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BRP Gregorio Del Pilar....

Captain Reymart Laudion, call from HQ Sir!.
Salamat, Claudio.
Laudion, Admiral Neri here, I want you to go back to Subic and dock there, wait for further orders. sabi ng kausap.
Aye, sir. sabay baba ng auditibo.
Claudio, Rivera, bearing 264, half speed ahead! utos ng batang batang kapitan.
Bearing 264, half speed ahead, copy captain.
Man the deck, I'll be in the officers quarters. salita ng kapitan habang papaalis..
Nang biglang sumilbato ang lookout.
"TORPEDOES IN THE WATER"
Ha? hangos na pabalik si Captain Laudion.
"Sound the GENERAL ALARM, MAN YOUR POST, PREPARE DEFENSIVE ACTIONS!" ang sunod sunod na order ng kapitan.
"ALERT, ALERT, MAN YOUR POSITIONS, PREPARE DEFENSIVE ACTIONS!" ang paulit ulit na salita sa squawk box ng barko.
At tumunog ang alarma ng GENERAL ALARM...nakakabingi subalit patuloy sa pag uutossi Captain Laudion.
"Prepare countermeasures"
"Countermeasures ready captain"
"Fire upon my signal"
"Aye, Aye Captain! sagot ni Lt. Claudio.
" C'mon, c'mon, a little bit more... FULL SPEED AHEAD!"
"Ha, Captain, are you sure?" tanong ni Lt. Claudio.
"Just do it, Goddammit! paasik na sagot ng kapitan.
"Full speed ahead!" sigaw na rin ni Lt. Claudio.
"Brace for torperdo hit!" sigaw ni Lt. Claudio.
at nagkapitan lahat ng tao sa mga mahahawakan samantalang nakapameywang lang ang kapitan..
"TOIIIINNG!!!" ang narinig ng lahat.. walang pagsabog na naganap.
"Ha?" gulat na gulat si Lt. Claudio.
"Paanong,,,,? may tanong sa mata ni Lt.Jg. Rivera.
"Ok now, our turn, sonar where is that boat?
"4,000 yards sir and closing.." sagot ni Ensign Bueno.
"Type?" tanong ng kapitan.
"A Song Class submarine, she's opening her ports Captain, she will be firing a YJ-8 antiship missile.!" ang napatayong sagot ng sonarman.
"Great!" Stand by for ASROC!"
"ASROC" on stand by..
"Fire!"
"Fire ASROCS"
" Hard to Port now!"
"Hard to Port NOW Captain!"
"Fire Torpedoes, 1and 3!!"
"Torpedoes 1 and 3 Fire!"
at tumalon na sa karagatan ang dalawang animo pating na torpedo papunta sa inaakalang posisiyon ng submarino.

And it feels like ETERNITY ang mga segundo na iyon...


ABANGAN!!!