A/N: While reading Switching, and restarting a few other stories I have written, I decided to do something with this.
Ghost Whisperer
Chapter 1
Spinelli was walking into the warehouse, never realizing that the forklift was carrying in another pallet of coffee. Sam was following him; they needed to get Jason's help so they could wrap up their latest case. She loved how he trusted her to take care of Spinelli for him. To her, that was proof that someday he would trust her with his son.
The redhead grimaced at the way this woman seemed to think only of what things could do to further her own agenda. Unlike what she seemed to think, nothing was the way she believed it to be. Edging them closer to them, you heard the ghostly laugh as a huge bag of coffee beans fell and knocked them out. "How about that for being capable of taking care of yourself?"
Ten minutes later, Carly came in hoping to get Jason's help with her latest pregnancy, Jax was busy at the hotel, she really, really needed her best friends to help plan the nursery. She asked the men where Jason was only to be told about the accident that had happened. Rushing off, she never saw the car that was opening its door.
It would have shocked her anyhow since there was no one actually in the vehicle. Only a soft chuckle was heard as the blond went down as the redhead thought how great it was to give her what she truly deserved, a nice kick in the posterior.
"Jason did Carly find you?" asked Max when his boss came back into the warehouse proper.
"No, I was with Spinelli and Sam; they were run into by the forklift. Did she say where she was going? Or what she wanted?" Jason really had to get out of here, he had plans to visit Michael and didn't want to tell the boy's mother.
"To find you, at least that was what I thought I heard." He said before going to call Diane who strangely enough wasn't available.
Jason walked back through the warehouse; finding an unconscious Carly; calling doc out of the spare room where he was treating the other two, the man verified that the pregnant blond was okay. "She should wake up in a few minutes."
"Max, where is Jason?" asked an annoyed Sonny. He wanted to know how Jason could approach Claudia with such horrible accusations, no matter what, she was having his child. He knew how delicate pregnant women were, after all, he had been around Carly and Sam while they were pregnant.
"He went to meet Carly in the back of the warehouse." Replied the guard before going back to read the fishing magazine in his lap while hoping Diane would call soon.
Stalking towards the back, Sonny slipped on something and knocked himself unconscious. He never heard the ghostly laughter of the young thin redhead who wished she had done much, much worse. Enough was enough, she thought.
Claudia hated coming here, but the idea of Jason Morgan being forced to apologize to her was too good to pass up. Sonny said he would insist on his enforcer treat her with respect from now on. She had to admit this baby idea was working just fine. Now she understood why her mom had gotten pregnant with her.
Sighing in lust when she saw him, she said to the man she should have married "Have you seen my husband, we were supposed to be having a romantic dinner together? Then she added silently hopefully some really great sex. You have no idea what you are missing. There are things I can do…
"Thank god, that means I won't spend years in therapy." said the redhead after the women fell over at hearing someone who sounded like Michael Corinthos saying boo.
Jason watched in shock as Claudia seemed to turn white then pass out. Rolling his eyes, he called for Max's help and had him haul Claudia to the doc.
Looking around the warehouse, he found an unconscious Sonny and took him to the same room while whispering stop this, I want to get out of here today. You agreed to help me.
A soft voice that sounded like Elizabeth said I am, just in more ways than you expected.
Hearing the soft chuckle, Jason just shook his head and put Sonny in a bed in what was fast becoming the warehouse medical wing. Taking out his phone, he canceled his plans to actually visit Michael. "What are you up to, you know I need to do this."
Hearing a ghostly chuckle, he walked into his office, wondering if he should cancel all his plans, then realized she was helping pave the way. Hearing a knock on his door and seeing Maxie, he just said: "Back of the warehouse, don't even bother asking."
Maxie rushed off and found she reached the room and soon saw all the unconscious people. "What is going on here?"
"The warehouse ghost is acting up. She gets annoyed every once in a while and starts to attack people randomly. The only person she has never attacked is Jason."
