A Lifeguard:

A Morning Jog:

The three friends had gotten back to Pixie's apartment just after midnight and though neither was really that drunk, they all knew that their daily morning jog was going to hurt the next day. But they knew better than to complain, they had stayed out for so long. Pixie was the first up in the morning and was making coffee when Hobie and Summer walked out of their room. Gail had said that she wanted to move in but had yet to leave Dov's apartment now that Chris was back as his roommate.

The three left shortly after six in the morning having gotten ready while drinking coffee. They knew better than to pack a lot with them. Just like their normal run on the beach, this would be no different. It was meant to be a workout and nothing more. Summer and Pixie were wearing their Baywatch uniforms underneath their running suits and Hobie was wearing his Baywatch shorts with a tank-top underneath his sweat-suit. It was easier to do that than pack a bag. If they needed to get into the water for any reason, then they would be prepared, but the three also knew that there was no way they were getting into the lake any time soon on this jog, but they had worn the suits just in case. They also put their ID's and some money in a waterproof armband that was held in place with Velcro (think a MP3 case for jogging).

As they rounded the corner from Pixie's apartment (her key attached with a safety pin to her swimsuit), they saw cars passing them as people headed into work. They knew that they would be the only ones on the beach at this hour so there would be no disturbances. When they got to the beach, the lifeguards were just setting up their towers and they were the only people working out at the time being. The three friends nodded at the local lifeguards and headed off on their own. They were trying to get as far off the beaten path as necessary so no one would interrupt them. They never expected to be part of such a huge rescue attempt, but it was a good thing that they were used to it!

The Crash:

They had just started working out, after removing their sweat-suits and piling them next to one of the lifeguard's towers. They had wanted to stay off the beaten path but had been told it would be safer where they could be seen and they couldn't argue with that statement; they would have said the same thing at work. Pixie was stretching and telling Summer about her life in Toronto so far. As much as she liked being a cop, she also missed the time spent on the beach as a lifeguard and she definitely missed all the sun that California got.

As they headed off along the beach they talked little, just enjoying each other's company. This was the first time the three friends were able to work out together in a long time. After everything that had happened in Hawaii with Mitch and Sato, Hoby was glad one good thing came out of it all. Summer and Hoby had finally started dating. They were a good match, though most would think it a little odd that Summer and Hoby were even dating, given the age difference between the two. They had just turned back to run back towards the lifeguard tower when an explosion happened above their heads. All three friends stopped and looked up. And all three friends gasped at the sight that they were seeing.

A jumbo 747 was falling out of the sky and was headed for the lake. They immediately ran back towards the tower and the lifeguard called in for some more help. With a look back at the lifeguard on duty, all three friends new what they had to do and they knew that they didn't have much time to do it. Once the plane was in the water, there wasn't going to be much time for any hesitation. The friends knew how bad of a crash this was going to be. Hell, Hoby had even survived a small plane crash when his mom's boyfriend's plane had crashed when he was younger and all three had been trapped at the bottom of the ocean, with the water rising fast. All three friends didn't need a second opinion. The lifeguard could see that they were some form of lifeguards, whether they worked in the city or not, it didn't matter, it was all hands on deck at the moment.

To The Rescue:

Pixie and Summer were the first in the water soon followed by Hoby and the lifeguard on duty. Sirens could be heard in the background, racing towards the lake. In the back of her mind, Pixie wondered if members of the 15th were among those racing towards the lake. She soon put it out of her mind as she reached the plane. A flight attendant must have gotten the door opened because people were trying to push out of the plane and in a panic that said someone was bound to get hurt. Summer was right behind her and together they were able to calm down the passengers and get them into a boat that had been grabbed by one of the flight attendants.

Loading a few of the passengers one by one into the life raft, we were able to stop the crowding and assess any injuries. Hoby and the lifeguard grabbed the life raft and pulled it away from the plane and back towards the beach. A look back said that rescue workers were working on setting up a triage pit on the beach and that most of the cops were being told where to go and where to help. Pixie focused on the passengers in front of her as the plane started to slip under the water. Before long, they were going to be pulling people out of the water as the plane sank.

Will all the passengers and crew of the plane make it out alive?

More to come in next chapter…

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