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J.C. reached base, which was hidden underground, beneath an apartment complex at the edge of the city. It seemed to be the least likely place to hide anything, which was perfect for them. As an anti-sanctuary group consisting mainly of other Swans, they were not liked by either human nor other Swans, who say that they were traitors.

The young boy walked down, and down, stair case after stair case. You'd think that they were heading towards hell itself. It was cold and dark, the stairs were rusted and damp. If this wasn't the safest place, J.C. would have stayed away from a place as creepy as this, but for people like him, it was necessary. He simply whistled as he descended the stairs.

He finally reached the bottom floor, as he went up to a nearby pipe, and knocked at the wall sequentially, and in a specific order. Most would have found this strange, but he was activating the hidden switches that then removed a small part of the wall, revealing a keypad. He input the password into the pad, causing another part of the wall to come down, and showing a door which J.C. walked through. Then he was in a long hallway, but this time, it was brighter and cleaner. The walls were a silvery white, with dark carpets lining the floors. He turned to the fifth door on the right, which was his room, and dumped the large bag of cash he had been carrying all this time under his bed. Not exactly the most creative place, surly, but he was confident no one would have a reason to even search his room. He plopped into bed, turning on the TV, when he saw news of a bank worker being arrested for attempted robbery. "What is this world coming to?" J.C. smirked slyly. The news then turned to something much darker. A special report. The anchor was describing an explosion going of at one of the buildings in the city, causing the building to catch fire, and J.C. knew, would collapse in a matter of hours. J.C. sighed. "Really?" He asked the TV. "What has this world come to?"

His curiosity taking over, he leaped off his bed, and ventured back out to the surface, wanting to observe the situation himself.