Atlantis Storm by Steven Moore & David F Berens

Author:Steven Moore & David F Berens [Moore, Steven & Berens, David F]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tropical Thriller Press
Published: 2019-08-18T16:00:00+00:00

29

Betrayal

Twenty-four hours had passed since R.B.'s chilling realization that his seaplane Gidget had been sabotaged. But in the ensuing day and night nothing else had happened. R.B. and Megan emerged from R.B.'s cabin into a bright east-Atlantic morning, and ascended to the cargo deck just as the freighter was docking at the Navantia Shipyard in Cadiz, on the southwest coast of Spain.

"Well, we made it." R.B. turned to Megan and smiled. But the smile wasn't returned. "Welcome to Europe," he said, trying to coax a grin out of Megan. It would take more than that.

"We made it, sure," she said. "But something tells me we weren't supposed to."

R.B.'s smile slipped a little. Megan was right. There was no doubt in their minds now that someone on board, or maybe more than one person, had tried to kill them off. But they had failed. Whether that was more from luck or judgment on their part, R.B. couldn't know. But here they were in Spain, about to be free from the confines of the ship.

"Listen Megan. You're right. Some crazy shit was happening during the voyage. But whoever it was, they failed. We’re here now. Gidget is fixed up as good as new. We’re unharmed. The sun is shining. And we're about to embark on a great adventure. Right?" He nudged her shoulder with his own, and thought he saw her eyes crinkle in the hint of a smile.

She still didn't speak though. In truth, R.B. knew they'd been through quite an ordeal. Talking could wait. "Look, it's going to be about thirty minutes until they're ready to offload Gidget. Why don't we go and grab a quick coffee, bring it back up on deck so we can keep an eye on Gidget, and watch as they unload her onto shore? Then we'll get the hell out of here at the first opportunity."

Megan nodded her assent, and they slipped down to the galley dining room, helped themselves to coffee and a couple of pastries from the modest buffet, and returned to the deck, just in time to see the crewmen strapping Gidget into the winches that would raise her from the deck then lower her onto the dock far below. Just then the captain approached. He didn't speak for a minute, just stood beside them watching the activity on deck. Finally he addressed them.

"Listen, Mister Bodean, Miss Simons, I'm sorry about what's happened during the voyage. I have never had anything like this happen before. But despite your concerns, I still can find no evidence of any wrongdoing, so there's nothing I can say to any authorities, or the police. All I can do is apologize to you both, and humbly hope you accept it."

Megan looked up at R.B. Her face was unreadable to anyone who didn't know her, but R.B. did know her, and saw in her eyes a look that, if translated into English, would simply have said, 'Bullshit.' But she said nothing, and R.B. held his hand out to the captain.

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