[IC] Planet of Shadows [WhiteLily x Flynn]

[Flynn]

Flynn walked into the room where Rhianned was sleeping once more. It had been several days since she ate the fruit. Her vital showed that she was fine, she was just resting. But Flynn was impatient. All alone on an unknown planet and his partner to protect... Well, he would die for her, but that didn't mean he wanted that here.

In the days Rhian was sleeping, Flynn explored the surroundings of the ship some more. There was literally nobody around. Not even other creatures. No signs of life... What was wrong with this planet? And why did they crash here?

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Rhian finally woke, but she was still groggy. Whatever the fruit was, and whatever it had done to her, it had wiped her strength and made her want to do nothing but sleep. Standing up, and wrapping her blanket around her shoulders, Rhian quietly walked out of the ship, standing directly out front of the door. She looked around her at their surroundings, still trying to make sense of it all. Why were there no animals? Why was everything so quiet? What secrets did this planet hide?

[Flynn]

''Son of a...!'' A voice you recognize as Flynn's, can be heard from the engineering compartment. It's followed by the sound of falling objects.

3Y3 shoots over your shoulder out into the wild. Not far behind is Flynn. ''Come back you piece of rust! You need an upgrade!'' And then he spots Rhian. ''Oh, Rhian! You're awake!'' He gives her a quick hug and eyes her up and down. ''How are you feeling? You were knocked out cold for at least a couple of days.''
3Y3 flies back to the two and makes a 'raspberry' sound to Flynn. ''Excuse me Rhian, but this bucket of bolts needs a lesson.'' He jumps to 3Y3, but the little ball easily evades him, and Flynn lands on the ground empty handed. He continues to run around, trying to catch 3Y3 with no success.

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She smiled and hugged Flynn back and watched as he ran around trying to catch the orb. 3Y3 constantly needed upgrades, but he hated the process, it involved shutting down and rebooting which was a long process.
"Has anything else happened while I was out?" Rhian asked, sitting down on the steps to watch Flynn and 3Y3, amused by their antics.
"Any animals or people?"

[Flynn]

Flynn finally gives up and pants heavily. He shakes his head and looks back up to Rhianned. ''Nothing. No animals or people... Which makes me wonder. The thing we saw in that lake, was it really a beast? Or... was it something else? Which... reminds me.''
He climbs back up on the ship and walks directly to the engineering compartment and comes back with something that looks like a small satellite. ''I made this while you were out. It's a distress signal. We launch it into space and it will broadcast to nearby systems... At least... that's what I hope it will do. It could as well explode. One or another.'' He scratches his nose and brings it back to the compartment, just to return right afterwards. ''It still needs some tinkering, though I hope to get it done before the day is done.''

A loud beeping can be heard and 3Y3 appears out of the foliage and flies directly to the two. He hops around in the air and starts projecting an image. It's the image of, what appear to be ruins. ''You are smarter with the whole history thing than me, Rhain. What are those?''

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Studying the image, Rhian leaned forward and looked at them closely. They were familiar is size and shape,
"I think they're dwellings of some kind. Ruins," She looked at Flynn, her eyes brighter and more excited,
"I think, if this place isn't inhabited, it used to be! We could go to the ruins and I'd have an easier time figuring out who or what used to live there."

[Flynn]

Flynn looked at the flickering image. ''Strange... I thought I scouted everything around the ship. Must have missed this somehow.'' He shakes his head and nods at 3Y3. ''Lead the way buddy.'' The little droid closes the image and flies back into the forest. Flynn and Rhian quickly follow him until they come at the edge of a cliff. They can see far away from here, but all that there is to be seen...are trees. 3Y3 was nowhere to be found. ''Where did that little ball go?'' Flynn looks around and scratches his head. ''He went this way definitely.''

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"Down there," Rhian said, pointing down the face of the cliff. 3Y3 was bobbing up and down at the treeline, waiting for Rhian and Flynn.
"Going down?" She asked, crouching and hanging her legs off the edge of the cliff. It was a long way down and the two of them would have to climb down the rock face,
"Do we have rope of something in case we fall?"

[Flynn]

''It seems we don't have much of a choice. And I don't believe we have any rope, but there are some anti-grav units in the ship we could use. I'll be right back.''
Flynn disappears into the forest behind them and quickly comes back with two small cubes with some buttons on. He hands one to Rhian. ''These should work. Don't worry about the right settings, I've already configured them properly... I hope.'' Flynn pushes the biggest button and jumps off the cliff.

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"I would almost rather climb," Rhian said before pressing the button and pushing herself away from the cliff face. The jump took her breath away as she fell the long way, but slowed as the ground rushed up towards her. The device worked as it was supposed to and Rhian's feet touched the ground easily. She hated the initial jumping, but the falling was like a shot of caffeine to her body.

[Flynn]

As the two land at the feet of the cliff, 3Y3 appears out of a small hole in the cliff. It appears the ruins he found, are inside the rocks. ''There should be some way in without blowing this up, right? 3Y3, look for an entrance inside!'' The little ball goes back into the hole, just to re-appear behind the two three minutes later, rushing out of the bushes. He let's out another beep and goes back into the bush. Flynn shrugs and simply follows him.
After a small walk, Flynn arrives at a rock formation. 3Y3 seems to have lost his way inside, for he's circling around the rocks, with no real clue what to do next.

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"Well, now we know the ruins are inside the mountain..." Rhian said with a sigh and shrug as she climbed on the rocks, looking around them and down at Flynn,
"But getting inside..." She took a step then yelped as some of them crumbled away from her foot. Jumping back, Rhian stared down into the black hole that swallowed the rocks,
"Oh... It's hollow."

[Flynn]

Flynn climbed on the rock as well and looked down the hole. ''Geez... You could've broken your neck if you'd fallen. How deep do you think it goes?'' He picks up a small stone and drops it into the hole.
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*plock* ''Wow, okay. That's deep alright. Time to use the anti-gravs again I suppose.'' He pushed the button of the device and jumped down the hole.
After a while, Flynn finally lands on the floor of what seems a cavern. The only light is what comes through the hole. He looks up and shouts: ''Okay, it seems safe down here. Your turn!''

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Rhian's stomach flipped, she didn't like jumping into a very literal unknown. But Flynn was already down there and he said it was safe.
"Catch!" Rhian called down as she dropped into the darkness. The fall was long and she was afraid that the anti-grav wasn't actually working.