Aboard Nautilus, the cannibals are repelled by electrical charges sent through its hull. Ned rejoins Conseil, and they row away, pursued by cannibals. Ned goes exploring for avenues of escape, and finds human skulls posted on stakes. Nemo allows Ned to go ashore with Conseil, ostensibly to collect specimens, while admonishing them to stay on the beach. Off the coast of New Guinea, Nautilus becomes stranded on a reef. In Nemo's cabin, Ned finds the coordinates of Nemo's secret island base, Vulcania, and releases messages in bottles. Nemo tells Aronnax that he saved thousands from death in war, and that this "hated nation" tortured his wife and son to death while attempting to force him to reveal his discoveries. Nautilus rams the steamer, destroying it and killing the crew. Nemo was a prisoner there, as were many of his crew. Nemo takes them to the penal colony island of Rura Penthe, where the prisoners are loading a munitions ship. After Aronnax proves willing to die with his companions, Nemo allows Ned and Conseil to remain aboard. He returns Ned and Conseil to the deck while offering Aronnax, whom he recognizes, the chance to stay. The captain introduces himself as Nemo, master of the Nautilus. Ned, Aronnax, and Conseil attempt to leave in the longboat, but the crew stops them. Aronnax resists leaving just long enough for the submarine crew to spot him. Going aboard, Aronnax finds a viewport and witnesses an underwater funeral, while Ned Land arrives on an overturned longboat from their ship. Clinging to flotsam, Aronnax and Conseil encounter a metal vessel, and realize the "monster" is a man-made "submerging boat" that appears deserted. The crippled frigate drifts away, not responding to their cries for help. Ned, Conseil and Aronnax are thrown overboard. As the frigate's crew open fire with cannons, the "monster" rams the warship. They board the frigate, and are joined by master-harpooner Ned Land.Īfter months of patrolling, a nearby steamship explodes when the frigate arrives, the "monster" is spotted. Navy ship dispatched on an expedition to investigate the problem. Professor Aronnax and his assistant, Conseil, board a U.S.
In 1868, rumors spread of a sea monster which attacks ships in the Pacific Ocean and disrupt shipping lanes.
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