"This way, I think I see it.", a nearly indistinguishable male voice echoes. A tall broad shouldered man in an odd bright white suit searches through the inky darkness with his light, illuminating this rock and that. Two more men in white vinyl suits with lights attached to their helmets follow his lead. Their lights meander against the black, crystal strewn rock walls giving the cave the mystique of a star filled night sky. Through the hazey atmosphere of the cavern an obelisk begins to come into focus. The men quickly approach the fifteen feet tall stone tetrahedron. The object mostly resembles a hollowed out pyramid. The men's lights refract vibrant hues of blue and deep purple from the hollowed center, which seems to be almost fluid like swishing and sloshing to an inaudible cadence.
"Colonel, I think we've found it.", the lead man speaks aloud while holding a small button on his helmet.
"Roger that. We are sending down the scientist now.", a deep grumbling voice reverberates from atop the man's helmet.
"Roger.", the lead man responds. The men stand entranced staring at the monument for a full minute.
"What is it?", one man calls to the others.
"I have no idea but it looks pretty fragile so don't touch anything 'til the scientist gets here, corporal." the lead man says sternly.
"Yes sir.", the corporal responds quickly.
"So this is the cause of all the magnetic distortions on the surface, huh?", another man inquires observing numbers fluctuate on a thin illuminated device in his hand.
"I guess so. But how?", the man next to him breathes.
"That's not our problem, Jim.", the lead man says slapping his comrade on the back. "We are just here to find the damn thing.", the lead man chuckles. The unmistakable sound of shuffling and a swaying beam of light through the...