I've always wondered what it would be like if we were to see a storyline about a full-grown adult who learns they have been sold on the black market. So, thus, yet another WilSon AU.

A little background: In 1996, baby Will was kidnapped by his babysitter and sold on the black market. The only reason they found him was because Carrie saw that babysitter at a mall. They found out where she took him, and eventually got him back, of course. Due to the SORASing of Will back in 2009, Will was actually born in 1992, so he would have been kidnapped in 1993.

This takes place in 2016. This is also PaulSon, but only in flashbacks.

September 1993

Roman, Bo, Hope, and John worked tirelessly to find Will. Eventually, John found out he was sold on the black market. The only way to find him was to find out who he was sold to. Unfortunately, those records were sealed even under extenuating circumstances. The babysitter- Mary- completely disappeared off the face of the earth. No one could find her.

"There's got to be some way to find her. Private investigators, bounty hunters…" Sami was freaking out. Her son has been missing for over a week now.

Hope shook her head sadly. "She's gone, Sami. I'm so sorry."

"NO! No, you are not giving up!" Sami yelled. "My son is still out there! Please, you can't…" She started crying.

"There are no more leads. We've hit a dead end." Hope replied, her voice shaking.

Sami started taking short breaths. This can't be happening. Her baby boy, the one person in the world who loved her without judgement… Sami slowly sank to the floor, then she started screaming hysterically.

"Sami!" Marlena knelt by her and tried to comfort her.

Sami stood up and started pounding Austin's chest. "THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT! IF YOU WOULD HAVE LOVED ME INSTEAD OF CARRIE, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED!"

Marlena and John pulled Sami away, and she kept screaming and crying.

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One month later…

Elizabeth Anderson held her newly adopted son in her arms. They said his name was Will, but she could change it if she wants. But, she decided to keep it Will. Will Anderson has a nice ring to it. All she knew about his birth parents was that they were mentally unstable, unfit to be parents. She took him in to get a checkup, and there was an irregularity with his date of birth. The adoption agency claimed that Will was born on April 5, 1992, but the pediactrician said he should not be that old.

"I'm sorry. I'll call the agency to find out what went wrong." Elizabeth said. She headed home and tried to get in touch with the adoption agency, but the number had been disconnected. She looked for the address in the phonebook, and tried to get it from an operator, but no luck. What the heck was going on? Then it occurred to her: someone must have sold Will on the black market. She picked up the phone to call the police, but thought against it. She found out a few years ago that she is unable to have children. Since then, she and Michael have been trying to adopt. If they report that someone sold Will to them, who knows how long it would be before they could adopt again? She swallowed and slowly put the phone receiver back in the cradle.

Elizabeth was still curious about Will's real parents, however. All she was about to find out was that they were really young when they had Will and that they lived somewhere in the Mid-western United States. She eventually found out Will's parents' names were Sami Brady and Lucas Horton.

Okay, I know this is short, but next chapter will be longer, I promise!