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Chapter 17 - Chapter 16-Buried Secrets

"Wait guys! Before we jump in lets put these on!"

Root quickly pulled out sets of scopers that were made for both eyes.

"What are these Root?" Olive asked, curious of them.

"These are scopers made into some sort of thing my dad calls Goggles. He made them so that a person can wear a scoper without having to hold one manually. They allow you to see easier in difficult views and give readings on things like a regular scoper. They should come in handy."

"Wow you really came prepare." Olive said with excitement.

"Of course my dad always told me its best to come prepared then unprepared!"

"Good going! Now lets do this team!"

The team put their goggles on and leaped into the water at different intervals. Once they sank a bit the goggles remained functional and everyone began lighting up for them. Making it easier to see in the dark blue lake. The goggles picked up the Phincar and they were able to watch it swimming around. It was giant, about six feet in length and eight feet in width. It had a slender limbless body, but its fins trailed all the way down its back to its tail, and of course at the front of its mouth stood the pincers that could cut through Escar's strongest Material.

Unable to speak to each other the team nodded and pointed out what to do. They were sluggish compared to normal, due to the amount of water restricting them. As Crimson and Olive began heading towards the Phincar, Root and Matoto waited for the chance to pincer attack it.

As they got closer they noticed the Phincar was still. Crimson and Olive watched it closely. But it didn't move.

Crimson looked at Olive and Olive shrugged he was sure the Phincar was alive several days ago. But it seems to have died from something. Crimson took the incentive and headed towards the cave. Olive watched as Crimson swam past the Phincar, his body was cold wondering if it was planning a sneak attack. But it ended up doing nothing. Allowing Crimson to enter the cave. Once he pushed through he managed to push into an open air pocket where the cave stopped taking in water. Soon enough he inhaled and looked around. Allowing the goggles to give him night vision. As he stood up he looked around. Finding himself in a dark moist cave.

Seconds later Olive pushed through into the inner cave and found himself beside Crimson.

"W-What the hell, I was sure that Phincar was alive the last time I was here."

"It was odd, but take a look at that." Crimson pointed out a door that was kicked down, the door towered them along with the cave wall.

"What do you thinks in there?"

"Only one way to find out."

"Wait, Crimson! What if something bad is in there."

"We came here for treasure didn't we? After all standing out here isn't gonna find it."

"But think about it! If there were doors that big and durable, and they're on the ground like something had broken them down. Don't you think this could be dangerous, even for us?"

"Oh come on Olive, you and I were ready to take a Phincar on. I'm sure we'll be fine."

Crimson pushed forward with Olive slowly following behind. As they slowly stepped onto the doors, the echo of metal being stomped on echoed through the cave. Causing Olive to jump in freight.

"Chill out..."

"S-Sorry."

Olive and Crimson found themselves in disbelief as they ventured into what seems to be an abandoned laboratory. Broken incubators, damaged machinery, bones, littered the abandoned lab.

"W-What is this place?"

"Well it seems to be some sort of old lab." Crimson says as the Goggles try to scan everything but classify it as Unknown. "Olive, where did you hear about the so called treasure down here?"

"I heard it from some of my dads friends. They're always talking about crazy stuff when they're drinking together."

"Hate to tell you, but it doesn't seem to be any treasure here. Instead it seems to be some sort of hidden mistake."

"How can you tell?"

"Just like you said, if these doors were made to keep something it, and they're busted down, that could only mean..."

"Something was made here. Something that wasn't suppose to exist."

"Lets keep looking, I'm curious to see if we could find anything out."

"Are you sure its safe? I mean what if we set something off?"

"This place is busted up and gross, I doubt anything in here works." Crimson smirked as he entered further in.

As Crimson explored he searched around the rubble of machinery. Then Olive followed behind with hesitation.

"C-Crimson we should really hurry up, the others might be worried about us."

"In a minute okay."

Crimson continued looking around and found himself at the incubators. Rubbing off some of the dust and moisture on a nameplate.

"Arconoa... What is Arconoa?"

While Crimson tries to figure it out, Olive walks away to find something else of interest.

"Crimson, come look at this!"

Crimson rushes over to Olive and finds himself looking at a very damaged desk.

"What is it Olive?"

"Right there, that edge of the desk."

A small chipped part that was bent outwards housed some sort of secret compartment. Crimson quickly gripped hold of it and pulled it out, taking a minute to struggle it loose. Once you ripped out a very dirty file appeared. With the label Operation Arconoa.

"Arconoa... Again. What could it mean?"

Crimson reaches to open it but Olive stops him.

"Wait, before you open this are you sure you want to learn about what's in here?"

"What are you talking about Olive?"

"I mean think about it. If its hidden in such a compartment in the underground water lab. It's bound to carry some dangerously classified information. What if people find out we know about this. Will the Royal family come for us?"

"If you're that worried about it why don't you leave and meet up with the others?"

"But Crimson! That's not the-."

"Then its fine." Crimson ignores the warnings from Olive and opens the folder. Suddenly written out documents and different photos could be found.

The file was extensive. Some words becoming unknown to Crimson and Olive.

"Arcosian blood? Gene mutation?"

Pictures of another Saiyan male in the incubator, as well as after effects of the Saiyan male during the gene mutation. It was horrific. Then Crimson stumbled upon a straight photo of the Saiyan before hand.

"This is insane. I don't understand any of this. But I can tell this lab... Was used to experiment on Low-Class Saiyans..."

"Then its best it stays buried..."

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