Chapter 2

'Jordon!' Heidi shouted, 'come on! We're gonna be late again, and you know what Vince said!

'Yeah, yeah I know. If we were late again he would put us on desk duty for a week, but come on Heidi I'm sure they're managing fine without us, Dean, Lara, Chase and Lachie all started the first shift today and you know you can always rely on them to keep Vince busy! He won't even notice, I promise.'

*Back with Dean and Lara, who had stopped for a few minutes to chat before heading back to HQ*

'Thanks Lara. I don't say it very often but.. thanks. You always know what to say. You're the only one who really gets me.. do you know what I mean?'

'Aww Dean, you going soft on me?' Lara laughed, 'you Gallagher men, you try to act all tough, but underneath your just as human as the rest of us.'

'Well, I don't know about that, Lachie does like to think of himself as some kind of superman and me? Well I have superpowers as well. Don't worry you can't all be as good as us Gallaghers.' Dean said back to Lara, who pretended to bow in awe to Dean.

As they pulled around the corner to the Station House they saw a massive explosion that surrounded everything they knew; their colleagues, their friends, their family. They looked at one another, their last smile still etched upon their faces.

*Back in the Staion House*

'Chase!' Lachie shouted, coughing from the dust and debris around him. 'Chase, can you hear me?' Lachie shouted again, recalling the explosion, the moment when his hand was ripped from his baby brothers, the brother who he had vowed to always protect, to shield from any harm.

'Lachie?' a weak voice came from the corner of the room 'Lachie, are you okay?'

"Vince? Vince is that you?' Lachie shouted back 'where are you mate?'

'Over here' Vince whispered 'I think I'm okay, but I'm trapped, I can't move'.

'Okay Vince, I'm here'. Lachie said, kneeling down nett to Vince. 'You have a minor head laceration and your legs are trapped underneath some loose debris, but your vitals are good, you should be fine. I'm going to go look for Chase okay? Call out if you need me, I won't leave you. I promise Vince.'

*Outside HQ*

'Dean! Dean, I'm sure they're all okay!' Lara shouted, trying to hold Dean back as he ran towards the building 'You can't just go in there! The buildings not secure and you could end up getting yourself killed! You know the protocol! We need to wait for back- up before we can go in!'

'Lara, let go of me! Do you think I give a fuck about protocol? Both of my brothers are in there! I can't loose them! I can't! and Vince! he's been like a father to me! I can't just leave them in there to die.'

'I know Dean, I know, but i've called Jordon and Heidi and they're less than 5 minutes away! Once they're here we have a much better chance of saving them, all of them, so just wait okay? For me.'

'Okay. 2 minutes then, but if anything happens to-'

'It won't Dean, i promise. We're rescue, we're the best in the buisness, if anyone is going to get them out of this, it's us.'