Since then, the city had been rocked by several large aftershocks. It had struck just after nine in the morning when the downtown buildings and streets had been full of people. The 7.5 earthquake had hit near Anchorage eight hours ago. Some of the street signs were down or hidden in rubble, but Zeus could still see the map in his mind, and he knew where to go. They had the area from 3rd to 9th streets to the north and south and H to C streets west to east. From their command post in Delaney Park, they ran north on G Street. Zeus and his partner, Sammy, headed into the section Matt had assigned them. He was born for this! And it felt incredible to let that part of him operate to its potential.
And even in his brief stint with the group, Zeus had found a sense of purpose and usefulness he’d never felt before. Since joining Mad Creek Search and Rescue, Zeus and the team had been deployed three times, once to a flood and twice to help with wildfires. They looked like orange confetti, Zeus thought, with everyone wearing the Search and Rescue uniform-heavy neon orange canvas pants, orange T-shirts, black heavy-duty hiking boots, and small gray vest and packs with first aid gear and tools. “All right, team.” Matt clapped Sammy on the back. And if people thought the Mad Creek group was weird, Matt dealt with it somehow, keeping the secret of the quickened, well, secret. He was a full-blooded human, so he was less likely to get distracted by the job than the rest of them, and he knew just how to coordinate with the other human relief crews at a disaster site. You could see the pride behind it, wanting to break out. He had his hands on his hips and was giving them all a stern look. His skin itched with the need to run, sniff, find.īut their team commander, Matt, didn’t release them just yet. The team was eager to get moving, Zeus included. “Mine is on!” Sammy called out with barely suppressed excitement. Zeus knew his radio was on, but he obeyed Matt and checked it anyway, as did the other eight quickened in the Mad Creek Search and Rescue team.
And make sure your radios are on so I can contact you.
Remember: stay in your section and stay with your partner.
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