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Secret Bunker

''In an island far away from the southernmost tip of the Gallian continent, in a bunker long since forgotten, a man in uniform is leaning on a long oak table. In front of him is a storage crate, which he is yet to open. Beside the crate is a toolbox of power tools; spare parts; and his old pistol, a Mauser C96, one of his family relics from the past, without its magazine. Above him is a ceiling fan with its light faded, which is pretty much the only source of light in the room. In a corner of the room is an old ham radio and a stack of papers on a table. Behind him is the only working sliding door in the bunker. Except for the passage to the bunker's entrance, the other doors are sealed off, due to neglect.''

''The man starts opening the storage crate, after a brief moment. The dusty lid is slowly opened, and the contents of the box is revealed to the man: a suit, a trench coat, body armor, custom-fit for a somewhat young female; an APAR-15 in somewhat mint condition; several clips of ammunition; and a sealed document. But from memory, he only knew that there's only one thing he needs there.''

"Something must've been wrong. Has he perhaps placed the wrong set of clothes in the crate?"

''The man obtained the sealed document, then slowly opened it, because it is in a somewhat fragile condition, due to the type of paper used. Included inside the document is a USB-C storage stick, and stamped in the top left corner of the document is a seal the man has never seen since his reassignment to the island: the Seal of the Government of the Gallian Empire.''

''The man recalls that day. It was only several years before, and only a few days after the announcement of the death of the former Empress, Lucille II. The Chancellor himself was the one who assigned the man to the isolated island, with a single storage box and a single set of instructions:  'Do not open until it is finished.'  He understood what the Chancellor meant. Immediately, he was sent for a transport, which took him to the place where he is now.''

The man starts reading the document, slowly.

"Once the Officer in charge of this Mission has read this Document, it is therefore assumed that the task is finished. It is assumed that the Officer reading this Document is aware of his duties to the Gallian Empire, of which the Officer adheres to, and to which he swore his allegiance to. Therefore, the Officer is granted authority to plug in the included data stick within this Document into the computer in room B2. The Officer will then be debriefed and return back to his duties, once a transport is sent for the Officer," the man finishes reading the document.

''The man folds the document, and puts it on the table. ''

"I do doubt that anyone is planning to send a transport for me anytime soon."

He grabs the stick, and turns to the door behind him. As he starts walking, the biometric systems start scanning him, and finishes in an instant. Lastly, he rests his palm on a scanning machine, and the intercom opens, stating,'' 'Identity confirmed. Welcome, Officer Gardner,' '' before the door slided open.

"The date has long since passed by," ''Officer Gardner remarked as he started going down the passage. The passage itself is very cold. Even though the bunker itself was cold due to the location of the bunker, the passage is a lot colder than he expected, almost like a refrigerator.''

"Perhaps I should've wore something thicker. I didn't realize how cold this place could be."

''The passage itself was nothing remarkable. There were pipes running above in the ceiling, and there are some scattered leaks, though nothing too significant. The passage is illuminated from recessed lights from the floor's edge. The floor itself, though, was slippery, presumably due to the dripping water. Gardner is taking it slowly as to not slip down the passage.''

After what seemed like a long time, he finally reached the end, another sliding door.

"Oh, finally. Two thick coats. It's getting colder, so I see that wearing them both wouldn't be a bad idea," ''Gardner said, taking the coats off their rack and wearing them both. Gardner then opens the sliding door with a button. He had no idea of what is inside.''

''The door slides open, and reveals a white room. The coats were near the entrance for a reason, and the room is almost like a freezer, only a bit warmer. Compared to the rest of the bunker, the room itself is completely futuristic-looking, and Gardner is blinded temporarily due to the brightness of the room. His eyes adjusted though, and no longer disoriented, he surveys the room.''

''The room is almost bare, save for the button of the sliding door, a few cylindrical mounts containing some sort of liquid, and what Gardner is there for: A pod, and a laptop computer in a recessed desk beside it. And in a separate port is a single USB-C port, presumably for the stick included with the document.''

''Gardner, now curious about what is inside the pod, reaches for the stick, which he put in a side pocket of his trousers. He reaches it, and with slight anticipation, slowly plugs in the stick into the port. Then, just like that, it is inserted. Then t'he room intercom cracks open.''

'Data received. Initiating coded process. Please stand aside of the pod door.'

''After a minute, the pod door slowly opens. At first, there seems to be nothing inside. But, as if in a leisure's pace, a human-sized pod starts coming into view. Underneath the pod door, a rail starts sliding out, seemingly to support the pod. After a few seconds, the end of the rail folds, in order to stop the pod from sliding. After the pod is out of the hole, support beams slide out of the wall, finally securing the pod in place.''

''Gardner tries to survey what is inside the hole, but all he can see are tubes and wires. He pays attention to the computer, which shows the vital signs of someone inside the pod.''

"Someone is inside the pod. Well, I haven't had much experience with these things, I'm afraid," ''Gardner says, somewhat confused. ''

Then a prompt popped  up on the screen, stating, 'Life signs are stable. Open the pod? Y/N?'

"Of course, yes," Gardner states, pressing the Y button on the laptop's keyboard.

''The pod starts opening, and water vapor billows out of the interior. The support beams retract back into the wall, and the pod swivels into a standing position. Gardner still can't see what was inside the pod, so he just stood there, perplexed of what he is witnessing. Then the pod stops, now in a standing position, and support beams slide back into place, securing the pod again.''

''Gardner is still perplexed, even after the pod is in place vertically, and he is suddenly surprised when a voice sounded from the pod, that of someone distinctly not a man, and definitely a girl. The voice itself is somewhat elegant sounding, which Gardner dismissed as due to being alone in the bunker for several years.''

"Hello?"

"Y-yes, miss?" Gardner asked the girl.

"Where am I?" the girl asked, her voice almost as confused as Gardner is.

"In a bunker. In an island, miss. I'm afraid I also can't make sense of this situation."

"Okay, then. Can you help me out of here?"

"Oh, yes, of course, miss. Pardon me for not noticing earlier," ''Gardner apologized, going to the laptop and unfastening the securing restrainers on the pod. He also activated the dehumidifier in the room, and the excess moisture is removed from the air. Gardner then set his eyes upon the pod. And when he looked at her, he was astonished, he looked away quickly.''

"Well, nothing of this must be true, really. I mean, I spent several years alone in this bunker, with nothing but an e-book reader to keep me company," Gardner reassures himself, still in disbelief.

While Gardner is looking away, the girl steps out of the pod, in a somewhat futuristic-looking suit.

"What date is it, anyway, sir?"

"13th of October, miss. Just as an assurance, can you say your name? I am not sure I am still, in fact, alive, and that all of this is nothing more than nighttime fantasy."

''They just stood there for a few seconds, with only the sound of the dehumidifier being heard. Then the girl breaks the short silence.''

"I'm Lucille. It's nice to meet you."