Once everyone was securely fastened in their seats, they began powering up the ship's systems. The last check they had to make was their radio signal.
"Mission Control, this is Light of Hope, signal check.", Sandbar said.
"This is Mission Control, I have green lights across the board. You're clear to initiate power-up.", Twilight responded.
Yona flipped a switch and the impellers began spinning. Twilight said they would count down to launch on their mark. In a few moments, the system percentage read 100%.
"Mark.", said Ocellus.
"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, LAUNCH!", Neighsay counted down.
The clamps holding the ship were disengaged from top to bottom and the ship began to fall towards the water.
*SPLASH*
The ship broke the surface of the ocean and dove into the darkness. After leveling up the ship, Sandbar and his team swung their seats around so that they faced forward. They navigated past sinking rocks and eventually reached a deep drop. They angled the nose down and jumped to full throttle. Gallus began to charge the lasers and fired them ten seconds before they reached the ocean floor. The ship entered the crust and drilled deeper than anyone had ever gone. They made the transition into the mantle after 15 minutes.