Author note: Mr. Alastair is just a space filler character. I needed a name for the team leader so I went with that.


"If there were no thunder, men would have little fear of lightning."
― Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea


" !" Deryn jumped a little at the team leader , 's, booming voice. "Aye, sir. What is it?" The Stout man pointed in the direction on the elevator they entered from, "Send the elevator back up so the next team can come down." Deryn gave a quick "Yes sir." Gathering herself and quickly made her way to the old creaking machine. She pulled the external lever to send it back up, It budged a few feet before it's lights sputtered out and it plummeted back down. "Oh barking spiders." She hissed to herself before turning around back to everyone else.

Alek and 6 other men were still staring amazed at the city. Volger and the team leader were having some argument of sorts over whether to separate the team or stick in one large group. "Aye, . The elevator broke down." She pulled at her collar nervously a little, "I don't think it, or anyone else will be going anywhere now." Alastair and Volger looked at Deryn. The rest of the crew, drawn to the alarming news, turned and looked at Deryn with mixed expressions of shock and fear. "Did I hear you correctly," He rushed up to Deryn and the elevator, "You mean to say…our only way out is no longer available?" He snapped at her as she moved out of his way. She could tell he was distressed already, He'd been acting sparatic about this suicide mission sense they were assembled earlier that day.

Volger had come up to the elevator. Alek not far behind, and proceeded to investigate the controls. Gradually the other men gathered around, curios on whether it could be fixed or not. Volger shook his head, turning around to them. "I cannot fix this, it has been aged beyond repair." A small ripple of shocked chatter spread through the small group. Alek spoke up, "This city is huge, and there must be more entrances and exits then just this one." The group quieted down a bit, one of them eventually responded back, "So all we have to do is find another elevator?" "Aye, and we can complete what we came here for as well while we are at it." Alastair announced.

He Gathered everyone together, and with Alastair and Volger at the head of their team, they headed out into the great city, unaware of their coming fate.