Hey guys,

Welcome back to another chapter of Trapped Until Dawn. Time to get into the real part of the story.

BTW, to starelight (again), there's no need to worry about me not uploading. I am not going to stop making this story, even if it takes me a while to upload.

Anyway, on to chapter 13.

Ryan's pov, Mines, 4:01

He looked towards me but also didn't seem to see me and he immediately moved towards the gap in the wall where Emily was currently hiding. The figure moved towards Emily and went to grab her...

Emily shrieked an ear-piercing scream as he grabbed hold of her. She struggled in his grip as he tried to shush her up to no avail. I was just about to break through the wooden boards to save her but, before I could, I noticed a large creature descend from the ceiling onto the cave floor.

"Use these!" The flamethrower guy shouted to Emily as he pasted her a bag and advanced towards the creature. I heard Emily scream as she disappeared down a hole in the gap in the wall. I guess he's a good guy.

The stranger spewed flames towards the creature but it looked like it jumped back. The flames stopped abruptly and the creature lunged towards him and pushed him into the boards I was currently behind and crashed through them, pushing me back. He landed on his back, flamethrower still in hand, and the creature was leering over him.

Now that they were on my side of the opening, I could see the creature clearly. It was a very large, lanky, bipedal monster. It's skin was gray all over, had claws the length of hammering nails. It had a grotesque face, with sharp, jagged teeth that looked like they could bite through bone, and gray, cloudy eyes that stared dead-eyed at you.

The flamethrower guy clicked the trigger on his flamethrower and that seemed to scare the monster back with the flames, but now it was eyeing me up.

"OH FUCK!" I said as I staggered back and started to run back the way I came.

I looked behind me to see the creature coming after me but the stranger must have heard me because the flames from the flamethrower had been shot out and had caught it on the back and it stopped, going back after him instead of me. Lucky me.

I continued running anyway, trying to get as far away from that thing as possible, heading right past the way I came from to get to Emily and down another pathway that curved round.

I stopped running when I thought I was far enough away and continued speed walking down the tunnel I had ended up in, determined to find Emily as fast as possible and get the hell out of here.

I walked down the cavern towards a slope that lead down farther into the mines but I saw another path that lead elsewhere but I ignored it in favour of the way downwards.

I followed the path down until it flattened out but before I could continue on farther, a totem vision stopped me.

I saw Mike walking away from my field of view, with the expression of 'I don't want to do this' or 'I can't do this'. I also noticed that he had a gun in his hand.

The vision ended, surprisingly quickly, but I didn't let it deter me and I continued on, picking up the pace a bit more.

I heard a scream up ahead so I sprinted towards it, hoping to help in some way. I noticed as I ran that the walls were covered in wooden planks that I could see through to the other side. I continued running, looking up ahead and through the planks to see if I could see Emily, the monster or even the stranger.

Suddenly, the paths merged together into one and, apparently because I'm a really fast runner, I came up behind Emily and the monster chasing after her. They went left so I rushed past them to the right, but I manged to see her go up in a elevator with the monster crawling up the side.

I ran down the right path which lead to a upward slope that spiraled round so I started to climb up it. Jesus, this mine is like an up and down rollercoster I though as I run up said slope.

I got the top of the slope and ran down the path at the top to see more wooden planks covering gaps in the rock wall and on the other side was the outside and what looked like a sort of mining facility with all of the coal transporting conveyors, while I was technically still in the mines with planks separating me from the outside.

I looked around the area and saw Emily run out of the elevator as fast as she could as the monster jumped of the side of the lift and crawled towards her. She managed to pull a chain that unlocked a container full of rocks that blocked the creature's way, and slowed it down, but it didn't stop it, as she climbed some steps.

I ran farther down the path to see what was happening, round to the side where I could see the whole facility. She had pulled down two barrels, and lit the flammable liquid that came out of the last one with a flare that she had gotten out of the bag the stranger had given her, even though the monster had climbed on the roof.

She jumped down and flipped a lever to turn on the conveyor belt to go up it faster seeing as it was the only way out. She climbed on it and crawled up it with the speed of it.

It looked like she could jump off the conveyor if she wanted to, but decide not to, but that proved to be dangerous as there was a hole at the top that she didn't quite jump over. I was scared that something would happen but she managed to clamber out and carry on her way out, the monster climbing the conveyor after her.

