What if the story of a diver rescuing a manta ray was the only good story about the oceans that a person from the near future could tell? In a time of plastic-clogged oceans and ecological change, what memories and stories could that person have to tell? This is my first entry for the #PlanetOrPlastic National Geographic writing contest: https://www.wattpad.com/638334874-planetorplastic-writing-contest-planetorplastic After writing it, I wanted to balance it with a more hopeful version, which I've written as a second entry for the contest, titled "Manta Night Fever", at: https://www.wattpad.com/story/169811081-manta-night-fever