New Beginnings
Chapter 1 (Quartermaine Mansion)
After A.J.'s funeral, Michael, Monica, Tracy, Skye and Ned are all in the mansion when there is a knock on the door as Monica says to Alice, "Alice tell whoever it is that's at the door to go away!" Alice then says "Will do Dr. Q!" Alice then goes out of the living room to go answer the door and at the behest of Monica to send their guest away. Alice then goes to open the door and when she does there is a young man at the door as he says "I assume this is the Quartermaine residence?" Alice then says "Yes but the family insists on no visitors!"
The young man at the door then says "Funny thing...I actually am family or I just found out that I was a few days ago so are you going to let me in or am I going to have to force my way in?" Alice then says "You can try but I'll have you know that I'm The Dominator!" The young man then says "Duly noted but I have to see the Quartermaines and by Quartermaines I'm here to see Monica Quartermaine in particular!" The young man then says "So are you going to let me in or not?" Alice reluctantly lets the young man in as he thanks her.
Alice then says "Young man you wait here in the foyer and don't go anywhere!" The young man then says "I wouldn't dream of it!" Alice then questions the young man asking him just what his name is by saying "You know you say you're family but I never quite got your name!" The young man introduces himself by saying "My name is Alan...Alan James Quartermaine III"
This floors Alice as she says "You...you wait here because the family is going to be mighty interested in knowing just who you are or better yet just why you're here!" Alan then says "Sure whatever you say Dominator!"
Alice with almost an annoyed demeanor walks away from Alan as she goes back into the living room and when she does Monica then says "Alice what in the hell took you so long? Just who was it that was at the door?"
Michael then says "Yes Alice...I think Grandmother wants to know just as much as I do...just as much as the rest of us do!" Tracy then says "Start talking!"
Ned and Skye are mightily interested as Alice then says to Monica "Well brace yourselves...apparently there is a young man who was at the door who insisted he was family and I tried to send him away but he insisted on staying here because he said he had to talk to the family by which he said he wanted to specifically talk to you Dr. Q!"
The young man in the foyer who calls himself Alan James Quartermaine III lets himself into the living room moving from the foyer into the living room and as soon as he does Alice then said "I thought I told you not to move!"
Monica then says to Alice "Just who are you and why are you in my home especially after we just buried my son?"
Alan then responds by saying "Look you must be Monica Quartermaine...well the reason why I'm here in your family's home is simple...it is because I am family or I didn't find out that I was one of you until a few days ago!"
Tracy then says "Yet another long-lost Quartermaine...why am I not surprised? How can we be so sure that this young man is even a Quartermaine especially after the whole Kiki debacle?" Tracy taking quite a dig at Michael as Ned then says "Well if you are family...then just who are you? Or why haven't we heard about you until now?"
Alan then says "Well apparently I grew up my whole life not even knowing that I was a Quartermaine up until a few days ago where I found out the truth about just who I really was and apparently my mother was Nikki Langton and my father apparently is a man named A.J. Quartermaine or my father was A.J. Quartermaine!"
This shocks Monica completely as Michael is beyond shocked that he apparently has an older brother as he says "If you are who you say you are then just what is your name?" Alan then says "Alan James Quartermaine III"
Skye then says "Well if you are A.J.'s son then you must know that I'm A.J.'s sister...so that would make me your Aunt Skye!" Tracy then says "My God listen to yourselves is anyone not seeing here that this Alan here is a fraud...he is obviously a con man out here for money!"
Alan then says "Whatever you think of me lady I am not a con man and I am not here for money...I came here because I wanted to get to know my family which apparently you are a part of!"
Ned then says to Alan "Well if you really are Junior's kid then prove it...why not get a DNA test?" Michael then says "I am afraid I have to agree with Ned on this one!" Michael then says "Alan if you really are A.J.'s son then it shouldn't be that hard to prove right and besides if you really are A.J.'s son then I'll be gaining a brother!"
Michael then says "I'm A.J.'s son too...I'm Michael!" Alan then says "Well it's nice meeting you Michael even all be it under these circumstances!"
Monica is shocked by these turn of events as she really wonders if she could have yet another grandson as she then says "Alan about the DNA test I'll see if I can go the hospital and get it set up but at the same time I just can't help but wonder if you really are my grandson...I mean you look so much like my son A.J. that the family resemblance is definitely there!"
Alan then said "Well Monica for what it's worth I will take this DNA test because if it is the only way I can prove these doubters wrong then I will!" Alan obviously taking a dig at Tracy as Tracy then says to Ned "There is no way that this guy...that this man can be a Quartermaine but if he is...then that is just one more heir who could potentially try to take ELQ from me!"