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'''"GUYS!" Dex's voice echoed from across the cavern and Biana followed it.'''

'''"You found something?" that was Lihn.'''

'''"Come see!" '''

Biana rushed to where Dex was crouched on his knees, examining something on the ground.

Chapter 6:

Dex's POV

'''Booger reminicent slime was caked inbetween Dex's fingernails, and the stuff was in his hair, too. But he didn't care. He'd found something. Lihn appeared at his side, bending down to see what he'd found. Biana was there a second later.'''

'''"I scraped away the slime, and I found this." Dex pointed at his dicsovery. They didn't look impressed. '''

'''"Don't you realize what this is?" He asked them.'''

'''"A carving of a circle." Very funny, Biana. '''

'''"It's a lock." He said bluntly. "Just look at the indetions on the halfway points ant the quarter points." he told them.'''

'''He ran his fingers over the 'Carving' on the ground. it was like someone had traced a dinner plate.'''

'''"But..." Lihn started. "There's no keyhole."'''

'''"The circle IS the keyhole." Dex explained. '''

'''"But what would it unlock?" '''

'''Dex shrugged. He thought it might be a storage compartment or something along those lines, but that wasn't very exiting, so he didn't share.'''

'''Biana huffed. "Look, I think you guys are grasping at straws. The COUNCIL investigated this place and didn't find anything. What makes you think you'll be any more lucky?" '''

'''Dex went silent, realizing that this was'nt really his fight. However, Lihn, with a look of venom, told Biana her thoughts. "Because my brother told me." '''

'''Dex turned his atention to the lock- which, by the way, WAS a lock. He slipped his fingers into a pocket on his pants and took out a wire that looked like it would fit in the lock. '''

'''He twisted the wire, bending it in places and using his ability to his advanage. '''

'''"What are you doing?" Biana asked.'''

'''"Making a key." He answered simply.'''

"You know that's not going to work, right?"

'''Dex ignored her. Knew that this was important. There was a click.'''

Success.

'''Dex smiled to himself as both girls bent foreward, their faces pure amazment. Dex removed the circle of floor that was now quite movable since he'd unlocked it. He then lifted out from the opening a shoebox sized metal cylinder. Unlike everything else in the cave, the cylinder was shiny and clean, reflecting the faint blue glow of the luminescent algae. Dex caught Biana checking herself out in the reflection it provided. '''

'''"Lucky guess." she told him.'''

'''"Can we open it?" Lihn sounded oh, so hopeful.'''

'''In stead of replying, Dex took an invention of his own making from his pocket. It was a long silver pole with a blob of flexible mettalic substance at the end. He called it an instant key. '''

'''He scoured the cylinder for any lock, finding one on the top. He inserted the bendy metal into the hole, and held it there for about a minute.'''

'''"What are you doing?" Biana asked, sounding parannoyed. '''

'''"Have some faith in the Technopath." Dex scolded. "I know what i'm doing."'''

'''He twisted the tool, and there was another click. Everyone held their breaths as the cylinder split in two perfect halves. Dex removed the ​top half, and Lihn brought her bottle of algae a little closer so they could see inside.'''

'''Laying at the bottom of the cylinder were two crystals. One  bloodred.'''

'''One colbalt blue. '''