Chapter 8
"Nikolas," Riley gasped. Her throat was suddenly dry, she couldn't breath, she could barely stand. He noticed that she was about to collapse so he took her by the arm and led her over to a nearby bench.
"Riley?" He asked quietly. She was mumbling several things in sevral different languages, including Greek, Russian, and French.
"How could she do this?" Riley finally asked in English.
"I don't know, papillon."
~~~
"Oh, but she is," Helena cooed. "You see Irina, Riley put Nikolas down as Lena's fahter. Legally he is."
"But Lena is still Robert Scorpio's granddaughter."
"It doesn't matter, the Scorpios will soon be nothing but a memory, as will be Stefan, Alexis, Kristina, and the Spencers."
"Your plan doesn't gurantee that Nikolas will leave Gia," Irina noted.
"If he doesn't, well, she, too, will have to be eliminated."
"And Jason Morgan? If I understand correctly, Riley is involved with him."
"He too, will be removed."
~~~
Jason Morgan stood in Sonny's office near the window which overlooked the docks. From his position, he could see Riley and Nikolas on the docks talking. He saw the way she was acting.
"Johnny," he called out. Johnny walked in. "Go down to he docks and listen in on Riley's conversation with Nikolas Cassadine, but don't interrupt unless he tries to hurt her. Stay out of sight."
"Okay," Johnny said before turning and leaving.
Jason sighed and turned back to the window.
~~~
Cesar Faison sat back in his chair, a sly grin spreading across his face as he watched a video feed from Canada. He watched as Anna moved around her home, as she played with the dog, as she talked on the phone with her daughter and sister. Faison, however, frowned when Robert came on the screen.
"We shall see who wins this round, Scorpio," he said with a maniacal laugh.
~~~
Johnny stood in the shadows behind some crates in an alley near the place where Nikolas and Riley were talking. He could see them clearly and hear every word they both said.
~~~
"Come with me Riley, to Wyndemere," Nikolas urged. "We need to talk to Stefan."
"I...I can't, Nikolas." She still held onto the pictures, her hands were shaking and her breathing was erratic. Her usual Casadine composure was gone. Anyone could see that she was afraid and angry.
"Riley, you can't do this alone."
"Damn't Nikolas," she said standing up. "I know I can't, but, I..." She trailed off as tears began to fall from her eyes. He stood up and wrapped his arms around her.
"Riley, please, we need to go to Wyndemere."
"Helena did this," she said quietly.
"I know, but at least Lena's alive and we will find her."
She sucked in a breath. "It all makes sense now, doesn't it?"
"Yes, it does."
~~~
"You really expect to kill all of those people and get away with it?" Irina asked.
"Oh I won't be killing them all myself. My old friend Cesar is helping."
Irina shook he head in disgust. "You won't get Lena for your plans, Helena."
"Oh I will," Helena said coldly.
"I won't allow it."
"You can't stop it. Andreas," she called out. Irina turned around.
"Yes," Andreas said walking into the stateroom. Helena nodded to him. He bowed his head. He pulled a syringe out of his pocket and injected the contents into Irina's shoulder. Irina grabbed her shoulder and fell to the ground in a lifeless heap.
"Remove her immediately. Send her body to Wyndemere."
"Of course, Madame," Andreas said. He picked up Irina's lifeless body and carried it out of the room. Helena sat back in her seat smiling as she sipped her port.
~~~
"Wyndemere?" She asked.
Nikolas nodded. "We will find her, papillon, I swear to it."
She nodded sadly and let him lead her to the launch.
~~~
Johnny watched them step onto the launch and leave for Spoon Island. He turned around and walked back to the warehouse to inform Jason of the new developments.
~~~
Stefan sat behind his desk looking over the pictures that he had recieved earlier. They were exact of a girl named Lena and of a woman that Stefan hadn't seen in almost twenty years, his sister Irina.
He studied each picture closely, instantly recognizing Riley's features in Lena, knowing that this girl was Riley's daughter.
"Damn you, Helena," he said out loud. He knew that Helena was responsible for all of this.
He looked up when he heard a noise to see Nikolas and a shaken Riley standing in front of him.
~~~
Zander Smith walked into the PC Hotel and was about to go to the elevators when someone called out to him from the front desk.
"Mr. Smith, this arrived for you this morning," the man said. Zander nodded, took the envelope and continued to the elevator.
Once he was inside his and Robin's room, he opened the envelope and pulled out the pictures inside.
He looked at each picture closely and read each caption that was on the back. By the time he had looked at each picture, he was seething with anger. He picked up the phone and dialed his father's private phone.
~~~
Luke Spencer sat behind his desk at the club. He smiled to himself slyly as he pulled a bottle of scotch from his desk. Just as he began to open it someone knocked on the door.
"Go away Claude," he said. "Or you're fired."
Claude opened the door anyway, knowing that he would be back the next day. "This came for you," he said handing Luke a manila envelope.
"Good, now get outta here, you're fired!" Claude shook his head and left the office as Luke looked at the envelope in his hands. He put it up to his ear.
"Well, it's not a bomb," he said opening it. Several recent pitures fell out. Luke picked several of them up and studied the face of his supposedly dead best friend.
"Well, well, well, I'm not the only one who can fake my own death," he said with a smile. "Scorpio, where the hell are ya?"
