Chapter 22
Things went from bad to worse in Elizabeth's mind. Not only was she scared to death, but also now, memories were returning in floods. She now could remember her reconciliation with Lucky, along with their wedding. She could also remember the train wreck and the injuries he had sustained. She could remember being in such financial trouble that she agreed to be a surrogate to Jax and his wife. She did not really know who his wife was, but she knew her name was Courtney and that she had seen her in another memory that had involved Jason.
Robin could tell Elizabeth looked dazed. She moved a bit closer to her and whispered, "Everything okay?"
Not wanting to draw attention to them, Elizabeth simply nodded her head yes. Even as she nodded, she was gripped by another memory. She could see headlights bearing down on her. She tried to get out of the way and she could hear the screech of the tires, then nothing, silence.
Robin grabbed a hold of Elizabeth as she saw her sway. She heard her quietly gasp and saw her grip her stomach. "Elizabeth what's happening?" Robin asked in a hushed tone. Robin noticed Nikolas move to Elizabeth's other side.
"I'm okay, it was a memory. I had a little cramp that's all," Elizabeth, told them.
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Jason saw the police cars pull up to the Metro Court, and he cursed heatedly. He new they would follow their protocol and everyone in that lobby would be trapped. Running over to Mac, Jason said, "There are at least five gunmen in there."
"How do you know?" asked Mac.
"I saw through a piece of the window that they had missed painting. You have to get the hostages out now Mac."
"We're working on it Jason. You need to stay out of the way and let the professionals handle it," Mac said. Then turning he shouted to Ric, "Do we have a list of hostages?"
Jason did not wait for the response. He knew Elizabeth was in that lobby, along with others that he cared about. Seeing Spinelli walking quickly to him he said, "We need a schematic of the hotel, with all possible entrance points. Can you over ride the security so they won't know I'm coming?"
"I think so, but Stone Cold don't you think you should let the police handle this?" Spinelli asked.
"Spinelli, the police are going to be too busy jumping over each other following their stupid protocol to get those hostages out. No, I need to get in there. You have the list of hostages?" Jason asked.
"Yeah here it is," Spinelli whispered.
"Who's on it?"
"Well, the formerly Fair Samantha, Emily, Nikolas, Lulu, Dr. Alan, The Valkyrie, The Godfather. Stone Cold it's like a veritable list of who's who in Port Charles," Spinelli told him.
"What about Elizabeth, Max and Robin are they on the list?"
"Yes, they are on the list," Spinelli replied.
"Get me in there Spinelli, figure it out now!"
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Max was cursing himself. How did he get so separated from Elizabeth, if anything happened to her or that baby Jason was going to kill him. He had to figure out a way to get closer to her and the others. Max had noticed that Elizabeth seemed to be getting more and more unsteady on her feet. He had seen Robin and Nikolas move to steady her at one point. Max was getting nervous now though. He could tell this man was losing it and pretty soon, people were going to start to get hurt. Max suddenly backed up a bit and shielded those closest to him when he heard the gunshots. He straightened out and looked over at the leader as he began to talk.
"Now that I have your attention," he shouted. "We have a long night ahead of us. I cannot leave without that briefcase, and the briefcase is locked up in the vault for the next 12 hours. Therefore, there is no point in spending our time together in an unpleasant way. Therefore, we are going to play a little game. We'll call it 'get to know you.' We are going to go walk around the room, ask your name and a word to describe yourself. For example, my name is One. Therefore, I would say "Fun One." Doesn't have to rhyme, but you get extra points if it does. And points will be very important as the night rolls on. Anyone who drops this will end up as a human shield as we leave here. Go." he said as he tossed the pencil holder to Carly.
Carly quickly wiped her tears and smugly said, "Kick ass Carly."
He said, "Good now toss it to someone else."
Carly quickly tossed it to Max who smiled boyishly when he caught it easily. "Uh... Menacing Max."
"Fair, but he or she who hesitates, you know the rest. Now go, don't make me repeat myself again."
Max quickly looked at Lulu and nodded his head towards her to make sure she was ready. Lulu nodded back and held out her hand to catch it. "Screw-you Lulu." Lulu looked over to her brother, finally tossing it in his direction.
Nikolas caught it easily and said, "Nightmare Nikolas. Before carefully handing it to Elizabeth.
Elizabeth quietly said, "Baby's Breath Elizabeth.
They continued this way until they made it around the room. Finally, it was Sonny's turn. Max closed his eyes and hoped that his boss did not do anything that set the man into action. He was relieved when all Sonny said was "Michael Corinthos Jr."
The leader smiled quickly and turned around and said, "Nice work, nice work, all of you. Bravo, bravo. So, now that we all know each other a little more, don't think of yourselves as hostages, but think of yourselves as my guests. Sit quietly, behave yourselves," he paused turning he fired a single shot at Robin. "Or die. It's that kind of a party."
People were screaming. Chaos erupted. Robin clutched her side and moaned, "Oh! Ah!"
The leader looked at everyone and said, "So, now you all know I mean business."
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Jason heard the shot. He heard the screaming and his only thought was he had to get in there to save his family. "Spinelli come on we have to get in there now, are you sure you want to go in with me? This is going to be really dangerous."
"I'm going with you Stone cold, besides you're going to need me," Spinelli said with a nervous smile.
