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"mayday, mayday we have firefighter down" Bobby's voice echoed to the radio he looked down to see Eddie picking up after his feet, he heard him shouting buck's name, he doesn't really process things that time what he knows is that he is holding Buck's lifeless body as they get the gurney. Bobby is shocked, scared, he doesn't know he's just standing there after Buck who is being wheeled to the ER
In Eddie's case, He says to himself that he doesn't panic but what had happen earlier shows it otherwise. His mind shows nothing but possibilities what if Buck died, What if- No he needs to stop thinking about that he WILL survive he knows it.
"Got it we'll do our best"
"do more" Eddie replied to the doctor
Eddie paced back and forth to the hallways, waiting for news when the doctor came in "Family of Evan Buckley?" A not so young yet not too old doctor said
"That's US, what do we got"
"I'm so sorry, we did our best but the lighting had made too much damage for us to repair, he flatlined, his organs shut down one by one and we couldn't bring it back, I'm so sorry again we tried" She said as she laid her head downwards and presented Buck's LAFD shirt whose cut all the way down and there were lighting burns "his body was already transported in the morgue, If you are ready we'll take you there"
of course they we're not ready, it's Buck their Family, Their Brother, Lover, friend He was their everything. Everyone was so still, no one dared to talk their shallow breathing was echoing through the hallways even though it wasn't empty, they can hear their hearts beating fast, They can hear each others whimper as Eddie on the back fell on his knees, Hen was able to catch it before it goes all the way down. Buck is dead, He-He's gone and each one of them has their own guilt. Eddie was the worst
Eddie knew about the shooting, how has Buck saved him, how buck crawled under the engine, was in a open fire just to save him, because they promise to have each other's back but he himself thinks he failed to do the same to Buck, well he is dead. Bobby's guilt was something he had felt before, a guilt of being a failure he failed to save his family before, and once again, he failed. Chim's guilt was something, He was the one going up the ladder, It should've been Him but Buck had stopped him. Hen is not so Bad, but she is still sad because she cared for Buck like her brother
"we need to call Maddie, she needs to-" Eddie says as tear fell in his puffy red eyes
"already did, They're on the way" Chim says
tomorrow is going to be so different for all of them, even today is different because they lost someone, someone very important...
losing someone during calls is normal for them, Just tag them out and move on.. But this is Buck their Buck.. Buck may be Buck sometimes. He may be immature, dumbass, someone who dosen't listen but he was the greatest person they have ever met.. They were going to miss the hell out of Him
"Howard?"A female voice said, It's none other than Maddie 'I- what happened?"she asked taking a deep breath after
"I was going up the ladder, when he stopped me and went up instead, then-"
"Oh, Chim"
"Maddie?"
"Eddie.. How are you?"
"I don't- why are you asking me?"
"because you've just lost someone important to you"
"you're not mad?"
"Why would I be?"
"I failed to save him, to have his back. I'm so sorry"
"Eddie, none of this was your fault, now please stand up"
"Maddie, I- i would like to tell you our deepest condolences"
"Bobby, what ever you think or feel, no need to tell me, It's not on you or anyone else in this room"
"I'm the captain"
"and?'
"i should've known"
"Bobby it was a natural disaster, no one could've known, Has Athena gotten the news yet?"
"Yes, Her shift isn't over yet so she couldn't come"
"that's alright"
"by the way Buck knew somewhere in this job that this was going to happen he left something for each one of you"