[h2]Arkadios[/h2]

"Miss Ferarri," Arkadios appeared on the bridge, hands folded behind his back, "Cease what you are doing and inflate the ballonets.  We've taken on ballast.  Keep us down till we can safely disconnect the cables and get the crew aboard."

"Then," he continued, "We deflate the ballonets and dump the ballast and we should be able to ascend reasonably quickly."

The horsemen, meanwhile had paused momentarily, then disappeared back beyond the ridgeline.