The Captain's Plans - Chapter 15 - Beyond Pacifica

 

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Captain Velasquez chewed on his cigar in silence as he went over the disaster in his mind.  They’d gotten away, with twenty men fighting against two gringos.  He’d watched the strange encounter and knew they would fail to make a capture.  And then there was the girl, the one he shot personally, alive on their boat.  A thought solidified in his brain and he almost smiled.  He needed more men but the ones looking pitiful before him needed a reminder of what failure brought.  He slammed his fist on the desk and watched their eyes bulge.

 

“Failure is not an option men.  I want those Gringos found!” He boomed.

 

“Yes captain, and the other one?”

 

“The girl too.  I’m positive they are working together.  Why else would they steal back her equipment,” Velasquez said.  “Men we aren’t dealing with ordinary beings.  The first two seem to appear every time we go near the Galápagos Islands, as if they are guardians of the creatures living there.  And the girl from the storm is just like them.  I’m starting to suspect they are not human.”

 

“Not human, Sir?”  First mate, Juan Mendez asked.

 

“Juan, I put at least five bullets into that girl’s chest and she’s walking around like it never happened.  She should be dead!”  He looked around again at his crew.  “So tell me gentlemen, what kind of being would protect animals, comes from no where only when we’re out to sea with no other boats around.  What kind of creature might even defy our guns and bullets, fall into an ocean swarming with sharks and not be killed?  That looks human but breathes underwater.  Anyone?” he asked.

 

“That’s impossible, Sir,” Jose said.

 

“Aye, but you’ve seen it with your own eyes haven’t ya?  Is it impossible or unproven?” the captain asked.  “We’re after something big, Amigos.”

 

“Mermaids, Captain?” Jose asked.

 

“Aye!  We hurt the female when she fell into the gasoline.  I had a hunch that it  would slow them down.  Whatever hurts marine life, will hurt them also.  They’ve gone ashore and into hiding.  If we can find them and prove to the world what they are, we’ll be rich!  Rich enough to retire, men!”

 

“Sir, what if they’ve gone back to the sea?” Jose asked.

 

The captain allowed himself a small smile and pulled out a tracking device.  The transmitter remained hidden in the girl’s bag and It pulsed softly near Manta, Ecuador. 

 

“No, they’re still topside.”

 

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The Captain's Plans - Chapter 15 - Beyond Pacifica