Chapter 7- Crash and Burn

Aly couldn't fight back the tears any longer. They streamed down her face as she drove through the rain at unsafe speeds. She was hurt and angry and taking it all out on the road. Finding Logan and Sam together kept replaying in her head. She pushed the gas pedal to the floor and tried to push it out of her mind. The rain was coming down in sheets, but she wasn't paying attention to it. She was on the outside of town on Tuckerton Road when she hit a large puddle and began to hydroplane. She lost all control of the car, spun out and slammed into a guardrail.

Nikolas had been out for a drive that evening as well. Being at Wyndemere during a storm reminded him of that tragic night. The memories haunted him, and he needed to escape, so he went out. He came around the bend on Tuckerton Road and saw the car smashed up against the guardrail. He stopped and got out to help the driver. The car was so badly damaged, he couldn't even tell what model and make it was. When he realized it was Aly, his adrenaline took over.

"Aly! Aly, can you hear me?" he screamed as he tried to open the door.

She was unconscious and very badly hurt. Nikolas got out his phone to call for help, "Dammit! No service!"

'Not again,' he thought. 'This isn't going to happen again. I won't let it.' The memories of the Ball flooded back along with the feelings, but he knew he needed to push them aside. 'I couldn't help Emily,' he thought, 'but I can help Aly.'' She needs me.'

He continued on trying to get Aly out of the car. It was going to be up to him to get her to the hospital. Finally he was able to get the door open and carefully pull her out of the car. As he drove to General Hospital, he continued to try and call ahead to let the doctors know he was bringing Aly in. Still no service.

He carefully picked Aly up and took her into the ER, "I need some help here," he yelled.

The orderlies quickly brought a gurney and he laid her down. Dr. Drake was the first doctor to reach them.

"What happened?" he asked Nikolas as he checked her eyes and gave her a look over. He didn't even realize it was Aly.

"I came upon her car out on Tuckerton Road, she must have lost control and hit the guardrail," Nikolas told him.

"Any ID on her?" Dr. Drake asked.

"Patrick….its Aly," Nikolas said solemnly.

"Oh my God," Liz said as she had just arrived to help Dr. Drake.

"We've got one of our own here, folks, time to step up our game," Dr. Drake announced.

Aly regained consciousness just before they took her to the OR. She looked up and saw Nikolas there.

"Aly, you're gonna be ok. Hang in there," Nikolas said as he held her hand. "I'm here."

"Don't…..call…..Logan," she barely got out before they whisked her away to the OR.

Nadine was at the nurses' station in the ER and saw what just happened. After Patrick and his team went in to attend to Aly, she called Dr. Quartermaine, who was still upstairs in her office. She told her that Aly was in an accident, she didn't know the extent of her injuries and that Patrick was with her now. Monica told Nadine she would be right down to help Patrick and the team.

While Aly was in surgery, Nikolas went outside and made a couple of calls, since he couldn't use his cell inside the ER. First he wanted to call Lesley to check on Spencer and make sure he was alright. Anytime anything bad happened, Nikolas' first concern was his son. As soon as he hung up with her, he had to call Carly. 'She needs to know what happened. She and Aly are close' he thought to himself. He dialed her number.

"Hello?"

"Carly, it's Nikolas. Get down to the hospital. There's been an accident…." He paused, "it's Aly."

"How is she? What happened? Will she be ok?" Carly had no idea what to think, and her mind started racing. 'Who did this to her? And why?' she thought. She had to block out her thoughts and listen to Nikolas.

"She will be, but she'll need your support. I was out on Tuckerton Road and saw the car wreck, got her out of the car and brought her in. Just get down here as soon as you can. She's in surgery now."

"I'll be right there. See you shortly," Carly said. She quickly filled Jax in and ran out the door, leaving him with Michael and Morgan. She'd call Lulu on the way to the hospital to see if she could watch the boys and then Jax could come later. There was no time to waste. She needed to call Sonny as well.

She dialed the first call. He picked up. "Yeah?"

"Sonny, it's Carly."

"Not now, I'm in the middle of something…"

"Sonny, NOW," she said forcefully. "It's Aly; she was in an accident and is in surgery at General Hospital. I'm on my way over there right now. You should get over there, too."

"Let me finish up here, it will only take a few minutes and I'll be there," and he hung up. Two minutes later, he sent Max and Milo out of his office and he flew out the door. He loved Aly like a daughter and didn't want anything to happen to her. After all, she is now part of the family. He got over there as fast as he could.

Since Jason was close to Aly as well, he needed to call Jason and get him to the hospital, too. "Jason, it's Sonny."

"Yes?"

"Get down to the hospital. Aly was in an accident. She's in surgery right now. She needs all the friends she can get. Carly is on her way over there."

