The Different Worlds

New Discovery

Chapter 1

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes."

-Marcel Proust

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Due to the viral social media controversy of the sudden appearance of a mysterious blue glowing ring object on Manila Bay, the government has announced deploying a Coast Guard vessel to investigate the unknown object.

-ABS-CBN Network

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Manila, Philippines

January 24, 2026

The Ring, Manila Bay

As the growing concern from the public about the mysterious object, the local authorities have requested the government to send experts to debunk the mystery.

It was finally decided to send a team of meteorologists to a Coast Guard vessel to investigate the mysterious object.

So they sent out the BRP Teresa Magbanua, an offshore patrol vessel from the Port Area of Manila to be sent out to the mysterious object.

It carries the Philippines Coast Guard and a handful of people from the Naval Meteorological and Oceanographic Center (NMOC or NAVMETOC) to research the strange object being might be related to a weather phenomenon or that came from manmade by making an illusion from the water droplets in the sea and using a projector for a prank.

The captain of the BRP Teresa Magbanua is on the bridge of his ship with his crewmate performing their naval duties.

Being sent out on his ship to examine the mysterious object on the sea, because of the proximity of his ship to the object.

"Captain!" His XO voiced out to him. "Sir, we have visual contact with the target by a distance of five miles while being stationary.'

"OK, reduce the speed to fifteen knots and send in the rubber boats for close-up inspection."

The PCG captain grabbed a radio receiver, as he reported back to the command centre.

"Ground Station, This is Coast Guard vessel 4DJF8, on Manila Bay reporting, //Over//."

There was silence at the moment till the radio began to chatter back.

"4DFZ9, This is Ground Station, you are loud and clear, //Over//."

"//Roger//, Ground Station, we are on site of the target. //Break//, we are currently sending in the research team to the target, //Over//."

"Copy that 4DJF8, You have the go-ahead with the procedures, //Over//."

"Roger that, Ground Station, //Over and Out//."

Inside the ship's stern, are crewmates and a team of meteorologists who are preparing to ride on a small rubber boat.

"Sir, the captain has given the green light for the mission." One of the crewmates reported to the leader of the team.

"So, what do you think is it?" The first meteorologist asked his colleague

"Probably an irregular rainbow cloud that has a high concentration of heavy gasses with strong humidity that makes light bounce off bleak cyan from the direct sunlight, and it interferes with the air currents will exchange hot and cold air therefore a mist." The colleague guessed on his theory.

"It's probably from the chemical factories that could be tossing out hazardous chemicals on the sea again. More likely it's a light show and a fog machine inside of a small boat by someone trying to be famous on social media." The meteorologist joked on his account, being more special in the situation.