Aaron continued to walk as fast as he could towards the voice that was screaming in agony. He pushed rubble aside and stepped around flames.

"Hello?" He called, coughing slightly.

"Over here! Please, help me!" A voice basically sobbed. Aaron hurried over, only to come face to face with a wall that had partially collapsed.

"I can't get to you! There's wall in the way!" Aaron called. "You'll have to climb over."

A sniffle was heard, indicating that whoever was on the other side was crying. "M-My arm is cut. I d-don't think I can-"

"Well, you're going to have to. Common, you can do it. A little pain is better than death."

"Ah!-" The man cried out.

"Are you alright?" Aaron asked, eyes wide. It was silent for a second and Aaron's heart beat wildly for a moment.

"I'm fine. But I'm not strong enough to-"

"You have to!" Aaron yelled. If that man didn't make it over soon, Aaron would have to leave. If his boss was right, the building was on the verge of collapsing and he couldn't stay. "If you don't, you'll die. You'll never see your friends and family again. You have to climb over. There's no time to find another way!"

Aaron heard some shuffling and nearly let out a scream when a bloody hand appeared, gripping the top of the wall tightly. Aaron watched with wide eyes as a man pulled himself over and fell to the floor. Aaron raced over to the man and helped him up.

"Can you walk?" He asked. The man nodded, clutching his bleeding arm.

"Y-Yes." He stuttered. Despite what the man said, Aaron still slipped an arm around the man to support him.

"Stairway A is still usable. But we have to move, the building could collapse any second." The man looked at Aaron with wide, shocked eyes, before nodding.

"What's your name?" Aaron asked as the two hobbled towards Stairway A.

"James. James Madison."