"The Gulf and the Gift" Part Six of The Gulf Series The Story of Ivan, Clay and Dylan by Rick Beck Edited by Jerry Always for David Young Adult Drama Proudly presented by

    Thank you Jerry for your contribution to the Gulf series, and for your years of making my stories easier to read. This is and always will be, for David.
    Thanks,
    Rick Beck



    The Gulf series is dedicated to the young men and women of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland Florida. You are the tip of the spear piercing the shield the demagogues hide behind. Courage, with poise, while under fire, creates legend. Thanks for standing up to be counted.


Note: It is suggested the reader start with book one in order to immerse oneself in the entire experience.


Forward by Jevic
    The story opens with Dylan in the South Pacific Ocean on board the research vessel Horizon. His father Clay stayed home this year and didn't accompany his son. Dylan is once again teamed up with Logan, the expedition's filmographer. A mystery lies on the ocean floor beneath the Horison, a mystery and something. Something that might be a ... monster?
    Half the world away, Ivan is under contract with the Company in Vietnam. Ivan is the bate to hopefully, for the Company, entice a Cambodian General out so he can be captured/killed. Ivan remembers him as a friend, humble, intelligent and engaging; not someone that needs to be captured/murdered. Ivan feels like the Company is going to kill his friend and kill himself too.
    Clay is at the conservancy slowly driving himself crazy with worry about his men.


Chapter 1
"Dylan Shoots Godzilla"
(4,240 words)

Chapter 2
"Trench Warfare"
(3,860 words)

Chapter 3
"Meanwhile"
(4,156 words)

Chapter 4
"Arrangements"
(3,816 words)


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Chapter 5
"Jon Ho"
(3,044 words)

Chapter 6
"Real Go-Getter"
(4,422 words)

Chapter 7
"Welcome to My World"
(4,674 words)


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Chapter 8
"Survival of the Fittest"
(4,669 words)

Chapter 9
"Mission Creep"
(3,140 words)


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Chapter 10
"See the Sea"
(3,880 words)

Chapter 11
"Bolt From the Blue"
(5,327 words)

Chapter 12
"Fishing in Cambodia"
(2,604 words)

Chapter 13
"Mothering 101"
(4,445 words)

Chapter 14
"Ken Ho"
(3,713 words)

Chapter 15
"Bed Fellows"
(4,407 words)


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Chapter 16
"Who Has Whom"
(3,841 words)

Chapter 17
"Homeward Bound?"
(5,193 words)

Chapter 18
"Phone Home"
(3,660 words)

Chapter 19
"Houston, We Have a Problem"
(3,137 gwords)

Chapter 20
"Tampa Calling"
(3,137 words)

Chapter 21
"Monday, Monday"
(2,714 words)


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Chapter 22
"Mama's Meal"
(5,346 words)

Chapter 23
"Business As Usual"
(3,388 words)

Chapter 24
"Don't Ever"
(3,908 words)


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Chapter 25
"Moguls"
(3,545 words)

Chapter 26
"Good News Week"
(4,051 words)

Chapter 27
"The Straits Home"
(4,283 words)

Chapter 28
"The Cove and the Gulf"
(3,786 words)


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Chapter 29
"Sweet Home"
(4,340 words)



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