Chapter 1 – The Beginning of the Anomaly
Marine biologist Sarah Coleman was aboard the research vessel Neptune off the coast of California.
It was a calm morning when suddenly a dozen dolphins began to circle the ship.
“That’s not so unusual,” her assistant Jake Marshall remarked.
But even after thirty minutes, the dolphins didn’t leave.
They kept swimming around the vessel in a steady, deliberate rhythm.
Sarah felt a twinge of unease.
Their behavior didn’t seem playful — it looked purposeful.
“Activate the hull camera,” she ordered Jake.
When the image appeared on the monitor, both of them gasped.
