Ryan glanced towards the speakers where Mike's voice was coming out. [i]Then I have some time...[/i] He looked back to Zayne's seemingly lifeless body. [i]Wake up... I need you to wake up...[/i] He sat there, waiting for what seemed like forever to him. He checked the clock from time to time, only to find that at best, a minute or two had gone by since the last time he had checked it. [i]Why is it that time moves so slowly when you don't want it to, but so quickly when you want it to linger...?[/i] He continued to sit there, having sat down on an empty bed next to Zayne's while he kept his eye on her. 
Ryan's mind wandered back to what exactly had happened. The image of Samuel easily defeating each of them as they attempted to fight him rushed through his mind. [i]Why was she different... Why did he throw her into the portal... And why did she come back out so easily, instead of being held there for whatever reason he had her there...? Was it simply a ploy to get us to attack him? Did he just want to see how strong we were...?[/i] His mind snapped back to the present. [i]I have to focus on her right now... When she wakes up, if she's okay... That's when I can think about what happened...[/i] As his mind returned to the present, time returned to its snail-like pace.