The Journey to Neuschwabenland E-Book

Kai Kean

• Herausgeber: Books on Demand
• Kategorie: Abenteuer, Thriller, Horror
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 39

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2020

Beschreibung

In Antarctica, in what was once called Neuschwabenland by the Germans, lies the Schirmacher Oasis, where the landscape is free of ice. Here strange things happen... Seismic disturbances are measured and there is silence from the German Neumayer-Station III. A fleet is sent out to investigate what is happening at the Schirmacher Oasis and what strange worlds may be found beneath it. Follow our rescue team's journey to Neuschwabenland.

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The Journey to Neuschwabenland

The Journey to NeuschwabenlandCopyright

The Journey to Neuschwabenland

The waves crashed against the bow of the ship. The roaring sixties let us know that we were sailing in the harshest waters of the world. We were a small fleet passing through the fierce ocean currents that protected the Antarctic from the surrounding world and the world from Antarctica... Our navy was NATO-led. I found it a bit strange that NATO was so extensively involved in a rescue operation. However, it was a strange situation. The German Neumayer-Station III had sent messages of unusual seismic activity in the nearby Schirmacher Oasis. Shortly after, the connection to the station had died out. Therefore, we were now on our way to investigate it. Everything had been very hushed down and our little fleet had set out in silence. Now we were on our way to find out why contact with the Neumayer station had ended and what the cause of the seismic activity in the Schirmacher Oasis was. Naturally, we were excited to see the hidden continent and unravel the mystery. We were well equipped with small aircraft, helicopters and vehicles, as well as a lot of equipment. Nothing had been spared, I had to admit. I looked excitedly into the horizon, where I could now see the mighty ice cap in western Queen Maudland approaching. It was like a white wall approaching at high speed. We would soon disembark in the natural harbor from which we were to land. We arrived and soon everyone were busy. A small base was quickly taking shape, with a lot of activity and vehicles driving on and off. In no time, planes and helicopters went up to deposit depots across the ice. It proceded very quickly and soon everything was built up for the journey to the silent station. I thought, I was lucky being on the first team. We went out to the small custom designed aircraft. We were all well protected in polar gear. Fortunately, it was Antarctic summer so we didn't have to be in the heavy gear and the sun was shining on us. We flew off the runway that was part of the harbor. Below us the barren landscape spread out and soon we only saw the eternal snow stretching beneath us. Now it was just the trip to the station. It was a short trip on the map, but the distances were huge. It soon became monotonous to stare down at the barren white landscape that just kept going. We soon fell asleep. - We're there! The second pilot said ripping us out of our sleep. - Take a look at our destination! The second pilot continued when we had awoken and pointed down towards the station. There, it lay, clinging to the surrounding countryside. We approached steadily and now noticed the devastation. The station appeared to have been under attack ... Parts of it had obviously been burned and other parts blasted. Uncertainty spread among us in the small plane. What in Gods name was going on? Who would attack a research station in Antarctica? An uncomfortable understanding of why this was a NATO operation struck me. Something remarkable happened here. We couldn't help but debate it, but it was just guesses. We had no idea what to think! Finally we landed. Hopefully we would soon see what was going on ... When we landed, we could see the damage more closely. The station was severely damaged. It almost looked like it had been bombed. We walked closer to the remains of the station. In front of me was one of the crew from the station. He was frozen and had a gunshot wound to his chest. I felt ill at ease at the unpleasant sight. He had obviously been shot after the bombing in which he had fled. -Over here! Shouted one of the others and we hurried there. It was a terrible sight! In a row lay what must have been about half the crew. They were all lying on their stomachs and had been shot. They must have surrendered and then simply been executed. It was an eerie sight! - Who could have done something like this!? Jonathan burst out. We could offer no answer. We split up and examined the station, but found it wrecked. Some of the crew had been burned to death in the parts that were burnt down and others had died during the bombings or had been shot during the escape. However, we found nothing that could show who was behind this massacre. We announced our findings back to base and a cleanup crew was dispatched. We were called back to base. I was pretty happy about that! A reconnaissance flight over the Schirmacher Oasis had led to an unusual discovery. The large ice-free area with many lakes seemed to have had a collapse that could explain the seismic measurements. There was now a deep chasm where there had been some lakes in the past. The mystery only widened!