None of the drug addicts noticed Allen sneaking past. But, even after a good while searching, Allen did not see the man<span style="font-style: italic">he looked for</span>anywhere. It was almost as if he had been just dreaming about him...<br/>He decided to change his tactics. Without further ado, he steered his steps toward the crevice and the cave.<br/>It was not far, but he was cautious.<br/>His blood started to pump, and his body suddenly flooded with adrenaline. Not even the chase right then was that intense and Allen shuddered a little.<br/>~<span style="font-style: italic">What is wrong with me? </span>~<br/>But he pressed on. He was prepared for the wave of strange pressure, when he approached the entrance this time. Bracing himself - he entered, and...<br/>"..."<br/>~Strange. The pressure disappeared?~<br/>Confusedly, he scratched his head and explored deeper into the cave. There seemed to be a path leading slightly downwards, and a calling of waves.<br/>"A natural underground water reservoir?" he whispered, as he moved in further.<br/>Unnoticed, waves seemed to be calling him, again...<br/><br/><br/>Outside, the moon, in full blossom, emerged from the clouds that had been covering it. A big, pale cheese. And it was standing just right above the island, seeming strangely close. It could not be seen from the underground, but in the cave, which Allen had yet to reach, rays of moonlight spread across the calm water, and a slight shimmer of light started to glimmer underwater.<br/>It looked like the light rays were playing with each other, causing a glow to spread on top of the lake in the cave. For the slim crevice, the light seemed a little bit too strong, but, if you looked closer, there were some prismic minerals embedded in the cracks and walls of the natural cave, reflecting every lightray that hit upon them. Their color was... undefined in the half lit cave, but they seemed to suck in and multiply the light source moon, taking on a bluish-yellow glow.<br/><br/>[...]<br/><br/>There was a premonition of something eerie...<br/><br/>[...]<br/><br/>As if to underline these words, there would be one boat not coming back to the mainland today.  Nor tomorrow.  A slight storm was coming, but not enough to be dangerous for any of the boats.<br/>Later, drifting ashore somewhere... without even as much as a trace of any living or dead person on it, the boat would reappear. A police investigation would be started. Relatives would be contacted. Posters printed.<br/>And the police would investigate everyone thoroughly that could be related to the case.<br/><br/>However, all this was still unbeknownst to Allen or Maria.<br/><br/>[...]<br/><br/>Mako Island was still quite noisy, but the animals strangely quiet. There were only a few people cleaning up, but after the night broke in for sure, they disappeared one by one.<br/>Even though there were not that many people, sadly there was lots of trash lying around.<br/>So, some of the team were supposed to be staying back, to clean up.<br/>"Hey, where is that new guy, the green haired one?" A researcher in the Team asked. "I dont know, maybe hes already sleeping. He wasnt feeling well today, it seems." finally another person shrugged his shoulders. "Doesnt he live on mainland and goes back every day? " a third person chimed in with a suggestion.<br/>"Ah so its like that."  The first guy made a checkmark next to Allens name, and wrote<span style="font-style: italic">mainland</span>.