Author's Note: Alrighty! Second chapter! I'm not sure if I can update as quickly but i will try my best!


Last time… "Can we not go down there?" asked Syd, who seemed very frightened.
"We have to if we want the noise to stop." With that, Bridge went down the steps first towards the basement. Z followed suit. Syd was reluctant at first but she'd rather stick with her friends than to stay up there alone. The steps never seemed to stop. That was until Bridge saw dim bluish white light ahead of him.

OOOoooOOOoooOOOoooOOOooo

"Guys, there's light at the end of this staircase," stated Bridge. He heard hurried footsteps coming towards him. Suddenly, "Ah!" Syd missed a step and came crashing into Z who in turn, rammed into Bridge. The three of them fell into a pile on the floor.

They groaned slightly from the fall. "Syd, watch your step will you?" hollered Z. Her voice seemed to bounce off the walls of wherever they were. Bridge stood up and stared at the sight before him. So, this is where the light and sounds were coming from.

Syd and Z stood up as well and stared at what Bridge was looking as. Their jaws nearly touched the ground. Right in front of them was a gigantic glass jar. It was surrounded with computers and control panels, probably from 40 years ago. However, it wasn't the computers and control panels that shocked them.

Inside the jar was a girl clad in a pure white dress that reached to her knees. She was suspended in what looks like water. An oxygen mask was covering her mouth and nose. She had long hair that floated around her, creating a sort of back drop around her. The sight was so surreal. She looked so peaceful.

"Is she alive?" Syd broke the silence that enveloped the three.

Z walked towards the computers. All of them showed blank screens except for one. She took a look at it. It was monitoring her pulse, brain waves and most importantly, it was keeping her alive. Bridge and Syd came up behind her and stared at the monitor.

"So, she's still alive. After how long?" asked Syd.

"By the looks of it, she's been in there for over 40 years." Answered Z.

"Well, we better search around for something that may give us a clue as to who she is and who put her in there. Also, we have to find a way to put an end to the noise. I think it has bothered the residents quite enough." Mentioned Bridge.

The three went their separate ways in the basement to search for clues. About five minutes later, Syd found something.

"Guys, over here. I may have got something." Z and Bridge went towards her. She was holding up a book and a file. Bridge took hold of the file while Z took the book.

"Let me see what's written in here." Mused Z. Syd stood beside her and read with her. Bridge went over to the glass jar and stared at the girl inside. He somehow had the feeling that he saw her somewhere before. He thought and thought but nothing came up. So instead of thinking some more, he asked Syd and Z what they found out.

"Well, to start of, that girl inside is Kayla Marie Adonis." Began Z.

"What? Kayla Marie Adonis?" repeated Bridge.

"Yea. Why?" asked Syd.

"She's the girl I saw in the portrait. What happened to her?"

"It's stated here that she got shot in the middle of a party. The bullet was removed but she never woke up since then. The doctors wanted to plug out the wire and let her die because there was nothing else that they could do. Apparently, her father refused to let that happen. He asked private doctors and scientist to find a way to keep her alive until there was a method to wake her up from her slumber."

"Is that all? There's nothing else on her family?" Bridge enquired.

"Well, that's it. This was the only entry written. No other family members in here as well." Answered Syd.

Bridge gave a long sigh. "So, that leaves us with this then." He held up the file. He then flipped the file open. There were blue prints on the mansion.

"Look here. There are solar panels installed at the roof of this mansion." He pointed to a certain area of the blue print. "Its connected to this generator. So, I suppose that this entire thing has been running on electricity until the current was severed. So, it had to rely on stored solar power to power this up."

"Interesting. How are we supposed to end the noise?" asked Syd, getting a tad bit edgy.

"Well, there's a switch at that end," Bridge pointed to his left. "But if you cut the power, she can only stay alive for about fifteen minutes." He pointed to the side note made on the blue print.

"Fifteen minutes is all we need." Stated Z. "Come on! We have a life to save. And end this noise."

Z went to find the switch. When she did she called out to Bridge and Syd. When they answered back, she flipped the switch. The noise began to die down slowly. So did the light coming from the jar. Bridge and Syd switched on their torches and waited for something to happen.

As the light began to go dim, the glass jar began to rise slowly. The liquid started to pour out at an alarming rate. The gas mask on Kayla detached itself from her. Bridge and Syd braced themselves to catch her in case she falls. When the glass was above Kayla's head and the water drained, she fell down like a rag doll. Bridge and Syd caught her in time.

Z returned to them. Bridge carried Kayla in his arms. Syd held his torch for him. Soon, the three of them were running up the stairs, into the hall and out the mansion.

"Syd, contact Sky and tell him we're coming back." Instructed Bridge once they reached the jeep.

"Z, I want you to keep her alive. There's an oxygen mask underneath your seat." He instructed while he handed Kayla over to Z.

"Hang on everybody. This is probably going to be a very bumpy ride." He got the engine running and instantly put the put the pedal to the metal with the sirens on.


"Who is she?" asked Sky.

"We found her in the mansion. We need to bring her back to life." Said Bridge. Kayla was placed on a stretcher. SPD scientists and medic were rushing her to the operation room. Syd and Z were close behind.

The four of them followed her until she disappeared behind the doors of the operation room. One of the scientist came out with a medic.

The scientist asked in what state she was found in. Bridge answered. "She was suspended in some kind of liquid. Her vitals were still in order only that she wasn't awake."

The scientist nodded his head and said, "That liquid she was suspended in was to make sure that she did not age a single day from when she began to slip into coma. In other words, she's suspended in time."

"So, time practically froze for her." Stated Z. The scientist nodded.

"Right now, we are about to send tiny electrical shocks to her brain to try wake her up from the coma." Began the medic. "However, the procedure may kill her. The survival rate is only 50 percent."

"Do you want to continue?" asked the scientist.

Bridge, Syd and Z looked at Sky. He took a deep breath and thought for a while. Finally, he said, "Yes. Do it."

The two were about to return to the operation room when Bridge spoke. "Can I go in there? I… I just want… you know…"

"Okay. But only you can go in. The rest of you wait outside here." Said the medic.

Bridge nodded and walked in with the medic and scientist. Syd stared at the sight. Something inside of her lurched. Even though she knows she had feelings for Sky, she can't help feeling a tinge of pain when Bridge went in the operation room to be with that girl he didn't even know. What's happening to me?


Author's note: So, how was that? Dramatic? not? boring? just pour out your thoughts.