*Okay, back to the story! Chapter seven coming at ya!*
"Come on! We need to get this side of the building evacuated pronto!" A Lego firefighter shouted. The side street was filled with toy firetrucks and police cars evacuating toys. Steve, Carl, Buzz, Dolly and Jessie came out a side entrance, taking in all of the chaos. To the right of them was a medic tent where nurses were helping the injured and to the right were rows and rows of scattered, broken toys.
"Come on, Jess, we should get your leg sewn up." Buzz said, directing Jessie away from the carnage. Jessie let him lead her away when they heard another loud boom come from the hotel.
"Everyone move back! It's coming down! Move away!" A police officer yelled. Everyone ducked and covered as the building fell to the ground. Jessie's eyes widened as she pushed past Buzz, running towards the rubble.
"No! Callie! Woody!" She screamed.
"Jess stop, get back here! What are you, crazy?!" Buzz cried.
"They are still in there! We have to go back! They could be crushed or trapped!"
"Jessie, it's too dangerous to go back in there. Carl said, coming over. There will be a rescue team going in. I can go with them to find Woody and Callie if you'd like."
"Yes please! Thank you Carl, thank you so much!" Jessie looked back at the crumbled mess and said a silent prayer that somehow, her brother and best friend would get out safely.
Before the building collapsed, Callie was helping Woody get to a safer place. She was able to get his foot out, but it hurt him to put weight on it. She helped him over to the side and leaned him up against a wall.
"How are you doing, sweetie?" She asked.
"I'm okay, babe. Woody said, holding his chest. I'd be better if I could breathe a little easier." Callie knew what he meant; she could hear the change in his breathing. It had gone from rapid to shallow within minutes. He saw her looking at his chest and placed a hand under her chin, tilting it up.
"Have I told you what an amazing woman you are?"
"What do you mean?"
"What you did back there was crazy, you just jumped across me and shielded me from getting hurt. It was crazy, but so amazing."
"I had to. I couldn't let anything else to happen to you. I'd die if I lost you. I've caused so much trouble already.
"Don't say that. You didn't do anything wrong. Daniel is the one who did this. This is his fault, not yours." Callie kissed his forehead.
"I love you. Don't worry, we'll find a way out, I prom..." They heard a loud noise that made them turn.
"Tell me that wasn't another aftershock."
"It sure sounded like it. Come on, we have to keep..." They turned to the side and saw pieces of rock falling where they had just come from. "Oh no, come on!" Callie took his hand and pulled him with her, dodging rocks. Woody saw a huge rock above them and pulled her out of the way. Suddenly, the floor collapsed from under them and they slid down into the basement. They hit into a wall near a broken window. Callie coughed and tried to get up, but felt pain in her leg. A huge tear stretched down from her waist to her knee. "Woody? Woody?" Looking over to the right, she saw her fiance lying beside her on his side. Moving his hand from his chest, she gasped when she saw a third tear further up above his badge. His breathing had slowed down to almost nothing. "No, no, no. Wake up, baby. Please wake up." She shook him softly.
"Cal, Callie. He said, opening his eyes, his voice barely audible. You, you need to get out. Go, go out that window and get, get to safety. I'll, I'll be okay."
"No, no I'm not leaving you here, Woody." He took her hand in his.
"You have a, a chance to get out. I, I don't. Please, Cal."
"We both have a chance, Woody. We will get out of here, we're going to go home, and we're going to get married in front of all of our friends. We'll have the ceremony in the garden, by those sunflowers that mom planted, remember those? And we'll write our own vows and it will be beautiful."
"I, I've already written mine."
"Wait, really? How? You literally just proposed to me a few hours ago."
"Oh babe, I, I knew from the mo, moment I met you that I wanted to be with you. I, I wrote my vows six months ago." Callie gasped and kissed him lightly on the lips.
"Then hold on just a little longer, okay? I want to hear every single word." He smiled softly and coughed. Taking a few fast, short breaths, he laid his head to the side and closed his eyes. Outside, voices screamed over sirens and Callie could hear someone shouting into a megaphone. She looked from Woody back to the window. Raising her hand to her mouth, she placed two fingers in between her lips and let out the loudest whistle she could muster.
