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Date Posted: 14:18:33 01/18/00 Tue
Author: Lisa
Subject: It sent shivers up and down her spine,...

...the shreak of Brenda's scream as she cried out to Roy for help. 'Oh no,' LisaAnne thought, 'Brenda's in trouble!!'

Quickly she pulled all her courage and training together, aimed her penlite in what she thought was the direction of the scream and started to walk.

There seemed to be passageways everywhere now and the musty smell made her choke. She almost wished that Brenda would scream again..just to re-affirm her sense of direction.

Strangely, LisaAnne seemed to be hearing voices off in the distance, but they came seemingly from all directions. Voices?...or was it...yes, it was....laughter. She shuddered for a second time. "Oh Roy,' she prayed, 'I hope you heard her!' To fight off her fears, she began to fill her head with images of her friends and colleagues, how they'd be pulling together at this very moment to begin the search for the two lost souls...and she forged ahead.

*Crack* LisaAnne froze in step. 'What was that?' She stopped breathing and tried to hone in on the sound. She heard it again! Someone...something...was MOVING...and it was ahead of her....

> The previous day's runs must have taken more of a toll
> on the crew then she had realized. It took them a few
> extra seconds to assemble themselves when she called
> for them to listen to Sam's dispatch. Roy,
> especially, seemed tired, a weary, troubled expression
> on his face.
>
> However with more pressing matters at hand, she got
> down to business once Sam went off air.
>
> "Listen, something has happened to LisaAnne and
> RoysToy!"
>
> Johnny stepped forward, not noticing his partner turn
> pale at the words. "What could happen? I mean, they
> both came back with the rest of us after that fire
> this morning�"
>
> Even as he spoke, the crew looked around worriedly
> seeing no signs of their crewmates.
>
> "This is crazy," Chet ventured half heartedly. "They
> were already in bed by the time I turned in�"
>
> "Well I don't like it, I don't like this one bit," Cap
> said. "Something has gotta be wrong. They wouldn't
> leave their shift without telling someone."
>
> "And look," Sally said with trepidation as she moved
> forward, handing the note to Roy. "I found this when
> I woke up."
>
> Johnny read the note over Roy's shoulder. "Phantom
> L?" Roy straightened after reading the note, seeming
> to appear in shock. "It wasn't a dream," he mumbled
> to himself.
>
> "What?" Johnny said, confused, then noted his friend's
> pale, worried face. "Roy, are you all right?"
>
> Roy didn't respond and Johnny became concerned, taking
> hold of his partner's arm and steering him back toward
> the dorm and guiding him to a seat. "Roy, please
> tell me what's wrong!"
>
> Roy looked up to see the concerned, confused faces
> watching him. He wasn't sure where to start -- all
> the images in his head seemed to be one big blur.
>
> "I had a dream�a nightmare," Roy shuddered. Johnny
> waited patiently for his friend to continue. "I don't
> remember exactly, but there were a bunch of dark
> tunnels, and bats, and chains and�" he paused, as he
> looked up at Johnny in concern. "I don't know how I
> know, but LisaAnne and Brenda are in trouble�"
>
> Johnny put a reassuring hand on Roy's shoulder, the
> rest of the group took the news in shock. Tammy
> leaned on Hank for support. They all knew that Roy
> was right.
>
> Finally, Cap stepped forward. "Roy," he said softly.
> "Is there anything else you can remember? Anything at
> all that will help us find them?"
>
> Roy forced himself to relive the images again, some of
> which he couldn't even bear to admit, even to the
> concerned group surrounding him. "I don't know I�I
> get the feeling that they're underground somewhere.
> It was so dark�" he shook his head, trying to force
> something definitive from his rattled mind. He gave
> up, shaking his head. "I just know they are
> underground somewhere." He looked up at his Captain
> remorsefully.
>
> "That's okay pal," Hank said. "We'll find them." He
> turned to his waiting crew. "OK folks, let's fan out
> and search the station for any signs, any clues that
> might tell us what happened."
>
> "As far as I know, this station wasn't built with a
> basement so there shouldn't be any underground
> access�" Mike noted.
>
> "But remember that day a couple months ago when we had
> no runs? Well you know how Brenda is when she gets
> bored," Sally sighed as she spoke. "Didn't one of you
> say you heard her in the station with a jack hammer?"
>
> Tammy's eyes lit up with recognition. "Yeah, I DO
> remember that. She could've built something
> underground we don't know about!"
>
> "Okay, that's our clue people. Roy? John? I want you
> to take the dorm and go over every inch of the place.
> Sally, Di and Judy, you go with them. Mike, you and I
> will take Tammy, Debbie A and a couple of the others
> and check the bay and the kitchen. TT1, I want you to
> get the fully-automatic skillet out of the back of the
> squad. And Mary Ellen, get that marshmallow pellet
> launcher stored in the side compartment. Whatever is
> going on is NOT normal so we need every available
> piece of equipment for this job. I want you all to
> look for anything suspicious that might tell us what
> happened to them, let's go�" came Hank's authoritative
> voice. He joined in the search, mumbling under his
> breath, 'when I find that probie she's going to answer
> to me for defacing the station!'
>
> The entire crew worked tirelessly, meticulously,
> looking for any sign of foul play, any hint of where
> their two crewmembers could have gone.
>
> Roy was searching the area between LisaAnne's bunk and
> the spare bunk, when shrill inside his head he heard
> Brenda scream his name.
>
> The intensity of the moment was so great that he
> suddenly leaned back against the dorm wall for
> support, his body shaking in reaction.
>
> Chet was the first to notice Roy, who looked like
> somebody had just punched him in the gut. He rushed
> over to his friend, followed by Marco. "Roy! What's
> the matter? You feel okay?"
>
> Hearing the commotion, Johnny rushed up and pushed his
> way past Marco to stand protectively at his partner's
> side. "Roy?"
>
> Slowly, Roy turned to face his partner, trying to calm
> his voice as he said "I just heard Brenda scream for
> help�"
>
> Chet and Johnny exchanged a confused look. They
> hadn't heard a thing�

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