Asteroid vs. Earth Page #6

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And we're breached!

How are we COB?

Well for half a boat skipper,

I'd say we're pretty good.

5 seconds to detonation.

Thank you Marissa.

- What happened?

- I don't know.

Maybe the hull couldn't take it, sir.

Bottom of Yap Trench is

miles below crushed depth.

Even straight out of dry-dock

the Polk couldn't handle

that kind of pressure.

Is there any chance that 1 blast

could reach the core?

I don't know.

Maybe.

Maybe my calculations were all wrong.

What's that noise?

Could be the warhead?

Anything on the geiger counter?

Negative.

We wouldn't have time to

wonder if it was the warhead.

How long ago was Hong Kong

hit by the asteroid fragment?

About 2 hours ago according

to last report.

Get back in your seats!

Sir, we've lost Chinese contact.

I think their sub just blew up!

What the hell happened?

It was the echo of the asteroid

fragment hitting Hong Kong.

It caused a tidal wave 2 hours ago,

but it just got here

Ah geez.

Nav, where are we?

Can't make it out, sir.

GPS isn't making sense.

COB, what's our velocity?

Can't say, sir.

How long till the HROV detonation?

NOW!

Evacuate the building!

Everybody out!

Everybody out!

Telly what's the reading?!

It just 16, sir. It isn't bad enough!

Dammit!

General!

No.

No.

Stay still. Stay still. Stay still.

Navigator, any idea where we are?

Sorry Captain.

We've been in the dark

without sonar, now

all the digital systems are shot.

COB, what about that geiger counter?

It's working, sir.

But it's not picking anything up.

Must of been blown clear.

Comms? Your systems working?

One minute, sir.

I think I can feed our Marine band VHF,

up through our SSI excess system.

Now systems only blown on our side,

so if I can feed it up to our UHF SATCOM,

we will be back in business.

Do so, and get me Keck Observatory.

USS Polk to Keck Observatory, come in.

Sir, I got them, he's on the UHF band.

General.

It's Chase Seward aboard the Polk.

He's the acting Captain now.

Rogers is dead.

General?

It's the Polk.

You have to take this.

Of course, yes. Thank you, Major.

This is General Masterson.

Sir we detonated one series

of warheads in the Trench.

Was it enough?

No, it was insufficient.

Only registered 16 on the Richter.

Does that intern have any ideas?

The boy is dead Commander.

Commander there's gotta

be something else we could try.

Maybe the strategic

air command can detonate

more nukes along the Pacific.

Saipan volcano!

SAIPAN VOLCANO, GENERAL!

If we place one of the nukes

that's still on Palau

into the cone of the Saipan volcano

We would have punctured

the protruding crust of the Trench

and placed it directly towards the core.

- Proceed, you have my permission.

- Yes, sir. Thank you.

That could work.

Rudy?

Rudy, come in.

This is Marzyk.

- Chase is that you?

- Rudy?

You're not gonna like

what I have to tell you.

About the asteroid?

How you doing with that?

I kinda figured you'd be 30,000 feet

and climbing by now.

Well that was the plan

but there's a new plan now,

and there's not much time

to make it happen.

Do you still have those packages?

You're not gonna like what happened

with your packages.

I got 4. 4 still in the drink.

We lost 3 good men.

Trying to protect that payload.

Well I'm sorry about that.

Rouse, Rogers, and all of engineering

didn't make it down here either.

You're not gonna like

what is left of your submarine.

I'm gonna put you on

with Ms. Marissa Knox here.

Can I pick'em or can I pick'em.

Hey, what she doing?

Saving the world, sport.

Hey Rudy, you remember me?

Now is he as dull

as I warned you to be?

Much much worse.

So Rudy this is what I need you to do.

You need to deliberately

release one of those nukes

into the cone of Saipan volcano.

Do you hear me?

Is there anything else you need?

Pizza?

Round trip plane tickets?

Yeah you have to do it in the next

49 minutes or the world is gonna end.

Copy that.

One way tickets.

Tell Chase, uh...

It's been an honor to serve

with his as his wingman.

But he's gonna have to find a new recruit.

Thanks Rudy. Thanks for everything.

We got a change of plans.

What change of plans?

We gotta detonate these nukes,

inside Saipan Island volcano.

Saipan? Are you serious?

That's right.

Sir, you do know the war

of Saipan never ended?

That is true.

The last imperial soldiers

were not captured until

1951. 6 years after we dropped the bomb.

So many Japanese held off for so long.

The island is still one big boobie trap.

So let me get this straight?

We're suppose to cross a battle field,

cover with 70 years old munitions,

climb up a volcano, and drop a bomb?

Hoorah Marine.

Hoorah.

Hoorah, sir. Let's do it.

We have enough power

to initiate a launch sequence.

Just barely.

Ok.

I want you to get

the coordinates from Keck.

Come up with a firing

solution in case Rudy...

In case we need a back up plan.

Watch the weight on those things guys.

Set it down here. Be careful.

We have to get to

the base of the volcano,

and plant these nukes in a natural Trench.

Let's go!

Hold! Hold!

Don't move.

This is it.

They're landmines in the sand.

Ok? So move carefully!

Pay attention.

Let it go.

No man.

Let it go!

Gunny I said let it go!

I'm not dropping it!

DROP IT!

Everybody! GET DOWN!

- Dammit!

- METAL!!!

METAL!

What the hell did you do that for, Metal?

I'm done.

I'm sorry ZZ.

Keep going. Keep going.

Just in case.

Listen to me.

Listen to me.

I'll never forget what you did.

Know that.

Hoorah.

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed by your name.

You kingdom come, your will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven.

Amen, Private. Amen.

Let's Move!

Everyone...

I need you to clear the bridge, please.

You heard the Captain.

Sir.

Sir.

Sir.

Sir.

Sir.

Sir.

Thank you. God bless you ma'am.

- It's been an honor, Skipper.

- The honor was mine.

Thank you.

Maybe you're right.

Maybe none of it's worth it.

But what is worth it is the commitment

that we put into each other.

It's do the little things.

That's what counts.

That's what makes a world of difference.

It's our job.

So I guess that makes me dull, huh?

Lava!

You guys! Lava!

No! No! No!

Come on, come on, come on!

Hello?

- Terry!

- Rudy?

Is that you?

Who else would be calling?

I'll see you on the other side.

Rudy?

Rudy!

Oh god.

Chase!

You dull S.O.B.

Leaving the exciting job for me, huh?

Come on.

Therefore we will not fear.

With the mountains,

shaking the heart of the sea.

Though it's waters rage and foam.

Though the mountains

tremble with its tumult.

The God of Jacob is our refuge.

You know what?

You're not dull at all.

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