A/N Hi so I'm starting this with an apology, I seriously never meant for it to be this long before posting. This time of year is really kicking my ass and my family's. Christmas isn't just the time for lots of presents and an over indulgence in food, it is the time of year when your kids become the never ending outbreak monkeys! Anyway sorry a week in Hospital with my baby got my ass moving I hope its ok; brain does not tend to work well on lack of sleep and worry.

Thank you to everyone who are still reading and a big thank you to those of you reviewing it means a lot to hear your thoughts, you're awesome. Also any newcomers Hi!

To JCap, thank you as always my sweet couldn't do it without you. You defeat the nasty grammar monster for me so you are awesome.

As usual I own nadda, no characters or story lines I may have stolen! This is all in good fun so please excuse any mistakes that may have escaped they are mine and do tend to mock me frequently. Please I do hope you enjoy. I have basic computer knowledge so bear with me, this is set in the future so use your imagination cause I have and if I want a coffee machine to be hand held and fit in my pocket it will! Only kidding but wouldn't that be handy.

Chapter 7 Do you fancy me?

As she surveyed the left over destruction and bodies strewn over blood stained sand, Erica Hahn could not contain the hint of glee in the smirk that presented itself across her normally stoic features. Hahn had heard the stories of the Death Walkers like everyone else. Although, she had never seen them herself; she had been present at many of the scenes of their devastation. They were unstoppable killing machines…Yet here their mutilated corpses lay in bits, a leg here, an arm there. Normally this was the scene left from one of their horror attacks on the population of the outer skirts.

The thought that they had obviously met their match…well obviously not a match! Someone better, that thought brought forward the current smirk, almost smile. Erica did like a good challenge. She knew she was a god at what she did and really loved to test her, and the thought of coming up against this "girl" excited the cocky blonde.

Chuckling to herself, she looked at the bodies at her feet "It looks like the little birdie definitely has some claws and knows how to use them!"

Erica continued to look around at the destruction in front of her. Hearing a crack of thunder drew her attention west. She knew there was a sand storm brewing as darker grey clouds swirled around, looking more menacing as they mixed. She knew she had to pick up her pace so she had enough time to find shelter.

Hahn was good but she knew that there was no way to survive the storm in her current vehicle. She had gone for speed in choosing it and was now cursing her haste. Hahn knew that if she was caught in the sandstorm, the sand would just get into the inner workings and grind her to a stop. Shelter was the lesser evil. Yes, she would lose sometime but not as much if she got stranded out here trying to fix the stupid machine.

Moving to each section of bodies Erica surveyed the scene, examining the placement of footprints in the sand where the bodies had fallen. She had to get this done before the storm removed the evidence of the encounter.

The sand in places had been stained red as the liquid had now soaked into the earth below. She was quite pleased as the image of what had possibly happen formed in her mind.

Hahn kneeled down next to a large pool of red sand that had not completely soaked up. She pulled out some supplies and her computer from the bag. She picked up a small microchip and placed some of the collected sand in the designated compartment then replaced its top. As she placed the chip into the side input of her computer, she opened up the program and continued to type in the relative information needed before she hit send.

She sat the computer down on a rock and then continued to move around collecting more samples from other bloodied areas. She knew she could do the rest from the safety of her shelter.

As she moved past a pile of cut up limbs, something caught Erica's eye on the body of the Death Walker below her feet. Taking a small camera from her pocket, she moved quickly around taking pictures of the same thing on many of the body parts. She recognised it; it looked like a small tattoo... almost bar code like.

Maybe she'd be able to find out what the Death Walkers were as well, but she finished what she was doing and put that thought to the back of her mind. That was not what Preston wanted, and she would finish his task first. Maybe when she'd cleaned the camp fiasco up she could sort the Death Walker problem out as well.

Erica was taken from her thoughts as she heard the message alert from her computer. Jumping to her feet she manoeuvred through the bodies and picked up her screen. As she clicked on the samples results she sniggered at the programme's first line.

