Season Seven, Episode Eleven
Disarm

There was an active shooter at Pacific College not even less then 10 minutes away from the hosptial. The doctors gathered arounf the lobby and watched the news as the reporter stated the severity of the situation, just like the one they were all in 6 months ago. Max was holding onto Mark tightly as Lexie cried onto graham right next to her, most of them, still have that day in their head like it had just happend, because it did just happen.

"Hey, what's going on?" Teddy walks into the lobby and asks, stopping at the tv, watching the reporter just like everyone else.

'A major Seattle-area shooting, we have reports that a gunman has opned fire on students and faculty'

"Bailey?" Hunt says, " Bailey, fill us in"

'Again, that's at pacific college we now take you live to out on-scene reporter-'

'Students and faculty are still in the building, im trying to get answers to what we know so far is that a gunman opned fire at Pacific College and there at least a dozen- Im sorry, at least 20 victims'

"As much as I would love to stand around and wtach the news, we'll need to get ready for the ambulances, does everyone know there role, if not pplease speak to Bailey. This is a mass shooting which means we need all hands alwhile not getting in the way" Max pulls away from Mark and stand in front of the tv, "I suspect, they'll be there 30 minutes or less, we need to get to e.r ready and make sure everything is stocked and ready"

Nobody moved, they watched Max like she was some crazy person who people watched on the streets, "She said move now people!" Miranda yelled making people haul ass and get to there spots wherever that may be.

Max stood in the group with Mark, Lexie, Graham, Miranda, Leo and Derek, "Here is my first and final check in, we wont have time to worry so I am asking now, Can we do this?"

Everyone nods but nobody says anything, "I get that it's still fresh for us but those kids are with us, they know so we have to be our best and do our best, if you need a moment just a sliver of a second at anytime for youself take it and/or find your designated person" Max sighs, "Okay, I love you all. Lets do this"

"There are 15 ambulances on the way, maybe more to come. First one is three minutes out" Hunt tells the group as he walks around anxiously.

"People... People.. Our own trauma is fresh and we are going to have feeling today, and there is non shame in that. What I want to say is, what we went through 6 months ago, they are going through right now, which makes them our brothers and sisters, which makes them fellow travelers, which makes them our own. So to the very best of our ability we are goona do our work first and you're gonna have your feelings later"

After Richard finishes his speech Max turns around to Lexie letting out a quite sob, "Lex"

"Im fine, Im fine"

"Go to the pit and make sure we're stocked, call the blood bank" Max tells her, knowing if she was crying on these patients it wasnt going to help.

"Im fine"

"You're not and fine, walk away and call the blood bank" Max says more firm, "Tell them to give us all the O neg they have" Lexie give her a slight nod before walking away.

The first ambulance come in and the E.M.T jumps out immedietly to open the door, "I got a cop, Michael Fazioli. 28. G.S.W. to the right upper arm and left leg"

"Okay this one mine" Richard calls out, "All right, Kepner get him to trauma one. Do labs, trauma series and x-ray this leg and arm"

"This is the cop that took down the shooter"

"You're kidding"

"Yeah, he was on the radio. He told me he landed a shot, and then he went down. I have a conficting reort about what the shooter looked like, so if you could wake faz up, get him talking?"

"Faz?"

Max walks up to the other ambulance just as Richard gives her a nod, the 'You okay' nod to which she gives him one back and proceeds to the next ambulance.

"What do we got? Max yells, as the E.M.T opens the back.

"Proffessor John Sturgeion, 48, fell out a fourth- story window, has an open skull fractre and a blown pupil"

"Shepherd, Grey! This ones yours" Max yells and moves onto the next ambulance that comes in.

"What do we got?" Max asks again to the next E.M.T.

"15 year old, Kelly Keck, G.S.W.s to the leg and abdomen. Abdomen rigid, systolic 75, last pulse 147"

"Karev!"Max yells, "She's 15?" She looks over at the E.M.T.

