The Earth has stopped quaking.
People that's left on the trail that got not rolled over by a rock or have not slipped or not fell are rather hurt or in shock.
Cries for help followed.
Meanwhile in the city.
They got it worse.
Buildings might have not collapsed but they caught fire or worse they got planes sitting on top of them.
Thankfully its 10PM.
No cars on the road that will cause stock pile due to the EMP.
The world is dark. Only the moon and stars above and inferno with them.
Fire is devouring the city bit by bit.
"Help!!!!!!"
"Help!!!! My foot."
"God..please...Where's my wife??"
"Ahhhh…honey..wake up..ahhh..wake up..no no no.."
Fear and sadness all at one.
"Bee!" Rome scrambled to Abby.
"Ro.." Abby walks to Rome too.
The two looked dreary and fearful as they approached the cliff they last seen their friends.
"Brooke!! Cassy!!!"
"Brooke!!! Cassy!!!"
"Flashlight.." Rome got his flashlight and beamed it down the cliff.
"Thank God.." Abby breathe out and relieved.
Same as them, several people searching for their love ones.
They might be dead already or their bodies got mangled by the rocks.
So the journey of descend became journey for search and rescue
"Brooke! Cassy!" Rome shouted again as they broke from the group of people that were searching the cliffs.
With him being so familiar of the mountain, he knows paths where he can cross and not cross.
"Rome!! Ill come. they were just here…i got them there.." Abby feeling shit now.
"Just stay there. Its dark" Rome shouted back to Abby who wants to come.
Abby gritted her teeth and gaze over her house. Yeah. She can see her house from here.
Stepping on a ledge of a small platform. He frowned.
Two earthquakes, the rocks and even the earth moved.
Staring at the new cave that have not exited just 5 minutes ago.
"Brooke! Cassy!" Rome entered the new cave with his flashlight.
(Why look here? They should be at the bottom, right? Gravity.= Author's Note)
"Huh?" Seeing an object stuck between a rock crevice. "What are u doing here?"
A metallic object. Buried and embedded.
A rock that just got to see the moon. So why its inside.
Rome frowned and looked for the 2nd time.
When he dusted it off, his eyes nearly jumped out.
"Impossible."
He put the object in his pocket with fright..
Thinking that Cassy and Brooke aren't here, he backed out.
But his eyes still on the rock crevice.
Abby on the other hand joined other's in searching people that gone missing.
"Ro.." She quickly came to him even though Rome is shaking his head.
"They might be below already. We saw them running, right?" She added.
She wants to convince herself.
"Yeah. Lets go down. Its dangerous here."
The darkness slowed down their 2700 feet descent.
Along with the crowd, there was only silence.