~Dax and Adam~
Scientist: *Hanging on for dear life* Please, help me. I don't wanna...
Dax: *Tosses a rope coil down* Grab the rope!
Scientist: *Refusing to let go*
Adam: Grab it!
Scientist: I can't, I can't.
Dax: Yes, you can!
Scientist: I can't! I'm not a good climber!
Dax: *In total disbelief* Brilliant. Okay, hang on. Don't worry. I'll get you instead. *Prepares to go down*
~Lincoln and Tani~
Lincoln: How are you guys?
Chase: We're fine, but obviously, the tunnel that we made is closed.
Tani: Are the scientists okay?
Bren: Yeah. We're good. All things considered.
Lincoln: I don't think we can get through. The aftershock shifted things. There's no telling when another might hit.
~Lab~
Chase: We'll find our way up.
Tani: Alright.
~Dax and Adam~
Dax: *Still preparing*
Scientist: *Shivering* Please hurry up.
Dax: I am. *Looks around* This is a gorgeous view.
Danny: Won't be so gorgeous if you fall from a 4-story window and slam into the pavement down below.
*Sirens in the distance*
Scientist: Help me. Please.
Adam: You're okay, you're okay.
Scientist: I can't hang on much longer. I can't do it, I can't do it.
Dax: *Grabs his arm and pulls him to the rope* I got you. I got you, I got you.
~Lab~
Bren: Who's the leader of this group?
Male Scientist: Me. Dr. Elton Gonzales, Project Manager.
Chase: How is everybody doing?
Dr. Gonzales: Fine, I guess. But we'd be a lot better if we knew how we were getting out of here. I take it that your way in was a one-way ticket?
Chase: Unfortunately, yes.
Bren: D-Don't worry. We're good at finding a way out of tight spots.
Male Scientist 2: You don't think we've already tried everything? I mean, you're looking at 16 PhDs.
Female Scientist 2: 17 if you count Salazar, wherever he is.
Female Scientist 3: Last we heard, he said he was going upstairs to check on the vault. Then, the earthquake hit.
Chase: We know. You work for DARPA. We were informed.
Bren: No offense, but it's not really a wise decision to use a hotel's basement, or any underground area, as a lab. Aside from being the worst spot for natural disasters, civilians could get caught in the crossfire.
Dr. Gonzales: Noted, but a facility with an obvious appearance just screams "Invade me". We could've gone for an abandoned building, but that too could be just as obvious as one that's active.
Male Scientist 3: What are you gonna think of that we didn't already try to find a way out?
Chase: We haven't thought of it yet, but it'll probably never cross our minds.
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Quake Chasers
FanfictionChase and his friends and family are called to volunteer at Guam after an earthquake struck the island, but they later discover that not all is as it should be. I originally had this idea back when Hawaii Five-0 was around.
