In his haste, he stumbled into one of the breaks in the earth. Panicking, he grabbed onto the passing rocks in a desperate attempt to slow his descent, blinded by the noxious gases billowing forth from the hot interior. His efforts only proved fruitful in causing him to hurt himself as he fell down the roughly formed shaft, hitting the walls. It began to level out, but not before Handy was left with numerous gashes along his knee and leg. He came to a stop, blinded and choking at some point, with a surging pain in his leg. He groped for his hood, tearing it off and wrapping it around his face, which did little to help him breathe but kept most of the gas out. He was running out of time.