A/N: Okay, there are a few differences between this and GH/AMC.
1.) Anna never had any problems with her pregnancy. She gave birth to a little girl whom she named Amanda. She and David share custody for the moment.
2.) Laura didn't kill Rick. The murder is, as of now, still unsolved. She and Luke remarried.
3.) Nikolas and Gia broke off the engagement and Nikolas left the country. Gia persued a relationship with Zander.
4.) Emily just came back to town, but is keeping secrets.
5.) Cameron never told Zander about how Peter really died.
6.) Alcazar's murder was never solved. Scott was ordered to close the case.
Chapter 1
New York City
June 2003
In the dark recesses of his mind, Sean Donnelly knew that he had screwed up, royally. He wouldn't admit that to anyone, but he knew it and that was all he needed to know. He had destroyed too many lives all those years ago and now, faced with the same situation, would he make the same decision? He could.
And destroy lives in the process.
Or not, and let one of his best friends be murdered.
He leaned back in his seat and sighed. There was something else, something that he was missing. He looked at the file again. But what?
According to the file, Frisco Jones had gone on an unauthorized trip to Russia and dropped out of the bureau's sights. He came back three months later almost dead both mentally and physically. He had undergone extensive psychiatric evaluations and hypnosis, but the bureau still didn't know where he had been while he was in Russia.
Sean had tried to talk to him, but Frisco, being the stubborn young man that he was, wouldn't reveal anything. "All in good time," Frisco had said. Well as far as Sean was concerned that 'good time' had better come soon.
Things kept getting worse. Anna had left Pine Valley with her daughter without a word to anyone, least of all Amanda's father. Sean had also receieved word from Port Charles that the 'witch was back'. That's all he needed.
Sean didn't want to think about the possibility that all these thigs were intertwined. That was just something that couldn't happen. Besides, what would Helena Cassadine have to do with Frisco Jones?
No, they weren't connected, or were they?
Helena had worked with Faison on numerous occasions, maybe she was working with him again and Frisco was trying to find them? It was a long shot, but it would explain a hell of a lot.
But what about Anna? Where did she go? Why did she leave? Why take Amanda?
Unless she was afraid that Amanda wouldn't be safe in Pine Valley. That was a possibility, unlikely, but a possibility.
Sean sighed. He'd made too many mistakes. First with Anna, now with Frisco. He closed his eyes. after a few minutes he opened them and picked up the phone.
~~~
Frisco Jones tossed and turned in bed. The nightmares haunted every crevice of his mind. He would never forget any of the things that he'd seen. He sat up in bed. Sweat poured from his face, his breaths were coming in rapid gasps.
"Jeez," he sighed and got out of bed. He looked at the ringing phone in contempt before he answered it.
"Jones. What do you want? No. Fine, I'll be right there." He slammed the phone down and walked to the bathroom. He stripped his clothes off and stepped into the shower turning the water on as hot as it would go. His skin turned a deep shade of red as the water burned him. He didn't notice and if he did, he didn't care. The phyisical pain drowned out the nightmare that he'd had and the one that he was about to have.
He didn't care anymore. He was tired of it all. Sean was pressuring him, so was the bureau. He never should have come back. He should have stayed in Russia and helped. They needed him a lot more than he was needed in the bureau.
But they wouldn't let him stay. He came back and now, the bureau was going to have him killed for treason that he didn't commit. He couldn't tell them what he was really doing in Russia. They'd kill him once the name Faison was out of his mouth. So instead, he kept the secret and hoped, prayed that he would get out of this alive.
~~~
Sonny Corinthos walked into his penthouse. He'd sent Carly and Micheal down to the island for a few days while things in town cooled down. Something was going on in Port Charles and Sonny didn't like not knowing what it was. It wasn't effecting his business, but it had made him take notice. Mac Scorpio had left town suddenly then came back a few days later. Luke and Laura had gone off on one of their adventures and had yet to return.
The two events seemed unrelated, but there was something that just didn't fit.
Sonny sighed. He didn't need to get involved in Spencer problems anymore. Luke and Laura were always getting into some crisis.
Sonny sighed and poured himself a drink. Something was about to happen. He didn't know what, but he had a feeling that nothing would ever be the same.
~~~
Emily Bowen-Quartermaine walked into Kelly's. It was early afternoon and the place was nearly empty. She was glad for that. She didn't want to face anyone. She didn't want to explain herself to anyone, she didn't have the time or the patience.