"Be right there," and with that, Jason hung up. He got on his motorcycle and headed over to the hospital. He was hoping that Aly would be ok. He was there within five minutes and went upstairs.

Carly hated being pushy with Sonny but she was used to it. This time, it was an emergency and he needed to get to General Hospital fast. Aly was part of their family, and they needed her as much as she needed them right now. 'And as much love as we can give her', she said to herself.

She dialed again, almost positive Lulu would have her phone right next to her. Of course she did as she was sitting at Kelly's, chatting with Spinelli. "Hey Carly," Lulu said. "What's up?"

"Hey, I need your help. Can you go to the house and watch the boys for a bit, Aly was in an accident on Tuckerton Road. Nikolas was driving by, saw the wreck, and got her out. He took her in to General Hospital. She's in surgery right now and Jax and I both want to be there for her."

"Yeah, I'm on my way," she said and hung up.

Carly made her way to the hospital parking lot and went upstairs to find Nikolas. Back at Kelly's, Lulu turned to Spinelli to give him the news.

"That was Carly," she said and looked sad.

"What is wrong, Blonde One?"

"I gotta go to Carly's, Aly was in a car accident and Carly needs someone to watch the boys so she can go to the hospital to be with her," Lulu told Spinelli as she gathered her things.

Lulu left and Spinelli sat for a moment trying to take in what he had just heard. 'I can't lose my sister, I just found her' he thought to himself. He quickly gathered his things and went to the hospital.

Spinelli flew through the ER, and ran into Nadine. She told them that Nikolas was up on the 5th floor, waiting for any news. Nadine said to Spinelli, "I'll be up there as soon as I can to offer my support and sit with you."

"Thank you, Nurse Nadine. The Jackal appreciates your worry and concern." He smiled at her. With that, he headed upstairs. As soon as he got off the elevator, he ran into Nikolas, Jason, Carly and Sonny. "Any news on the Care Giving One?" he asked Nikolas.

"Not yet. We are all still waiting."

"Nikolas, what happened?" Carly asked.

"I went out for a drive. I couldn't stay at Wyndemere. The rain reminded me of the night of the Ball and Emily. I needed to get out of there for a while. I started driving around. As I came around the bend on Tuckerton, I saw a car that slammed into the guardrail. I stopped the car and got out to help. The car was so badly wrecked that, at first, I didn't know who it was. Then I realized it was Aly. I called to her, and I didn't get a response. I tried to use my cell to call for help. No service of course, not in that area of town. I knew I had to help her and get her out and to the hospital if she had any chance at all."

They waited for him to go on.

"Once I got her out and into my car, and it wasn't easy, I got up here as fast as I could. When I brought her in, Patrick didn't even recognize her, she was that banged up. He couldn't believe it. She woke up for a minute before they wheeled her into the operating room."

"Thank God you were out there," Carly said to Nikolas. "She had an angel looking over her shoulder tonight. No telling how long she would have been out there."

At that moment, Robin and Patrick came out with the news about Aly, followed by Monica.

Everyone gathered around to hear what the doctors had to say.

"Aly has been taken up to ICU. She suffered from some very severe injuries, including head trauma and a broken hip. We'll be keeping a close on eye on her for the next 48 hours," Patrick provided.

"Can we see her?" Carly asked.

"You can one person at a time. It's nice to see she has such a support system, but like I said, one person at a time, she is still in critical condition," Robin answered.

"Where's Logan?" Elizabeth asked.

"She asked me not to call him," Nikolas told her.

"Well someone needs to. He'll want to know," Elizabeth said.

"The Jackal will call the Unworthy One," he said. Nadine was on break, finally came up to the 5th floor and found Spinelli, along with everyone else. She joined the crowd to hear what was going on.

"Spinelli, you may want to take a look at this," Elizabeth said as she handed him an envelope.

"What is it?" Nadine asked him. Everyone was now gathered around Spinelli.

"It's the DNA results we've been waiting on," Spinelli said.

"DNA results? For what?" Carly questioned him.

"We've been searching for my father," he offered.

"Ok, so what does that have to do with Aly?" Sonny chimed in.

Spinelli slowly opened the envelope and looked at the results, "Aly and the Jackal have the same father, she's….she's my sister," he couldn't help but smile. Finally the truth was out. Everyone was stunned.

"You should see her first," Jason told his friend, "I'll call Logan."

After everyone had had a chance to visit with Aly, Spinelli went back in and sat by her bedside.

"Well, Gracious Care Giving One, it's true. You are my sister," he said softly as he held her hand. He sat there, praying for her to wake up. He wanted her to know the truth; he wanted to see her smile. His thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door. It was Logan.

"Can I have some time with her?" he asked.

