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As Cody and Maddie gingerly dragged Zack down the debris ridden hallway, which thick smoke still above them they suddenly heard the sweetest sound any of them had ever heard before.
"Boston fire department, is there anybody down there?" came a males voice, yelling down the corridor, the smoke was still too thick for Cody of Maddie to see who it was, but they knew it was their rescuers.
"YES! Help" they called, as loud as they could, Cody began to limp quicker toward them and Maddie kept pace with him. All around the two there were hopeful shouts from their fellow victims, mixed with the incoherent moans of the other more injured victims.
"Its all going to be all right Zacky, we're going to get you to a doctor and you'll be up and about in no time" Cody said to his unconscious brother being carried on his and Maddie's shoulders.
"We're going to be OK Maddie, I'm so glad your alive and here with me" Cody was genuinely thankful to Maddie
"I don't think I could have survived without you here Maddie" Cody continued
"I'm glad you're here to Cody, but your love for Zack, and the bond you share would have protected you even without me" she replied.
Maddie and Cody were getting closer and closer to their rescuers, Zack was still unconscious and they knew no time could be lost in getting him to treatment, they were hoping above all else that he survived, but they couldn't be sure he would, or if he would be the same if he did.
When the rescuers finally managed to get through to where Zack, Cody, Maddie and some other people had been stopped by rubble they immediately began the process of moving people out so they could be effectively triaged and moved off to hospital.
"We're going to need some stretchers in here" the firemen called down their radios. Some rescuers then stopped to begin treating the injured in that area while others moved on to begin the search and rescue throughout the rest of the building. Cody had no idea what damage the second blast had done to the rest of the building, but he hoped the 15 or so survivors in the immediate vicinity were not the only ones.
A fireman with a first aid kit quickly began treating Cody, Maddie and Zack, Zack was the most seriously injured and the fireman immediately called for an emergency evacuation to hospital on his radio and began bandaging Zacks various wounds properly, Zack had two separate head wounds and so his head was bandaged the whole way around.
The fireman then turned his attention to Cody, who obviously looked a lot wore than he felt, the adrenaline had been keeping him going, but he had apparently lost several pints of blood and needed emergency treatment on his chest and abdominal wounds and on his badly broken leg.
Maddie was the last of the three to be attended to, she was assess as having likely broken ribs and possible internal bleeding, but she was less serious than Zack and Cody.
Shortly after their assessment by the first aider a team of paramedics arrived with stretchers and an amount of other equipment, they placed all three on oxygen masks, paying most attention to Zack who they determined to be critically ill and rushed him out quickly.
"No" Cody yelled "you can't separate us" he protested
"We need to get him out as quickly as possible" a female paramedic informed Cody in a comforting voice
"It's ok Cody, he's going to get the best possible care" Maddie tried to further comfort him.
"Ok, we need all your names before we go?" a male paramedic asked Cody and Maddie
"I'm Cody Martin"
"And I'm Madeline Fitzpatrick" they both replied
"and that was Zackary Martin" added Cody
Maddie thought she should mention London, but she found she couldn't speak about it out loud, she didn't want to remember what London looked like in her death, and she wanted to remember London as she lived. Eventually, though, Maddie knew she would have to tell everyone the messages she had promised to deliver.
After the paramedics radioed to their base the names of the three victims they moved Cody and Maddie out on the stretchers in the same way Zack had gone just before them.
"Where are we going?" asked Cody
"You, Cody are going to Boston Medical Centre, your brother is being airlifted there now, and you're going in an ambulance. And Maddie you're going to the New England Medical Centre" the female paramedic replied. Cody was thankful that even though he and Maddie were being separated he was at least going to the same hospital as Zack.
"Both your parents have registered with the police outside the blast zone and they will both be told where you are going".
As Cody and Maddie were about to be separated, put into different ambulances, Cody spoke up
"Thank you Maddie, thank you so much, I'll see you soon"
"If I could have been with anyone when something like this happened, I'm glad it was you Cody, you kept me strong, I'll see you soon"
And the two were then separated.
Cody was in an ambulance with someone else who he thought was much more hurt than him, they both had been fitted with IV drips, but Cody's companion was covered in more bandages and drifted in an out of consciousness, unable to engage in any kind of coherent conversation. Cody just lay back and hoped and hoped that Zack would be Ok; he drew strength from the fact that he would soon be reunited with his mother.
Maddie, being in an ambulance for less injured persons was paired with someone who could speak, and who tried to speak to Maddie, but Maddie was not interested in conversation. As Maddie's ambulance drove away, the adrenaline began to fall, it had been what had kept her going, with the danger gone she couldn't help but think of London, and it had finally hit her that she would never see London again, and Maddie broke down in tears, she didn't know if she could go on.
As the first ambulances left the triage area set up in the parking lot the police officers who had been posted by the families and friends of victims got on their loudspeaker
"Is there a Carey Martin still here?" Said one
Carey quickly rushed over with Moesby still by her side, he was standing in for Kurt, who had been called and was flying in from Florida.
"I'm Carey Martin" Said Carey as she eagerly rushed toward the officer, hopeful that the news was good.
"Are you the mother of Zackary and Cody Martin?" asked the officer
"Yes" replied Carey
"We've found both your sons ma'mn, Zack was unconscious in a critical condition, Cody is conscious, but in a serious condition but is fairly stable, they have both been taken to Boston Medical Centre" continued the officer
"Thanks" said Carey, she was deeply worried about Zack but was glad they were at least alive and receiving treatment.
"Has there been any word about a London Tipton?" asked Moesby
"No, I'm sorry" was the answer; Moesby knew there must be something wrong if London hadn't been found with Zack and Cody.
"Was anyone else found with Zack and Cody?" Asked Moesby
"Yes, a Madeline Fitzpatrick, we've just sent her mother to the New England Medical Centre" was the answer from the officer. Moesby felt a part of himself die inside, and a tear came out, he knew in his heart now that something must have happened to London, for her not to be with the others.
"I'm sure she's OK" Carey tried to comfort him
"Come with me to Boston Medical Centre and we'll get any word about her there" Carey continued, Moesby agreed and they left.
On the way Moesby called Mr. Tipton, who had just taken off from Melbourne and informed him of the most recent development. Mr. Tipton told Moesby he was watching coverage on CNN from the plane.
Also on the way Carey called American Airlines and tried to get a message to Kurt, but she was informed that due to the likely terrorist bombing in downtown Boston the FAA had ordered Logan Airport closed, she was informed that Kurt's flight had been cancelled in the air and landed in Atlanta.
Carey then called Kurt's cell phone, she told him of the developments and he said he was about to get on a train to Boston and would be there the next morning. Carey said she would call him if anything happened.
The emergency room of Boston Medical was something like a zoo, and all family and friends were being moved into the cafeteria downstairs to free up space for the large amount of patients coming in. Carey and Moesby took their place in a line, hopeful that they would soon be able to see Zack and Cody.
Ok, chapter 8, the longest one so far! hope you liked it! they are all out of the disaster zone, but they are not out of the woods, what will happen to Zack, will he ever wake up? will he be the same?
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