Forgotten Part 41: Deep down.

Forgotten Part 41: Deep down.

A large, robot armour walked through the dark caverns. The black visor had two lights on either side and stared at the space in front of him. A small, floating, blue sphere with some revolving rings followed him around. The marched through the submerged tunnels, gazing at the many walls.

“Can I get confirmation you sighted Miss Cassandra entering this tunnel?” The bird turned at the glowing ball.

“Yes. There’s only two at the entrance, you know.” The bird turned back to the twisting tunnel. “This one sure is long.” He looked at the gem in his hand. As much as he enjoyed the souvenir, he was annoyed by the wolf’s disappearance. Turning around a corner, a large dot of light appeared in the distance. “There she is.” The bird made a small hop before scooting forward with the Aqua-pack. The wolf was in very similar armour and observed a piece of paper. “Halo! VALL is looking for you.” The orb hovered towards the wolf, which turned around.

“Why are you here?” The bird noticed the piece of paper in her hand.

“Why do you use paper… underwater?”

“Back-ups.” She said quick and startled. “And what does Vally want.”

“Miss Cassandra, my name is not Vally. You may correctly address me as VALL, but the “y” is out of his place. Anyway, I received a very perplexing mail. It appears to be made up of random dots and lines placed in random locations. Should I attempt to decipher it?” The wolf reached out for the orb and placed him on the rock slate in front of her.

“Upload it.” A thin, white line beamed from the orb’s eye to the visor of the wolf. The signs flashed across the screen and it appeared she understood the icons. She rolled the paper she held and dragged the bird with her.

“Hey!”

“I’m the boss around here. I say we leave, we leave.” The bird turned around and followed the wolf out of the caverns.

Back on dry ground, the bird removed the helmet; glad the HUD was finally gone. His mind pondered the paper Halo was observing. Who writes underwater while having a robot suit? As he took a nap on his bed, the vehicle started to shake, before it slowly marched through the trees.

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“Miss Cassandra, I do demand an explanation about that file. I am the monitor of the operating station, and must be alerted about all traffic.”

“It’s personal.”

“I do not stand for the counteractions GEO will take for such insubordination.” The albino focussed on the path ahead of her; she wasn’t bothered by his threats.