Inside Gibson and Miller made it to the top floor in record time, this was one of their own, their friend, their good friend. This was the difference between life and death. They slowly opened the door to the corridor and the heat hit them, flames licked the walls further down the corridor and visibility was pretty much zero. They shuffled in slowly, calling out Andy's name as they went, each of them with their own feelings running round in their heads. These conditions were not survivable, they just had to hope Andy still had air left in her tank.
They came to a bend in the corridor before long and inched their way slowly around and then suddenly Gibson saw something; There was something on the floor further up, it had to be Andy, the reflective kit shimmered in the distance, giving away her location.
"Miller, this way." Jack shouted, taking off before Miller had a chance to respond and then he was at Andy's side. He bent down shaking her, but he could just about see her face with his helmet torch and he could see she was out of it. He adjusted her mask on her face right as it was almost off and then he plugged his air into the side of Andy's tank hoping that it would be the boost of air she needed on the way out as he pulled her limp body into a sitting position before standing himself and hoisting her up over his shoulder.
"Let's go, she needs help asap."
Miller nodded and went in front of Jack guiding him back through the smoky corridors, making sure to protect their precious cargo.
"We've found her," Miller shouted in to his radio as they descended. "We're bringing her out, make sure the aid car is ready."
Outside as Millers words crackled through their radios, Robert took his helmet off and launched it at the floor walking to stand nearer to the aid car. He leant his hands on to the side of it and dropped his head, taking some deep breaths. He knew this wasn't good. He couldn't lose her. How had this happened? It was a standard job, everyone else had come out. Why was it always them that bad things kept happening to? Before he could reflect any more there was a commotion by the entrance, he turned around and stumbled his way towards the doors as they opened abruptly and Dean came charging through them with Jack behind him with his wife. His beautiful wife slumped over Jacks shoulder completely still and completely limp. He hustled around her trying to help and support her body as Jack moved her from his shoulders to the waiting gurney which Hughes was waiting with. Between them they managed to pull the mask from her face and the bottle from her back so that she was able to lie on the gurney. During all this she did not respond.
"Herrera can you hear me? Andy open your eyes."
Hughes quickly looked at her chief and then to Maya, she had long suspected something between the 2 of them and his behaviour today had confirmed it. She placed an oxygen mask over Andy's face, using a pen torch to check her eyes.
"Sats are way down, we need to get her to a hospital now. Chief do you want to come with us, give me a hand on the way."
Robert tore his eyes away from Andy, his two hands remained holding one of hers in his. He nodded slowly, tears threatening to spill from his eyes.
"Bishop… er are you okay here I mean, if you need me to stay?"
"No, go be with Andy, keep us updated, we'll follow on to the hospital when we're done here."
Robert nodded and moved along with Andy as her gurney was loaded in to the back of the aid car.
Robert was unsure of anything that was happening right now, the journey to the hospital seemed to be happening to someone else. Everything seemed to be happening outside of his body and almost in slow motion, his head was in a daze and nothing seemed to make sense. Vic was taking care of Andy; as well as suffering the effects of the smoke and heat, she had burns to her one hand and arm. She hadn't woken yet and Robert knew that it wasn't good.
"She's going to be okay isn't she Hughes?" He managed to mumble at one point, his eyes never leaving his wife's face. How he longed to see her dark beautiful eyes looking back at him. Instead they remained closed, her face pale and layered with dirt and sweat.
"We're doing everything we can Chief. And it's Andy, you know she can't stay quiet for too long right, she'll be awake bossing us about again before long, won't she." She gave a small laugh but it sounded wrong, her words sounded hollow and she knew she wasn't being as reassuring as her Chief needed her to be right now. She had been in his position, scared of losing the one you loved and so she was well aware that you didn't always get the happy ending you wanted in life.