A/N: I'm sorry about the delay in updating. I've been poorly all week with food poisoning and writing has been kinda difficult!
I also need a proof reader for a personal project – pm me if you are interested.
Anyway... here's the update...
The cage shook again and started to move, scraping along away from the wall. They all ran over to the front of the cage to try and figure out what was going on. As they searched they had no choice but to move to keep up to their cage.
They could see no way out of it.
"Do you think it's to lead us to our death?" Fitz asked.
"It's certainly leading us somewhere." Coulson pointed out.
He was worried that the cage was indeed forcing them to walk to their deaths. They walked an unfamiliar path, tripping occasionally on hidden tree roots. They had given up trying to see where they were going and were now checking the rest of the cage for an exit.
"Erm... guys. You might want to hold on!" They heard Ward shout from the front.
"What's going on?" Coulson asked, racing to his side. "Everyone. Hold onto the side. NOW!"
There was a mad scramble as the six of them placed their hands and feet in the square holes of the cage.
"Whatever you do. Don't. Look. Down!" Ward teased.
The floor of the cage suddenly disappeared as it crossed the top of a ravine.
"Why don't we try and climb to the outside?" Skye suggested.
"I don't think I could!" Simmons cried as she looked down.
"We're halfway across." May said, just as the cage stopped in midair.
"What's happening?" Fitz asked panicking.
"I don't know. But it can't be good!"
The cage lurched violently, almost dislodging Simmons. Ward saw her let go and keeping a tight grip on the cage with one hand, he caught Simmons with the other.
"You alright?" he asked as she regained her grip on the cage.
All Simmons could do was nod.
"Wait a second. Are we moving down?" Skye asked, feeling the cage move.
"Why are we moving DOWN?" Fitz shrieked, realising Skye was right.
"Everyone to the outside!" Coulson ordered.
Ward, May and Coulson all scrambled down before helping Skye, Fitz and Simmons to the outside.
The cage suddenly stopped, swinging for a moment or two, before slowly and painstakingly gaining height. When it reached the top of the ravine it continued on its way through the woods.
"Can't we jump?" Simmons asked.
Ward tried to put his foot on the ground and encountered two problems: the ground around them was that boggy it was like quicksand and the cage was picking up speed.
As the cage sped up Coulson realised they were headed downhill. He could hear Skye laughing next to him as the wind blew her hair about.
"I don't like this! I don't like this at all!" Simmons was repeating over and over again to no one in particular.
Only Fitz could hear her and, despite his panic, vowed to take Simmons onto a roller coaster.
"We're slowing." May called over the wind so that everyone could hear her.
"Ground's still too bad to jump!" Ward told them, retesting it with his foot.
The ground levelled out and so did the cage. They travelled for another 100 metres before the cage came to a stop.
"Oh Hell no!" Skye said as she saw what they had to do next.