Deep Star Six Page #4

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chamber to the lab.

- Did you fit the converter coupler?

- No, I reversed the old coupler.

Clever, Snyder. When you've got it

connected, give us a hand downstairs.

That ought to do it.

- Be careful.

- It's a walk in the park.

McBride! Have you got the fitting in?

Leave it off until Richardson

repairs the outside line.

Ready for a video check.

Video checks out.

- I need a hard copy of LH 34.

- Coming up.

Right, kids, let's make it happen.

Clear. Let's try it.

Richardson has to seal

the leak here.

Then you patch in the bypass

to the decompression chamber.

All set to get wet.

- I'm ready, let her rip.

- She's ripping.

I'm clear of the airlock.

I see the rupture.

Where do I patch in?

- Find ENZ 6538.

- Hook up at ENZ 6538.

I got it.

- Is he patched in yet?

- Richardson, are you patched in?

Almost there.

I think that's got it.

Hold it.

- What's the problem, Richardson?

- I saw something.

- Say again, please.

- What is this?

His transmission's broke up.

Stand by.

Tell him to get back

to the airlock right away.

- Do you copy?

- Shut off the outside lights.

- What about the lights on the suit?

- Not from up here.

Okay, up!

Relax, pal,

we'll have you up in two seconds.

He's down here, pull me out!

There's something in the airlock.

God damn it!

Jim!

Close the inside hatch!

- Snyder, the inside hatch!

- I got it.

- It's blown!

- Scarpelli! Hit the override.

I got the plug in.

McBride, come on!

Jesus. Oh, God!

Stop, McBride!

Go! Come on, move!

Let us in!

What the hell are you doing?

- It got Scarpelli.

- Oh, my God.

You son of a b*tch!

We ought feed you to that thing!

It's coming up!

- You think the hatch will hold?

- Snyder, reactor status.

In four hours, eleven minutes and

- The escape pod is our only chance.

- Don't be an idiot. We'll burst.

Don't you call me an idiot! If not

for you, we'd be decompressing now!

Knock it off! Listen...

It stopped.

We're gonna have to go

back down there.

With that thing down there, we

won't get anywhere near the bypass.

See what weapons you can find.

I'll see to Van Gelder.

Let's go, Snyder.

- There's a couple of M12's here.

- M12's ain't gonna kill it.

- That thing was f***ing big.

- We're just trying to hold it back.

That thing killed half our crew,

I want it dead.

F***ing A nothing! You ran like a

rabbit when it went for Richardson.

You saw that thing!

What was I supposed to do?

We needed your help.

Look, I was scared shitless, okay?

I wasn't thinking.

We're all scared.

Come on.

Here, hold this.

John, I've got to get those people

out of here. I can't do it alone.

- What can I do?

- Can you tell me what that thing is?

Some form of arthropod. But very big.

I've never seen anything like it.

It might be one of Scarpelli's

cave dwellers.

- Can we kill it?

- I don't know.

- You know how to handle those?

- Of course I do.

- How you feeling?

- Fine. Thanks for asking.

- You got the guns. Good.

- And the shark darts.

It's loaded with a CO2 cartridge.

You stick the point in, -

- the thing blows up like a balloon.

Hold it. These cartridges

expired six months ago.

- The f***ing thing's out of date.

- Snyder, it works.

I'm not going down

with that defective piece of sh*t!

Okay, it works.

The whole place is filled.

That thing could be anywhere.

The Navy. It's notjust ajob,

it's an adventure.

- What are you doing, McBride?

- Strobes.

Scarpelli said something about light.

Photo something...

Photomigration. Marine animals are

attracted to light as a food source.

- It has a hard-on for light. So what?

- Don't you get it?

Light means lunch.

- He's left.

- Are you sure?

Yeah. I'll go patch in the bypass.

Almost got it.

I got it patched in.

Let's get the hell out of here.

Close the door!

Did you see what happened

to Van Gelder?

What the f*** are you looking at?

- Are you all right?

- No, I'm not all right.

What happened to Van Gelder

was not my fault.

- You stay the f*** away from me!

- All right.

- I did everything by the book!

- Get my kit.

We don't have time for this.

I didn't kill Van Gelder.

- No one's blaming you.

- Yes, you are! For the missiles.

You blame me for killing Richardson,

killing Scarpelli. Now Van Gelder...

What are you doing?

- It's just to calm you down.

- No shots! No f***ing way!

We have to calm you down.

- No!

- Take it easy, I'll let you go.

- I didn't kill him.

- I know.

- It's gonna be all right. Come on.

- He's really lost it.

- I'm not surprised.

- Is he going to be all right?

I hope so. I really do.

- We gotta get going.

- I know.

We'll patch the escape pod

and the decompression chamber.

- You got some supplies?

- Yeah. Go on.

We'll meet you in the escape pod.

I have to pack some food.

You sit right here.

Snyder. Snyder!

You bastard!

You wouldn't even die!

Snyder, what are you doing?

Stop it!

You have to decompress first!

Don't be a fool!

You'll kill us all!

Look out!

F*** it.

Come on!

The other way.

- I'm gonna kill that son of a b*tch.

- He's already dead.

The Command Center

is completely flooded.

- Sh*t, the system's shorting out.

- Can you pull up the reactor status?

In a minute.

Three hours and 43 minutes.

Barely enough to decompress.

- I can't catch my breath.

- The air's almost gone.

Will you marry me?

I'd marry anyone who'd get me

out of this mess.

Done.

The decompression chamber works.

But without the mini-sub,

we're trapped.

I'll swim across and bring the DSRV-1

to the decompression chamber.

There must be another way.

That thing is still out there.

I've always asked for the strength

to do your will, God.

And I need your help now.

I don't understand. I'm so scared.

Please let McBride make it.

Please let my baby live.

Damn it, McBride, hurry up.

He'll get the sub, I know he will.

And we're going to get topside.

Right.

Will you visit me on my farm in

New Hampshire? Sit on the porch, -

- listen to the trees.

Smell the mountain air.

- Oh God, it's McBride.

- Maybe he's stuck.

Collins!

Get in the decompression chamber!

- It won't open.

- It takes 30 seconds to pressurize.

Quiet.

It's in here, I know it is.

- We've got to help her!

- Take this, you sack of fish sh*t!

God!

There's nothing we could have done.

REACTOR STATUS CRITICAL IN

McBride, wake up. It's time.

Hatch secured.

Ready to detach.

We better hurry.

Hold on. Shock waves.

Impact in three, two, one...

- Set stabilizers on full.

- Hard climb.

We're losing starboard drive.

She's not holding.

- We're taking on too much water.

- I'll see what I can do.

The ballast control circuit's dead.

All right,

I'm gonna drop both tanks.

- We won't be able to stay afloat.

- It won't matter if we don't make it.

- It's working. We're rising.

- It's okay.

- I think we're going to make it.

- I know we will.

We're here.

- Abandon ship.

- My pleasure.

No! Don't do it!

McBride!

McBride!

Thank you.

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