"She? Is the ghost a woman? Let me guess, one of Sonny's exes." Said a laughing Maxie as she checked on her friend, seeing Spinelli turn away, she signed and said: "I am sorry."
"Why don't you go and visit with Johnny. Or is it Matt you are after today?"
"Spinelli, please listen to me." She begged.
"No, go away."
Stalking out, Maxie saw Jason getting on his motorcycle and taking off impatiently. She heard a soft laugh then someone saying "Well it should delay him just enough to make things easier. As for you, Miss Jones, you are going nowhere."
When Maxie woke up she was lying in the same room as the rest of them. "Why can't we go to the hospital?"
"The ghost won't allow us to." Said Max who was now a patient.
"Why would any of you believe in ghosts?" she said doubtfully.
"This is a recent phenomenon. Father Coates performed an exorcism and even that didn't help." Said the guard as the others just moaned from their various aches and pains. "We don't know much just that she is young and mouthy."
"Maybe she is looking for a playmate, let's offer up Maxie." Said Carly who found herself getting drenched as the sprinkler right about her came on, dousing only her.
"What? How did she do that?" asked an astonished Claudia. Sonny explained but she then suggested tearing down the building only to hear laughter as another sprinkler came on.
"We were going to pull it down, but she proved she could move from building to building. She started acting up in November, but lately, she has been out of control." Said an annoyed Sonny, while he didn't want to believe too many things had happened recently to allow him to keep his head in the sand.
The ghost went over to Sonny and whispered something into his ear. The man stiffened and turned, talking into thin air. "You have no idea what you are talking about. And you can't keep us here like this, someone will rescue us."
Sonny felt another swirl brush against his skin as the ghost whispered "No Jason, he won't be rescuing you ever again.
"What did she say?" asked Carly.
"The ghost says we are staying here because we deserve to pay for our mistakes." Not adding the remark about Jason, Jason always came through; whether or not there was a ghost or no ghost.
"Sonny, did you take your meds today?" snarked Maxie who soon found herself naked while the others chuckled as the blond scrambled to find her clothes.
Hearing a knock on the door, they all looked up in time to see an annoyed Jax entering along with Alexis. "Don't let that door close."
They all saw as the door was yanked out of the blond Aussie's hand as it slammed shut. Hearing them groan, Alexis asked what was going on while Jax blamed Sonny.
"Nothing, I just wanted all of you in one place. It is such a shame it took this long for me to figure out how to communicate like this." they soon heard.
Jax caught Alexis as she passed out, he was barely hanging on as he recognized Kristina's voice. Then the sound of her laughter seemed to float away.
Sam saw Jax holding her mother upright, but didn't understand why she was so upset. Carly was furious that Jax seemed to understand what was going on when no one else but Alexis seemed to. "What is her problem?"
Sam started to protest but suddenly found a dirty stocking in her mouth. Spitting it out, she saw it was Maxie's. "Wha-" there was the sound of soft laughter as the stocking was once again shoved in her mouth.
When Alexis came to, she heard the sound of laughter and then Kristina saying. "Now that I have your attention, how about listening?"
"Kristina?" said a fearful Alexis. "What? How? Why?"
"Poor, poor foolish Alexis. A ghost can't move on if she left something undone, what I left undone caused all of you to be here today. I am tired, I have spent the last seven years wandering the docks, listening in on petty conversations, hoping to find that I can move on. Instead, I listened as all of you ruined lives with your selfishness, yes even you dear sister."
"You finished what you set out to do, Sonny knows that Kristina is his daughter."
"Poor, big sis. I didn't go to see him to tell him the truth, that was a by-product. I went to make sure he stayed out of your life and the life of my niece. I went there to protect my niece."
Hearing Alexis sobbing, Carly rolled her eyes as the attorney said: "I always blamed myself, it was my lie that had you coming here."
"No, but let's talk about that lie and the horrific damage your guilt caused. Like Carly's kidnapping, Sam's not being able to have children. And why Michael Corinthos was shot. You, my sister, set all of that in motion with your lie."
