The squirrel darted through the door, remaining struck half way across it. The propellor located under the tail of the metallic Sciuridaea burst up again, forcing the door to swivel all of a sudden around its hinges, finding abrupt rest over the internal wall.
A metallic and impersonal "Ouch!" was heard by the Vanguardians, followed by a warm and welcoming voice. "Vanguardians! Luckily you have arrived! Come in, come in!".
The Vanguardians looked at each other puzzled and then all of them looked at Phil. "Well? It's safe going there?" asked Brianna.
Phil nodded. "I feel no harm from the minds inside. It's like they were waiting for us".
"Who is waiting for us?" asked Ed.
Grissom snorted, spitting the cigarette and squashing it under the foot. "Just one way to know: let's go inside!" He moved firmly toward the door, followed by the others, a little more hesitant.
The British adventurer stopped over the door. There were many people inside, all sporting an apprehensive look, minus a tall, bearded man, around sixty years of age, smiling at he newly arrived heroes.
Grissom's eyes widened. "Doc? Doc Quantos?"
The man came forward. The others Vanguardians stepped in, and while Griss shook hands with Quantos, BruteForce freed the Robo Squirrel from the wooden embrace of the door.
"It's Doc Quantos the third. The Doc Quantos you knew was my great-great-grandfather."
Grissom frowned. "Then, how did you recognised us?"
Grissom pointed his finger at a point behind Griss and the other Vanguardians. "Look. Everybody remember you"
The six Vanguardians plus Squirrel turned at unison. behind them, in the vast hall, there was a big holographic monument, featuring images of many people: there was Dirk Bell with guns in hands, Grimm weaving his blue glowing axe, Chance pointing his finger outward, like leading them, Edulcore with spread wings, Blackwulf, Mxy with his top hat, Agent Turner surrounded by crackling lighting-bolts, a sort of turtle man and a furry and fuzzy being.
The Vanguardians' jaws dropped at unison.
"Baahgrupta?" wondered Rama.
Ed shook his head: "And... and Uncle Otto?"
