Very short. But quite important.
Bright light flooded the scanner, and a sudden gust of air whipped through, tossing Xandra's hair into her eyes. She squinted, still trying to see, but found this impossible. She shut her eyes and experienced a peculiar sensation. Something just beyond the surface of her skin seemed to be straining to escape, as if something was trying to pull whatever it was from her. Wind roared in her ears, but her heartbeat, which suddenly seemed much louder than normal, drowned it out. She was acutely aware of every beat, every breath that inflated her lungs. Xandra's body seemed heavy, so heavy, and the thing inside fought to escape from it. As the wind gave a powerful surge, it gave one last tug, then settled. All sound died, and the light dimmed, and, suddenly, Xandra was falling.
Xandra landed on her back and the ground beneath her lurched. Xandra's breath caught. It was moving, taking her elsewhere. Half of her wanted to open her eyes, to see what was going on, but she kept her eyes squeezed shut, afraid of where she might find herself. The moving floor took her a short distance before disappearing under her feet. Xandra's eyes snapped open as she was dumped unceremoniously to the floor a few feet down. Xandra tried to catch herself, but succeeded only in twisting her ankle. She hissed through her teeth, rubbing her throbbing ankle vigorously before looking about.
Xandra was surrounded by what seemed to be glass containers, all empty except for the one directly across from her, which contained-
"Ulrich!" gasped Xandra, leaping to her feet and regretting this instantly as her ankle gave a painful twinge. Ulrich's apparently lifeless body rested on the floor of the container. She started forward, only to bang her hands on glass. She realized with dismay that she, too, was trapped inside a glass container. She banged her fist against the side. "Ulrich!" she called. "Ulrich, are you okay?"
Ulrich did not stir nor reply.
"Hey!" she shouted. "Can anyone hear me? Hello! Jeremie? Someone?"
Only silence answered her. Xandra felt panic starting to creep over her. "Anybody! Help!"
No one answered. Xandra sank weakly to her knees. "Help," she repeated, softly this time, without much conviction. She was trapped in here, with Ulrich right there, possibly hurt, and no one could hear her. She had to get out. But how?
Xandra examined her container more thoroughly. It seemed to be made entirely of glass, except for the top, which had what looked to be a removable metal lid with a few controls on the inside. Xandra blinked, noticing this for the first time. She rose and stared at it. A keypad, two buttons, one green, one red, and a slot to plug something in. Xandra frowned thoughtfully. Maybe, if she could figure out the controls, she could get out. Her hand hovered hesitantly above the keypad. Just as she made up her mind to try, the tube suddenly roared to life. She jumped back, startled. The light was back, this time coming from the top. Xandra stumbled as the base of the container started to rise. She looked up and saw that the lid had come off to reveal a tunnel above. Across from her, Ulrich's body was also rising. The light grew brighter and brighter and…
Xandra found herself back in the scanner, steam billowing from the base. She stepped out shakily, and met the questioning gaze of Odd, Jeremie, and Ulrich.
"What happened?" Jeremie demanded.
Question:
Should they believe her?
Oh, and should I change the name of the fic, since I now know the main plot?