Chapter 7:
Emmy's POV
I dunno what to do. I heard this woud noise and then we all fell down. Auntie Car Car and Auntie Claudee are asweep. Jossy's cryin' weally woud. I got up from by Auntie Car Car and went over to her. She is still in her wittle thing on Auntie Claudee's back. I pickeded her up.
"Jakey." I whispered, shakin'his shouwder. "Jakey, wake up!"
I started cryin', but I'membered that Mama said cryin' can't help anyfing. I started walkin' wif Jossy.
Everyfing sounds funny and weally quiet. My ears and my head hurt. Jossy's still cryin' and I can't make her stop it. I just kept walkin'. I wish Mama was here.
Sam's POV
I opened my eyes and saw Jason. He was saying something, but I can't focus on what it is. Sonny and Jax came into view and then it all got clearer.
"…okay?" Jason was saying.
"Huh?"
"I said are you okay?"
"Yeah, I think so." I sat up slowly. "What happened?"
"There was a bomb." Jax answered. He pointed towards the mountains, most of which had been destroyed.
"Oh no." I whimpered. "What if…"
"Stop." Sonny interrupted. "We can't think like that. We need to get up and go."
Jason helped me stand. After making sure I could walk away, the four of us headed off towards the mountains at an even faster rate.
"Spinelli?" I tried, speaking into my mouthpiece.
"Fair Samantha! Are you alright?"
"Yeah, we're all fine. Before you were saying something about seeing them, what was it?"
"Maximista and I were able to locate all five of them. But after the explosion, all video went out."
"Keep trying." I commanded."C'mon, let's go this way."
"I think we should go this way."Jax argued, pointing the other way.
"Sam knows her way around better." Jason defended me.
"Yeah, but the whole place was blown up. Things have moved around." Jax reminded him.
"Fine. Sam and I will go this way, you and Sonny go that way." Jason ordered. We broke off into the separate groups.
"Jase, I know I shouldn't, but all I can think about is what if they didn't survive. I can't imagine my life without any of them, especially Emmy."
"I know. Just try and stay positive. We don't know what happened yet."
Right as he spoke, a large amount of rocks fell down, effectively separating us from each other.
"Jason!" I called out. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. Are you?"
"Yeah!" I could feel tears prickling behind my eyes. "What are we gonna do?"
"Try and find a way out. If you can, get back to the boat. This is too dangerous."
"We have to find them!"
"Sam, we can send people out. But you need to get back to the boat."
"Fine. I love you."
"I love you too. Be careful."
"Always." I saw an opening and went in that direction, seeing a path. I quickly walked along it, praying that I didn't come across trouble. I spotted a guard, coughing and crawling out from under a rock. I shot him in the head, killing him in an instant. I honestly don't care about anyone but the people I love right now.
"Fair Samantha! Stone Cold! Why have you separated?"
"A wall fell between us and we had to go different ways." I heard Jason say. "Is Sam headed towards the boat?"
"No, Fair Samantha's light is going further away."
"Sam, go the other way." Jason told me.
"There is no other way. I can handle it, okay?" I kept moving.
Carly's POV
I sat up, opening my eyes. My head is pounding and I can't really remember anything that happened. I looked down and realized I was lying on top of Jake, protecting his tiny body with mine. He is unconscious.
"Jakey." I whispered, shaking his shoulder. "Wake up, Jake."
His blue eyes opened and stared into mine. He looked just as confused as I felt.
I crawled over to Claudia, feeling her neck for a pulse. She is alive, thank God. I looked at the carrier on her back and nearly felt my heart stop. Josslyn isn't in it.
"Where's Josslyn?" I demanded, looking around. "Jake, do you see Josslyn?"
"No. Or Emmy." He added.
"Oh no." I raked a hand through my hair. "Come on, Claws. You need to get up."
"Aunt Carly, where are Emmy and Joss?" Jake cried.
"I don't know, Buddy. But right now, I need you to be strong."
Right as I said that, I noticed the puddle of blood Claudia was laying it. It was pretty obvious where it came from, considering that her pants are soaked.
"Please don't do this right now." I whimpered. She can't lose this baby. It'll destroy her. She was already bad enough after losing her son, I can't even begin to imagine what she would do if she lost her daughter too.