'SAMPLE IS BLOOD'

Erica laughed "No shit Sherlock! Ok let's see who was nice enough to leave their calling card?"

As she skimmed through the rest of the nonsense the machine was giving her she stopped when her eyes fell on the name.

"Calliope Torres…as in daughter of Carlos Torres, leader of the Resistance…" she whispered as though someone would hear. She eventually let out a chuckle "They thought you were killed with your father. Oh this is good!"Erica's gloating was interrupted by a crack of thunder and a violent flash of lightening.

"Ahh shit!" Erica gathered her stuff quickly and made her way back to her vehicle. Once inside she looked over towards some caves in the distance. It was taking her away from her intended direction but she knew it had to be done. She signed as she turned the engine on and made her way towards shelter to sit and wait until the storm passed. Taking a mental note to report in her findings with Burke as soon as she ran the other blood samples.

"Calliope Torres, that can't be a coincidence. Robbins has definitely set this up!"

"So I thought I better see if you two were alright and give Torres sometime to shout at Bailey for letting Yang drive. We all drew straws…I lost!" Tim scrunched up his nose as he stood leaning against the frame of the door, observing his sister as she sat on the bottom bunk with a very large and hard covered book in her hand. When he notice Arizona had made no movement to acknowledge he was there, he continued.

"We didn't want to see you two bumping uglies. Well Mark did of course but we vetoed against him."

Tim smiled as he saw his sister look up from her book with the same mischief in her eyes like how she used to when they were younger. He watched the smile peal across Arizona's mouth, his heart tugged as he saw her with the biggest smile he'd seen since finding her again.

Arizona put down Callie's book on the pile lying beside her.

"It's not what you think Tim, we talked...over food!"

Arizona continued to re-tell events to her suspicious looking brother. "Callie told me all about her growing up and I told her what I remembered about home. It was nice not to think about what went on at the camps."Arizona smiled

"So no kissing…no fumbling under the sheets!" Tim nudged an eye brow skyward.

"No Tim, nothing…she just…held me, which was amazing. I have never slept that well in years Tim. It's weird I've only know her for such a short period of time but…she just makes me feel…I feel alive, like I'm no longer stuck in a nightmare. I've shut off for so long now and it's actually scaring the hell out of me. I can't have such strong feeling for her already can I? It's just a crush on the first pretty girl that's paid attention to me. It can't be real…can it? " Tim watched as confusion washed over his sisters features.

"Look…I'm no expert, I've been dancing around my feelings for Teddy for years now, but what I will say is follow your feelings. Follow them…have no regrets, no 'what if's' cause in years to come, you'll just look back with sadness of what you missed out on." Tim lowered his head and started to play with his fingertips before he started to talk again.

"I have lost too much time with Teddy and I'm not waiting anymore!" Tim shook himself as he caught the grin on Arizona's face.

"Way to go Tim. As always, taking something about me and moulding it into your drama. Some things never change!" Arizona laughed as she continued "And yes, I do understand what you're saying. What was it dad always used to say to us about learning lessons?"

"Son…you have to fall face first, hit rock bottom before you can learn in life!" Tim did his best Major Robbins voice which just ended up making Arizona giggle harder.

"Yeah that's it. He used to say that to you all the time!"

"Do you know I found out years ago, he had been quoting a song lyric the whole time. Wasn't even him! I caught mum in the kitchen dancing to the song while she was doing the dishes. It's her favourite song from when they were younger!"

"Oh god, well that explains why she was always trying to hide her giggling from you when Dad started his rants!" Both Robbins couldn't contain there laughter at the memory of their childhood.

Arizona loved this. She had forgotten how easy it was talking to Tim. Having so far spent their time together worrying about when he was going to want to talk about what happen in those camps, she had totally forgotten that it wasn't what Tim did. He had always been there for her and never pushed her to tell him anything. Why he would do that now she didn't know.

