Arizona arrived at the camp in a jeep with two other men who unlike her had guns with her. "Wait you're that new surgeon with a prostethic leg that everyone is talking so highly of?" one guy asked her as he helped Arizona down from the back of the jeep. She faked a smile. "Yeah." The guy put his hand out. "I'm Jason and it's my job to keep you and the kids at the camp save." Arizona shook his hand and nodded. "Arizona Robbins. Nice to meet you." The other guy walked away without saying a word which made Arizona a bit confused. "Don't worry he's uhm he's my cousin Luke and he's a little upset over the fact that we now work on different teams. We made a deal to always stay close and have each other's back but when duty calls you have to do what you're told." Arizona nodded and then followed Jason who gave her a tour of the camp.
At Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital a black flag was hanging outside waving with the wind. Jackson was standing on the stairs ready for everyone to gather around to share some news. He coughed slightly so everyone would look at him.
"Okay I'm gonna be real quick with some informations before we can all continue with our days. As some of you already know doctor Arizona Robbins is no longer a surgeon here which mean Karev you are now the new head of PEDs. And as some of you might noticed the black flag. Last week a tragedy happened and we lost one of the most amazing surgeons here who also worked here for a really long time doctor Richard Webber. And today it's a year since a plane crash where our doctors were included. Lexie Grey and Mark Sloan who passed away. So a minute of silence for all of the incredible surgeons we sadly lost. Also in the hospital's church you can say your goodbies with candles. Thank you for your attention." Everyone was about to turn around before Jackson said one more thing. "Oh and uhm board meeting is in 10 minutes." The ones who didn't know Lexie and Mark simply continued their days while others were visibly upset over the memory of losing their friend.
Callie looked at her phone for what seemed like the hundredth time to see if she had any messages. Alex walked to her. "What the hell? What did he mean by Robbins not being a surgeon here anymore? I can't be the head of PEDs. He was joking right?" Callie looked at Alex who didn't fail to notice the read puffy eyes who were starting to glisten with tears again. "I have a board meeting I'll talk to you later," she barely got out before making her way to the conference room.
Derek and Cristina were already there. Callie sat down and took a glass of water. "Mer is still in the hospital bed?" Cristina asked as Derek nodded. "I know it's probably none of my buisness but why did Arizona leave? And where did she go?" Callie knew Derek would be the one to ask. "I.. We.. She.. Uhm she cheated. And we got into an argument and she left. She went to a freaking army to play a hero and find herself because apparently she lost it the second Karev cut off her leg. She could visit her parents. She could I don't know go to Spain to drink her stupid sangria. Anything would be great but to an army where her brother died I just.. I don't get it." Callie had tears streaming down her face, tears she was holding back all morning because of Sofia. "I'm.. I'm really sorry I shouldn't have asked," Derek started trying to find a way to comfort Callie. "No it's fine I would have to tell eventually because she was one of us," Callie managed to say between sobs as Cristina threw her a box of tissues.
Jackson walked in the room confused about the situation but decided not to ask any questions. "So what happens now?" Derek asked. "Grey is going on maternal leave so we need a new general surgeon and also new residents are coming today. Don't make it to hard on them and also don't make it too easy for them. We need talented new surgeons." They all nodded and started leaving the room. "Torres you okay? You can take a day off you know," Jackson said trying to make a good leader. "No, I'm.. I'll be fine. Maybe making a new resident cry will make me feel better." Jackson chuckled softly and nodded. "Alright."
Arizona was sitting by the tree gulping on a bottle of water. "You know that sitting here alone might be dangerous." She looked up meeting Jason's eyes. "Well I have you to protect me don't I?" He laughed and shrugged before sitting next to her. "You married? I noticed the ring." Arizona looked down at her ring. She got it back after her argument with Callie. "Uhm yeah. Sort of." Jason arched his eyebrows. "Sort of?" Arizona sighed. "It's not legal. Well it wasn't when we got married." Jason nodded in understandment. "I get it. Don't worry no judging. Have any kids?" Arizona reached down in the pocket on her chest and showed him a picture of her wife and their daughter. "That's Callie, my uhm wife. And our baby Sofia." Jason took of the necklace he had around his neck and opened the lock. It was a picture of a teenage boy. "That's my little brother. He lost an arm when he stepped on the bomb. In that moment I knew who I'll become. He's what keeps me going. Everytime I have a new mission I promise myself that I will return home. For him. What brought you here?" Arizona swallowed harshly. Maybe it was good for her to share it with someone. She could care less if anyone else would hate her too because right now she hated herself too much to care about others. "I did some horrible things back home. I cheated. And every single moment I can I wish I could just undo it. But I can't. My brother died in Iraq because there weren't enough doctors to help him. I left mostly because I'm too ashamed to show my face in front of my wife and my daughter. And I'm also ashamed of my brother would think." It felt good for her to let this all out but at the same time it left an ache in her chest knowing she might never come back home alive. "I promise that I will do my best to bring you back home." Arizona smiled softly. "Thank you. But I need you to promise that if it comes to saving me or saving yourself, save yourself." Jason shook his head. "Sorry blondie can't promise that." Arizona laughed softly. It's been a while since someone called her that. Actually the last person who called her blondie was Mark. Oh Mark. He would kill her if he was here. "I'd rather die knowing that you came back safely to your brother than knowing that you died because of me," Arizona replied softly. Was that how Callie felt when she had to choose to either cut her leg and let her live or let her keep the leg and die? Arizona felt terrible. "How about we just both make it home safely?" Jason compromised with a slight smirk. "That's a deal," Arizona replied before her mind drifted off again.
She hoped Mark kept an eye over Callie and Sofia making sure they're both okay. She closed her eyes in a silent hope this was all just a dream and she could wake up at home in Callie's embrace and Sofia cuddling with them. Instead when she opened her eyes she was in the middle of the desert with sounds of guns going off and bombs exploding. Even if those noices were far away they scared her badly. She still remembered when her brother's body was loaded off the plane and all they got was a flag. "We should go back inside. Crazy things happen outside after it gets dark." Arizona looked around and noticed it was getting dark so they were probably sitting in the silence for quite a while. "Yeah let's go." Jason helped her stand up since Arizona still had some issues with standing up but otherwise she balanced and walked perfectly. It was barely noticable. "Thank you," Arizona mumbled quietly as they made their way inside.
