparation to stem off a Pirate boarding party, if needed. "Attention Vikings, This is a rescue/recovery event with a possible pirate attack and/or set up. Boat crew Alpha take front line positions while Bravo takes secondary stealth lines. Charlie and Delta are reserve units, Echo, gear up for in water assault protocol's.
"
Debris was visible now, it looked, odd. To many papers, clothing, luggage and such was floating with no signs of a ship. If the ship was blown up then all these things would have burnt up. It also told him that this was not a military or cargo vessel, it was a passenger ship. Tracking the beacon he saw one lone life raft out in the water. Focusing his bio's he counted 25-30 souls all huddled up holding each other in fright, another strange sight. Nothing was adding up.
A sudden, large and load, thud under the ship along with it being rocked, caught the entire ship's crew by surprise. "The Rage" was capable of standing up to category 5 Hurricanes and not list that much, what in the hell cause that. That answer came with the sudden disappearance of the lifeboat.
SynJyn had "eye's on" as "The Rage" quickly came to a halt to launch the rescue craft. At first the little boat seemed to suck down into the water when the monster came out of the water underneath it, mouth open. The tiny life boat was engulfed by the Monster that continued to rise and rise and rise. Time froze on "The Rage", as the lump in the monsters throat, that once was living human beings, was swallowed whole, lower and lower until disappearing into the beast stomach.
SynJyn seemed to recover first: "Alpha team is now point, Bravo, take position behind Alpha, Charlie, I want you up high, rig in i don't want to have to jump around you fallen bodies. MOVE IT!"
A shudder in the boat told em the ship's Captain had recovered and was trying to move the ship out of harms way. "Delta you remain on reserve and Echo, stayed geared but out of that water. I don't know how to kill that thing but if it comes toward this ship we will all learn together!"
The movement of "The Rage" drew the monsters attention. Switching channels, while scanning all, he yelled to the Bridge: "Beast detects movement, all stop and advise cloaking protocol on standby. "
Switching channels again: "Delta, get 3 of your boat crew on the .50 cals"
, then all went silent.
The ship halted, some whirling noises and clicks informed SynJyn that the so called "cloaking", was ready. He now got his first chance to see the beast. The Monster rose 100-150 feet out of the water, no idea what was below the ocean. It's 2 arms ended in hands, to finger and then to claws, there was a hint of several tenticels splashing around the creature. The head seem to flatten near is top, slopping back into a point, it was made to swim under water. SynJyn silently wondered how long it could stay above water? He was unsure but it almost seemed to have wings. The Monster stare never left "The Rage" while SynJyn fought with idea's on how to beat this Devil's child of the sea.
The monster seemed to cock it's ear, as if it heard something. It slowly lowered itself into the water until only it's eyes were showing. It's head cocked a little more then the eyes seemed to drift off as if following an unknown trail. For a good minute that drew out into infinity, the Monster nor the crew moved, SynJyn was sure no one breathed. Then noise along the bulkheads of the ship.
Hidden cargo areas were opened revealing what looked like heavy linen. Over the communicator the ship's Captain yelled "30 seconds"
, that was all SynJyn needed. "Moved it, cover this deck now!"
The Cloaking Protocol was simple, it was not a true "cloaking device". The ship made use of newer electronic "blending" with sheets of what looked like white linen. The hull had it's own "blending unit" in it, the cloth helped cover the deck. Within 30 second the decked was covers and "The Rage", slowly but imperfectly", blended into the sea. This trick worked better at night or when it was foggy and overcast but when dealing with a monster, you do whatever you can.
SynJyn had decided on a defense tactic if this didn't work. All guns would aim at the eyes. The monster glanced back to the ship, then over it. slowly it spun around in the ocean. then cocking its head one brief moment it slid under the water. SynJyn did not want to fight this thing under water but would. For 30 minutes nobody moved. Then over comm: Radar clear, stow all cloak material we'll be underway in 3 minutes.
The ships crew began stowing the material as SynJyn began his orders: "Alpha stand watch from bow to midship, Bravo from midship to stern. Charlie is on reserve with Delta and Echo on stand down. Rotate up every 6 hours, for a full 12 hours on watch. LPO's make it happen!
Command will be on Bridge". There were many questions floating thru his mind, id radar saw it go, why did it not see it come? Where did it come from? WTF was it? He may get no answers but he sure as hell never be caught by that bastard under gunned again!
((OCC more to come, no idea why it went all blue at the end))
Edited by SynJyn, Sep 14 2016, 03:38 PM.
SynJyn was paused in thought when an unexpected call came over comm.
"General Quarters: This is not a drill, General Quarters: This is not a drill, General Quarters: This is not a drill. Captain SynJyn pls report to Bridge".
The message repeated over and over as SynJyn headed to the bridge. The Viking's needed no immediate orders, SOP's (Standard Operating Procedure) cover the call to General Quarters. Entering the Bridge he saw controlled chaos. An outsider would see only disorder and maybe even panic, this was further from the truth. Each person on the Bridge was acting out a well practiced routine, but with a single look at the ship's Captain, he knew this really was no drill.
