Anna was at work, freaking out. She had been worrying about Samantha and Robbie for two days straight. She had been calling his phone, but it went straight to voicemail. She even called the cops, but they told her there was nothing they could do. The ship’s owner assured both the cops and Anna that the ship was still moving and there were no distress calls.
Pacing back and forth in the conference room, Anna anxiety grew. Just then, one of her coworkers rushed in. “Didn’t you say your husband and daughter went on a cruise? They might be talking about them on the news,” the coworker said. Anna rushed out of the room with the others to watch the news.
The news report said, “Breaking news: a missing cruise ship has been found. It sunk, but there are no casualties, no bodies in the water.” Anna felt a wave of relief, but she still wondered why Robbie hadn’t called or answered her calls. Desperate, she grabbed her phone and dialed her brother’s number.
“Hello,” Anna said.
“Hey sis everything ok?” Liam replied. His tone high
“No. Robbie and Samantha are missing,” Anna said.
Liam cut her off. “Leave your job and go home. I’ll be there in an hour!”
Anna hung up, told her boss her family was missing, and rushed to her car. She drove home, listening to the news radio for more details, but there was nothing. Thirty minutes later, a knock came at her door.
“Who is it?” she asked.
“It’s me, open up,” Liam said. He stepped inside, and she grabbed him, trembling.
“It’s okay. We’ll find them. Now tell me what happened,” Liam said. “Robbie and Samantha went on a cruise two days ago. I haven’t heard from them since,” Anna explained.
“Did you talk to them before they left?” Liam asked.
“Yes, everything seemed fine. We were FaceTiming. He took Samantha to the park, then they went to dinner. He even introduced me to some kind folks who invited them to dinner, Richard and his wife,” Anna said, her voice trembling.
Liam nodded , “Okay, That’s my niece we are family . I’ll make a couple of calls to the SAC and the cost guard Sit tight.”
He stepped away, phone pressed to his ear. When he came back, his voice had shifted — calm, controlled.
“They’re launching a coordinated search with boats and aerial support. My task force is looping in now. We’ll get answers.”
Anna felt a bit relieved. She asked Liam to stay, and he agreed. She made up the spare bedroom and went to bed, too stressed to eat. Liam stayed up, researching similar cases but found something but couldn’t access. He tried everything he Tired now, he finally went to bed.
Early in the morning, Liam woke up to a voicemail from the sergeant at RAC. The team he sent on the mission went missing, but before they did, they sent a coded message: “Mysterious island, dead bodies everywhere.” One of the names matched the ship Samantha and Robbie ere on. Liam , confused, whispered, “Mysterious island.”
The sergeant instructed Liam to bring Anna to the RAC special base.
They were going this time, but as civilians, they had to stay on the boat. The DOD had given special permission to bring in a marine squad.
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Liam knocked on Anna door. “Bang, bang.”
No answer. “Anna!” he yelled.
“I’m downstairs,” she screamed back. Liam rushed down to the kitchen, where he saw food on the table.
“When I’m stressed, I cook. Now, what do you want?” Anna said.
“Good news and bad. The SOCOM team died, but we think we found them,” Liam said.
“Are you sure Robbie and Samantha are there?” Anna asked.
“I don’t know, but before they went dark, they found a name that matches the ship’s records. Trust me,” Liam said.
Anna wasn’t interested in the mysterious island, but Liam explained they had to stay on the boat at all times. “Are you sure you can handle that?” he asked.
“Yes, I can and I will,” Anna replied.
They left for a remote military base. After going through security, the sergeant took them underground to the boat area to be briefed and suited up. Liam says sergeant if you know something tell me because this don’t make since About this island, sergeant says ok as Anna and Liam are getting change to different gear the sergeant says ok I tell you back in 1946 the U.S was developing nuke and we let off nukes but an island far away got effect by the nuke posing the chemicals of there island water drinking crops everything everybody on the island die they then seem help from the us since the cause the USA went to investigate they sent scientists they lied saying they will help the USA conducting another test but aim at the island and keep it hush hush but this stays between us this doesn’t leave this room Anna says how awful. Sergeant didn’t say nothing But Anna says I don’t believe in ghost stories as the sergeant’s tells them to followed a worker to the dock where the boat was waiting. Then The sergeant introduced everyone and reminded them that Anna and Liam were civilians and must be protected.
The ship set off towards the mysterious island. As they approached, the crew reported no signs of the island. Anna and Liam went to the deck, but saw only open water. Anna mocked the sergeant story, “Where is this so-called island?”
Just then, the island appeared. Everyone felt uneasy as their communication devices malfunctioned. The marines prepared to deploy. Anna , seeing the island, could only think of Samantha and Robbie . She turned to Liam and said, “I don’t want to sit here and wait for answers. My family is out there.”
“I need to go with them and see for myself,” Anna insisted.
“You know you can’t do that. You know the deal we made,” Liam replied, trying to keep his voice calm. Anna took a deep breath, attempting to steady herself. Liam left to get her some coffee.
The marines finally hit the water with the rowboat, paddling towards the island. An unsettling feeling crept over them. Anna watched the rowboat move closer and closer to the island. Before she knew it, they would be out of sight. She thought to herself, It’s now or never.
To everyone’s surprise and dismay, she jumped into the water, swimming as fast as she could to catch up to the rowboat. Liam returned with the coffee, but Anna was nowhere to be seen. He rushed to the edge and saw her swimming. “What are you doing?” he yelled, but she was too far out to hear him clearly. Without hesitation, Liam jumped in after her, calling her name.
Anna could barely hear a voice calling her name. She looked back but the boat she had just jumped off was gone. Puzzled, she treaded water in shock. Suddenly, she heard a voice, “Are you okay?” She turned around to see a hand reaching out from the rowboat. She grabbed it, and the marine pulled her in.
“Why did you jump?” one of the marines asked.
“Let’s get you back to the boat, for your safety,” another marine said.
“Lieutenant, what boat?” a marine asked. The lieutenant looked up and pointed in the direction where the boat had been. “That bo…,” he stared., but then grabbed his head. “Where is the boat?” he exclaimed. They all looked around in confusion.
“How can a big boat just disappear?” one marine asked.
“Private, relax. Our mission is still on. Now we just have one more passenger. We’re going to the island. The mission continues. Let’s move out,” the lieutenant ordered. The marines began to paddle towards the island.
Liam kept swimming, calling out for Anna . The island and Anna vanished before his eyes. Shocked,
he stopped but continued to yell her name. A jet boat arrived to retrieve him. The marine grabbed him and pulled him in. Liam, confused, asked the sergeant, “Where is the island? It just vanished.”
“Yeah, we know. When it vanished, all our electronic devices started working again,” the sergeant replied. The crew members all turned to the sergeant. “What’s next, sir? Now what do we do?” they asked.
The sergeant looked straight out the boat window and said, “Now we wait.”
In the rowboat, the marines and Anna reached the shore. They disembarked, weapons at the ready. After taking a few steps, they were ambushed. Creatures emerged, and the marines opened fire, but the bullets had no effect. One creature grabbed a marine by the head and crushed it. Anna , frozen in fear, watched in horror. A marine saved her from another creature and told her to run into the forest.
Anna ran, glancing back briefly to see the marines being overwhelmed. She kept running, trying to get far enough away. Another creature appeared out of nowhere and almost grabbed her. She slipped away, using a quick fake-out to lose it. She hid inside a hollow tree trunk, hoping it would go away. Startled by its battle cry, she covered her mouth to stop herself from screaming, but panic set in. She heard someone speak and then footsteps getting closer and closer.