Author's Notes: As my regular readers can probably tell, when GH does a storyline and then, in my opinion, lets it drop, I decide to do my take on how that should go. That's what this is here. This is the start to my idea of how the mob war SHOULD go down between Sonny and Jason. The only necessary casting note is that, like always, the Carly I'm writing is played by Tamara Braun. Appearing later in the story may be Emily, and that would be Amber Tamblyn. If I use AJ, then it will be Sean Kanan's AJ.

Please be aware that the timeline has changed. This story puts the war as happening right after the kidnapping. Jason still found Bernie, he just found him earlier. And AJ had nothing to do with the kidnapping. If any more notes are needed, I'll add them as future chapters are added.

Carly saw it coming, and Michael's return didn't change that. Though Jason and Sam had found and recovered all three children safe and sound, Carly Corinthos knew that the end was near, and she knew that she would have to choose sides.

How could she ever take a side other than Jason's? In everything, she had listened to him. She had taken his advice. When she needed him, he was right there. Could she say the same for Sonny? Not hardly. Usually, when she needed Sonny, he needed something else. He needed someone else. He was a man easily betrayed, but according to his rules, incapable of betraying others.

Hadn't she been betrayed? Not in the same ways as Jason, but hadn't she been betrayed all the same? Sonny cheated on her. He'd never beaten her, but that time he grabbed her by the throat had been pretty damn close. He'd given her ultimatums and basically tried to run her life for the past two years. Didn't any of that count as betrayal?

And then there was the ultimate betrayal of them all. Her sons had been kidnapped because of him. Sure, Faith Roscoe had vendettas with half the town, but Sonny was the one that put the whole thing into motion. If he hadn't ordered the death of Faith's husband, she'd have never come to their town. She would have never kidnapped her children.

That was the ultimate in betrayal, and while Sonny found it necessary to shed himself of any blame, in the end, it was all his fault. He was the reason that her children had been in the hands of a madwoman. He was the reason that she'd been forced to cry herself to sleep, when she was able to sleep at all. He was the reason that she felt the worst fear a mother could have… that her children were dead.

Sonny had betrayed them all, and as she watched events unfold, Carly knew that something horrible was coming. She knew that the end of the rule of Corinthos was coming, and she knew she had to pick a side. And, unfortunately for Sonny, she knew exactly which side that would be.

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It finally hit her. The Stockholm Syndrome had finally worn off and she could see it. Sonny Corinthos was not a nice person.

How could it have taken her this long to figure it out? Sonny had been manipulating her since the day they met. He took her hostage and managed to convince her that he was the victim. He knew that she was fragile, and even seeing that she had fell under his spell, he used her for sex. She couldn't be his girlfriend, but she could be his mistress. When she became pregnant, he told her what was going to happen, forced all of his wants on her. And when she found love for her baby, he tried to take her away. Even before she was born, he tried to steal her away.

And after that? Where was he with real pity when that baby died? While Jason held her hand, held her sobbing body, tried to help in the pain they both shared over this baby, Sonny just wanted pity for himself. Sam had lost nothing, but he had lost a child. The baby was gone, and the hell with her feelings on the matter. The hell with her own pain.

Sam meant nothing to him, and she finally realized that. Why was she trying to be a friend to a man that didn't give a damn about her? A man that could actually look her in the eye and accuse her of kidnapping. He let her be manhandled, arrested, and had even put a gun on them when Jason tried to free her. He was a selfish man, and only his own feelings ever mattered. He deserved everything that he was going to get.

She thought, when she first realized what was happening, that she would have the urge to stop Jason. To remind him that he loved Sonny like a brother. That it would hurt him to do this, but instead, she could only give him the space needed to do what had to be done. Jason was only hurt more the longer this charade went on. The longer he stood there, watching everything he'd worked for go to hell. Watching the people he loved be hurt over and over again. How he'd managed this long was beyond her.

He must have been a victim, himself. Sonny was a very manipulative man. He could bend people to his well with ease. Coming from where Jason was in life, it would have been so easy for him to convince him that everything he said was right and good.

But, it wasn't, and Jason was finally seeing that. His eyes were opening, and Sam knew that there would be hell to pay. She knew that something bad was about to happen in Port Charles, and she was just glad that her eyes had finally been opened. She was glad that Stockholm had finally let her go, and she didn't have to make a choice.

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He was done. Finally, after ten years, he couldn't take anymore. He couldn't give anything else to him. He couldn't watch him destroy anyone else. He couldn't let this reign of tyrannical garbage keep going on.

Jason had lost a lot to Sonny. As much as he loved Sam and treasured his friendship with Carly, he could never forget that Sonny had taken Carly away from him. Jason didn't know what would have happened had Sonny not slept with her. He didn't know if he and Carly would have married, or if they'd have ended up exactly as they were. All he knew was that they didn't get the chance because of Sonny. And while he loved Sam with all of his heart, that loss was still prevalent when anger rose against Sonny.

When Jason told him that he would be the father to Sam's baby, Sonny had of course protested. Not because he loved that child, but because she belonged to him. Sonny had to own everything and everyone. If there was any connection to him, then it was his, plain and simple. No matter the consequences, he had to have everything. And yet, he managed to destroy that, too.

Jason gave Michael to Sonny, asked him to keep him safe, and had he been able to do that? Of course not. This was something that should have been done when that bomb was found in the penthouse. Jason should have known if that wasn't enough to make him leave the business behind, then nothing would. But, still, he had hopes after the kidnapping.

Jason had realized that he was too dangerous for Michael. That's why he backed away and relinquished his parental rights. He never wanted Michael hurt because of his business, and it had been all too possible.

He knew he was being hypocritical. He and Sam had no children, but one day they would. She wanted to be a mother too badly, and deep down, Jason wanted a child of his own. Would he give up his life when Sam became pregnant? Possibly. He didn't have the capability to imagine, to picture what he would do in a situation, but he hoped that he would do what was best. All he knew was that when he'd had the choice, he'd given up Michael for the boy's safety. Back then, however, Michael wasn't his. Michael was his nephew, but he wasn't his child. He loved him all the same, but it was easier to give him up. With his own child? The situation could be entirely different, but again, he wasn't mentally capable of imagining that.

But, Sonny had the opportunity. He wasn't the only one that had built up the organization in Port Charles. These days, Jason did the majority of the work, anyway, and had done so for the past few years. He was the main contact for most of the business deals. Sonny let people come and go, and in the end, it wasn't just family that suffered. It was the business, too, and Jason had worked too damn hard to watch Sonny squander it away on island trips and stealing children from their mother.

Sonny had done too much damage, and it was time for him to step down. It was time for some stability. And since he knew that Sonny would never just hand it over, Jason had to do what was necessary to ensure the safety of Sam, Carly, and most importantly, the boys. Jason had to do what was necessary to ensure the prosperity of the Port Charles territory. He had to do what was necessary to make sure that the other families didn't take matters into their own hands and decide that they would pick the new boss.

Jason Morgan had to become the new boss.