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Author note: This is my idea of how I would imagine the whole Robin rescue would occur, and the story after it. This will be more Maxie and Robin centric and those they are close to. It will start with the rescue and moving to Maxie and Robin recovering from their ordeals over the last few years. Please read and review. I do plan on introducing some new characters in the future. Please read and review.

Chapter 1

This bridge, why was he so drawn to this bridge? The man known as John Doe stood staring out at the water. A common occurrence since the sweet nurse, Liz had remarked at how the bridges he painted in his art therapy class reminded her of this bridge. Of course in the paintings there was always a girl with long dark hair. The therapists don't want him to try and force his memories, but he had a feeling, a bad feeling that the girl in the painting needed him to remember who he was, remember who she is.

A car's backfire makes him turn and reach for his…why is he reaching for a gun? A gun he doesn't possess. The reaction is so automatic. Why?

The cool breeze chills him. He turns to leave when an image flits across his mind. A girl with long dark hair leaning on the ledge looking out over the water…'you ever look at the water from up here. It's so dark you can barely see it. I like to pretend it goes on forever, mile after mile with the wind.' – 'I can't handle the concept of forever. I'm working on today.' – 'I know the feeling' He blinks and another image appears. Same girl, now she is standing on the ledge. 'What are you doing?' – 'Just looking.' - 'There isn't much to see.' – 'So why stick around? Let's go. I mean it'. She offers him her hand. (Footnote 1)

"Robin"

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Maxie had the various applications spread out before her as she waited for Nathan to arrive. They weren't Crimson, but they were in field she loved. The opening at Deception looked to be the most promising.

"Where's Robin?"

Maxie jumped as the man sat down across from her.

"What the…I know you. You're Mr. John Doe. What do you want with me? I have to tell you I'm dating a cop, and he is on his way here…"

"Where is Robin?"

"Why would I tell you? How do you know Robin anyway? I thought you didn't know who you were." Maxie babbled indigently.

"I remembered."

"You did. That's great. So who are you and how do you know me? Are you a friend of Robin's from Paris?"

"Maxie." His tone held a note of warning in it.

Maxie's eyes widened with the familiarity, "Ja…Jason." He nodded slightly. "Prove it."

"You talked me into attending Robin's wedding." Jason said. "Now stay calm. No one knows yet and it needs to stay that way. So where is Robin?"

"In Paris. She had been working for the WSB at Crichton Clark, but quit. Which was lucky as she had left the facility weeks before it blew up." Maxie explained.

"She told you that?" Jason asked.

"No, Aunt Anna and Patrick talked to her via Skype the day after the explosion. They think she is suffering from PTSD, but she is in denial. I guess it is like the postpartum depression she suffered after Emma's birth. We are very worried about her, but we can't convince her to come home." Maxie said. "What?" Maxie asked at the look on Jason's face.

"Helena has her." Jason said.

"She's dead, but then so where you. How do you know?" Maxie asked.

"She and I escaped Crichton Clark the same night it exploded. We had to separate. Robin was heading home, but Helena must have intercepted her." Jason explained then started to get up to leave.

"Wait, where are you going?" Maxie asked as she grabbed his arm.

"To find Robin."

"How? You don't even know where to start looking." Maxie said. "Wait, I could Skype her."

"What?"

"I could Skype her, and you could trace her through it. Hey, if anyone can keep her on the link long enough to trace it's me. I can babble forever, and I have a lot to tell her." Maxie said. "It's perfect, but we need the computers and stuff. I wish I had paid more attention to Spinelli's technical mumbo jumbo, especially since he is all the way in Seattle with Ellie and Georgie. I'll explain that on the way." Maxie got up and started to pull Jason after her.

"Go where?" Jason asked.

"I know exactly where to go to accomplish our task." Maxie said as she began to lead the way to the door.

"Our task?"

"To save my cousin. You sought me out. You don't think you're going to exclude me now? I love danger. I even know how to handle a gun now." Maxie said.

"Maxie, where are you going?" Nathan asked as he came in the door.

"Come on. I'll explain on the way."

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Patrick, Sam, Dante & Lulu stood in Anna's office to discuss the Luke situation.

"I need to see my dad for myself. I still can't believe he would be behind Gabriel's death." Lulu said.

"I have a call into Robert. He is using all of his resources to track Luke's whereabouts. Monica and Michael have provided the Quartermaine jet for our use. So, we can be ready to head out as soon as we have a location. Robert will provide WSB support for us." Anna informed them.

"So we just wait." Dante said frustrated.

"We have already arranged for Olivia to watch Rocco." Lulu said.

"Emma and Danny are with Mac & Felicia." Patrick added.

"Julian surprised my mom with a romantic getaway while Molly is in Connecticut visiting Kristina for the week." Sam explained. "I know you are not a fan of Julian, but honestly my mom needed the break for a little bit."

They continued to discuss their plans concerning Luke until Anna's cell phone rang.

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"Oh, just get out of my way." Maxie ordered as she barged past Nikolas's butler and into his house followed by Nathan and Jason.

"Maxie, what are you doing?" Nikolas asked as he turned in surprise.

Maxie took in the occupants of the room, Nikolas, Brit and "Lucky, thank God you are here. We need to use Nikolas's computer equipment, but you being here to help are an answered prayer. I know you are no Spinelli, but you are far better with computers than the rest of us combined." Maxie said with relief.

