Chapter 12
Two days later
Sean walked into the conference room of the hospital. His face was grim as he looked around at the odd group assembled before him. Stefan and Alexis were in one corner. Nikolas and Gia stood with Lucky and Liz behind Laura who was in a wheelchair. Luke sat beside her. Robert, Anna, Mac, and Felicia stood a few feet away from them.
"What's going on Sean?" Robert asked.
Sean sighed. "I think that everyone should sit down." Those standing, complied, albeit reluntantly.
"Sean..." Anna warned when he didn't volunteer anymore information.
"I just got back from Pine Valley. Frisco's still there wrapping up some things." He closed his eyes and forced down his emotions. He looked at everyone and took a deep breath.
"There was an accident."
"What sort of accident?" Laura asked.
Sean sucked in a breath. "Two days ago Zander, Robin, Lisa Marie, and Jordan left to go to Pine Valley. They never made it."
Everyone stared at him.
"They were run off the road. The brakes had been cut." He was silent for a moment. "The car crashed into a tree and exploded. There were no survivors."
~~~
Helena had planned ahead carefully and had had someone place a bug in the conference room. She smiled at Sean's admission that Zander, Jordan, Lisa Marie, and Robin were dead.
~~~
"You're lying," Stefan said. It wasn't possible. Could the world really be that cruel?
Sean closed his eyes and bowed his head slightly.
"It can't be," Anna said over and over again. Robert held her as she cried.
Luke held Laura's hand. Her body rocked with silent sobs. She lost her baby, only to get her back fifteen years later, only to lose her again.
Luke exchanged glances with Robert.
"Who did this Sean?" Luke asked, voicing the silent question.
"Helena and Lieman," Sean replied.
~~~
"They know," Helena told Lieman.
"That makes it all the better Helena," Lieman replied.
"Shall we move on to the next phase?"
"Of course." Helena stood and left the room. Lieman watched her smiling. Soon, he would begin the next phase of His plan.
~~~
Luke looked from Robert to Sean. They both nodded. Soon it would be finished once and for all.
~~~
Three days later
Everyone agreed to a joint memorial service for Robin, Lisa Marie, Jordan, and Zander. Luke hated churches, but agreed to go only because Laura and Anna forced him to go.
Robert, Anna, Sean, Luke, and Laura sat in the front pew on the right. Stefan, Alexis, Nikolas, and Gia sat on the left.
Near the end of the service Alexis stood and announced that Zander was her son much to everyone's shock.
Stefan stood and said a few words about Jordan. Sean added to that and talked a little bit about Zander as well. Robert talked about Robin, and Luke stood up and talked about Lisa Marie.
As Luke was sitting down Helena walked in.
"Hello everyone," she said happily. Stefan and Alexis stared daggers at her. Sean, Luke, Robert, and Anna exchanged glances.
"Helena, what are you doing here?" Luke demanded standing up to face her. Robert and Sean also stood as did Stefan and Alexis.
"Mother, you are not welcome here," Stefan said.
"And why is that?" Helena asked innocently.
"Oh, maybe because you're the reason we're here in the first place?" Sean asked.
"Do not take such a tone with me, Agent Donelly," Helena said.
"And why is that Helena?" A woman asked approaching the group. Helena went pale. All attention went to the newcomer.
"You...you...you can't be here," Helena stuttered. The woman merely smiled. She looked to be a few years younger than Helena and had dark brown hair. She moved with grace and an air of confidence.
"I assure you that I can be here and I am real."
"It's impossible."
"Nothing's impossible."
Luke looked at Robert who was looking amused, then to Sean who didn't seem surprised by the new arrival. Stefan and Alexis watched closely. They both recognized the woman but didn't say anything.
"You were dead," Helena said as she regained her composure. "And you can be again."
"Try it, Helena," the woman smiled. "You just might get a taste of your own medicine." Helena pushed past her and left the church. The woman hid her smile and turned to Sean.
"Outside, now," she ordered. Sean raised his eyebrows at her. "Now."
He shook his head and walked out of the church. The woman was about to follow when Stefan grabbed her arm.
"What are you doing here?"
"Nothing," she said. He let go of her and she followed Sean out of the church.
~~~
Sean was outside leaning against her limo. "Interesting," he said smiling.
She glared at him. "You know Sean, for someone who is asking me for a favor you sure are pushing your luck."
"Sorry," he said. "So Melanie, what now?"
~~~
"Who was that?" Luke asked Robert.
"Melana Cassadine aka Melanie Larsen," Robert replied. "I wonder how Sean got her to agree to this."
"What do you mean?"
"Melanie has been in hiding from the Cassadines for the past fourteen years."
