Author's Note:

So, here's chapter 9! It's about as long as the previous one so you have a lot to read! I hope you didn't mind the short wait of 5 days. But I have to say that I will go on a little vacation Monday so there will be a little delay for chapter 10 but not longer than a week or so I think.

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Chapter 9: Keep your head in the game

''Okay'' Owen said again. And they each grabbed one side of the gurney and lifted it up. ''It will be okay Derek, really'' Owen looked into his eyes and saw fear, fear that he might not be able to make it out of this alive to see Meredith again. And with that thought, he closed his eyes again, hoping to see Meredith soon….

''Are you still with us Derek?'' Owen asked nervously when he saw that Derek had closed his eyes again. It was essential for Derek to stay awake because it made his chance of survival much bigger.

''Mmmmm'' He mumbled.

''We're here docs!'' One of them men shouted to come above the sound of the helicopter.

''Good'' Owen said in general. The men went ahead of them to prepare the helicopter for Derek since it wasn't a medivac. And just when Owen and Cristina were about to get Derek in the helicopter he started seizing.

''Derek!'' Owen shouted, completely shocked to see a colleague, a good friend, in this situation. ''Cristina, get me the Lorazepam!'' He said.

Cristina quickly handed him the syringe with the Lorazepam. ''Here'' She said in a professional and utter calm voice. Owen stared at Cristina for a fraction of a second before giving Derek the shot in a vein in his neck , since the I.V wasn't in yet.

After a few seconds, Derek stopped seizing and he lay there on the gurney, motionless…

Owen took a deep breath and looked over at Cristina. He worried for her, and for her friend Meredith but there was nothing that they could do other than making some calls and sending another rescue team in to look for Meredith. But Derek was his priority now. And he needed Cristina to help.

''Cristina'' Owen said, trying get her full attention.

''What!'' She snapped.

''I know you're hurting'' Owen began. ''But we aren't helping Meredith by standing here and doing nothing. We will find Meredith, I'm sure of that. But Derek needs help, and I can't do it alone. I need your help Cristina. Please..'' He pleaded.

Cristina looked over at Derek and stared at him for a good few seconds. She knew that Meredith would want for Derek to be safe but she couldn't set herself to do anything. Every time she looked at Derek she saw the love for Meredith in his eyes and she couldn't, she just couldn't do anything when she saw that look. But…

''Derek needs to be transported NOW Cristina!'' Owen shouted. ''Are you in?''

''I..I.. yes'' She said.

''Okay, good'' Owen said and he turned to Derek again. His eyes were still closed and he looked like he was just asleep, but his pale form and the sweating indicated otherwise. Cristina went over to the other side of the gurney to lift it up and Owen said: ''Okay, on one…two…thr-''But when Owen got to three, Derek started seizing again.

''FUCK!'' Owen yelled. ''Cristina, the Lorazepam!''

Cristina was searching through her bag but her eyes went wide when she saw no Lorazepam ''Owen!'' She shouted. ''There's… there's.. no Lorazepam left''

''WHAT!'' Owen yelled. He looked in shock at Derek. His whole body trembled on the gurney and he saw a trail of blood leaving his mouth. 'Fuck he bit his tongue' Owen thought. He was starting to get panicked, he tried to think of another drug they could use to stop his attack but his mind couldn't focus.

''Uhmm… Cristina, what else do we have in there?''

Cristina ruffled through the bag and found one shot of Diazepam. ''Diazepam'' she said. ''I think that's our only shot''

''Okay, good!'' He said and Cristina handed him Diazepam. Owen inserted the needle in the same vein as before and pushed the medicine in as quickly as he could.

Derek stopped seizing a few seconds after the medicine was in but to everyone's surprise his eyes fluttered open immediately.

''Merrr'' He slurred with all his strength. ''Me..rr'' He tried again but air wasn't coming as quickly as he wanted and he started to gasp to compensate.

''Derek!'' Owen said loudly. He bend over to Derek and looked him straight in the eye. ''Derek, are you with us?''

His breathing made Owen worried and he pulled out a stethoscope to listen to his lungs. ''I'm gonna listen to your lungs Derek, try not to move okay? We will do all the work'' Cristina immediately held Derek up a bit for Owen to listen to his lungs. He placed his stethoscope over each lung and sighed when he was done.