"Us?" Lucky asked well used to dealing with Maxie.

"Nathan, Jason and me." Maxie said with a wave of her hand. "They can explain after you set up the computers so that you can trace Robin's whereabouts while I Skype with her." Maxie explained.

"Jason?" Nikolas asked.

"Yes, but he's not nearly as important as finding out where your evil grandmother has my cousin." Maxie stated.

"Helena is dead." Nikolas said.

"Like we don't know a multitude of people that have returned from the 'dead', your mom, both your fathers, Brit's father, my dad, Anna, Robert, Robin, Holly, Brenda, Edward, AJ, Jason, and Lucky." Maxie pointed at Jason and Lucky when she mentioned their names. "Do you want me continue?"

"I have missed you, Maxie Jones." Lucky said with a smile as he wrapped an arm around Maxie and pulled her into a hug. After giving a kiss to her temple he said, "Let's find Robin."

"Thank you." Maxie gave an exasperated sigh.

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"Robert, what do you have for me?" Anna said as she answered the phone. "Are you sure...Jerry Jax is involved as well...Your team will meet us there...Thank you."

"Well?" Dante asked as Anna hung up.

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"Maxie?" They all heard the surprise in Robin's voice but stayed out of sight as Maxie began talking to her cousin.

"I got your Skype link from Aunt Anna; I just needed to talk to you. You won't believe the mess I have again made of my life. You know I went away to find myself. Before I left, I met the guy who was subletting my apartment, Nathan, nice, handsome; Lulu calls him Detective Sexy Pants. Yeah, he's a cop, too. He even suggested I should stay, but do I take that as a hint from the universe, NO! I still leave. And I meet Levi, this free spirited, yoga loving, vegan eating, save the whales type a guy, and I fell for his nonsense, hook, line and sinker. Only to discover it was all a con. His name wasn't Levi Dunkleman. It was Peter Harrell Jr, though Lulu and I have decided to refer to him as The Loser Who Should Not Be Mentioned. Did you know that my mom was engaged to a man before my dad? It was part of this whole Aztec treasure adventure that involved not only my parents, but yours and Lulu's as well. But I think this was all before you knew that your mom was your mom and your dad knew of your existence. Anyway…"

"So, Detective Sexy Pants." Britt whispered with a smirk at her brother.

Nathan just rolled his eyes. "If anyone can talk nonstop for as long as we need, it's Maxie."

"When does she breathe?" Nikolas asked.

"I've yet to figure that out." Lucky responded with a fond smile.

"And then there we were, standing in a room with dead bodies kissing." Maxie told her cousin.

"Was it good?" Robin asked.

"It was amazing. Lucky was probably the best kisser I had ever been with, but the kiss with Nathan blew it out of the water. I forgot there were two dead bodies in the room with us, but then we needed to escape, so after a brief tutorial about using a gun…"

"Is there was to see if anyone is monitoring Robin's friends and family? Victor kept her at Crichton Clark, by continuing to threaten her family, especially the most vulnerable members like Patrick, Emma and Maxie." Jason asked.

Lucky grabbed another laptop. "Let's see what I can find."

"Robin, he's a good guy. He's honest, reliable and patient, so very patient. I have certainly tested it enough. Though, I'm sure you're not surprised. But, I'm scared. I don't completely trust myself. I need you here. When are you coming home?" Maxie asked.

"I can't yet, I need to stay here. Rebuild my life." Robin said.

"That's what I thought I was doing, but it just led to disaster. You are needed here. Emma needs you, and I need you. You need us to help you rebuild your life." Maxie pleaded with tears in her eyes.

"I just can't come back yet." Maxie could see that Robin had tears in her eyes as well. "I need to be here."

"Then I will come visit you. I haven't found a job yet, I have the time." Maxie suggested as she saw Lucky raise his thumb that he had a lock on the location.

"No. Not yet. I'd love to see you, but just allow me this time alone first." Robin pleaded teary eyed. "I need to get going. I will talk to you again. Everything will be okay, Maxie. I love you."

"I love you, too." Maxie said just before Robin disappeared from the screen.

"Are you okay?" Nathan asked as he knelt down beside her and offered her a tissue.

"I will be when we find her." Maxie told him as they both stood and moved to join the others around Lucky. "She said she needed to be there. She believes that, but she doesn't want to be there. She hates lies, so she avoided it because she knows I could tell if she wasn't being truthful."

"Where is she?" Jason asked.

"I will have the results in a moment, but while we wait, look at this." Lucky turned the laptop to face everyone. "The same video signal was being transmitted out of all these places."

Maxie's eyes widened seeing not only her apartment, but Patrick's home and Anna's home on the screen.

"That is how they are controlling Robin. They have been letting her know that they can hurt her loved ones at any time." Lucky said.

"We need to make sure Maxie, Emma and Patrick are protected while we go after Robin." Nikolas said.

"I'm going with you, and don't even try to stop me." Maxie said crossing her arms in front of her chest defiantly.

"I can go warn Anna. I'll take Spencer with me." Britt offered.

"I'll send my security team with you as well. I'll also get my jet ready to take off. Where are we heading?" Nikolas asked.

"Paris." Lucky said as Robin's location popped up on the screen.

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"Where is my dad?" Lulu asked.

"Paris."

To be continued

Footnote 1: the words in italics were from General Hospital episodes that aired in 1996.