Hearing all the gasps, the redhead said. "Her guilt caused her to blame Sonny and Jason, who in turn did some foolish things. Sonny, he believed a liar and a thief and Jason, Jason walked away from love because of your lie."
"What are you talking about?" said a scornful Carly. "Jason wasn't involved with anyone then."
"No Carly, he wasn't involved with anyone you approved of." chided the ghost. Hearing the huffing and puffing the ghost said to Sonny, "And you know that is the truth, isn't it Sonny?"
Sonny realized he was now backed into a corner by the ghost. "He was barely seeing Elizabeth."
"It was more than that, wasn't it Sonny? You knew he was in love with her." prodded the ghost.
He reluctantly nodded. Hearing the protests from Carly as well as Sam, Alexis looked down. Then she said softly. "Carly, you know he is telling the truth."
"He didn't love her." She protested hotly.
"Really, Carly?" With Carly's voice they heard "So if you want him, you have to get rid of Elizabeth. Trust me that bitch has her claws in pretty tight. He thinks he is in love with her."
Then Courtney's "I know, but I did some work on that already. I am not some innocent fool, Carly. I will get Jason and I will get rid of Elizabeth."
They all sat stunned then in her own voice, Kristina said "I overheard that days after you faked your death, Sonny. Your wife and your sister colluding to betray Jason's love for Elizabeth, but that didn't matter to you, only loyalty mattered right? And you were worried about Jason's loyalty when Elizabeth was involved."
Sonny's voice was now heard "She can't handle your life, Jason, She will end up betraying you. Let her go, if she won't stay and listen, she is too immature to deal with your life."
"Yeah, right, like Carly is a fountain of maturity and that sister of yours, what a joke. She was little more than a child." Then Kristina said, "I heard this two hours later."
Sonny saying "The Webber girl is great, good luck getting her to go out, Lansing. She was working at Kelly's when I went by looking for my sister, you should see if she needs someone to walk her home."
Kristina again, "Then an hour later, just before Elizabeth was supposed to get off. Jason had been telling Sonny how he had to get through to Elizabeth, make sure she knew he loved her." Sonny's voice again. "Sorry man, but we had an incident. Someone tried to break into the warehouse. I promise to go down and deal with it, I promise I will get you out of there before the end of her shift."
Then "Max, make sure that he stays here. Make like you really heard a break-in."
"Ric, go ahead and try talking to Elizabeth, she is a great girl."
Kristina wishes she was corporal, so they could see her smile at their dumbfounded expressions. "Elizabeth was a great girl, wasn't she Sonny. But she never truly fell for your charms. Too bad, maybe then Jason would have been allowed to love her."
Alexis looked at Sonny with disgust while Jax thought about how Morgan had been played. While he thought Elizabeth had a lucky escape, he did feel bad that Corinthos had thrown her to Lansing like live bait.
"So, hubby another secret that you kept from me," said Claudia.
"Anyone want to deny that that lie led to Carly's kidnapping."
Carly was protesting that statement when Maxie, Alexis, and Jax all said no. Even Max who had the grace to look ashamed was reluctantly agreeing.
"How does that have anything to do with the other things you mentioned?" asked Sam. "How could that lie have anything to do with me getting shot and not being able to have kids?"
"You, don't get it, do you." said the redhead with sympathy. "You would not have been involved with Jason. Do you actually think if he had married Elizabeth like he..."
Hearing the huffing and puffing again, Kristina turned on the air conditioning. "Yes, Jason was in love with Elizabeth, yes he wanted to marry her. Get over it. You are the reason for most of the current mess, Sam. My range for leaving this building, it extends to Kelly's, and also Jakes. Also to the park. Yes, Sam the park where you hired to men to threaten Elizabeth and her sons."
They all saw the woman turn white when Sam's voice came out of the ghost. "So anyhow, I have it made. Sonny's best friend is playing daddy. I have never seen anyone so desperate to be a dad."
Then "I know, but I love him. I will make him love me. He is already halfway there."
Finally, the one that had them looking at her in disgust. "Jason, this is where I am going to do it, blow your precious Elizabeth's life right out of the water, This is where I am going to get Lucky into bed. How hard to do think that will be."
