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Chp17 Onwards and Upwards.

Unknown to the passengers on the Eternal, the remaining people on the Tipton were struggling through the stricken ship. With Zack supporting Cody and Moseby watching Woody the group had got through most of the decks and were getting closer to Deck 2. They passed empty cabins and discarded maids carts when the ship shook again. The group were sent sprawling on the floor of the corridor they were walking through. Moseby helped Bailey up, Woody screamed as the pain went through his hands. Cody crumbled to the floor. Zack reached down and picked him up with Moseby's help.

"Everyone okay?" Moseby asked. They all nodded and brushed the dust off themselves.

"What was that?" Zack asked.

"I think there are small explosions caused by the fire's. The ship is too well made to sink completely but those explosions could cause some major problems." Moseby said.

"It's probably the heating pipes that run from deck to deck." Cody suggested.

"Is there anything you don't know about stuff?" Zack asked.

"The fire's are no where near us right?" Woody asked.

"I don't think so." Moseby said. "They were in the lower decks."

"Then what is that?" Bailey asked pointing to a door. Smoke was billowing from the bottom.

"That's not good." Moseby said. "We need to get to deck 2."

"Where are we now then?" Zack asked.

"I have no idea." Moseby said.

"Great rescuers you lot are." Cody piped up.

"Quit your complaining you." Zack said.

"It looks like deck.......7." Cody said.

"Not far to go then. Come on." Moseby said. As they passed the cabins in front of them, the smell of smoke was getting stronger.

"I don't like the smell of that." Zack said.

"But you can stand the smell of your cabin." Cody said.

"The fire must have made it's way up here." Bailey said.

The smoke started to fill the corridor they were in and the group began to cough as it filled around them. They passed a small door and all of a sudden a bang sounded and the door flew off. The group were hurled to the floor again, flames licked at the door frame and over their heads. Debris was spread around them. Moseby helped Woody up while Zack was reaching for Cody.

"You okay buddy?" he asked.

"Oh just fine, loving every minute." He joked. Zack helped him up.

"Bailey!" Moseby called. There was no answer. The men all scanned around them but they couldn't see her. A small wall of debris had fallen around them blocking off some of the corridor

"Where is she?" Cody asked

"Bailey!" Zack called.

"Give me a hand Zack." Moseby called.

Zack helped Cody to sit beside Woody and with Moseby they began to dig around the debris. They moved wood and concrete with their bare hands, desperate to find the young lady. They soon made their way through. Bailey was laid the other side of the debris, coughing away. Zack reached over and grabbed her hand.
"Come on, this is not time to rest Bailey." He smiled. Bailey smiled through the cough. Zack helped her through the debris and she sat beside Cody and Woody. Zack leaned down catching his breath and the group all rested for a minute.

"We have to keep moving." Moseby said.

"That way is blocked." Zack said.

"Then we will go the other way." Moseby said. Zack helped Cody up and once again the group were running through the halls. Smoke following them.

They had managed to go up 2 decks when they had to stop. Smoke was filling the deck as they walked through and the adventures of the last hour were taking their toll on all of them.

They rested against a wall. Moseby checked Woody's sore hands while Zack checked on Cody.

"How are you feeling buddy?" He asked.

"Been better." He said.

"We will be out of here soon." Zack said.

"Is Woody okay?" Cody asked.

"He is tough. He once ate your famous Super Hot Flaming Hot Spicy Chilli without taking a breath remember. He will be fine."

"We should carry on, there is no way of knowing where the fires or damage is." Mr Moseby said.

"Let them rest Mr Moseby." Zack said.

"We are fine, I would prefer to be off this ship right now." Cody said. Zack helped his brother to stand and the tired group trudged on. They got to the end of the corridor and Moseby reached the door that led to the stairs. He opened it and was thrown back with force as flames shot from the stairway. Bailey and Zack ran over to pick him up while Woody pushed the door shut with elbows.

"You okay Mr Moseby?" Bailey asked.

"Yeah, fine. I guess that way is out of the question." Moseby said.

"Now where, we can't go on, we can't go back." Zack said.

"Is there any other way up?" Cody asked.

"The other side of the ship, we would never get there in time." Moseby coughed.

"So what do we do now?" Woody asked.

"We need to find a way up to the next deck." Zack said.

"The elevator." Moseby said.

"I thought they were out." Zack said.

"Yeah, but the inside of the shafts have ladders for staff to use as access, we can climb up one deck." Moseby suggested. He rushed to the nearby elevator and pulled a key from his key chain. He inserted it in a hole and the elevator door popped slightly. Zack and Bailey helped Moseby pulled the heavy doors aside and they soon opened. Moseby peered in and noticed the ladder that ran up the side of the shaft. The elevator was not in sight. He looked down the shaft and then up. He could see some smoke but nothing to worry about.

"We must hurry. I will go up first and help the injured up, I can pull them up if needed." Moseby said. He climbed out onto the ladder and quickly up the steps. He used his key and put it in a panel near the doors. They popped open and he tried with all his might to open them. They squeaked open and he wriggled through. Bailey was next up and Moseby helped her through. Woody winced as he climbed up, the pain going through his sore hands. Bailey and Moseby pulled him in.

"Come on buddy, your turn." Zack said helping Cody to stand.

"Well you did say one day you wanted to climb the shafts." Cody said. Zack smiled and helped Cody through the door. A sound behind them made them turn around. A glass door had smashed with the force of the fire behind it.

"You two okay?" Bailey called.

"Yeah fine. Cody is coming up." Zack called. He helped Cody up the few steps and Moseby reached down and helped him up the remaining few. They pulled Cody through the door and looked down to Zack. He had climbed out behind Cody. Zack looked up at the faces as he climbed up. All of a sudden the ship rocked. The group watched in horror as Zack's hand slipped from the ladder.