"There's a thousand hills and valleys

A million dams and streams

An ocean of eternity

Between my hopes and dreams..."

"There are walls and there are bridges

But no problems when you're free

An adventure past the horizon always beckons me."

"Stay here."

Those words made Teddy's mind swirl for a moment. Her stomach started to become uneasy. She didn't know what was happening.

She felt like a child scouring for information, but getting no answers. Drown out by the sound of adults conversing, and chaos beginning.

Owen handed the baby to her slowly, and got up from the bed. The words he just muttered still echoed from his lips.

It felt like slow motion.

He began to dash out of the room, only hesitating for a split second. His eyes enchanted with love. Love for Teddy, and for their daughter. Love for this life they were about to take on... together.

His lips pursed, as he tried not to cry. "I love you both."

A tear slowly escaped Teddy's eyes. Next thing she knew, Owen had left the room. Quickly shutting the door behind him.

Her heart burst open. Her senses became overwhelmed.

She was afraid.

"I've operated in Iraq during wars. I've performed surgeries on people who have murdered my own friends. I've lived through trauma."

She had to talk herself out of the anxiety she was feeling. It didn't work. Countless memories made their way back.

For once in her life fear hit. It really hit. Because this time, It was not only about her...

It was about Allison too. It was no longer her and Owen's life anymore. It was their daughters… and she had to be protected.

The thought of anything happening to her daughter… Teddy could not even fathom it. Her sore body stayed paralyzed in her hospital bed. Whatever was going on, she wanted to help. They were clearly swamped with patients… but she couldn't. She couldn't leave her bed. She couldn't leave her daughter.

Allison started to stir. Her green eyes fluttering open. It may have only been 24 hours since she was born, but to Teddy, it felt like she had known her for much longer. A life without Allison, is a life she did not want to remember.

"Oh baby girl." She whispered, placing a kiss on her daughters forehead. "It's ok. It's ok my love."

Let's move it! Owen yelled tiredly from the doors of the E.R. Sleep deprivation was already hitting him like a truck. Still, his strong arms moved swiftly as he guided people in the right direction.

The E.R was full.

Full of patients who were wounded, and D.O.A. Full of families trying to find each other.

He wasn't expecting to be back to work so soon. He planned to have weeks, even months off of work. He loved his job yes, but he loved his family more.

Family.

That word still managed to surprise him sometimes.

Fear sliced him apart like a knife… He has a family.

He couldn't put himself at risk in the field anymore. How could he? With a shiver, he shook those thoughts away.

He wanted to be with Teddy. He wanted to be with Teddy, and his daughter. But he had to work... he had to save lives. Quitting was not an option, especially when disaster struck.

Running was not an option... and Teddy understood that better than anyone.

Bailey hurried over to him, her voice rising higher than the noise of what surrounded them. "What's going on?"

Owen's face dropped, as he tried to stay calm. Bailey could tell he did not want to be here. She could tell his mind was with his family.

"Earthquake." He breathed. And the day after his baby girl made her entrance into the world nonetheless. First it was fog, and now this? Owen was lost in thought. Trying to unravel the situation. Trying to plan. Trying to organize. It was times like this he missed Kepner.

His thoughts were interrupted when a paramedic stepped in, barking the status of an incoming patient.

"Get him into trauma 1!"

"Jackson!" Maggie yelled at the top of her lungs. The fog was not letting up, and the ground underneath her began to shake. She had been outside for the last 24 hours. Too scared to move. Too scared to breathe.

"Jackson!"

She heard no response. Fear rose through her chest, as she aimlessly rushed around the empty road. Hoping for a clear spot. Hoping a car wouldn't hit her.

Hoping that Jackson would be alive.

She started to fantasize him walking back to the car. She fantasized their apology to each other. That he would confess why he was gone so long, as he got back into the car. That they would make things work again… that she would apologize.

She regretted it.

She regretted everything she said to him that day. Every word that left her lips was an insult. An insult to everything he's been through. An insult to his character.

He didn't deserve to be called "Mr. Monopoly."

He didn't deserve her. He was too good. Too kind.

For once in her life, she felt incredibly stupid.

Stupid that she let him go from her sight… from her grasp… stupid that she let her needs be held above his own. Her entire body felt selfish… and she hated herself for it.

"M-maggie!" A voice yelled. She shot her head up quickly. Her eyes opening wide. "Jackson? Jackson!" She ran forwards, the flashlight on her phone now clearing a path for her sight.

She reached a divot in the ground, careful not to step any further. Her eyes fell downwards. "Jackson."

"I'm- I'm ok Maggie." He yelled, his voice dry."Are you sure?!" She quickly spat back at him, his words barely finishing.

He could tell she didn't mean to yell like that. He could see that fear was all she could feel now… it was all he could feel.

"Send for help."

Since every episode of Grey's Anatomy is named after a song title, I decided to do the same with this fic! It's named after the King Kobra song "Iron Eagle (Never Say Die.)"

Jackson's alive! What do you think happened?

I know this chapter is kinda short, but next chapter is going to be much longer. I'm planning to write like 3-4 chapters in total, but it all depends on how the plot plays out lol. Hope you enjoyed chapter 1!

Thanks for reading! -The Color Gray

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