"This," Anaxis said, as he stepped back into the bridge, "is the bridge of the cruiser." The entire room was illuminated by the eery white light above the long room, and from the opening at the front of the ship. He looked up at the large, green crystal that seemed to float on its side. His Ghost appeared a second later. "[i]Shall I?"[/i] "You know what to do." He responded. With that, Maxus floated up to the giant dormant crystal. He was halfway there before Anaxis stopped him. "Maxus." He looked back down at his Guardian. "Be careful. That isn't like any other Hive machination." He warned. And then turned and glided up once more. He hoped nothing would go wrong. He needed this information. Without much to do but wait, he looked at Alice. "You were about to ask a question before we came in here, I believe?"