Callie Torres was sitting in a supply closet and crying her heart out. She thought about her wife Arizona and her smile which did and still continues to make her smile by just thinking about it. The possibility of losing the woman she loved more than anything was too overwhelming for her to even think about. Then came Mark her best friend and the father of her child. Her life was empty without these two surgeons. Then there was her daughter Sofia in the day care downstairs and thought how her life would be without her father and other mother. She did not wish such a situation even for her rivals. This was her own daughter, she had to be strong for her. Whether they survived or not she would definitely grow up knowing how great her parents were. Slowly Callie's mind strayed to the other passengers.
Christina was her former roommate and now a good friend. She knew that if she was alive she would do everything she could to save her fellow surgeons and colleagues. Thinking of Christina made her immediately think of Meredith the other twisted sister. Though in the beginning they had their differences she had come to respect her as a fellow surgeon and a friend. Callie had a hi-bye relationship with Derek and would miss their chats if he did not make it. Their kids had a good friendship with each other through Mark. If something happened to Meredith and Derek she was not even sure if Zola would understand what death was. Lexie was a bit odd but she was the only woman Mark had loved. Even though she did not like it she came to realize that Mark could not be happy if not for her.
Bailey was not one to be messed with so when her mentor Richard told them that the plane had crashed she knew by the look on his face that the news was absolutely true. Everybody on that flight has had their own history with her. She thought of the days when she was a resident with Meredith, Christina, Alex, Izzie and George as her interns. Out of them one is already dead, one battled through cancer and is god know's where, two are either alive or not she did not know, which leaves her with only Alex Karev of all the people in the world.
Residents are supposed to hate interns that was the custom and she was a true follower of that. Though she hated them she could not help but be a mother figure to them and guide them through tight spots. In the years after their internship she came to respect them and before she knew it the hatred was washed away by love. Meredith and Christina had to survive for her she would definitely not be able to live with herself if another intern of her dies. Derek and Mark were always messing with women way younger themselves. Though she was not against age differences in relationships they had chosen the Greys of all the women in the world! Arizona had become a good friend of hers and would immensely miss her if she died. Lexie continued to amaze her with her dedication and memory and would miss having her around the hospital if she died. Bailey went to check on Alex and Callie and make sure they were alright.
Alex was pretty much sitting exactly how he did when he heard about the plane crash with his mouth wide open and staring at the wall opposite him in the same conference room. Almost everyone he cared about was on that bloody plane. He knew Meredith and Christina since their intern year they were all he had. His already crappy life would suck big time if they weren't in the picture. He came to admire and respect Derek. Mark also could be considered as a friend and mentor despite their conflicting relationships with Lexie. She was like a little sister to him by now and did not even want to see her hurt even worse dead. Robbins was truly the best teacher he had ever had his life. His fascination for pediatrics came mainly from her. He was not even sure he would want to work with kids if she died. But if she did and he hoped not, he would try and treat every kid that he came across.
What surprised him the most was the same thought that was going on in pretty much everyone's head including those on the wretched plane "How is it that every tragedy seems to happen to the people at Seattle Grace Mercy 'Death' hospital?"..!
Richard had finally made the announcement to the entire hospital and requested them not to pester the loved ones of the victims for further information. Meanwhile Bailey had found Alex and Callie and asked them to be strong cause when the victims are found and brought they would be needing all the hands they could get. She trusted her former intern and fellow resident to control their emotions and treat their patients with care. The other two agreed with her when she knew they would be ok she went to the chief to knock some sense into him as well.
"Chief Hunt" Said Bailey at the door and walked in without waiting for him to respond.
"Get up and ask all Trauma units to get ready for 6 probably highly injured patients. You have to take point you are the chief of surgery and a trauma surgeon for god's sake you can't just sit in your office! Now get up" she ordered but managed to make it a request by adding "please" with her best pleading face.
He lifted his head when she was done and she found tears from his red puffy eyes streaking his face and looked so broken sitting there that even Bailey softened to him. "I know you are in huge amount of of pain and pressure but please don't loose hope try to find them that's all we can do for now" that seemed to wake him up from his fetal position and he went to call all his head of departments and asked them to be ready to go on a rescue mission. Soon enough he got a call
"I have just received information that remains of the plane have been found in a forest and there are survivors so me Drs. Bailey and Altman will be leaving to the scene now all of you must be ready to treat some highly injured patients" Owen told his fellow attendings and left with his friend Teddy Altman head of cardiothoracic surgery and Miranda Bailey from general surgery.
Meanwhile in the forest the doctors were starting to loose hope of anybody finding them. They were trying to keep their minds off their hopeless state by making small talk. Mark was awake again but in no state to talk. All of them were trying desperately to stay alive for the people they loved who were in Seattle and that's all they cared about and making sure they were not alone when they left this place.
While Derek, Mark, Lexie and Arizona were asleep, the the twisted sisters heard the unmistakable noise of helicopters. Years of sending and receiving patients in choppers had led to their highly sensitive ears. "Everyone wake up helicopters are here!" screamed a highly relieved Christina. The others jolted awake from their sleep even though sleep was the only thing they wanted at the moment.
Soon enough four helicopters landed and more than ten people started running in their direction. The first of the rescuers to reach them was Owen. He scanned all the people there and finally his eyes landed on his wife,Christina. Next thing he knew he was hugging her like his life depended on this hug. Christina knew in that moment that there was hope for them after all.
Every person who was stranded in that forest was now surrounded by paramedics and surgeons alike. "Christina tell me how much each of you are injured" said Owen. He needed information and fast.
"Lexie was stuck under a part of the plane but we managed to get her out not sure what other injuries she has. Mark had a cardiac temponade I removed the blood from his chest. Arizona has an open femur fracture which we covered. Derek's hand was stuck in another part of the plane Meredith managed to get it out and and covered the entire hand. Meredith has bleeding in the back of her head so will need a CT" she said in a single breath.
"What about you?" he asked looking at her arm in the sling.
"Oh I just had a popped shoulder and some tiny scrapes that's all" she said shrugging and going to help Teddy with Mark.
Owen could not believe his luck. All of them were alright he felt like an idiot for sitting and crying instead of trying to find them. He knew that most of them would need surgery and had long roads to recovery but now all he cared was that all of them were alive and responsive. He never thought he would see Christina again let alone talk to her and watch her helping others. He thought he had lost her forever. But he had a job to do now and that was all that mattered right now.
Lexie and Mark were sent on the first chopper as they both needed immediate surgery. Teddy and Christina also left with them. Arizona and Derek with Bailey followed them closely in the next helicopter. This left Meredith and Owen in the third chopper.
As soon as they were in the air Meredith started crying to herself. Owen tried to comfort her the best he could. She told him the whole story of how the plane jerked in the sky, how everything went black, how they found everyone and treated them. Finally her deepest fear came out, she was scared to death of death itself. The thing that haunted her the most was anyone dying, she would not mind if she herself died but living while someone else died was her biggest fear.
Owen did not know how to respond to that so he just told her what Bailey told him, "Meredith most of you do not have very serious injuries, only Lexie, Derek, Arizona and Mark were even injured and even they will be fine with surgery. You have to stop worrying about others and hope for the best.".
She gave him a smile and calmed down a little and began looking out of the window wondering about her beautiful daughter Zola
Owen asked her how her head was feeling noticing the bandaging. "That's nothing just a small cut. I felt a little dizzy at first though now I'm fine". He knew there was no use arguing with her and made a mental note to get her a neuro consult.