They put on their equipments and descended. The ground wasn't solid. They could feel the static electricity even with their suits on.

"Caspian should we start beaming? " asked Tien silently.

"Not yet. Let's make a circle and start beaming at 360° all at once" replied Caspian with his mind.

"Yes sir" their minds echoed and they formed a circle, feeling each other with their hands. Five minutes into the beaming, a visual imagery flashed infront of them. No obstructions, no movement and nothing on their thermals, meaning no sign of life as well. They proceeded further inside. After a few more minutes it felt like they wandered back to the same spot. This time they decided to split into two groups and then proceed.

"Any movement or incoming, I repeat, ANY, immediately alert each other and retreat" Caspian warned, "we have come in an exploration mission, we cannot afford any casualties. Observe extreme caution"

"Noted sir" everyone replied in union.

Tip toeing they kept moving further and further inside. It appeared as if the mist was approaching a clearing. They cautiously approached it, but instead of the mist clearing, the floor gave way to a watery path. It was like walking on glass. Slowly the mist around them started clearing but instead of seeing their comrades, they found themselves surrounded by themselves.

Caspian immediately tried reaching out the others to warn them, it was some sort of a trap or mirage. But his devices were all hacked. Totally malfunctioned. Left with no other option, he screamed the names of his mates one by one. But it echoed right back at him. He desperately tried his thermal and sonar devices to make out where he was, but none of it worked.

Then he saw a glimpse of Lea, flicker for a moment in the distance.

Caspian ran after it without any hesitation. She was glowing, heavenly. She smiled as she stood under the cherry blossoms tree with her head down. Caspian kept going towards her, desperately calling out her name

"Lea, Lea... "

But she kept moving further and further away. Caspian kept chasing . He wouldn't give up, he couldn't give up. Lea kept walking inside what seemed like a cave. Slimy water dripping all over. Caspian could not care less. He was haute in pursuit, all drenched and wet. The inside of the cave was pitch dark but warm. Caspian could only see Lea and everything else around was a haze for him.

"Lea, Lea... " He murmured as he dragged himself towards her.

"CASPIAN"

something spoke into his ears, no someone. It was Lea.

"CASPIAN.WAKE UP. THAT THING IS NOT ME. CASPIAN WHAT ARE YOU DOING"

how could Lea be talking in his head, she was right in front of him. Caspian was trying to reason with himself. When he finally saw the Lea in front of him change into a drooling medley of tongue. His legs were on the inside of some thing. Something living. It had a pulse . The whole cave had a pulse. He was inside a living thing. He was lured into being a fresh treat. The organism had a collective existence. It was clearly disrupting their communication line. So it was highly developed in intelligence. The others must have been lured in too then. Caspian immediately tried looking for the others and found them all stranded in several adjoining bridges , all leading finally into the organism s' system.

Caspian immediately sprung into action. He saw Loro fighting in the distance. Apparently the hybrid was not affected like the others. Caspian called out to him

"Loro.Hang in there"

"My, my! Caspian you are back. I thought I was going have to witness a love scene, the way you were running towards that lady smile" He replied cutting few heads off what was tangling him.

Caspian was visually embarrassed at himself and jumped right into the fight. But they noticed within a moment, the heads they were cutting, grew exactly back and even stronger. Was it a lost battle.

But who was it that spoke in his ear, Caspian was thinking, could it be himself or was it actually Lea. Or was it because he was thinking so much about her. He kept thinking as he kept releasing his friends one by one from the organs grasp. They all seem to come back from their state of trance and shock. The organism used their own telepathic device against them and manifested their deepest desires or regrets as bait to lure them.

As they uselessly cut the heads offone after the another Caspian heard her voice once more

"Caspian.you cannot cut it's heads off. Every time you do so it grows back with its brains and exactly memory but stronger. It records all your moves and artilleries. It is just learning what you got and playing with you. The final blow it strikes will be the end of you all"

"Lea is that really you" Caspian was close to tears with joy and excitement.

"Caspian listen. Now is not the time. Listen very carefully"