Title: Point Blank
Authors: Ash (designing myself) and Gina (gatorgirl2009)
Pairing: Callie and Arizona
Rating: R
Summary: Callie is involved in a dangerous situation where she fights to get out. Arizona is completely helpless but will do everything to save her. Will their love pull them through?
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this fiction, nor do I have any rights in regards to them. All characters belong to ABC and Shonda Rhimes
A/N: This chapter is from Arizona's POV.
It took Owen and I approximately 10 minutes to reach the area around the convenience store from where we had met. I surrendered the control of both my sense of direction and the navigational system equipped in my car to Owen as I was too nervous to function. We decided to leave his car in the parking lot and take mine instead. He wanted to make sure that I was "mentally" prepared for anything that might happen along the way. We continued our conversation about Calliope's surprising and eerie phone call.
"She just said she loved you?..." Owen probed.
"You were there, I kept asking her where the hell she was? And that's mostly what she kept saying…" I replied as I turned on Lincoln View Avenue.
"How did she sound?"
"Like her tone?"
"Yes…
"She sounded very afraid… like it was going to be the last time I might…" I was starting to slowly realize what that could mean.
"She's in trouble…Arizona, we have got to hurry…" Owen whispered, almost to himself.
I know Owen; I knew it the moment she went missing.
I accelerated the car way past the normal speed then took a left turn from 34th street and checked the time. It was already 11 PM and the last time I saw her was this morning before her way to work.
I cursed myself under my breath for requesting the wine which was cause of all this misery.
"What the hell…." I said as I stared at the sea of cars ahead of me. I also noticed there were several police cars rushing past us.
"There usually isn't this much traffic at this time…." Owen said.
"The store is right around that corner…" I said pointing at the window and double checking the navigational system.
"Why would there be crazy traffic at this hour?" I asked curiously.
"Unless there was an accident…" Owen replied.
"What…" my heart started racing with fear.
I hope it's not Calliope. God, please let it not be her.
"It's gonna take longer if we drive there Arizona." Owen informed while I was trying to control my emotions and the precarious thoughts that were threatening to consume my mind.
"Do you wanna just walk?" He asked.
"The cold is manageable, surprsingly." I responded trying to act as cool as possible and ignore the horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach.
"Great, let's park there around that area." Owen pointed to small empty space in the parking lot of the commercial area we were stuck at.
We briskly walked towards the store with Owen leading the way as if to protect me. There were small crowds of people standing behind the array of police force. Some of the police men where standing beside their patrol cars and looked as if they are ready to attack. I tried to remain as calm as possible while we were making our way towards the store. As we headed closer, the number of police cars got denser and denser and I tried to retain my cool as we managed to get closer to the scene.
I suddenly spotted my worst fear.
"That's Calliope's car!" I said astonished.
"Where?" Owen asked.
There was around 10 feet of space between the convenience store and the sea of police cars. There was some police force that was ready to shoot at any given command while others were being routed to the side of the store. I knew from my instinct that whatever was happening and what was going to happen won't be pretty.
Screw this.
I started sprinting towards where I had seen the hint of Calliope's car and its license plate.
This is not good.
"Ma'am, I am sorry but you cannot enter this area" The officer was dressed in all black with a bullet proof vest carrying his M16.
"I have to! That is my girlfriend's car…" I said worried.
"Ma'am I understand that, but you cannot pass this area. It has been sealed off and it's restricted." He made sure that I understood every bit of that sentence.
"Arizona…" Owen tugged my arm and started pulling me away.
"No, I am dying with worry here and I need to know what is happening!" I said my voice breaking with frustration.
I sprinted as fast as I could before the officer could either grab or stop me. I was tired of playing this waiting game and I was exhausted of not knowing where Calliope was. Every fear that I contemplated tonight, I battled. I cannot give in to any excuse and I just needed to know where the hell she has been.
Before I could reach past the first line of police situated in front of the store, I was already seized by the cops and almost pinned down to the ground.
Fucking great.
"Arizona I don't mean to be rude, but that almost..got us in trouble." Owen stated sounding tense.
"I just… just cannot believe that this is the situation I am facing…" Arizona said in horror. I covered my face to hide my tears.
Calliope, I hope you are okay.
"I know but please don't do what you did again… I know it was out of shock or …" He sighed deeply and squeezed his temples.
I was sent inside an unmarked Seattle Police SUV with Owen right beside me after pulling that bold act. It was apparently equipped with a two way radio system, a small screen with a navigational system, and a remote control looking thing with several blinking LED lights. There were manuals and folders on the passenger's seat.
I could see the sea of police cars and different types of uniformed armed men positioned and walking around. There were a group of people standing close to the SUV and discussing something while looking a huge sheet of paper. They kept marking something on the paper and muttering on the two way radio.
"I don't get what's happening…" I said. "What are they writing?"
Owen looked up and replied "They are looking for a way to get in to the place… it could be the floor plan or just a basic sketch of the assumption of the place."
"Why can't they just walk in?" I asked.
"Because….Arizona… it can be dangerous." Owen slowly replied.
"What do you mean?" the anxiety in my voice grew.
"There might be people who are armed inside…."
"Armed?!" I said in horror.
"They do it for safety Arizona because this might be…." He trailed of
"Might be what Owen?"
"This might be a hostage situation Arizona" He confirmed my worst fear.
Owen and I waited in the car for a good 10 minutes when we heard the front door open and a man dressed in civilian clothing got in and locked the door. He had short black hair and dark green eyes. He looked to be around 50 years old but was attractive for whatever age he could be. He pulled out his badge and showed it to us.
