Fargo was leaning over as far as he could with his hand out trying to reach Carter's hand.
"I can't reach," Carter struggling to get free from the mud. Hearing the door open. "I'm stuck, Henry."
"I can see that." Henry wanted to laugh but he didn't dare. Not yet anyway. They could laugh at this later. But right now he had to help his friends. He went looking around some. He spots a broom standing the corner. That might work.
"Here Fargo try this."
"A Broom," Fargo shakes his head.
"You got to be kidding me guys, that's the best you can do." Carter, commented Henry stood in front of Fargo leaning forward. Carter was able to grab on to it. The two men pulled and pulled. Slowly Carter was inching closer to them. As soon as Carter was able to reach the railing, Fargo lost his footing and went flying backwards, landing hard on his backside. Carter couldn't help it but a chuckle escaped his lips. Fargo glared Cater down as he got to his feet.
"Sorry it was..."
"Priceless..." Henry added. Allison and Tess, who was now in a coat, entered the room.
"We have to get out of here." Allison called. "we are losing time." She walked closer to Henry. "She's cold, we have to get her some warmer cloths," she whispered. She smiled at Carter. "How are you?"
"Just a little water," he shook his head to show her, as water went flying.
"Thanks, Carter." Pounding of footsteps made Henry nervous.
"We have to leave now." Fargo hurried them towards the secret passage.
"In there?"
"Yes, now go, go. Before we get caught." Carter had a confused look on his face as he got on all fours and entered the darken area.
"We will tell you about that later." Allison said reading his mind. How does she do that? Carter thought. She always does that to me. Everyone enter the small area before the door creaked open some. Light appeared on the floor, but no one seemed to enter the room. Fargo was holding his breath. If anyone moves, we are dead. The lump in his throat was growing by the minute. He was just waiting on a hand to grab him. He could feel sweat popping out all over his face. He took in a shaky breath, when the door closed back again.
"You guys crawled through here?" Carter asked.
"Yes, they wouldn't let us in the front."
"So you dug us out?" he was not trying to be funny. He didn't know about the secret passage all the time that he had been here in Eureka.
"Over to the dark side." Fargo added for fun.
"Fargo," everyone shouted. Fargo snorted and they continued on. They crawled, for a miles, well that's what it felt like to Carter. Reaching the end Fargo stopped. Now what do I do?
"How are we going to open it from this side?" asked Allison as she squeezed her way closer to Fargo. Just outside the trap door. Fargo thought he heard talking.
"Lucas, we've been over here two times," Zoe sniffed. "No sign of any of them."
"We will find them."
"Zoe, Lucas." Fargo called out to them. Zoe looked to the left while Lucas looked right.
"Who? I don't see anyone."
"Down here, Lucas."
"Where?"
"Bend down," Fargo wanted to call him a name but bit his tounge. When he saw him, well his eyes, he knew that
they were their only chance of getting the door opened. "See the nail to the right...sorry I mean your left."
"Yes, why?"
"Pull it out...but make sure no one is watching you."
"Fargo is that you?" asked Zoe as she now came into view as well. "What are you doing down there?"
"We'll explain that later. Just..."
"Kiss me Zoe,"
"What?" Carter asked. "Get your hands..." Allison put her hands to his lips.
"Shhh...Carter." Allison could see some boots next to the door. "We will get caught."
"What are you kids doing over here?" a loud voice echoed from outside.
"We just..." Lucas started.
"Move it along. Move it along." Fargo swallowed. That's why he...but what about us.