Chapter 2: Who Needs To Be Rescued?
Koji searched on his own flashing the light around the area. "Fire Department! Fire Department! Can anyone hear me?!" Koji yelled out with no answer.
"Fire Department!" He yelled again; he heard a cough. "Are you there?!" Koji heard the cough again and followed where the coughing was coming from. He fastened his pace and saw a mall coughing and sitting against the wall.
"Sir!" Koji kneeled next to him and reached for his oxygen mask. "I'm from the Fire Department and I'm here to rescue you! We're getting out of here!" Koji waited for him to breathe in and out from the oxygen mask, he gave the mask back and opened his eyes to see Koji.
"Thank you, sir."
"You're welcome." Koji grabbed his arm and helped him up. "Let's get you out of here!" Koji said as they walked straight ahead into an opening where below there were fire trucks below.
Koji looked down at the other firemen who looked up at him; Koji waved at them knowing he found one of the missing people.
"OUR LADDER'S TOO SHORT!! YOU HAVE TO MAKE HIM COME DOWN FROM THERE!!" He shouted.
"ALRIGHT!" Koji went back the man who sat next to him, closing his eyes.
"Alright," Koji grabbed some gear and placed it around the man. "What's your name sir?" Koji asked keeping him occupied.
"Kosuke."
"Alright Kosuke, listen carefully," He looked from Kosuke to the gear. "The ladder that's supposed to get us out of here is too short. So we're going to have to bring you down to the ladder. Understand, Kosuke?"
"O-okay." He looked scared.
"Listen to me, Kosuke. When you're going down, do not look down, and look at me. Just at me, okay?"
Kosuke nodded.
"Okay here we go." Koji wrapped some of the rope to his arm tightly; Kosuke began to crawl slowly on the floor. He then turned to face Koji; he then started to place his foot against the wall and start to climb down to the ladder, where other firemen were waiting for him. Koji held the rope tight with both his legs against the wall.
"Remember Kosuke," Koji began. "Keep your eyes only on me okay?"
Kosuke was too scared to say anything, so he nodded.
"Just keep your eyes on me okay. Keep calm and slowly go down."
"Right." He did as he slowly and carefully went down the building. He was doing great and Koji kept on talking to him, he was almost there.
Then….there was an explosion from the inside of the building.
"What was that?" Takuya and his team looked ahead.
"Koji…" Kouichi muttered.
"C'mon!" Takuya and the others ran.
Kosuke fell from the building but was caught by the firemen on the ladder.
Koji was not found on the second floor, he was caught in the explosion, causing the building to collapse and taking Koji down with it. He was on the floor with chunks of the building on him, he moved a bit but it would hurt him.
"Ah," He gritted his teeth in pain and gave up. He was breathing hard and closed his eyes.
"Koji!" A voice was heard through his walkie talkie. "Koji! Are you okay?" It was Takuya.
"Yeah, I'm okay. I don't know where I'm at though…" He gritted his teeth again feeling pain in his legs.
"Alright, listen. We're going to go back outside and come back to get you!"
"Okay,"
"Just…..just stay alive Koji…" He heard Takuya say as he closed his eyes resting himself.