"Yeah. Look what being a genius gets you"

Max looks at the E.M.T as Krev looks at her, shaking her head to get rid of the thought boring into her head, she begins moving. "Clear trauma and page Stark if we need him"

"This artery is in pieces. Vascular Clamp" Karex says as he trys to suction the area.

"Your best move is to amputate that leg. You've got no more time to waste down there" Stark chimes in from the top.

"Wait? What?" Both Max and Alex look up at him.

"The artery's blown. The femur is shattered" The guy continues.

"Torres can fix that" Max tells him finally.

"Im more concered about her life than her leg and im sure her parents will be too"

"Look, this kid is 15. We can save this leg. You cant just cut it off" Alex tells him, looking over at Max.

"What I cant do is to spend any more time arguring with you. WOuld you maintain oressure there? Prep the damn leg, Karev"

"No Karen, dont. Stark, this is my O.R, she still has full life ahead of her and she'll do with a leg" Max interrupts but Stark turns arounf and grabs the saw anyway, "Stark if you dont get out of this O.R right now, I will make sure you never step foot in one again" Max yells at him.

"You can't just do that, I know what I am doing and I know very well what can and cant be done and I am all done engaging with it and you are being very unprofessional" Dr. Stark keeps shooting off at the mouth.

"Im sorry? Im being unprofessional?" Max starts with her hands deep in this girls abdomen, "Karev body block him. Robbins, get torres and scrub in"

"I don't have privileges" Arizona says form the intercom.

"Arizona"

"What?"

"You have privileges, now go get Torres and go get scrubs and get your ass in this O.R" Max yells and sees Arizona run out of the room.

Max watches as Stark and Karev go back and forth, "I'm a westler, man. I'm all-state. Saw or no saw, You're not getting past me"

"Karev, you want to tell me what's going on here?" Callie walks in at the worst moment and is definitely confused.

"They've lost their mind, thats what's going on here. First she-" Stark points at Max, "Tells him to body block me and then this guy wont let me do my job. They have lost their minds and they are going to destroy their careers. That is what is going on here"

"Check it out, Torres"

"15 years old, G.S.W. to the thigh with comminuted femur fracture. Laceration to the superficial fmoral artery and this guy wants to cut her leg off" Max finishes as Callie walks over to her leg.

"What about her nerves? Are her nerves salvagable?"

"Kid was moving her leg before we out her under, they're intact"

"She has a life threatening hemorrhage in her leg and multi-organ injuries in her abdomen" Stark continues to argue.

"Abdominal bleeding is under control for now" Max tells Callie.

"Well, I can put in a traction pin to stabilixe the femur" Callie starts.

"Right" Alex gloats.

"And then we can use a gradt to restore the bloode flow"

"That's what I'm saying"

"I have never experienced anything like this before in my life!" Stark yells hysterically, still trying to get past Karev.

"Dr. Stark, you're new here but in this hospital, we take shooting personally and I can save this leg" Callie turns round and looks at Stark "And I think Dr. Mallard has kicked you out of this O.R."

"You need my help, her injuries are too extensive" Stark argues.

"No, Dr. Stark, That's why i'm here. I spoke to Cheif Webber and I am on this case with Dr. Mallard and Dr. Torres now" Arizona says coming in at the exact right moment.

"This... This is... This" Stark repeats in disbeleif as he sets the saw down and walks out.

"Yes!"Alex shouts as he claps his hands excitedly.

"Karev, you gotta go too. The pit is filled with kids who need doctors" Callie tells him as he turns around to face her.

"Thats fine. My work here is done. Ha! All-state, baby!" Alex shouts as we walk out of the O.R.

"Oh that was a blast" Max laughs, "But I would really like to proceed with this surgery, please"

The surgery went perfectly fine but Max needed a much deserved breather after all of that. Standing outside on the rood, she overlooked seattle and the group of people holding candles for the families of the victims. That mad Max's heart warm, nothing beats a community coming together and helping eachother through times like this.

