Unforeseen Danger Chapter 1

They woke up in a windowless room. It was padded from floor to ceiling, like a room you'd find in an asylum. The only door had a single slot, big enough for a tray of food or one to peer in. How had they gotten there?

It had appeared that all of the CSI's were there. Everyone except Horatio that is. Natalia Boa Vista, Calleigh Duquesne, Ryan Wolfe, and Eric Delko. The small room barely fit the four of them, and the blood stains on the walls didn't make any of them feel more comfortable.

"Where are we?" Ryan asked out loud. It was a question that they all had in their mind. Everyone tried to think of how they had got there but none were able to come to a solution. They remained silent for several minutes. Eric got up and walked over to the door, looking out of the small slot. All he could see was a gray wall.

"You don't actually think we are in an asylum, do you?" Natalia asked.

"It's hard to tell from in here," said Ryan. "But it is what it looks like."

"I think a better question is why are we here," said Calleigh. "And how did we get here?"

"Does anybody remember what we were doing before this?" Eric asked.

They all shook their heads.

"So what do we do now?" Natalia asked. "It's not like we can just get up and walk out of here."

The door suddenly slammed open, making them jump back. They all looked at each other, unsure whether they should leave the room. Eric stepped forward and looked out the door into the long, dark hallway. It appeared that nobody was there.

"This place looks abandoned," said Eric to the others.

"That doesn't make me feel any better," said Natalia.

"If we are going to find a way out of here, we will need to stick together," said Ryan.

"I think that's a good idea," said Calleigh, walking up behind Eric looking through the door too. "Which way to we head?"

Suddenly, they heard a loud bang come from their room. They all looked around, but could not tell where it was coming from. The walls in the room began to close them in and they rushed out of the room as quickly as possible. The walls banged together and the door slammed shut. They all jumped back against the wall in shock.

They stood still for several minutes letting their heart rates reach a normal rhythm. The place had a haunted feeling to it. The hallways were dimly lit by a few lights from the ceiling. The gray walls were cracked and had areas with chipped paint. It appeared that nobody had been in the building for years. Cobwebs lined the corners of the hall and the other doors were covered in dust. Ryan took a deep breath and walked forward, attempting to see anything down the hallway.

"Which way do we head?" he asked.

"At this point, I don't think it really matters," said Eric.

"It looks a bit brighter to the right," Natalia stated.

Eric led the way down the hall. The others seemed almost reluctant to follow. It almost looked as if shadows were running past them, but they tried to stay focused on getting out. The end of the hallway led to a descending staircase. Eric was about to walk down when Calleigh grabbed him. He looked at her confused.

"Do you hear that?" she asked.

They all stopped, remaining as silent as possible. It became clear that there was whispering coming from below the stairs. They looked at each other and etched forward attempting to make out what the whispering was saying. It was still mumbled. Eric sighed, beginning to descend down the stairs. The others followed, staying as quiet as possible. The closer they got to the whispers the louder they became, but it seemed that they did not get any clearer.

Whey they reached the bottom of the stairs, the whispers suddenly stopped sending a wave of silence over them. They froze at the bottom of the stairs. After a few moments of silence they began to hear footsteps above them and something metal dragging on the ground. Fear filled them up and they began to run down the nearby hall. The rooms down the hall appeared to be other solitary rooms, with barred windows. After several minutes of running they reached a corner and stopped.

"This is crazy," said Natalia, out of breath. "How are we supposed to get out of here?"

"There has to be some way out of this building," said Calleigh.

"I don't think we are meant to leave," Eric replied.

"We have to keep moving," said Ryan.

There was a sudden cracking sound behind them. They turned around in time to see the wall collapse. Natalia screamed as the debris knocked the four of them unconscious.