The Kraken Rises

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Twin beams of light pierced the darkness of the waters. The Hanson’s headlights ran along the length of the walls of the trench as the two-man submersible slowly crept through it. The X-29 was a new class of submersible. She was a thing of beauty to Pitts. Her maneuverability far surpassed anything else he had ever piloted in the depths. The X-29 was also equipped with a sensor array that seemed like something straight out of science fiction.

“This place is amazing, isn’t it?” Thomas smiled beside him in the X-29’s pilot compartment.

“Glad you’re enjoying the ride, Doc,” Pitts said, smiling back. The trench was anything but beautiful to Pitts. Its scarred, jagged walls spoke volumes about how violent the Earth could be. Pitts wasn’t a scientist. He was just a very well-paid pilot that loved his job.

“Do you know how old this trench is?” Thomas asked him, the excitement thick in his voice.

Pitts managed to keep from sighing and holding his fake smile in place.

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