It has now been 2 whole hours. Potsie is asleep, Ralph is still crying in a corner, and Richie is playing cards with Darren.
"Darren, you're not such a bad kid." Richie said. "I thought you were a nerd."
"Just because I like elevators?" Darren said. "It's not like that was the first time I heard that."
Richie won the game.
"See, This game isn't hard." Richie said.
"I always thought it was." Darren said.
The lights in the elevator turned off.
"AHHHHH!" Ralph screamed. "WHOS THERE?!"
Potsie woke up.
"HEY!" Potsie yelled. "WHO TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF?!"
"Power cut to the elevator, the controller must be freaking out." Darren said.
"DARREN, THE CONTROLLING THING ISN'T FREAKING OUT, WE ARE!" Ralph yelled, crying again.
"STAY CALM." Richie said, being serious.
"Hey, guys." Darren said. "If the controller is messed up, the inner-lock might be disabled."
"WHAT THE HECK IS AN INTER BLOCK?" Potsie said.
"Give me a second." Darren said.
Darren went over to the doors and was examining them.
"What are you doing?" Richie asked Darren.
"I'm trying something.." Darren said.
Darren pulled the door. It opened, not too much though.
"I SEE A LIGHT!" Ralph said, lying on his back and facing the ceiling.
"Thats just Darren doing something." Richie said.
"DARREN! YOUR SAVING US!" Potsie yelled.
"I know." Darren said. "Can somebody help me tug on this?"
Richie stepped in, and helped Darren tug the door.
The door soon opened, but the outside door still remained closed. They were also closer to the 11th floor, but they were in-between the floor.
"NO!! ITS A WALL!" Potsie cried out.
"Potsie, thats a door." Richie said.
"He is right, thats a door." Darren said.
"Can you stay calm for me, please?" Richie asked, while Darren was doing something else.
Darren seemed to be "picking a lock" on the door. He was trying to unlatch the outer-lock to open the outer doors. He jiggled it, and heard a clutch sound. The outer doors could be opened.
"Darren is really smart!" Richie said.
"I GOT IT!" Darren said.
"Now he is stealing my catchphrase!" Ralph yelled.
"No, he did something with the door." Richie said. "I think we will get out of here."
Darren pulled on the 11th floor outer doors, and they opened.
"DARREN!" Potsie yelled. "THANK YOU SO MUCH!"
"See, I know that I am a nerd," Darren said. "But when the knowledge comes into handy, thats not the case."
"I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE!" Ralph yelled. "I CAN'T BREATHE."
"Ralph, you're going to get out here in just a few seconds, when Darren is ready." Richie said to Ralph.
"Okay you guys, be careful while exiting." Darren said, leading them out of the elevator.
There was a giant gap between the floor and the elevator, so they had to be extremely careful not to fall into the shaft.
Soon, they got out safely.
Ralph was breathing very heavily. "I was scared to death." He said.
"Oh my god, Darren. Thanks so much." Potsie said.
"Darren, we didn't know your knowledge could come in that handy." Richie said.
"Thank you guys." Darren said, shutting the outside elevator doors.
"I don't want to go in another elevator ever again!" Ralph said.
"We have to get upstairs to 12, since we are on 11." Potsie said, calling another elevator.
"POTSIE, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I'M GOING ON ANOTHER ONE OF THESE?!" Ralph said to Potsie.
"It's one floor!" Potsie said.
"LAST TIME YOU SAID SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE ENDED UP BEING STUCK, AND YOU SAID IT WAS TOO HIGH." Ralph said to Potsie.
Another elevator made a ding noise, indicating it was arriving at the floor. Soon after, it arrived.
"I think I'll skip this elevator ride." Richie said.
"Me too." Potsie said.
"You clicked the button though!" Ralph said.
"Well..." Potsie said. "Life changes!"
"IN 5 SECONDS?!" Ralph yelled to Potsie.
"I'm going on the elevator, see you!" Darren said, as he walked into the elevator car.
"We will meet you at 12, Darren." Richie said, walking over to the staircase with the group.
Darren pressed 12, and the door close button.
None of the teachers found out that the elevator was stuck.
Go to Chapter 7.