The lantern revealed a long narrow staircase, much like the one that led to the alcove on the roof but this one descended into darkness. Tori could make out a door at the end as she carefully stepped down each creaky step.  A crash and "Fuck!" behind her stopped the group.<br/><br/>"Greg, Greg, are you okay?" Shanna cried out.<br/><br/>Jacob swung the lantern back around, holding it high. The step had given way beneath Greg. He was one leg down inside the stair and the rest of his body pitched forward.<br/><br/>Tori and Jacob traded places. Tori took the lantern while Jacob helped Greg out.<br/><br/>"You didn't break anything, did you?" Jacob asked.<br/><br/>"Yeah, my balls," Greg snapped. "I'll live, let's do this."<br/><br/>"We better test the steps," Tori suggested.<br/><br/>"Ya think?" Greg asked tersely.<br/><br/>The door was firmly shut. Jacob tried the handle and it wouldn't budge. He turned back to confer with Greg. Tori looked at the door, tried the handle and then glanced around. She shrugged her shoulders and knocked.<br/><br/>"What the fuck did you do that for?" Greg demanded. "Now that is some stupid shit."<br/><br/>Tori felt kind of silly but still she had felt this compulsion to knock. The men went back to trying to come up with a plan. Tori leaned against the door with her arms wrapped around her own waist.<br/><br/>"Aren't you cold?" she asked Shanna. "I'm about to freeze."<br/><br/>The door swung open and Tori fell inside with a scream.