Kayla O'Malley grew up in a family full of lifesavers. Her mom is the Chief of Police, and her dad is Fire Chief. She joined the Pinehaven Fire Department when she turned 18 and never looked back. At 23, she left Pinehaven to join the LAFD. Three ye...
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Halloween is a time of fun, candy, pranks, and everything spooky. Kayla loves it, well she loves the holiday season as a whole. One thing she doesn't like though is all the creepy calls they have to go to, just like one they did last night. A man was sucked into a grave by quicksand and they had to pull him out.
She'll definitely have nightmares about that. Especially since it was at a graveyard. You do not disturb the spirits. Because, it's one thing to see stuff like that on screen but to see it in real life, that's what scares her. Knowing it's real and not just movie magic. It's calls like that which pushes her to do a bit more praying than she usually does, she might also listen to a couple more worship songs on the way to work to even it out.
Thankfully, today there have been no creepy calls. It's a reassuring thing though as the truck pulls up to a closed off hiking trail. "The old trail should be right up there. Park warden said they closed it down a few years back. Guess every once in a while they still get a thrill-seeker who ignores the signs." Cap explains as Kayla gets out of the truck. She goes to grab her bag but Eddie already has it in hand. "Thanks, Cowboy." He smiles at her as they walk over to Cap, Hen, and Chim with Buck coming up behind them.
"They haven't been able to ping the phone?" Eddie asks, "Yeah. No contact since the call was dropped." Bobby says and a chill runs down Kayla's back. She takes a deep breath and pushes it to the back of her mind as the team starts on the trail. It's a nice hike to the top, the trail isn't too far from the ocean so it gives them a breeze.
Once they reach the top, Kayla quickly spots something down the side. "Cap!" She calls out and starts heading down. Eddie and Buck right behind her. "Guess this is where he went over." Buck says when he sees what she spotted. It's a selfie stick with the phone still attached. Buck puts his hand on a rock as he, Eddie, and Kayla look down to see if they can spot anything.
"All right, everybody gear up. Hen, Chimney, get the winch and the guidelines. Prep a basket just in case. I'm gonna radio Aerial Recon, have 'em on standby." Hen and Chimney quickly move into action as Bobby radios in. "This is Captain Bobby Nash. T-118. Aerial Recon to Abalone Cove in Palos Verdes." The dispatcher confirms that recon is on their way as Kayla and her boys get their climbing gear on.
Once all three are geared up and secured they start to make their climb down the cliff. Buck leads the way with Eddie and Kayla following not too far from him. "All right, big jump, guys. Come on." Buck says and three continue their search, slowly going down the cliff more and more.
They land on the area below and start to look around but find nothing. "Buck, Eddie, Kayla, you guys see anything down there?" Bobby asks over the comms. "No. Just a million-dollar view." Buck radios back as Eddie and Kayla continue looking around. "Cap, found something." Eddie says when he spots something under a rock. He, Buck, and Kayla move things out of the way to see a hiking backpack and a skeleton.
"Is it our hiker?" Cap asks, "A hiker. Don't think it's the one we came looking for." Eddie radios back as Buck unzips the backpack. "It's human remains, Cap. Skeletal remains"
