VSR-2: Talos FG as a high school science fair project, however, the research into affordable humanoid robotics began as far back as 2005 in his middle school years and included his former partner, Anthony Winterton. The prefix 'VSR-2' is an acroname meaning Variable Sequenced Robot - 2nd Model. The name 'Talos' originated in Greek mythology, and was a giant man of bronze who protected Europa in Crete from pirates and invaders by circling the island's shores three times daily while guarding it. It is sometimes referred to as history's first recorded concept of a humanoid robot. 'FG' is another acroname meaning Final Generation,
Escape from the Island of Aquarius escorted by Candle, the Polynesian man who originally brought them to the village. On the way back to their boat, however, Candle beckons the Coopers down another path. The Coopers initially resist, but after the rope bridge connecting the main island to the harbor proves too precarious to cross, decide to see what Candle wanted to show them. Following the path, they come across an abandoned and partially submerged village. The Coopers then return to the main village and explore the forest again, this time finding a pit containing what appear to be animal and human bones, and suspect it