Long Way Down Elevator Novels & Stories

Edward urged again, “When the elevator reaches the bottom floor, you’ll see a tunnel. Follow the tunnel and you’ll be outside soon. There is no signal down there, but don’t be scared. I’ll go pick you up very soon.” It never occurred in Vivian’s wildest dreams that there would be an elevator hidden inside Edward’s study. Nevertheless, she knew now was not the right time to think about something like this. She followed Edward’s instructions. The moment she pressed the button on the control panel, the bookshelf and the metal door closed automatically. After that, the elevator began descending. She took a look at her phone, and just like Edward said, there was no signal down here. As such, she

Greta opened another secret room with an elevator. The trio got in. "Okay, we're almost there." Said Greta "Yeah even the elevator seems kinda creepy." Audrey said "Classic move of a crazy member of the family." Greta said "Is it going down or up?" Adrian asked "Down of course, it's a vault." Greta said the elevator began going down after a few minutes it came to a halt. Greta lead them through a passage. The came to a halt in front of a creepy door.

The elevator opened directly into Victor’s penthouse, a cavern of glass and steel forty-seven floors above the city. Midnight pressed against the windows on three sides, turning the skyline into a glittering bruise of neon and shadow. Elena stepped out first, heels clicking across the poured-concrete floor, the sound swallowed almost instantly by the vastness of the space.

⸻ The elevator stood open. Waiting. No one had called it. James frowned. “I don’t like that.” “I don’t think we’re supposed to.” Charlotte answered. She stepped inside first. James and Darrien exchanged a quick glance before following. The doors closed without anyone pressing a button. The elevator descended. Ten. Nine. Eight. Then… It kept going. James stared at the display. “There isn’t another level.” Seven disappeared. Then six. Then… The numbers vanished completely. The lights flickered.

LEVEL SEVEN The elevator descended in complete silence, the only sound a low mechanical hum and the faint, persistent tick of the countdown display still glowing on the wall beside the door. LEVEL 3. LEVEL 4. Nobody spoke. Elara watched the numbers change, Lucien's hand still warm in hers, and tried not to think too hard about how quickly they were falling toward whatever waited at the bottom. LEVEL 5. LEVEL 6. "It's different down here," Lucien said quietly, studying the smooth walls of the elevator shaft visible through a narrow observation window. "Look at the construction. Upstairs, everything showed thirty years of decay. This looks untouched."

Frank smacked his lips, stammering, "T-That's all in the past. Everyone's getting older now… Come on, can't you just cut us some slack?" "Rules are rules. It is what it is." I shut him down without a shred of hesitation. I turned on my heel and walked away, refusing to spare the crowd behind me even a single glance. Five years ago, I had used my first real paycheck and a mountain of borrowed cash to install this 1,600-foot elevator. On the day it finally opened, the residents had looked at me with tear-filled eyes. I looked back at the crowd that day, seeing elementary school kids with hands calloused from climbing, young men who had been crippled by the trail, and middle-aged folks who had

“Someone disconnected the power remotely. Not from here. From below.” Meaning whoever was underground knew they were here. The elevator slowly began coming back up. Without anyone touching it. The numbers moved. B3… B2… B1… It was coming up. Weapons drawn. Silence. Heartbeats loud in everyone’s ears. The elevator stopped. Ding. The doors began opening. Inside… Nobody. Empty. Except for one object. A child’s worn leather shoe. Covered in fresh dust. And taped to it… A note. For Maya Adler.

Eli replied without a hint of shame. This day cannot end sooner, Brigail thought desperately. The elevator dinged as they reached the 20th floor. "So, how does it work?" Eli asked enthusiastically. Brigail groaned in exasperation before she began explaining the "lift wish." The Ghost pressed the ground button, followed by the close door box. As the lift went down for the second time, Brigail shut her eyes to make the swirling in her head stop. She was getting vertiginous by the second and she was afraid she might throw up.

I don’t know how he did it so fast but I’m glad he did. “You know me too well” I grinned. This will be a treat. A fun way to relief the pent up stress in my body and blow off some steam. This is exactly what I needed. We got into the elevator with three of my other men, pushing the button to a special floor below the basement no one else knew about, we went down.

Gerri said. Steven led them around the power plant. He pressed something, and the ground lifted and an elevator opened. The three went inside. The elevator zoomed downward. For a second, Bella thought she might be motion sick from how fast it was going. “How far down are we?” Bella asked, feeling her heart in her throat. “About a thousand feet underground,” Steven replied as the elevator stopped. Another button lit up, and a hallway flooded with lights. She was amazed at the setup—so sleek and well done. How in the world did the government not know about this place? These guys had to be good about keeping their privacy.