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.“That’s a good thing.After a half hour of looking at that dang screen, I still can’t tell there’s a planet down there,” Javi joked.“Don’t feel bad, Sir.These new readouts do take some time getting used to,” Lt.Jarvis responded.“Preparing to exit the search area,” Col.Slatz announced.“How’re you boys doing back there? Are we making progress?”“No Sir, nothing yet,” Lt.Jarvis responded.A minute later, Col.Slatz called the end of the third leg, then circled back around to reenter the search pattern on the fourth grid line.Half way along their path, Lt.Jarvis straightened in his seat and sharpened his focused.He clicked on several menus, fine tuning the external antennae.“Samuelson, you seeing this,” Lt.Jarvis asked.“Yeah, looks big.What do you think?” Samuelson replied.“Not sure.There’s nothing distinct about it… kind of irregular,” Lt.Jarvis responded.“You have something, boys?” Col.Slatz asked.“Not sure, Sir.We’ll know shortly.There’s a gray mass down there, about a quarter mile ahead,” Lt.Jarvis responded.Jack and Javi both strained their eyes to pick out the anomaly.“It’s right here, Sir,” Lt.Jarvis said to Jack, pointing to a small cluster of gray pixels.Jack stared a moment, then realized the shape.“Looks oblong, like a cigar,” he said aloud.“Yes Sir, a little suspicious I’d say,” Lt.Jarvis responded.Moments later, as the plane flew directly over the top, the image sharpened.The cigar shape became wider and its depth increased dramatically.“Sir, that’s not a spaceship down there,” Lt.Jarvis announce.“What do you think it is?” Javi asked even before Jack could speak.“My guess is its some kind of ore deposit,” he responded.“That would be a good guess,” Jack replied.“When we were searching for Zeus’ pyramid on the other side of this peninsula, we found batches of those damn things.Drove us all crazy.”“All part of the fun,” Lt.Jarvis joked.For the next ten hours, the team continued their search with similar results.By the end of the day, with fuel running low, they headed back to Nord Station.Upon landing, they taxied to the scientific outpost to discuss their findings and settle in for the evening.Inside the small cinderblock building, the men of the search team sat around a table and ate their evening’s dinner.Jack stared at the microwaved macaroni and cheese casserole disappointingly.“Ain’t like the food we had on the previous expedition,” he complained.Javi ran his fork through the watery mess and nodded.“Yup, limited funding sure makes a difference,” he concurred.“I don’t know… maybe it is just me, but I think it’s pretty good,” Col.Slatz responded, shaking hot sauce over his meal.“You’d say that about turd if it were covered in Tabasco,” Lt.Jarvis joked.“You youngsters just don’t know what’s good for you,” Col.Slatz teased.Turning back to Javi, he continued, “Speaking of previous expeditions, I heard you had a little ‘problem’ with that one,” he said cryptically.Javi grimaced, then replied, “When it comes to Atlantis, trouble just seems to seek us out.From the Russian Mafia to megalomaniacs, we’re like a magnet for trouble.”“Yeah, I seem to recall you had some problems when you found the first pyramid too,” Col.Slatz continued.“Fortunately, everything ended well,” Jack cut in.“I’m not sure I’d use the term ‘ended well’ with all the deaths involved,” Javi responded.“Let’s just say it ended successfully.”“By my calculations, it’s good guys two, bad guys nothing.That’s a good ending, if you ask me,” Jack joked.Javi only smirked, then ate another spoonful of his flavorless meal.“Well, I think we’re off to a good start,” Col.Slatz responded.“The weather’s holding nicely, the equipment is working flawlessly and we covered about twenty percent of the search area today.With a little luck, I’m hoping we find your spaceship tomorrow or the next day.”“That would be fantastic,” Javi replied excitedly.“After seeing that landscape today, I’m wondering if we should just be concentrating on the coastline.I can’t believe anyone or anything could survive a crash landing in such rough terrain,” Jack remarked.“I agree,” Lt.Samuelson responded
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