Spinelli agreed and left the two alone, not knowing what had transpired earlier that evening.

Logan sat down and held her hand in his. He couldn't believe this was happening. He spoke softly to her, "Aly, I'm so sorry. I love you Aly, please wake up."

The next day came without warning. Spinelli was allowed to stay in the room with her overnight. Everyone else went home for the night but promised their return. Several of the staff members had been in and out to check on their friend. Logan had stayed at the hospital all night as well. He wanted to be there when she woke up. Throughout the day Aly had several visitors. She had really touched that many people in her short time in Port Charles.

Spinelli went out for some fresh air while Patrick came in to check on her vitals. While Patrick was checking on her, Aly woke up.

"Hey there. Welcome back," he said.

She struggled to speak, "Hi," was all she could say.

"Do you know what happened?" Patrick asked.

She shook her head 'yes' and tried to say something but couldn't.

"Don't try to talk. Just rest Aly. We are going to take very good care of you," he told her and left her to rest. He found Logan in the waiting room and told him that Aly was awake. Logan quickly made his way to her room. He sat down beside her bed, her eyes were closed.

"Aly…" he whispered.

She opened her eyes. Everything came rushing back to her at the sight of him.

"Hey, how's my girl?" he asked. Had he forgotten everything that had happened?

"Your girl? Are you kidding me, Logan? What the hell are you doing here anyway?" She suddenly had the energy to speak.

"You are my girl, and I am here because I love you," he said.

"I'm not your girl, Logan. You can go to hell. Get out of here," she said angrily.

"Aly, I want to apologize to you."

"You think that an apology is going to make up for what you did? Look at me, Logan! This is your fault! Now get out!"

"Aly…"

"Get the hell out!!!!!!!" she screamed. Spinelli came racing in to see what was going on.

"Get him out of here, Spinelli," she ordered. By that time, Patrick was there too.

"She clearly doesn't want to see you for whatever reason, let's not upset her anymore, she needs to be resting," Patrick said as he had to drag Logan out of the room.

"What was that all about?" Spinelli asked.

"Nothing, I don't want to talk about it," she said.

Patrick came back in to check on her.

"I'm fine. Just keep him out of here," she demanded.

"Spinelli, why don't you tell her the good news?" Patrick suggested.

"What good news?" she asked.

"The DNA results came back yesterday. It seems that the Jackal and the Care Giving One are indeed siblings," he said with a big smile.

She smiled back. It was good news. Patrick asked that Spinelli let her get some rest and that he could come back and visit later on. Spinelli followed the doctor's orders and left his sister alone. He was curious as to what had happened between his fair sister and Logan but decided that Aly would tell him when she was ready.

A few hours later, Lucky came by to ask Aly about the accident.

One of the nurses brought him in to see her, "Aly, Detective Spencer is here to ask you about the accident. The police need a report."

Aly sat up as best she could. This was not how she wanted Lucky to see her. She had definitely developed a little crush on the detective.

"What were you doing out on Tuckerton Road so late at night?" he asked. He was all official, not the usual Lucky that she'd seen before.

"I went for a drive," she said.

"At that hour of night, in a storm?" he asked.

"Yeah, I had a lot on my mind," she said. She wondered if he knew about Sam and Logan. She debated on whether she should bring it up.

"Exactly how fast were you driving?" he continued.

"I'm not sure,"

"Well, you could be facing reckless driving charges here, Aly. I need as much information from you as possible," he informed her.

Aly couldn't believe what she was hearing. She wasn't a criminal. She couldn't have charges filed against her.

"You don't know do you?" she asked.

"Know what?" He was very confused.

"Have you talked to Sam?"

"No, I haven't, we had a fight. What does Sam have to do with your accident?"

She sat there contemplating how to tell him what had happened.

"Aly? What is it?" he asked.

"The night of the accident, I caught Sam and Logan sleeping together," she finally said. There was no better way to tell him.

"What? Sam and Logan? You've got to be kidding me," he was now Lucky, not Detective Spencer.

"I'm not, Lucky. I walked in on them. I got pissed and left and started driving. I was so hurt, so angry. I just kept driving faster and faster. Then all of the sudden I hydroplaned and lost control," Aly was upset, a single tear streamed down her face.

"I cannot believe this. I'm sorry, Aly. "

"It's not your fault, Lucky. It's no one's fault but theirs."

"Well, I'll be sure that there are no charges filed against you. I would have done the same thing; I'm just sorry you ended up in the hospital."

"Yeah, talk about crash and burn. I'm sorry that Sam did this to you, Lucky."

"Me too, I should go. You take care," he said and left.

Aly couldn't get the look on Lucky's face out of her mind. He was really hurt. She didn't understand how two perfectly good people ended up so hurt and so angry. Life wasn't fair.