"Well, well. Look what we have here." My head whipped up to see Anthony Zacchara holding Jake, a knife to his neck. "It seems as though our little party has come to an end."
"Let him go." I commanded.
"Or what?" he laughed. I searched the ground, wondering where the gun I had gone. "Looking for this?" he kicked it over the edge, sending it crashing down into the water.
"Just give him to me." I practically begged. "Give me him and the girls."
"The girls?" He smiled. "I don't have the girls. They must have gone over the edge. Oh well."
I told myself not to cry, even though I know that it is very likely. We're right near a steep cliff and from the impact of the explosion, either of the girls could have easily been thrown over the side.
"Now, here's what is going to happen. I will cut Claudia open, take the baby, push the three of you over the edge, and then I will leave with the baby."
"No, what will happen is you will put my son down before I blow your brains out." we all looked at Sam, who was standing behind me with a gun pointed straight towards Anthony.
Maxie's POV
"What's going on?" I asked yet again, seeing that the colored lights were fading.
"We're losing signal." He groaned. "I hope they are able to navigate without our help. I won't be able to communicate with them anymore."
"Will you be able to see them?"
"Yes, but the lights will be very dim. They can't hear us and we can't hear them."
"I hope they're okay." I rested my head on his shoulder.
Then, he spoke more normal than I have ever heard him. "So do I, Maxie. So do I."
Jax's POV
Sonny and I silently walked along the path, searching for any sign of Carly, Emmy, Claudia, Jake, or Josslyn. Josslyn. I can't believe that I missed the birth of my daughter and, from what Sam's told me, it sounds like it was pretty eventful.
I never meant to fall in love with Brenda again. It just kind of…happened. I had wanted to help her deal with the pain of killing her son's father, and then it blossomed. If I'm honest with myself, I guess my love for Carly never really did compare to my love for Brenda, or even Courtney.
I heard footsteps and one glance at Sonny told me he did too. We both pointed our guns in the direction it had come from.
"Put it away." Sonny hissed just as Emmy came around the corner, a baby in her arms. He rushed forward, lifting Emmy in one arm and taking the baby from her in the other.
"Unca Sonny." Emmy sounded relieved, burying her face in his shoulder. She saw me. "Unca Jax?"
"I'm here." I told her. "Are you okay?"
Emmy frowned. "What?"
"Are you okay?" I repeated.
"Emmy, can you hear me?" Sonny asked her. She just stared at him. "I think she lost her hearing from the explosion. We don't have time to worry about it. We need to go."
"But what about the others? If they're here, then the others have to be close by." I reminded him.
"Look ahead." He pointed towards a huge wall of rocks. "I don't know how she managed to get by it, but there's no way we are."
"Fine." I looked at the baby."Is that…"
"Yes. This is Josslyn Jane Jacks."
"Can I hold her?"
Sonny protectively held my daughter closer, but I guess he realized we didn't have time to argue. "Fine. Don't drop her or I swear I will kill you."
I accepted the baby and looked down at her. She's gorgeous. She looks a lot like Carly already. I kissed her forehead.
"Hey, little girl. I'm your daddy." I whispered. "I'm going to protect you, don't worry."
Sonny led the way, running when we reached solid ground. We went towards where we knew the boat was parked, climbing aboard.
"Oh my God!" Maxie threw the door open to the lower deck, letting us enter. "Emmy!" she grabbed the little girl.
"Auntie Maxie!" she shouted. She hugged her.
"She can't hear anything." Sonny announced for Maxie and Spinelli's benefit.
"She looks as if she's been fed." Spinelli said, studying the little girl. "Do you think she's hungry?"
"Unca Sonny, my tummy hurts."Emmy stated.
"Yeah." I supplied. Maxie went over to the little kitchen that was in the boat, handing Emmy a pack of crackers and a water bottle. She started to dump formula in a baby bottle before warming it up, then handing it to me. I sat down on the couch and fed my daughter for the first time.
Sam's POV
I aimed the gun straight at Anthony's head, but we both know I won't take the shot. It's too risky with him holding Jake like he is. I could hit him, and if I don't, then Anthony could stab him in the neck.
"Sam, there's a lot of blood."Carly said. I didn't dare move my eyes from Anthony and Jake. "We need to get the baby out."