"Lieutenant Adrian Sebastian, I am the head of the hostage negotiation team." He tucked the badge inside his black trench coat. I saw the black bullet proof vest that protected his chest.
"Hostage negotiation?" I asked anxiously.
"Ma'am you breached a security zone and that almost put everybody in jeopardy." He said in a grave tone.
"Officer My name is Owen Hunt and this is Arizona Robbins. We apologize about the fiasco earlier. She has been looking for her girlfriend all evening and we believe that she might be in that store." Owen explained.
"The officer informed me about what she said before she breached our security point." He looked at me to make sure I was listening. "There has been a robbery inside Mr. Hunt and we are trying our very best to negotiate with the robbers. And there are a number of people trapped inside." He explained.
I felt my heart explode.
"Calliope might be in there…" I covered my face in shock and horror. "She might.. might be one of the hostages…" Tears were now rolling down my cheeks.
"Ms. Robbins that is a possibility and we need to make sure that you stay as calm as possible and let us do the handling." He informed sounding assured.
"What's the latest update on the situation lieutenant? If you don't mind me asking…" Owen asked as calmly as possible.
"I have personally spoken to the robber and we have negotiated a deal with him. We are just waiting for a confirmation on his end." He replied.
The sound of the radio made me jolt.
"Lieutenant, we have a situation out here…"
He grabbed the radio from its console in the SUV.
"Officer?"
"Lieutenant, the robber got out of the store and has a hostage victim with him. She has a bomb vest on."
He tightened his jaw and looked at me.
"10-4 Affirmative, keep all units back and inform bomb unit to get on the scene" and placed the radio back in the console.
"I need you to back away from the restricted area. We will settle this for you… this is the last warning." These were his last words before he stepped out of the vehicle.
I felt myself sink into the seat while sinking deeper into my fears of what was going to happen next. I was stunned by the sudden thought of the information that was just received.
She has a bomb vest on.
"Owen I have to get out. I have to get out!."
He grabbed my arm before I could get out.
"Arizona it is dangerous to go out there!" He instantly warned.
"No! Did you not hear! She… She has a bomb vest on!"
"That could be anybody!"
"Knowing her, she would volunteer for such a thing just to save others" I pushed his arms away and opened the SUV doors.
I managed to pass through the same set of guards who had stopped me earlier. Nobody could stop me this time. They were heavily concentrated at the exchange that was going on between Lieutenant Adrian Sebastian and some guy who was holding Calliope with a gun.
I felt my knees weaken.
"Ca-Calliope…." I whispered in astonishment.
"We can settle this in a less abusive manner." Lieutenant Adrian informed him through the megaphone. He raised his left hand midway signaling the officers to stay exactly where they are.
I grabbed Owen and held on to him to make sure I would not faint on the very spot I was standing at. He stood there and stared with the same horrified expression like I had earlier.
I could see Calliope's weak body being pushed back and forth as a bargaining chip and as an instrument of fear, intimidation, and torture.
This is not happening.
I let go Owen and pushed him back to run towards the scene.
As I was running, I got close enough to witness the horror in her eyes.
How dare he do this?
"Take me! Take me!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. I ran forward and pushed anything that came in my way.
Lieutenant Adrian turned to look at me.
I took of my black coat to make sure the gunman knew I wasn't hiding anything. I felt the chill of the wind hit my spine.
"Ms. Robbins, didn't I tell you…" He motioned the officer to let me go.
"I don't care…" I replied back.
"Take me instead of her! Put that vest on me!" I screamed with my hands apart to show him I was ready to take Calliope's position.
Everybody stood still in horror with what was going on.
"Bitch don't come closer or else…" The gunman warned.
"No, I am not armed. Please… Please I am begging you to let her go and take me" I started walking towards him.
I could hear Owen saying something to me from the back but I was too focused with the bargaining.
"Arizona stop!" I heard her voice.
I can't let this happen to you.
"What the fuck is she doing?!" The gunman yelled. "Did I not warn you guys" He pointed the gun straight at me.
"No wait!" Calliope screamed. Calliope turned to face the gunman and started saying something to him frantically.
"Did you not hear me? I said remove that from her and take me!" I walked faster.
I was no longer thinking of the fear nor the consequences. I just knew I had to save her
I just saw her.
"Strap that fucking jacket on me!" I kept pacing as fast as I could towards the robber.
"Officer do not shoot! Get her out of here…." Lieutenant barked motioning at the guards to grab me.
"Lieutenant you failed me! I thought we had a fucking deal!" the gunman warned for the last time.
"Arizona!!! STEP BACK!" Calliope yelled at the top of her lungs. She tried to distract him because the gun was already pointing towards me.
"Units move in!" The officer on the side of the store yelled.
I lunged back from the impact and fell straight to the ground.
"Civilian down !"
"Suspect on the move!"
"Detonate the bomb on the hostage!"
I felt the hardness of the ground I was laying on. I heard the hundreds of footsteps running towards the convenience store.
"Arizona!!" Owen screamed while putting pressure on my wound.
I didn't know that this is what it felt like. The pain felt agonizingly dull. It felt deep and unsettling. I felt the powerful hands of Owen on my shoulder and arm. I felt immobile for the first time in my life. The impact of the bullet surprised me in a deadly way and I felt as if venom was flowing through my body.
I slowly felt everything go black and the last words I remember uttering were "Is Calliope ok?"
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