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"I just got something on radar," Joven radioed.  "One blip...no, at least two blips on radar near your position.  Can you see it?"


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Its hard to see anything around here its so dark.. can you tell what they are?' Fox asked turning the autopilot off, and taking back the controls..
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Fiox it appears to that Bogey we ran into earlier" Krystal said, sudenly the Ship was rocked as the bogey hit it hard.. A Large crack appeared in the window and water began to drip in..
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Return to surface! Fox said as water began driping it it was then fox noticed what looked like an underwater building " Lets head there .. slippy.. therrrs some sort of building down here, we've got a crack in the blue marine ...
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"It's not on radar," Joven replied.  "But that blip is gone again..."


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Joven, if you can see us follow us to to this building..Krystal said as they approached as they approached a door slid open, this was possibly a landing platform for ships.. Should we land Fox?' krystal asked " We don't have a choice, this ship is filling up with water" Fox replied as he guided the Blue Marine into the opening.   iniside aways was a landing platform "oxygen\n levels are liveable.. theres air down here..Fox said as he landed
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"This is Adrian.  I've got a lock on something similar.  Docking with it now."
Adrian said over the comm system...


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Meet us inside.. Fox out..' fox replied upon londing on the plsatform which creaked under the blue Marines weight. Fox opened the hatch and both he and cRyastal headed out. " the air was breathable, but reaked of damopness and decay. " Looks like no one has been here in a awhile, Fox said, his blaster out. " Come on krystal lets see if there is anyone of interest in here..
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"Aye, ma'am," Joven replied, and turned to Bill.  "Sir, I'm not familiar with all of the Great Fox's capabilities.  Can we be able to land inside?"


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Krystal brought out her staff , which glowed a brilliant blue..  ' We'd best be on our guard, just in case theres anything still here" she said " looking around..  " This place doesn't seem to have any living creatures, i can't sense anything.. if theres anything here its too far away for me to sense at the moment..
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as the two foxes headed further in they noticed l torces burning in scones on the wall. Fox grabbed out and held it aloft.. the scene before them was awe-inspring.. They were at the edge of a rim and below them lay the ruins of an ancient city, but one that had clearly been very spohisticated at one time.."This place is an underwater city! Look there are buildings down there..
_ This must have been a remarkable place at one time,, Krystal said.. noticing that there were steps leading down into the city..
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Adrian, theres an underwarer city here, or was here.. krystal said.. can you see on your radar? I feel you're somewhere close.. thre must have been docking port alll around the city" Crystal as she and Fox started climbing downbn the stairs, which creeked under thier weight..
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Bill laughed for a moment at Joven's question. "Dude... if there is one thing I know about the Great Fox... it's that it can take almost anything! Docking won't even be an issue!" He then walked over the main controls and punched in a forward moving vector for the Great Fox. "Rob, I need you to keep this ship as steady as you can, this ship might be able to take a beating, but one centimeter off and we could collapse the structure that Fox and Krystal are in."

Jasons' voice crackled to live over the radio as he spoke. "This place is really creeping me out! I saw Fox and Krystal dock, but my radar keeps showing me multiple contacts... either this ship needs repair, or something dangerous is going on around here."


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try and find us Jason.. I have a feeling we're not alone here" Krystal's voice cut in.. " this city looks like it was once home to a large population, there are numerous dwellings and they city seems to have been quite advanced in terms of technology. but now all that is left is these ruins.. and something ekse. I sense something here but i'm not sure what. The blue matine has a large crack in the windshield and some water damage..
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Jason turned his submersible around and headed for an adjacent docking structure and once he found it he docked seamlessly and exited his vehicle. "Okay Krystal. I'm in... but I'm clearly not anywhere near you or Fox, but I'll keep my guard up." he said over his communications unit before pulling out his standard issue blaster and stepping into the ruins. "Wow... impressive." he said aloud to himself.

Bill was sitting in the captains chair of the Great Fox, with his hands tightly clutching the armrests as if a single motion on his part would be disastrous.


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fox came out of one of the building holding a strange staff ' hey krystal check this out it looks a bit like the staff you have. " No" Krystal said upon looking at it. its longer than mine is. she handed it back to fox who slid it between the suspenders on his back. ' keep it,  we may need a weapon on hand if my feeling is right" ' Hmm.. Think we should get moiving towards that opening over there' Fiocx pointed to a dark chasm on the other side of the city..
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Joven waited anxiously as the Great Fox was being steered into the ruins.  Even he didn't want to make any sudden moves.  He kept his eyes on the radar to remain calm...


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Fox took out his staff it examine it it was strange green symbols on it and as they entered the dark passageway the staff glowed a bright green. ' So this is definitely a strong magical object " fox said, the staffs light allowing him to see in front of him..
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Jason lowered his blaster for a moment and watched as the symbols moved along the wall in a hypnotic pattern. He activated his com.  unit, and spoke aloud. "This place... is really... soothing. But I still get the feeling I'm being watched...."

Bill felt Great Fox dock with the massive structure and he let loose a sigh of relief as he leaned forward and felt the beads of sweat fall from his face. "Too... close." he muttered aloud. He then turned to face Joven and asked, "Are you alright?"

Rob chimed in at that moment.
"Atmosphere inside structure is breathable. Caution is advised for extended travel."


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Joven looked back at his radar.  "Radar has some signals nearby, but image is distorted," he said.  "I can't confirm anything's location outside..."