“We can send a distress call from the command room, we need to get there... if we are able to we can at least try and keep them away until help arrives...” he looked around

“But the radios were not working properly” Harry protested “We got to get to one of the escape boats”

“If they are smart they dumped those already... ” he seemed distraught, to be honest he did not see many ways out of that place as well “The distress signal will send a constant radio wave around... if someone picks it up they dont need to understand it... just to see it , it has sattelite connections as well... we can get out” at that point half of it was to convince himself as well.

They move out and start hearing something loud, machine loud and the rocking of the ship was improving as well, the light outside was better, everything went wrong not long after.

He walked as fast as he could towards the control room, no more shooting now, it meant most of the crew was captured... or dead... The control room had 3 men there, one on the controls, one on each exit, Ogden and Harry come shooting, Billy behind them. Harry is shot on the leg during it... both of them are without ammo.

AS the captain reaches into the controls he sees that they are trying to lift the rock out of the cargo hold, another ship has arrived, he starts the emergency signal and places the code to be transmited on piracy. Harry leans on the table as Billy takes care of him.

Billy was still in shock “Captain... he is in bad shape... we need... or ... he is losing so much blood”

Harry smiled and pushed himself up “Dont fret... We just have to hold out... just holding out... We do... need to...” he took a deep breath “To prevent them from taking the meteorite, you know... they are surrounding us right now...”

He looked at harry and the scared expression of Billy, he activates the engines as the ship that was side by side with the Hail Mary started to scrape together, both ships now in a destructive dance “Hellish man... You know how cruel it is to make a captain sink his own ship?” he looked at Harry, who gave a pale smile “Oh... I am sorry... I hope to meet you down there at least” he leans on the wall now and slowly falls to the ground, they can hear men approaching on all sides.

Harry reaches into his pocket and grabbed two grenades, the Captain immediately gets scared “What the hell! You had those??”

“I was waiting for a better chance of using them... now is better than any... Got them from one of the soldiers... Just.... toss one on the corridor... it is going to open the way for you two to escape... There should be life boats on the storage right.... I will stay...”

Billy looked at him “no way! no... Lets go I can carry you”

“Boy... you are too good... Captain Haarstad there already did the math, look into his eyes .... I am dead... I can feel myself getting weaker... Get out” he was right, Ogden knew... the second he pulled the grenades he knew what he had to do... He got a bit scared on how readily he was going to sacrifice a man, he grabs one of the grenades and tosses it on the corridor after pulling the pin... He holds the boy down and protects his ears... He starts pulling the boy.

They hear the explosion behind them as they try to rush to grab the lifeboats on the storage...

Leningrad, USSR - January, 1983

“So... then we arrived?”

He shrugged “We were able to get to the storage and grab one of the inflatable boats before the shooting started... Your ship arrived... We were both injured and trying to flee when... well , Faust got to us... ”

“He did?” she leaned forward “What happened to Biilly and Faust then?”

“Billy was shot in the chest and fell into the ocean during the fight that was happening... Ironically, a few explosions broke the meteorite piece that they were lifting... jut about half of it fell into the ocean... I saw Billy fall into the deep waters...” he looked down , he was sorry for him, really, he then looked at her “Faut I saw die soon after... one of the stray shots... Everything went wrong .... And now I iam here, there, that is all that I know... Are you going to shoot me?”

She let out a smirk “If you believe we would shoot you regardless... why tell?” she looked at him , seemed more curious than anything, he sighed “Because I don't want to be tortured by you commies... I rather take a shot to the head , just like that”

She smiled “Mister Haarstad” she got up “Oh do not be mistaken, We are not here to execute you... You see , you did help the poeople of the Soviet Union to get a invaluable piece of the meteorite, you also cooperated, It might take a while but I will help you as you helped us”

He let out a cynical laugh “sure girl, sure.... And I am the queen of england”

She smiled, got up and ordered the men to leave “Oh do not worry, I do have something that interests you” she grabs a photo “One thing that you said got me thinking... Faust is dead... right?” She held a photo close to her chest

“Unless he can survive a shot to the head and a fall into the deep ocean ... uh , yeah... I saw him die”

She placed a photo... was Faust; he knew his slimy face “So... What?” - She grins, “This was taken 20 days ago...”

He got up fast, his eyes focused “How? where?”

“See mister Haarstad, every day new mysteries appear in this world, and I want your help with several that are appearing around this country...”

He sat again “No way in hell that I help commies” he groaned

With a sigh she turned towards the door “Maybe... But something is happening mister... many things at once... And not just here... So... Maybe consider it? You can have the photo”

She left... he tried to look at the wall for a while... But his heart was fast... All the emotion... Hells, what the girl was talking about...