[center][color=darkgray][b][sub]E P I S O D E   FOUR :   D E E P  D I V E [/sub][/b][/color][b][color=bf2628][sup][h1]PRESERVATION[/h1][/sup][/color][/b][/center][center][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdhvXhvU2dc&t=75s]SOUNDTRACK[/url][/center]
[COLOR=bf2628][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]T H E  W H I T E  I S L A N D[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][sup][color=darkgray]June 15[sup]rd[/sup], 2021  |  18:43p.m.  |  Atlantic Ocean, Poseidonis[/color][/sup][/INDENT][/INDENT]
The Team was standing inside a conference room, attending Dr Bingley's lecture with his Atlantean colleagues. The room was modified with both magic and science to allow for non-Atlanteans to breathe and move around normally. 
[Color=Seagreen]"Welcome esteemed colleagues of the genetics field. I trust that you've all thoroughly analyzed the reports I've sent. I stand here today to present the most recent findings on a cure to counteract a controversial gene. This gene gives some Atlanteans dangerous magical powers"[/color]

He stepped away from the desk and went to stand in front of a projector screen. Different slides came into view, detailing the characteristics of said gene. The gene was ancient, as old as Atlantis itself. Over time systematic expungement destroyed most of it, while some got diluted and mixed into many different regular Atlantean strains. A very small percentage remained. It was a dormant trait, but when the right factors came together the trait became active. 

[color=Seagreen]"I have identified a specific designator of family lines belonging to a specific DNA strain"[/color] Dr Bingley pulled up the image of an eye shaped mark. A mark supposedly worn somewhere on the body by carriers of the gene. 
[color=Seagreen]"So far this is the only identifiable mark I've been able to find"[/color]

He cleared his throat and switched the images again. This part of his research he’d keep under wraps for now. Dr Bingley continued sharing the details of a proto type cure. 
[color=Seagreen]“As the gene and its carriers are incredibly difficult to track down, I have come up with the next best thing. A cure.”[/color]

Dr Bingley opened up one of his briefcases and pulled out some samples. 
[color=Seagreen]“I have developed a gene therapy which can be administered during all stages of prenatal care.” “It effectively gets rid of the gene, while leaving the remaining DNA intact”[/color]

A pair of Atlantean guards rushed into the conference room, interrupting the Professor mid sentence. 
[color=Lightcyan]"Poseidonis is being attacked by Deluge forces"[/color] One of them stated, trying his best the stay calm. The guard looked at everyone present in the room, reinforcements were needed. The other guard addressed Mirage. 
[Color=Cadetblue]"The king has requested the assistance of you and your Team. 
We need reinforcements at three separate locations. The Aquarium, The Salt processing plant and at AHARD 1."[/color]
He seemed to be the more level headed between the two, issuing out the commands given to him by Aquaman. 
[color=Cadetblue]"I'm going to the Aquarium, Aalto is taking his team to the Salt processing plant."[/color]

[color=Cadetblue]"We have to retaliate and figure out what they want."[/color]