Hey look, another chapter, and it hasn't been three months! Sweet. J/k. (
Thanks for the reviews on the last chapter. I went back and read my opening to it, and I cringed. I really need to start going back and reading what I wrote. Typos drive me crazy! (
One quick thing, Ric is the ADA in this fic. I think that's all, and Lucky is a cop, although I think that's a really stupid storyline, it works to my advantage, so I'm going to run with it.
Okay, you don't want to listen to me, go read the story!!
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The camp fire clashed against the midnight sky. Liz sat in silence as Jason goaded on the fire. The tension between the two had been building ever since Jason had arrived back at their camp, two hours after Liz.
"We wasted a whole day Liz, that can't happen." Jason spoke out in the night.
She hung her head, whether it was out of shame or agreement, Jason didn't know.
"What do you think we should do?"
He let out a long sigh, "Start fresh I guess. I think we're about three miles from the heart of the jungle,"
"What's so great about that," she inquired. Jason had never fully explained to her what his plan of action had been when he'd left Port Charles. She was acting on blind faith here, and had assumed he was too.
"Before I left, Max and Johnny had found out some information about where Carly was being held. We knew she was in Columbia. We also knew that Alcazar had some ties with whoever is orchestrating this whole thing. But the more time that passes, the more I'm convinced Alcazar isn't the one pulling the strings."
"So who is?"
"I'm not sure, but I know Alcazar has a headquaters out here. Wherever those headquarters are, we'll find Carly."
Liz looked regretfully into the fire. She knew finding Carly now was only a matter of time. They would go in, get her, and then, well she wasn't quite sure. But she knew one thing, once they found Carly, everything would go back to the way it was. The reality of that thought left her cold.
He'd go back to Courtney. They would get married, and live happily ever after. Or at least Courtney would.
She would go back to what she had at Port Charles, nothing. A few broken relationships that she could fix, a painting fasicnation that barely ever made her a dime, and if she begged and pleaded she might be able to get her nine to five job back.
But that's not what they wanted, but the more she looked at Jason the more she realized that wasn't what Jason wanted, but what he wanted wasn't high on his priority list.
"Do you really think it will be that easy Jase?" his head drew back from his calculating, "I mean, do you really think we'll be able to just walk in there, take Carly and then just walk out?"
She watched as he chewed her words over in his mind, "No, you're right it won't be that easy, but we'll have to figure out the details later. What we need to do though, is when we get there find a phone. We'll call Sonny and get a plane down here immediately. We'll get Carly and run until the plane gets here."
Liz nodded her head. She wasn't extremely comfortabe with the fly by the seat of your pants scenario, but it also seemed as if they were running out options.
Before she knew it, Jason already had all there stuffed packed and was on the move.
***
"Sonny, have you heard any word from Jason?" Courtney asked. Her brother had not mentioned his right hand man since he'd left to risk his life for his pregnant wife.
He took another sip of his brandy, "His cell phone was lost somewhere along the way. He hasn't been reachable."
He watched as his little sister paced the room, running her fingers through her hair. "He's been gone for days. For all we know he could be kidnapped, maybe even being held with Carly. What if he's hurt or worse?"
"Have some faith in Jason. He's a big boy, who can take care of himself."
"I want to go after him,"
Sonny looked at her as if she's lost her mind. "You're kidding right? You think that place is too dangerous for Jason, but not too scarey for you?" He laughed her off hoping she'd understand that the conversation was over.
"We can't just let him die," was all she could say in response.
"If you go out there in the name of stupidity, not love mind you, not only will get yourself killed but you'll get Jason and Carly killed as well. So just forget it."
She looked at him but kept her mouth shut.
"Fine, but if Jason dies, it's on you're head," was all the goodbye his sister left him with before she stormed out the door.
***
"Lucky, is there still no word on Lizzy's whereabouts?"
Lucky Spencer looked up at Elizabeth's Grandmother. He wished he had words of comfort, but after speaking with the his colleagues, they all came up empty handed. "I'm sorry Grams. All we have is her neighbor saying that she heard a man come in, but she never saw him. The next day she left, and saw Liz's door wide open, but no Liz."
Audrey's throat closed up. She knew her granddaughter was alive, it was just that everyone else seemed to have given up hope. Everyone that was besides her granddaughter's close friends.
