"Excuse me?" Sally called as she came over to the fireman, looking
at from him to the pile of debris with obvious worry before speaking. "We
were wondering what we could do to help you. Those are our friends that
are trapped in there." Dr. Hook and Dr. Draper had definitely become good
friends to her through the situation with little Mary and she had always
liked Dr. Massingale despite her reluctance to believe in the supernatural.
As for poor Dr. Traff and his son, that family had been through entirely too much.
The fireman looked down in surprise at this elderly lady asking if she could help them in some way. Before he could speak and suggest Sally go back to her hospital room, though, Bobby spoke as well. "My Mama's right. If our friends need our help.... You said it might take hours to get them out and they may not have that. Just tell us what to do to help."
"Us too." Sonny said as he stepped forward with Dr. Havens as Otto joined Sally and Bobby. They had somehow missed the quake, had almost let Stegman sent the firemen away. Sonny didn't know about the others but he was feeling terribly guilty about that. Okay, Elmer could be a pain and definitely got him into tons of trouble but he was still his friend and Sonny would feel awful if anything happened to him. And as for the others.... He wasn't even going to let himself think about what would happen if Lona had been seriously injured or worse.
"I just got done talking to the nurses upstairs. Anyone they can spare is on their way down, too." Carrie called as she hurried off of the other elevator. "I even talked to Mrs. Powell in medical records. Her nephew's visiting and he'll be right down to help us out." Okay, she wasn't entirely sure that the rather burly and extremely young man was actually Mrs. Powell's nephew but.... Well, he looked like he would be helpful at shifting some of that rubble, anyway.
The fireman stared at the group, not really sure of what to tell them. Okay, standard protocol definitely called for not getting civilians involved in a rescue effort but considering the circumstances.... If they weren't able to get those people out fast, he was definitely concerned that they could lose one or more of them if the call had been completely accurate.
"Okay." He finally nodded in agreement. "First, is there any way,
any way at all, into that section of the hospital besides this hallway?"
Otto shook his head. "That's one of the main junctures. If there's another way in, I doubt anyone here would know it." He looked down suspiciously, noticing Blondi sitting over in a corner, looking like he was staring at something that no one else could see. If anyone might know a way in, it would likely be the dog. If he could only talk.
The fireman shook his head, not really surprised that things weren't going to be that easy. "Okay, anyone willing to dig, go over there and do exactly what we tell you to do." He glanced down at Sally, not sure of what to tell her. She looked like a nice lady and his mother had always told him never to mention a lady's age but....
"If one of you can loan me a phone, I can order coffee and some sandwiches." Sally said with a smile, sensing what the firefighter was wanting to tell her. "I imagine we're going to need the food soon."
"Just don't go wondering off, okay, Mama?" Bobby said urgently as he approached his mother. "Even if you see that little girl and she begs you to come with her, don't go anywhere! With Stegman down here...."
"Bobby, Stegman isn't down here." Sally said quietly as she looked around. She had sensed something a bit wrong but considering the fact that there were five doctors currently trapped in a caved in basement, she hadn't placed the wrong feeling at first. Now a cold chill ran over her as she noted that the evil neurologist and the other female doctor who always hung around him were missing. She was suddenly very afraid. If Stegman had done what Bobby had been suggesting, shouldn't he still be down here trying to cover his tracks? "Bobby, where is he?"
"That's what I'd like to know," Blondi muttered as he and Antubis moved away from the wall. With all of the people in the basement, they had somehow missed Stegman and Brenda's exit. Looked like it was time for them to go on a Stegman hunt.
As for poor Dr. Traff and his son, that family had been through entirely too much.
The fireman looked down in surprise at this elderly lady asking if she could help them in some way. Before he could speak and suggest Sally go back to her hospital room, though, Bobby spoke as well. "My Mama's right. If our friends need our help.... You said it might take hours to get them out and they may not have that. Just tell us what to do to help."
"Us too." Sonny said as he stepped forward with Dr. Havens as Otto joined Sally and Bobby. They had somehow missed the quake, had almost let Stegman sent the firemen away. Sonny didn't know about the others but he was feeling terribly guilty about that. Okay, Elmer could be a pain and definitely got him into tons of trouble but he was still his friend and Sonny would feel awful if anything happened to him. And as for the others.... He wasn't even going to let himself think about what would happen if Lona had been seriously injured or worse.
"I just got done talking to the nurses upstairs. Anyone they can spare is on their way down, too." Carrie called as she hurried off of the other elevator. "I even talked to Mrs. Powell in medical records. Her nephew's visiting and he'll be right down to help us out." Okay, she wasn't entirely sure that the rather burly and extremely young man was actually Mrs. Powell's nephew but.... Well, he looked like he would be helpful at shifting some of that rubble, anyway.
The fireman stared at the group, not really sure of what to tell them. Okay, standard protocol definitely called for not getting civilians involved in a rescue effort but considering the circumstances.... If they weren't able to get those people out fast, he was definitely concerned that they could lose one or more of them if the call had been completely accurate.
"Okay." He finally nodded in agreement. "First, is there any way,
any way at all, into that section of the hospital besides this hallway?"
Otto shook his head. "That's one of the main junctures. If there's another way in, I doubt anyone here would know it." He looked down suspiciously, noticing Blondi sitting over in a corner, looking like he was staring at something that no one else could see. If anyone might know a way in, it would likely be the dog. If he could only talk.
The fireman shook his head, not really surprised that things weren't going to be that easy. "Okay, anyone willing to dig, go over there and do exactly what we tell you to do." He glanced down at Sally, not sure of what to tell her. She looked like a nice lady and his mother had always told him never to mention a lady's age but....
"If one of you can loan me a phone, I can order coffee and some sandwiches." Sally said with a smile, sensing what the firefighter was wanting to tell her. "I imagine we're going to need the food soon."
"Just don't go wondering off, okay, Mama?" Bobby said urgently as he approached his mother. "Even if you see that little girl and she begs you to come with her, don't go anywhere! With Stegman down here...."
"Bobby, Stegman isn't down here." Sally said quietly as she looked around. She had sensed something a bit wrong but considering the fact that there were five doctors currently trapped in a caved in basement, she hadn't placed the wrong feeling at first. Now a cold chill ran over her as she noted that the evil neurologist and the other female doctor who always hung around him were missing. She was suddenly very afraid. If Stegman had done what Bobby had been suggesting, shouldn't he still be down here trying to cover his tracks? "Bobby, where is he?"
"That's what I'd like to know," Blondi muttered as he and Antubis moved away from the wall. With all of the people in the basement, they had somehow missed Stegman and Brenda's exit. Looked like it was time for them to go on a Stegman hunt.