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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4918908" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Operation Bravo: Part 3 – The Thing in the Cellar</strong></p><p></p><p>The root cellar was a recent construction; something dug in the last two years. It was a small ten foot by twelve foot room about twelve feet down in the ground, accessible through hand-made storm cellar doors and a series of slate steps. It appeared as if a great amount of effort went into constructing it. </p><p></p><p>Hammer flicked on his head lamp. Jim-Bean switched on a flashlight. They played the beams over the dirt floor. </p><p></p><p>It was completely empty except for a single long-toothed rake propped against a shored-up wall. </p><p></p><p>"Only one person has been down in the soft dirt of the cellar." Hammer pointed out footprints in the dirt. </p><p></p><p>"So?" asked Jim-Bean.</p><p></p><p>"I don't think Androzy ever stepped foot down here."</p><p></p><p>"Whoever those footprints belong to, he was really interested in raking the floor." The few footprints disrupted an otherwise perfect sea of carefully raked dirt; like a strange subterranean Zen garden.</p><p></p><p>Hammer pulled out a small utility tool from his pocket. "Start digging."</p><p></p><p>"What? Why?"</p><p></p><p>"You don't rake a root cellar unless you're covering something up," said Hammer. </p><p></p><p>In moments, Hammer's efforts with the tool were rewarded as he connected with a solid object in the dirt.</p><p></p><p>Hammer dug out around the hole with his gloved hands. Catching the edge of something plastic, he tugged on it and pulled a large zip-locked bag from the ground. </p><p></p><p>"What is it?" asked Jim-Bean.</p><p></p><p>It was a nearly three-inch cube. Hammer held it up to their flashlights. "I think this is solid gold."</p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean whistled. "That's got to be worth thousands of dollars."</p><p></p><p>Hammer rotated the bag in his hand. "It's machined into a precise, odd cube with curved corners, a slight curve on the inner faces and a strange icon carved into each face." The icons on the side of the cube were each different—they were rectilinear, mathematical-like symbols. </p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean took a step towards Hammer to take a closer look when his boot clinked something.</p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean looked down. A hint of glass in the dirt sparkled back in the flashlight beam.</p><p></p><p>Hammer dug down and tugged out a huge glass jar filled with a thick, clear liquid. He held it up to the light.</p><p></p><p>Inside was a huge insect, a dragonfly that measured approximately twenty nine inches from tip to tail. Its wings were crushed and it had obviously suffered severe trauma. It was curled in its death position in the liquid; rolled up like a spiral. </p><p></p><p>"Whoa," said Jim-Bean. "That thing is huge. I didn't know they can grow that big."</p><p></p><p>"I don't think they can," said Hammer. "Let's get it back to the lab for analysis."</p><p></p><p>"Agent Baxter?" called Androzy from the top of the steps. "I tried all of the keys and none of 'em worked."</p><p></p><p>"Oh crap!" said Jim-Bean, feigning surprise. "I threw you the wrong keys! I'll be right up. Looks like we'll need some trash bags too."</p><p></p><p>"For what?" asked Androzy, peering into the darkness.</p><p></p><p>"Dirt samples," Jim-Bean and Hammer said simultaneously.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4918908, member: 3285"] [b]Operation Bravo: Part 3 – The Thing in the Cellar[/b] The root cellar was a recent construction; something dug in the last two years. It was a small ten foot by twelve foot room about twelve feet down in the ground, accessible through hand-made storm cellar doors and a series of slate steps. It appeared as if a great amount of effort went into constructing it. Hammer flicked on his head lamp. Jim-Bean switched on a flashlight. They played the beams over the dirt floor. It was completely empty except for a single long-toothed rake propped against a shored-up wall. "Only one person has been down in the soft dirt of the cellar." Hammer pointed out footprints in the dirt. "So?" asked Jim-Bean. "I don't think Androzy ever stepped foot down here." "Whoever those footprints belong to, he was really interested in raking the floor." The few footprints disrupted an otherwise perfect sea of carefully raked dirt; like a strange subterranean Zen garden. Hammer pulled out a small utility tool from his pocket. "Start digging." "What? Why?" "You don't rake a root cellar unless you're covering something up," said Hammer. In moments, Hammer's efforts with the tool were rewarded as he connected with a solid object in the dirt. Hammer dug out around the hole with his gloved hands. Catching the edge of something plastic, he tugged on it and pulled a large zip-locked bag from the ground. "What is it?" asked Jim-Bean. It was a nearly three-inch cube. Hammer held it up to their flashlights. "I think this is solid gold." Jim-Bean whistled. "That's got to be worth thousands of dollars." Hammer rotated the bag in his hand. "It's machined into a precise, odd cube with curved corners, a slight curve on the inner faces and a strange icon carved into each face." The icons on the side of the cube were each different—they were rectilinear, mathematical-like symbols. Jim-Bean took a step towards Hammer to take a closer look when his boot clinked something. Jim-Bean looked down. A hint of glass in the dirt sparkled back in the flashlight beam. Hammer dug down and tugged out a huge glass jar filled with a thick, clear liquid. He held it up to the light. Inside was a huge insect, a dragonfly that measured approximately twenty nine inches from tip to tail. Its wings were crushed and it had obviously suffered severe trauma. It was curled in its death position in the liquid; rolled up like a spiral. "Whoa," said Jim-Bean. "That thing is huge. I didn't know they can grow that big." "I don't think they can," said Hammer. "Let's get it back to the lab for analysis." "Agent Baxter?" called Androzy from the top of the steps. "I tried all of the keys and none of 'em worked." "Oh crap!" said Jim-Bean, feigning surprise. "I threw you the wrong keys! I'll be right up. Looks like we'll need some trash bags too." "For what?" asked Androzy, peering into the darkness. "Dirt samples," Jim-Bean and Hammer said simultaneously. [/QUOTE]
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