"We can't." I objected. "Not here, not like this."
"She's going to die if we don't !"
Anthony laughed. "Let her die! I just want the baby!"
"I'm talking about the baby, you idiot!" Carly realized what she said. "Uh-oh."
Anthony dropped Jake and he nearly rolled off the cliff, making both of us scream. He ran towards Claudia with the knife. I took the shot, hitting him in the shoulder. He fell onto his face unconscious. I dropped the gun near where Claudia was laying and ran over to Jake, scooping him up and hugging him.
"Are you okay?" he nodded. "Where's your sister?"
"We don't know. We can't find her or Josslyn."
I looked towards the cliff, understanding the chances. I have to be strong right now, for Jake and for Claudia's little girl.
"Jakey, sit right here." I put him on the ground, turning him so he wasn't facing us. "Don't turn around."
I went towards Anthony's body."Help me push him off."
Carly stood and we pushed his body off together.
"Gimme the knife." I ordered.
"Sam, but what about…"
"Carly, we don't have time. You said it yourself. We have to get the baby out or it's gonna die." She put the knife in my hand. "I'm getting good at this. I could probably deliver my own baby in a few months."
"You're pregnant?" Carly asked. I nodded, not really focusing on that. "Yay!"
"We have more important things to worry about right now, Car." I pulled up Claudia's shirt and unbuttoned her pants to try and expose her stomach. "Here goes nothing."
I sliced into Claudia's pale skin, grimacing at the amount of blood. Carly took off the jacket she was wearing and got it ready. I took a deep breath and then reached my hands into the incision, feeling around. I'm not really sure what I'm looking for. I pulled on something and saw that it was the sac. I grabbed the knife again and cut it open, seeing the baby.
Carly pressed the jacket against Claudia's cut as I reached my finger into the baby's mouth, trying to clear it out. She didn't cry. I took my leather jacket off and layed her down on it, starting CPR. I don't really know how to do it on a newborn baby, but I guess this is about right. She started coughing, then a loud cry sounded from her mouth.
"Thank God." I muttered. "Carly, do your shoes have strings?"
"No."
"Mine do!" Jake offered.
"Take them out, okay? Hurry."
About a minute later, Jake had the strings out of his shoes. I tied them onto the umbilical cord in the correct spots before cutting the umbilical cord, effectively separating the baby from her mother.
"We need to keep the placenta. I need a bag or something."
"Use a shoe." Carly suggested. I took one of my boots off, putting the placenta and remaining umbilical cord inside. I lifted up the baby, wrapping my jacket tighter around her to keep her warm.
"She's going to bleed to death, Sam." Carly whispered.
"Do you have a needle or anything?" she shook her head. "Neither do I. I don't know what to do."
"What if we find something sharp? Will that work?"
"I don't think so."
"We've got to get moving." I stood up, holding the baby. "Jake, you have to hold her, okay? Be very careful."
"I will." He promised. I put her into his arms and turned back around.
"You grab her legs, I'll get her arms." I told her. We lifted Claudia and started back down the path. We reached two separate paths. "To the left. I came from the right and it is blocked off."
We went down the path I said. It was difficult, considering it's freezing outside and neither of us are wearing jackets, plus I only have one shoe on.
I was walking backwards and I crashed to the ground, sending Claudia and Carly with me. I don't know what I tripped on, but it hurt my ankle. I whimpered in pain when I tried to put more weight on it.
"Carly, we need to take it slow, okay?" she nodded and we went even slower than before.
"Thank God." Carly sighed in relief. I turned around and saw Jason, Sonny, and Jax sprinting towards us. "Jax?" her voice was laced with surprise.
Sonny took Claudia from us. "The baby?" he demanded.
"I delivered her. I-I had to cut her open. We need to get her to GH, now." I said, my voice shaking. I've never seen this much blood before.
Carly took the baby from Jake, who was picked up by Jax. Sonny started running towards the boat with Claudia. Jason started walked away.
"Uh, Jase?" I said.
"Yeah?" he turned and saw that I was limping. "C'mere." He lifted me up and we all went towards the boat together.
"Emmy's gone." I whimpered.
"What are you talking about? She and Josslyn are on the boat." Carly and I both let out a sigh of relief. We all loaded onto the boat and Jax sailed us back towards Port Charles.