He looked at Cristina with a pained face and then turned his attention to Derek again. ''Derek'' Owen said, his tone of voice full with sadness and worry for his friend. ''I've listened to your lungs and they don't sound good. It seems like you have double pneumonia'' Derek closed his eyes and panted. He was breathing through his mouth now instead of his nose, like he just couldn't get enough air that way anymore.

Owen was racking his brain. He knew that Derek didn't get enough air and that it would most likely worsen over the next couple of hours. But the helicopter wasn't a medivac so there wasn't any medical equipment on board to treat Derek right away. There wasn't a vent or a mask to help him breath. The only thing they had for Derek's airway was a nasal cannula. And that wasn't enough for his lung infection.

Derek was starting to get really tired and his head swam but he tried his best to keep his eyes open to ask the one thing he needed to know. ''where's…merr''

Cristina shot up immediately at Derek's question and looked over at Owen with tears pooling in her eyes. They locked eyes for a moment before Owen answered: ''Meredith is safe Derek'' He lied of course but he thought he had no other choice. If Derek knew she was missing he wouldn't cooperate and would most likely try to get of the gurney and walk. And that he didn't want to happen so he just simply lied. But he saw out of the corner of his eye Cristina standing shocked and pale, with her mouth wide open. But he just needed to do this for Derek, he needed to get to the hospital or he would die out here. 'That's why we're here'' He tried to plaster a smile but succeeded barely. Though his plan did succeed as a small smile was noticeable on Derek's face and he tried to manage to say: ''Goood'' And then he closed his eyes again and drifted away.

''We're taking off in 2 minutes!'' One of the men shouted.

Cristina nodded and together they shoved the gurney into the helicopter. Owen was about to step in when Cristina grabbed Owens' arm.

Owen turned around and sighed. ''Cristina, I know that th-''

''NO!'' Cristina yelled at him. ''I know you didn't mean it, like you don't mean anything else you say that hurts. But I'm done with this Owen! You-''

''Cristina!'' Owen yelled back ''I didn't want to lie but I had to, for Derek. You know like everyone else that Derek would have gotten up if he heard that Meredith was missing. I just couldn't risk him getting more hurt than he already is Cristina. He is already in a life-threatening condition and him telling about Meredith would sent him over the edge. I can't watch him killing himself''

Cristina was taken aback by Owen's sudden outrage. She knew that he was right but Meredith was her person and Owen saying that she's safe was just too much for her to bear. But she knew, she so knew that Owen was right, that Meredith would want Derek to be safe and that if he died she died. So she knew what she was going to do. She was going to make sure that Derek pulled through, for her and most importantly, for her person..

''Docs! we're taking off!'' One of the men shouted.

Cristina didn't want to show any more of her weakness to Owen so without saying a word to him in return she stepped onto the helicopter and Owen followed suit. One of the men on their team stepped in with them and the other closed the door to take a seat next to the pilot.

''Okay, ready for take off'' They heard the pilot say through their headphones.

And then they took off….

''Meredith!'' Mark yelled again. He tried to locate where the sound was coming from and he noticed that it wasn't very far.

''I'm here!'' Meredith yelled back. 'She knew that voice from somewhere' she thought.

''Meredith!'' He yelled again.

And suddenly it hit her. It was Mark. She breathed a sigh of relief when she knew it was something she knew. ''Mark!'' She yelled back to him. The sound was getting stronger any second and she knew that he was near.

Mark was running by now and the sound of Meredith's voice got louder whenever he screamed her name so he knew that he was close. He almost tripped over a fallen tree but continued running. He didn't know whether Meredith was hurt or not so he couldn't waste any time.

He screamed her name one more time before seeing a figure in the distance. He knew that must be Meredith so he ran towards the figure.

Meredith heard footsteps behind her so she turned her head around and saw Mark running towards her.

''Mark!'' Meredith said in excitement.

Mark heard the excitement in her voice and when he got to her he said: ''Hey Mer, I'm glad to see you too'' He said laughing.

''So..'' Mark began. ''What's the damage?'' He said with a smile on his face. Meredith looked fine other than the dirt covering her face and clothes. And he was kind of proud of himself that he was the one who had found Meredith. And his friendship with Derek would be a lot less hostile when he would find out that he was the one who saved his girlfriend.

''I'm stuck Mark'' She said flatly. And she pointed at her leg.

''Fuck'' was the only word coming out of his mouth. And he stared at her leg in shock. This was going to be a very long night and the night just started…