Chapter Four:
The cliffs on PontyPandy were crumbling all around this little girl. She was clinging onto the wall for dear life. Sam soon arrived. He looked up. "Tom we'll need you with the helicopter." Tom came back quickly on the radio. "Uh sorry Sam you'll have to call Ocean Rescue. Wallaby One is down." Sam sighed. He then got on the walkie with Ben. "Sam to Ben. Over." Ben picked up his radio. "What seems to be the problem Sam?" he questioned. "We need Delwyn with Eagle right away! A little girl is stuck up on PontyPandy mountain and I have a feeling that that ledge is not going to hold for very long." Ben got up. "We're on our way." He put his radio down before running over to the pole. He slid down the pole. "Hoshi! Del! We have an emergency up on PontyPandy Mountain. We'll need to grab Eagle and get there as quick as we can." Del and Hoshi both nodded. They raced to get their uniforms on as quick as they could. All three of them then rushed outside to the helipad. Del got into the cockpit. He buckled himself down putting his helmet on. He turned the engine on hearing the thunderous growl of 16 cylinder turbine above. The helicopter buzzed to life. Delwyn pulled away from the helipad. Ben got close to the edge of the helicopter. He prepared the crane with the double harness. He attached the harness hook to Hoshi's vest. "Alright Hoshi it's just like we practiced. You'll drop down and grab the girl. Once you do Del will move away from the cliff carefully. I'll pull you up once you get the girl." Hoshi nods. He scooted closer to the edge as the helicopter floated right above the girl. Ben gave Hoshi the "thumbs up" before he jumped off. Ben had hold of the line the entire time steading Hoshi. Hoshi got close enough to the girl. The girl whimpered and backed away from him slowly. "Shh it's okay. I won't hurt you." she looked at him before taking a step towards him. Hoshi had his arms reaching out for her. The ledge began cracking causing the girl to scream. "Hoshi move in quick!" yelled Sam over the radio. Hoshi grabbed the girl. A rock above them gave way. Ben tried to swing them away from the incoming rock slide. A rock cut through the cable and both Hoshi and the girl were sent plummeting downwards. "Shit!" Ben unbuckled himself. Delwyn got control of the helicopter again. He began lowering their altitude.
Hoshi pulled out a grapple hook from his belt. He swung the rope before letting go of it. It attached itself to the cliff. Hoshi smiled as the rope brought them safely close to the mountain. The girl was sobbing into him. "Shh it's okay. We're going to be okay." he comforted. He reached for his radio. "Hoshi to Ben. Come in Ben." Ben let out a sigh of relief hearing his apprentices' voice on the other end of the radio. "Hoshi hang tight me and Del are coming around for extraction." Hoshi nodded. "I'll mark my coordinates." He then reached for his belt again pulling out a flare. He slashed it across the rock causing the cap to burst into a green flame. He waved the flare around. "76,82,32 are my coordinates. You are clear for extraction." Hoshi watched as Del's helicopter got close to them. Ben reached for Hoshi helping him board the helicopter. Ben began checking the girl over treating her for minor scratches and shock. "Well done Coast Guards. See you back at the Ocean Rescue Center. Over and Out." came Sam's voice over the radio. Sam followed Del's helicopter all the way back to the Ocean Rescue Center. Del landed the helicopter back on the helipad. Ben and Hoshi escorted the girl inside. Bronwyn heard Hoshi's voice as he was talking to Ben. "Hoshizora!" Hoshi's head snapped up. Bronwyn pulled him into a hug. "Sam told me everything. I'm so glad you're okay." she kissed his cheek. He blushed. "I'm okay mom. Honest. I just got a little scratched up is all." Bronwyn checked him over again. "Mother quit fussing I'm fine." he chuckled. Ben laughed shaking his head. "Bronwyn the boy is 27 years old leave him be." Bronwyn kissed Hoshi's cheek again before stepping back. Sam knelt down in front of the girl. "How did you end up on the mountain?" he asked softly. She looked down at her feet nervously. "My people left me there." she said. "What do you mean?" She pointed at the sky. Hoshi gawked at Ben and did a small circle around his ear earning him a slap from his mentor. "I think you might of hit your head."whispered Sam. The girl sighed a bit. "Do you have parents?" she shook her head. Sam examined her again to find a strange tattoo on her arm. "Well in that case I think you outta stay with me until we can find you a good home." she nodded. Sam got back up again. "I think she might have lost her memory." he said. He took the little girl's hand. "I'm going to get back to the station and have Arnold take a look at her."
Sam got back to the station. He helped the little girl inside. Arnold did his checks. "The poor thing has amnesia. With the blow the rocks gave her she won't be able to remember things for at least a few days." He got back up. Sam nodded. "I would keep an eye on her if I were you Sam. As for the tattoo I'll keep looking. I can't say I have an answer for you on that right now." The girl watched them carefully. Ellie approached them with a cup of tea in her hands. "Here you go sweety." The girl took the tea from her. She blew on it gently before taking a sip. "Do you have a name?" asked Arnold. She thought carefully for a minute. "Annu." Sam smiled. "Well I'm Sam, this is Arnold and Elle." he introduced each of the firefighters to her. "The ones who rescued you are Ben, Hoshi, and Delwyn." She leaned on Sam gently. She yawned cuddling into his lap. "Thank you." she whispered as she fell asleep. Ellie giggled softly. "It appears she's already attached to you Sam." Sam blushed. He put an arm around her gently. Annu laid on his chest. Sam smiled. He put his head on top of hers. Ellie and Arnold both stepped out of the room to give them a little space. Elvis was putting his stuff back in his locker after having organized it. "You should see little Annu, Elvis." laughed Ellie. "She's really got him around her finger." Elvis headed upstairs to find his mentor as well as Annu asleep on the couch. He smiled. He draped a blanket over the both of them. He tip toed out of the room leaving the hero-next-door to be alone with the little girl. He closed the door softly warning the other two to be quiet as they crept back downstairs.
Annu and Sam were asleep for about an hour. Sam stirred softly to feel Annu's arms around him. He smiled being careful enough not to wake her. He laid her down on the couch bundling her up in the blanket. He turned out the light as he left the room.