Ryan's scream echoed all the way upstairs as even Sei and Mike heard his beconed call. Sei grabbed their find, several candles and headed down to the main floor.
Jonathon, Eric met Sei and Mike as they looked to see the doorway open leading down where Ryan said he'd go. As the boys reached the top of the stairs the bright lights from below made them turn and look all around.
Now four half scared boys inched their way down the thick wooded stair steps. As all reached the basement floor their eyes took sight of two long rows of terror statues. Jonathon started to whine as tears popped from his eyes.
"RYAN!" called out Eric, but only the sound of rumbling machinery came from down the long hall.
Just minutes before the boys came to the basement Ryan lost his struggle with the big man. Pawing the man to try and work behind him and run up the stairs Ryan kicked and clawed to get free the man's strong hold.
Not a word did the man speak but was intent on making Ryan his captive. Ryan, almost out of breath and getting weakened by his struggle felt the man pushing him off the landing.
As Ryan pushed back at the big man he felt the heal of his shoe fall off the edge of the landing. A quick look to see if jumping would end or evade the struggle he saw something he'd wished wasn't true.
Indeed the man was intent on pushing Ryan off the landing but not down the stairs! As Ryan tried to grab for the stairs rail his sweating hands could not hold on and with a hoompf from the man a wide eyed Ryan went off the stairs landing and feet first into a waiting cannister full of white thick casting material.