Suddenly they all heard laughter from the ghost. "You got your chance, you blew it. Jason is loyal to a fault. I have watched him turn himself inside out for all of you for years. He would have never left you, even after realizing what he felt for you wasn't as deep as he thought, from the moment he realized his love for Elizabeth was still there buried under all that pain. Pain caused by those in this room. You ruined it, Sam, you did, no one else."
"He loved me until she stole..."
They heard the clapping then she said "I have heard it all before. Carly blames Elizabeth for her sleeping with Sonny. Carly that is, not Elizabeth in case you are confused. Maxie blames Elizabeth for Lucky not loving her. Too bad the only person that he truly loves is Lucky. As for Sam, you blame Elizabeth for losing Jason. I really think that spreading your legs for your step daddy had something to do with that. By the way, no matter how many times you claim that he seduced you, it isn't the truth, so stop doing it."
"He came back to me."
"Do you really believe that. I was here when Jason asked Elizabeth to marry him the first time. It was long before he found out that Lucky was the father. Funny thing is, he only gave up hope and returned to you after finding that out. He was settling for sec-, I have to say fifth best. As for you, big sis. Your multiple attacks on Jason over safety is why he is doing what he is right now."
Hearing the what's, she said laughing sadly. "Jason is leaving town. He won't be coming back. Because of what you said to him all those years ago, Alexis. It reinforced his feelings of worthlessness. You helped Sonny's sister trap him into a relationship, you helped Sam do the same. He thinks they are all he deserves. We all know that isn't the truth."
Carly snarked "I suppose you think that Elizabeth Webber is something better."
"No, but Jason does. Carly, you are still chasing after him. PULEEASE, telling him that your little girl will have him wrapped around her finger. Are you that stupid or that obsessed? Did you ever stop to think of the pain you were causing him? Did you ever stop to think that maybe Jax wouldn't want Jason around his child?"
"He is my best-"
"I am that little girl's father, and let me make one thing very clear. Jason Morgan will NOT BE allowed around her. Carly, I thought you got that. Jason is dangerous for a child to be around, same as Sonny."
"You can't tell-" she protested.
Jax's voice got very quiet but very firm as he said "Yes, I can. That is my daughter you are carrying, our daughter. The symbol of what was supposed to be a new life. Get this straight, that life will not include Jason Morgan."
"Carly and he-"
"Corinthos, shut up." said the ghost. "You are married to the woman who got your son shot. The woman that hired Ian Devlin, the daughter of the man who shot Kate Howard. You are the reason this town has been in so much danger. Your arrogance."
"How dare you?"
"What are you going to do, Sonny? Kill me?" asked the ghost mocking him.
"Shut up!" He ranted.
"Oh, blow it out your nose, Corinthos. As for you Mr. Spinelli, you are a joke. I miss Stan, at least he was capable of doing his job without following his zipper." Hearing him protest, Kristina heated up his laptop, then when it exploded she laughed. "You do remember Stan, don't you? The man you replaced, the man whose mother you promised you would look into his death. If you had, you could have prevented Michael from getting shot."
Claudia loved the ghost's snarkiness when it was turned on others but worried when it came back to Michael. "Getting back to Morgan, why do you think he is leaving town?"
"I listened as he made plans to leave. He is going to see Michael and then he is heading out of town." Listening to the thoughts in the minds of the various people, Kristina laughed and said "You couldn't be further from the truth, see he saw them today, it is why he is leaving. To protect his family."
Claudia had thought Morgan didn't care that much for the Quartermaines but stored that information away just like she did the data about the nurse.
"Now, I am going to let you all out, but something for you to think about, do you really think that you are the only people I have spoken to? You aren't. I have had some really great conversations with a few different people."
The door popped open and the various people left in groups of one and two. But several did the same thing at the same time. Sonny, Carly, Sam, and Spinelli all dial Jason's phone. They reached voicemail, then went home knowing that he would be the first one that he came to see.
