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Chapter 2
"I don't like this." Nathan muttered as they prepared to break into the Paris Miscavige Hospital for the Criminally Insane.
"It will work. None of your will let anything bad happen to me." Maxie said as she smoothed out her scrubs and ran a hand through her recently dyed dark brown hair. "I just hope this washes out in one or two washes like the box said it would. My coloring isn't suited for brown hair."
"At least you still sound like the Maxie we know and love." Lucky commented then turned to Jason. "Nikolas is in and searching for Helena."
"Let's go." Jason ordered.
Maxie took the gun Nathan handed her and followed Jason into the underground entrance.
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"I will be waiting and listening to your signal. Stay together and if you feel it is too dangerous call for backup and get out of there." Anna ordered as Sam, Patrick, Dante and Lulu got ready to enter the Paris Miscavige Hospital for the Criminally Insane.
"I can't believe this is where they followed by father to?" Lulu asked.
"It is definitely where Jerry belongs." Sam commented.
"The backup is all in place. It's time to go in." Dante said.
"Be careful." Anna said.
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Jason pulled the key card off the unconscious guard and handed it to Maxie.
"Jason, she's here." Lucky said as he checked out the monitors, "Cell A-6"
Jason led the way and the others followed. When they reached cell A-6, Jason, Nathan and Lucky provided cover while Maxie opened the door.
"Robin." Maxie sighed with relief seeing her cousin sitting chained to a bed.
"Maxie, what are you doing here, and what did you do to your hair?" Robin asked.
"I'm the decoy." Maxie said shaking her brown locks.
"No, you have to get out of here. Helena will kill you, Emma and Patrick." Robin said as Jason moved forward to examine her handcuffs.
He pulled them off the side and prepared to shoot them off.
"Oh, no not again." Robin ordered.
"I was going to warn you this time first." Jason said. "Emma is safe."
"Jason…what happened?" Robin's eyes widened in surprise.
"Hit by a car, a little facial reconstruction, and some short term memory loss or we would have been here sooner." Maxie responded for him. "Nathan can pick the lock."
"Nathan, this is my cousin Robin." Maxie made the introductions.
"Sorry we aren't meeting under better circumstances." Nathan said.
"Same here. I've heard a lot about you." Robin responded shooting Maxie a knowing look.
"We need to get out of here." Lucky interrupted from the doorway.
"We need to free Luke first." Robin said.
"Luke? My dad is here?" Lucky asked.
"Yes, the real Luke is locked down here. The imposter Luke has been roaming free for months." Robin explained as she led the way to Luke's cell.
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"My Lady, we have visitors." One of Helena's guards informed her.
"Bring them to me." Helena ordered.
"Yes, ma'am." The man responded and left the room.
"What are you up to, Grandmother?" Nikolas asked as he entered the room.
"Nikolas, my dear, to what do I owe the pleasure?" Helena smiled.
"What are you up to?" Nikolas asked.
"Who says I am up to anything?" Helena asked leisurely.
"I know you; you are always up to something." Nikolas replied.
"Just sit and relax, my dear boy. I will tell you all when the rest of my unexpected guests arrive." Helena said taking a seat on the couch. "So how is my dear great-grandson Spencer?"
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Robin stayed close to Luke and Lucky as they wandered through the halls in search of a way out. She hated that they had separated, with Nathan and Jason staying with Maxie, but she understood the reason behind it. With Maxie as the decoy, Jason must stay with her to make it look like Maxie was Robin. She just prayed Maxie wasn't hurt, that none of them were.
"This way." Luke said as they headed toward another stairwell.
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"What are Sam, Patrick, Lulu and Dante doing here?" Maxie whispered.
"I don't know." Nathan responded. "Though Dante was working on some off the record case for the commissioner."
"We are not leaving here without them." Jason said as he began to lead the way to follow the men leading their friends away.
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"There you are. Welcome." Helena greeted the group as they were led in.
"Oh, I see we have guests." Jerry Jax said as he entered the room and leisurely took a seat.
"Helena." Lulu bit out, "where is my father."
"So much fire; no wonder my darling son wanted you so much." Helena said. "And the fair Samantha such a pleasant surprise, but Dr. Drake, you really should have stayed out of this. You were such a useful way to control the little ex-wife of yours, but she been needing a little reminder of our power."
"What about Robin?" Patrick asked.
"Oh, yes, I forgot that you all are so far out of the loop. It all started with the threat on Jason, but of course all along my dear brother-in-law, Victor would have started by killing little Robin's family first. There are so many of you to choose from. But little bird got a little antsy and tried to fly home, so Victor sent a little message of what would happen if she tried to leave again." Helena said.
"What message?" Dante asked.
"A little car accident, you and your daughter were the targets. If that woman had minded her own business, her son would be alive." Helena informed them. "Victor would have loved to be the one to tell you himself, but unfortunately that horrid Dr. Obrect murdered him. I never understood what he saw in the woman."
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"Nathan." Maxie squeezed his arm as they hid outside the room listening to Helena's tale.
"On your mark, we go in." Nathan told Jason quietly not wanting to focus on the new information he was learning about not only his father but his mother as well.
Jason nodded in response.
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"The night Crichton Clark exploded; she almost made it home to you. She and Jason escaped, but I recaught our little bird before she could make it home. Oh, how she wanted to go."
"Jason's dead." Patrick said.
"No, that is just what she told you. Did you and Samantha think you could snoop around Crichton Clark without Victor knowing? He let her know that if she told you the truth; the only way you and Samantha would be leaving Crichton Clark was in a body bag." Jerry contributed to the conversation. "I don't know why he didn't just take you out then and there."
"Jason's alive?" Sam asked.
"I believe so. We were not as successful at containing him as we were Robin." Helena answered.
"Where is Robin?" Patrick asked.
"Oh, in a safe place. Don't worry; we will make sure she sees your body before it is disposed of." Jerry promised. "May even have her perform an autopsy on you. That should be fun to watch."
"Sorry to interrupt." Fluke said as he and two men entered holding Julian and Alexis by gun point.
"Dad." Lulu exclaimed but the guards prevented her from going to him.
"What is Luke Spencer's brat doing here?" Fluke asked irritated.
"She paid us a little visit. Which should come in handy, since I'm still needed an incubator for my newest grandchild?" Helena gestured to the blue canister displayed on the desk in the room.
"You are not going to touch her." Dante said fiercely stepping in front of his wife.
"Oh, we have no problem killing you, but I already promised to take care of Dr. Drake first." Helena said.
"Freeze." Nathan called out as he, Jason and Maxie entered with guns at the ready. Maxie kept her face obscured by her hair.
"Oh, you've always been such a bother." Jerry said shooting Maxie.
Patrick struggled with the guards to get to the person he believe to be Robin.
"Don't try it, Mr. Morgan, or your wife will be next." Fluke warned as Nathan knelt down to check Maxie.
"Why did you do that? I still needed her." Helena complained.
"We have Dr. Drake. I'm sure he would do anything to ensure the protection of his daughter, father and brother." Jerry responded.
Nathan worked to keep his reactions in check as he knelt next to Maxie and checked her pulse then reached under her and came up with a bloody hand.
"I guess your rescue mission is for naught." Fluke said.
"I wouldn't say that." Luke announced from the other side of the room as an explosion rocked the building.
To be continued.
