She couldn't sob, she couldn't cry, she couldn't speak. With no tears left in her, she began to slowly press on his chest, although she knew full well he had no hope of surviving. "Elmer." She managed to squeak out as she placed her lips to his and began to breathe for him. When she sat back, he was still dead, still long gone but never forgotten. It was at that point she began to hear a faint bell ringing. Was this the little girl she had heard about but dismissed scientifically?

When a little girl in a ragged brown dress, trailing a tatty doll and holding a bell in her hand, appeared in front of her, Lona almost had a heart attack.

"No, this can't be happening!" she told herself.

"Elmer, Elmer, it's time to go." The girl with scraggly hair announced. She was a cute looking child with a sweet smile molded on her pale face but Lona still couldn't grasp the fact that this was the little girl that sally druse had told everyone about. She closed her eyes, scrunching them tight, allowing no more tears to fall and no emotions to surface. When she opened them again, she was in for a bigger shock...

"Ah!" Her voice caught in her throat and she was ready to faint as an anteater type creature was sniffing Elmer, almost as if he was accessing him.

"It's not his time, mary." The anteater announced as he nudged some life back into the young med student.

"But it is, he died!" Mary exclaimed but sighed when the anteater gave her that look. "Antibus..." she began but he held up a paw, (if that was possible).

"What the hell are you?!" Lona asked in a deep tone, her voice shaking violently.

"The gatekeeper, now are you gonna come over here and comfort this poor unconscious man??" Antibus asked in a gruff voice.

"He's not unconscious, he's dead!" She rolled her eyes and almost felt the same sickly feeling spreading back over here.

"Not anymore he's not." Antibus announced and Lona frowned. "It's not his time, Paul was wrong to try and kill him."

"Paul?" Lona asked, feeling her head begin to spin.

"Yes, the boy, the one that done the damage." Antibus answered as the ground began to shake.

Chris stood by as another earthquake tremor shook through the whole building, but had to grab onto Hook as she swayed.

"When is it going to stop???" she cried and he looked at her, seeing the fear in her eyes.

"Soon." He spoke, trying to sound comforting, but couldn't and he knew it. His inability was confirmed by the sight of tears welling up in her eyes.

"It's never been this bad!" She choked, trying to stop her voice shaking and he swallowed.

"It'll be over soon." He repeated but she shook her head, scrunching her eyes tightly to disable the tears from falling. It was a sign of weakness and she didn't want him thinking she was weak, that would make him think less of her.

She let go of him before leaning herself against the lift wall, fearing for both of their lives. She looked over at the warning stickers on the wall.

'Don't use in event of earthquake.' One read and she scoffed.

Too late now...