Beneath The Bermuda Triangle

Beneath the Bermuda Triangle was the first Alter Nation short story. It was released first to Agent Auxiliary members through the Agent Portal in a password protection of the website.

## Plot

GK Delta is dispatched to the Caribbean to use their special abilities to recover parts of an experimental amphibious aircraft which crashed on an island. The plane's black box was automatically ejected before the crash and fell into the ocean. El Ray, alone, successfully recovers it, but is distracted by the sight of Bimini Road.

Shortly after, the team is unable to find El Ray or communicate with him due to radio interference. Quillroy and Albert VII take AKLUT subs to search for him and discover an underwater city. Monitoring them from the USS Allan Dulles is Sham, CMD Stone, and Daart, the latter considered too inexperienced for the task.

Quillroy and Albert VII infiltrate a pyramid structure they refer to as "The Temple." As they do, they see their submarines leaving without them.

After witnessing unusual behavior by Sham, Daart accuses him of causing the problem with the missing subs. Sham denies it and insists that Daart's meddling caused distracted him from doing remote software maintenance on the subs. CMD informs them that the Dulles has been ordered back to base and that GK Delta will have to be considered MIA.

Quillroy and Albert VII continue to search for El Ray. They make their way to a room containing a number of ocean and aircraft vessels from different eras of history. Undetected, they finally discover El Ray unconscious and being experimented on by Atlanteans, creatures described as looking like Grey aliens in ancient Egyptian garb.

When CMD Stone discovers Daart missing, he ends up finding him in the Dulles' aircraft bay. Daart, distressed at the belief he is the cause for Quillroy and Albert VII being lost, vainly attempts to repair the amphibious aircraft by himself to rescue the team. Stone, inspired by Daart's dedication, orders a repair crew to the hanger to properly repair the aircraft.

The technologically clutzy Quillroy inadvertently causes a distraction when he damages the Atlaneans' computers. Albert VII uses this to free El Ray. Albert VII is able to revive him with the shock of a whoopie cushion in the face. After a battle, the three are able to escape captivity, but, except for El Ray, they have no way safe way back to the surface.

Recalling the room with the lost ocean vessels, Albert VII and Quillroy board a Civil War era submarine and use it to escape The Temple. The pressure from the depth of the ocean seems to be too much for the archaic submarine. Making matters worse, they and El Ray are being chased by the Atlanteans from attack submarines. The pressure finally and it implodes. CMD Stone arrives, flying the aircraft under water. He and El Ray fend off the Atlanteans and GK Delta are able to enter the aircraft and escape.

In a debriefing, El Ray reveals that his motive for exploring was the hope that he may find answers to his origin and perhaps some relatives. Stone admonishes him and Daart to be cautious not to chase false ideas simply because they are in intriguing.

It's revealed by a private diary entry of Dr. Mera that Sham did indeed take remote control of the submarine for the purposes of kidnapping an Atlantean before the military could take over operations in Atlantis, and thereby limit her access.