SSRN Seaview

SSRN Harriman Nelson

A young Lee Crane reflects on his future shortly before he enters the Naval Academy
 

As one sailor's 'voyage' ends, new ones begin,

Chip Morton prepares for his entrance to the Naval Academy with help from his family
 

The faces of the enemies may change, but the danger remains, and the next generation must continue the fight.
 

The first meeting of the new roommates at the Academy


 

Sean Nelson, bitten by a brown spider, lies fevered and dangerously close to death. In his fevered dreams, he meets an ancestor, and is left to wonder what is real and what isn't.
 

When visions of sugarplums danced in middies heads, some weren't quite so pleasant...

Like father, like son

The beginning of several story lines in our Voyage world. It begins the history of Lee Crane and Harriman Nelson serving together, for the first time, here aboard Nautilus as she nears decommissioning. It also details the beginning of a personal relationship for Lee that will endure all the years of his life.
 

Happy Valentine's Day! A surprising question is asked.

Lee Crane finds that events are about to change his life
 

Sean Nelson looks for a family heirloom and finds much more than that.

A brief erotic encounter for Lee and his lover.

WHN for Mist of Silence, questions answered, explanations offered

There are dark secrets hidden in Petit Bijou, and Nelson and Crane discover the worst of them.
 

Ice can be more dangerous than one can ever imagine.

Some ties run deeper than blood.

Behind every gift, there is a story.

A chance encounter in a corridor of the Pentagon may lead elsewhere.
 

Where is the line between dreams and reality?

Once again keeping watch, Chip Morton develops a different view of Sick Bay.

Musings on a Dark and Stormy Night (G)
a WHN for The Human Computer

What happens when the Captain is restricted to his quarters
 

Lee goes to Anne and tries to sort out his feelings about his brainwashing and actions, as well as Nelson's and the crew's.
 

Lee and Chip find themselves in the middle of a coup in a foreign land, with disastrous results for both men.
 

Krueger's legacy continues to haunt the Senior Staff of the Seaview, long after his possession of Crane ends.
 

Lee returns to Anne, seeking her help with his feelings about his shooting by Nelson and his possession by the ghost of Gerhard Krueger.

This simple child's game has terrifying consequences, for Crane, Nelson and Morton. This story also introduces Lee Crane’s beginning relationship with Cathy Connors, Nelson’s Executive Assistant.
 

When injuries occur following damage to the boat, secrets and truths are  revealed with the help of a familiar shade.
 

Chip and Lee are forced to take a vacation, but it's not what they planned, as their guide has abandoned them in the wild, leaving them to their own devices to find their way to safety.
 

What's really wrong with the Skipper?
 

A St. Patrick’s Day mission in the Irish Sea
 

A conference in Colorado leads to changes on the boat, in Lee’s relationship with Cathy Connors, and a crisis on the boat.
 

Admiral Nelson decides to build a special Deep Water Diving (DWD) team, and gains a new Diving Officer in Mission Specialist Captain Karen Davis. In addition, he also finds he's gotten more than he bargained for.
 

A formal Christmas Eve dinner party provides an interesting experience for all involved, celebrating Karen Davis’ first Christmas at the Nelson Institute.
 

Harriman learns the difference between a house and a home from an old friend.
 

Nelson relishes his role as a mentor to a young protégé and ends up learning a lesson himself.
 

Vulnerabilities are easy to hide behind a mask.
 

Two people have to deal with the ramifications of the choices they make.
 

Recently wed, Lee Crane has to leave on a highly dangerous mission. At the Institute, Cathy discovers she's expecting as Crane tries to infiltrate a group of traitors to save the boat and the government.
 

The People's Republic arranges an accident to prevent Crane taking a defector out of their control. In spite of the fact that Cathy is killed in the accident but Crane still goes on the mission in this compelling tale.
 

Driven by pain, guilt and grief, Lee seeks solace in the companionship of Anne, a lover and friend years earlier.
 

The first of the Gamma series. Gamma has, with the help of several third world countries, launched rockets that may discharge and envelope the globe with an electromagnetic field. He plans to take over Seaview in order to launch the final missile to activate the field. (Story introduces Matty Weaver)
 

What price is friendship? Dr. Gamma has captured Nelson and Morton. He then proceeds to torture Chip Morton in an effort to make Nelson crack. Desiring to rescue his friends, Crane is ordered by the President not to attempt a rescue. He disobeys and risks his career and much more. (Matty Weaver appears in this story)
 

Crane is court-martialed for his offense of disobedience of Executive Orders. While Morton and Nelson have been established in Ocean View Sanitarium to facilitate their recovery,  Matty Weaver enlists the aid of a friend, JAG lawyer Captain Sandra Murray, to represent Lee.
 

Chip Morton's recovery from his treatment by Dr. Gamma leads to the story of his courtship and wedding to Matty Weaver.
 

Gamma's sergeant, having escaped from custody during Crane’s Court Martial, seeks revenge on Chip and Matty as they celebrate special news in a mountain cabin.
 

The Mortons welcome a new arrival, but complications ensue, drawing the family of the Institute closer together.
 

