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Jack couldn't believe that there were people trapped under that, and if so there wasn't much chance of them being found alive.

The destruction to the pub was vast, there was twisted metal, rocks and bricks, piling over any bodies under it, and he didn't even have enough man power to even start looking.

Jack turned around to have a look at the rest of the square, there he saw his men pulling out casualty after casualty.

It was a true war zone.

And the road ahead was closed due to the air raids so their was no way he could get a doctor or supplies in.

The place was over run with victims.

He had to think about what was best for his solders and the other civilians.

He couldn't risk putting lives in danger looking in hope for bodies in that pub.

Archie finally regained some sight in his eyes even though what he could see was very blurred.

"So where are my girls, have you found them yet, because that's the only reason why you would be standing around, because you have found them?" Archie stated looking at jack.

"It's to dangerous sir, the Vic took most of the blast, and I don't think anyone could have survived, I can't risk the lives of others on a whim." Jack said.

It broke his heart to say this to Archie; but he had to think of his troops.

Archie couldn't stand by and just presume his children and sister in law were dead he had to do something.

He barged past Jack nearly knocking him over, and started scrambling through the rubble.

Jack couldn't watch any longer, Archie had hope, so why shouldn't he, stranger things have happened.

He had to help.

And if Archie kept going on the way he was with those bricks, he could cause the whole building to collapse.

"Stop let me." Jack exclaimed grabbing Archie's shoulder.

"No I can't, my Family is in there." Archie didn't even turn around he just carried on digging.

"No you must stop now..." Jack bellowed "if you carry on anymore the building could collapse and if they are alive you most definitely will kill them.

Archie stopped in his tracks all he cared about was seeing his family again.

Jack reached down and helped him up from the floor yet again.

"Please let me and my boys help, I promise I will do all that I can, now go and sit with the others and your lad's." Jack instructed.

He saw that Phil and Grant looked terrified, would they ever see their mom or cousins again.

Archie walked over to them and reassured them that it was all going to be ok.

Once Jack was satisfied that Archie was out of harms way he let out an enormous wolf whistle.

All of his troops stopped what they were doing and walked over to Jack.

They came to a Holt and saluted him. He did the same back.

"At ease soldiers, give me a round up on where we are in this rescue mission, also have we recovered anymore of our own." He said with hope.

"Well Coronal, we have only three civilians missing, a MR Beale, MR Miller and a Mrs Slater, but we think they are all trapped under the same confines, we have found three of ours they are doing well Sir, but Johnson is still DOA though."

Jack felt overjoyed but sadden at the same time losing even one of his men was like losing a brother.

But Jack had to shake it off; he had other lives to think of.

"Smithy how are the casualty's doing."

"It's just superficial cuts and bruises, looks a lot worse than it is, most are just very shook up though." Smithy replied

"On an upsetting note, news has been brought to me that a gentleman's family is trapped under the pub, three woman to be exact, a mother and a man's children."

Jack looked at this troop as he said this, this upsetting news was a blow to all the work they had done.

One of the Soldiers decided to speak up about this decision.

"Permission to speak freely sir." Willison asked

"Go ahead Willison".

"Personally sir I think it's a suicide mission, that building could collapse at any time, and we don't know if there are any survivors anyway, we should just concentrate on the people that we no are alive." Willison stated.

Jack didn't mind his men speaking up he admired their view, but he felt strongly about helping Archie.

"Willison there is a mans family in there, if that was your mother, or child or sister wouldn't you want use to try." Jack said calmly.

Jacks words had an effect on Willison, he wasn't a Coronal for nothing.

"Yes, sir, do what ever it takes." Willison answered.

Fired up by Jacks words

"Ok then if we are all in agreement, three of you go over there and look for the rest of the civilians, that leaves me with four of you." Jack pointed at where he wanted his men to go.

"Come on men lets set to work."

"Come and help me to move these bricks, we need to get to them as soon as we can if they are still alive that is." Jack ordered his men.

"They will be ruining out of oxygen soon". Jack whispered to him self.

Knowing that if there were people alive, they would only have a maximum of 5 hours to survive under those conditions.

And four hours had all ready gone

IS TIME RUNNING OUT, ARE THEY ALIVE ANYWAY, WILL THE QUEEN VIC COLLAPSE.??

SOMEONE WILL DIE!! BUT WHO??