DISCLAIMER: Nope the characters you recognize aren't mine.

SUMMARY: Can an old friendship be resurrected when one of the two is injured seriously?


The three long-time friends came to a stop. There was a traffic jam. Nothing unusual there. The young black man in the driver's seat turned on the radio, hoping to find out just how late they would be this morning.

"For those of you just tuning in, an airplane has flown into the North Tower. The building is burning. People have started running from the disaster."

The young men looked at each other before throwing open their doors. Grabbing duffel bags from the trunk, they ran toward the Towers.


Arriving at the site of the disaster, Zack pulled out his cell phone. "Chief, it's Taylor. Jason, Rocky and I are at the Towers. We'll do what we can." He listened for a moment and then closed his phone.

"What did he say?" Rocky asked.

"That we were not to try anything heroic or stupid. Which, according to him, is the same thing in this case."

Suddenly, a young Asian woman ran up to Jason in tears. "Jason! Oh God! Jason!"

"Trini! Calm down. Tell us what's wrong."

Taking several deep breaths, the young woman finally got herself under control enough to tell the guys what had happened. "When the plane hit, Kim and I were in the office. Right off, we knew that we had to get out of there. We started for the stairwell. I made it but I lost Kimberly. I don't know if she even made it to the stairs. Jason, you have to find her."

Zack wrapped her arms around Trini as Jason and Rocky exchanged a glance before opening the duffels and pulling out breathing gear and OEM jackets.

"Guys, Chief said no heroics," Zack reminded them.

"This isn't heroics. It's Kimberly in there. We have to get her out of there. She wouldn't leave us in there."

With that comment, Jason and Rocky ran into the building.


They entered the ninetieth floor only to find smoke filling the hallways and offices. Rocky started guiding people to the stairwell as Jason searched for Kimberly.

"Kimberly! Kimberly! Where are you?" A hand reached out from under some rubble and grasped his ankle. Dropping to his knees, he quickly dug his childhood friend out. "Kimberly! Thank the Power! I found you! Can you stand?"

"I think so." Jason gently pulled her to her feet. She wavered and almost fell. "Stand yes. Walk, no."

"I'm going to put you into a fireman's carry. I'll get you out of here. I promise." Kim nodded. Jason bent and draped her over his shoulders. As he started back to the stairs, he guided others to the exit.


Rocky and Jason walked out of the building along with about fifteen other people.

"Get everyone back!" Jason yelled, gesturing for everyone else to move as far away from the buildings as possible.

"How is she?" Trini asked, following Jason. She was worried because Jason had carried her best friend out of the building and hadn't set her down yet.

"Trini?" came Kim's voice. It sounded slurred to the others but at least she was talking.

"Right here, Kim. I'm sorry I left you behind."

"Not your fault."

"Stay awake, Firebird. We're almost safe," Jason said, feeling her go limp across his shoulders. He could see the med station ahead. "We're almost there."

"Scott! DeSantos! I said no heroics!" The chief then noticed the young woman across Jason's shoulders. "How bad is she?"

"Not sure, Chief. I found her under a pile of rubble. I can't keep her awake much longer."

"Bring her over here." The chief led the way to an empty cot set up for triage. Rocky took Kim's shoulders as Zack took her legs and gently lowered her to the cot.

"Oh God, Kim! Your face!" Trini gasped as she fell to her knees.


A/N: For those of you wondering how the guys made it to the ninetieth floor before the buildings went down, Rocky and Jason were able to use jetting just like in the series. They may no longer be Rangers but they still have powers.