I definately wanted to channel that AO/AE vibe. I wanted to return back to the gender neutral characters as well, so that I could have a story which fits in with the official canon.
= Part Three =
The fire seemed to be quite fierce. There were clouds of thick black smoke coming from the east side of the tunnel. The smell was really overpowering, the survivors placed their hands on their faces. Neif took charge, “Rena, see if you can turn on the sprinkler system… it should be a wheel that you can turn”. Rena nodded, “Right”.
Neif turned to Ali, “You wait here, I’ll bring the survivors here so we can treat them”. Ali nodded. Neif ran into the smoke, covering its tentacle snout. Neif used her infrared sensors to detect the survivors. The Slig dragged both of the Mudokons as quickly as it could (they were only skinny so it wasn’t that hard).
Ali and Neif both tried to revive the Mudokons which had now been brought out of the smoke. The Mudokons coughed and were awake within a few short minutes. Rena had found the waterwheel and activated the sprinklers. There was a nervous wait while the fire was extinguished. Neif and Ali were talking to the revived Mudokons and giving them some information about what had happened so far.
Rena came back with some first-aid packs which it had found nearby. Rena felt like a medic handing out all these plasters and injectors. Neif kept a few packs for later, just in case. Neif was getting pretty nervous now and was hoping to go up to the next floor and help its Slig friends. The fire was almost completely out now, so they could move onto the next floor above.
Neif could see one of the hand-operated lifts, “Let’s get to that one!”. The Mudokons followed the Slig onto the platform, and then started pulling on the ropes to move upwards. Neif hoped that everyone else was going to be okay, it had been at least a few hours since the Slig went up to the top floors.
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