Even as the building shook again Earl remained unwavering and that was just another reason why his men stood by his side no matter how badly they were burned from the star. The smell of charred flesh was not something he would allow deter him from his goal, even when his own hand was burnt. He arched a brow when Polaris said he would cooperate and a bemused smirk crossed his expression. Now that had gone a lot easier than he had expected, he thought to himself. He didnâ€™t answer the starâ€™s questions and instead gestured for one of his men to hold him down and another to spray poor Polaris down with a fire extinguisher. That had not been any ordinary fire extinguisher to have the power to cool down a burning star; the same could be said about this building not being ordinary as well since it has not crumbled from how much it shook.<br/><br/>â€œPolarisâ€¦ noâ€¦ Polaris, just get out of here! Go tell my uncle where I am or something but donâ€™t sacrifice yourselfâ€¦ Anything but thatâ€¦â€ Emilee tried to call out to him but she knew it was too late. Polaris was drained and she didnâ€™t have the energy to fight back either. Just who was this man and why had he not buckled under everything Polaris had thrown at him? He had given into what these people wanted and was now at their mercy, every part of her was telling her that they were about to do more terrible things to him, and she was powerless to do anything to help him. She hadnâ€™t wanted that and she was really feeling a pang of guilt right about now. If only she would have worked up enough courage to wish them out of here, then they would not be in this situation.<br/><br/>â€œDonâ€™t worry you and Polaris will be very comfortable here.â€ Earl spoke, stroking Emileeâ€™s hair gently. His personality almost took a complete turnaround from what she had seen earlier.<br/><br/>â€œNo! Let us go! Why are we so important to you!?â€<br/><br/>Again the question seemed to fall on deaf ears. There seemed to be a strange, rather unnerving sparkle in Earlâ€™s eye giving Emilee a bad feeling, â€œTake the star to section D and make sure he is comfortable in his cellâ€¦ I have plans for the girl and will be taking her to section A.â€<br/><br/>The man holding Polaris gave a nod and took him away, â€œI want to warn you that I have yet to see a star come out of Earlâ€™s experiments liveâ€¦â€ It was subtle but there were hints of sympathy in the manâ€™s voice while he and a few others took Polaris to his cell.<br/><br/>Watching her friend being dragged away left Emilee with even more dread, she was dragged down the hall in the opposite direction before she could say any more. A small bit of stubbornness kicked in for but a moment giving her enough strength to try and to get away from these people away again but hadnâ€™t ended well not surprisingly. They walked for what seemed like hours before heading to an elevator, heading deeper into the underground. Just how far under the surface they were she didnâ€™t know, who would have thought these sorts of structures existed, but the air down here felt rather oppressive and it was significantly cooler the deeper the elevator went into the Earth. When the elevator finally came to a halt, what greeted her and Earl was a bright, white hallway that gave her bad vibes all over. She had been given a shove in the back as encouragement to keep moving.<br/><br/>Her eyes darted around from one thing to another as they passed several strange rooms, some of them filled with odd equipment that she was not familiar with.<br/><br/>One way or another there had to be a way to get out of this but what could an eighteen year old girl like her do? She was powerless. Absolutely powerless, but maybe getting out of this wasnâ€™t impossible if she could find some way to reach her uncle and have him get them. Emilee knew that she was dealing with something that was way over her head. The look on Earlâ€™s face was adding to her sense of doubt, making her wonder if she would stand a chance against whatever it was that he had planned for her.<br/><br/>When they got to the room where she was to be kept, Earl practically threw her in, â€œMake yourself at home,â€ he gave her that creepy smile again, â€œyouâ€™re going to be here forâ€¦ quite a long timeâ€¦â€ Mentally he went over every plan he had for her in his head. He doubted she realized just how important she was to his research since Polaris had become so attached to her.<br/><br/>When he left, Emilee sat in a corner near the uninviting-looking bed and cried.