"Captain SynJyn we intercepted a distress call NE of our local. The caller is less than 5 NKM from this location we shall be on target with in minutes"
. The Captain stepped closer and his voice lowered to a whisper. "Syn this be the damnest call i have gotten. broken communique keeps repeat "monster from the depths". I do not know if this be a name of a ship or group or what, but this rescue may turn out into a pirate attack".
A grunt and a nod was all the ship's Captain got before SynJyn disappeared more than left from the bridge.
On "Viking only" communication he began is preparation to stem off a Pirate boarding party, if needed. "Attention Vikings, This is a rescue/recovery event with a possible pirate attack and/or set up. Boat crew Alpha take front line positions while Bravo takes secondary stealth lines. Charlie and Delta are reserve units, Echo, gear up for in water assault protocol's.
"
Debris was visible now, it looked, odd. To many papers, clothing, luggage and such was floating with no signs of a ship. If the ship was blown up then all these things would have burnt up. It also told him that this was not a military or cargo vessel, it was a passenger ship. Tracking the beacon he saw one lone life raft out in the water. Focusing his bio's he counted 25-30 souls all huddled up holding each other in fright, another strange sight. Nothing was adding up.
A sudden, large and load, thud under the ship along with it being rocked, caught the entire ship's crew by surprise. "The Rage" was capable of standing up to category 5 Hurricanes and not list that much, what in the hell cause that. That answer came with the sudden disappearance of the lifeboat.
SynJyn had "eye's on" as "The Rage" quickly came to a halt to launch the rescue craft. At first the little boat seemed to suck down into the water when the monster came out of the water underneath it, mouth open. The tiny life boat was engulfed by the Monster that continued to rise and rise and rise. Time froze on "The Rage", as the lump in the monsters throat, that once was living human beings, was swallowed whole, lower and lower until disappearing into the beast stomach.
SynJyn seemed to recover first: "Alpha team is now point, Bravo, take position behind Alpha, Charlie, I want you up high, rig in i don't want to have to jump around you fallen bodies. MOVE IT!"
A shudder in the boat told em the ship's Captain had recovered and was trying to move the ship out of harms way. "Delta you remain on reserve and Echo, stayed geared but out of that water. I don't know how to kill that thing but if it comes toward this ship we will all learn together!"
The movement of "The Rage" drew the monsters attention. Switching channels, while scanning all, he yelled to the Bridge: "Beast detects movement, all stop and advise cloaking protocol on standby. "
Switching channels again: "Delta, get 3 of your boat crew on the .50 cals"
, then all went silent.
The ship halted, some whirling noises and clicks informed SynJyn that the so called "cloaking", was ready. He now got his first chance to see the beast. The Monster rose 100-150 feet out of the water, no idea what was below the ocean. It's 2 arms ended in hands, to finger and then to claws, there was a hint of several tenticels splashing around the creature. The head seem to flatten near is top, slopping back into a point, it was made to swim under water. SynJyn silently wondered how long it could stay above water? He was unsure but it almost seemed to have wings. The Monster stare never left "The Rage" while SynJyn fought with idea's on how to beat this Devil's child of the sea.
The monster seemed to cock it's ear, as if it heard something. It slowly lowered itself into the water until only it's eyes were showing. It's head cocked a little more then the eyes seemed to drift off as if following an unknown trail. For a good minute that drew out into infinity, the Monster nor the crew moved, SynJyn was sure no one breathed. Then noise along the bulkheads of the ship.
Hidden cargo areas were opened revealing what looked like heavy linen. Over the communicator the ship's Captain yelled "30 seconds"
, that was all SynJyn needed. "Moved it, cover this deck now!"
The Cloaking Protocol was simple, it was not a true "cloaking device". The ship made use of newer electronic "blending" with sheets of what looked like white linen. The hull had it's own "blending unit" in it, the cloth helped cover the deck. Within 30 second the decked was covers and "The Rage", slowly but imperfectly", blended into the sea. This trick worked better at night or when it was foggy and overcast but when dealing with a monster, you do whatever you can.
SynJyn had decided on a defense tactic if this didn't work. All guns would aim at the eyes. The monster glanced back to the ship, then over it. slowly it spun around in the ocean. then cocking its head one brief moment it slid under the water. SynJyn did not want to fight this thing under water but would. For 30 minutes nobody moved. Then over comm: Radar clear, stow all cloak material we'll be underway in 3 minutes.
The ships crew began stowing the material as SynJyn began his orders: "Alpha stand watch from bow to midship, Bravo from midship to stern. Charlie is on reserve with Delta and Echo on stand down. Rotate up every 6 hours, for a full 12 hours on watch. LPO's make it happen!
Command will be on Bridge". There were many questions floating thru his mind, id radar saw it go, why did it not see it come? Where did it come from? WTF was it? He may get no answers but he sure as hell never be caught by that bastard under gunned again!
((OCC more to come, no idea why it went all blue at the end))
Edited by SynJyn, Sep 14 2016, 03:38 PM.