Day 6.

Next morning TJ and the others woke up and together, they once again attacked the impossible.

After only a few minutes Gus fell to the ground and remained sitting on the stone while he, in vain, tried to compose himself.

Mikey immediately knew what was wrong with him. Just like those three who was asleep in the military blanket, he had weakened himself until he very soon wouldn't be able to continue.

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Lawson wasn't allowed to go outside. Every child in the town had been forced to stay inside since Friday as every parent was afraid that their children would be kidnapped to. But in some way he had succeeded to get his bike and go away before he was called back.

He couldn't take this anymore, deprived his freedom because of that Detweiler and his friends had disappeared, this was insane.

He arrived at the deadly pool of mud were he used to go to explore the caves sometimes.

But this time he didn't found what he wanted. His cave had collapsed.

For a while he tried to come up with something that would make the adults to clear it up for him, but as he couldn't find any solution he sat up on his bike again.

He was about to leave when he caught sight of six other bikes among the trees. He moved towards the place and then… he was very sure that one of them belonged to Vince La Salle.

Just as the lightning had stroke the cave, it now hit him.

They were still in there. He sat up on the bike and hurried to the police.

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Gus's breathing had been hard to control. TJ ran over to the well to get some water to cool him up again. Then Gus fell asleep.

TJ and Mikey looked at each other for a moment and then they turned away. There was no point to continue now when they had only two left.

Mikey sat down to cry, then he suddenly remembered them, the diggers. They were only two and they would surely make it. And Vince, Spinelli, Gretchen and Gus had all continued to dig until they had fallen to the ground.

He rose again and went back to the stones. If this was the end, he would not be we worse then his friends. They hadn't given up, he wouldn't give up either.

TJ presumably thought about the same thing, when Mikey started to dig again he rose too and went back to the heap to help him.

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