As the laughter died down, Tim removed himself from the door frame and went over and sat down next to his sister.

"Look, it might be just a crush, on your part but what I do know and I'm going all teenager here, she fancies you. Like really likes you. I can see it in her eyes every time she looks at you. She's locked herself in a room with you for god's sake. She could have just said you were my responsibility but no, she fought me on it. So I say, you go with it. You're a grown woman now. Ok you may have missed a few things in life that happened outside of those walls, but it's not stopped you being the wonderful person you are. Everyone can see it, Torres definitely sees it so…take hold of it, and don't let it go cause you never know who will be taken away from you." Tim tried to cover the wobble in his voice with a laugh, but he lost it when Arizona took him in a bone crushing embrace. "Zona, can you ever forgive me for taking so long to find you." Tim held his sister tight sobbing into her shoulder.

"I get it, I really do, but this…me, being taken was out of your control. You have been looking for me. I always knew deep down that you would find me and bring me home" Tim shuffled himself and noticed the books that Arizona had been reading. As he pulled himself from her embrace he gave her a suspicious look.

"Zona, have you read all these books yet? They're history books and not Alliance issued either!" Tim wiped his face while waiting for Arizona's answer.

"Well the funny story is…it appears that I have a chip in my brain." Tim quickly caught on to Arizona's playfulness and began to play along by acting surprised.

"I'm actually a computer so I…actually don't know why I tried but Callie had these books lying around and when she was talking in the hall with you before you came in I read them." Arizona raised an eyebrow and smirked before continuing.

"Turns out I have a chip in my brain, did you know that…"Arizona trying to make a joke of the situation was cut of quickly by Tim.

"What you mean you read five history books, massive thick…boring history books in five minutes?"

"No, no…don't be silly!" Tim let out the breath he'd been holding in relief.

"You interrupted me half way through the fifth one…and I was enjoying that one." Arizona giggled at Tim as he shook his head in disbelief.

"Yeah, it seems I can store information like a computer too. I think this is going to become annoying, especially seeing as I don't seem to come with an instruction manual!" Tim couldn't do anything but laugh nervously as he watched his sister try to keep the serious look on her face before losing herself to laughter also.

"Well, it turns out the love of my life is rather nifty at computers so she should have your noggin back to as much as can be classed as normal soon. So let's see, my little sister can kick my ass...blind folded probably, can read peoples thoughts and now you can store my mp3's, anything else you'd like to share?" Arizona started laughing and hit Tim hard on the shoulder as he moved himself against the wall of the bunk.

"Oh and she really does hit like a girl too, surprisingly!"

After a quiet pause while the two siblings settled into each other's embrace, Tim broke the silence.

"Look, Callie will be back soon with dinner. One more night and then Teddy will rock you with her mad computer skills and we'll make sure someone pays for what was done to you. You and Callie will live happily ever after and I finally have the guts to say something to Teddy. Well be fine, we'll get mum and dad and be a family again" Closing his eyes as Arizona cuddled into him; she placed her ear over his heart and closed her eyes too. Tim drifted off smiling as he had finally got his sister back. She was still the same person deep within, he just had to help bring that part back out.

"Seriously Torres, do I have to check you into the mental hospital? I like her, I feel sorry for her but are you insane? You are important to us. If any of us came up with a stupid idea like that, there is no way in hell you'd allow us to do it!" Bailey stared straight into the pissed off eyes of one Callie Torres.

"Did you let Addie know that we will be there by the end of tomorrow?" Callie quickly tried to avoid Bailey's eye contact.

"Callie Torres! Stop trying to change the subject…oh and changing it to Addison does you no favours either! Is this just another Addison, that poor girl's been through enough and she doesn't need you trying to have your way with her! I swear if you do anything to that girl while she is in your protection I will…ooohhh Callie Torres if you roll your eyes at me one more time!"

