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Shadow 55-70's Ghost quickly projected a beam of light.

"Shit!"

The Exo used Glide a second before he'd hit the ground. If he hadn't seen it, he would have died.

"Well... guess we're even."

"Not quite. I resurrected you."

Shadow 55-70 chuckled.

"I suppose that's true. Well, when you need mouth-to-mouth, I'll be there for you. Come on."

Shadow 55-70 set off down the narrow horizontal stone tunnel that was made visible by the Ghost's light, and the small machine followed, floating a bit further behind than usual.

They continued walking for some time, Shadow's Ghost occationally attempting a brief scan. After the third failed attempt, it spoke.

"I think they have a jammer down here."

Shadow 55-70 continued walking, but turned back to look at his Ghost and said, "At least we know that there's something down here. If they're willing to stay in one place and set up a jammer for it, it's gotta be good."

"Well, I don't like it..." the Ghost's voice trailed off, and it looked over Shadow 55-70's shoulder.

The Exo turned around to take a look at what had the Ghost so interested, and his mouth nearly fell agape. They were in a massive cavern, its massive walls peppered with smartmatter crystals.

"I never knew this stuff occurred naturally! This could be a massive asset to the City!" cried the Ghost excitedly, flying off from Shadow 55-70 to get a closer look at the abundant crystals. The Exo slowly followed him.

Something was... off. "I don't think this is a natural occurrence..."

Suddenly, the Ghost was shot at by a Wire Rifle. If it hadn't been for its shield popping up any time it attempted to scan something, it would have been blown to bits. Shadow 55-70, the Ghost, and the Vandal that shot it realized that a bit late.

The Ghost made a sound that sounded something like a panicked gasp and Transmatted itself away. The Stealth Vandal that had shot was just to the left of Shadow 55-70, and in the moment that he though his Ghost was dead, he'd built up a fair bit of anger.

"YOU BASTARD!!"

The Vandal looked terrified as the Guardian in the bloodred armor leapt at him, his hand glowing purple with Void energy. Before he could step aside, he was being throttled by Shadow 55-70. Before long, he was just scraps of purple energy, floating up and away. The Ghost retook its place by the Exo, who was still panting due to his rage.

The Ghost wisely kept quiet, and they proceeded to look for a way out of the cavern to try and find the signal array, or the jammer.