To the Bottom of the Ocean. Lunniva's light on the way to the unknown

KIZE

I agree with you, there is a festive mood on this street, so today is also the first day of the spring equinox! By the way, judging by the forecast for tomorrow – weather is beautiful and sunny.

On the other way, in the store a conversation is struck up between Ami and Miya.

AMI

I remembered that I wanted to ask you about what you wrote to me at the conference then. I also had the feeling that everything was somehow suspicious and the case might not be clean…

MIYA

Yes, other day I met a strange type, he ran out from behind the corner of the house and with his right cheek scratched as if from someone’s nails. He told me that there was only deceit everywhere and they wanted to set you up, I was terribly scared for my part, I thought to knock him down with a bag, but his eyes were drooping and I realized that he would not do me any harm, he had practically didn’t have any strength to do anything…

He repeated the same words for 3 minutes, there was not a single person in the area, although it was a normal day, after which this person lost consciousness and I had to call an ambulance.

AMI

Have you been able to figure out who this person is?

MIYA

No, he was immediately taken away in an ambulance, I wanted to find him after he wakes up to ask him a couple of questions. Having asked brigade about which hospital they were taking him to, they told me the address, and it is advisable to come to this hospital tomorrow. Nonetheless, after I arrived and described that person, the man at the reception told me that such a person was not brought to them. I repeatedly asked about him, but there was no record of his arrival anywhere.

AMI

Did you end up finding out anything about him?

MIYA

I decided to continue searching, I had only one evidence that I was able to take a picture of this man when he was already unconscious. My familiar friend works at the police station, I told him about what happened and he agreed to help with this case. A day later, I received an answer, it turned out that this person worked as a professional cleaner in the Azure Avenue Building on certain floors, and I already thought that was all, I could find him in this city. To my regret, judging by database, this person migrated from the country, and it was no longer possible to find out exactly where.

AMI

Meanwhile, I’m still tormented by doubts about fact that someone can actually deceive us, maybe even this is connected with our mission, although in Azure Avenue Building, all employees and specialists in their fields of activity are time-tested and are under special control. Mission itself is listed only for a limited circle of people, control of all actions was at the highest level, so we can conclude that any betrayals are unlikely…

MIYA

I think we need to leave it and put aside extraneous thoughts, anyway we can’t find any answers right now. If you took everything you need, then we go to the cashier, pay and leave, otherwise our guys are waiting for us…

After paying and leaving store, all four went home.

Accelerating and quickly walking to their cottage-villa, friends unpacked all products and put in the right places. Ami and Yuto walked a little further and noticed in the next room how Ryux and Nayu fell asleep. Miya abruptly ran up to them along with Kize. Ami quitly speaking shhhh-shhhh, made it clear that couple had fallen asleep… Miya covered her mouth with her hands in surprise and Kize almost laughed. A general decision was made and everyone went to bed until next day.

Chapter 4 – Feelings of gleeful moments and deepest disappointments

It’s morning, the alarm clock rings next to the sofa where Ryux sleeps. Turning off the alarm, and lying on the sofa a couple more minutes, he notices that Nayu is not in the room. Then he gets up, dresses and leaves that room.

Ryux sees that everyone in the other rooms is still asleep. After going through main hall to kitchen, he meets Nayu, who is cooking something from some huge recipe book.

NAYU

I see you’re already awake…

RYUX

How delicious it smells… Like baked apples!

Are you baking something?

NAYU

For now, I won’t tell you anything, just yesterday I noticed that after 2 houses from us there is a separate area of common trash bins, so be kind – take out these three bags of garbage. Go ahead and to the right through two houses.

RYUX

Won’t you give me even a glimpse?

While Ryux is saying this phrase, Nayu picking up a small apple from the table, managed to quickly and cutely stuff it into his mouth in one second and give 3 bags of garbage, turning his body 180 degrees slightly pushing and at the same time saying – go ahead, my wild robber. Forcing a smile on his face, with a happy look and dripping saliva from his mouth next to apple, he resigned himself and left to throw out garbage. After a couple of minutes, due to unclear noises in kitchen, everyone else gradually wakes up. Third person to enter kitchen was Miya.

MIYA

Sensational! Why does it smell delicious of baked apples?

Ah, yeah, I understand, so that’s who was busy in the kitchen all morning! I even know for whom, ahah. Only one apple maniac lives with us, whose birthday we celebrate today. Am I right Na-yu!?

NAYU

Well, why are you buzzing me here like a bee under my ear, it would be better if you help me to set our table in the yard and do rest of cooking.

After a couple of minutes, the fourth person to enter kitchen is Ami.

AMI

A surprisingly pleasant smell of baked apples spread throughout kitchen…

NAYU

Ohhh, yes, yes, yes… By the way, you are the third person who is talking about this! Since this is the case, ladies come up to me and I will show you what kind of apple pie I’ve got, we need to have time to hide it before Ryux comes.

