Chicago Fire Oneshots

9/11

"Where were you that day? What where you doing? Did you lose a loved one?" asked the MC over the music, the song true colours, and slide playing behind him. Matt looked down the line of he's house he sat at the end of the line with he's truck beside him. Right next to him though, he's rock and life. Gabby Dawson. She grabbed he's hand and leaned against him

Pictures on the slide where media photos of the CFD working hard and relentlessly around the clock. One flashed up of Gabby her frizzy hair, hands bloody working over a young body that looked impossible to save. He looked down at her and she smiled looking at him

"She lived" She whispered with tears in her eyes. The next one to flash up was of Casey and Severide smiling over something poring water over their dirty hot bodies. The next was truck and squad at the time working together with a NYFD unit to recover someone. Casey, Severide and Darden all in candidate tops. Casey clearly being a leader at this point. 

"Hinsdale was damn proud of you that day" She said to him as he looked down at her

"I was too" She said to him as he smiled. Looking back up. Hermann holding onto a service dog, both crying. Hadley walking out with an unconscious women. The next one was him placing her onto a gurney. One of them walking out of JKF when they arrived, suitcases and gym bags in hand looking sad. Another had been a day it hand rained, making effort hard but the shot was of everyone stopping for a minute to look up at the rainbow. 

Another shot showed off service NYPD officer dropping mountain loads of food off for the fire fighters and police officers working. Another showed Civilians dropping crates of half frozen water off for them. Some service personnel stopping to shake and hug the volunteers. 

One was of firefighters walking down the west side highway towards the remains of the towers. Smoke continuing the flow from the site. 

One was of four firefighters raising the american flag in front of the massive piles of debris of what used to be the world trade centre

The next jumped to a shot of inside the hospitals right after. showing photos of the Lakeshore and Chicago Med doctors and Nurses working hard and looking tired. 

One flashed up of Will against the wall of a hall way he's head in he's hands. Another showed a civilian hugging him as he clearly cried. 

The next showed a few Chicago Med nurses asleep as the nurses station, a few holding young babies. Who's mums had probably been injured or killed during the attacks

another showed men and women unfurling the american flag on the side of the pentagon.

"we lost a lot of our own that day, nothing can ever fill that hole but these photos prove that we can come together and support each other. So today out of all days in the year lean on each other" Said the MC.

"We Love. We Remember" He closed as people moved out of the centre

"Today sucks" Said Hermann

"Yeah I know it does" Said Matt as the door to Molly's opened

"I'm sorry sir we're actually closed for today" Said Gabby from her place behind the bar

"I know, Every year I've tried to get around to the men and women who where at ground zero" Said the guy standing in the door way

"I'm Jeff McAllister, I was one of the trainers with one of the many search dogs. She seems to know when 9/11 comes around and this year I decided to take her to chicago, I was told that we mainly worked with a fire house 51 and that we could find you here" he explained as a golden Lab poked her head out from behind her owners body. Hermann couldn't help but smile

"I remember her" He said coming around from behind the bar, the dog locked eyes with herman and raced over to him jumping up to lick him as he scratched the dogs head. Soon the other came up to her hugging and petting her too

"What do you two do now?" Asked Gabby

"We actually go around to hospitals and she sits with young kids who are sick and cheers them up. We both feel it's better for us after all that death and destruction it's nice 

"It's good to see that you're all still first responders" He said as Gabby looked down

"Days like today are hard but we love what we do" She said to him as he nodded

"join us, we've got a few more friends from the medical and police fields joining us too" Said Casey as he nodded

"I think I'd like that" he said sitting up at the bar as Hermann came back with a tennis ball from the office and him, Mills and Otis started tossing it around.

On sad days like this, Casey loved to see he's guys and he's love smile. He looked as she laughed at something Jeff had said, her smile lighting up her whole face.