But it was an uncomfortable night for most of them that got worse the next morning.
"Sonny Corinthos you are under arrest for racketeering and Rico violations. You have the right to remain silent..."
When he arrived down at the station, Harper and FBI agent Raynor had to wade through the throngs of the press as they soon had him fingerprinted and in a cell. Diane soon showed up and said "Sonny, they have you dead to rights. Your best bet is to plead guilty to the Rico violations, so they drop this violation of the Treason act."
"What do they have on me?" he asked grimly. Hearing everything, he swore he heard the sound of laughter as he realized that Jason had to have been involved in getting him caught. "Get me bail."
"I talked to a judge, no bail. Look, Sonny, I can't represent you any longer. I have made arrangement for another attorney to come in and take over." she said awkwardly.
Hearing him spewing insults on her way out the door, she said to Ric, "Good luck."
Entering Ric looked at his brother who said "No way in hell, will I let you represent me."
"That is what Jason said you would say. Too bad, I am your only option," he said while recalling the strange visit from the blue-eyed man the day before.
"Sonny is going to need you. Make him pay for it." with that Morgan had tossed him a file. Reading it, Ric had felt his eyes widen but when he looked up Jason was gone.
Carly woke up and walked into the bathroom to throw up. Cursing that pregnancy made her sleep so heavily she went to check her phone. Seeing a message from Jason, she listened and allowed the phone to drop onto the plush carpeting as she fell next to the bed.
"Carly, Michael is being transferred into Quartermaine custody even as we speak. I gave them enough proof to send you to jail. By the way, you recall what I said about ending our friendship if you kept attacking Elizabeth, consider it at an end."
Jax sat in his office, reading the contract. He knew if he did this, there was going to be no turning back. No more chances. Carly joined him needing to make peace so that she could track down Jason.
"Carly you don't want to be around me just now. I had a lovely little talk last night with Alexis and Diane. You will get some papers this morning. Sign them or else."
"What? Are you leaving me?" she asked fearfully.
"No, I am flying to the hotel in Montreal to give you time to decide what or rather who you want. Jason Morgan's friendship or my love. There isn't a third option."
Spinelli waited up all night talking to Sam about when she had lived with Jason and him. They had been avoiding discussing what had been learned at the warehouse. Finally, when they heard a knock on the door, they opened it to Mac Scorpio standing there. "Sam McCall, you are under arrest for accessory to kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon. As well as drug trafficking. Please come with me."
When Spinelli started to protest, Mac looked at him with disgust and said: "Do you want to be arrested as well?"
"Find Jason." was all that Sam said before going quietly. She knew eventually Elizabeth would realize that Jason wasn't coming back to her and try this. Too bad it wouldn't work, Jason would see right through this obvious ploy.
Mac took great pleasure in turning Sam over to the women's matron, knowing that she had no idea what was in store for her. Thinking on the package and note waiting for him last night on his bed, he smiled coldly at the con woman and said "The feds want a few words with you as well. I have also had police captains from cities around the country calling me all morning in regards to you."
Mac, I wish I could stay in town and deal with this, but I have to protect those I love by leaving. Enclosed is proof that Sam knew about Jake's first kidnapping. She also hired the men to threaten Elizabeth and her boys in the park."
Claudia was lolling around in Sonny's bed when Ric entered. "Sonny's doc called. Amazingly you aren't pregnant."
"He is wrong," she said keeping her guard up.
"No, he isn't. Morgan sends his best." said the man before walking away as two men came in. Watching dispassionately as they shot her, he said: "I told you he sent his best."
Walking away, Ric could not believe that all of this was now his. The Zachara empire along with Sonny and Jason's old territory. Wondering if he should take care of Jason's last request now, or later, he decided to wait.
Alexis walked along the docks, feeling lonely. Her daughter was facing serious jail time and there was nothing she could do about it. Taking out her phone, she wondered if she could talk to Elizabeth, maybe get her to testify for Sam. After all, she had helped rescue Jake late last year.