AMI

Looks perfect! I didn’t know that you have a talent for cooking, I can’t even wait to try it, because judging by the level of complexity of the recipe, making Tatin French apple pie is not easy task… After reviewing step-by-step instructions in book, I realized that this is not just an ordinary pie, it should turn out juicy and tasty, uuuuh I can’t wait to try it…

MIYA

Today is not only Ryux’s birthday, but also our common one, as this is the only good day for all long time that our team has had… Let’s have a good rest! This is all wonderful, but ladies, I see through the window that Ryux is already approaching the cottage!

NAYU

Oh no, things take a different turn, Ami, help me hide this pie! Miya, you can distract him for now, but then come back and help with the rest of the cases.

Ami and Nayu managed to hide the pie in a secluded place. After that, Ami called two of them back to kitchen, and four continued to prepare for upcoming feast. Meanwhile, on the other side, Yuto and Kize are walking around on the second floor of cottage and having an unusual kind of conversation.

YUTO

Kize, I received a message this morning from Dr. Otto that Lunniva submarine is being upgraded. A prototype of a huge underwater burning laser was replaced on forward bow side, each charge is energetically restored every half hour after the shot. Due to hyper-growth of Island and influx of new underwater creatures, number of cataclysms has increased, and in half a month, judging by the forecasts, a huge wave will cover floor of mainland, situation is deteriorating. Tomorrow morning, according to plan, we will have to set off on our way to Island of the Three Trunks. Already in half a day, we need to send a reply regarding our readiness to go on a mission… I have looked on a message with one eye so far, but we need to read it to the end. Now I will send you this message, and I will forward it to others as well.

Yuto forwarded this message to all the divers in their group.

KIZE

Yes, I found point where we left off, I re-read and understood one important thing that huge laser was not installed without a reason. Our most important task will be to get to the Island and go down to a depth of almost seven thousand meters, because that is where the smallest point of the thickness of the Three Trunks is located. Higher or lower – the greater the thickness, so we will need to cut three barrel with a laser to stop hyper-development of the Island, prevent cataclysm and coming catastrophe. Engineers also partially upgraded our suit’s and the very structure of submarine so that we could keep up with pressure of such a depth. I think, initially now it’s time for us to go downstairs to our guys, they also wrote me a message that four of them are in courtyard of cottage.

Yuto and Kize went down to the first floor, came to courtyard, and met with everyone else.

YUTO

What a delightful splendid feast arranged! Before we can rest, I need to tell you a couple more things about our mission. An additional secondary task will be diving on the surface behind branches of the Island. It means, that our diving skills will also be needed to study flora of an unidentified object, collecting all kinds of cell samples from trees and surrounding creatures, all this will need to be done.

KIZE

If you think about it, for all the time that we devoted to our trainings, they will not find such a level of professionals as we are in diving and underwater equipment management. It is clear that a lot depends on our actions, I think that we should agree to this mission.

AMI

I’ll tell you more, I received a message from chief engineer Dr. Narva, it says that already tonight we will be called to take to the hangar of Azure Avenue Building and prepare us for morning sailing. Doctor also wrote that the company was spying on us, and no one will be able to leave just like that.

RYUX

Well, threat, they won’t give us much choice to think about refusal… And you can’t say that this has given rise to a greater desire to believe anything now, but they are trying to convince us with all their might. Withal, I’m attracted to the fact, that we can use our own suit’s on a secondary task, this is where my interest is definitely present…

MIYA

Ryux, I wouldn’t agree with you if it weren’t for the fact that you can use your suit’s on surface. To be honest with you, my craving for this kind of adventure is now at it’s highest, so I completely agree with you.

NAYU

As I understand it, morally everyone has already made final decision. Let’s spend this half day on the best vacation we’ve ever had, because while we’re talking about this, there will be less and less time… Let’s have fun!

Judging by facial expressions after Nayu’s words, for a while, almost everyone in their souls was somewhat saddened, but pulling themselves together, guys have fun and relax until very night. During this time, Miya opens an incredibly beautiful and large «Sea smooth surface» cake, and Nayu brings her huge Tatin apple pie out of cottage, thus making Ryux one of the happiest at this day. Inflamed holiday forced six divers forget about their affairs for whole time from noon to night. Night fell and three black jeeps drove up to cottage, in two of them Azure Avenue agents are sitting, in third jeep you can see Dr. Narva, and in the first one, along with the agents – Dr. Otto himself. Getting out of cars along with six power agents, they give the six divers time to get ready.

DR. NARVA

Well, the time has come!

It’s time to take you all with us.

DR. OTTO

I’ll ask you all to hurry up, but look for yourself, faster we do everything – more time you will have to sleep, since you will get up early in the morning, most likely at 5 am, and by 10 am you will already sail from the port of Yokohamin.

Everyone gathered their belongings, including diving suit’s and accessories, after which they were picked up and taken to Azure Avenue hangar, along the way, having discussed the rest of the additional details of the mission, the agents provided the divers with temporary accommodation in the hangar. From the very morning, six divers prepare and set off on their special adventure, on the most important mission to save part of humanity from imminent disaster.