Title:Life Without You
Author:Partyperson25
Summary: Well this is my first story/series and I hope you guys enjoy it! Basically its during the time of the metro court hostage crisis and i made some major what ifs and re-do's the whole series revolves around Tracy,Luke,The Q's and will involve many,many leave me your constructive criticism,comments,compliments,reviews,suggestions,and ideas!_
Port Charles 2 am
"Oh come on Craig you don't want to do this you're too smart for this. Don't shoot her let her go,I'll take her place I'll give the code."
"What about your wife?"
"Don't shoot her,please leave her alone." Luke pleaded.
"Game over." Craig cocked the gun.
"DAD,DAD,DAD!"
"767...285. That's the code. That'll open the breifcase."
"If the breifcase in question is actually an eqinox and the code works,your daughter and wife may have actually survived,at least you would've seen her one last time. Be grateful for that." With that said Craig pulled Lulu inside. "You should be very grateful to your brother,he effectivly yet overdramatically appealed your father. Say thank-you."
"Thank-you Nicholas."
"Good girl, if hadn't given us the code little Lulu and her step-mommy would have been dead at the moment,I'm surprised at all the connections we have in this room. What a waste,she's one of my more amusing hostages."
Craig was being updated on his accomplices. While outside there were many other complications.
As usual the PCPD was threatening Luke and telling him how he messed up. He and Skye conversed "I should've let you run the bluff. You were cold enough to let thet many people walk into that hotel knowing what Alcazar stashed in there. Now my kid's going to pay for the price. You proud of yourself,hmm? No better yet,are you glad?"
"I didn't know this was going to happen Luke. I was only protecting my baby's father."
"Well you knew it could,protecting your baby-daddy my ass,I bet you were glad Tracy was shot! Well you got what you wished for,she's basically dead!"
"Luke,I was-"
"Save it. You know what I never should have let you back in my life,being unfaithful to Tracy. She didn't deserve this,you finally won. Hooray for you now you can celebrate with your baby-daddy and pop a bottle of champagne."
"Luke,please."
"Don't." Luke just brushed her off and walked away.
Back in the lobby,
"I don't have time for you Micheal Corenthos Junior."
"Your hands are full running an all night hostage crisis,when it was supposed to be a five minute robbery. Your team must be exhausted by now plus your surrounded by trigger happy cops. With unlimited fire power."
"The point,Mr. Corenthos."
"The point, Luke Spencer was telling the truth. I've known Luke Spencer for years we were buissness partners at one time,he would not risk his daughter and wife's lives with an empty bluff. If he says it's an eqinoz breifcase with an armed self detruct timer it is. And I'm sure it is because whoever sent it would try to protect it from someone like you."
"If it's an eqinox and I doubt that,once the vault opens,I can open the breifcase,secure the code,and disarm it."
"What if what's already in the breifcase has already been destroyed? Cops know you're waiting for the vault to open,they know to the minute when that's going to happen they're anticipating you're every move ."
"So far I'm not hearing anything."
"You're sitting here waiting foor something that's probably already in ashes,but you can gain back the element of surprise by escaping here."
"Without the breifcase?"
"You won't get what you came for. But you will get away with your life. You and your men can be in Canada by sunrise,with a decent amount of jewlry and cash. So it won't be a total loss. Now the men who came for the breifcase won't be very happy but who cares. You'll be gone."
"You make a compelling argument." Craig knocked Sonny in the face. "Now tell your husbund to keep is smart mouth shut. Now is a bad time to start second guessing me."
"Our team is commited to seeing this through and if Mr. Corenthos won't cooperate there's a simple solution." She grabbed Lulu. "Five take her to the office."
"If there's any kind of noise or any trouble kill her."
Back outside Luke and Skye were still arguing.
"Luke c'mon,you were trying to save your little girl I was just trying to save mine."
"You're doing a damn poor job of it."
"If Mr. Craig didn't shoot Lulu that means she must be vital to him."
"As soon as he realizes I gave him a bogus code he'll make an example out of her and Tracy."
"He has to get the vault open in order to get the breifcase."
"Skye there's nothing you can say you knew about this you let it happen."
"I didn't know it was going to come to this."
"You knew the danger,you just chose to protect Alcazar over everyone in there."
"I told you the truth about everything."
"Yeah after Monica included me in,by then they were already a hostage."
"You know it's going to be hours after the vault will open maybe something will change."
"Yeah maybe something will change maybe Lulu could get shot or Tracy could bleed to death! Something has already changed between us,you're not the person I though you were."
As usual there was small talk between the hostages and soon enough Craig came back.
"You'll all be happy to know that Lulu is still alive because you were all good. And I have good news,for those anticipating a rescue party someone named the Jackell has arrived. He made a brave and valient effort to save the day and now he's going to die."
"No,no,no,don't shoot him I told you he can open the vault."
"Mr. Craig you can open the vault early. You'll be at the advantage and have the element of surprise."
"Alcazar's computer system is nine words for me. There's nothing he can't find in cyberspace."
"Can he open a hotel vault?"
"I'm not sure."
"Get sure."
"State of the art's vault,no problem for the Jackell just show me to a computer."
Dillion sat where he was before,near his mother hoping for the best.
"Dillion,Dillion what happened?" Her speach was now slurring and her vision was blurred.
"What,happened?" He asked confused.
"Where am I? Why is it so blurry?"
"Mom,mom just rest."
"Will I wake up if I close my eyes?"
"Mom,no,no,don't close your eyes."
"I'll try but I can only go for so long."
"Try harder."
Thinking wasn't working anymore. Her brain hurt and she wasn't hearing or seeing right. Praying was her only other option so that's what she did.
