Code Red - part 2

Hey guys- here is the second part of ' Code Red'. Enjoy! :)

Owen opened his eyes to the sight of total darkness surrounding him. The smell of smoke penetrated his nostrils.

He looked around and realized that he was being trapped under a rubble with no way out.

His first thought was his wife- his lovely wife, Amelia. He had to get to her. He wondered if she knew where he was. Was she looking for him? Or worse still- was she also trapped under a rubble like him?

He had to get out of there- he needed to get to Amelia.

As he tried to get up, he realized that there was something pressed on his chest and legs which was pinning him down. He tried to push away the rubble piled on top of him but it didn't move an inch.

Frustrated, he laid back down and looked up at the darkness engulfing him, praying to whatever powers above to send someone to rescue him.

' Help! Someone help me!' he cried out, but the cry barely left his throat. A lone tear rolled down his cheek as he realized the fate that awaited him - he was probably going to die alone trapped under the rubble. No one would know that he was being buried alive inside there until it was too late. And then they would discover his body when clearing up the rubble a few days later. He couldn't bear to imagine Amelia's reaction once his body was being discovered. His poor wife had already suffered enough loss, pain and anguish to last a lifetime, she didn't deserve to lose him too.

Thinking about Amelia gave him the strength he needed. With all the strength left in him, he shouted for help again, hoping against hope that someone had heard him.

' Someone help me!' he cried out, but it came out as merely a whisper.

He finally conceded defeat as he realized that no one was going to come to his aid.

'Amelia' he whispered to himself, as darkness started to engulf him again. ' Amelia I love you. Please stay strong for me.'

Just as he was about to surrender to total darkness, he heard a familiar voice. It was the voice of the person who quarreled and argued with him and yelled to his face about not wanting a baby a few months ago. But it was also the voice which always gave him love, support and encouragement, the voice which he looked forward to hearing everyday. At that moment, it was the most melodious voice ever.

' Owen!' he heard Amelia call out loud and clear from outside the rubble. Her voice sounded panicked and urgent. ' Owen! Are you there? Please answer me!' Someone…..anyone….has anyone seen Dr. Owen Hunt?!'

' Amelia!' he tried to call out to her, but his voice caught in his throat. ' Amelia!' her name came out as barely a croak.

Her voice was now fading away - indicating that she had walked further away from where he was trapped. He tried to move his limbs to make some noise to catch her attention- but it was a futile attempt as all 4 of his limbs were pinned down by the rubble.

In a desperate final attempt at salvation- he sent an urgent prayer request up to the powers above to send someone to rescue him.


Amelia was still on her knees in the hospital grounds praying to the powers above that her husband wasn't trapped under the rubble.

She perked up when she saw April walking past her in a daze. April was limping and seemed to have a few gushes on her forehead, but looked fine for the most part.

' April!' she called out, so glad to finally see a familiar face.

' Amelia' April cried as she limped over to Amelia and gave her a big hug as tears rolled down her face.

Startled by April's sudden display of affection towards her as the two had never been particularly close, Amelia hugged her back awkwardly.

' There was an explosion.' April began in between sobs before Amelia could ask her. ' Me and two interns were pushing a patient's trolley when the explosion occured. I was thrown on the ground by the impact. When I got up, the entire ER was already reduced to a rubble. Luckily the patient was spared and has been transferred to Seattle Pres, and the 2 interns are fine. But Owen was behind us, and now I don't know where he is….'

Before April could continue, Amelia rushed over to the rubble.

' Owen!' she called out.. ' Owen, are you there?! Please answer me!'

When there was no answer, she looked around in panic. There were many people around, but none that she recognized.

' Someone….anyone…..has anyone seen Dr. Owen Hunt?!' she asked in desperation.

She sighed in frustration when everyone ignored her question. She couldn't blame them though, they were all probably still in a daze.

' Have you seen Dr. Owen Hunt?' she asked an ER nurse she recognized, as the nurse shrugged in reply. ' I'm sorry Dr. Shepherd, I haven't seen Dr. Hunt anywhere around.'

' Owen!' she called out again, hoping that if he was really trapped under there, he was still alive and could hear her.

For a split second she thought she heard someone call her name from the direction of the rubble. She walked closer to the rubble but was greeted with total silence.

Frustrated, she began to walk away. Maybe Owen wasn't under there after all.

