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Chapter 20 - Through Ravage Oceans

In Perseus, in a modern hotel at the top tower, Andrew Desipich looks outside to notice the artificial storm surrounding the island and sighs, before walking back to his desk to stare at the photo of himself, a young Jake and infant Kyle. Andrew smiles, before looking at a tube of radioactive fluid. At sea, the U.S. Carrier is on it's way to Perseus along with A.O.W helicopters as At sea, the U.S. Carrier is on its way to Perseus along with A.O.W helicopters as Jenny and Shawn walk past each other, before Jenny turns to Shawn.

Jenny: Hey! Soldier boy.

Shawn turns.

Shawn: Yes....

Jenny: Thanks for getting me the bracelet.

Shawn: I didn't get the bracelet.

Jenny: Yeah, well, you helped.....Seriously, Shawn. Thanks.

Jenny blushes, then Shawn laughs.

Shawn: Look, Jenny. You're cute and all, but it wouldn't work.

Jenny: Why not?

Shawn: Well, for one thing, you're a kid.

Jenny: Uh....no I'm not. I'm 20 years old.

Shawn: Hmmm....still. There's a lot going on right now....maybe after.....if there's an after.

Jenny: There will be an after.

Shawn: Maybe.

Shawnwalks off, before James is leaning on the bridge rail as Shawn joins him.

Shawn: You know, little brother. This was a great find.

James: Psssh....

James pushes Shawn, who laughs.

Shawn: We're gonna win this, James.

James: Damn right. Day's not over yet. Let's go find Kyle and Jake.

Shawn: Yeah, those two can save the day for once.

James: Thanks, Shawn....Hey, one last opinion on something.....

Shawn: And that is?

James looks down for a moment, then turns his head.

James: Your opinion on marriage.

Shawn laughs.

Shawn: Yeah....don't do it....

James frowns, before Shawn laughs.

Shawn: Sorry, couldn't resist the look on your face right now, little bro!

James: Shawn! Dude! I'm serious! 

Shawn stops laughing then gives a look to his brother.

Shawn: My opinion; don't waste another year without regrets.....there's gonna be a world after this war....

James: Yeah, there is....

The two brothers look into the sunset.

James: Yeah, there is....you should take your opportunities.

James glances at Jenny, who is chatting with Marcus and Margaret.

Shawn: Yeah...I guess so.

The two brothers look into the sunset.

Shawn: You have my blessing by the way, James.

James: Thanks, Shawn.

Shawn: No problem, shit-sniffer.

Meanwhile, in the oceans, the submarine continues its voyage. Inside the sub, Woody continues piloting while Kyle, Sarah, Cassandra and Caleb are walking in the sub, preparing to get onto the cannons aboard the submarine. Kyle notices Cassandra looking out into the sea.

Kyle: Hey, Cassandra. You okay?

Cassandra: Yeah, it's just.....I never thought we'd be in the sea like this. In a submarine; I mean...Dad would tell me stories of the sea, saying there were either big sharks or big whales wanting to eat you.

Kyle sighs.

Kyle: Gotta admit....amidst all the ruins and dead bodies under the sea, it is a nice view...Come on. Let's get on the cannons.

Cassandra: Sure.

Kyle, Sarah, Cassandra and Caleb man the cannon pods as they emerge on top of the submarine.

Woody: Whoa, where the hell are we? Anybody know?

Kyle: Who the hell knows, man?

Cassandra: Yeah, you got me, but the earthquakes and the destabilization of most of the planet must've sunken the city.

Caleb: This is beautiful. It's a shame we're not mermaids and mermen.

Sarah: Uh.....Caleb, I don't think those are real.

Caleb: Are you sure? Beth and I had a bet that if I saw one, one of us had to sing to the heavens "under the sea".

Kyle: Huh?

Caleb: From the Little Mermaid?

Woody: Luckily, I have a daughter, so I know what you're talkin about, son.

Kyle: Okay, we're close to Perseus, so we'll hit that maelstrom soon. We're manning the pods. Woody, take us in nice and easy. Don't want to attract any unwanted attention.

Woody: Yeah, I'm powering up the guns now.

Woody presses on the buttons to start powering up the cannons on the pods.

Sarah: This is probably back home...Midtown Manhattan I mean...this is what Midtown Manhattan probably looks like now.

Cassandra: Yeah and we did that to ourselves.

Kyle: Well, there's no point in turning the page and crying about what we could've done differently. What's done is done.

Woody: Guns are online.

The guns on the pods are activated.

Caleb: you know; I've never tested one of these sub guns before.

Cassandra: Wouldn't hurt to get some practice. See those wooden planks over there? Try firing a few rounds at em.