Things went from bad to worse in Elizabeth's mind. Not only was she scared to death, but also now, memories were returning in floods. She now could remember her reconciliation with Lucky, along with their wedding. She could also remember the train wreck and the injuries he had sustained. She could remember being in such financial trouble that she agreed to be a surrogate to Jax and his wife. She did not really know who his wife was, but she knew her name was Courtney and that she had seen her in another memory that had involved Jason.
Robin could tell Elizabeth looked dazed. She moved a bit closer to her and whispered, "Everything okay?"
Not wanting to draw attention to them, Elizabeth simply nodded her head yes. Even as she nodded, she was gripped by another memory. She could see headlights bearing down on her. She tried to get out of the way and she could hear the screech of the tires, then nothing, silence.
Robin grabbed a hold of Elizabeth as she saw her sway. She heard her quietly gasp and saw her grip her stomach. "Elizabeth what's happening?" Robin asked in a hushed tone. Robin noticed Nikolas move to Elizabeth's other side.
"I'm okay, it was a memory. I had a little cramp that's all," Elizabeth, told them.
*********************
Jason saw the police cars pull up to the Metro Court, and he cursed heatedly. He new they would follow their protocol and everyone in that lobby would be trapped. Running over to Mac, Jason said, "There are at least five gunmen in there."
"How do you know?" asked Mac.
"I saw through a piece of the window that they had missed painting. You have to get the hostages out now Mac."
"We're working on it Jason. You need to stay out of the way and let the professionals handle it," Mac said. Then turning he shouted to Ric, "Do we have a list of hostages?"
Jason did not wait for the response. He knew Elizabeth was in that lobby, along with others that he cared about. Seeing Spinelli walking quickly to him he said, "We need a schematic of the hotel, with all possible entrance points. Can you over ride the security so they won't know I'm coming?"
"I think so, but Stone Cold don't you think you should let the police handle this?" Spinelli asked.
"Spinelli, the police are going to be too busy jumping over each other following their stupid protocol to get those hostages out. No, I need to get in there. You have the list of hostages?" Jason asked.
"Yeah here it is," Spinelli whispered.
"Who's on it?"
"Well, the formerly Fair Samantha, Emily, Nikolas, Lulu, Dr. Alan, The Valkyrie, The Godfather. Stone Cold it's like a veritable list of who's who in Port Charles," Spinelli told him.
"What about Elizabeth, Max and Robin are they on the list?"
"Yes, they are on the list," Spinelli replied.
"Get me in there Spinelli, figure it out now!"
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Max was cursing himself. How did he get so separated from Elizabeth, if anything happened to her or that baby Jason was going to kill him. He had to figure out a way to get closer to her and the others. Max had noticed that Elizabeth seemed to be getting more and more unsteady on her feet. He had seen Robin and Nikolas move to steady her at one point. Max was getting nervous now though. He could tell this man was losing it and pretty soon, people were going to start to get hurt. Max suddenly backed up a bit and shielded those closest to him when he heard the gunshots. He straightened out and looked over at the leader as he began to talk.
"Now that I have your attention," he shouted. "We have a long night ahead of us. I cannot leave without that briefcase, and the briefcase is locked up in the vault for the next 12 hours. Therefore, there is no point in spending our time together in an unpleasant way. Therefore, we are going to play a little game. We'll call it 'get to know you.' We are going to go walk around the room, ask your name and a word to describe yourself. For example, my name is One. Therefore, I would say "Fun One." Doesn't have to rhyme, but you get extra points if it does. And points will be very important as the night rolls on. Anyone who drops this will end up as a human shield as we leave here. Go." he said as he tossed the pencil holder to Carly.
Carly quickly wiped her tears and smugly said, "Kick ass Carly."
He said, "Good now toss it to someone else."
Carly quickly tossed it to Max who smiled boyishly when he caught it easily. "Uh... Menacing Max."
"Fair, but he or she who hesitates, you know the rest. Now go, don't make me repeat myself again."
Max quickly looked at Lulu and nodded his head towards her to make sure she was ready. Lulu nodded back and held out her hand to catch it. "Screw-you Lulu." Lulu looked over to her brother, finally tossing it in his direction.
Nikolas caught it easily and said, "Nightmare Nikolas. Before carefully handing it to Elizabeth.
Elizabeth quietly said, "Baby's Breath Elizabeth.
They continued this way until they made it around the room. Finally, it was Sonny's turn. Max closed his eyes and hoped that his boss did not do anything that set the man into action. He was relieved when all Sonny said was "Michael Corinthos Jr."
The leader smiled quickly and turned around and said, "Nice work, nice work, all of you. Bravo, bravo. So, now that we all know each other a little more, don't think of yourselves as hostages, but think of yourselves as my guests. Sit quietly, behave yourselves," he paused turning he fired a single shot at Robin. "Or die. It's that kind of a party."
People were screaming. Chaos erupted. Robin clutched her side and moaned, "Oh! Ah!"
The leader looked at everyone and said, "So, now you all know I mean business."
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Jason heard the shot. He heard the screaming and his only thought was he had to get in there to save his family. "Spinelli come on we have to get in there now, are you sure you want to go in with me? This is going to be really dangerous."
"I'm going with you Stone cold, besides you're going to need me," Spinelli said with a nervous smile.
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one about the paternity of her child...Can't wait for more
Love it the MC was the best..Liz memory coming back hope is about August
and the paternity 
The Jackal's
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