"First of all…no, Arizona is not a game for me if that's what your insinuating. This is not Addie again. Me and Addie just helped each other out from time to time. I wouldn't, I can't do that to Arizona!" Callie continued to shake her head when she heard Cristina pipe up.

"You kissed her, I saw you…Callie we know what you're like!"

"Oh suck it Yang, and why the fuck did you let the grease monkey drive? I told you to run EVERYTHING past me first. Are you trying to kill us before we make it out of the Deadlands?" Callie stuck her tongue out toward Cristina as the shorter woman showed Callie exactly what she thought of her by raising a middle finger towards the taller brunette.

"Callie, you left me in charge so don't get all defensive and stop trying to change the subject. What on earth are you up to?" Bailey put a calming hand on Callie's shoulder.

Finally giving in Callie tried her best to explain even though she hadn't found it out herself yet.

"Look I don't know what to tell you. I just feel…I care for her. Actually she's the only thing on my mind at the moment. I can't explain what my feelings are for her cause it's just too much for my brain to allow me to deal with! So yes I feel the need to lock myself in a room with her. Not to have my way with her as you perverts seem to think, but she deserves to be taken care of…not to be caged like an animal again. For safety she has to be locked away again but I'm not allowing her to be on her own."

"Haha, someone's highly strung. Do you realise you just spent your whole speech doing your pee dance…your nervous, you know what you want to do to Blondie and it's driving you round the bend trying to keep your hands off her." Christina started to laugh as Mark who had been listening as he sat quietly in the corner started to show an interest in the conversation.

"Oh Torres, you look like you've got a bit of a problem there. Do you need some help elevating that throbbing" Mark smirked as he popped a bit of food into his mouth and laughed when Bailey shook her head at him.

"Sloan, I told you…never gonna happen! I have an electric toothbrush that has more chance of sorting that problem than you so back off before I knock you out!" Callie's patience was wearing thin. Yes she was incredibly frustrated and the only release she could have right now was to take her temper out on anyone but Arizona. They dealt with Callie's temper all the time so it wasn't a problem...it would be shrugged off.

It was torture being in the same room as the blonde, especially when all Callie wanted to do was take the woman in her arms and make her feel good. She knew she was being selfish. She wanted Arizona but she couldn't bring herself to take her thoughts any further. It wasn't fair to Arizona, she just needed someone to be there for her and Callie had decided that was exactly what she wanted to be for her. She would rather be in Arizona's life like that than not, and if she had to push her feelings for her to the back her mind then she would. Sure they had kissed and oh god how great it had felt and how receptive Arizona had been. Arizona had genuinely looked happy when she had said that it was a date but Callie felt bad about it because she didn't want to feel as though she tricked Arizona into something she wasn't ready for. The woman has been imprisoned for years, god knows if she actually knew what she wanted.

Callie had decided when she held Arizona in her arms the night before that it was best to step back. She was still going along with her wooing plan because Arizona deserved to feel like she was the only one in the world. She had time to think things over and Callie knew that there was no way anyone of them were ready for a relationship. That's what she wanted with Arizona. She was being selfish and even though it would kill her and possibly Sloan if he made any more comments. She knew it was the right thing to do. She was going to let Arizona make the decision. If she wanted Callie then she was on board but she wasn't going to push things.

"Seriously though taking your temper out on that dough is not going to help. Put the damn thing in the oven and go do what you were doing. We have things going fine. Addison has been filled in on Arizona thanks to blabber mouth over there. Honestly that man is a gossip! She says she'll set something special up for her as we'll need to stay at the settlement for the night and move off first thing next morning. I'm actually looking forward to getting off this damn sardine can!" Bailey tried to usher Callie out the door.

"Wait, what do you mean Addison's been filled in…and she's what? Callie looked between Bailey and Mark with panic in her eyes.

"Oh don't worry Addie's gonna take care of Arizona as only Addie knows. Now go, I'll finish up in here and you get back to your lady bumps. What, I can cook…I'm an awesome cook. Go, before I change my mind and let Karev to do it!" Sloan shouted as Bailey pushed Callie from the room.

