Rescued from the Depths

I’m stranded on an island, but this isn’t Castaway and coconuts. There’s no Tom Hanks or Wilson. There’s me, some monkey-like creatures and… oh yeah, I’m on another planet. Grass is blue, dirt is green, and I’m never getting home. Earth feels like light-years away, because it is.

To make matters worse, there’s something in the ocean. I can feel it watching me, and sometimes I catch sight of a finned head and glowing purple eyes before it ducks back below the surface. I expect to remain trapped on this island until the end of my days. What I don’t expect is a creature with the body of a god to emerge from the tide one day…and pull me to the depths with him.

Rescued from the Depths was previously published in the limited time Alien Embrace anthology. This version has been re-edited and expanded.