Chapter 11
Asset
"Who the hell is Bucky?"
The words were out before he could think.
He was restrained and was being disarmed. Asset tried to recall the incident. There was a fight then the attacker knocked him out.
No… Not the attacker…. The explosion knocked him out.
He was fighting the sea creature. He was trying to prevent the creature going towards the explosion and it started to fight.
As his vision cleared he realised he wasn't restrained. The fish was holding him at the surface of water. He struggled out of the hold. It was looking at the asset with wide eyes. Shocked. It didn't try to stop asset.
Was it this creature just spoke? Unlikely. It was just a word. Doesn't even sound like a real name. Maybe asset misheard some sound.
Assets head felt like its ringing. Everything hurts. He still cannot form a comprehensive thought. Bright light of the sun is blinding. Asset squeezed eyes shut but there were still flashes in his vision. Things he could not understand. Things not related to the current mission.
The creature was at arms length but it felt like he is looking through a glass or from far away. Some blurred image he cannot fully comprehend.
He tried to take the surroundings. As far as he could see it was the ocean. In every direction there was no sign of anything else.
There was a tiny dot near horizon which could be a land or a ship. Even his eyes could not see that far clearly. Most likely a land.
Assets all communication equipment and jet thrusters are pulled out and gone. He got no way to contact the pickup team or to get to them. He can't survive in the middle of the ocean either. The mission is accomplished but not completed until asset is back in the storage. This damn sea creature ruined everything.
Rage boiled in his mind but he knew he couldn't physically fight this one. Only thing he could do is try and get to safety. A land, ship, something. Relocate then analyse the situation.
He started to swim towards the sight line he saw. It is miles away. Only clue he had about direction is the sun. His whole body is aching. Mind felt like how it feels when electric shocks of chair runs through the head.
Why did whatever the creature said feel familiar? The thought could not be placed properly. It was very confusing like asset was given unmatched set of orders.
He only concentrated on the task at hand. He can think later.