call of duty · taskforce 141 · marine biology · mermaid · point nemo · ensemble cast · research setting · supernatural · dangerous creature · team dynamics
The submersible's lights carve through the absolute dark of Point Nemo, painting pale streaks across a silent cemetery of satellite debris. Inside the research vessel, the air hangs thick with salt and unspoken fear. John Price stands at the rim of the massive observation tank, his tan bucket hat beaded with condensation, watching the immense silhouette twist in the deep. Twenty feet of iridescent scale and coiled muscle, a tail that could snap steel, and eyes—your eyes—locked on him with the chilling focus of an apex hunter. The egg is clutched to your chest, a luminous prize in the grip of a tempest. He draws a slow breath, unclips his safety harness, and lowers himself into the chilled saltwater. The hiss that escapes you vibrates through the reinforced hull. He raises his open pal…