"Ok but please keep me updated!" Callie smiled and started to retreat from the room as she watched Sloan and Bailey work together to finish the food preparation.

"Callie, Gooooooooooooooooo" both occupants of the room shouted in unison.

The ringing of the monitor broke Tim and Arizona from their content silence, both just living in the moment that only family can provide sometimes. It doesn't matter what happens in life, blood is blood and at the end of the day you always share a bond.

"Hey guys, I'm back. I was banished from the kitchen. Apparently Sloan is an Awesome cook…his words not mine!"

Tim jumped up from the bed which startled Arizona; the blonde woman watched her brother dive off the bed and run to answer the monitor.

"Mark's cooking?" Tim almost shouted at the confused looking brunette as she heard the airlock door open.

Entering the room Callie could do nothing but giggle at the perplexed look coming from Arizona's features. Callie looked back towards a very excited man bouncing on his feet in front of her.

"Mark IS AN AWESOME cook! On that note Zona, I love you but she's here now and I'm going to get food!" As Tim ran from the room, Arizona started laughing at his quick exit and the confused look on Callie's face.

"Em…did he just pass you over for food?" Callie asked

"Yeah it would appear so…but I heard his thoughts. Mark is an awesome cook but he has a habit of intentionally putting stuff into Tim's meals if he's not quick enough! Last time it was chilli's" Arizona laughed before continuing "Eh I'll let you taste the food first then!" Arizona stuck her tongue out playfully towards the brunette who could do nothing but be brought back into the Robbins charm. All thoughts of not being with this wonderful person filled Callie's head. She couldn't, no matter what nonsense she told Bailey earlier, she couldn't let Arizona go.

"Well I would do anything for you so being your food taster…I like you, like I can't explain why I like you…no I mean you can see why I Like you, you're Hot…oh god not that that's the only reason I like you…oh god this isn't going too well, is it?" Callie started to panic when she saw Arizona's eyes open wider in shock at what had just been blurted at her.

"Oh god I'm so sorry I have a habit of doing that when I'm nervous, and you make me nervous…cause I like you, I mean reallllllly like you. I know it's crazy quick to have feelings like this but I do! Since you stepped foot on this transport I haven't stopped thinking of you. For reasons to be around you…I find you captivating." Callie finally made eye contact with the blonde and found herself blush uncontrollably. "I'm sorry; I should never have blurted that out…" Callie was interrupted by Arizona who had now got up from her seat and moved over to place a hand over Callie's mouth to get her to shut up.

Once Arizona had got Callie to be quiet she lowered her hand and just looked at the Latina for a minute. Opening her mouth as though she was going to speak, Callie quickly noticed that Arizona closed her mouth and then a second later licked her lips as she moved her head towards her.

Taking Callie in a gentle kiss both women pulled each other closer, melting into one another's embrace. Pulling apart before things got heated Callie just smiled at Arizona,

"Can I take that as a shut up, cause I like your shut ups!"Callie smirked.

"That was an 'I feel the same' I don't know what this is, I don't know if it can work, but I want to try! I owe it to myself…No 'What Ifs!'"Arizona laughed as Callie moved in to take the blonde in for another kiss but the monitors ringing surrounded them. With a roll of her eye's Callie turned to answer the annoying device.

Cristina's face took up the monitor screen "Whazz up bitches! Blondie playing with your innards yet, oh double meaning…and Karev wasn't here to see the awesomeness that is me! I'm coming in put your clothes back on; I don't want to see any shrubs being watered!" Callie hit the screen off when all she could hear was the cackle come from the annoying mechanic who was definitely enjoying herself.

