The darkness was paired with a hazy feeling that made Ash well aware of the fact that he wasn't dead [i]yet[/i]. The moment he opened his eyes to see orange through a hole in the metallic cage that he had landed himself in, he knew that he was alive and most likely well as judging by the lack of pain. He could also feel someone leaning against him and made a horrific discovery of a ripped cloak that was likely done by Soleil who was now unconscious at his side. He could feel faint breathing from the blonde and imagined that she was alright as well aside from the injury that she had sustained earlier that day. 

Unwrapping a leg that was tucked beneath him, the team leader slammed his foot against a piece of rubble in attempt to free himself and the girl at his side before they both roasted or suffocated to death. Despite his desperate kicks, Ash was well aware that no amount of weak force exerted by him would be able to break the two free. Perhaps his weapon or a certain individual on the other side of the disaster could assist him?