Title: Oz
Chapter: Prologue
Characters/Pairings: The whole gang!
Spoilers/Warning: R
Summary: Somewhere over the rainbow Addison is cursing her head-truama induced fantasy sequence...
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Author's Note: Making some changes here and there... Nothing serious. Oh, and I think I'm getting sucked back into Grey's again... Although, besides this season's premier, I haven't watched a single Grey's or Private Practice in a long, long, long time. Oh, and in case you're new to this fic, we're pretending Addie is still in Seattle and that new crop of interns never happened. K?

Addison took a deep breath and counted to ten before barking the time of death. She looked down at the pale face of the woman laying motionless on her table and closed her eyes just a baby's cry filled the OR. With a start, she looked to the other side of the room where Meredith Grey had just handed the newborn off to one of the nurses for a rinse. Meredith caught her eye, nodded, and followed as Addison slammed out of the OR.

"Doctor Montgomery-"

"You did well in there Grey," Addison said shortly, ripping her gown and gloves off. She stuffed them into the bio-hazard can, along with her mask, and then pulled off her surgical cap. "I put you in charge of the baby and he came through without any problems."

"But Doctor Mont-"

"Meredith," Addison snapped and whirled around, stopping Meredith in her tracks. "The mother had a long history of heart disease. I told her…" She breathed out heavily. "I told her last year not to get pregnant again. She knew the risks and now she's left two small children motherless."

Meredith's gaze dropped to the floor.

"I'm sorry Doctor Grey," Addison said with a sigh. "It's been a long day."

Meredith shrugged. "I understand."

"You're released from my service until the morning," Addison told her. "All I've got is Jenna Fredricks and she's not scheduled for surgery until the morning. Go see if Bailey can find you something in The Pit."

"Well I…" Meredith bit her lip nervously. "If it's alright with you I'd really like to stick with you today. It's just that… Well, I'm trying to get a more rounded experience and if I'm going to have to do rounds in neo-natal then I'd rather do it with the best rather than Doctor Seigel who, to be honest, gives Sydney a run for her money in the annoyingly perky department."

Addison blinked and said slowly, "Ok."

Meredith nodded and followed as Addison turned on her heel and started off in the opposite direction. It was just as Addison was passing a gurney on its way to the OR when it happened. Callie Torres, who had just experienced one of the most mind-blowing orgasms of her life thanks to her new girlfriend, threw open the door of a random on-call room just as Addison stepped into the door's trajectory. The door smashed into Addison's forehead and wiped her clean off her feet. Everything went black just as the back of her head slammed into the floor.