Journey to the Center of the Earth story
A team of explorers sets on a voyage to the Earth's core, following an earlier attempt years before.
13 total · 3 major · 10 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| Hollow Earth | major | The Avenger crew passed through the lava chamber of an active volcano and entered in a subterranean world over 100 kilometers below the Earth's surface. |
| subterrene | major | The Avenger vehicle could travel in any environment from air, to water, to solid rock. |
| travel into the Earth | major | The Avenger crew passed through the lava chamber of an active volcano and entered in a subterranean world over 100 kilometers below the Earth's surface. |
| Atlantis | minor | It was explained how the high priests of Atlantis had used a craft to descend into a volcano shortly before the demise of their city. They thereupon lived deep within the Earth and even built there a library. |
| fusion power | minor | The Avenger subterrene was fusion powered. |
| getting along together in a confined space for an extended period | minor | Some lip service was paid to the Avenger crew members having to spend six months cramped together inside the confines of their subterrene. |
| hologram | minor | The Avenger subterrene had a holographic navigation system. |
| human overpopulation | minor | Mr. Wentworth felt humanity was rushing headlong into oblivion in part because of overpopulation. |
| mole people | minor | The Avenger crew encountered a race of antagonistic troglodytes living beneath the surface of the Earth. |
| pollution in society | minor | Mr. Wentworth felt humanity was rushing headlong into oblivion in part because of pollution. |