Danny sat on Lindsay left side. A rod lay next to her arm as a splint. He'd ripped off one of his sleeves and cut it up into strips. "Alright, last one Lindsay. Ready?"

Lindsay nodded slowly. She set her mouth firmly as Danny tied the last strip to her arm. Lindsay cried out in pain. Streams of her face near her eyes had cleaned of debris from her tears. She hated showing the pain she was in with Danny right beside her, but she couldn't hold it in when he began trying to set her arm.

Danny winced, rubbing her shoulder, trying to comfort her. He could see the pain she was in. The amount Lindsay was showing visual could only be a fraction of what she felt. The steel beam was barely holding above her body. If it slipped, it could easily crush her…and kill her.

Come on Flack, hurry. Danny thought. He looked down the staircase. There had to be a way to clear that.

"Whatever you're thinking Messer, don't do it." Lindsay said.

Danny looked down at Lindsay. "That's the only way out, Linds. Someone has to clear it."

"That's doesn't mean you have to risk your neck trying to get down there!" Lindsay replied. "Maybe Don's made it out?"

Danny looked down the stairs. Lindsay was right. Flack had to have found his way out by now. But even if he had, they still needed to clear a path up to them. Except Danny couldn't leave Lindsay, not in the condition she was in. Danny nodded and sat back down near Lindsay.

The silence was broken by a small sound. Danny looked around for the sound. "Do you hear that?"

"It sounds like a phone." Lindsay said.

Danny jumped up and checked his pockets, "Mine's gone."

"I left mine up in the office." Lindsay said. "It's probably blown to kingdom come now."

Danny nodded. "I'll be back." he hurried down the stairs in search of the phone. He followed the vibrations down to where he had woken. Danny flipped the debris, searching for his phone. He moved quickly, trying to find the phone before it stopped ringing. "C'mon, c'mon, keep ringing."

But his search was in vain, as the ringing finally stopped. Danny stopped searching through the debris and lowered his head. There was always the chance of it ringing again, but who knew when that would happen. Danny made his way down the stairs where he had woken after the explosion. His phone had to be within distance of his starting location. Even if he had to search step by step for his phone, Danny was going to find the damn thing.

"Hey Montana, talk to me. It's gettin' too quiet." Danny called.

"Do you know the time?" Lindsay asked.

Danny checked his watched. The face was crack, but it was still working. "It uh…comin' up on ten."

"So we've been here for almost two hours." Lindsay said. "Feels like a lot longer."

Danny kept the realistic comment of them being in there for a lot longer, but Lindsay was panicked enough for the moment. "Yeah, but when it's over, it's all a memory."

"I'll be glad for that one." Lindsay said.

"How're ya holdin' up, up there?" Danny asked. He tossed a handful of debris from the stairs over the railing. He groaned and looked to his hand. There was a deep gash crossing from his index finger down to the right corner of his palm. Now there was a large about of dust and grime in the cut, causing it to burn painfully.

"You alright?" Lindsay asked.

Danny gently closed his fist. "Yeah. Why do ya ask?"

"I heard you." Lindsay answered.

Danny laughed lightly. "You got good hearing Montana."

"No, you're just loud, Messer." Lindsay replied.

"Well don' worry 'bout me Montana." Danny said. "I've cleared several steps but I haven't found my phone yet. And I'm positive it's between you and me."

"Ok, so what's the plan?" Lindsay asked.

"I'll keep lookin'. Maybe we'll get lucky and we'll be found. Or maybe it'll ring again. Either way, we need that phone." Danny explained. He started clearing the next step. "You just yell if you need help."

"Got it." Lindsay said.

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