Cassadine Legacy

Chapter 1 of 3

Robert\Holly

PG-13

~Greece~

Ethan's endless search for his father was finally coming to a heed. With the help of his newfound brotherly bond with Lucky the two of them had managed to track him down. Or at least find his trail. Luke was last seen a week ago in one of the local bars asking about a raven haired beauty. And both brothers came to the conclusion that it was Holly.

Not that it mattered. Ethan had this gut feeling that something was wrong and eventually Lucky had picked up on it as well. They had searched heaven and hell to find their old man and finally they were closing in. But the lingering sense of impending doom that Ethan felt just wouldn't go away. Something was definitely wrong.

He knocked back another shot of tequila. "We're never going to find him." he said. "Especially if he's with my...with Holly."

"He could have been looking for anyone." he said, sipping his water. "He did date this one woman named Skye for a few years. Her hair was red but sometimes it looked dark, almost brown."

"I don't know." he sighed. "I don't have a very good feeling about this."

Lucky slapped Ethan on the back. "Don't worry." he said. "Dad can handle himself."

"Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of."

"Let's check out these last few places on the list." he suggested, tearing the paper in half. "Meet me back here in two hours."

Ethan took the paper out of his brother's hand. "I don't think this is going to be anything more than a waste of time."

"It's all we have."

After Ethan's third stop he realized that the only thing he was doing was wasting his time. He waded up the paper and threw it at a nearby rubbish bin. This thoughts were getting the best of him and he couldn't stop them. He was finally getting to know his biological family and then bam everything was uprooted all over again.

Out of the corner of his eye he caught an older blonde woman, sophisticated and divine. He knew that woman. Helena Cassadine. Even from a distance he knew that it was her. The sudden reality of it all was a slap in the face. They were in Greece so the most natural place to look for Luke would be anywhere Cassadine related.

He was debating on what to do. His mind was froze, completely blank. And the more he hesitated the farther Helena moved away from him. And so there was only one thing to do: follow her.

He was discreet as he could possibly be. His father's life depended upon it. He tried to be as quiet and inconspicuous as humanly possibly but he could hear his heart beat echoing in his eardrums. He ended up following Helena to some sort of private clinic. He couldn't make out all the words in Greek. Something told him he was about to stumble on something that would change him forever. Quickly he sent a text message to his brother hoping that cell service wouldn't fail them.

Once inside Ethan made his first move: becoming one with the staff. He changed out of his clothes and into medical garb in hopes of blending in. He watched as Helena spoke with a few different doctors and then watched her disappear into a room and within a few moments he saw her exit and head back down the hallway.

Ethan made his way down the corridor and into the general area. He watched his back the entire time. He feared a dagger puncturing his flesh. At anytime now he expected Helena or one of the other Cassadine's to appear out of nowhere. He carefully peered around the corner and into the window of a private room.

He squinted, he wasn't exactly sure of what he was seeing. It looked as though something that you would find in some sort of deranged fairytale gone wrong. A beautiful woman laying flat on some sort of sarcophagus. She was in black from head to toe. A exquisite silk dress fanned out so that it draped down off the bed. Her skin was lighter than porcelain and her lips painted the color of blood. Like some sort of Greek tragedy.

Ethan inched closer to the window. His eyes taking in everything before him but his head not registering a damn thing. And then it hit him like a ton of bricks. His choked on his breath and stammered backwards a bit.

"Holly." he whispered, hoarsely. "Oh, God."

The Cassadine's be damned! His emotions rose to the surface and he leapt to the door. Everything within him was screaming. And all for a woman he didn't even know.

"Careful!" a hushed voice came from behind him. "You can't let them see you."

Ethan turned around to find a familiar face standing behind him. "You're Scorpio." he said. "What are you doing here?"

"I got a strange text message from Luke." he said, quietly. "The Cassadine's aren't to be messed with. You need to get out of here."

"I'm not leaving." he said. "I can't. I need to get to the woman on the other side of that door."

"Woman?" he questioned. "What woman?"

"There's a woman in there." Ethan told him. "Holly and she's my...my mother. I can't leave her here."

Robert took a sobering step backward. "Holly's your mother?" he asked. "My Holly?"

"Look, mate, I don't have time for this." he gritted out. "I have to get her out of here before she gets hurt anymore."

He peered in the window only to have his worst fears confirmed. His hand reached for the doorknob and then he pulled back as though he had been burnt. "This is some sort of trap." he said, backing up. "Holly's the diversion."

"Yeah, probably." he agreed. "You know how my father has this war with the Cassadine's. This is probably payback."

"Your father?" Robert repeated. "Luke Spencer."

"Yeah." he breathed out. "Are you going to help me or not?"

Foot steps were coming down the corridor. Louder and louder as they were approaching the turn to where they were. "Trust me." Robert said, very confused at Ethan's admittance. "Everyone's going to get out of this just fine."

"I'm not leaving her." he said, firmly. "You can't make me leave her here."

"You don't have a choice." he said, pulling him towards the exit. "We're not going to be able to help Holly if we're both dead."

Robert pulled Ethan into another corridor. And together they waited silently for what felt like an eternity. Finally they watched as Helena and a few of her goon past. "She's gone now." Ethan said, heading back toward Holly. "I'm going to get her out of here."

Before he knew it Ethan was out of his grasp and toward Holly's room. He moved quickly to catch up with him, his hand landing firmly on the young man's shoulder as soon as he entered the private room. "Let me do it." Robert said. "You need to be careful or you're going to get us all killed. Now is not the time to rebel."

Ethan reluctantly moved out of the way and let Robert into the room. "I just want to get out of here." he told him. "As fast as we can."

Robert made his way over to where Holly was laying. He assessed her surroundings. She didn't seem to be relying on any sort of medical machinery. He looked down at her and was immediately overwhelmed by a flood of emotions. Everything inside of him felt as though it was going to burst. Ever so carefully he reached down to check her pulse and let out a heavy sigh of relief when he found a weak but steady beat.

And then something caught his eye. A flower. An exotic red flower. Robert reached down and removed it from the clasp of Holly's hands. "Faison."

Helena slithered into the room like a serpent and carefully closed the door behind her. "You might want to rethink whatever it is that you're about to do." she advised him. "I think that you should get as far away from her as possible."

Robert wasted no time in lifting Holly up and into his arms. "You'll never touch her again." he promised her. "Get out of my way, Helena."

"If you want to get out of here alive then I suggest you put her down." she instructed. "I'm going to give you about ten seconds before I call on my guards."

"You don't Holly to fight your war with Spencer." he told her. "Just go directly after him but leave her out of it."

"Too late." she smiled. "Now you may go with your life intact but Holly and the boy stay here."

Robert gripped Holly tighter in his arms. "Why?" he asked. "Why do you need them, Helena?"

"Put her down, Scorpio."

"No." he argued. "You're going to have to fight me on this one."

Helena summoned her guards. And like she said they were there in ten seconds flat. "Kindly show Mr. Scorpio the door." she told him. "My daughter and my grandson are to stay."

tbc...