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Friday, August 10, 6 p.m. Local time, Colorado Mountains (August 11, noon, Tracy Island)

"Someone's coming!"

Lena opened her eyes when she heard the shout, just in time to see a couple of men appear, followed by several more. A dozen or so people, fortunate enough to escape serious injury and able to walk, hurried over to them. There were faint cheers mixed in with cries for assistance. Lena kept quiet, but she watched the rescuers.

It wasn't long after the first team arrived when two others showed up. She tried to count the number of people in those teams, but gave up when her headache increased. Dere must be at least fifty rescuers. Good; maybe we'll get out of here soon. She shut her eyes until the pain diminished somewhat, then opened them to see if she could focus on one or two people, to take her mind off her situation.

One man caught her attention, probably because he had a dog with him. She watched as he moved from one person to another, saying a brief prayer when he realized he couldn't help this one, talking softly to another, giving them comfort. Once she saw another man -- possibly his superior -- tell him not to waste time on something (she couldn't hear all of the conversation), and saw him argue with the man.

She continued to watch him, her respect for him growing. She became more and more impressed with the way he worked, both alone and with his dog. He'd make a good addition to International Rescue. I must remember to let someone know, when I'm able to do so. Her headache increased a bit, so she closed her eyes.

She opened them suddenly, when a cold, wet nose touched her right cheek. "Hello dere," she said softly, lifting her hand to let the dog sniff it, then scratching the side of his neck.

"I see you've met Rommel." Lena looked up into a pair of kind blue eyes. "I'm Luke, how're you doing?" He knelt down next to her and took her wrist in his hands, taking her pulse. "Hmm.... it's a little higher than normal, but given the circumstances, I wouldn't worry about it." He looked closely into her face. "You seemed unconscious when Rom found you. How do you feel now?"

"My name is Lena Matumbo. And my eyes were closed because I have a headache. I was unconscious for about ten or fifteen minutes. I tink something hit me in de head, because I don't remember my seat being torn loose, or de plane crashing. When I woke up, I was here, still buckled in my seat. My left shoulder hurts badly, but any otter pains I have are mild, like scrapes or bruises -- dat sort of ting."

Luke nodded. "OK, I'll get a medic over here to give me a hand, and we'll get you out as soon as we can."

She closed her eyes again, only to open them when he said, "Hey! Stay with me!"

"I am not losing consciousness. I am praying," she replied.

"I've been doing a little of that myself," Luke said quietly to himself, his eyes scanning the wreckage. Then he turned back to her and smiled. "I'll go get that medic. Want me to leave Rom?"

"Dat would be fine. He is a beautiful animal." Lena lifted her good hand and ran it over the dog's head. Rommel whined, his tail wagging in pleasure.

Luke grinned. "Yeah well, don't tell him that. It'll go to his head. Back in a flash. Rommel, stay," he commanded, then got to his feet and quickly disappeared among the other rescue personnel.

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