A/N: Hey everyone! So my fave thing to do apparently, is rewrite the Jason reveal and fix all the mistakes I feel like were made. :p In No Easy Choice, I rewrote the reveal that Jake was Jason during Lake's wedding. But this time, we're going all the way back to the escape from Crighton Clark, when Jason woke up. Imagine a storyline where Sam is involved from day one, where Liz is a total nonfactor, and where the story is about JaSam, the way it always should have been. This is that story. I hope! lol

Anyways, I am still working on the first few chapters, but after doing a poll on Twitter, popular vote asked for a preview of my new fanfic until I'm ready to post more regularly. So here it is!

Happy reading!

Jen

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My Soul's Call

Chapter 1

September 2014

Almost home. It's almost over, he told himself, weary in a way that went beyond bone deep and into his soul. He'd fought for so long and it looked like his battle was finally coming to an end. He lifted his hand to knock on the solid oak door, breathless with anticipation and then froze as a gun was pressed into his back. The sound of the gun cocking sent his heart plummeting. Damn you, Helena! Not when I'm so close!

He tensed for a fight when the man behind him spoke.

"Don't try it. Mrs. Cassadine has a team in position all around the property. I'm sure a smart guy like you noticed none of the Corinthos guards are around. So, here's what's gonna happen. You're gonna cooperate, no resistance, or we wipe out your old boss...not to mention your wife."

Jason's head snapped up at his words.

Sam, he thought in surprise, yearning flooding through him. Just a door stood between his wife and him, but it might as well have been the ocean.

"Yeah. Surprise. Little missus is in there, too. Who knew? Not you, apparently. So...how do you want to play this?"

As the thug's warning echoed in his head, Jason tried frantically to think of anything he could do to get the upper-hand without endangering Sam and Sonny. But he knew he couldn't do anything now. He had to wait for a better time.

Momentarily defeated, he lowered his gun to the ground, praying Sonny would find it and check the video feed to see where it came from. His hopes were immediately dashed as another of Helena's men scooped up the gun. He was led away by a group of Helena's armed thugs, and with each step leading him further and further away from Sam, his determination to escape grew.

He would come back to her and get his life back. He glanced over his shoulder once more, desperate for just a glance of Sam's face.

Inside Sonny's compound, Sam rubbed her hand over her suddenly racing heart absently, trying to understand the desperate urge she felt to go outside. Sonny stared at her as she stopped speaking mid-sentence and just turned around and started walking away.

Her steps quickened the closer she got to the door until she was running.

"Sam?" He called after her questioningly, but she didn't answer. Sam didn't hear him as she moved blindly towards the front door, throwing the door open and rushing out into the dark.

As Jason approached the car, his head suddenly lifted and he spun around, freezing when he spotted Sam, running outside, searching the yard.

"Sam." He breathed, longing sweeping over him. It was as if the wind carried her name across the distance because at that exact moment, Sam's head snapped up as she stared in his direction. He stumbled forward a step, desperate to get to her, but was yanked back.

One of the guards dug the gun in between Jason's shoulder blades, urging him into the shadows and out of sight. Once again, Jason tensed to fight but the guard spoke first.

"I wouldn't do it if I were you, Morgan. My friend over here is just looking for an excuse to play with his toy." The man said menacingly, jerking his head to the left. Jason followed the guard's gaze and froze when he saw the man pointing a rifle in Sam's direction.

I'll come back to you, Sam. I promised to love you and Danny forever and I'm going to keep that promise. Jason vowed silently, no longer resisting as he was led to and then climbed into the waiting car. He stared out the window and watched as Sam looked around, the wind whipping her hair around her face.

He watched her until she was out of sight. Jason's eyes closed briefly as he sat still, biding his time for his next escape attempt.

Sam stood in the yard, unsure of what she was looking for but unable to walk away.

Sam. Her name echoed in her head, an achingly familiar voice calling to her. Some instinct had her looking towards the end of the drive, but it was so dark that she couldn't see anything.

"Jason." She whispered, a tear slipping down her face unnoticed.

She took a step forward, one foot in front of the other until once again, she was running without a clear direction. By the time she reached the end of the drive, all she saw were taillights gleaming bright red in the distance.

She stood there, watching the taillights until they disappeared from sight, her stomach churning. A sudden breeze sent a chill down her back and she realized she was standing outside without a jacket, in freezing weather.

Shaking herself, she turned and made her way back inside. Sonny stood waiting in the doorway, watching her with concern.

"Sam, are you alright?" Sonny asked.

"Yeah, I...sorry. I don't know what happened. I just...for a moment, I felt Jason's presence so strongly, that it felt like if I opened the door he would be standing there to tell me this was just a big, nightmarish mistake. I don't even know what I was doing or where I was going. I was just...outside."

Sonny watched her sympathetically.

"I'm sorry, Sam. I miss him too."

Sam nodded, tears in her eyes as an unexplainable surge of loss washed over her in waves. She didn't know why but she felt like she'd just lost Jason all over again.

Jason was watching the world pass by through the car window, and recognized their surroundings as one of the back roads off of route 54.

The chatty guard from before was beside him, talking on his phone. He ended his call and glanced at Jason smugly.

"Mrs. Cassadine picked up Dr. Scorpio-Drake personally. Not sure if they'll be waiting when we get you to the facility. Recognize the ride? The same one you hot-wired. We'll drop you off, and it'll be back in long-term parking before anyone knows it was stolen. No one will realize you and the doc were ever back in Port Charles. Mrs. Cassadine must have some big plans for you. I'm not really clear on whether Dr. Scorpio-Drake is here to deal with your medical issues or if she's just a hostage to ensure your cooperation."

Jason used the overly talkative guard's inattention to grab the wheel and yank. The car veered to the side, the driver shouting, and Jason pulled back and slammed his elbow into the guard's face. Without hesitation, Jason yanked open his door and hurled himself out of the moving vehicle, slamming into the ground and rolling. Pain shot up his leg and through his body as the momentum carried him and he rolled towards the edge of the road.

Thoughts of getting back to Sam and Danny running through his mind, Jason ignored the pain radiating through his body, especially his leg, pulled himself up and limped quickly into the woods, making his way towards the main road, where he hoped to flag down help. He heard the car screech to a halt and Helena's henchmen shout after him. Moving quicker, he spotted the main road and ran towards it, trying to avoid putting pressure on his injured leg.

Climbing over the guardrail, he made his way across the street when his leg suddenly gave way, sending him crashing to the ground. Jason punched the ground, cursing as he tried to lift himself up. Suddenly, he found himself blinded as bright headlights bore down on him. Realizing how much danger he was in, Jason tried to push himself up but before he could roll out of the way, he was hit by what felt like a ton of bricks as a crushing weight rolled over him, sending agonizing pain shooting through him before he slipped mercifully into unconsciousness.