A/N: This is probably my favorite fantasy episode I've written. It is my
Christmas episode-where we take a step back from normal PC and, well I'm
not telling you anything else.
As I cannot for the life of me figure out how to make stuff show up in italics on here, I have put the thoughts that Alison has in parenthesis. So here you go-my Christmas chapter, entitled: 'Alison's Dream'. Enjoy- Until next time-PCGirl.
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"Caleb should of never come to Port Charles" That's all Alison could hear now-as if her body was pulled into some other dimension. She opened her eyes and looked around-she was at the Barrington Mansion. "Nana," she heard herself call out, but as she moved towards her, she almost felt as if she was a separate entity in her own body. Like something else was doing all the controlling, while she watched through her own eyes.
Her grandmother entered the room, along with some other people. ("What am I doing here?") she wondered. She watched as she said hello to her Nana and her friends, and then left. "I'll have to find Jack-he'll know what's going on." When she got to the Elixir she saw it was still the Recovery Room. Walking in she looked around and saw Karen sitting at a table. She went over and sat with her, maybe she could help somehow. Karen asked if she had gone to see Livvie recently. Then, again as she lost control of her speaking, she said no but she was planning on going soon. She then excused herself.
("Where would Livvie be? Why isn't the Elixir still here?") she thought again. (Jamal.) She felt into her pocket and pulled out the old apartment key to their place. She ran over and put in the key, but it didn't fit. This day was getting stranger and stranger. She heard her name being called, and turned around to see Lucy standing there. "I'm going to see Livvie, do you want to come?" she heard her say. She just nodded, maybe Livvie could explain it all to her.
("What are we doing at Ferncliff?") As they walked the sterile white hall it hit her-Caleb never existed. Which meant what? (Jack died, Alison.) They walked into the room, and she walked over to Livvie's bed. "Livvie," she heard herself say softly, "Can you hear me?" but all she got in response was the word Jack. (Jack wasn't a vampire when the motorcycle crash happened, so the crash killed him instantly.) Livvie must have gone into shock after his death-and this time he didn't come back to life.
When they returned to Port Charles she decided to see one last thing-to give her proof that Caleb never existed. She walked to the barn door, hesitating. (You have to do this Alison, there's no other choice.) Opening the door she walked over to where the names should have been carved, but it was still a solid piece of wood-never touched by Rafe's knife, or sanded down by Livvie.
"Let me out!" she yelled, and then she was in a white room, sitting at a table with Karen and Eve. "What was that?" she said as she looked at both of them.
"That was life without Caleb ever touching our town," said Eve as she grabbed her hand.
"Then where were you? You shouldn't have died."
"You're right, I didn't die. But, I was planning on leaving town-and Michael stopped me. So without Caleb, and without Michael I went on my own- and left Port Charles. I never looked back, never thought what I might be giving up," she said grabbing Karen's hand now.
"So I lost my three best friends, and both Karen and Chris lost you. Poor Chris-he lost his brother also," she said, realizing that Caleb's presence seemed to save some lives and heartbreak after all.
"Yes, and after Jack died and I left he was never the same. He tried to throw himself into research, but it never worked. Lucy and Kevin are also another sad story," said Eve as her head went down.
"But Lucy went to see Livvie. Doesn't that mean they are still together?" she asked as she got a no response out of Karen.
"Livvie's breakdown was too much for their marriage. Lucy keeps going to see her though, hoping one day she will come out of it, and then her and Kevin can have the life they always wanted. And Christina-well she never came back into the picture before Julie died," sighed Eve.
"How sad. Where was Jamal? I tried to find him, but didn't have any luck."
"After Jack died Jamal got back into riding bikes for Zach. He had nothing else to live for, no family that he knew of," said Karen-completing the point that he didn't know about Gabriella being his sister.
"So if he didn't know about Gabriella, then Hope--," she said as tears started to form in her eyes. Hope wouldn't have gotten her operation, she would have probably have died.
"Jamal started to push you away too, afraid you would be hurt in the process, just like Jack. You moved back in with your Grandmother, and just slipped into the old habit of life," said Karen.
"So the only people that were happy would have been you and Frank? What happened to Ian, you never mentioned him?"
"Frank and I were happy, but it probably wouldn't have lasted anytime. Ian went back to Doctors without Borders, said there wasn't anything left for him in this town."
