The Orion Project (Rewrite) (indefinite hiatus)

Chapter 62

When they arrived at Island Three, Eune could only stare at the sight. Most of the Island had been so throughly developed that it almost looked man made. Very little of the natural land had been untouched and what remained was nothing more than dirt and rock.

The facility that had, essentially, infested the island was a massive, cylindrical structure. It had a massive dome roof and an external landing pad. There were dozens of anti air defenses and even some anti water defenses as well, mainly torpedoes but there were a few defenses that looked like a mix of magic and technology that was beyond either of them.

"How tha hell are we supposed ta get down there?" Alyssa asked, leaning on his seat.

"I have no idea, honestly." He replied as he pulled the ship away from the island.

"If we can't get down there, should we just move on to the next?" She asked.

Eune sat there contemplating their options. He wanted to know what was down there but the risk was too high. He looked to Alyssa.

"What do you want to do?" He asked carefully.

"I say we take the leap. Screw tha risks!" She exclaimed. "Let's see what they got down there."

She gave him a toothy grin and he sighed before giving his own.

"Alright then. But what did you mean by 'leap'?"

Moments later they were in full armor and standing at the rear of the craft. It was locked in a hovering position, miles above the facility. Eune turned to Alyssa.

"This is what you meant?"

"Well duh, I said leap. So, let's take a leap of faith and get down there. We find what we want, call our ship and skedaddle on outta here." She wiggled her fingers.

"Okay...but what's your plan to actually get down there?" He asked. "We don't have any safe way down there."

"Sure we do." She placed a hand on his shoulder. "I can use the water to slow our fall."

"Since when could you do that?" He asked skeptically.

"Just now. When I was thinking of a way down there." She replied cheerfully.

"I can't believe I'm doing this." He chuckled as he opened the rear ramp.

The wind rushed into the ship and the wind howled a roar that could rival that of a Chimera. They walked to the edge of the ramp and looked down. The facility was so far below that it looked small. He grabbed her hand and crouched.

"Ready?"

"Let's do it." She nodded.

They both leaped off the ramp started diving towards the facility. The wind raced past them, the sound was deafening even with their helmets. A warning flashed on Eune's HUD as they neared the ground. He looked to Alyssa and she gave him a two finger wave.

She twirled in the air, obviously enjoying herself. She outstretched her arm towards the ocean and a tendril of water erupted out of the water, slithering towards them. It caught them and they were submerged for a moment before being gently placed on the ground. Eune fell on his butt, laughing.

"Why're ya laughin'?" She asked.

"I didn't think that'd work." He replied still laughing.

"Ye of little faith! I had it under control." She huffed.

He got up, shook himself off, and turned to face the facility.

"Well, shall we?" He asked.

"Let's."