Best Left Unsaid

Prologue
“Day 16. Pilot Davidson, reporting in. We are now flying over the Caspian Sea. Coordinates 41.9350° N and  50.6689° E. We will be touching down in 2 hours.” The dark skinned man clicked off the radio after receiving his confirmation. “Look there, Hugo.” He grinned, looking out the window of the plane.  

His co-pilot, a short, gruff man leaned over. “They’re all blurring together, Trevon. Water is water. I don’t care where it is.” ''' '''

Trevon laughed. “And you’re definitely still a ray of sunshine, even after 16 days of flying. Excited to see your wife?”''' '''

That got his attention. “I am. I miss Emilia, Trevon. What about you? Excited to see Greyson again?”

 He nodded, subconsciously glancing at the wedding band shining on his finger.

They flew in silence for a bit and Hugo watched the sapphire waters far below, glistening like sapphires. Pressing a palm to the small window, Hugo strained against his seatbelt to see outside. “What in God’s name..” He muttered.  

Trevon’s brow furrowed. “What is it?”''' '''

The co-pilot turned white. “My eyes...my eyes d-decive me.” ''' '''

He looked out his window at the water.  

A giant shape, nearly the size of the whole lake was shifting beneath the waves. The water level seemed to rise for a moment until certain points became higher than others. Water slid off the...thing’s back smoothly. It was the largest thing they’d ever seen. Two, big black…eyes opened and slid to the plane. It was minuscule in comparison to this creature. A monster, Trevon realized.

It’s piercing voids of eyes were haunting.

“Speed up!” Hugo screamed.

It was too late. The monster surged up, out of the water and snapped its jaws around the plane.

The missing plane and pilots of 1994 were never traced back and found. The monster of the Caspian Sea was left unseen by any living human for over 23 years.