Sam Reilly 04 Rogue Wave by Christopher Cartwright

Author:Christopher Cartwright
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 1534886605
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2016-06-26T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifty Three

Sam had spent the afternoon watching hours upon hours of CCTV footage from a laptop inside the foreman’s office. They watched the initial damage to the vessel from what appeared to quite clearly be a rogue wave. It was nighttime, but the green wave appeared as a wall of turbid water.

The video ended and Sam looked at his watch. It was approaching 7 p.m. and getting dark. He closed his laptop. “Okay, I’ve seen enough. We should get back to the Maria Helena. Until we know more about what we’re dealing with, we should destroy the Bimini Road. At the very least block the Bimini Road before another rogue wave forms.”

“Agreed,” Veyron replied.

Sam climbed down the series of stairs and through the gate. He saw the foreman, Donald, approach. He shook the man’s hand warmly. “I must thank you for your hospitality. We’d better be getting back to the Maria Helena.”

Donald looked him in his eyes. “Find out whatever the fuck that thing was and where it came from. And then make sure you kill any more of its kind.”

“We’ll let you know as soon as we do.”

Sam walked towards the Sea King Helicopter. The last of the sun was setting on the horizon. The sky was clear, and the air was a little cooler than it had been all day. The stars would be out tonight. He unlocked the side door to the cockpit and climbed into the pilot’s seat.

Sam looked at Veyron. “We need a way to predict when another rogue wave forms. Then we can come up with a plan to destroy whatever the hell that green thing was. At the very least, we can keep out of its way.”

Veyron grinned. “Maybe we can.”

Sam flicked the main electrical switches to on. The Rolls Royce engine began to hum as the rotary blade began to spin counterclockwise. “What are you thinking?”

“The plankton glows with bioluminescence in response to movement, doesn’t it?”

“Yeah, it’s thought to be a primal response to a predator. Whatever comes to eat them, is now reflecting the light, and consequently becomes the prey of something larger. Why?”

“Because that means that the light created when a rogue wave is forming, or more exactly, as the group of whatever the hell these things are, come together, a large glow will form. My prediction is that light will be big enough to be seen from space, or certainly a real time satellite that’s looking for them.”

“Of course, you’re right!” Sam picked up his cell phone and made a call.

“What are you doing?”

Sam ignored the question. “Matthew! It’s Sam.”

“Hey Sam, any luck with your investigation into the Global Star?”

“A few leads. I’ll explain it all when I get back to the ship, but first I need you to do something for me.”

“Go ahead.”

“I need you to get Elise to hack into any local satellites overhead and search for a glowing light near the Bimini Road.”

“Okay, I’m getting her to do it now. What’s this all about?”

“It’s just a hunch but somehow the glowing plankton appears to be connected to the rogue waves.

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