Walking into the newly finished GH she saw Carly and grimaced. The blond was not going to be happy to see her, not after the contract she had drawn up for Jax. Hearing the blond demanding that she be allowed to talk to Elizabeth Webber, she figured it out when Epiphany informed the shrew that Elizabeth didn't work there any longer.
Ric arrived at Elizabeth's house in time to see Lucky talking to that Emily look alike on the porch. "Spencer, where is Elizabeth?"
"She moved to Colorado," he told the former DA. His ex-wife had made it clear that she wanted peace and quiet, something he knew that she wouldn't find here in Port Charles. He was fine with it, at least Morgan had lost her too.
Ric ground his teeth, he knew it was too good to be true. Hearing the police sirens, Lucky stiffened when he saw the state police arrive. "Ric Lansing you are under arrest for conspiracy to commit murder."
"Who did I supposedly kill?" asked Ric.
"Claudia Zachara Corinthos."
At that moment, Ric realized he been that stupid. He should have stopped to realize that there was no way Morgan would have helped him. Even after telling him about Sonny.
Two weeks later, when he was let out of jail, Ric was puzzled. Jason had made sure he was freed. Someone had made it look like Sonny had set him up. His brother had been taken to Leavenworth and he was walking around freely.
As soon as he got home and charged his cell phone, he listened shocked at the message. "You are free to go. One more thing, walk away from Port Charles, they are going to find two files that implicate you in all of your past crimes. Sorry, but you don't get to run the territories either."
Ric waited until after Sam's trial, then fled when she was shot in the middle of the courtroom by Lucky Spencer. One month later, they found Lucky holed up in the dungeons of Wyndamere, drooling as the doomsday device that Helena had planted all those years ago, finally was triggered.
Carly and Jax moved on, staying together even after Carly miscarried, Jax blissfully unaware that even then his wife had Spinelli trying to track down her best friend. Alexis had moved both of her girls into Ric's old family cottage on Martha's Vineyard after her ex-husband died in a house fire in New Hampshire. Trevor had left it to Molly and she wanted to give them a free start.
Diane went to Europe where she worked for an international conglomerate. She would frequently run into Jax who had a secret that he was keeping from his wife, well actually two. The first one being that Brenda Barrett black-haired haired green eyed daughter who was one of Sonny's former guards. The second being he knew exactly where Jason was.
Sonny was knifed after hitting on another inmate's wife. He died in agony still blaming Jason Morgan for his problems. Max had fled town, realizing that Kristina had all his secrets. He was still on the run, writing to his father and brother from various fishing holes around the world, hoping that Jason Morgan never caught up with him.
He still recalled what the note Jason had left said. "I know everything, Max. I just want to know why? Did you think no one would ever find out. For Emily's sake, I will let you live. But only because she never wanted blood on my hands because of her. I doubt Mac Scorpio or Frisco Jones will though."
Maxie lost Spinelli who upon being kicked out of the penthouse by its new owner, Edward Quartermaine found himself hanging out with Lulu Spencer. When they went on one adventure too many, the press mourned the loss of the daughter of the fabled Luke and Laura, sad that two more people had died too young.
Of all the people in that room that day, only Maxie seemed to get the message. Living up to her sister's legacy, she straightened out her life, trying to honor the sister who gave up her life for her. She eventually married Matt Hunter, who had been her support system along with Robin and Patrick.
Of Jason Morgan, nothing was ever heard of again. When Michael woke up and moved in with the Quartermaine's, Carly expected Jason to come and rescue her son. Instead, all that had happened was Monica and Bobbie's friendship ending.
Jax saw the notes that the late Damian Spinelli had written one day. Filing for divorce he took pleasure in gloating to his wife. "I know where Morgan is. I have seen him several times since that day in the warehouse."
"He is happy and living the life he always wanted. While, you are still chasing a dream."
Alexis walked down by the warehouse that Nik now owned, it was her last connection to her sister. Touching the door, she heard a soft voice and after listening when to find Jax, wondering if her sister was right. Could he be the perfect man for her?
End of Part One
Part two is Jason's side of the story.