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Point is, she's gone in a very real sense from this physical plane, but in a way that doesn't preclude recovery.
 
So Bob and his allies decide to rescue Susan by going on an [[Orphean Rescue Mission]]. Much like [[Greek Mythology|Orpheus]] and his trip to the Underworld, the heroes will travel into a strange, otherworldy realm. It may be a [[Journey to the Center of the Mind]], Susan's soul, a [[Time Travel|different era]], another planet, a [[Down the Rabbit Hole|rabbit hole]], the [[Spirit World]], Purgatory, [[Limbo]], [[Hell]], the Underworld (again) or even ''[[Heaven]]'' ([[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence|or a reasonable facsimile]]).
 
On their quest, they probably have to fight [[Threshold Guardians]] appropriate to Susan's subconscious/[[Dark and Troubled Past]] (trust us, no matter how happy go lucky Susan [honestly] is, she's going to have at least ''some'' skeletons in her closet) or whoever/whatever is holding her captive. Freeing her may require that she help in the process, with a rather more literal use of an [["I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight]], or helping her see the door in her [[Epiphanic Prison]].
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