March 12, 2013

No. 329B - CYOA2 - Martin Knows the Password


Part 3: http://aroundgray.blogspot.ca/2013/03/no-328a-cyoa2-part-3-ridgeway-is-ally.html



Martin was quick to answer, having been told the code before he left Hawaii. “Scylla.”

The pilot gasped, horrified. Ridgeway seemed like she was going to be sick.

The woman at the hatch frowned. “How many of you are there?”

Martin looked at his companions. “Just the three of us,” he called back.

“That’s incorrect,” the woman announced. She disappeared and the hatch slammed shut. Nautilus Base began to sink back beneath the waves. In seconds, the raft was alone on the surface.

“Idiot!” shouted the pilot.

Martin was confused. “What’s going on?”

Ridgeway slumped against the side of the boat. “Nautilus is a massively secret project in the middle of nowhere and you gave them the wrong code.”

“No, I didn’t,” Martin protested. “’Scylla,’ that’s the one.”

“’That’s the one’ is right,” said the pilot darkly. “If there’s only one person. You’ve killed us.”

“That can’t be right,” said Martin. “Get them back. You sound like you know the right one, tell them!”

“Can’t,” said Ridgeway. “They’ll assume they’ve been compromised. The base is probably already on the move.”

“What can we do?” asked Martin.

“We drift,” said the pilot.

 

The supplies on the raft lasted a week, then the hunger set it. After two, the trio was desperate.

On the last day of the third week, Martin awoke from an exhausted sleep to see the pilot standing over him with an oar.  Martin didn’t have the time or strength to raise his arms to defend himself. The paddle hit him squarely between the eyes, killing him instantly.

 

After a month, a passing fishing vessel spotted a lonely lifeboat far from any shipping lanes. As it drew closer, the crew could see two passengers.

When the survivors were plucked from the ocean, the rescuing crew noted that they were in excellent health for having been adrift for so long.

Part 4: http://aroundgray.blogspot.ca/2013/03/no-329a-cyoa2-part-4-martin-doesnt-know.html

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