Disclaimer: I don't own Grey's, Or Shrek.
AN: The Grey's finale HAS NOT aired in Aus yet. If/Then just aired here last week. All I know about the finale is that it involves a plane crash, and someone dies. I do not no who, and do not want to. So PLEASE, PLEASE, NO FINALE SPOILERS! That is all.
That night, below deck, our trio of heroes slept, building energy for the journey ahead. Izzie slept curled on the floor, having been kicked there after trying to crawl into Cristina's bunk.
"Pass me a scalpel." Cristina mumbled. "We're gonna have to crack her chest.."
On the bunk above her, Meredith tossed and turned..
Meredith opened her eyes, finding herself on the front path outside her house. Her big, beautiful old house. She was home, she was finally Home!
"Oh Meredith.." called Derek, McDreamily, from inside.
Meredith grinned, bolting for the door.
"Derek!" she called as she threw it open, stepping elatedly into the front hall. "Derek, I'm here!" No response. Meredith frowned. "Derek? Where.."
The door slammed shut behind her, making her jump. Meredith made her way further inside.
"Derek?"
Still no reply. She checked all the bedrooms. No Derek. The bathroom. No Derek.
"This is getting a little creepy.."
Suddenly, she heard a giggle. Meredith thought of everyone she knew who giggled. This giggle didn't sound like any of them, but she still needed to ask.
"Izzie? April? Arizona? If this is any of you playing a joke, it's not funny!" She didn't think April would be brave enough to prank her, but you never knew with the bright and shinies
Another giggle. Nope, definitely not her friends. This time, the sound was quite a bit closer. Meredith heard the creak of old wheels behind her, and turned, gasping to see a pram behind her. From the pram, a baby girl with dark skin, black hair and big brown eyes stared up at Meredith. A little nametag reading 'Zola' was stuck to her dress she was wearing.
"Uh-oh."
Zola burped.
"Well, better out than in" Meredith chuckled nervously, taking a few steps closer to the pram.
Apparently taking her words as an invitation, little Zola proceeded to projectile vomit all over her new Mother.
"Ah!" Meredith yelped, throwing up her hands in a vain attempt at shielding herself from the fountain of spew. "Yuck! Maybe it's better in!"
Zola began to wail.
"Oh no" Meredith cried. She rushed to the pram and scooped Zola up, finding a vomit free patch to cuddle her against. "Don't cry, Zola, please don't cry. I'm just not used to this 'Mom' thing.."
Zola's cries began to subside, and Meredith smiled. But then, she spotted another Zola out of the corner of her eye. And another, and another.
"What the Hell?" Meredith looked around, seriously wigged out. There were Zolas everywhere!
"Mama!" One giggled, as she and two other Zola clones pulled the cushions off Meredith's favourite chair.
Another one was tugging on the end of a table cloth, about to pull a vase down on herself.
"No!" cried Meredith, jerking her to safety with her free arm just in time. "Phew, that was.. Ah!"
She gasped in horror, setting the second Zola down and rushing to relieve yet another Zola of a burning match.
"No! We do not play with matches!"
Another Zola was about to climb into the lit fireplace.
"Or open flame!" Meredith snapped, pulling her back.
She heard a smash, and turned to see a Zola crawling a long a high shelf.
"No!" She cried, catching her just as she tumbled off the edge.
Zolas were climbing on the curtains, tearing up Ellis' Diaries, and wreaking unholy chaos upon Meredith's home. She glanced at the first Zola, still clutched against her, and sighed.
"I am seriously not cut out of for this.."
There was a sudden rumble, before hundreds more Zolas came pouring out of the fireplace. Meredith screamed.
She woke in a cold sweat, shaking.
"Izzie" Meredith jumped out of her bunk, shaking her friend's shoulder. "Iz, wake up, I.."
Izzie rolled over, her face morphing into Zolas.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh!"
"Mer! Meredith, wake up!"
Meredith woke, for real this time, Cristina shaking her roughly while Izzie stood nearby, looking concerned.
"Are you okay, Mer?" the blonde frowned.
"That must have been one hell of a nightmare" said Cristina.
"Yeah.. yeah, I'm fine" Meredith frowned, trying to convince herself as much as her friends. "I just need some air.."
Meredith headed up onto the deck, Izzie and Cristina close behind her. She moved to the side of the boat, taking a deep breath of salty sea air, and sighed.
"I can't believe I'm going to be a Mother.. How did this happen?"
"Well" Izzie began, "When a Mommy and Daddy love each other very much.." she frowned, realising that explanation didn't really fit here.
"Or in your case" said Cristina, "When a Mommy and Daddy want to give a family to a baby that doesn't have one.."
"I know how it happened, guys" Meredith groaned. "I just can't believe it happened so soon." She spent a few moments staring at the rising Sun in silence, before Izzie decided, as Izzie often did, to try and lighten the mood with a song.
"Oh, the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon, little boy blue and the man in the Moon.."
"Iz, stop.." Meredith turned to Cristina for help shutting Izzie up, only to find her power-sliding across the deck to join Izzie's song.
"'When you coming home, kid?' 'I don't know when'.."
"We'll get together then, Mom!" They sang in unison, "I know we'll have a good time.."
"Guys, this is not making me feel any better!" Meredith snapped.
"Sorry Mer, It's catchy" Cristina shrugged, before moving to her friend's side. "Hey, after we get your sister, how about we take off for a few days, just you, me, and a few bottles of tequila, and just take some time to dance it all out before that snot-nosed kid ruins your life."
"Don't listen to her, Mer" Izzie frowned. "Having kids doesn't ruin your life at all even if they're unexpected. Trust me, I should know."
"It's not my life I'm worried about ruining" Meredith muttered. "It's the kid's. Seriously, when have you guys ever heard the phrase 'As sweet as a Dark and twisty person', or 'As nurturing as a dark and twisty person' or, 'You should meet my Mom, she's really dark and twisty!'"
"Hey, no one said having a kid would be easy" said Cristina, "But you kinda signed up for this when you agreed to the adoption thing."
"Besides, you'll have us to help you out" Izzie grinned. "And now, maybe even your sister!"
"I'm doomed" Meredith groaned.
"But Mer, being a Mother is one of life's greatest blessings!" cried Izzie.
"Everything's gonna be fine" said Cristina.
"You're finished!" yelled The Captain.
"Gee, thanks" said Meredith sarcastically.
"No, I meant your journey" The Captain clarified, pointing at a large hospital in the distance as the Ferry docked. "There's Mass-Gen, few miles East."
"All right!" Izzie squealed excitedly, jumping onto the dock. "Time for another whirlwind adventure!"
"Here we go again.." Meredith sighed.