The clanking of armor could be heard throughout the pathways of the waterway, and Alexia found herself sighing with relief. She wasn’t very fond of being stuck in the dark, but then again she was all by herself and had every right to be a bit paranoid. Quickening her pace, Alexia trudged toward the voices, following the wall of the waterway as she listened intently. Hearing a banging of sorts, she lifted her head to see a tiny glimmer of light.<em>There is someone down here!</em>she thought relieved and quickly darted toward it.<br/><br/>As her booted foot landed upon the walkway, Alexia heard a loud clank from another dark corridor and shuddered in shock. It had alarmed her no doubt, and she felt her footing suddenly go out from underneath her as she slipped, falling flat onto her face. Grimacing in pain, she slowly looked down at her hands feeling a strange substance. . . It was like water, but red and green and more like an ooze. Alexia immediately paled. This was from the monsters of the waterway. She’d heard stories of them as a child, but considering she’d never been in the waterway before she had never seen one. Quickly getting to her feet, she slowly moved forward through the colored ooze and tried to not slip again, wiping her hands on the side of the waterway’s ledge.<em>This is so disgusting. . .</em>she thought to herself as she moved forward before halting.<br/><br/>Right before her were two of the slime monsters. . . Red and green. . . Blocking her path. On the other side were people, and #183. Her heart soared when she recognized the living machine, and then realized that the man who had healed  her was in the group. The slimes seemed unprovoked for the moment, so she stayed quiet, just quickly moving her arms around in the air. They must have heard her yelps of surprise, and gentle calls into the darkness. They had to be there to help her get out, right?