She sat at the counter and ordered coffee. Elizabeth wasn't working today, good. She didn't want to deal with Elizabeth's melodrama either.
"It's a nice day isn't it?" a man asked.
Emily didn't look in the direction of the voice. Instead, she replied. "Lovely weather, but I liked Mexico better."
"Ah, Mexico. Haven't been there in ages. Did you visit Veracruz?"
"Yes, I went with a few friends."
"I have a house near there. An estate actually. You may have seen it."
"Maybe." Emily paid for her coffe and stood up. "Maybe I'll see you around town."
"Perhaps. I should be going back to my home in Russia tonight."
"It was nice visiting with you."
"You too," he said. She nodded and walked out of the diner. Standing outside, she pulled out her cell phone and dialed a number.
"Veracruz. Move tonight, through the town. I'll be there."
~~~
The man inside Kelly's paid for his meal and stood up. Looking outside he saw Emily disappear. He looked around the diner. Seeing no one that could recognize him, he disappeared into the back and left the diner through the back door. From the alley, he saw a black limo pull up to Kelly's.
Carly Corinthos stepped out, her guards falling into place behind her as she walked towards the entrance of the Cellar. He smiled.
~~~
Zander Smith walked into his father's office at General Hospital. Cameron had called him there to talk to him about Peter. Zander wouldn't have gone, but Gia had forced him to. He smiled slightly. He loved Gia as much as he had loved Emily.
"Alexzander," Cameron said. "I'm glad you came."
"Thank Gia," Zander said coldly. "Why am I here?"
Cameron sighed. He didn't want to do this but it had to be done. Zander had to be prepared for this. "Pete was lying to us."
"What are you talking about?"
"He wasn't going to college, Zander. He started going, but after a few months he dropped out and started working."
"Let me guess, you blame me for this too?"
"No." Cameron stood up and walked over to his son. "Maybe you should sit down."
"I prefer to stand."
"Okay. Pete stared working for the government, an agency called the World Security Bureau. He was one of their top field agents."
Zander looked at his father. Pete wasn't always perfect, he thought cynically. "Why does this matter? Pete's dead."
"No, I'm not."
~~~
Frisco walked into the conference room. The department head were siting at one end of the table. Sean was in the center of them. Frisco sighed and sat down. This is just what I need, he thought.
"Agent Jones, do you know why we called you here this morning?" one of the directors asked. He was a balding man nearing sixty years of age, he used to be one of the best field analysts that the bureau had. His name was Johnny Camps.
"I'm fairly sure that you all want to kill me," Frisco snapped. "I mean, let's stop the formalities here. You had one agent killed just a few years ago because he dared to go after Helena Cassadine and Cesar Faison," Frisco said standing up. He almost knocked the chair over in his rage. "Do any of you remember that? I do, vividly, because I was the one sent out to bring him in."
"Agent Jones..."
"Frisco," Sean said. "Calm down. We're not talking about that today. We want to know what happened in Russia."
"Faison happened in Russia," the younger man said. He said the name hatefully, showing the men in the room just how much he despised the men. One of them was working with him. That was why Frisco hadn't said anything about his trip to Russia. He knew that whoever was working for Faison would warn him.
"Frisco?" Sean said. "Why?"
Frisco looked sharply at his friend before leaving the room.
~~~
The man walked stepped onto the elevator at Harborview Towers. He had wanted to do this for so long. Now it was time. The elevator stopped on the penthouse level and he got off. He walked up to the door, gathered his nerve, and knocked.
Sonny answered the door.
"Hello, Micheal."
~~~
Zander turned, his eyes wide as he looked at his brother, his dead brother. He distanced himself from his father so he could look at both of them. "What the hell is going on here?" he demanded.
"Zander," Cameron tried. His younger son had just gotten the shock of his life and despite his training, he wasn't sure what he should do to help.
Pete saw his father's confusion and his brother's fear and anger. "Alex, come with. I'll tell you what you want to know."
"Why should I?" Zander asked.
Pete sighed. "Because I'm your older brother and I said so."
"Why should I trust you?"
"I would never hurt you if I can help it, Alex. What happened four years ago wasn't my choice. I did it to save your life. Come with me and I'll explain everything."
Zander nodded. Pete smiled.
"Is this safe, Peter?" Cameron asked.
