Southpaw had been sleeping when the loud rumbling and shaking reached her nest. Her eyes snapped open, leaping to her paws as little crumbles of dirt fell from the ceiling. It was like the collapse all over again!!! She let out a little scream, pushing past the entrance and breaking the silence "THE GROUND IS FALLING! THE GROUND IS FALLING" her voice echoing all around, only to find cats already scattering for the exits 

She stared wide eyed, her paws glued to the ground in fright. Cats whizzed past where she was standing, and it wasn't until a big clump of dirt fell onto her back with a dull thud that they started working again "Not again, not again. I'm going to get all dirty!!!" she complained, trying to follow after the bigger and faster cats. She wasn't as quick as them, her sore shoulder making her progress much slower. She didn't yet realize just how dangerous this whole situation was. After all, last time the tunnel had fallen down it hadn't really changed much. Just a few days to repair it. She assumed that these cats just didn't want to get dirty either. uniqcrim Honeystorm

Luckily for Bliss, Miracle was around. She too, immediately ran for her mate, following the sound of her voice and giving her a look over once she spotted the she-cat. "I'm here, come on, we need to go!" Jadie

Lex ran at Southpaw's side for the moment, trying to ensure the young apprentice made it out. At the same time, he was looking around, hoping to see Dusky, Rottenfang, hopefully everyone really, escaping. racer

As time ran on, smoke starting curling into the tunnels. Thick dark smoke, the kind that burned your lungs but it had nothing to do with the heat of the smoke. It only furthered the sense of urgency. If they didn't escape, almost certainly they'd suffocate down here.

"They'll be fine! You can't go back now." Lex didn't hesitate to grab her by the scruff as she turned around, downright dragging her along with the rest of the Regime cats to escape the tunnels. With her fur in his mouth, his next words were jumbled, but the sentiment was likely clear. "You're going to get yourself killed if you stop now." racer

Following the smoke... soon came the trickling of water on the ground. At first, it wasn't noticeable, coming from the direction of the explosion. But then water began to pour through, heading for the lower sections of the tunnels and HQ as cats fled, creating dangerous currents if a cat stepped in the path of the flood. Unlike the tunnels back in their old territory, this one wasn't nearly as equipped to handle excess water, leaving it to run freely and endanger those in the area.

Lex didn't think where he was going, just that he was set on getting Southpaw out, and whoever was following them. What he hadn't expected, however, was the sight of Eastpaw ahead, and he slowly slightly. The apprentice was horrifically injured, and soaked to the bone, making it hard to tell the blood from the mud. Even still, you couldn't fake the fact that the young tom was missing an entire foreleg, and half his face... "This way...." His words were dazed and gargled, strange in his own mouth as he teetered towards his littermate and grandfather. "..before the worst comes." The tunnel he pointed to tilted vaguely upwards, dust trickling down from the ceiling. Water was already pouring around his paws back the way Southpaw and Lex had come. A little was trickling from the tunnel he was directing them to as well, but it certainly seemed more stable, albeit a bit muddy. racer

A giggle sounded beside Havilah. "Go! Go! Go! You can do it!" He would recognize the voice immediately, and to be honest, the Superior was likely to forget about Gossamer almost immediately once he heard it. After all, how could he ignore sweet little Emiko. "You're sweeter than you admit, Havi. Helping out your groupmates. You're the best son." Ever since their last encounter, Emiko hadn't been permitted to see him, and she'd been locked up in the prison. Shule hadn't even told Havilah she'd awoken. But she seemed okay now. Well, mostly. There was an electric look to her face, as if the volts he'd hit her with had done something to the quite small prisoner's brain. Perhaps it had shut down any sense of fear she had. @ian Jadie

Southpaw screamed, struggling in Lex's jaws until he let go as she raced to Eastpaw's side, wanting to pull him close while being horified by the mess all at once "Eastpaw" she whined pitifully, grimacing at the mud as it squished between her toes "What happened?" she looked at that tunnel that he was directing them to and then back to the other one that seemed far more dry and safe to her untrained eyes "Come on, lets go this way. There is not water there, we can get out' Honeystorm

Southpaw froze as the blood smeared across her pelt, her stomach twisting in knots at the graphic scene. It was like a deer in the headlights, limbs locked and unmoving even at the gently nudging of her brother. After a few moments she swallowed hard looking between him and the muddy tunnels. She trusted Eastpaw, but the whole situation was overwhelming "Ok..." finally getting her paws moving toward the muddy tunnel with reluctance.

She cringed as the mud rushed over her paws as she stepped up into the tunnel, the feeling of the mud nearly sending her into a full blown panic attack but she kept moving forward

[ omg I thought I replied to this ages ago, I guess it never posted dang it xD ]

Gossamer Alessandra was lucky that she had moved her paw so quickly - as soon as Havilah recognized the buzzing in his ear was the voice of his murderous adoptive mother, the border slammed down on ground well before he had intended it to do so. Growling, the elemental's sparks intensified dramatically, a very bad idea given even the slightest spark could trigger another explosion for all he knew.

"I'd hoped the explosion had taken care of you," He snarled, taking a step toward Emiko. He unsheathed his claws and lifted one, as if to strike her, before he realized how dire a situation they were all in and that letting his instincts take control could very well end up in the death of all three of them. He'd have to get his revenge later and he hated it. He gave Emiko and absolute death glare then turned his forest green eyes back to Gossamer.

"Can you walk?" He asked bluntly, looking down at the she-cat's shattered paw. Honeystorm @ian

"No," Havilah said in response to Emiko, his voice stern and no-nonsense. He didn't even entertain his adoptive mother for a second long as he looked back to Gossamer, awaiting the former Commander's report on her physical status.