Marissa was aching all over, and she still couldn't hear much. She could see that Chunk was no longer on the ground, which relieved her. It meant he wasn't seriously hurt. And she could feel something on her back, putting pressure that was just too much for her. She was starting to close her eyes when she felt the ground shake again, and she heard faint screams. Something hit the ground close by, so she shut her eyes before anymore dust could get in.
"Help!" she shouted when she tried to move and found herself stuck. "Help!"
Benny felt the ground shaking and quickly jumped into action. He pushed Chunk out of the way just before a piece of the ceiling above them fell directly onto the spot they had occupied a second ago. Then he pulled Danny to him, holding her still until the shaking stopped and nothing else fell.
"Chunk? Danny? You both okay?" Benny asked.
"I'm good." Danny pulled herself up and moved so that Benny could get up.
"I'm fine. I need you to help. More debris fell on top of Marissa. We really need to free her before anything else happens," said Chunk.
Benny didn't answer. He just scrambled over to where Marissa was and started pulling debris off the top of her.
Bull dropped as the ground shook, but Cable pulled him back up before he could get hurt by the falling debris. Together, they moved forward when it was clear, forging a path that they could use once they got anyone they found free.
"Dr Bull? Cable? Help," said a young woman that they passed by.
"Amber?" said Cable. She pulled a chair off the top of her friend's legs. "Are you hurt?"
"I don't think so. Are you two okay?"
"We're fine. Was anyone else still up here?"
"Two other people. The other three left right before the explosion happened. I don't know if they got out of the building or not."
"We'll find the two that are up here. The others will have to wait for emergency services. We need to get back to the rest of the team, and you will come with us. We shouldn't stay separated right now."
Amber nodded. "Who from your team is still up here?"
"Everyone. None of us left yet. And Marissa's trapped under debris at the moment, so we're hoping that Benny and Chunk will have freed her by the time we get back."
Marissa could feel things shifting on top of her, so she tried to move again. This time, she managed to move her legs a little, but it sent pain coursing through her body.
"Help! Anyone, please help!" she shouted as loudly as she could.
"Marissa? Stay still. We need to get a couple more pieces of wood and steel off you, then we'll get you out of here. Just don't move," said Chunk as he and Benny frantically pulled the last of the debris off their friend.
"Chunk? You have to help me!"
"We're coming, I promise. Keep talking to us. Are you hurt?"
"My legs are sore."
"Okay. What else is sore?"
"My head, and my back. Chunk, hurry up."
"Almost done, Marissa, almost done. Stay still for us." Chunk helped Benny drag the last piece of steel off. "Okay, we're done, Marissa. Can you move?"
"Yes." Marissa coughed violently, but she moved her legs anyway. She sat herself up.
"Oh no, you are not sitting up," said Benny. He carefully laid her down on the ground. "You might have a spinal injury, and we are not making it worse in any way, shape or form. Paramedics and ESU are working to free everyone, we'll get you to a hospital in no time."
"Where's everyone else?"
"Danny's right here. Cable and Bull will be back in a couple of minutes," said Chunk as he gently stroked Marissa's bloody, sweaty, dust-covered head to comfort her.
"You'll be okay, Marissa," said Danny as she came and joined her friend. "I promise everything will be okay."
"Is anyone else hurt?" Marissa asked through a yawn.
"Danny's ankle is probably injured, and Bull's leg might be broken," said Benny. "But they'll be fine, just like you will be. Stay awake and talk to us," he added when Marissa shut her eyes.
"I'm tired."
"Doesn't mean you can sleep. We're at work, there's no sleeping on the job," said Bull as he came and sat with his team. "Do you understand that Marissa? No sleeping at work."
"Where's Cable?" Marissa looked at her boss. "Where is she?"
"Coming now. She was helping Amber walk, so they're a little slow."
"Your leg?" Marissa asked as she spotted the way he was favouring his left leg.
"It's fine. Don't worry about us, just focus on staying awake." Bull carefully lifted Marissa's head and laid it in his lap. "Keep your eyes open, okay?"
"Okay." Marissa yawned. "I'm scared, Jason."
"It's alright. You have every right to be afraid, but we've got you. None of us are going to let anything happen. Just relax and stay with us."