Author's Note: Just a heads up; this is one of those chapters that leaves you on anything but a high note. When I started this story, I knew we were starting with a lot of not good things going on (or seemingly going on). But this story keeps finding those twists which take it lower right now. I swear things will get better...eventually.

Alyssa was screaming and crying as Johnny swam both of them to shore.

"Go back and get, Mommy," Alyssa yelled.

Meanwhile, the paramedics were stabilizing Lorenzo to transport him to General Hospital.

At the dock, Chase hoisted Alyssa out of the water as Valerie and another cop helped Johnny on to the dock.

"The bad man has my mommy," Alyssa wailed, "You have to go find her….before…he…hurts…her."

"Alyssa," Chase said, wrapping a towel around her, "Listen to me. We're doing everything we can to catch up to the boat. The Coast Guard is trying to stop them before they can leave the harbor. I need you to tell me everything that has happened to today. It might help us find your Mom."

Alyssa whimpered.

"Can you do that?" Chase said, "Can you tell me what happened?"

Alyssa burst into tears.

Meanwhile, Valerie was questioning Johnny.

"Why didn't you wait for the cops?" Valerie asked.

"We didn't think there was time," Johnny said, "They'd started the boat and had already untied the lines. Lorenzo went out first to talk to the them. They exchanged a few words and Garrett just shot him. At that point, Garrett gave the order to leave. Kellie ran after them and jumped on the boat.

"How did Garrett stop her from getting off the boat?" Valerie asked.

"Kellie's been sick," Johnny said, "We're not sure what the cause is. But she passed out before she could get off the boat."

The paramedics looked Alyssa and Johnny over as Valerie and Chase conferred with each other.

"Is it a full moon tonight?" Chase asked, "We've got Ryan Chamberlain back from the dead and who knows where. Franco was stabbed and Kevin and Laura Collins were kept in the basement at Fern Cliff. Meanwhile Garrett Esoterra terrorized a school today to kidnap a little girl, shooting two people in the process. Now he has Kellie Corinthos."

"We better update the commissioner rather than speculate on full moon causing craziness" Valerie said, "And get a BOLO out on Kellie Corinthos-Morgran."

"Johnny," Chase said, "Who do we need call for you and Alyssa? Jason, Charles, Sage, Sam, Sonny. Sonny's out of the country right."

"He is. I'll make the calls," Johnny said, "There's a spare phone in the car."

"The only place you two are going is the hospital," Valerie said.

"You're friends with Michael aren't you?" Johnny asked Chase.

Chase nodded.

"Call Michael," Johnny said, "He'll take it from there."

General Hospital

Sage was ending her shift when she saw Lorenzo being brought in,

"Oh my god," Sage said, "What happened?"

"Gunshot wound to the head," the medic said, "We have to get him in now."

Sage pulled out her phone and called Sam.

"Sam, Uncle Lo's been shot," Sage said, "In the head. I don't think it looks good. You might want to get here as soon as possible."

"I'm on my way," Sam said.

"Do you want to call your mom?" Sage asked, "Or should I? I'm not sure what they're doing but."

"She'd want to know," Sam said, "I'll call her."

Sage hung up as Johnny and Alyssa, still sobbing and hysterical, came in.

"Johnny," Sage said, "I just saw my uncle brought in."

"Garrett shot him while we were rescuing Alyssa," Johnny said.

"Thank god we have Alyssa back," Sage said, "But where's Kellie?"

Johnny shook his head, "Whatever is making her sick got the better of her before she could get away from Garrett."

"Where's Jason?" Sage asked.

"Tracking down Carly and Ryan Chamberlain," Johnny said.

Sage refrained from cursing in front of Alyssa who was still crying and sobbing.

"I have to get Alyssa checked out," Johnny said, "Is there any word on Francis?"

"He should be coming out of surgery any time now," Sage said, "That was the last I heard."

"Johnny," Epiphany said, "Detective Chase said you and Alyssa would be coming in. I have a room for you and Alyssa to wait in."

"Thank you," Johnny said.