"Nikolas," Riley gasped. Her throat was suddenly dry, she couldn't breath, she could barely stand. He noticed that she was about to collapse so he took her by the arm and led her over to a nearby bench.
"Riley?" He asked quietly. She was mumbling several things in sevral different languages, including Greek, Russian, and French.
"How could she do this?" Riley finally asked in English.
"I don't know, papillon."
~~~
"Oh, but she is," Helena cooed. "You see Irina, Riley put Nikolas down as Lena's fahter. Legally he is."
"But Lena is still Robert Scorpio's granddaughter."
"It doesn't matter, the Scorpios will soon be nothing but a memory, as will be Stefan, Alexis, Kristina, and the Spencers."
"Your plan doesn't gurantee that Nikolas will leave Gia," Irina noted.
"If he doesn't, well, she, too, will have to be eliminated."
"And Jason Morgan? If I understand correctly, Riley is involved with him."
"He too, will be removed."
~~~
Jason Morgan stood in Sonny's office near the window which overlooked the docks. From his position, he could see Riley and Nikolas on the docks talking. He saw the way she was acting.
"Johnny," he called out. Johnny walked in. "Go down to he docks and listen in on Riley's conversation with Nikolas Cassadine, but don't interrupt unless he tries to hurt her. Stay out of sight."
"Okay," Johnny said before turning and leaving.
Jason sighed and turned back to the window.
~~~
Cesar Faison sat back in his chair, a sly grin spreading across his face as he watched a video feed from Canada. He watched as Anna moved around her home, as she played with the dog, as she talked on the phone with her daughter and sister. Faison, however, frowned when Robert came on the screen.
"We shall see who wins this round, Scorpio," he said with a maniacal laugh.
~~~
Johnny stood in the shadows behind some crates in an alley near the place where Nikolas and Riley were talking. He could see them clearly and hear every word they both said.
~~~
"Come with me Riley, to Wyndemere," Nikolas urged. "We need to talk to Stefan."
"I...I can't, Nikolas." She still held onto the pictures, her hands were shaking and her breathing was erratic. Her usual Casadine composure was gone. Anyone could see that she was afraid and angry.
"Riley, you can't do this alone."
"Damn't Nikolas," she said standing up. "I know I can't, but, I..." She trailed off as tears began to fall from her eyes. He stood up and wrapped his arms around her.
"Riley, please, we need to go to Wyndemere."
"Helena did this," she said quietly.
"I know, but at least Lena's alive and we will find her."
She sucked in a breath. "It all makes sense now, doesn't it?"
"Yes, it does."
~~~
"You really expect to kill all of those people and get away with it?" Irina asked.
"Oh I won't be killing them all myself. My old friend Cesar is helping."
Irina shook he head in disgust. "You won't get Lena for your plans, Helena."
"Oh I will," Helena said coldly.
"I won't allow it."
"You can't stop it. Andreas," she called out. Irina turned around.
"Yes," Andreas said walking into the stateroom. Helena nodded to him. He bowed his head. He pulled a syringe out of his pocket and injected the contents into Irina's shoulder. Irina grabbed her shoulder and fell to the ground in a lifeless heap.
"Remove her immediately. Send her body to Wyndemere."
"Of course, Madame," Andreas said. He picked up Irina's lifeless body and carried it out of the room. Helena sat back in her seat smiling as she sipped her port.
~~~
"Wyndemere?" She asked.
Nikolas nodded. "We will find her, papillon, I swear to it."
She nodded sadly and let him lead her to the launch.
~~~
Johnny watched them step onto the launch and leave for Spoon Island. He turned around and walked back to the warehouse to inform Jason of the new developments.
~~~
Stefan sat behind his desk looking over the pictures that he had recieved earlier. They were exact of a girl named Lena and of a woman that Stefan hadn't seen in almost twenty years, his sister Irina.
He studied each picture closely, instantly recognizing Riley's features in Lena, knowing that this girl was Riley's daughter.
"Damn you, Helena," he said out loud. He knew that Helena was responsible for all of this.
He looked up when he heard a noise to see Nikolas and a shaken Riley standing in front of him.
~~~
Zander Smith walked into the PC Hotel and was about to go to the elevators when someone called out to him from the front desk.
"Mr. Smith, this arrived for you this morning," the man said. Zander nodded, took the envelope and continued to the elevator.
Once he was inside his and Robin's room, he opened the envelope and pulled out the pictures inside.
He looked at each picture closely and read each caption that was on the back. By the time he had looked at each picture, he was seething with anger. He picked up the phone and dialed his father's private phone.
~~~
Luke Spencer sat behind his desk at the club. He smiled to himself slyly as he pulled a bottle of scotch from his desk. Just as he began to open it someone knocked on the door.
"Go away Claude," he said. "Or you're fired."
Claude opened the door anyway, knowing that he would be back the next day. "This came for you," he said handing Luke a manila envelope.
"Good, now get outta here, you're fired!" Claude shook his head and left the office as Luke looked at the envelope in his hands. He put it up to his ear.
"Well, it's not a bomb," he said opening it. Several recent pitures fell out. Luke picked several of them up and studied the face of his supposedly dead best friend.
"Well, well, well, I'm not the only one who can fake my own death," he said with a smile. "Scorpio, where the hell are ya?"