Chapter 5: An Almost Encounter

"Nikolas, I know I acted like a jerk before, but come on, you can't really stay mad at me forever now can you?"  Carly pleaded, to her cousin.

He was tired of hearing Carly whine, "Caroline, you've been crying and complaining ever since you crashed the yacht into the pier.  That's all I've heard from you, I'll go with you if you promise me two things."

Carly nodded.

"One, if I hear so much as a whimper from you, you have go live somewhere else, like a hotel of something.  And two, you have to promise me that we get to look for my mother too." 

"No Nikolas, I want this to be my moment, with my mother.  How can I have that if you're bugging her for information about your mother.  I thought you didn't want to know your mother!"  Carly was obviously annoyed.

"Fine, but you'll be breaking both of your promises."  It was true, he never really wanted to meet either of his parents.  But now that he was in the same town as his own mother, he had to know her.

"I know something.  You know that modeling girl, Gia, she works for your mother.  And she's engaged to her son."  Carly said trying to dissuade him.     

Dammit!  His mother obviously didn't have any style, what the hell kind of name is Lucky?  Oh well, even though he could still steal Gia, even from his half brother.

"Fine, lets go get Kristina and wait for Gia."

Carly's face reddened, "I don't wait for Gia, I wait for no one!" she shouted.

Nikolas nodded, "Yeah fine, but do you know how to get to the hospital," he said coolly.

She frowned, "Well no."

"Wow!  I absolutely love this weather!!!" Kristina shrieked as the walked towards the hospital.

"Shut up!" Carly and Nikolas shouted in unison.

The wind was blowing snow all into their faces, actually it was more of a sleet, than snow.  Everyone, minus Kristina, was clutching the coat, head down as the entered the hospital.

"How quaint." Carly piped shaking snow off of herself.

Kristina rolled her eyes, "Don't act like you've ever been to a hospital before Caroline."

Kristina had a point, none of them had ever been to a hospital, they always had doctors and nurse around the island whenever they were needed.

"None of you have ever been to a hospital?" Gia questioned, wow, this family was bizarre.

"Nope.  We had our medical people on the island whenever we needed them." Kristina returned.

The walked through the hospital Gia spotted Bobbie talking to Scott Baldwin, her fiancée. 

"You may leave us now.  You will be compensated for of course, just state your fee to Nikolas."  Carly said catching sight of Bobbie out of the corner of her eye.

Ooh no! What had she done?  She led three complete strangers to one of friends.  An enemy of theirs.  Luke, who didn't like her in the first place, would hate her. 

Just then Laura walked in from the elevator, with Lucky following her.  By then Gia had managed to distance herself from the Cassadines.  What would Lucky say if he found out she was working with people his family hated?  "Laura!  Hi how are you?"

Laura's bright face shone as Lucky rushed to kiss Gia.  "Oh I so happy that you're going to be part of this family.  I cannot wait!"  Laura piped as she looked on at Lucky.

At that instant Nikolas had turned around and saw his mother, and Gia in the arms of Lucky.  He wasn't any competion to him, he thought.  He turned back around to watch Carly gawk over her mother from afar.  "Carl, my mothers right behind us." He said blandly.

Carly spun around, "Oh this is to good all we need now is Lucas Lorenzo Spencer and we can have a party!" She quoted evilly.

Caroline was right, they had seen their mothers, but it wasn't right to approach them now, they had to wait for something big.

"I've got it!  We'll send an anonymous invited to the Spencers to Wyndamere for a special celebration in honor of… the hospital.  And when they get there we'll announce the news to them."  Kristina said surprising Carly and Nikolas.

"I thought you didn't like to plot evil." Nikolas commented loving her plan.

She shrugged, "You're right."

"Ah look, Wyndamere, we haven't been here in ages.  Not since those rotten Cassadines were last here."  Luke said strolling casually into the castle, with his wife and daughter beside him.  His son was following him with his fiancée Gia Campbell.  "She's been awfully quiet, think she's plotting our downfall?"  Luke said sarcastically.

Laura slapped his arm, "Luke she's probably just nervous.  Lucky probably told her all about this place and the Cassadines."  She smiled adoringly at her husband.

They spotted Bobbie, Scott and Lucas on the other side of the room.  "Hey where is everybody?" Luke asked.  "We aren't even early, we're fashionably late."

He was right, this was supposed to be a celebration in honor of the hospital, well then, where are the Quartermaines, where was Melissa and all the other nurses, Tony Jones?  He had a feeling, Cassadines, "This ain't right everyone, we need to get outta here!"

Everyone followed him to the door.  It wouldn't budge, the lights slammed off.

Darkness.

Silence.

Nikolas hugged Kristina, Carly, Alexis and Stefan.  Finally, revenge on Luke Spencer.  Finally he would meet his mother.

"Nikolas, I need to talk to you before the perforce begins." Stefan called.

Nikolas walked to the corner where Stefan was standing in.  "Yes Uncle."

"Did you open, the box?"

"Yes Uncle and-…"

"Did you see it?  The power, anything and anyone you want?  Did you touch it, did you touch the Masamune?"

Nikolas nodded.

"The sword is legendary, and it has the power to control anyone.  Blood.  Whoever's blood it touches gives you, and only you the power over that person.  Do you know what to do?"

Nikolas nodded, "I understand Uncle Stefan."

"Well then nephew, let the show begin."