
Subj : On The Edge of Yesterday!
To   : All
From : Daniel Harrison #1
Date : Mon Jun 16 1997 13:37:11 AST

                          Chapter Three: The USN Hunter!

     Raye looked at the handsome young man that assisted her and the others as
they climbed down the ladder into the tight packed quarters of the submarine.
     He smiled. "Hi, welcome aboard. I'm Ensign Bell. Let me get you all some
blankets to warm up with."
     A voice came over the intercom. "ALL HANDS! THIS IS THE CAPTAIN! DIVE!
DIVE!"
     Artemis looked around him as Ensign Bell moved past them. This situation
wasn't good. They were now submerging. Lt. Akano turned to Darien. "All of you
will wait here while I get the Captain."
     Darien nodded feeling nervous. Serena clung to him. He glanced back into
the worried faces of Mina and Amy. Behind them, Lita glanced around her at the
several men that watched them at their stations..
     Artemis looked at Luna and began to survey their situation. Fortunately
for him, he had done a little research on World War II submarines. But, why was
one here now? What did all this mean?
     The noise of men coming forward made Artemis turn. Luna looked at him and
indicated not to do anything. The first man had on a Captain's hat. He looked
at the girls and Darien and then he frowned. "Civilians. I was expecting
military personnel. What were you doing on that boat?"
     Darien swallowed. The man was speaking english and, he had hardly
understood any of it!! "Uhmm...I don't know what your.."
     Lt. Akano stepped forward and said in clear japanese, "This is Captain
Jamison, commander of the "USN Hunter". He wants to know what you were all
doing out there on that boat?"
     Darien looked at Serena. She was scared. He turned to Lt. Akano. "I told
you on the deck. We were on a trip but, the boat was attacked..."
     Lt. Akano translated quickly to the Captain. Captain Jamison nodded and
said something else in english. Akano smiled. "The Captain thinks that, given
the situation, you are perhaps members of high military officers." He looked at
the woman lying unconscious on the deck. Two men were attending her. "Medic,
will she live?"
     The first man looked up. He said something in english which the Captain
responded to. Then, they carried the woman into the next compartment. Artemis
and Luna watched feeling apprehensive. Lt. Akano said something to the Captain
then turned back to Darien. "The Captain doesn't fully believe your story. So,
your going to have to stay here for now until we can put you in a relocation
center."
     The girls looked frightened. Darien glanced sidelong at Artemis and Luna
and both looked concerned. "We..we haven't done anything wrong.." Darien began.
     "This is war. We have to protect our security and, we have no idea what
the true reason is you were out here." Lt. Akano said something to the Captain
who nodded and then looked at Darien. He then turned and exited the
compartment.
     Artemis followed him and, noticing a radioman nearby jumped up on his
station. Being a cat, he was less conspicuous. He first looked at the
information that was lying there on paper. The man glanced at him. "Hi kitty.
How are you? Did you have a nice swim? I'm Seaman Martin. You remind me of a
cat I had once."
     Luna looked at Artemis and nodded *Be Careful!* she said in mindspeak..
     Artemis continued to survey. He noticed the radioman was confused. He was
switching channels and rechecking frequencies. Artemis glanced at the date on
some papers...and froze! August the 14th..1945! This submarine was from the
past!!! But how??? His fear rose and he looked at the crew. All of them were
working but also watching their guests.
     The girls stood nervously in a circle. Artemis decided he needed more
info. He jumped down from the radioman's station and moved unseen inward. He
saw men look at him but nobody seemed concerned. He made his way forward to
compartment where the woman had been taken..another Sailor Scout! As he
entered, he saw they were working on her. They had covered her in blankets and
were trying to revive her. He moved past into the torpedo room. *Hmm..* he
thought to himself. He noticed the torpedoes were all present. *Full rack of
fish present. That means they haven't fired! But why?* Artemis reasoned it out.
A submarine that hadn't fired was either on a reconnaisance mission and was
therefore using stealth procedures..or they were on another mission..perhaps a
secret one!! If this was the case, they were in even greater danger! He had to
see the Captain's log!
     Artemis made his way back past where the Scout still stood with Lt. Akano.
Darien watched him move past and looked like he needed help. But, Artemis
didn't have time. He needed more info! Besides, they were safe for now.
     Artemis found the Captain's quarters but, Captain Jamison was
inside..perhaps deciding what to do with them! Also, there was no way to enter.
He decided that he had better get back to the others.
     He returned to Luna. Luna smiled at him. He sent her a mental message and
told her what he had found. *This unknown Sailor Scout might have something to
do with this!* Luna sent back. *We should go and see if we can help revive her.
Maybe she can help.* Artemis agreed and the two moved carefully out of the room
as, the crew's attention was currently focused on the girls and Darien.
                           *********************

     Raye glanced up at the handsome young American officer who stood near her.
He was very cute and he seemed to like her. While they stood waiting, he smiled
at her. "Did that blanket help warm you up?"
     "Yes." Raye said in japanese. She could tell he was trying to help. For
some reason, he seemed drawn to her. But, Raye wasn't sure why and, she didn't
know how to react. She smiled and looked up at him. In broken english she said,
     "Please...we...not harm anyone. We..only..on trip..but were..hit..by.."
     Ensign Bell nodded. "I...know.." he said slowly.
"I'll...try...to...help..you. I'll...talk..to..the..Captain." He grinned at her
and Raye felt grateful. She looked at the other girls and, Mina winked at her.
Serena still hanging onto Darien gave her a wry look and, Lita smiled. Amy
looked amused. Raye felt like she was on display. Her face turned red. This
seemed to please Ensign Bell.
     Serena turned to Darien. "Darien, what's going to happen to us? Will we
really be taken to a relocation camp? What is all this? What's going on?"
     Darien looked confused himself. "I have no idea. But, this is really
beginning to bug me." He turned to Lt. Akano. "What are you going to do with us
in the meantime?"
     Lt. Akano's voice sounded grim. "We'll have to hang onto you and guard you
until we figure this whole thing out."
     "Are we prisoners?" Darien asked bluntly. "What war are you talking
about?"
     Lt. Akano stared at him and smiled. "Don't be stupid. You know what's
going on. I have my theories why you were out there." He smiled. "All these
beautiful women..one guy. You were taking them someplace for a reason."
     "Look!" Darien began to get hot. "I don't know what you're thinking
but..."
     Suddenly the Captain came forward. "Lt. Akano, I want a straight answer
from them! They must be either japanese royalty or spies!"
     Darien had caught some of that and stared at the Captain. "No! No, we're
not. Please listen..."
     Captain Jamison suddenly pulled his sidearm and aimed the pistol at
Darien's head! The girls looked terrified. Even if they transformed and tried
to save him, it wouldn't be fast enough. Darien would be dead!
     Darien realizing he was in serious trouble tried to think of a way to get
out of this situation. Before he could respond, another voice cut in over the
intercom!
     "CAPTAIN! THIS IS SEAMAN MARTIN! THE RADIO TRAFFIC HAS GONE NUTS!!!"
     Captain Jamison grabbed a microphone while still pointing the gun at
Darien. "What are you talking about Martin?"
     "SIR! It must be a Jap trick or something! The messages I'm getting are
talking about a summit to China...but..some President named Nixon is going! And
Sir, they mentioned the date! August the 14th...1969!!!!"
     Jamison stared at Darien in shock. "What...what the hell is going on???"
     Darien swallowed
 hard. Now...they were really in trouble!!!  

