Chris and Jill looked around and saw various gardening tools and equipment. On one shelf, Chris found a square ended metal crank. Why would this be here? The two entered through double doors across from the back door of the mansion.

  They saw lines of whithered flora lined up against the sides of the walls. Jill heard some static from Richard's radio. When she got it out, she heard Brad's voice.

  "Where did you get a radio?" Chris asked.

  "Before Richard was eaten, he gave me it." responded Jill.

  "Is any...alive down there?"said Brad at the other end.

  Jill tried to respond. "Jill to Brad, can you hear me?"

  "Please, i...anyone's alive,...spond."

  Jill tried once more."Jill to Brad, can you hear me?" No response. The message stopped. "S***! It's broken."

  "We need to send him a sign, but how?" Chris asked.

  "Let's think about it later. Right now, we need to stay alive."

  The two found an elevator leading down, but it wouldn't respond. Instead, they went through a rusty old gate.

  This area had a large water source in the center, blocking the way to the other side. A square hole was to the left of them. Chris got an idea. "Wait here," he said as he returned to the garden. He ran inside the shed, retrieved the crank, and returned to the water area. "Let's use this." he said. He placed it in the hole and began to turn the crank. A gate lifted as water began to rush down, revealing a stone bridge to the other side. Jill and Chris went across it and rode an elevator down.

  It was an area with a small fountain in the center. A waterfall guarded the entrance to a new area beneath the water source. The first elevator was stuck, and the two saw that the battery was missing. They continued on their way pass the falls, and entered a gray gate.

  The two followed the path to a building, and they entered it.

  It was a hallway leading to four doors, on of them labelled "001". The wooden floor had a couple of holes in it. Jill walked over one, and a huge vine rose and grabbed her left leg. Chris swiftly snatched his knife out and began slicing the vine, until it recoiled back under the hole. The two found a map of this building.

  "Why don't you go look over in that hall while I look around here more?" Chris suggested as he pointed to one of the doors.

  Jill nodded and went in the direction Chris pointed and closed the door on her way in.

       Chapter    End  

   Next time... Chapter 14: The Voices