Chapter 45
Erin acted on instinct. She swiftly yanked the tube of the IV line where the syringe was sticking out. Tape ripped from Tegan's arm and the needle violently left her body. The syringe flew across the room and crashed on the floor. Her arm was bleeding where the needle was torn out. "You fucking bitch" screamed Jake. He held the gun to her temple. Erin was sobbing and shaking violently. Jake yanked the pillow from under Tegan's arm and held it above her face. He was clearly losing his grip. Tegan's monitors still screamed. Jake was so preoccupied with the pillow that he moved the gun from Erin's head onto the pillow. Sara noticed and jumped forward to shove him away from Tegan. "Get away from her... get away..." she screamed. Sara heard a loud bang then another... she stopped in her tracks. She put her hand over her stomach and felt something warm and wet. She lifted her hand and saw red blood cover her fingers. Her legs gave way and she crashed to the ground.
"Fuck! What was that!" screamed Alex. Kate was crouched under the counter with Emy. They were both shaking. "Please... please... please..." whispered Emy repeatedly with her eyes closed.
Erin screamed and tried to run but Jake grabbed her by the throat and held the gun to her head. "Let's go!" he walked with his arm around Erin's neck to the door. He looked back over his shoulder, first at Sara lying in a rapidly growing pool of blood and then at Tegan, still unconscious. He straightened his arm and aimed – Erin was barely in time to slap his hand away. Another shot rang out... "aaggghhh" he shouted. And started moving out of the door. He was greeted by 4 members of the SWOT team pointing assault rifles at him. "Back off... back off or I'll kill her" he shouted moving backwards towards the elevator. He pressed the button and the doors opened. Erin had her hands on his arm trying to pull it away from her throat, she was struggling to breathe and tears were rolling down her cheeks. She felt adrenaline course through her veins helping her shocked body to move. Jake pulled her hard into the elevator.
The minute the elevator doors closed Kate and Emy jumped up. "Get some doctors in here!" shouted Kate and sprinted into the room. She felt her heart jump into her throat as she saw a wound on Tegan's arm. She ran forward and inspected it quickly. It was a flesh wound, the bullet entered right into the tattoo of Tegan and Sara. "I need help in here!" she screamed frantically. "Help!" she screamed. Sara couldn't move. Tegan... is Tegan okay... Tegan.... was all that went through her mind. She heard footsteps, somebody gasped and said her name "Sara... Sara ..." she glanced up, it was Emy. Kate looked down and saw a distraught Emy on her knees next to Sara... Sara's hurt... no... please...
The elevator doors opened and Jake dragged Erin out, the gun was still pointed at her head. He started running, pulling Erin along. "I can't get a clear shot" said one of the SWOT team to their leader. "Don't shoot if you can't" said the boss man. Jake reached the chopper and pulled Erin inside, still using her as a human shield. "Go... Go..." He shouted at the pilot. The helicopter blades started turning. The door still open. Alex came running out. "Noooo, Erin... Nooooo!" he shouted. The chopper lifted about 10 feet into the air. "I have a shot!" said the sniper. He pulled the trigger.
"Em... Is... is Tegan okay..." Sara said through gritted teeth. "Uh huh, she's okay" said Emy through her tears. The next moment Kate was next to Sara pressing something onto her wounds. The pain was excruciating. "We have a GSW to the abdomen and the shoulder. Possible further internal bleeding" said Kate after pulling open Sara's shirt and seeing the massive bruises over her ribs and stomach. Hang in there Sara, we're going fix you right up... it's okay" said Kate. Emy grabbed her hand. "Sara, I'm right here" she tried to smile. Dr Altman, Dr Karev and a few more medical personnel came rushing into the room. "Altman... Tegan... get her on some dopamine stat and get those IVs back..." she shouted. "I've got her" shouted Altman. Dr Altman and a team of doctors and nurses immediately hooked Tegan's IV's back up. She pushed some dopamine causing Tegan's BP to go up. Her eyes flew open. "Where... where's Sara" mumbled Tegan.
Erin felt Jake's grip loosen. Jake fell backward, a bullet had pierced his forehead. Erin fell forward out of the open door. She plunged to the ground... "Eriiiiin!" Shouted Alex and ran towards his wife lying broken on the hospital roof. "We need medical up here now!" shouted the SWOT leader into his two way radio as the helicopter lowered. "Erin... Please... No, Erin!" shouted Alex as he knelt down next to her. Erin was unconscious, blood was seeping from her arm where a bone was sticking out. Alex was frantic. He put his finger on her neck searching for a pulse. He found one but it was weak. "Help! I need help!" He shouted over the noise of the helicopter. Derek Shepherd came running out with a medical team. He knelt next to Erin, felt her pulse and shone a penlight into her pupils. "Pupils unequal but reactive, let's immobilize the spine and get her out of here!
Emy was holding Sara's hand and touching her face. "You're gonna be okay Sara... Sara... I love you" she whispered. Sara whispered back out of breath "love... you too Em" Sara felt cold... she felt her body starting to shake. Strangely she wasn't hurting anymore. "She's lost a lot of blood guys, she's going into shock.. we need to get her to an OR stat... Get me a gurney!" shouted Kate.
Tegan heard a commotion, heard Kate shout. She panicked and tried to get up, her monitors went crazy and she was pushed back down. "Sara... Sara..." she said confused. "Sara!" she wailed when nobody responded. She was distraught and it was sending her vital signs into a tizz. Tegan felt pain... Her shoulder and her abdomen was throbbing. Tegan whimpered. "Tegan... I'm here... I'm okay" said Sara faintly. Tegan couldn't hear her through her sobs .
"Sara, stay with me, you stay with me" said Emy panicked. Sara felt something prick her arm "I've got a line started" reported Karev. Sara felt Kate put two fingers to her throat to check her pulse. "Pulse is thready... she needs volume! Call the blood bank, we're going to need plenty of O neg" she shouted. Sara focussed on Emy's beautiful eyes. She was so happy to see her. In this moment she knew that Emy was the love of her life.. She loved her. She smiled... content... Sara felt herself slip away... Emy was going crazy "Sara! No, Sara stay with me! Sara! I'm not losing you... not when I just found you again!" Everything blurred and went dark.