"What is it?" Xaiden asked skeptically. It had been well established that their interests didn't align as far as antiques and artifacts went.
"This radio might actually work!" Jax exclaimed. "You gotta come see this!"
"Jax, I'm not going to understand it or be half as excited about it, you already know that." Xaiden sighed heavily, but still made his way over to Jax and Ewen, looking over their shoulders at the desk near the steps Jax was seated at. "Woah, what's all that?" Xaiden asked, taken back at the yellowing papers layered on the desk with complex formulas, maps, coordinates, and detailed sketches of strange objects.
"Whoever was here last left detailed notes about the radio. It looks a little different than some of the others I've seen out here, and it's connected to the one upstairs! I think I can follow these schematics and repair it!" Jax gushed. "Who ever did all of this must have been a genius but maybe also a little off their rocker, if you know what I mean."
"Go on," Xaiden dryly prodded after Jax paused for dramatic effect.
"Well, these notes keep referencing how to reach other planets." Jax answered sheepishly. "I can follow along with most of the notes about the radio, I just don't understand what they mean by other planets, unless it's a code somehow?"
"I-it's n-not j-just the r-radio notes," Ewen started nervously. "These m-maps are s-strange too." He placed one of the papers he'd picked up on top of the pile and pointed to a location marked, 'Portal'.
"What's strange about that? We use portals all the time to get around Zenith." Xaiden asked, confused. "Weren't there portals in use back then too? The technology is pretty old."
"Y-yeah, b-but there's n-no p-portal there anymore." Ewen explained. "This m-map covers the area near the s-school.
"Couldn't they have just moved some around over time?" Jax asked.
"B-but look at the l-legend at the bottom," Ewen continued, pointing to the small box at the bottom corner. "S-see? Blossom," he asked expectantly.
"You're gonna have to break this down a bit more, I don't get it." Xaiden said, scratching his head.
Ewen slid the map to the side and pointed at the notes Jax had been studying. "L-look, Blossom!" he said, peering at Jax who returned his look vacantly for a few moments before suddenly exclaiming.
"Ah ha!" Jax pulled the map back over with renewed interest. "Blossom is one of the so-called 'other planets' from the radio schematics!" Glancing back at Ewen, he asked, "Do you see any others on here? What about a 'Meridian'?"
"N-no, b-but I can c-check the o-other maps." Ewen responded excitedly. He studied the papers on the table carefully, organizing the maps as he stacked them in a pile. "W-were t-there any other planets mentioned?"
"So you guys are saying that the notes are referencing coded locations on the map?" Xaiden interjected. "Do you think it's some sort of smuggling route or something? Or other bunkers maybe?"