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into.”
    Ruby looked at everyone, seeing their disbelief after Clint spoke.
    “No, we agreed to come out and gather samples,” Marshall said, adjusting his pack. “We didn’t agree to come up against whatever in the fuck is making that noise.”
    “Who knows what it is, or how much it’s evolved living here,” another one replied.
    “We agreed to excavate, get samples,” another said.
    “No way in hell am I staying here with something that sounds like that ,” Marshall said and turned to look at the rest of the team. “I don’t know about any of you, but I sure as hell didn’t sign up to face off with the unexplained.”
    “Seriously?” Clint said. “You are on this team because that’s exactly what you signed up for. What do you think an expedition is?” The room stayed silent, but a few of the team members shifted on their feet. “We are here to uncover the unexplained. If you’re that adamant on leaving, no one is stopping you.”
    Marshall shook his head. “No, I didn’t sign up for that, Clint. I’m not risking my life, or worse, getting trapped in this mountain, just so your ego can be stroked if we find something.”
    “Something found us instead,” Richard said after Marshall spoke.
    Marshall faced Ruby again. “I’m sorry, Ruby, but I can’t go on with the expedition. I’ll wait out of the mountain for you, though.”
    She nodded. “You’re free to do what you want.” She wanted to explain that things would be okay, but how could she say that when she didn’t even know if that’s how it would work out?
    “If anyone wants to join me, now is the time. Who knows what other fucked up shit is in this mountain.” And then Marshall was heading out the tunnel they’d just came from, his posture stiff and the clear caution written on his face.
    “I’m sorry,” one of the team members said.
    She was shocked when all them of them left, but then again she didn’t feel fear, so she couldn’t let that emotion override her.
    And then it was just she and Clint, and she turned to look at the other man. “Maybe we should just call it quits, Clint. Marshall has a point—”
    “We came all the way out here to find something new, and we did,” he said adamantly. “I’m not leaving, but if you want to let fear take you then fucking leave.” He turned and looked around, shining the light where the team had left. “I’m going to find out what’s living down here, and I’m going to have my name attached to it.” He looked over his shoulder at her. “I’ve been working toward this my entire life, and I’m not going to let anyone or anything stop me, not even you, Ruby,” he said the last part with annoyance lacing his voice.
    She snapped her head back, shocked at the anger he directed toward her. “Clint, what in the hell?” Even if she had hoped she could have tried to calm down the team, she couldn’t blame them for wanting to leave. But Clint was agitated, and this whole expedition had showed her another man, one she didn’t really care for.
    Clint started making his way toward one of the other two tunnels branching out of the cave, and she took a step, her heart beating hard. “What are you doing?”
    Clint stopped and turned around. “I’m not just going to stay here and wait to make history.”
    “Clint, if we are going to stay we need to get a hold of the main office, tell them what’s going on.”
    He shook his head and looked at the tunnels again. “The rest of the team members will let them know as soon as they’re out of the mountain.”
    “No, we need to get a hold of them, Clint. We’re the leaders of this expedition.”
    Clint was already walking away from her and toward the tunnel. “Then go, Ruby. Make the call. I’ll be seeing what’s going on here.” He entered the cave, and the light was extinguished, the only illumination coming from the headlamp she wore.
    “Clint!” She shouted it, but he ignored her and kept making his way into the tunnel.