What sleeps in the deep

Ch 12: Wild, Free and Unknown

Urgently, Luis took Stella and Kilo straight to Mickey's bar. As they arrived the three split up. Just to not draw too much attention unto each other and began asking around. After the three confronted may different personalities they felt like they were running into a dead end. Until, Stella confronted one of the guys by the TV holding a large can of beer. He was laughing at one of the guys yelling at the TV for the loosing team. The laugh sounded familiar.

"Hey there."
"Oh! Hey gorgeous."
"I was wondering if you could help me?"[Stella was already loosing interest in the conversation]
"Yeah, Let's go to the bar so I can get you drinks."
"Great."

"HEY BAR KEEP. SOME BEERS PLEASE."

"Look, I'll just get straight to the point. I'm looking for this guy."
"Uh huh. And what for? He's just a kid."
"Well it's nothing bad. I need to talk to him."
"Well, don't give him too much trouble or else you'll be hearing a lot more from me."
"Look it's not like that. It's urgent where would I find him."

The young man's look became stern and he walked away and went upstairs past the bathrooms. As Stella now in disappointment stared at the drink the bar keeper passed her, from a distance the guy was talking to the kid they were looking for.

"Nate, do you know this chick? She wanted to talk to about something urgent."
"Na, not familiar. But I'll see what up. Can you wait in the car for me? I want to jet fast if things take a turn."
"Yeah man sure. Be careful."

The lanky teen shakes his thick wavy black hair out of his face as he adjusts his red flannel shirt. Then in his own rhythm takes a deep breath and then hops down stairs. He cautiously approaches Stella.

"Hey, so I heard you were looking for me?"
"Yeah I am actually. I wanted to talk about this." As she pulls out the USB.

Nate's eyes widen and as he quickly turned around to escape, he meets Luis face to face. Before the kid could respond Luis puts his hand on his shoulder and sits him down next to Stella.

"Kid, you'd be surprised but we're actually friends in your situation."
"Look guys I was there but I didn't spray up Jackson's store- Okay?"

Both Luis and Stella looked at Nate in confusion. "What?"

"That's why you guys are here for. Right?"
"No. Its nothing to do with that. There is a short video of you feeding an animal and were trying to find it before the government does."
"Oh! You mean Betty?"
"YESSS"
"Yeah, She kinda know where I'll be. I don't go looking for her. My grandparents always told me to respect them."
"Them?"
"Yeah, they're just Bakunawas."
"A what?"
"Sea dragons."

Luis was taken back to see that the young teen had more understanding about the new phenomenon then the experienced men out there fighting to survive 'it'.

Luis softly interrupts the conversation, "So it's really a sea dragon."
"Yes, normally they don't come to the surface unless they are warning us of some majors changes. Only issue is that they get so big they can be destructive. You just have to be out of the way."

"That's it! Hey Kid you're down to come with us to get these 'sea dragons' somewhere safer."
"Hell yeah! I gotta ride waiting outside. Lets go."

Luis and Stella quickly follow Nate outside the bar. Then Kilo comes out of hiding and follows the crew outside.

Meanwhile back on the oil rig...

RINNNGGG, RINNNG, RINNNGGG....

"Hello?"
"Yes, is this Mr. Chuck Bwen?"
"This is speaking."
"We are calling to inform you that agents from national security has been sent to your premises of business due to possible implications of a dangerous unknown animal."
"Wait. What? Is this a joke? It's 9 o'clock on a Tuesday. What supposed government agency is open?"
"Sir, we work on a 24 hour time frame here at the FBI."
"Crap."
"You are obligated by federal regulation to permit our agents to conduct a full inspection on the oil rig."
"Well, when are you people coming?"
"About now, sir. Thank you for your compliance."
"WAIT. WHAT? I DIDN'T CONSEN-" BRRRRRRRR