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On Tracy Island, the girls were gathered in Elise's apartment to watch the retrospective. After the commercial break, Ned Cook reappeared to continue.
"In March, International Rescue was called to help with an accident in the Ural Mountains, when an avalanche trapped a bus-load of children and a number of drivers in other vehicles. We are now going over to our reporter in Russia, Mikhail Petrov."
The picture changed to show a dark-haired older man.
"Hello! This is Mikhail Petrov reporting from Ust'-Uls. With me today in the studio are a group of people who were all involved in the accident. But before I continue, let me give you some background information. A truck and a car collided, causing other vehicles to crash. The resulting explosion triggered an avalanche which almost completely covered the vehicles."
He turned to an older man. "Vladimir, I believe you were driving a bus from an orphanage."
"Yes, I was." The voice over began to translate, and Vladimir's name appeared at the bottom of the screen. "I was driving the children from Vele Orphanage to Ust'-Uls. The traffic was light at first, as it was early in the morning. However, as we approached Ust-Garewaya, a larger town, the traffic became much heavier. Just as I was approaching the bridge across the ravine, a very impatient driver three cars behind the bus, decided to overtake us all. However, at that moment, a large truck approached us from the opposite direction. The impatient driver had nowhere to go, and despite frantic braking and swerving, the two collided."
A woman interrupted his story. "Foolish driver! Still, he got his just desserts."
"I suppose the driver didn't survive," Callie murmured.
"I'm not sure, but it would have been a miracle if he did," Tin-Tin replied.
"No, he didn't," Nikki replied sadly, shaking her head slowly as she remembered the flaming wreckage.
Vladimir glared at the woman, and continued. "Trying to avoid the two vehicles, I drove in the other lane. The driver of a truck had the same idea, but unfortunately skidded into the back of my bus, forcing it to end up tilted precariously over the edge of the ravine."
Mikhail thanked Vladimir and then turned to a younger man with light brown hair. The name "Ilya" appeared where "Vladimir" had been. "You were riding the bus to Ust'-Uls for a job interview, weren't you, Ilya?"
Kat coloured slightly as she watched Ilya. "Isn't that your admirer?" Nikki said, smiling at her friend.
"Yes. That is true." He spoke in halting English. "I called International Rescue, and very soon they found us. Some members came to help us. One small, slim young woman was able to climb on board. The children thought she was like angel, and I agreed. She looked at our injuries, and told other rescuers. The younger children began to panic, and she sang to them. She sang many nursery rhymes, until International Rescue could get us off.
He then turned to Mikhail and spoke in quick Russian. The voice over translated. "If you are watching, you were wonderful. If you ever leave International Rescue, please come to Vele."
Kat blushed as her friends giggled.
"Obviously an ardent admirer," Elise said, grinning at her friend
"Well, he's not bad looking," Callie commented.
Mikhail thanked Ilya, and turned to a young woman, whose facial injuries were now fading. Her name appeared at the bottom of the televid screen.
"My father and I were on our way to visit friends when we were involved in this accident. I had been very badly cut on my face by flying glass, and couldn't feel my legs. My father was suffering from whiplash. A young man and woman stayed with us, comforting us, until we could be rescued from the car. We were taken to their mobile hospital and we received care and attention of the highest standard."
Mikhail began talking to a young man with dark hair and wearing glasses.
"I understand you lost a relative in the accident." Across the screen flashed the young man's name, Tom.
"Yes, I did", he replied in a quiet, rather sad voice. "My fiancée, Belinda, died in the accident. She was pregnant, and had been visiting her father, who had recently remarried. She had just had a promotion, and would have taken up her new appointment after the baby had been born. We were very excited both at the forthcoming birth and also a new house that we were going to buy. She was on her way to the airport to return home.
"I understand from the British Embassy that despite all their efforts, the personnel of International Rescue could not save her, only my daughter. It would appear that one member in particular stayed with her in the car until she could be rescued, and went with her to International Rescue's mobile hospital. According to my source from the Embassy, that person had been most comforting to Belinda, and for that I send my heartfelt thanks. Someone had written Chris on my daughter's nametag. I don't know whether that person was male or female, but in his or her honour, I have christened my daughter Christina."
Nikki smiled at the others. "I'm glad Tom named her that."
"Mmm, I wonder what Christopher is doing now," Kat remarked.
Tin-Tin gave a brief smile. "Oh, I expect he is doing well for himself."
"Well, I hope he's watching this programme," Elise remarked.
Finally Mikhail turned to the other female in the group and once more the voice over could be heard. Her name, Galina, appeared in bold, white letters near the bottom of the screen. "On behalf of those standing here and the others who were rescued but couldn't get here, I'd like to say thank you, International Rescue. I would also like to say something here to the young woman who we know only as Kay. If you are watching, I'd like you know that arrangements are being made for Yuri to be adopted. A couple have approached the orphanage and have fallen in love with him."
Kat smiled at that. "He was so adorable. I'd love to have been able to adopt him."
The girls all smiled at her remark.
"He was cute," Nikki said. "Those big brown eyes would melt the coldest heart."
Elise was silent, thinking of the orphans.
The scene changed back to the Los Angeles venue, and Ned smiled as he said, "That's all from Russia. Thank you, Mikhail, and those who were in our studio. We'll continue with our retrospective after the commercial break."
--Ural Mountains rescue by TawnyAngel22 (with help from the Mod Squad) on 11/18/2006
  
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