Oceanus Tubes Story Segment 02
Department of Pre Mutagen Studies
Oceanic Metropolis Research and Theorem
File : 167 - XA32
Dr. Darius St. Caspian
Recovered Personal Log OMR-5D
Dated : 01.12.2946
Material Status : Authenticated
Eureka! We did it, I thought for sure we wouldn't be able to broach the sector 8 secondary sub level. With the majority of the connecting tubes either destroyed or flooded beyond our ability to traverse, it seemed impossible. However with not a fair amount of time spent in careful research and hours of side scan sonar work, we managed to find a maintenance shaft still clear between level 5 which traveled the vertical length downward to the sub level. Joachim led our party down the darkened shaft, which I must admit was a harrowing experience given the tight quarters around us and the unknown awaiting below us. At the bottom of the shaft we discovered not a mere junction but an actual access port complete with airlock, leading us to conclude we'd hit the mark and perhaps also learned a bit about just how well planned out the metropolis sections were.
The thrill of excitement was palpable as we made preliminary scans of the atmosphere beyond the door. Our fear was that like the connecting tubes the sub level itself would also be flooded. Fortunately, or perhaps I should say praise providence, we completed scans with a great sense of satisfaction and relief. The area beyond the door was not only clear of water, but also the air recycling life support system was in full operation! It was beyond our wildest hopes. I was overcome with a feeling of good fortune that perhaps great historical treasures might remain untouched in this practically sealed off and lost area. Setting up remote scanners to detect any changes in the section, we returned to base camp and prepared to open the air lock and find what awaits on the other side.
Dr. Darius St. Caspian
Recovered Personal Audio Log OMR-7A
Dated : 01.16.2946
Material Status : Authenticated
"Words cannot describe this feeling, as I never imagined I'd be looking at the first concrete proof of a connection to the Mutagen Wars within this Metropolis. We've passed through the initial section beyond the airlock, to find it's filled with all manner of rubbish and artifacts. I could spend a lifetime just chronicling everything contained in that one room. But this, this is something else entirely..." {Static breaks and pauses}"This room which adjoins the first, is the largest hydroponics lab I've yet to see in the entire city. The plants here are massive - these bananas alone must be the size of my leg. Epiphany is ecstatic. I knew a botanist would come in handy. This find and the studies to follow could yield great data not only as to this Mutagen variant, but possible agricultural applications could improve food stores planet wide! [Static breaks again followed by shouts of surprise] "What is...what is that! Frederic pull back, everyone MAKE FOR THE AIRLO..." {log ends.}
Dr. Epiphany Corrin
Recovered Personal Audio Log OMR-3C
Dated : 01.16.2946
Material Status : Authenticated
{Static, Machinery Noises, Water Drops} "Anyone, anyone hearing this.... The others, I don't know where they are! I'm alone. How I'm still alive now is ..beyond me. They took the others, they came, and we ran, we tried for the airlock but it was closed off, barricaded from the inside, and even with our heavy tools and side arms we couldn't get past rubble." {Static, Sobbing}" They took Darius, they were everywhere, they're animals! The noise they made, it's .. it's beyond my ability to describe... Frederic is dead. I.. I'm sure of it.. I saw him fall through the broken floor. We've never been that far down in any sector. I'm trying to hide, but they ... they always find..wait.... " {Unidentified sounds, a scream} "Oh my god, how can they have survived, they're coming!" {Heavy breathing, sounds of running} "I haven't eaten, trying to escape, there's no where to go.. all the tunnels, flooded, blocked, or collapsed. Someone... someone save... Oh MY GOD, THERE"S EYES {Further screams} "THE EYES, NOT THOSE EYES! SAVE...." {Snarls, Unknown Language, Sounds Screams, Sounds of Feeding} "MOTHER, YOU WERE RIGH... {Transmission ends}
File Note.
Recovered logs were found in Secondary Sub Level 8, Equipment, along with various equipment and signs of struggle, blood stains, wall marks and other activities. No survivors or bodies recovered. No signs of an exit beyond the airlock found. Deaths labeled unexplained.