"When will Kellie get here?" Epiphany asked, leading them to the room.

"We don't know," Sage said, "Garrett has her."

"The PCPD is looking for her now," Johnny said.

"Who makes decisions for Kellie's children in the meantime?" Epiphany asked, "Jason, Charles, Lorenzo, or you, Sage, or Sam?"

"I can," Johnny said, "If any of the ones you just mentioned are unavailable. But we should call Charles."

"I'll call him," Sage said, stepping out of the room.

"Alyssa, sweetie," Epiphany said, "We need to make sure you're okay after what you've been through today. But to do that, you're going to have to calm down."

"I don't want to calm down," Alyssa screamed, "I want my mommy."

"The police are out looking for her," Johnny said, "The best thing you can do to help your mommy is do what the nice nurse is asking."

"No," Alyssa said. She bit Johnny forcing him to drop her. She tried to run out of the room right into Finn.

"You must be Alyssa," Finn said, kneeling down to look Alyssa in the eye, "I'm Dr. Finn. Where are you in a hurry to go?"

Alyssa started to hyperventilate, still sobbing, and then tried to push Finn out of the way.

"You like to do things the hard way," Finn said, standing up, "That's good to know."

Finn picked Alyssa up and brought her back in the room, kicking and screaming.

Finn set her on the bed. Alyssa immediately stood up and let out a loud, long scream. She stopped only to breathe and started again.

"How long has she been like this?" Finn asked, "With the sobbing and crying and…"

"Since I got to her in the water," Johnny said, "It's been almost non-stop."

"She's hysterical," Finn said, "Epiphany, do you have any sedatives nearby?"

"I'll be right back," Epiphany said, leaving the room.

"Is that really necessary?" Johnny asked.

"I can't treat Alyssa in the state she's in," Finn said, "She can't be reasoned with in any sense right now. If we can get her calmed down, we can at least get a workable plan in place going forward."

"Workable plan?" Johnny asked.

"Let's deal with one thing at a time," Epiphany said, coming back in with a vial and syringe.

"No, no, no, no," Alyssa said.

"Lyssie," Spencer said, coming in the room. Alyssa didn't notice.

"Get him out of here," Epiphany said, "You have no business being in here right now."

"What are you doing to upset my cousin?" Spencer asked, "Can't you see she's been through an ordeal?"

"One that we're trying to help her with," Epiphany said, "Before you give me that I'll call who ever I'm related to."

"He's waiting outside the room," Johnny said, dragging Spencer out.

Sage and Epiphany kept Alyssa still while Finn gave her the sedative.

Out in the hallway, Spencer tried to read Johnny the riot act.

"I can't believe you just…"Spencer said, "When Uncle Sonny hears about this…"

"He'll tell Johnny he'd have done the same thing, Spencer," Charles said joining them.

"But you don't even know what's going on," Spencer said.

"Dr. Finn is with Alyssa now along with Epiphany and Sage," Johnny said, "Alyssa's hysterical. They're giving her a sedative to calm her down."

"A sedative?" Charles asked, "That seems extreme."

"I wish that were the case," Dr. Finn said, coming out of the room, along with Sage and Epiphany, "I don't relish giving young children sedatives."

"So what happens next with my granddaughter?" Charles asked.

"It depends," Dr. Finn said, "How she is when the sedative wears off. Does she calm down or not?"

"You'll run tests right," Charles asked.

"Physically Alyssa seems fine," Dr. Finn said, "Nothing more than a few bumps and bruises."

"And emotionally?" Charles asked.

"It depends on what happened to her," Sage said.

"That little girl is traumatized," Finn said, "When you consider she was in the hands of a known child trafficker, a lot could have happened to her."

"But physically you said she was…" Charles started to say, "But there are other things he could have done that wouldn't be visible."

"Until the Child Psychologist can examine her and talk to her," Epiphany said, "We won't know anything."

"Can I go see my cousin now?" Spencer asked.

"I'm sure she'd like that," Finn said, "Just be careful not to disturb her."