The cage set off and they were now approaching a wall with a hole in it.
The hole only appeared big enough for the cage to pass through.
"MOVE!" Coulson shouted.
Everyone raced as fast as they could to the back of the cage. If they were on the sides or on the top they would be scraped off the cage by the wall and would land in the oozing sucking mud..
Ward made it first, followed by May, Skye, Coulson and Fitz.
"Simmons! Come on. You have to move!"
They were 50 metres from the wall
"I can't! I can't do it.!" She replied. She had frozen on the side of the cage.
25 metres.
10 metres.
Ward scrambled to the side of the cage and grabbed hold of Simmons.
5 metres.
He pulled her to safety just as the cage scraped against the wall. The resulting jolt almost dislodging everyone.
"Everyone ok?" May called as she tightened her grip on the cage.
"Yeah!" Fitz shouted.
"Talk about white knuckle rides!" Skye whooped. She was terrified of falling off, but for some reason she couldn't work out, was enjoying the ride.
"I'm ok." Coulson confirmed.
"We're good!" Ward told her, indicating himself and Simmons. He made sure she had a good hold on the cage before letting go of her.
The cage carried on its journey.
"Hey! We're slowing down!" Fitz called brightly.
Coulson tried to get off the cage, but the ground was still a quagmire.
"Doesn't mean we can get off the damn thing though!" he confirmed.
"We must be going uphill." Simmons told them. It was the only other reason she could think of for the cage to be slowing.
"It's got to end soon. Doesn't it?" Fitz asked.
"My hands are going numb!" Skye moaned.
"We need to be prepared for another change in direction." Ward warned them.
"Why do you say that?" Coulson asked.
"There is some sort of webbing above us."
Skye, May, Fitz and Coulson all looked up into the air.
"I don't see anything!" Fitz said.
"Neither do I!" Coulson said.
"It's there alright." May confirmed catching a glint of metal in the sky.
"You sure?" Coulson asked.
"Absolutely."
"Guys. My feet are starting to get wet!" Skye told them.
Taking their eyes off the sky everyone looked down to find they were entering the river. Skye scrambled up a few more rows of the cage. As they got further into the river they noticed, instead of gliding across the top at the depth they had just been, the water level was rising forcing them all to climb higher up.
They got halfway across the river and the cage stopped.
They heard multiple grinding and clanking noises and they felt the cage judder again. To their horror the cage started to move UP!
Ward pushed Simmons onto the top of the cage and climbed on the top himself. May, Skye, Coulson and Fitz took his lead and followed.
Ward and May kept an eye on the webbing. They were getting closer and closer to it. As the two metals connected a small surge of electricity passed through them all at the same time sparks flew making Skye and Simmons scream.
"That was a stroke of genius Ward." Coulson said.
He was sure if they were forced to hold on inside the cage they would have all landed in the river.
"Sometimes I have smart ideas."
The cage continued to move, except now it was moving diagonally up. They all managed to relax a little and rub the cramp that was starting to form in their hands from holding on for so long. They could also move around and stretch.
They were guided through the air for what felt like an hour before a building loomed on the horizon.
"Great. Another creepy building!" Fitz moaned.