It Comes - Part 4

(It is suggested that the reader reads Parts 1,2 & 3 first) Dr Roger Maitland moved to the microphone to start his address. He cleared his throat and then spoke in a soft but commanding voice. Ladies and gentlemen, many of you have voiced theories about the disappearances of the many ships. I have now the evidence of the creature, which is causing the carnage on the seas and a possible explanation as to why it only seems to attack at night. At first the blue light that witnesses had seen puzzled me, then it struck me that the light might be a florescent lure. It has been known for quite some time that fishes from the great depths use florescent lures to attract mates as well as food. I believe that the creature is from the deep abysses yet uncharted. My theory is that as it travelled to the surface its body expanded growing in size. Something within its genetic make up could have expanded it from eight feet to eighty feet, a monstrous creature. Shouts of impossible! Impossible! Echoed around the room. No creature known to man could survive a decent from the deep abysses. It would explode on the way up. Remember the pressure Dr is far greater the deeper you go. I agree it seems impossible; however, this giant creature does exist. Maitland removed two small bottles from his jacket pockets and held them up. One contained a black substance the colour of black ink and the other a black jelly. This bottle contains the ink substance excreted by squids when they are attacked. This second bottle contains the substance I found aboard the lifeboat of the Sulu Spray. I have examined the contents and found that is has a similar genetic structure to the ink excreted by squids and also a similar genetic form to those found in a spider’s web. There were gasps of disbelief. Are you trying to tell us a giant form of spider is causing the ships to disappear? 26 September 2009 To be continued