"Yes," Pete answered, following his younger brother out of the office.
1.) Anna never had any problems with her pregnancy. She gave birth to a little girl whom she named Amanda. She and David share custody for the moment.
2.) Laura didn't kill Rick. The murder is, as of now, still unsolved. She and Luke remarried.
3.) Nikolas and Gia broke off the engagement and Nikolas left the country. Gia persued a relationship with Zander.
4.) Emily just came back to town, but is keeping secrets.
5.) Cameron never told Zander about how Peter really died.
6.) Alcazar's murder was never solved. Scott was ordered to close the case.
Chapter 1
New York City
June 2003
In the dark recesses of his mind, Sean Donnelly knew that he had screwed up, royally. He wouldn't admit that to anyone, but he knew it and that was all he needed to know. He had destroyed too many lives all those years ago and now, faced with the same situation, would he make the same decision? He could.
And destroy lives in the process.
Or not, and let one of his best friends be murdered.
He leaned back in his seat and sighed. There was something else, something that he was missing. He looked at the file again. But what?
According to the file, Frisco Jones had gone on an unauthorized trip to Russia and dropped out of the bureau's sights. He came back three months later almost dead both mentally and physically. He had undergone extensive psychiatric evaluations and hypnosis, but the bureau still didn't know where he had been while he was in Russia.
Sean had tried to talk to him, but Frisco, being the stubborn young man that he was, wouldn't reveal anything. "All in good time," Frisco had said. Well as far as Sean was concerned that 'good time' had better come soon.
Things kept getting worse. Anna had left Pine Valley with her daughter without a word to anyone, least of all Amanda's father. Sean had also receieved word from Port Charles that the 'witch was back'. That's all he needed.
Sean didn't want to think about the possibility that all these thigs were intertwined. That was just something that couldn't happen. Besides, what would Helena Cassadine have to do with Frisco Jones?
No, they weren't connected, or were they?
Helena had worked with Faison on numerous occasions, maybe she was working with him again and Frisco was trying to find them? It was a long shot, but it would explain a hell of a lot.
But what about Anna? Where did she go? Why did she leave? Why take Amanda?
Unless she was afraid that Amanda wouldn't be safe in Pine Valley. That was a possibility, unlikely, but a possibility.
Sean sighed. He'd made too many mistakes. First with Anna, now with Frisco. He closed his eyes. after a few minutes he opened them and picked up the phone.
~~~
Frisco Jones tossed and turned in bed. The nightmares haunted every crevice of his mind. He would never forget any of the things that he'd seen. He sat up in bed. Sweat poured from his face, his breaths were coming in rapid gasps.
"Jeez," he sighed and got out of bed. He looked at the ringing phone in contempt before he answered it.
"Jones. What do you want? No. Fine, I'll be right there." He slammed the phone down and walked to the bathroom. He stripped his clothes off and stepped into the shower turning the water on as hot as it would go. His skin turned a deep shade of red as the water burned him. He didn't notice and if he did, he didn't care. The phyisical pain drowned out the nightmare that he'd had and the one that he was about to have.
He didn't care anymore. He was tired of it all. Sean was pressuring him, so was the bureau. He never should have come back. He should have stayed in Russia and helped. They needed him a lot more than he was needed in the bureau.
But they wouldn't let him stay. He came back and now, the bureau was going to have him killed for treason that he didn't commit. He couldn't tell them what he was really doing in Russia. They'd kill him once the name Faison was out of his mouth. So instead, he kept the secret and hoped, prayed that he would get out of this alive.
~~~
Sonny Corinthos walked into his penthouse. He'd sent Carly and Micheal down to the island for a few days while things in town cooled down. Something was going on in Port Charles and Sonny didn't like not knowing what it was. It wasn't effecting his business, but it had made him take notice. Mac Scorpio had left town suddenly then came back a few days later. Luke and Laura had gone off on one of their adventures and had yet to return.
The two events seemed unrelated, but there was something that just didn't fit.
Sonny sighed. He didn't need to get involved in Spencer problems anymore. Luke and Laura were always getting into some crisis.
Sonny sighed and poured himself a drink. Something was about to happen. He didn't know what, but he had a feeling that nothing would ever be the same.
~~~
Emily Bowen-Quartermaine walked into Kelly's. It was early afternoon and the place was nearly empty. She was glad for that. She didn't want to face anyone. She didn't want to explain herself to anyone, she didn't have the time or the patience.
