BEYOND THE SEA. JAMES "MAC" MACKREIDES (THE MEG 2018)

THE SHARK PATH.

"What you people discovered is an even bigger goldmine than we ever thought possible."

This meeting was running way longer than it should have. It felt like Morris was going on, and on, and on, and could not shut his mouth.

Anastasia was leaned forward to the table, her head resting in her palm, feeling as bored as ever. "We are completely unprepared to deal with creatures like a Megalodon." Suyin tried to reason with him.

"I understand, and we can get prepared. I'm talking about a long-term plan."

Everyone minus Ana and Mac started talking over one another, their overlapping argument reminded her of the scene in SpongeBob SquarePants where the anchovies rush into the Krusty Krab.

She ran both of her hands through her hair and felt the table beneath her elbows shake. She recoiled and looked around the table to see if anyone else noticed, Mac did, and he held his hand up to try and silence the rest.

"Did you guys feel that?"

"What's that?"

The rumbling continued and it shut everyone up.

"My daughter." Suyin sprang out of her seat, and Anastasia and Mac followed behind her. They ran into the elevator and Suyin pressed the button, Jonas was already on the level when the doors opened.

"Jonas!" Mac yelled.

"Did you see Meiying?"

"Do you know where Meiying is?"

"We can't find Meiying."

Suyin, Anastasia, and Mac all spoke over one another. They heard screaming, definitely Meiying, and started to run.

"Meiying? Meiying?"

Mac and Anastasia ran one way while Jonas and Suyin ran the other. Jonas and Suyin got to Meiying first, Mac and Ana seconds later.

When she saw Suyin crouched in front of Meiying she immediately went over to the two, crouching down on the other side of Meiying.

"Are you hurt?" She asked, placing her hand on Meiying's back, she shook her head, clearly out of breath. Ana looked up at the glass noticing a bunch of teeth marks in the glass, she was surprised the Meg didn't shatter the glass completely.

The loud smack of a baby whale made Ana jump and clasp her hand on Suyin's shoulder, who turned Meiying's head away.

The Whale let out a call, "It's okay. It's just a Whale."

"Wait. Where's Lucy? Where's the mom."

Oh no.

Ana put two and two together, Gracie never came up to the station without her mom, and how she was bumping her nose against the glass, could only mean one thing.

The Megalodon quickly came out of nowhere and bit into Gracie, making Ana gasp as the Whale whimpered. She turned her head the other way, not wanting to watch a young Whale get eaten, but it wasn't any use as she could still hear the Meg thrashing around in the water.