Hey guys! So, after watching one of my other favorite tv shows Third Watch on dvd today, an idea started to grow :). I'm on the fence on whether it's going to be a one-shot or a full blown story. This is also going to be my first story I am writing in third person! I hope you all enjoy!

This was it.

This was going to be Marni's first fire.

She closed her seafoam green eyes, loving the way the fire truck's siren blasted through her eardrums.

"You nervous, sweetheart?", Eddie nudged the beauty, popping his gum.

"Is it odd that I'm not?"

"You won't be sayin' that once you go inside."

Marni's father Martin, the captain at firehouse 55, turned around, shooting Eddie a glare.

"Stop trying to scare my daughter, Ed. My baby girl's got more balls than you."

The entire tuck filled with men broke out into a fit of laughs.

"El jefe's got a point, man. Our Marni's one tough bitch," Raymond flashed a smile at Marni, only to recieve the roll of her eyes.

Raymond has had a thing for Marni since high school. It wasn't because she was beautiful. Okay, part of it was because she was beautiful. But, she managed to effortlessly stand out from all other women he encountered in Charming. She was strong, independent, her own woman. That was the sexiest thing he has ever seen.

If only Marni had a thing for him.

"Oh, man."

She adjusted her oversized helmet. With the black hairtie around her wrist, she gathered her blonde hair into a ponytail, securing it with the hairtie itself.

As the truck pulled up in front of the burning school, Marni could already feel the smoke burning her eyes.

Everyone loaded out, preparing themselves to head into the school.

Martin was given the blueprints of the school. He walked over to the nearest fire rescue car, rolling it out flat.

"Alright, Billy, Marni, Ed, and Tommy, check the first two floors. Monty, Nathan, Simon, and Jesse.. you check the third and forth floor. Be quick, but obviously thorough."

"Yes sir, " the group replied in unison.

The eight firemen led into the school, moving their oxygen masks over their faces.

"You ready to get your cherry popped, Marni?", Billy hit her back.

"Ready as ever."

The smoke wasn't so bad on the first floor, but enough to make anyone inhaling the shit uncomfortable.

"Fire department. Anyone here, please call out. We are here to help you."

"Help! Help me, please!"

Marni took off into the direction of the small voice, not letting the other men with her know where she was going first.

"Marni! Marni! Fuck! ",Billy called out after her.

He began running after her.

God damn rookie.

She's going to get herself killed on her first day.

Billy turned the corner, seeing Marni's blonde hair bouncing behind her through the smoke.

"Holy shit."

He looked above him, and flames were devouring the ceiling, collapsing in front of Billy, preventing him from reaching Marni.

"Fire department. Call out!"

"Help! Help me, please!"

The voice was louder.

She realized it was coming from inside a burning classroom.

Marni opened the door, and saw a little boy with blonde hair sitting under a teacher's desk, hugging his knees tightly to his chest.

With the desks, she created a straight path to the little boy, walking across the tops of the desks to get to him.

She jumped off the final desk, bending down in front of the teacher's desk.

"Hey sweetie, you okay?"

"I went to the bathroom, and heard fire alarms. By the time I came back to my classroom, everyone was gone. I hid in here because there was no fire."

"You're a brave little man. What's your name?"

"Abel. What's yours?"

" I'm Marni. I don't know about you Abel, but I'm ready to get out of here. What do you say?"

He nodded.

"Okay buddy. Give me your hand."

He did what he was told, climbing out from underneath the desk.

Marni lifted him up into her arms, holding him tightly.

Abel hid his face into her neck, starting to cough roughly as she made her way across the desks again.

She knew she shouldn't do it. But, she had to.

She pulled off her oxygen mask, giving it to Abel.

"Breathe into this."

"What about you?"

"I'm fine. Just keep your head down, okay?"

He nodded as Marni reopened the classroom door.

"Marni! Marni!"

She heard her name being yelled from down the hallway, and over her radio.

"I'm okay! I have a kid."

"Marni, let's go. The rest of this ceiling is coming down any second. ", Billy looked at his surroundings, trying to see how he can reach both Marni and the young boy.

She started to run down the school's hall, Abel bouncing in her arms.

A loud noise came from what was left of the ceiling above them, making Abel look up at it, watching it move.

Abel clenched onto Marni's jacket, feeling his body get wracked with fear.

Marni passed off Abel to Billy.

"You good?"

"Yeah, I'm go.."

The ceiling gave into the fire's fury, collapsing over Marni. The motion alarm on her thick fireman's jacket began to go off.

"Marni!,"Abel cried, stretching his hands out for her.

Billy pushed the button on his radio, gazing at the pile in horror.

"We got a man down. I repeat, we got a man down. The ceiling came down on Marni on the first floor. I need help down here."

Billy brought out the young boy in his arms, bringing him to the closest ambulance.

Once Abel was on the gurney, Billy saw his own captain run into the building to save his daughter.

"Is Marni going to be okay?", Abel handed Marni's oxygen mask to Billy.

"She will be fine, little man. Just like you."

Firehouse 55 fidgeted in their seats in the waiting room, awaiting to hear about Marni's condition.

"Martin."

Everyone turned their heads, seeing Marni's mother Cathy in tears.

"Have you heard anything?"

"No, not yet. She's in surgery."

"I told you.. I told you, that this would happen. "

"Cat.."

She slapped him across the face, now gaining the attention of the closest nurses.

" She better be okay."

"I'm so glad you're okay, buddy," Jax kissed his son on the forehead as they sat in the hospital together.

"Daddy, we need to find out how Marni is."

"Who's Marni, buddy?"

"She saved me."

"She?"

Abel nodded.

Jax took his son's hand, heading to the nearest main desk outside the room.

"Where's Marni?," Abel stood on his tippy toes, looking at the nurse behind the desk.

"Marni? Does she have a last name?"

"Uh, she was one of the firefighters in the Mulberry Elementary School."

The nurse nodded, hoping she would find a match.

"Marni Sanders. She's in the ICU on the third floor."

"Thank you."

The nurses wheeled Marni out of surgery to a hospital room. In the middle of the travel, the monitor that was currently recording her heartbeat flatlined.

"She's crashing!"

The room filled with people who cared about Marni stood up, watching as they wheeled her into the nearest room.

"What's wrong, daddy? Is she okay?", Abel looked up at his father.

"I hope so, buddy. I hope so."