Hidden in the Depths

Chapter 25

The noise, which they have deemed must be some sort of weird alarm, did not stop for several moments, the deep note resonating out over the endless waters. If you'd look close enough, you could see ripples in the water going away from the island. After a brief moment of shock and confusion, the humans all began to move. Well... almost everyone at least.

Half the group was already climbing on the leviathans' backs, not really wanting to find out where the sound was coming from. Whatever it was, it can't be good news. Cellbit helped pulling Pac onto Foolish's back, leaving Fit and Techno in the water for now, who helped push him up. Tubbo was also on Foolish's back, holding on tightly to the black hair. Quackity however was just staring into the direction of the noise, eyes wide. "Oi Newbie! Get on, we have to leave!" Fit went to try and grab him, pulling him along a little before he stopped. His gaze followed Quackity's, spotting something peaking over the trees. "What...?"

"It's the building... it never did this before..." Foolish raised his head when seeing Quackity point at the weird construction, effectively raising the people who had already climbed on high enough to see it easier. A massive structure of dark metal rose high into the sky, green lights flashing all over the surface. The alarm was coming from the same direction as the building. It would have been hard to spot in the darkness of night, but the red planet in the sky was just behind it, making the outline very clear. It also made the structure look even more menacing.

"What is that thing...?" Tubbo tried climbing a little higher on Foolish's head to get a better view, swaying dangerously when the leviathan moved his head again. "I don't care and I don't want to find out. Let's just go home." Cellbit hated the look of it, knowing that going there would only cause more trouble. Especially with Pac here, who still had no real prosthetic.

Down in the water, Techno stepped closer to Quackity, grabbing his shoulder. "You said it's a building. You went there?" Their newest member just nodded, finally able to tear his eyes away from the sight. "The Captain and I... we found it during our exploration of the island." "Did you go inside?" He shook his head no, nervously fidgeting with the sleeve of his suit. "There is a forcefield shielding the door, we couldn't figure out how to go in. It required some weird key we didn't have. Our scan of the lock said it's like super advanced alien technology, so we thought it could have some long range communication we may be able to figure out. Never found out if there is any though."

"Let me get this straight." Fit crossed his arms, tapping the fingers of his metal prosthetic on his biceps. "You found an alien structure on an alien planet and your first instinct is going inside? With no weapons? Nothing to defend yourself with? Not knowing if any alive, massive alien creatures could be inside that building? And if you go inside, touch random buttons and see what happens? I'm honestly surprised you survived this long."

Quackity tried to sputter some sort of excuse, but got interrupted by Roier using his hand to splash them with water. "Hey! It's not my fault they keep asking questions!" The leviathan rumbled, almost exactly like his parent does, lowering his head as he glanced towards the building. It has gotten eerily quiet, the noise having stopped after the latest interval and not started up again. The silence was... creepy.

Fit tugged at Quackity's arm more gently, trying to pull him towards Roier. "He wants to leave, and so do I. So get on, we'll be home before the sun rises." Their newest member still looked uneasy as he was pulled closer towards the massive creature, squirming under the gaze of glowing blue eyes. Techno, however, did not move. Now he was staring towards the building, trying to sort out his thoughts as he processed what Quackity had told him.

This is the first semblance of a lead they had gotten in a while, outside of the broadcast. Every other thing that had given them hope was ripped away from them, they didn't even know if there was a rescue pod coming for them. The nearest gate was far away from this planet, and it could take months before the emergency signal of the Q.S.M.P reaches the nearest outpost. If there was a faster, more advanced communication inside that building...