"We don't have any new leads at this point, but off the record, Nikolas has sent a search party out to places all over the country. If she's anywhere in the US, we'll find her," Lucky spoke with courage, courage that obviously only ran to the badge, because in young Mr. Spencer's eyes was fear. Fear that only a grandmother would recognize.
"What if she's out of the country, Lucky?"
He didn't have an answer for her, although he wished he did.
"Excuse me, Ms. Hardy," she turned around to see the eyes that almost killed her granddaughter, "I assure you that we are doing everything in our power to make sure that your granddaughter is found. I'm personally seeing to that."
Audrey looked unimpressed by the ADA's declaration, "Mr. Lansing, if you even think about furthering yourself into my granddaughter's case, there will be a lawsuit on this station so fast it would make your head spin."
With each word, she spoke with purpose, but she said it with a smile. He couldn't tell if the lady was kidding.
"For all we know Mr. Lansing, you're the one who has my Elizabeth. It's not like you're not capable of it. Did you not put my granddaughter in the hospital numerous times? The emotional damage you reeked on her life wasn't enough?"
"Aud-" Ric raised his hands in effort to stop the woman from going any further, but she wouldn't hear of it.
"Ms. Hardy to you young man!" She spotted Scott Baldwin across the station, she and Lucky might not be able to keep Ric from interfering, but she had a feeling he would, "DA Balwdin, will you please see to it that Mr. Lansing here will have nothing to do with the case concerning the disappearance of my granddaughter? I'm sure your concern for this case will help sway many of the voters in your favor. Aren't elections coming up pretty soon?"
Scott looked between Ms. Hardy, Ric and Lucky. Ms. Hardy did have a point.
"You heard her Ric."
Audrey smiled in satisfaction, and turned to Lucky, "Call me if you hear anything, from the police or Nikolas. If not, I'll be here tomorrow."
"Alright Grams," she hugged him tightly. "She'll be back here before we know it Lucky."
***
I know it's shorter than the last, but it was time to find out how the rest of PC was holding up. Hopefully no typos. *crosses fingers*
So go.REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!!!!
I'm so patient. Hehe
Thanks for the reviews on the last chapter. I went back and read my opening to it, and I cringed. I really need to start going back and reading what I wrote. Typos drive me crazy! (
One quick thing, Ric is the ADA in this fic. I think that's all, and Lucky is a cop, although I think that's a really stupid storyline, it works to my advantage, so I'm going to run with it.
Okay, you don't want to listen to me, go read the story!!
***
The camp fire clashed against the midnight sky. Liz sat in silence as Jason goaded on the fire. The tension between the two had been building ever since Jason had arrived back at their camp, two hours after Liz.
"We wasted a whole day Liz, that can't happen." Jason spoke out in the night.
She hung her head, whether it was out of shame or agreement, Jason didn't know.
"What do you think we should do?"
He let out a long sigh, "Start fresh I guess. I think we're about three miles from the heart of the jungle,"
"What's so great about that," she inquired. Jason had never fully explained to her what his plan of action had been when he'd left Port Charles. She was acting on blind faith here, and had assumed he was too.
"Before I left, Max and Johnny had found out some information about where Carly was being held. We knew she was in Columbia. We also knew that Alcazar had some ties with whoever is orchestrating this whole thing. But the more time that passes, the more I'm convinced Alcazar isn't the one pulling the strings."
"So who is?"
"I'm not sure, but I know Alcazar has a headquaters out here. Wherever those headquarters are, we'll find Carly."
Liz looked regretfully into the fire. She knew finding Carly now was only a matter of time. They would go in, get her, and then, well she wasn't quite sure. But she knew one thing, once they found Carly, everything would go back to the way it was. The reality of that thought left her cold.
He'd go back to Courtney. They would get married, and live happily ever after. Or at least Courtney would.
She would go back to what she had at Port Charles, nothing. A few broken relationships that she could fix, a painting fasicnation that barely ever made her a dime, and if she begged and pleaded she might be able to get her nine to five job back.
But that's not what they wanted, but the more she looked at Jason the more she realized that wasn't what Jason wanted, but what he wanted wasn't high on his priority list.