She ran across a walkway into a little, wooden, broken down building and looked back at the monster before quickly going through a door made of timber to her left, my right, closing it and bolting it shut. She foolishly stopped for a breather, thinking that she was safe, but she was wrong as the creature burst the frail door and bite her on the shoulder.

Screaming and panting, she jumped across various beams towards a zipwire as the abomination busted through the door completely and leaped after her. I sighed with relief as Emily managed to jump up to the zipline and ride it down before the monster could get her.

I cheered a little as she slide down the wire but I heard as loud crash as she disappeared behind the forest trees, I just hopped she was alright.

"Ok, I may want to get out of here before that thing finds me." I said as I turned to walk down the passage way behind me. But turns out I spoke too soon as I saw that thing had come back down the way it had chased Emily from and was right in front of the planks of wood I was watching the whole of the chase scene from; and it looked like it had heard me.

I tried to stay as still as possible, hopping it wouldn't see me. It screeched, trying to lure me out of hiding but I kept my cool and didn't move an inch. Finally, after what felt like an hour but was only a minute, it scurried away, looking for it's next pray. I sighed with relief again as I turned and walked away from the planks, making sure the monster wasn't following me. (Don't Move QTE Successful)

As I walked down the cavern, I wondered, I wonder where Matt is in here? I hope he's alright?

I walked down the tunnel for half a minute until I come to a thick, red, rusty metal door that was open, revealing the outside world to me. I had never been so happy to feel the cold snow pattering and the freezing air assaulting my skin again as I exited the mine, closing the apparently heavy door behind me.

I also noticed a big box right next to the door that looked heavy enough to keep the door closed even from the most strongest of men.

Maybe I should barricade the door to keep that thing out, but maybe I don't have too. I don't think it will be able to get through such a heavy door and it might not even come this way.

I decide to barricade the door, just in case that thing changed it's mind about coming after me. I moved over to the box and moved it over the door, with some level of difficulty, but I managed to do it in the end. I wiped the sweat off my brow as I shifted away from the door that lead to the mines, and the box blocking it, and started to walk away from said door. (Butterfly Effect Update)

Suddenly, there was a loud bang that come from behind me. I turned around to see the door that I had just closed and barricaded shove forward, pushing the box a bit. The monster must be trying to get through.

How on EARTH is it so STRONG! I thought as I stumbled backwards, slipping on the ice in the process, and started to sprint down the snowy path.

As I raced down the path, I saw Emily in the distance, trying to get as far away from the mines as possible.

"EMILY!" I sounded, alerting her to my sudden appearance.

"Ryan!?" She questioned loudly as I ran past. She seemed to catch on to my warning of the impending danger that could be behind me because I looked back to see her running after me.

I hope this way leads back to the lodge. The others need to know this. At least I got out of there unhurt and at least we're safe for now. I thought as Emily and I run in the direction that we thought was to the lodge.

But, if I had stopped to look around where I was running, I would've see the stranger, looking at us run for our lives and then slowly following us towards the lodge. And I would later regret thinking that, because if I had stayed back at the door to the mines, I would've seen the box fly away as the door come off it's hinges and the thing scurrying out of it and going down the path I had ran down.

Butterfly Effects:

Will chose not to shoot the squirrel; Nature remained in balance.

Will pushed Chris out of the way to pull the lever; Chris blamed Will for Josh's death; But he trusted Will anyway; Josh felt betrayed and taunted Will.

Ryan kept the axe; Ryan was put in danger; But made it out safely.

Ryan walked calmly through the herd; Ryan, Matt and Emily escaped the threat unscathed.

Ryan kept the flare gun.

Ryan decided to check the trapdoor; He fell through the open door; He failed to grab the doorframe; He ended up outside.

Will tried to save Chris from the psycho; Chris trusted Will and put the gun down.

Ryan chose to go into the mines; He tried to be careful and succeeded; He made it out of the mines unscathed.

Will defended Josh; Josh appreciated Will's concern; Mike criticized Will's choice.

And that's the chapter. I'm sorry it took so long, I just haven't been wanting to do it as of late and I like doing these chapters in short bursts in a way if you know what I mean. But I finally got around to it and it's out now, just be happy about that.

Bye guys.