Bear's Arctic Research Station.
Boom!
Boom, boom, boom...
"What's going on?! There's been nonstop booming from the southwest ever since it started! Is it an avalanche?!" a scientist at the station exclaimed.
"No! It doesn't sound like one. It feels more like an earthquake?"
"Station chief, radar has detected an unstable aircraft signal above the source of the sound!"
"Hmm, let's do this! Send a drone over to take a look!" the station chief said.
"Yes! I'll get right on it!"
Soon, a small rotor drone took off from the research station and headed toward the source of the sound to investigate.
Before long, after the drone crossed a snowy mountain, footage of the scene appeared before everyone.
"This... what is this?!" Everyone stared blankly at the area, which was riddled with craters like a battlefield.
"Did... did someone fight a battle here? How could they use firearms and explosives in a place like the Arctic! I'm going to report them to the United Nations!" an environmentalist declared indignantly.
"No! That doesn't seem right. There's no smoke or residue from any explosions! Judging by when we heard the noise, whatever happened here only ended recently. If explosives were involved, the scene couldn't possibly be this clean!"
"Look over there! A chunk has clearly been sliced out of the ice in that area! The edges are too clean!"
"What about the aircraft? Where does radar show it now?" the station chief asked.
"It's disappeared! Radar has lost track of it!"
"What? Disappeared? Hmm... report this to the higher-ups! Send people over to look for clues, and make sure they don't disturb the scene!" the station chief said after some thought.
"Yes!"
It wasn't just Bear. Several nearby research stations were also drawn by the commotion and joined the investigation...
America's