The Rookie (Station 19 Fanfiction)

Chapter 42 Gone

You can't find what's already gone...

Sullivan was dragging a hose line so he wouldn't get lost, but as he was walking he was hearing the Pass device beeping. Sullivan saw a firefighter on the ground from 14, "Hey, get up you're almost out of air, follow the hose line back outside" Sullivan informed as he continued to look. "Andy!" Sullivan called as he turned the corner, he saw a firefighter against the wall, "Andy!" Sullivan called again.

Sullivan could hear the ringing from the Air Gague as he dropped the line and ran to Andy, "Don't worry I got you" Sullivan reassured. Andy looked, "Wait, did you run inside alone? Without back-up? are you crazy?" Andy questioned. Sullivan was giving Andy some of his air, "You can be as mad as you want to be, but we're safe" Sullivan commented.

"Ok, but there is going to be so much yelling, and cursing" Andy warned as Sullivan helped her. "come on" Sullivan said but in an instant he fell but Andy helped. "Aah, my leg" Sullivan grunted in pain. Andy grabbed the hose line and helped Sullivan up as they supported each other, but as they turned the corner one of the doors was caught on fire and fell over blocking the path. "We have to find a new way" Sullivan explained, Andy dropped the line and they turned around to find a new way out.

Outside Captain Parker had his radio, "What's the update on the ventilation" Captain Parker asked. "Captain we just cracked the wall we just have to break through the three layers of brick" Someone replied on the radio. "Shit" Captain Parker cursed as Maya was talking to Jack who was on the verge of giving up. "I just gotta close my eyes" Jack reported, "No stay on the radio with me" Maya demanded.

"Gibson?" Maya called as she could hear Jack was running out of air, "PARKER UPDATE!!!" Maya shouted. "10 Minutes" Captain Parker reported, "We don't have 10 Minutes" Maya replied, "I'm aware Bishop" Captain Parker replied back. Captain Parker and Maya looked and saw a car pull up and Maya saw Pruitt come out. 

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"Captain Pruitt Herrera" Captain Parker stated, Maya, looked at Captain Parker, "How do you know him?" Maya asked. "My dad used to work for him before he died" Captain Parker explained. "PARKER! Get me on that ladder" Pruitt shouted, "What?" Captain Parker asked confused. Pruitt looked at Maya, "Get this ladder into position now" Pruitt demanded, Maya looked at Pruitt.

"Can't do that sir, the roof is too unstable whoever vents it will fall in" Maya explained, Pruitt was putting his turnouts on. "Copy that" Pruitt stated, "Parker move the damn ladder I'm not asking again" Pruitt warned. Captain Parker ran to get the ladder in position, "Captain, wait, please" Maya begged.

Pruitt looked at Maya, "Bishop, I handpicked everyone on this team, not all of you were the best recruits, but I handpicked you all individually because I knew it was the right mix, the right magic to become a family, a crew that would love each other and risk their lives to save each other and today I do that for my family" Pruitt explained. Maya paused, "But sir you're not feeling well" Maya stated.

"Exactly, that's why I'm gonna save my daughter's life and everyone in there, and I will do what I've been doing for the last 40 years of my life which is being a damn firefighter, so get me on that roof, that's an order" Pruitt stated and ordered.   Maya grabbed her radio, "Parker is the ladder in position?" Maya asked. "Yes Captain" Captain Parker replied.

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Andy and Sullivan stopped as they saw they were going in a circle and running out of air again, Jack was on the ground out as he was running out of air. Dean was down as well as he was running out and as Emmett was trying to relax Travis saw his air gauge would run out soon too.

Outside Maya was at the Ladder controls as Captain Parker was at the truck as incident commander. Pruitt looked at Maya, "You tell Andrea that everything I did for her was because I loved her, everything I ever did was for her, I made mistakes but I loved her, so you tell her that" Pruitt told Maya.  "Yes...sir" Maya teared saying that, Maya was crying a little seeing Pruitt climb the ladder to the roof.

Pruitt coughed as he reached the top and he got on the roof, "All units concentrate the defensive" Captain Parker ordered. The old-timers were hearing the radio, "Someones on the roof, male around 60" A Firefighter reported. Lawrence hit his hand on the table, "Damn it Herrera, hot-headed Probie" Lawrence stated.

On the roof Pruitt took his axe out and was getting ready to hit the roof,  Pruitt raised his axe up and started chopping at the roof. But inside everyone was going down as everyone's air tanks reached Zero.

"Bishop my patient is good and on route to Grey Sloan" Warren explained, but it was silent, "Bishop?" Warren asked. "Copy...Warren" Maya replied sounding sad, Warren noticed, "Something wrong Bishop?" Warren asked. "Cap...Captain Herrera is...on the roof" Maya revealed sadly, Warren took off his stuff and went outside as PRT left.

Warren came outside and saw Pruitt on the roof, Maya at the ladder and Captain Parker at the Battalion Chief Truck. Warren looked and saw Pruitt began chopping the roof and his heart was feeling tense.

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Inside everyone was out and Andy and Sullivan looked at each other as they hear the air tank ring signalling they were out. Travis heard ringing as he was out and looked at Emmett, "Hey, Hey" Travis said slowly. Emmett was slowly falling to the ground, "I'm...I'm..sorry" Emmett stuttered quietly before he closed his eyes as he hit the ground. Travis leaned back as he could barely move and his eyes were getting heavy. All Travis could see was Emmett as he was slowly running out of air.

Pruitt's axe was high as his foot fell in and Pruitt with all his strength, he struck the roof once more causing the roof to open up and reveal an inferno inside and he fell...into the fire.