Deep Water Dreams - Part 3 (861 hits)
Category: Science & EnvironmentalRating: 2 on 27 reviews (Rate this item) (V)
Submitted by SilvrWolf (View user info) at 2004-08-23 19:25:03 EDT
Part 1 - http://www.ubersite.com/m/41854
Part 2 - http://www.ubersite.com/m/41987
<Disclaimer - this might not be as exciting as the first two parts, but I had to finish the dialogue and toss in a little foreshadowing. More is coming soon.>
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Karen stared at James, dumbfounded, "Jimmy, stop screwing around! You know damned well what I'm talking about. If this is a sick joke, stop it now!"
James eased his way out of the truck, not removing his eyes from Karen, "Kare-bear, who the hell are you talking about? I do NOT know any Billy Thompson. Who is he supposed to be? Jenn, come here! Karen, look, if you've had a little too much to drink, I can give you a ride back to wherever you're staying."
Karen, mouth agape, couldn't find any words to speak.
Jennifer walked back and stood beside Karen.
"Jenn, have you two been partying all day or something? She's not making any sense at all. Who is this Billy person? I mean, I know you're a party girl and all, but don't you think we corrupted poor Karen enough when we were teenagers? And what's this of you getting married?"
"I don't know, Jimmy. We haven't a drop to drink, promise. She just started acting weird after she came out of the water. I think maybe a shark brushed by her and scared the shit out of-"
Karen broke her silence, "Jennifer! You were there on the beach! You saw what happened! He got ripped in half, for God's sake! You have to close the beach! Someone needs to search for his body! There could be something out there!"
Both James and Jennifer erupted into laughter after Karen's last statement.
"Kare-bear, there's always something out there," James said while smiling his trademarked condescending smile.
The radio in the truck crackled to life, "Control to BP-91. BP-91, come in."
He answered, "BP-91. Go ahead."
"Jimmy, we've got a carcass on the beach just north of pier 12. There's a crowd starting to form, and we need to get the situation under control. Regardless, you should have a look. You know more about this stuff than I do."
"10-4, control. I'm on my way."
"Look, guys. I gotta go. Jenn, whatever drugs you two have done recently is none of my business. Just try to stay off the beach. If I catch you guys out there, I'll have to take you in. Take care. Oh, Jenn, would you like to go to dinner Friday?"
Karen walked to the back of her car and leaned on it, her hands trembling almost uncontrollably. Any strength she may have had was quickly fading.
Jennifer answered, "We haven't been doing any drugs. Don't be a jerk. That aside, Friday sounds great, Jimbo. It's a date. Pick me up at 8:00."
James gunned the engine and left.
"Karen, I tried to tell you. Plus, your car's out of gas. Come on, we'll get the can from the house and come back. I can explain everything to you if you'll just let me."
Karen, no longer having the strength to fight, took Jennifer's hand as they went to her car. The emotion and confusion of the day had rendered her submissive. They got into Jennifer's car and drove off.
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The stench as James approached the dead creature was overwhelming. It wasn't a smell of decay, though. It was more like the noxious, poisonous fumes of a mixture of bleach and ammonia. The "crowd" that had gathered was only a dozen or so and they kept their distance from the smell.
James instantly recognized it as a shark. Or, at least, what once was a shark. The head looked as if it had cleaved in half by a sword from the middle of its nose at a 45 degree angle. The cut continued to include half of the right-side gills. A perfect cross-section of the skull and jaws was visible. The half that was missing was no where to be seen.
A long, laser-straight cut had been slashed from its gills to its tail. From its caudal fins back, it had been split like a snake's tongue. James, still reeling from the olfactory assault, could hardly believe his eyes. It was as if this fish had pissed off God himself, and a deity-sized straight razor was used to deliver His vengeance. The entrails lay scattered around and trailing from the carcass.
The wounds from the animal were still seeping blood. James saw this and realized that it was a fresh kill, so where was the smell coming from? Although he'd been in and around the sea for all of his life, this was beyond him.
He reached inside the Blazer, "BP-91 to control."
"Control. Go ahead."
"Uh, John, I think we may need to have someone look at this. It's just a dead shark, but I've never seen anything that could do this to a shark. Call Reese Sutherlin at the Oceanographic Institute and have her come down here. I'm going to stake up a perimeter around this scene."
"10-4, Jimmy. What's going on down there?"
"I don't know, John. Just get her down here ASAP!"
"Roger that, Jimmy. I'm making the call now."
James thoughts drifted to Karen's words. "Something is out there," he muttered to himself.
James looked at the fish once more. Hanging out of the gash, directly below the dorsal fin, was a strange, but not unusual sight. Through the blood, bile and ooze, a feathered wing was visible.