Caleb shoots his cannon at the wooden planks as the impact breaks the wooden planks apart.

Kyle: Damn!

Caleb: Whoa! Now that was cool.

Woody: Alright, kids. I'm powering down the guns. No threats so there's no point in wasting juice.

Caleb: You just had to kill the moment, Woody.

Kyle: Everyone keep an look out.

The submarine drives through a field of mines.

Caleb: Kyle, I am seeing a shitload of mines.

Kyle: Be careful and drive around em. We didn't come all this way just to get blown to pieces by some goddamned mines.

A short pause, before the submarine continues onward. A few moments later, a small indigenous sea creature come aside of the submarine.

Kyle: Hey, check this thing out.

Woody: What the hell is it?

Kyle: You got me, man.

Sarah: Looks like we got ourselves an escort.

More indigenous sea creatures appear next to the submarine.

Caleb: And he's brought his friends.

Kyle: Yeah, I see em.

A short pause, before Cassandra speaks.

Cassandra: Hey, Kyle. How do we know if these things are.....uh....hostile?

Caleb: It wouldn't attack us by now if-

Woody: Oh, shit! Look out!

Suddenly, the indigenous sea creatures begin to turn hostile as they ram into the submarine, causing minor damage.

Kyle: Alright! These fucking things are getting violent! Take em out!

Kyle, Sarah, Cassandra and Caleb use the cannons to open fire onto the indigenous sea creatures, blasting a few of them apart in the sea.

Caleb: Shit! We're taking on water!

Sarah: Careful! There's more of them!

Woody: I see the fuckers! Y'all keep shooting them! I'll get us out of here!

Sarah: They're straight ahead!

Woody: I gotta take her into the grass! Get those things off our asses!

Woody drives the submarine down below the trenches.

Caleb: Woody, how deep can this thing go without us being crushed by the subzero temperatures?

Woody: Boy, that ain't gonna matter if those crazy fish fuck up this sub.

The indigenous fish attack the submarine from above.

Sarah: Above us! They're trying to attack from above us!

Woody drives the submarine into the tall grass of the sea, apparently losing the hostile indigenous fish.

Sarah: I don't see them.

Cassandra: Doesn't mean they can't see us.

A short pause, before a few more indigenous fish attack the submarine.

Woody: Fuck!

Kyle: The searchlights! They're following the lights! Cut em off!

Woody switches the search light off, causing the indigenous fish to retreat from the attack.

Caleb: Thanks, Woody. Can't see jack shit now.

Woody: I can pick up the really big shit on sonar, son.

Kyle: Anything around us, Woody?

Woody looks at the sonar ray.

Woody: Nothing on the sonar.

Sarah: How's the sub holding up?

Woody: Little damage to the sub, ma'am. We're okay.

A short pause as a tremor is heard.

Caleb: What the-

Kyle: Shh...everybody quiet.

Sarah: What the hell is that noise? It sounds like an earthquake.

Cassandra: Sounds big whatever the hell it is.

Kyle looks ahead to notice movement.

Kyle: Woody! Woody! Get the lights!

Woody activates the submarine lights to notice a Kraken's sharpened teeth as it attempts to eat the submarine, but Woody pulls the submarine out of the way.

Caleb: Shit! That was close!

Woody: Holy shit! Hang on!

Woody drives the submarine out of the trenches with the Kraken not in sight.

Caleb: Where the hell'd it go?! It was just right there, damn it!

Sarah: I don't see it.

The Kraken swims out of the trenches, pursuing the submarine.

Cassandra: There it is!

Caleb: Open fire! Kill it!

Kyle: We gotta shake this thing!

After a brief chase, the Kraken swims and slams into the submarine in slow motion, causing the submarine to swerve into the sand and into a boulder, before Woody regains control.

Cassandra: Fuck!

Caleb: Damn! That almost breached the hull!

Kyle, Sarah, Cassandra and Caleb use the cannons to open fire onto the Kraken, but the gunshots barely have effect.

Kyle: Keep that thing away from the sub! Hit it in the face! Aim for the face!

The chase is fortunately lead into another mine field.

Woody: Jesus H. Christ! We got the damn Zeus Corps army in the sea right here with us!

Sarah: This fucker's not giving up!

Caleb: Guys! The mines! Watch out for the fuckin mines!

Kyle: Hold it off! Shoot it!

Sarah: It's right on us!

Woody: Keep fuckin firing then! Get it off our ass!

Cassandra: Be real, Woody! It's going to take a whole lot more than this to kill it! If anything, we're just pissing it off!

Kyle: Keep going! We can't stop now!

