The flight was as turbulent as Adam had expected but Adam didn't expect such a warm welcome when he was being welcomed into his motel for the excavation dig.
Adam left home on Saturday, there was a layover on one of the islands on Sunday and Adam landed in Caramanga on Monday. Adam was already anxious to get back home, as he spoke to his officiates and they wouldn't mind setting up an office in the MidWest for Adam to work from.
Adam worked for an archeology project that had connections with Queen Consolidated. Working with such generous shareholders is exactly why Adam has thrown himself into his work, because he knows not everyone is as lucky.
That night is room, Adam video called Janey and she seemed to have been crying all day.
"What's wrong, Janey?"
"Don't worry about me, I'm just thinking about you so far from home right now." she kept looking away at the screen "But I'll tell you about it when you get home."
"Promise?" Adam showed a hooked index finger.
"Promise" Janey said wiping an empty tear duck.
As Janey hung up, she saw that Adam had a white ribbon on his chest and accidentally called out to Adam.
Adam hung up before he could catch what Janey said.
There was no signal to call Janey back so Adam decided to call her back the next day, as soon as he got a chance.
Adam made it to the excavation site with a few of the locals help, apparently the site wasn't far from a dangerous Incun village.
Throughout the day, Adam kept checking his phone for a message but didn't see anything so he figured he'll check back with his sister when he gets back to his motel room.
Just before they finished up for the day, a few of the men got separated from the group and wound up near said Incun village. Adam decided to go with a local to hopefully resolve an issue that could make working there an issue in the coming weeks.
When they arrived, they saw that two of the men were sickly and restrained. Adam and the translator tried to keep an open mind as they knew they were no where near the authorities.
"Hello there..."
The translator speaks, Incun speaks back.
"He says 'You shouldn't be here.'.
"You can tell him, we're not here to disrespect their land, just do some research."
"He says the skyspirits warned of your arrival."
"I'm sure they did but we need our colleagues to complete our work and go back home."
"He says that they did not harm these men, that they have been influenced by the skyspirits" the Incun kept speaking "but sometimes the amount of energy the skyspirits gives us is too much for a body that isn't used to it."
"Noted, now let us take them back to get medical treatment."
"He says that you will return home and that we will see you again."
"Good, you grab that man, I'll grab..."
The translator grabs Adam's forearm.
"No senior," the translator looks Adam in his eyes "The man says that skyspirits meant to say that directly to you."
At that moment a giant beam of light hits both Adam and the translator, they both start feeling like their entire body is vibrating.
Without thinking, Adam pushes the translator away and Adam instantly vanishes from that spot.
