“I’m glad that you just two figured one thing out,” Sofia mentioned as we walked into the briefing room with Lily carrying one of many Energy Focuses behind us.

“Yeah, we’re nonetheless not solely positive how every part works, however Lily has an thought of find out how to use the facility from the crystal safely. We simply want to determine find out how to make it work with the generator at Space 51,” I defined as Sofia nodded her head in understanding earlier than turning towards Lily.

“That could be a begin, however do you assume that it is possible for you to to determine extra while you’re there?” she requested, and Lily hesitated for a second earlier than giving a assured nod.

“I’m fairly positive of it. I’ve by no means seen something like this earlier than; it’s fascinating,” she replied with an excited look on her face, and Sofia chuckled softly as she shook her head.

“You two are going to be busy for some time then,” she mentioned as she turned again towards me with a severe expression on her face now. “Do you assume that it is possible for you to to maintain issues beneath management at Space 51? The very last thing we want is one other incident.”

“I will probably be nice; I promise. Lily will simply be engaged on the generator. I attempt to not do something that might probably trigger any issues,” I assured her, and Sofia nodded her head in understanding earlier than turning again towards Lily.

“Simply watch out; we nonetheless do not actually know a lot about these items,” she mentioned, and Lily nodded her head eagerly in settlement earlier than the 2 of us turned and left the room.

We had been quiet on the experience over to Space 51 as we every misplaced ourselves in our personal ideas, however ultimately, Lily broke the silence with a query that had been on my thoughts since she had first talked about it. “What precisely is an interdimensional portal?”

“That could be a superb query, however I’m hoping to seek out extra data on the base. I’m going to ship all the information again this time from their computer systems, so Octavia and Sofia can look it over or discover somebody that is aware of extra about it. There’s a storage unit that they’ve buried deep on the underside flooring of the bunker, and I would like to know extra about it. So far as I do know, those that go in come out speaking totally different languages, so there have to be one thing that must be adjusted for correct use,” I defined as Lily nodded her head in understanding.

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“I see, that is sensible,” she mentioned as she turned again in the direction of the window with a considerate look on her face. “I’m actually excited to see what we will discover out.”

​ “Yeah, me too,” I muttered as I turned my consideration again to the open air forward of us.

I used to be making an attempt to mentally put together for one more conflict with the Shalgoth, however I might be capable of get data from the computer systems about find out how to take care of it. That might make issues simpler, however I knew that this might nonetheless be laborious to take care of the creature and get it again in no matter was containing it earlier than. There was additionally Mox, the Gideon, that I wanted to take care of. He could be a lot simpler, however I nonetheless wasn’t positive if I might be capable of get him to hitch my aspect.

We ultimately arrived at Space 51, and I took us right down to the small shed, utilizing some gravity to blast it away, making Lily squeak, however I needed to focus. Subsequent, I headed to the highest after which melted the metallic again till there was a gap large enough for me to decrease us right down to the huge two-story particular generator that we needed to match the Energy Focus to. As we moved down, Lily appeared round with huge eyes on the measurement of the factor.

“That is superb,” she whispered in awe as I set us down on one of many metallic catwalks that ran alongside the perimeters of the huge room.

“Yeah, it’s,” I muttered as I appeared round myself earlier than turning my consideration again in the direction of Lily with a severe expression on my face. “I would like you to be very cautious while you’re right here and do not contact something that you just should not.”

Lily nodded her head eagerly in settlement earlier than following shut behind me as we made our approach throughout the catwalk in the direction of a small door that will lead into one of many many rooms inside this place. We went by way of just a few rooms till we discovered one which had a number of computer systems lining the partitions within it with wires operating all over the place. It appeared like a management room for one thing, however I wasn’t solely positive what it was for but aside from monitoring the generator.

I walked up, and metallic vines prolonged from me and splashed into the computer systems, downloading all the information from them and sending it off to the ladies; then, I turned to Lily. “Are you able to begin making an attempt to determine how they put in the Energy Focus? The computer systems are all open to make use of.”

Lily nodded eagerly as she made her approach over to the computer systems earlier than sitting down in entrance of 1 and beginning to mess with it. I leaned in opposition to the wall and watched her for a second earlier than turning my consideration again in the direction of the door that we had come by way of. My senses had been telling me that there was another person in right here with us, however I could not see anybody.

I targeted on extending my listening to, and shortly sufficient, I may hear faint footsteps coming from one of many different rooms connected to this one, and I noticed who it was earlier than the door opened. Daybreak walked in with a stretch and a giant yawn as she noticed me looking at her and froze in place earlier than rapidly recovering. “Oh, hey, Daniel. I used to be questioning what you had been doing over right here.”

“Yeah, I simply purchased Lily right here to assist us out with the Energy Focus,” I defined as Daybreak nodded her head in understanding earlier than turning her consideration towards Lily with a curious expression on her face.

“I see; what are you able to do?” she requested, and Lily appeared up from the pc display screen with a assured smile on her face.

“I’m an skilled on power sources from everywhere in the galaxy. I ought to have the ability that can assist you determine find out how to use the facility from the crystal safely,” she replied confidently, and Daybreak’s eyes widened in shock for a second earlier than she rapidly recovered and crossed her arms with a smirk on her face now.

“Is that so? We’ll see about that,” she mentioned as she turned her consideration again towards me with a severe expression on her face now. “I would like to talk with you in non-public, Daniel.”

I nodded my head in settlement earlier than following Daybreak out of the room and into one of many different empty ones close by. As soon as we had been inside, Daybreak closed the door behind us earlier than turning in the direction of me with a fearful look on her face now. “What’s unsuitable?” I requested, immediately involved by the look on her face.

“It’s Mox; I’ve been monitoring the underside flooring, however he used a pc to speak to me,” she defined, and I furrowed my forehead in confusion as I crossed my arms.

“Why would he need to discuss to you?” I requested, however Daybreak shook her head.

“He thought that I used to be you and simply wished to know while you had been coming again right down to the underside flooring of the bunker,” Daybreak defined, and I signed. So, Mox was getting impatient.

“I’ll go down there and discuss to him quickly, however I must get Lily settled first,” I defined as Daybreak nodded her head in understanding earlier than turning again in the direction of the door.

“I’ll depart you to it then,” she mentioned as she walked out of the room, and I waited till she was gone earlier than heading again into the opposite room the place Lily was laborious at work. It appeared like she had made some progress as there have been schematics up on one of many screens in entrance of her that confirmed how that they had put in the Energy Focus into the generator.

“Hey, how is it going?” I requested as I walked up behind her, and Lily turned in her seat to lookup at me with a drained smile on her face.

“I’m making some progress, however it’s gradual going. They’ve the Energy Focus put in in a approach that I’ve by no means seen earlier than,” she defined as she turned again in the direction of the pc display screen and commenced to sort one thing in. “I feel I can get it out, however it’s going to take a while.”

“Effectively, simply take your time; we do not need something taking place to that factor till we all know extra about the way it works,” I mentioned as Lily nodded her head in settlement earlier than turning again in the direction of the pc display screen and getting misplaced in her work as soon as extra.

I stood there for a second longer earlier than turning my consideration again in the direction of the door with a sigh. It appeared like I used to be going to should take care of Mox ahead of I had wished to, however it could not be helped. I wanted him on my aspect if I used to be going to have any benefit when Alpha’s Strike Staff of mechs got here.