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"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." Mahatma Gandhi
"How you doing, Six?" John walked over to where his sister was tending to a young boy.
"Hand me more gauze" she said quickly, one hand holding firm pressure on a deep gash in the boy's shoulder.
John flinched but obeyed. He placed a wad of sterile gauze into his sister's outstretched hand. Dark blood coated her gloved fingers as she returned to her task.
The young boy struggled against her as his father held him down "Calm down sweetheart" Sally said gently as she placed more pressure on the bloody gash. The boy's mother stood off to the side, trying to stay as close to her child as possible and still stay out of the way.
John froze the sight making him queasy. Sally's voice brought him back.
"Five, Five" she glared at him "either fill the syringe or get out of the way" her voice was harsh, but with good reason.
John handed his sister a child's dose of a mild anesthesia. He watched as she skillfully injected it in to the frightened child's blood despite his continuous fighting.
After what seemed like forever, the child started to calm and Sally as able to lay him back on the cot and close his wound. He still whimpered, but the anesthesia made it impossible to fight back.
Sally looked over at her younger brother; John was pale as he looked he looked at her, blood coating her gloved hands from her effort to stop the bleeding. She smiled sympathetically and nodded for him to go.
John gave a sigh of relief and calmly, but quickly, made his escape. As he made his way back to where his brothers were still digging people out of the collapsed building he looked over his shoulder and saw his sister in a whole new light.
"Alright, we have multiple fires burning around the town" Scott reported from the on sire command center "One of the buildings in town is ablze, but local fire services have it under control"
"F-A-B" Alan's voice came over the radio "Hey Scott, how on earth are these trees burning? There is snow everywhere!"
"Hot, fast fire, Sprout" John replied "Pine does that"
"Alright, let's just see how we can put them out" Scott said "I'm going to find whoever is in charge of Emergency Management and find out what is up on that end"
"F-A-B" Came two voices in unison.
Scott sighed as he watched Thunderbird 2 circle into the thick smoke that rose in black clouds around the town. He turned from his 'bird and walked toward the center of town. A quickly fading plume of grey smoke floated up from the center of town.
"Great job guys" A man in a firefighter's coat said as he took a step back as nodded in satisfaction. The blaze was out and now they were cooling the remaining embers. He looked over his shoulder and nodded to Scott "International rescue?"
Scott nodded "Yeah, are you in charge of local Emergency Management?"
The man shrugged "Part, I guess. Rick, Fire Chief" he extended his hand "I think the person you want to talk to is in the clinic. Ask for Trace"
Scott smiled "Thanks"
Suddenly an explosion shook the air, ripping through the earth and knocked both men off their feet.
Scott groaned as he hit the dirt "What…" he coughed "What was that?"
Rick's eyes were wide "Shit"
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