Gone January 24th, 2030 – 8:45 PM Pulling their suits on, the firefighters had no way of telling the severity of the disaster. The dispatcher had explained the fire as “Building fire within Velcon.” but that meant little in terms of range and force of the flames. Nevertheless, the band of four piled into the cargo area of the truck and sped through the open doors of the fire house. Seconds passed before the driver turned the sirens on full and the speed of the truck picked up. They barreled a...

PART I Three months had passed since his last visit to the department and in that time little had changed to the office space. Beyond the fact that the typical desk workers were missing, the walls and desks remained the same beige color he remembered them to be. Moreover, the same man he had learned to respect, Frank DeMaio, was standing in the same space he had occupied in their first meeting. He was a short guy, about five eleven at most, with a thick mustache covering the area above his to...

Gone January 24th, 2030 – 9:15 PM Pulling their suits on, the firefighters had no way of telling the severity of the looming disaster. The dispatcher had explained the fire as “Building fire within Velcon.” but that meant little in terms of range and force of the flames. Nevertheless, the band of four piled into the cargo area of the truck and plowed through the open doors of the fire house. Seconds passed before the driver turned the sirens on full and the speed of the truck picked up. They ...