No sign of the lost guard, or the missing family, sadly, but he figured someone had attacked one of the 'natives' to that odd area, and they had responded with 'odd' abilities. Like turning their gene code inside out or something.<br/><br/>He followed his chalk marks, idly noting aloud that they weren't where he remembered them being, but the chalk marks did lead to each other, so the path was 'right,' but how to get back to it wasn't. So the locals had some control over the movement of stuff in the area. Once back at the machine, he reached out, and sent a mental cough to Aurelia and Sapphire.<em>I'm back, what did I miss? Oh, found the second group to go in, but not the lone guard or the family, both MIA presumed KIA. Unless... They were... the guides... Sorry tangent! What did I miss?</em><br/><br/>He gestured to the tunnel that he had taken in, checking the machine to ensure that it was still working without the frantic, feverish pace, before heading up himself.