~~~
Two days later
Sean walked into the conference room of the hospital. His face was grim as he looked around at the odd group assembled before him. Stefan and Alexis were in one corner. Nikolas and Gia stood with Lucky and Liz behind Laura who was in a wheelchair. Luke sat beside her. Robert, Anna, Mac, and Felicia stood a few feet away from them.
"What's going on Sean?" Robert asked.
Sean sighed. "I think that everyone should sit down." Those standing, complied, albeit reluntantly.
"Sean..." Anna warned when he didn't volunteer anymore information.
"I just got back from Pine Valley. Frisco's still there wrapping up some things." He closed his eyes and forced down his emotions. He looked at everyone and took a deep breath.
"There was an accident."
"What sort of accident?" Laura asked.
Sean sucked in a breath. "Two days ago Zander, Robin, Lisa Marie, and Jordan left to go to Pine Valley. They never made it."
Everyone stared at him.
"They were run off the road. The brakes had been cut." He was silent for a moment. "The car crashed into a tree and exploded. There were no survivors."
~~~
Helena had planned ahead carefully and had had someone place a bug in the conference room. She smiled at Sean's admission that Zander, Jordan, Lisa Marie, and Robin were dead.
~~~
"You're lying," Stefan said. It wasn't possible. Could the world really be that cruel?
Sean closed his eyes and bowed his head slightly.
"It can't be," Anna said over and over again. Robert held her as she cried.
Luke held Laura's hand. Her body rocked with silent sobs. She lost her baby, only to get her back fifteen years later, only to lose her again.
Luke exchanged glances with Robert.
"Who did this Sean?" Luke asked, voicing the silent question.
"Helena and Lieman," Sean replied.
~~~
"They know," Helena told Lieman.
"That makes it all the better Helena," Lieman replied.
"Shall we move on to the next phase?"
"Of course." Helena stood and left the room. Lieman watched her smiling. Soon, he would begin the next phase of His plan.
~~~
Luke looked from Robert to Sean. They both nodded. Soon it would be finished once and for all.
~~~
Three days later
Everyone agreed to a joint memorial service for Robin, Lisa Marie, Jordan, and Zander. Luke hated churches, but agreed to go only because Laura and Anna forced him to go.
Robert, Anna, Sean, Luke, and Laura sat in the front pew on the right. Stefan, Alexis, Nikolas, and Gia sat on the left.
Near the end of the service Alexis stood and announced that Zander was her son much to everyone's shock.
Stefan stood and said a few words about Jordan. Sean added to that and talked a little bit about Zander as well. Robert talked about Robin, and Luke stood up and talked about Lisa Marie.
As Luke was sitting down Helena walked in.
"Hello everyone," she said happily. Stefan and Alexis stared daggers at her. Sean, Luke, Robert, and Anna exchanged glances.
"Helena, what are you doing here?" Luke demanded standing up to face her. Robert and Sean also stood as did Stefan and Alexis.
"Mother, you are not welcome here," Stefan said.
"And why is that?" Helena asked innocently.
"Oh, maybe because you're the reason we're here in the first place?" Sean asked.
"Do not take such a tone with me, Agent Donelly," Helena said.
"And why is that Helena?" A woman asked approaching the group. Helena went pale. All attention went to the newcomer.
"You...you...you can't be here," Helena stuttered. The woman merely smiled. She looked to be a few years younger than Helena and had dark brown hair. She moved with grace and an air of confidence.
"I assure you that I can be here and I am real."
"It's impossible."
"Nothing's impossible."
Luke looked at Robert who was looking amused, then to Sean who didn't seem surprised by the new arrival. Stefan and Alexis watched closely. They both recognized the woman but didn't say anything.
"You were dead," Helena said as she regained her composure. "And you can be again."
"Try it, Helena," the woman smiled. "You just might get a taste of your own medicine." Helena pushed past her and left the church. The woman hid her smile and turned to Sean.
"Outside, now," she ordered. Sean raised his eyebrows at her. "Now."
He shook his head and walked out of the church. The woman was about to follow when Stefan grabbed her arm.
"What are you doing here?"
"Nothing," she said. He let go of her and she followed Sean out of the church.
~~~
Sean was outside leaning against her limo. "Interesting," he said smiling.
She glared at him. "You know Sean, for someone who is asking me for a favor you sure are pushing your luck."
"Sorry," he said. "So Melanie, what now?"
~~~
"Who was that?" Luke asked Robert.
"Melana Cassadine aka Melanie Larsen," Robert replied. "I wonder how Sean got her to agree to this."
"What do you mean?"
"Melanie has been in hiding from the Cassadines for the past fourteen years."
~~~