She sat at the counter and ordered coffee. Elizabeth wasn't working today, good. She didn't want to deal with Elizabeth's melodrama either.
"It's a nice day isn't it?" a man asked.
Emily didn't look in the direction of the voice. Instead, she replied. "Lovely weather, but I liked Mexico better."
"Ah, Mexico. Haven't been there in ages. Did you visit Veracruz?"
"Yes, I went with a few friends."
"I have a house near there. An estate actually. You may have seen it."
"Maybe." Emily paid for her coffe and stood up. "Maybe I'll see you around town."
"Perhaps. I should be going back to my home in Russia tonight."
"It was nice visiting with you."
"You too," he said. She nodded and walked out of the diner. Standing outside, she pulled out her cell phone and dialed a number.
"Veracruz. Move tonight, through the town. I'll be there."
~~~
The man inside Kelly's paid for his meal and stood up. Looking outside he saw Emily disappear. He looked around the diner. Seeing no one that could recognize him, he disappeared into the back and left the diner through the back door. From the alley, he saw a black limo pull up to Kelly's.
Carly Corinthos stepped out, her guards falling into place behind her as she walked towards the entrance of the Cellar. He smiled.
~~~
Zander Smith walked into his father's office at General Hospital. Cameron had called him there to talk to him about Peter. Zander wouldn't have gone, but Gia had forced him to. He smiled slightly. He loved Gia as much as he had loved Emily.
"Alexzander," Cameron said. "I'm glad you came."
"Thank Gia," Zander said coldly. "Why am I here?"
Cameron sighed. He didn't want to do this but it had to be done. Zander had to be prepared for this. "Pete was lying to us."
"What are you talking about?"
"He wasn't going to college, Zander. He started going, but after a few months he dropped out and started working."
"Let me guess, you blame me for this too?"
"No." Cameron stood up and walked over to his son. "Maybe you should sit down."
"I prefer to stand."
"Okay. Pete stared working for the government, an agency called the World Security Bureau. He was one of their top field agents."
Zander looked at his father. Pete wasn't always perfect, he thought cynically. "Why does this matter? Pete's dead."
"No, I'm not."
~~~
Frisco walked into the conference room. The department head were siting at one end of the table. Sean was in the center of them. Frisco sighed and sat down. This is just what I need, he thought.
"Agent Jones, do you know why we called you here this morning?" one of the directors asked. He was a balding man nearing sixty years of age, he used to be one of the best field analysts that the bureau had. His name was Johnny Camps.
"I'm fairly sure that you all want to kill me," Frisco snapped. "I mean, let's stop the formalities here. You had one agent killed just a few years ago because he dared to go after Helena Cassadine and Cesar Faison," Frisco said standing up. He almost knocked the chair over in his rage. "Do any of you remember that? I do, vividly, because I was the one sent out to bring him in."
"Agent Jones..."
"Frisco," Sean said. "Calm down. We're not talking about that today. We want to know what happened in Russia."
"Faison happened in Russia," the younger man said. He said the name hatefully, showing the men in the room just how much he despised the men. One of them was working with him. That was why Frisco hadn't said anything about his trip to Russia. He knew that whoever was working for Faison would warn him.
"Frisco?" Sean said. "Why?"
Frisco looked sharply at his friend before leaving the room.
~~~
The man walked stepped onto the elevator at Harborview Towers. He had wanted to do this for so long. Now it was time. The elevator stopped on the penthouse level and he got off. He walked up to the door, gathered his nerve, and knocked.
Sonny answered the door.
"Hello, Micheal."
~~~
Zander turned, his eyes wide as he looked at his brother, his dead brother. He distanced himself from his father so he could look at both of them. "What the hell is going on here?" he demanded.
"Zander," Cameron tried. His younger son had just gotten the shock of his life and despite his training, he wasn't sure what he should do to help.
Pete saw his father's confusion and his brother's fear and anger. "Alex, come with. I'll tell you what you want to know."
"Why should I?" Zander asked.
Pete sighed. "Because I'm your older brother and I said so."
"Why should I trust you?"
"I would never hurt you if I can help it, Alex. What happened four years ago wasn't my choice. I did it to save your life. Come with me and I'll explain everything."
Zander nodded. Pete smiled.
"Is this safe, Peter?" Cameron asked.
"Yes," Pete answered, following his younger brother out of the office.