A brainwashed Captain Crane sabotages FS1, causing Morton to crash in her. Both men must then deal with their actions, the results and each other's recoveries from the event.
 

Capt. Davis returns to the Institute after her near-fatal injury, renewing her relationship with Nelson. But one day he has to remove her as head of the team and her dilemma is exacerbated when Nelson is kidnapped!
 

Jiggs Stark becomes the first to learn of the depth of the relationship between Nelson and Karen Davis.
 

Sometimes all one needs is the right place, the right music, and romance will follow.
 

Nelson decides to take a mountain vacation with his fiancée; however, things don't go according to plan.
 

When Lee is injured in a simple accident; Chip volunteers to take on a simple ONI mission-in wine country! Oh if only he knew!
 

Lee and Chip are captured by insurgents in South America, and imprisoned in a slave-labor mine, while Nelson fights bureaucrats to free them.
 

The Institute and others witness an event that some thought would never take place.
 

Nelson must confront old fears and new challenges as he races to rescue the crew of a downed submarine.
 

Truths about Harriman Nelson and the beginnings of the Institute are revealed as an unusual friendship is explored and explained.
 

The Admiral discovers his bride has a side he was not aware of.
 

Turnabout becomes fair play.
 

Seaview takes part in an operation to find and eradicate an undersea drug lab run by a Colombian drug cartel. Nelson faces an unexpected event.
 

Everyone is happy about the holidays but Lee Crane. The closeness of several relationships is examined in this Holiday Tale.
 

Reflections on the beginning of 'the dream.'

On his son's first Christmas, Nelson takes time to reflect and remember.
 

Nelson learns about bouncing a baby - the hard way!
 

Lee is assigned a mission in a Mid-Eastern country. While the mission is successful, but he is seriously wounded.  He's rescued by a Bedouin princess who cares for him until a rescue can be arranged.
 

A special moment in the lives of the senior staff and their families.
 

Chip Morton commits an act of treason, is tried, convicted and sentenced to death. Capt. Sandra Murray returns as defense counsel in a tale of love and sacrifice.

Simple things become extraordinary event in the lives of the command staff.
 

Christmas brings a few surprises!
 

What if you didn't Believe?
 

This is why there are locks on bedroom doors!
 

Robert Crane doesn't want to meet the newest member of the command staff's family, but the little boy is in for a surprise, as are the rest of the members of the ‘family.'
 

When is a simple kiss not so simple?
 

A pleasant afternoon’s activity on the beach brings about an unexpected reaction.
 

The date made in On the Beach takes some interesting turns...
 

Aboard the Seaview, a disguised Dr. Gamma makes plans to test Nelson and the command staff yet again with one of his schemes. Unbeknownst to all, Crane is the intended victim.

Lee’s long road to recovery seems as if it will never end. He makes some discoveries about himself, others and his relationships along his route.
 

A vignette of Valentines
 

There’s more than one way to tell a child’s tale. Harriman Nelson discovers long suppressed memories with the telling of the tale
 

The intense, graphic tale of what really happened on the Enchanted Island in Ballydonegan Bay, that is alluded to in Rainbows and Pots of Gold.
 

Even church is an adventure.

A seasonal event in the lives of the senior staff's children, with circumstances that will impact all their futures.
 

A vignette many can relate to!
 

A sinister 'shade' make an unforeseen and unwelcome return.
 

Here’s a question…What would you do if you found your daughter and 'son' in bed together in 'your' hotel room? Harriman Nelson finds out, and the resulting situation leads to interesting revelations.
 

This Thanksgiving is more special this time around...
 

The Wedding is planned, all parts in place. However, the Bridegroom is missing and no one knows where he is or if he will be coming home.
 

For Lee and Caitlin, the honeymoon begins, while others find time for more self-discoveries.
 

Christmas Eve with the Mortons, leads to the telling of a very special story.
 

The senior staff's children have an unexpected Halloween adventure.
 

A meeting on the beach has consequences for Stu Riley

 

Lee and Caitlin take a weekend away from their very busy lives, and each reveals things to one another that neither knew.
 

The Computer Building is badly damaged in an explosion at the Institute. Caitlin Crane is one of the many victims in the tragedy; now it's Lee's turn to keep bedside vigil while he hopes and prays for the best.
 

Lee and Robert go missing. A note reveals that they’ve been kidnapped, but the message is quite clear, time is running out, and no one knows where they are being held.
 

The story of a horrific attack and the healing that follows that binds a family together.
 

An old letter leads to questions and answers.

Robert Crane is seriously injured in an accident. The secrets that have been kept for years are revealed with devastating consequences for some.
 

Friendship is the tie that binds.

A loved one’s passing is almost too hard to bear.
 

Legacies are left for the living.
 

Very moving glimpse of true love intertwined with memories.
 

The final story in the 'Rainbows' trilogy.  A long ago curse on Harriman Nelson and his family is finally fulfilled.
 

In the last years of his life, Lee returns to Anne, the woman who has always been there for him.
 

This word does not say it all.
 

The end of the story.