I woke, groggy and dizzy, my world in swaying motion. My whole body hurt, my skull most of all. Things seemed to be upside down and sideways, my head heavy and bobbing up and down. My stomach clenched against such treatment, heaving slightly with every motion, but I couldn't seem to convince my arms and legs to coordinate or cooperate with me for that matter.

My nose told me we were still in the sewer, and part of me despaired at ever getting the horrid smell out of my hair. ...