Disclaimer: I don't own General Hospital or Port Charles
There are some things in life that we don't want to deal with but we know that we have to. This was one such thing Tony did not want to deal with. He did not want his friend to have to deal with. But it was happening.
Serena had been ice skating. She was very talented at that even though she was only five years old. When she fell on the ice she had said, "WHY IS IT SO DARK NOW". Scott understandably had become alarmed. Tony had seen him run into the ER at top speed.
After asking Scott what was wrong Scott explained the situation. Tony felt a sickening feeling in his stomach. When he found out she'd been dizzy lately and had headache he grew alarmed.
"I thought maybe it was a cold," Scott said, "I mean children get colds. Plus she had a bad day the other day so maybe that has something to do with it"
"Yes," Tony said, "She's in good hands. Don't worry"
He immediately ordered a CT scan and another of other tests. He sighed realizing it was pointless because he knew just what it was going to say but he hoped against all hope that it wasn't what he thought it was.
Several years ago Maxie and BJ were trapped on an elevator together. The situation was scary. It was intense and it was something that freaked him out as well as Felicia. BJ however took command of the situation and got her cousin through it. He could remember being extremely proud of her and extremely worried at the same time. He could remember explaining to her that this was an exception not a rule. Normally adults handle these types of situations. BJ just said, "Don't worry daddy. Complicated is too scary for me."
He never understood what that meant until now. Looking at the x-rays, CT scans, test results and everything else he nearly shook. It was hard enough telling bad news to strangers. This was worse. Scott was like a brother to him.
He came out into the waiting room and motioned for Scott to follow him into his personal office. He obeyed and followed his friend.
"Scott," he said, "Sit down"
Scott took a seat across from Tony.
"There's no easy way to say this," he said, "Serena is definitely Dominique's daughter."
He showed Scott Serena's x-rays which revealed a large tumor in her brain. It was sitting on her optic nerve which is why she lost her sight.
Scott felt his stomach drop.
"H-ho-how bad is it," he asked.
Tony didn't say a word. He didn't have to. Scott didn't want him to. He knew that Serena was terminal. Tears fell from his eyes and he literally felt his heart breaking. It wasn't fair. First Dominique was killed by this damn disease and now Serena has it too. It wasn't fair.
"I'm sorry," he said, "It's just a matter of time. It's growing at a rapid rate and spreading quickly. I'd say she has 3 to 6 months"
This isn't happening, Scott thought to himself, I am not losing my child. I am not losing her. No!"
But this wasn't a situation where he had any control. There was no bag of tricks. There wasn't even any last resort which wouldn't work anyway. He never used the 'last resort' simply because he knew it doesn't work. It just makes the situation worse. This is a situation where nothing short of a miracle would save Serena and miracles were high in demand and short in supply. He would scour the world for it. He knew he would never find it. He would never stop looking.
"Scott... I know how you're feeling," Tony began.
"Oh you do," Scott said, "That's funny because I don't even know how the hell I'm feeling Tony. I just found out the best part of me is dying. I lost Dominique already and now I'm going to lose Serena too. It's NOT fair!"
