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What is a firefighter?
He's the guy next door....
He's a guy like you and me with warts and worries and unfulfilled dreams.
Yet he stands taller than most of us.
He's a fireman....
A fireman is at once the most fortunate and the least fortunate of men.
He's a man who saves lives because he has seen too much death.
He's a gentle man because he has seen the awesome power of violence out of control.
He's responsive to a child's laughter because his arms have held too many small bodies that will never laugh again....
He doesn't preach the brotherhood of man.
He lives it.
~Author Unknown

Rocky

Rocky slid down the pole as the alarms blared throughout the department. All available units in Stone Canyon were being sent to help neighboring Angel Grove contain the many raging infernos due to Astronema's invasion.

Once his feet hit the floor, he was on the move again, slipping on his boots, shrugging on his jacket, and placing his helmet on his head. Then, he sprinted out to his engine. Ripping the door open he jumped into his seat and buckled in. Revving the engine, he sped out of the garage, tires squealing.

His fellow fireman gave him a curious look, "You all right man?" Rocky was very tense and quiet, not his usual self.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Rocky brushed him off and raced to Angel Grove. He loved the thrill of speeding recklessly down the streets. He loved the feel of having this much power at the tips of his fingers. It brought back memories of piloting the zords when he was a ranger.

And now he was going back to the home base of the Power Rangers. There was a slight pain in his back as he remembered how he had to leave it all behind.

Rocky pulled the fire truck to a screeching halt at an apartment building that was ablaze. The men jumped out of the truck and grabbing their gear rushed head long into the burning building.

"Anybody in here?" Rocky called out, praying to God that everyone had already evacuated.

He raced through the building with a fire extinguisher, knowing that it was useless, this building was too far-gone, but they still had to try. He took the stairs two at a time, running against the clock.

And that's when he first came into contact with them. The dancing flames reflected off their metallic surface. He was caught by surprise as he was hit in the shoulder by a laser blast, but quickly recovered and hit the deck as the next two flew by overhead.

Springing back up Rocky turned heal and ran with the Quantrons hot on his tail.

"Everyone out! The place is compromised," Rocky shouted to his crew, "Get out now!" He gasped for breath as he ran as hard as he could through the smoke filled building. Skidding to a stop he ducked back around the corner just in time to see a laser shot whiz past.

As the Quantron came running forward Rocky shot out his arm and clothes lined him, and then hopped over him on his way out.

Finally the exit was in sight, looking back Rocky noticed that he still had pursuers. As he was about to cross the threshold one grabbed onto his jacket. Hurriedly sliding out of the sleeves, Rocky turned around and kicked the Quantron who flew back into the others, still clutching the jacket.

Free, Rocky turned and stepped out into the sunlight. He was knocked off his feet though as the building was rocked with several explosions. Rocky covered his now unprotected head; he had lost his helmet in the melee, from the raining debris.

"NO!" Rocky shouted in despair and pounded the ground with his fists. Tears formed in his eyes, none of his team had made it out and the men that were outside hosing the building were nowhere to be seen.

WOOF!

Rocky turned around at the bark, and he saw the firedog leap at a Quantron who was aiming at Rocky's unprotected back. Then, Rocky realized that an army of Quantrons was marching towards him.

Rocky charged at them, hoping to keep too many from coming at him at once and overwhelming him. He punched one and elbowed another before bringing up his leg to roundhouse kick another one. But he was too slow with the added weight of his boots and the Quantron caught his leg in midair and threw him to the ground.

He quickly slipped off his boots and threw them at the incoming Quantrons. The projectiles knocking a few down. Rocky caught an incoming punch and flipped the Quantron over and on to the ground. Two Quantrons rushed at him from either side and Rocky dropped down into the splits to avoid them and threw his fists up, punching them in the chest.

Breathing heavily Rocky panted, "C'mon is that all you got," and he motioned for them to bring it on.

The horde rushed forward and Rocky did a spinning kick to knock them back and gain some distance between them. He flipped over one and kicked it into another that was preparing to tackle him.

At the sound of wailing Rocky turned and saw the Dalmatian that had essentially saved his life lying on the ground, his side steaming from a laser blast. Using the shoulders of a Quantron as leverage Rocky flipped over to the wounded dog.

Grabbing the dog in his arms Rocky looked around and saw the Quantrons swarming down on him. Thinking fast Rocky slid under the fire engine to the other side. Then, opening the truck's door Rocky deposited the wounded soldier.

"Now you stay here Sparky where it's safe," Rocky patted the dog on the head, as the dog whined, not wanting him to leave. Rocky shut the door and looked around and spotted the hose and a mischievous grin spread across his face.

Rocky grabbed the hose and waited for the Quantrons to appear, and as soon as the first one rounded the truck he let loose with the hose. The sheer force of the water kept the Quantrons at bay, pushing them back.

Unfortunately the Quantrons were a lot smarter than the Putties that he was used to dealing with and they decided to come at him from both sides of the fire engine. Rocky was hard pressed to keep both back, switching the hose from side to side.

Then, all of a sudden the water came to a drizzle and all that was left were the droplets that were dropping at his feet. Shaking the hose Rocky looked at it in dismay and then at the Quantrons that were moving in for the kill.

"Uh oh," Rocky was now using the hose as a bludgeon, knocking away any Quantron that came near him. His muscles began to protest and burn, he was no teenager anymore with superpowers to keep him going.

His body finally gave out on him and called it quits. He collapsed to his knees, and the Quantrons grabbed him up and took him to where all the other citizens of Angel Grove were. He was roughly thrown amongst them, sporting several bruises, burns, covered in soot, and best of all barefoot.