Then she heard it again, the sound of someone calling out her name. It was so soft, like the rustling of leaves in the wind. But it was unmistakably familiar.

' Owen!' she cried as she rushed back the rubble. ' Owen! Owen! Are you down there? Can you hear me?!'

The reply was a hoarse whisper, but she heard it loud and clear.

'Amelia- I'm down here. Please help me.'

' Owen! Oh thank God- Owen, you're still alive. Please stay awake- I'm going to get help ok?!' Amelia promised.

She ran over to the group of firefighters who had just managed to contain the fire from spreading to the other floors of the hospital.

' Please help!' she called to them. ' My husband, Dr. Hunt is trapped under a rubble, please help!'

They followed her as she ran back to the rubble where Owen was.

' Owen!' she called out as she crouched beside the rubble. ' Owen- the firefighters are here. They're going to get you out of here ok?'

There was no reply.

' Owen! Do you hear me?!' Amelia repeated in panic.

' Yes.' came the weak reply.

' We need to get him out of here fast, he's getting weaker by the minute.' Amelia pleaded to the firefighters.

' Yes ma'am. We'll try to get him out of here as fast as we can.' one of the firefighters replied. ' Don't worry, he's in good hands.

' Owen, stay with me please. They're going to get you out of here.' Amelia pleaded.

' Ok….' Owen replied.

' How are you feeling?' Amelia asked, trying her best to keep Owen engaged in conversation to prevent him from falling asleep.

' My chest hurt….legs hurt…..everything hurts….' Owen replied in a weak voice.

' We'll get you checked out as soon as you're out of there ok? I'll get an ambulance to transfer you stat to Seattle Pres. Can you move at all?' Amelia asked concerned.

' No, I can't…move…' came Owen's hoarse reply.

Just then, the firefighters arrived with the excavator.

' Owen, they're going to remove the rubble now.' said Amelia. ' Hang on please.'

The machine roared loudly as pieces of rubble were removed.

Finally, a hole was made at the side of the rubble, and the excavator was stopped temporarily.

' Owen!' Amelia crouched down and peered inside through the hole.

She was shocked to see his chest and legs pinned under a huge pile of rubble. His face was pale and it scared her.

' Owen' she whispered, as tears suddenly started rolling down her cheeks.

' Amelia' Owen forced a weak smile, just so glad to see his wife's face. ' I'm so tired.'

' Owen- please stay awake!' Amelia pleaded. ' Stay awake for me, and for our baby.'

For our baby.

Owen's groggy mind took a while to process Amelia's words.

And when he did- it was all it took for him to keep fighting to stay awake.

' Amelia- you're…..' Owen croaked, struggling to find the right words to say. How ironic was it- that he had to hear the most amazing piece of news ever when trapped under a rubble?

' Yes, I'm pregnant, Owen. 2 months now. I wanted to tell you after our shifts today. But things get in the way as usual.' said Amelia as she wiped away the tears on her cheeks and smiled at him.

' Amelia…I….love you and our baby….' Owen whispered.

' I love you too Owen, so much.' Amelia replied, as another fresh wave of tears rolled down her cheeks. ' I need you, our baby needs you. So please stay awake for both of us.'

The excavator was started again, carefully picking on the rest of the rubble.

' Our baby will be amazing.' croaked Owen as he looked up, finally seeing the light, both literally and metaphorically.

' Our babies will be amazing.' Amelia agreed, smiling through teary eyes. ' You're gonna get out of here just fine and we're going to have 5 wonderful babies.'

Owen closed his eyes for a moment, picturing a happy scene in which little children were running around squealing happily at their backyard.

When he opened his eyes, the rubble surrounding him had disappeared, and all that was left was the rubble pinning him down on the chest and legs.

By then, a huge crowd had gathered around him, watching on curiously.

April was there too, praying to God for her colleague.

' Sir, we're going to remove the rubble on top of your body now.' one of the firefighters explained.

' Owen….when they remove it, you're gonna feel a sudden release of pressure. Your body might go into hypotensive shock….' April warned.

' Owen….please hang on for me and for Bean…..' Amelia, standing beside April, pleaded.

' I know…..I'll try…..' Owen replied.

The excavator began buzzing again. Slowly, the huge chunk of rubble pinning Owen down was being removed.

Owen was engulfed in darkness once again.

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