Cassandra: Full steam ahead of those mines, Woody. Give this bastard a big headache.

Caleb: Yeah, if they don't blow us to pieces first!

Kyle: Cassandra, you and Caleb focus on clearing us a path of those mines! Sarah, we gotta keep this thing away from the sub til we can kill it!

Woody: Clear the goddamned mines out of the way for us!

Cassandra and Caleb shoot the mines in front of the submarine while Kyle and Sarah continue shooting at the Kraken.

Caleb: Whoa! Too fucking close!

Kyle: Blow em up before they sink us!

In the ensuing chase, an underwater tall bridge falls as Woody narrowly swerves out of its path.

Sarah: That thing is still on our ass, Woody!

Woody: I know, just keep shooting! Cause if that thing doesn't kill us, those bombs will do it for us!

Kyle notices arches in the distance.

Kyle: Woody, those arches! Steer towards there! It won't be able to reach us!

Woody: Better pray that there's not a dead end, son!

Caleb: Dude, don't jinx us!

Kyle: We just need time to hold it off and figure out how to kill it!

Woody drives the submarine into the arches as the Kraken attacks, but Kyle, Sarah, Cassandra and Caleb manage to hold it off with the cannons.

Kyle: Aim for the mouth!

Cassandra: Whoo!

Caleb: This tunnel's too small for you, motherfucker!

Cassandra: Oh, shit!

The Kraken attacks again.

Cassandra: This asshole is not going to give up!

Sarah: Shoot it!

Kyle: Aim for the mouth!

After some firing from the cannons, the Kraken retreats.

Caleb: You want some more, bitch?! We got all damn day!

Kyle: Woody, anything?

A short pause.

Woody: Uh....

Caleb: Well?

Woody: We can't outrun this thing!

Kyle: That does not make me feel any better.

The Kraken continues to chase the submarine, but as it reaches the tighter trenches, the Kraken is unable to get through. Caleb laughs.

Caleb: It's stuck! See you, big ass!

Cassandra: Whoo! Thank god! We made it! Nice job, Woody.

Woody laughs.

Woody: I tell you kids. I'm getting too old for this shit.

With one of it's tentacles, the Kraken grabs ahold of the submarine tail end, causing a struggle.

Caleb: Fuck!

Woody: It's got us by the ass end with it's tail, the son of a bitch!

Kyle: Shoot it in the mouth! Hurry!

Woody: Fuck the mouth! Hit the tentacle, goddamn it!

Sarah: It's trying to crush the hull!

Caleb strains.

Caleb: It's not letting go, Kyle!

After a few shots to the mouth, the Kraken tentacle releases the sub, causing it to hit its head on the ceiling of the arch. The impact causes several boulders from the arches to come down and crush the Krakens head.

Kyle: Woody! Go! Move!

Woody presses on the acceleration lever and pushes the submarine ahead of the quake to a more safer area in the arches.

Woody: Shit, for a second there, I thought we'd be joining those shipwrecks down here.

Caleb: Dude, you will never catch my ass in one of these fucking things again! You hear me?!

Suddenly, more indigenous sea creatures appear.

Sarah: Hey, looks like our friends from earlier are back.

Cassandra: Come on then. Let's blow em up before they notice us and-

The indigenous creatures are suddenly pulled out of the arches.

Kyle: Hold it! Hold your fire.

Caleb: What the-

Sarah: Where'd they go? Were they swept away by the current?

The sound of an apparent waterfall is heard up ahead.

Cassandra: Anyone hear that? Like some sort of waterfall or something.

Woody: Kyle, the current's getting a whole lot stronger.

Kyle: Something tells me it's not a current.

The submarine is suddenly pulled into a giant maelstrom, where debris including mines are seen floating in the maelstrom.

Kyle: Not good.

Woody: Kyle, I've lost control! Everybody hang on!

Kyle: WWWHHHOOAAAA!

Sarah screams.

Cassandra: Oh, fuck! God!

Woody: Oh, pig on a stick! We got fuckin mines in the damned maelstrom!

Kyle: Target those mines and keep them away from the sub!

Caleb: I'm gonna freakin puke.

Sarah: You better not throw up in here! I'm the pregnant one!

A mine crashes near the submarine.

Kyle: Shit!

Cassandra: You know that really old movie, Wizard of Oz, where the house in caught in the twister that leads to Oz?! This is not that movie!

Caleb: There's no place like home. There's no place like home. There's no place like home.

Sarah: Woody, get us out of here now!

Woody: I'm trying, girl! I'm trying, but she's being a bad girl!

After a few spins, the submarine is violently thrown out of the maelstrom.