"Callie told me you'd be up here, how are we doing?" Mark sneakily walks up to Max and rests his arms next to hers, to which she links hers with his.

"I operated on a 15 year old genius prodergy today. Multiple abdemon wounds and Callie had to do surgery on her leg to make sure we didnt have to cut it off" Max sighed, whipping her fallen tear, "I just thought of Maeve, you know? How could I not, she is Maeve"

"Maeve is with her Nana and baby brother safe right now, it's okay" Mark tried to console her.

"Nothing about this is okay, Mark. 26 victims today, today never should've happend, 6 months months ago never should've happened, none of this should happen"

"No, it shouldnt but it does and sadly we cant change that but we have people like you and the staff of this hospital that made sure those 26 lives were saved and we did that"

"Do you ever think about leaving?" Max looked up at her husband.

"Leaving Seattle? No, cant say I've really thought about it, I love this hospital, the people in it. What about you, have you that about it?" Mark tells her, he hasnt been here as long as she had been but this place is home to him.

"Yes, no? I don't know, sometimes I wonder if it's this hard somewhere else. Not anywhere far because I dont think I could survive a plane ride too terribly long from this place because it is still home and home to the people I love but I've been thinking about New York or California with Amy" She turns her body towards him so that she was facing his reaction of this sudden decleration.

"New York? mm" Mark ponders, "I do miss New York and we still have our penthouse" Mark was actually humoring her but they both knew they were getting way to ahead of themselves, "We could always get our old jobs back"

"Or" Max drawls out.

"Or?"

"I dont know, Have a Seattle Grace Mercy West in New York or wherever; might be fun, but maybe we could change the name?" Max laughs at the thought looking at Mark waiting for his response.

"Draw up the finances and your idea and we can talk about it again, If it seems like a smart idea then I dont see why not" Mark shrugs before letting out a sigh, "Leaving Seattle, sounds crazy to me"

"Everyone leaves at some point" Max tells him, "Christina will most likely help Leo in Switzerland, Lexie still has to choose a hospital for her residency which means Graham will be with her"

"Or we just hire everyone here to work with us at Mallard-Sloan Hospital?" Mark offers, "Fine, at least we can have Lexie do her residancy there that way you have Lexie and I have Graham and it'll be perfect"

"Mallard-Sloan Hospital?" Max lets out a hearty laugh, "Has a nice ring to it"

"I think so too" Mark smiled down at her, "Oh and I was supposed to tell you that Christina is in the O.R operating with Leo"

"Oh my god, really? Let go watch!" Max pulls Marks arm and drags him to the watching room.

When they get there, Meredith and Derek are already sitting down so Mark takes a seat next to Meredith and Max beside him, as the time goes on more and more people start to fill the room, Lexie and Graham are on the side of Max and Lexie is still teary eyed as she was earlier so Max places her hand on hers and gives it a squeeze, "Just out of curiousity, any plans on where you'll go for residency?" Max whispers.

Lexie lets out a confused low laugh, "Uh, no, why?"

Max looks over at Mark and they smile, "No reason"

"I just took my kid to a room, he was the last one" Hunt says as he walks into the room.

"Besides this one" Webber chimes in.

"Yeah, besides this one"

They watch as Leo taps the heart twice and then look up to give them a nod, telling them that he was alive. The group lets out a sigh, "We saw 26 patients.. 26 victims and we had no casualties. No one died today"

Althroughout the room you could hear people let out a shaky sigh of releif and some were trying not to cry and then there is Derek who begins to laugh becasue just their luck, really. Creating a chain of laughter, Stark in the corner has had enough, "I hate this place" which makes the laughter grow louder.

This place is family, this place is home but when the home breaks you have to learn to adapt.

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Mark and Max being so incredibly deep in love is making me lonely but good for them I guess