Atlantis

Part 4

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"Helsman! Bring us about." Rourke orders to the sailor steering the submarine. "Tighten our search pattern and slow us to..." Rourke gets interrupt by something crashing into the submarine and falling to the floor.

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Lyra gasps in fear seeing what she feared but dream about seeing right outside the window. "I told you!" Lyra can't help the words from spilling from her mouth. "I told you it was the Levithan! But, no!" Lyra scrambles off the floor and starts heading to the door towards the escape pods. "The Levithan was dead, or it is a piece of art!" Lyra mocks Milo's words from earlier.

Milo glares at her as he gets up. "Ok I get it! I'm sorry!"

Lyra looks back at him. "You shouldn't be apologizing to me, but to all the people you called to be liars."

At those words Milo softened his glare.

"Tell Cookie to melt the butter and break out the bibs. I want this lobster served up on a silver platter."

"Load the torpedo bays sub pod crews, battle stations! Lyra!" Lyra turns back and looks towards Helga, who called out for her. "Go to an escape pod and don't be afraid to pull the trigger."

Lyra nods her head and gives Helga a salute before running towards a pod that has the guns built into it.  

"Steady, boys. Don't panic." Lyra hear Rourke's voice over the intercom as she enters a pod and takes a seat. Another sailor joins her, and she takes off with a bunch of other pods. Lyra was in charge of the steering while the other guys deal with the guns/bombs. "Fire!" Many bombs hit the Levithan making it let go of the submarine. Lyra is quick to turn the pod around when the Levithan starts chasing them. 

Lyra gasps at the sight of the Levithan shooting lasers at the submarine. "Holy-that's fucking insane!" Seeing the three big pods leave the submarine Lyra forces her pod to go faster. "Let's go."

"All craft, make you mark 20 degrees down angle." Lyra can barely hear Helen's voice over the sound of Levithan behind her. 

Lyra frowns as she sees one big pod and one small pod come up. They were all that was left. Lyra brings the pod to the surface and opens the top hatch. She looks around following the light coming from one of the other pods. She can't help but gasp in awe seeing a cave entrance that is carved like the Levithans head. 

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Lyra is standing in between Vinny and Mole as Sweet puts a hard hat that's holding a candle on the water. Rourke clears his throat. "Seven hours ago, we started this expedition with 200 of the finest men and woman I've ever known. We're all that's left. I won't sugar-coat it, gentlemen. We have a crisis on our hands. But we've been up this particular creek before, and we've always come through, paddle or no paddle. I see no reason to change that now. From here on in, everyone pulls double duty. Everyone drives, everyone works. Looks like all our chances for survival rest with Mr. Thatch and Ms. Whitmore. You two and that little book."

Mrs. Packard side eyes Milo. "If our chances were with him, we would die."

Rourke ignores her comment. "Okay, people. Saddle up. Lieutenant, I want this convoy moving five minutes ago."

"Moliere, you're on point." Lyra gets into a driver seat but shoches over to the passenger side when Audrey gives her puppy dog eyes. "And, Packard, put out that cigarette." Lyra glances back though the Journal notes she has but puts them away when they start driving. 

Lyra groans seeing that Milo can't drive a truck, getting annoyed with all the honking and yelling, she hopped out of her seat and walks to Milo's side. "Move."

"W-what? Ok-okay." Milo moves over to the other seat while Lyra gets in the driver seat, puts the truck in the right gear and presses on the gas also making Milo fall out of the truck. 

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Lyra was walking up to the front towards Milo who was standing in front of two paths reading the Journal trying to find out which way to go. Lyra points to the path on the right once she reaches his side. "This way. We need to go this way."

Milo looks at her before walking up the left path. "I don't think so. I'm reading from the Journal and the Journal says-" Milo cuts himself off by screaming. A bug like creature came out of the cave and roared loudly. Milo went back to where the two paths meet and looked at the Journal again. Milo smile shyly at Lyra when she flipped the book the other way showing that he read it upside down. 

"Next time, read the book beforehand." 

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Lyra is walking next to Vinny when he softly elbows her side. She looks at him to see him smile at her. "Watch this." Vinny then quickly walks up to Milo who is drinking water. "You didn't just drink that, did you?"

Milo smiles not noticing the panic, albeit fake panic, in Vinny's voice. "That's not good. That's nitroglycerin." Lyra has to hold in her giggles when Milo starts to panic and gag. "Don't move. Eh, don't breathe." Milo slowly starts to sink to his knees. "Don't do anything expect pray, maybe." 

Lyra sneaks up behind Milo. "Boom!" Milo screams and falls to the floor. Vinny laughs as he walks away. Lyra laughs too but stays behind and holds her hand out to Milo. Milo glares at her but takes her hand to help put him pull of the ground. "I'm only slightly sorry. I couldn't resist."

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