who goes there - Alice

Alice looked back at Clark now she felt secure on top of the mountain. Then looked down for the first time since the climb started. "I survived all that but I don't know just how much it cost me. And as I don't know half of what was done to me some things might not be possible for me. I seen other children going through similar experiences while I was in the labs from time to time and I was the only oddity apart from Lucien who could go anywhere near Sam. Oddity abilities didn't work near him but mine was purely physical so it still worked. I have a horrible feeling he didn't make it after I left for the army base". She looked sad recollecting this and added "the only other person who might have made it was Lucien. He had red skin and was very agile. He could even climb with his tail and feet. I've no way of knowing for sure of their fate but there were others round my age".

Perhaps it was survivors guilt after all she'd been through; Plenty of humans had it so she wasn't much different from them. Now tears started to fall as memories became more solid. Yet these memories also drove her on to want to better herself. She also hadn't lost her humanity and Clark was right. She wiped these away with a slender finger as she now had to be better than the people who put her through all that. Just so her own kind had a chance.

Clark Brown

Alice sometimes needed a cry after remembering her past but afterwards she looked more determined. Hearing Clark she wondered what he had to show her up here. Looking in the direction he was pointing she wondered what specifically it was he was pointing out. You could see the town in one direction and the rest of this wilderness in the other.

"What am I looking for?" she asked. Was it just the view?

Clark Brown

Clark then informed her what would be next. Firstly going east to check out a fountain with green water. It might still be safe to drink but he was going to take samples for testing. Probally a wise precaution before you used the source.

Looking back at him it looked like she was pondering what he was suggesting. "Testing the water would be a good precaution" she mused. You couldn't assume anything and she wouldn't given she'd already been in a temple with Damon. The way he fell into a snake pit was unexpected.

"Then lets check this out" she added. It was up to him to lead the way but she could give him another viewpoint.

Clark Brown

Once on solid ground again they walked and she observed the location calmly. There was always details to notice even if they didn't make much sense at the time. Just like puzzle pieces they'd fit together in due course.

"It might not be water that runs in a pipe. Or at least fully in a pipe. You need to channel even underground water to make it work in a fountain. Also if the water is green its picking up something along the way. Either a chemical or a natural substance. It certainly needs further investigation" Alice mused back as the cogs turned in her brain. She'd also given Clark her initial conclusions and ideas which might help him along.

"Could there have been a building here in the past? You don't usually find a fountain on its own" she also asked. A brick and stone building would leave evidence of foundations or walls at least even if it wasn't there now. A wooden building may not show that but ground would have been disturbed at least.

Clark Brown

Alice knew there was one thing they could check once Clark took his samples. So she made a suggestion with a little smile. "Once you take those samples there is something you can check for here and now. If I gave you a lift into the air you might be able to see evidence of walls or even lines in the ground where they were. Digging foundations tends to leave those. Then you'll know what size of building you're dealing with."

They wouldn't know the style unless he found more information but the size might indicate the level of usage.

Clark Brown

Alice looked back at Clark and had suggestions. "It'll probally be ARI testing your samples and I could suggest checking the university library for information on the general area. People have been on this island before it got its current name". Having found ancient ruins and pirate treasure with Damon she knew there had to be more than the modern town.

Clark Brown

Given what Alice knew already just how far back could humans have lived and built here? A thought struck her and she replied taking a closer look at the fountain "fountains tend be found in a garden and where you have a garden you usually have a house. This is over grown now but let me try something out".

She took off getting high enough so Clark and their location looked like dots on the ground. Parch marks sometimes formed even after a building was long gone and this gave you a natural outline. She flew steadily checking out the area and when she landed she'd found a bit of wall she'd caught a glimpse off while flying high. As well as a line which partially showed. "Look where I landed" she suggested and nudged the rubble with her foot. "A brick building. Just what kind it is you'll probally discover. Also a parch mark" which she walked out along to show him what wasn't obvious at ground level.

Clark Brown