"I wouldn't want my life like that at all. No friends, my only family being my Nana. I love her, don't get me wrong, but I needed all my friends I have made in the past two years-including you two, for the short time you were still there with us. So why am I dreaming this anyways?"
"After Annette pushed you down the stairs, and then Livvie was telling you it would be ok Annette made the comment that it wouldn't be ok unless Caleb never came to Port Charles. It made you start to wonder what could have been different. Your plea for it to stop allowed us to come into your dream. Ed is busy right now with something big, so he won't notice, but we should be getting back."
"Tell Ian and Frank both the same thing though. Tell them to continue to love their sons, and always let them know they are loved by us also," smiled Karen as the three women went in for a hug.
As Alison released from the hug she began to see visions of things that could possibly happen in the future. The first vision she had was the sight of her lying in the hospital bed. This time though she wasn't in a coma-she had just given birth. She watched as Rafe carefully placed a blue blanket bundle in her arms. Then he seemed to walk away for a minute, she couldn't see where he had gone, and then he came back-now holding a pink bundle which he held so carefully, so perfectly as both children slept.
Her next vision was of a little white house. The front door was open, and as she walked up the steps and across the porch she peered in. Inside were boxes and boxes-along with all their friends. She was sitting on the floor next to baby Kate flipping through a photo album, telling their sweetheart all about her family and those that loved her. She could tell Rafe was picking on her about wasting time with a single box while he and the others were putting together the cribs in the other room. Lucy walked out holding the Eddie, and placed him in the carrier next to his sister.
Now she was at the park. Kate and Eddie were under two, and she was pregnant again. Livvie walked up to her with a smile. Alison got up off the bench, and looked at the infant Livvie held in her arms. He had dark brunette hair, and hazel eyes-like his mom.
Her final vision was of her sitting in a pew. All around her were pink roses, and white candles. She saw all her friends sitting behind her. She watched as everyone stood up and turned towards the back-there was her daughter being escorted down the aisle with Rafe. Kate looked so beautiful and resembled her very much so. Alison looked and saw their daughter was wearing Katrina's bracelet with the heart locket. As Rafe and Kate got to the front of the church the vision dimmed, and she fell into a peaceful slumber.
As I cannot for the life of me figure out how to make stuff show up in italics on here, I have put the thoughts that Alison has in parenthesis. So here you go-my Christmas chapter, entitled: 'Alison's Dream'. Enjoy- Until next time-PCGirl.
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"Caleb should of never come to Port Charles" That's all Alison could hear now-as if her body was pulled into some other dimension. She opened her eyes and looked around-she was at the Barrington Mansion. "Nana," she heard herself call out, but as she moved towards her, she almost felt as if she was a separate entity in her own body. Like something else was doing all the controlling, while she watched through her own eyes.
Her grandmother entered the room, along with some other people. ("What am I doing here?") she wondered. She watched as she said hello to her Nana and her friends, and then left. "I'll have to find Jack-he'll know what's going on." When she got to the Elixir she saw it was still the Recovery Room. Walking in she looked around and saw Karen sitting at a table. She went over and sat with her, maybe she could help somehow. Karen asked if she had gone to see Livvie recently. Then, again as she lost control of her speaking, she said no but she was planning on going soon. She then excused herself.
("Where would Livvie be? Why isn't the Elixir still here?") she thought again. (Jamal.) She felt into her pocket and pulled out the old apartment key to their place. She ran over and put in the key, but it didn't fit. This day was getting stranger and stranger. She heard her name being called, and turned around to see Lucy standing there. "I'm going to see Livvie, do you want to come?" she heard her say. She just nodded, maybe Livvie could explain it all to her.
("What are we doing at Ferncliff?") As they walked the sterile white hall it hit her-Caleb never existed. Which meant what? (Jack died, Alison.) They walked into the room, and she walked over to Livvie's bed. "Livvie," she heard herself say softly, "Can you hear me?" but all she got in response was the word Jack. (Jack wasn't a vampire when the motorcycle crash happened, so the crash killed him instantly.) Livvie must have gone into shock after his death-and this time he didn't come back to life.
When they returned to Port Charles she decided to see one last thing-to give her proof that Caleb never existed. She walked to the barn door, hesitating. (You have to do this Alison, there's no other choice.) Opening the door she walked over to where the names should have been carved, but it was still a solid piece of wood-never touched by Rafe's knife, or sanded down by Livvie.
