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Saturday, March 24, 8 p.m., local time, Mendoza, Argentina
 
Dianne looked up from where she was working to see Nikki coming toward her, cradling one hand in the other. Gordon came with her, grabbed an antigravity stretcher and hurried back to the mobile crane with it.
 
"What did you do to yourself, En?" Dianne asked, pulling Nikki's hand out and examining the bruised knuckles.
 
"I... uh... had a little trouble with someone who would not evacuate," Nikki stammered. "He got... uh... stubborn and a bit violent. I had to deck him."
 
Dianne's eyes widened behind her visor. "Deck him?"
 
"Yeah, Doc! You should have seen it! She's got a terrific right cross!" Gordon teased as he brought Eli over to the aid station. Dianne took a look at the man's face and saw the bruising on his left jaw from Nikki's punch. She shook her head.
 
"Remind me never to make you angry at me," she quipped as she directed Gordon where to take the unconscious patient. "Let's get some ice on those knuckles."
 
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"Mole to Mobile Control," Virgil said into his communicator.
 
"Go ahead, Mole," Scott replied.
 
"We've got about half the people out of the garage, taking the worst medical cases first," he explained. He glanced back at Elise, who was using the first aid skills she'd learned in the Air Force to help the patients. "We're coming out with them and would appreciate some medical assistance."
 
"F-A-B, Vee. I'll have Doc meet you at your exit coordinates."
 
"F-A-B, Ess. Oh, I'll be sending El back to Two. I think she's had enough observation for one day."
 
"Right, Vee. I'm afraid there's no one to keep her company though."
 
"F-A-B," Virgil replied, "I'll have to go back down for the others. But most of them are mobile and have only light injuries."
 
"Noted, Vee, and thanks."
 
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"This is NTBS reporter, Ned Cook, on the scene in Mendoza, Argentina, where a magnitude 6.8 earthquake has left a good part of the city in flaming ruins." Ned stood on a hill near the hardest hit area so that the viewers could see the flames and fallen buildings behind him. Joe was filming, being very, very careful not to take pictures of any of the Thunderbird craft that were moving around down there. "International Rescue is on the scene, pulling people from the collapsed buildings. Of course, we can't show you these brave men and women at work, as per their request but I assure you they are here."
 
He turned to look down on the shattered neighborhood again. "One thing I have noticed is that the International Rescue operatives seem to be wearing a different uniform than before. In the wake of the imposter scare of two years ago, I feel I dare not give you a complete description, but I can say that the uniform seems to consist of a jacket or vest over a shirt, military style pants, and boots. They have exchanged their distinctive fore-and-aft caps for baseball style ones and are now wearing visors that obscure the upper part of the face. They are also wearing gloves. All in all, it seems a more functional style than their old one. Of course, the uniform carries the distinctive International Rescue logo."
 
He turned back to the camera. "Let's hope that their efforts, working alongside the hard working men and women of the Mendoza emergency service, will bring relief to this shattered town. Back to you, Sam, in New York."
 
Joe stopped filming, the red light on his camera going out. He joined Ned as they gazed down on the scene.
 
"That's the uniform the operative in New York was wearing, isn't it?" Joe asked.
 
Ned nodded. "Looks like they're trying to develop better security, obscure their operatives' identities more."
 
"Just hope that they can avoid that imposter problem of a couple of years back," Joe murmured.
 
"I think they can, Joe. It's a step in the right direction," Ned said. "Got any coffee in that van? We're going to need it for our next broadcast."

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