"Do you really think it will be that easy Jase?" his head drew back from his calculating, "I mean, do you really think we'll be able to just walk in there, take Carly and then just walk out?"
She watched as he chewed her words over in his mind, "No, you're right it won't be that easy, but we'll have to figure out the details later. What we need to do though, is when we get there find a phone. We'll call Sonny and get a plane down here immediately. We'll get Carly and run until the plane gets here."
Liz nodded her head. She wasn't extremely comfortabe with the fly by the seat of your pants scenario, but it also seemed as if they were running out options.
Before she knew it, Jason already had all there stuffed packed and was on the move.
***
"Sonny, have you heard any word from Jason?" Courtney asked. Her brother had not mentioned his right hand man since he'd left to risk his life for his pregnant wife.
He took another sip of his brandy, "His cell phone was lost somewhere along the way. He hasn't been reachable."
He watched as his little sister paced the room, running her fingers through her hair. "He's been gone for days. For all we know he could be kidnapped, maybe even being held with Carly. What if he's hurt or worse?"
"Have some faith in Jason. He's a big boy, who can take care of himself."
"I want to go after him,"
Sonny looked at her as if she's lost her mind. "You're kidding right? You think that place is too dangerous for Jason, but not too scarey for you?" He laughed her off hoping she'd understand that the conversation was over.
"We can't just let him die," was all she could say in response.
"If you go out there in the name of stupidity, not love mind you, not only will get yourself killed but you'll get Jason and Carly killed as well. So just forget it."
She looked at him but kept her mouth shut.
"Fine, but if Jason dies, it's on you're head," was all the goodbye his sister left him with before she stormed out the door.
***
"Lucky, is there still no word on Lizzy's whereabouts?"
Lucky Spencer looked up at Elizabeth's Grandmother. He wished he had words of comfort, but after speaking with the his colleagues, they all came up empty handed. "I'm sorry Grams. All we have is her neighbor saying that she heard a man come in, but she never saw him. The next day she left, and saw Liz's door wide open, but no Liz."
Audrey's throat closed up. She knew her granddaughter was alive, it was just that everyone else seemed to have given up hope. Everyone that was besides her granddaughter's close friends.
"We don't have any new leads at this point, but off the record, Nikolas has sent a search party out to places all over the country. If she's anywhere in the US, we'll find her," Lucky spoke with courage, courage that obviously only ran to the badge, because in young Mr. Spencer's eyes was fear. Fear that only a grandmother would recognize.
"What if she's out of the country, Lucky?"
He didn't have an answer for her, although he wished he did.
"Excuse me, Ms. Hardy," she turned around to see the eyes that almost killed her granddaughter, "I assure you that we are doing everything in our power to make sure that your granddaughter is found. I'm personally seeing to that."
Audrey looked unimpressed by the ADA's declaration, "Mr. Lansing, if you even think about furthering yourself into my granddaughter's case, there will be a lawsuit on this station so fast it would make your head spin."
With each word, she spoke with purpose, but she said it with a smile. He couldn't tell if the lady was kidding.
"For all we know Mr. Lansing, you're the one who has my Elizabeth. It's not like you're not capable of it. Did you not put my granddaughter in the hospital numerous times? The emotional damage you reeked on her life wasn't enough?"
"Aud-" Ric raised his hands in effort to stop the woman from going any further, but she wouldn't hear of it.
"Ms. Hardy to you young man!" She spotted Scott Baldwin across the station, she and Lucky might not be able to keep Ric from interfering, but she had a feeling he would, "DA Balwdin, will you please see to it that Mr. Lansing here will have nothing to do with the case concerning the disappearance of my granddaughter? I'm sure your concern for this case will help sway many of the voters in your favor. Aren't elections coming up pretty soon?"
Scott looked between Ms. Hardy, Ric and Lucky. Ms. Hardy did have a point.
"You heard her Ric."
Audrey smiled in satisfaction, and turned to Lucky, "Call me if you hear anything, from the police or Nikolas. If not, I'll be here tomorrow."
"Alright Grams," she hugged him tightly. "She'll be back here before we know it Lucky."
***
I know it's shorter than the last, but it was time to find out how the rest of PC was holding up. Hopefully no typos. *crosses fingers*
So go.REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!!!!
I'm so patient. Hehe