"Let me out!" she yelled, and then she was in a white room, sitting at a table with Karen and Eve. "What was that?" she said as she looked at both of them.
"That was life without Caleb ever touching our town," said Eve as she grabbed her hand.
"Then where were you? You shouldn't have died."
"You're right, I didn't die. But, I was planning on leaving town-and Michael stopped me. So without Caleb, and without Michael I went on my own- and left Port Charles. I never looked back, never thought what I might be giving up," she said grabbing Karen's hand now.
"So I lost my three best friends, and both Karen and Chris lost you. Poor Chris-he lost his brother also," she said, realizing that Caleb's presence seemed to save some lives and heartbreak after all.
"Yes, and after Jack died and I left he was never the same. He tried to throw himself into research, but it never worked. Lucy and Kevin are also another sad story," said Eve as her head went down.
"But Lucy went to see Livvie. Doesn't that mean they are still together?" she asked as she got a no response out of Karen.
"Livvie's breakdown was too much for their marriage. Lucy keeps going to see her though, hoping one day she will come out of it, and then her and Kevin can have the life they always wanted. And Christina-well she never came back into the picture before Julie died," sighed Eve.
"How sad. Where was Jamal? I tried to find him, but didn't have any luck."
"After Jack died Jamal got back into riding bikes for Zach. He had nothing else to live for, no family that he knew of," said Karen-completing the point that he didn't know about Gabriella being his sister.
"So if he didn't know about Gabriella, then Hope--," she said as tears started to form in her eyes. Hope wouldn't have gotten her operation, she would have probably have died.
"Jamal started to push you away too, afraid you would be hurt in the process, just like Jack. You moved back in with your Grandmother, and just slipped into the old habit of life," said Karen.
"So the only people that were happy would have been you and Frank? What happened to Ian, you never mentioned him?"
"Frank and I were happy, but it probably wouldn't have lasted anytime. Ian went back to Doctors without Borders, said there wasn't anything left for him in this town."
"I wouldn't want my life like that at all. No friends, my only family being my Nana. I love her, don't get me wrong, but I needed all my friends I have made in the past two years-including you two, for the short time you were still there with us. So why am I dreaming this anyways?"
"After Annette pushed you down the stairs, and then Livvie was telling you it would be ok Annette made the comment that it wouldn't be ok unless Caleb never came to Port Charles. It made you start to wonder what could have been different. Your plea for it to stop allowed us to come into your dream. Ed is busy right now with something big, so he won't notice, but we should be getting back."
"Tell Ian and Frank both the same thing though. Tell them to continue to love their sons, and always let them know they are loved by us also," smiled Karen as the three women went in for a hug.
As Alison released from the hug she began to see visions of things that could possibly happen in the future. The first vision she had was the sight of her lying in the hospital bed. This time though she wasn't in a coma-she had just given birth. She watched as Rafe carefully placed a blue blanket bundle in her arms. Then he seemed to walk away for a minute, she couldn't see where he had gone, and then he came back-now holding a pink bundle which he held so carefully, so perfectly as both children slept.
Her next vision was of a little white house. The front door was open, and as she walked up the steps and across the porch she peered in. Inside were boxes and boxes-along with all their friends. She was sitting on the floor next to baby Kate flipping through a photo album, telling their sweetheart all about her family and those that loved her. She could tell Rafe was picking on her about wasting time with a single box while he and the others were putting together the cribs in the other room. Lucy walked out holding the Eddie, and placed him in the carrier next to his sister.
Now she was at the park. Kate and Eddie were under two, and she was pregnant again. Livvie walked up to her with a smile. Alison got up off the bench, and looked at the infant Livvie held in her arms. He had dark brunette hair, and hazel eyes-like his mom.
Her final vision was of her sitting in a pew. All around her were pink roses, and white candles. She saw all her friends sitting behind her. She watched as everyone stood up and turned towards the back-there was her daughter being escorted down the aisle with Rafe. Kate looked so beautiful and resembled her very much so. Alison looked and saw their daughter was wearing Katrina's bracelet with the heart locket. As Rafe and Kate got to the front of the church the vision dimmed, and she fell into a peaceful slumber.