Background:

Some important information that you need to know before reading this is that Stefan is alive, and that he is Nicolas's father. Alexis and Sonny never got together, so she never had baby Kristina. Alexis, however, did run out on her wedding to Ned and the two are still on shaky ground. Alexis did move out of the penthouse across from Sonny's and across town... Enjoy the story!!

Chapter 1: The Docks.

Its late evening and Helena is standing out looking over the water. Her mind is filled with thoughts about how her son and grandson hate her. Stefan is doing everything in his power to keep her from controlling the family.

Helena: (to herself) "Stefan thinks that he can cut me out of controlling the family interests. Little does he know..."

A diabolical smile formed on her face.

"Plotting again Grandmother?" A voice from behind called out. She was a young girl, no more then 17 or 18. With dark hair and eyes, the Cassadine features are seen right away.

Helena: "What are you doing here? How did you escape the island?"

Girl: "Security has been lax since you left grandmother. Did you really think that you could keep me on that island forever?"

Helena: "Not forever."

Girls: "Just till you needed me for your latest plan against the rest of the Cassadine's. Isn't that right grandmother?"

Helena: "Don't be so melodramatic Sasha, it's very unbecoming."

Sasha rolls her eyes at Helena.

Helena: "Now I highly doubt that you escaped your quarters and flew half way across the globe to discuss the path of leadership in this family."

Sasha: "You know exactly why I am here grandmother. I want to see my mother."

Helena: "Your mother is dead and she entrusted your care to me. I have told you this before, now go back to the island and I will reprimand you properly the next time I am in Greece."

Helena starts to walk away but Sasha grabs her arm.

Sasha: "You've lied to me my whole life grandmother. You and I both know that my mother is not dead, you stole me from her when I was born and lead her to believe that I died. I want to see her and you can't stop me."

Helena: (faking being shocked) "Where do you get your delusions child? You know perfectly well that your mother is dead."

Just then Ned starts to come down the stairs that lead onto the docks, he hears Helena's last comment and looks up to see Helena talking to a young girl he's never seen before. He decides to stop and listen to their conversation.

Sasha: (angry) "Your lying!! The servants and the guards talk Helena! I know that you've kept my locked up on that God-forsaken island for my whole life, to raise me yourself so you could use me for whatever plan you decide to instigate against the rest of the family. I'm not stupid grandmother!

Ned: (quietly) "Grandmother?"

Helena: "I suggest that you discontinue this line of attack, or I will be forced to send you back to Greece myself, and the trip will not be a comfortable one Sasha!"

Fear sweeps through Sasha's eyes, but she still stands strong in front of Helena.

Helena: "Your scared of me aren't you? You have been since you were little. You are nothing but the...."

Sasha: (interrupting Helena in mid-sentence) "Bastard child of your dead husband's bastard child! I have been hearing this since I was 5, grandmother. Its nothing new to me."

Ned is standing in the shadows in shock over what he just heard.

Ned: (whispering to himself) "Alexis? She has a child?"

Sasha: "I want to see my mother, I know that she is alive. I am not afraid of you and I am no longer a scared little girl."

Helena: "You may put on a show of bravado child, but I see it in your eyes, you do fear me, you always have."

Sasha: (in a low voice) "I will not let you control my life anymore."

Helena: "You don't have a choice."

Just then two of Helena's men materialize from the shadows and each one grabs Sasha by the arms.

Sasha: "What are you doing?" Screaming. "Let go of me!!!"

Helena: "I have plans for you Sasha and for this family, I will not let you ruin them for me. No matter how much I care about you."

Sasha: "You couldn't care for a fish, let alone a human. Call your men off, NOW GRANDMOHTER!!!!"

Helena: "I cannot allow you to wander around Port Charles. You must be returned to Greece immediately."

Helena nods to one of her men. The guard takes one a gun and hits Sasha on the back of the neck with it, which causes her slump over.

Helena: (to her men) "Put her on the jet, make sure that she is incapacitated for the whole trip. Get her back to the island and keep her there."

The guards nod in unison and take Sasha away. Helena follows and goes back to her yacht.

Ned, seeing all this, releases a deep sigh.

Ned: (shocked) "I can't believe this."

He walks down the stairs and quickly heads in the other direction.