A/N: Sorry about the long wait, what with school-work I haven't had much time. Now that the holidays are here I have more time and should have another chappy up quite soon. Ah, thanks to my betas Stacia and Mo, thanks to all who have reviewed, it is much appreciated and I would love to get more (wink)

God, I'm so cold. If I just take a little nap maybe...

Eileen's eyelids fluttered closed and her head started to fall forwards, suddenly her eyes snapped open.

NO! come on Eileen, get a grip! If you go to sleep you'll freeze to death.

She reached a hand up and brushed at the snow on her face.

Hmmm, my nose isn't cold, wait my nose isn't anything! Oh shit. Frostbite.

Narrowing and crossing her eyes in an attempt to get a good look at her own nose she started giggling.

Oh man, what are people going to think if they find me like this? I'd probable get put in a nice, soft, white room where I couldn't hurt myself, if I'm good they might even give me a mirror to look at my poor frost-bitten nose.

The Digger shuddered to halt in the middle of a slope; Gordon and Alan hopped out and moved closer to a pile of snow. Alan consulted a hand-held thermal scanner "This is the spot Gords, tell Virgil to start digging."

"F-A-B, Al," Gordon help up his radio "Go-ahead Virg,"

Virgil gave Gordon a thumbs-up from in side the digging machine that roared to life and trundled forward. He manipulated the controls to bring the bucket down, scooping up snow and debris, and depositing it neatly in a pile. It was slow, careful work; one wrong move could seriously injure the person they were trying to save.

Gordon gave a yelp and radioed Virgil again "Stop! I see him," He and Alan clambered down into the hole, to the older man trapped in the snow. "Sir? Sir, are you alright?"

"'Course I am you young whippersnappers! I just can't move," The man snapped.

Alan started shoving snow to the side, soon he had the man uncovered. "Come on sir, lets get you down the hill" he said as Gordon helped the man stand up.

"Much obliged," the man, thanking them "But I think I can make it myself, you 'uns have more people to save" he set off down the hill, leaving Alan and Gordon staring after him.

"Well," said Gordon finally "Lets roll"

The three young rescuers moved along the slope recovering four more people, one of whom didn't survive the long, cold wait. Gordon and Alan carefully wrapped the body and placed it on the back of the Digger to be taken to waiting loved ones.

"That's five, how many more left Virgil?" asked Alan.

"Just two Al" Virgil replied as he moved the Digger along.

Gordon radioed Scott "Mobile Control this is Digger, have recovered four living and one body."

"Thanks Gordo," Scott answered, sensing the fatigue in his younger brother's voice he asked "How's everyone holding up?"

"Were fine Scott," Virgil answered for Gordon "Just approaching the next recovery area now"