"Ladies…words from the chef says he hopes you enjoy. It smells amazing by the way. I think Bailey may have just asked Sloan to marry her haha!" Cristina came into the room and avoided the glare from Callie. Moving over to the side table, Cristina placed the food on it and turned to face Callie with a huge grin on her face. "Hunt wanted me to tell you that everything's scheduled to be running on time, we should reach the coordinates by about seven tomorrow morning. Blondie here should be back in working order by midday and then we can go get some drinks at Addie's. Sooo looking forward to that, she always lets me make my own drinks!"

"Out, Yang! You passed on your message and dropped off the food, now go!"

"So any chance of you two doing the nasty? I've got money on Callie being a chicken shit!"

"Yang!"

Cristina began to leave the room laughing as Arizona looked on at the two bickering woman. Once they both heard the air lock door open, shut and lock behind then the room fell into an awkward silence. Callie quickly made herself busy as she put the table out and placed the food. Signalling with her hand for Arizona to take a seat the Blonde complied.

After a very quiet, awkward dinner of stolen glances and almost conversations. The two women continued to sit in the strange atmosphere, each one of them not sure on what to say to the other.

"Ok Callie, I don't know what this is, if it is anything…but I know that I feel the same way you do, I think! I don't want to let this go by, I'm ready to live again and at this moment I want you. So if it's not too much trouble come over here and kiss me again…cause that, I liked!"

"Really! I think I can handle that!" Callie stalked over slowly and held out her hand for Arizona to take. "Look, I'm not going to rush you into anything. I told you I was going to woo you so that is what I'm going to do." Callie led Arizona down to the bottom bunk, climbed in and then shuffled herself to the back so that Arizona could climb in in front. "We will take this as it comes. If something doesn't feel right please tell me. Tomorrow you are gonna get that head looked at and then we'll get a bit of rest at Addie's place, where you're in for a treat. Now let's get some sleep, it could be a very long day we have ahead of us. So come here so I can kiss you and hold you until you go to sleep."

Both women made themselves comfy in each other's arms and settled for the night. Callie tried to keep thoughts of what she really wanted to be doing to the Blonde at bay while Arizona imagined all the things that she wished Callie would do to her.

Both women were in for anything but a comfortable night!

"Ah Hahn, do you have some good news for me then!" Preston Burke sat in his office with his feet on his desk leaning back on his chair. As he looked out onto the greying dark skies and the bright lights of the city below he smiled at all that was his.

"Robbins has recruited Torres…" Burke quickly lost balance, and almost toppled from the overly large thrown like seat. Standing, he quickly regained his poise before he spoke.

"What, Torres was killed?"

"Yes Carlos Torres was killed but it has turned out that his daughter wasn't! Callie Torres is alive and working as an Alliance Trader under a different surname, she has faked medical records. Right under our noses all along. I have all her crew's details and her adoptive fathers too. I'll send the details to you and you can decide on the appropriate action. I am currently a day behind them sir, I'm sorry! I had to take shelter from a storm but I have gathered from the direction they're going that they will eventually hit the outlands of the central belt where it's harder to hide. They will have to follow Alliance guidelines. They don't know that we have this information on them so hopefully they're that stupid to think that they can get through the central belts patrolling's, especially since we know who we are looking for!" After a couple of moments silence, Hahn was about to speak again when Burke replied.

"Sorry, excellent work Erica. I'm just pondering my options at the moment! Ok first of all, continue as you are. If you can catch up with them, that's great. I'm sending you a team of six of my best soldiers. Make your way to Camp 23, they will be there by the time you arrive. Bring Torres and her crew in for questioning…or at least one of them alive, preferably Torres or the Driver they'll be the ones who'll know where to find Daniel."

"Sir, if I may I'd like to suggest that you send someone to visit Torres adoptive father and bring him in, let's just say... if we have something she cares for maybe we can get her to be more cooperative"

"Good idea Hahn and that is why you're the best. I'll get someone on that. Just forward the information. Be safe and remember I trust you to complete this task." Burke smiled and ended his call while he played with the small globe on his desk. He wasn't ready to let someone come in-between him and the world he had envisaged