Quicky Sanders: Day Off
Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2015 7:33 am
It was meant to be a simple day off. No meetings, no secret gangs, and no perils. Victoria really just wanted to give Sanders a day where she can just be a normal person, without any snooping around for conspiracies and plots, and so it was a road trip to the beach. Knowing that their plans tended to go awry, they were relieved to find that the day progressed without incident. At least, until they got back to the car. They caught a young man breaking into their car, helping himself to some of their belongings. Sanders was first to respond and give chase, with Victoria trailing behind. The thief was very elusive, knowing the beach front quite well, disappearing between rocks and dunes. Barefoot, the girls had to be more careful with where they stepped, slowing them down. Victoria finally caught up to her friend, but they had lost sight of the thief.
"I'm pretty sure he went that way," Sanders said pointing to an opening in the rocky cliff face. "The footprints lead straight into it."
Victoria had a bad feeling about this. Not only because she had narrowly missed out on a day without action, but this looked like the sort of situation Sanders found herself in. As they approached the cave, the sand became very soft and their feet sank into the thick, gloopy sand.
"Are you sure?" she asked Sanders. "This looks like it's filled with quicksand."
"Then he's got to be trapped in there," Sanders replied. "We'll get him."
The sand was just over knee-deep, but they could walk through it without too much difficulty. They slipped cautiously inside the cave, ready to face the thief.
What they didn't know was that the thief had already gotten out through another opening. They also didn't know that the sand in the cave was prone to tidal flooding, causing it to liquefy and turn into quicksand. The two women might be fine now, but once they got deeper, they would find themselves trapped - perhaps even for hours before the sand solidified again. Would they be able to figure out the trap before it was too late?
"I'm pretty sure he went that way," Sanders said pointing to an opening in the rocky cliff face. "The footprints lead straight into it."
Victoria had a bad feeling about this. Not only because she had narrowly missed out on a day without action, but this looked like the sort of situation Sanders found herself in. As they approached the cave, the sand became very soft and their feet sank into the thick, gloopy sand.
"Are you sure?" she asked Sanders. "This looks like it's filled with quicksand."
"Then he's got to be trapped in there," Sanders replied. "We'll get him."
The sand was just over knee-deep, but they could walk through it without too much difficulty. They slipped cautiously inside the cave, ready to face the thief.
What they didn't know was that the thief had already gotten out through another opening. They also didn't know that the sand in the cave was prone to tidal flooding, causing it to liquefy and turn into quicksand. The two women might be fine now, but once they got deeper, they would find themselves trapped - perhaps even for hours before the sand solidified again. Would they be able to figure out the trap before it was too late?