Boden's voice penetrated everyone's fog of grief with his booming voice, "Everyone group up we have four fire fighters that are not responding. We need to get moving if they have a chance."

Kanell patted Severide on the back while saying, "Casey never gave up on us so let's go in there and find him."

Severide turned to Kanell and nodded and began to put his mask and helmet back on. Capp and Tony were already headed back to the building as well. This time the smoke was worse and they went in the direction that Casey and Truck had gone. They would take a few steps and sweep an area, "Truck 51, Call out. If you can't speak make noise. Still there was no answer as they called out.

Chief's voice crackled out,"Severide what is your status? Have you seen their tethers yet? Or any sign of any of them?"

Severide's rising frustration could be heard as he replied, "No Kannel is with me now Capp and Tony are to our right. Just give us more time chief and we will find them."

Chief replied,"Severide I am not going to risk the lives of four more men. You have 5 more minutes to find them and then we have to clear the building."

Kanell and Severide and exchanged glances and called out to each other, "Lets split up we can cover more ground."

There was a week voice on the channel that called out, "This is Hermann. Mouch and I are on the south west side of the building toward the back. I must have been knocked out by the force of the blast."

Chief called out, "Hermann, Squad is in the house and they are coming for you. Can you set off your alarm to give them an idea where you are?", there was a pause and then Boden continued, "What is mouchs' condition? Do you have a visual on Casey and Stella?"

Hermann coughed and sounded groggy as he responded, "Chief I think Mouch may have had a heart attack. He is not moving or responding. Negative on Casey and Stella, the last I heard was their voices right before the back blast of the explosion."

The lines lit up with commotion as Capp said, "We have eyes on Mouch and Hermann we will work to get them free and bring them out."

Severide heard that and waved to Kanell to keep moving, "We're are traveling to the left since Mouch and Hermann went to the right, Chief.

A weak female voice called out,"Kel, find them. Please just find them," was all that Gabby could manage to whisper. Her heart held onto the hope that even though Stella and Matt were not answering that they found a way to stay safe in the explosion. Gabby had once told Matt that he was the best fire fighter he had seen. It had not been an empty or vain comment. She had meant it with all of her heart.

All of the sudden she was dragged from her thoughts with commotion that was going on to her right. Cruz had grabbed one of the workers who had thought it was funny that fire fighters were looking for him. Cruz wore an angry expression and his face was flushed as he pulled on both sides of the jacket of one of the workers, "Do you think this is funny? Do you? Those fire fighters that are trapped in there are my friends? They are ten times the men you are! If they are dead it is your fault!"

Otis jumped in the middle and tried to pull Cruz off of the warehouse worker, "Cruz come on." But Cruz gave Otis a shove back and began to pull back to punch the guy." He was stopped by the iron grip of Boden clamped down on his right arm.

"Cruz we need you here. Come one I want you to walk the perimeter of the building just in case there is another way out." Cruz let go of the worker and nodded his head as he went to the truck to get his helmet and haligan. Otis get the hose and start to train water on the roof to keep flare ups from popping up again until 51 gets out." Chief ordered as he watched Cruz round the corner of the building. Boden wanted to make sure that his people were safe and then he would make sure to find out the names of the warehouse workers to see if they could be charged with anything by Chicago pd.

Smoke billowed out the front door but the outside observers could see the outline of 3 figures walking out of the door and one figure lying on a pallet. Mouch looked like he had not regained consciousness and Herman was limping and the right side of his body was covered in blood. Brett sprang into action with a Dawson not far behind. They began to read Mouch's vitals and to try and stabilize him.

Severide and Kannel penetrated deeper into the warehouse when they both noticed the black smoke beginning to roll across the ceiling. It was not nearly impossible to see and they were both sweating from the rising heat of the warehouse as the fire intensified. Flames licked the walls and pallets like it was one big fire. Severide knew that once the black smoke started billowing across the ceiling that their time to find Casey was running out.

Severide knew Casey always thought outside the box and was one of the best fire fighters he had seen for finding a way to survive. He also knew that Stella was resourceful. Kanell pointed to a collapsed portion of the building where it appeared the center of the blast had been.

"Casey, Kidd call out," Severide called out.

Kanell called out to Severide, "I don't think they were here when the blast hit. Casey and stella were talking about double timing it away from the blast."

Kelly nodded his head in agreement, "Let's head that way."

Chief's voice crackled,"2 minutes and then you have to give it up. Severide, two minutes. Do I make myself clear?"

"Yeah chief, "Kelly replied and let his mind wander as he searched for Casey and Kidd. Kelly's mind wandered back to one of the last night's he had spent with Anna. It was after that she found out about the cancer recurrence. Anna hadn't talked about her recovery but all of the things that she did that mattered. Kelly and she were drifting off to sleep after making love. Anna mentioned that her dash had been full and that she had no regrets. Kelly had asked what the dash was? She had replied it is the space between the date you are born and the day you die and that Kelly had been the best part of her dash As Kelly thought about it he now realized that she had been slowly saying goodbye. Goodbye to Kelly gently and lovingly and telling him to live on without her presence in his life. The truth was the few months he and Anna had been together were the most full he had experienced. Now in this fire he wanted to save Casey and Kidd but wanted to start living as well.

Kanell called out to Severide, "Severide, over here. Look I think they are here. "

Severide looked and in the smoke he could see two figures with a large piece of metal pulled over them in almost like a barrier. He knew right away that Casey had realized that he was not going to get out and had pulled the piece of metal to shield He and Stella from the force and flying debris of the blast.

"Boden, we have them in site but both look like they are out. From the looks of the smoke rolling across the ceiling we have no time for you to reach us. I just wish there was an exit closer we are in the back of the building." Severide called out to the chief.

Chief responded that Cruz was going around the perimeter of the building to see if there were any entrances. On the outside of the building Cruz found a marked exit that appeared to be wedged open with a piece of wood. As he looked more closely he could see what appeared to be cigarettes and beer discarded. He shook his head in disgust as he realized that this was the place the warehouse workers had been hiding out the whole time 51 was looking for them. Joe put on his mask and entered the exit calling out. "Severide, Kanell call out. I found a way out."

Severide had reached Kidd's side and checked for a pulse, "She's alive. She's alive."

Meanwhile, Kanell reached Casey and felt for his pulse and panicked when he could not find one. Then he tried to find Casey's pulse again and held his breath and he felt and ever so faint flutter of a pulse. Kanell let out a war cry as he called out to chief, "They are both alive chief. Both of them aren't conscience but they are alive.

Then out of the smoky darkness Cruz appeared saying, "Guys I am here we have got to move cause the path that I just found is closing fast. There are secondary fires spreading all over. I am pretty sure that all of the ways out will be closed soon.

Severide advised chief, "Cruz found us but we are moving now. There is no time to wait for more help and Cruz says the fire is spreading fast. Call for more ambos and have them meet us out back."

Severide took Kidd over his shoulder in a fireman's carry while Cruz and Kanell each to Casey as gently as possible and transported him through the fire. They moved with speed and caution as the remaining pallets began to catch ablaze. It was almost like the walls were alive with fire and smoke. The fire almost look like a living growing entity.

As the exited the building and headed a close distance away he could swear that he heard Anna's voice say, "See I knew you would make me proud. You are gonna have one helluva a dash Kelly. Miss you… Love you.