Sarah: Look out!

The submarine is thrown against a wall of rocks, causing minor damage.

Woody: I think we're good.

In his cannon pod, Caleb grabs an emergency bag and vomits in it.

Kyle: Dude....

Sarah: Ugh...

Caleb: Sorry. Sorry. 

Caleb looks in the bag.

Caleb: oh, fuckin broccoli. When did I have broccoli? I don't remember having broccoli.

Kyle: Nice job, Woody. Thanks.

Sarah: So glad that's over and done with.

Woody: Looks we're nearing surface.

The submarine continues moving as land surface is seen. Suddenly, an automated rocket turret emerges from the sand.

Kyle: Wait....what the hell is that?!

The automated rocket turret detects the submarine as a threat and shoots multiple torpedoes at the submarine.

Kyle: Torpedo! Incoming! Shoot!

Kyle, Sarah, Cassandra and Caleb manage to shoot down the incoming torpedoes before they can reach the submarine.

Cassandra: What the hell was that?!

Caleb: Blast them turrets! The fucking turrets!

More torpedoes are seen launching as they attempt to take down the submarine.

Caleb: Woody, get an angle on em, goddamn it!

Woody: I'm trying, boy, but I can't see the damned torpedoes til they launch! 

Woody locates incoming torpedo.

Woody: There! 10 o'clock!

The survivors manage to shoot down the torpedoes as they stop launching with the launcher attempting to reload.

Woody: They're reloading! I'm movin up!

Woody drives the submarine forward, before locating the torpedo launcher.

Woody: There! You see it?!

Kyle: Open fire on that launcher!

Kyle, Sarah, Cassandra and Caleb open fire on the launcher as it explodes.

Caleb: Yes! Got it!

Suddenly, more torpedoes are seen launching towards the submarine.

Sarah: Look out! There's another one!

Caleb: Oh, fuck! Goddamn it, man!

Kyle: C'mon! Take em down before they blow up the sub!

Kyle, Sarah, Cassandra and Caleb open fire on the torpedoes, before Woody moves the submarine up as the survivors shoot down the launcher.

Caleb: One down and probably a shitload more to go!

Cassandra: Caleb! Don't jinx us, damn it!

Caleb: Sorry!

Another launcher shoots torpedoes from the right side of the ridges.

Woody: Guys! Hold off those torps!

Kyle, Sarah, Cassandra and Caleb shoot down the torpedoes, before Woody moves up the submarine as Kyle locates the launcher.

Kyle: There! On the right!

Caleb: Not out of the woods yet!

Kyle, Sarah, Cassandra and Caleb successfully destroy the launcher as the coast is seemingly clear.

Sarah: Anymore of them? Anyone see anymore?

Cassandra: I think we're clear.

Kyle: Looks we're done for now.

Woody: Okay, keep your eyes out for any more threats. Moving forward.

Woody drives the submarine forward, before spotting a heavily sealed metal door.

Woody: Now, that looks like the backdoor entrance.

Kyle: Well, looks like we're going to have to huff and puff and-

Sarah: I swear to God if you finish that sentence, I will divorce you.

Kyle: It was a joke.....

Cassandra laughs.

Sarah: A terrible joke.

Kyle laughs.

Kyle: Whatever, let's just blow this door open.

Kyle, Sarah, Cassandra and Caleb open fire on the heavily sealed door, destroying it as Woody drives the submarine through the doors leading into a structure.

Sarah: This place looks like it was "human" built.....keep an eye out. I bet there will be more defenses.

Woody: Yeah and I won't have much room to dodge any torpedoes so focus real hard!

Kyle: Everyone keep your eyes open.

Caleb: Oh, you guys are overexaggerating. I think we cleared the defenses outside of this-

Kyle: Incoming! Fire!

A torpedo launches towards the submarine as the survivors shoot it down.

Cassandra: You were saying, Caleb.

Caleb: Uh....I'm just going to shut up now.

Sarah: Yeah, that'd be for the best.

More torpedoes launch towards the sub as Woody pushes the submarine forward through the structure. Woody gives an efforted yell.

Woody: C'mon!

Kyle: Keep going, Woody!

After some progress, the submarine reaches the entrance of Perseus, guarded by two automatic torpedo launchers.

Kyle: Take out the launchers!

Kyle, Sarah, Cassandra and Caleb open fire on both launchers, managing to destroy them both, before proceeding into Perseus.

Kyle: That's it. We're in-welcome to Perseus.

Woody: Yeah, your old man's going to be really happy to see you, son. Real happy.

Kyle: Yeah, if the Condemned haven't killed him yet.

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