A sudden shift
As they prepared to climb out, a loud mechanical click echoed above. The hatch slammed shut, sealing them inside. Sarah lunged instinctively, her hand hitting the locked metal. Panic flickered in her team’s eyes, the reality of entrapment sinking in. Her heart raced, but she forced calm, knowing they were stuck. The vessel’s sudden closure felt deliberate, trapping them in its cold, metallic grip, with no clear way out.
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