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Submitted by mbstateside (user info) at 2005-12-12 14:31:11 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Brdn_Nkd (user info) at 2005-02-17 15:43:36 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by TimeCop (user info) at 2005-01-13 09:55:05 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Thinking about going back for a second hotdog. I mean, there are 60 of them in the fridge, plus all the condiments. Even relish.
Submitted by NetProphet (user info) at 2004-09-06 23:43:11 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
You left a link to this on my post. I can only assume you desire to establish a link exchange program.
I am happy to reciprocate. http://www.ubersite.com/m/42737
Submitted by 1Point21Gigawatts (user info) at 2004-09-01 11:30:27 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I'm a little behind and need to catch up.
Submitted by Vengance (user info) at 2004-08-25 11:24:56 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Also, I think I see where this is going...and it's cool! I don't want to be the guy in the theatre who blurts out the movie's ending and ruins it for everyone.
Then again, I am wrong about 50% of the time on these things, so...
Submitted by electrictoothsyndrome (user info) at 2004-08-25 11:21:54 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
To be honest, this reminds me of a B horror film, but with good dialoge and without the bad acting that ruins otherwise creative stories.
This is starting to get really good...I can't wait for the next one.
Submitted by AshK (user info) at 2004-08-25 10:55:03 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by NetProphet (user info) at 2004-08-25 10:53:29 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
These get better with each one.
Submitted by icarus1987 (user info) at 2004-08-25 10:49:25 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
yes yes
Submitted by logancho (user info) at 2004-08-24 18:19:57 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Har har peener
Submitted by SilvrWolf (user info) at 2004-08-24 13:45:58 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Damn you, Fetish!!!!!!!!
You go to hell. You go to hell and you die!
My ENTIRE existence was based around getting a perfect +2 on this series, and now it's RUINED!!! I'm tying the noose for myself as we speak. Oh, woe is me...
Why? Why would you ruin my perfect +2 dreams? I've been nice to you. I've never -2'd anything of yours that wasn't pure crap. I've even handed you a couple of +2's for your good stuff. I even went all the way back and gave you kudos for your plant molestation post. You have sent me on a backslide into manic depression from which I shall never recover. AAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!
Oh, wait. I don't really care. Nevermind. My ratings here mean nothing to me. When I publish this story and it's on the N.Y. Times bestseller list, I'll send you one of my royalty checks. Thanks for not burning it all to hell, though. I would've appreciated a "Har Har Peener", though.
Submitted by heater (user info) at 2004-08-24 10:39:44 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
[Heat] on the water; Fire in the sky!
Submitted by lrw (user info) at 2004-08-24 10:29:21 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
neeeexxxt... please!
Submitted by veins_of_glass (user info) at 2004-08-24 08:50:24 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Wow..just...wow...fuck..wow...that story made me hate Karen with a passion..
I love reading stories that can make me do that
Submitted by lojope (user info) at 2004-08-24 07:34:12 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Fetish, that was gay.
Submitted by I_Have_a_Kristen_Fetish (user info) at 2004-08-24 07:09:42 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Not bad.
Submitted by PWNstar (user info) at 2004-08-24 03:26:23 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by GodLovesALittleLovin (user info) at 2004-08-24 00:08:49 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I'm all out of quips. Sorry.
Submitted by youarsoghey (user info) at 2004-08-23 22:28:51 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by SullyThePirate (user info) at 2004-08-23 22:11:51 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
This series is awesome.
Submitted by someone (user info) at 2004-08-23 21:36:59 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Impassive-Digressive (user info) at 2004-08-23 21:29:26 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Good work. I look forward to the next installment.
Submitted by gibberish (user info) at 2004-08-23 21:28:19 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Yup.
And mako kicks ass. Absofuckinglutely delicious.
Submitted by SilvrWolf (user info) at 2004-08-23 21:18:49 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Squid smell the same way. You're correct about the uric acid. Vinegar or lemon will take away that taste. Shark is hard to cook because of that. The only really good tasting shark meat is usually of the mackerel shark variety (mako, thresher (endangered, so no chance), and great white (also endangered)). Blue shark is good, too, but only because they stay in deep, open water. I stopped eating all of them two years ago. No reason really.
Submitted by LadyPlural (user info) at 2004-08-23 21:10:03 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Sharks smell ammonia-like because of the uric acid (I think) that there's so much of in their bodies. That's why shark meat as a rule tastes like piss.
I vaguely remember something to this effect from biology two years ago, so if I'm wrong, yes, I'm a fucking retard.
Submitted by lojope (user info) at 2004-08-23 19:53:19 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Awesome. I'm on the edge of my seat. Keep these coming or no sex for you! I'm serious. I'm calling your girlfriend and telling her to ground you until this story is done.