A/N – Thanks for the comments! I hope everyone is staying healthy in these crazy times. Some major drama this chapter and then things will get dark for a while.

Chapter 11

Milo giggled as he lifted Jake up and then back down as he lay on his back. The baby squealed appreciatively, so Milo figured he'd get some muscle work in and started doing reps, much to Jake's delight. Nighttime is probably the worse for the babies. They miss their mom.

"Cam just went down for a nap, so it's Jake's turn," Georgie said before picking him up.

Milo stood. "Did the recording help?"

Liz had done it the night before they left. She talks to them in the video and tells them that she loves them. The boys would get excited at first and then they'd settle down and went to sleep.

"Yes, but they need their mom and I'm sure she misses them too." She hates that it's so unsafe that Liz can't even do a face chat.

"I'll find a way to get a recording back to her. That is the best I can do." His job is to protect Jason's family at any cost and that is his highest priority.

"So, Milo, do you have a girlfriend?" She usually isn't very bold, but when the kids are napping, it's kind of boring.

He slightly blushed. "No."

She grinned. "Interesting…"

His eye narrowed as she started to walk away. "What is that supposed to mean?"

Georgie shrugged. "What do you think it means?"

His heart beats faster as he tries to figure out if she is flirting and then she laughs loudly at his perplexed expression and he is knocked speechless with how beautiful she looks. "I can't—don't tease me, Georgie."

She sucked in a languid breath and stood in front of him. "Why don't I show you then?"

His eyes widened as she tapped into her inner Maxie and kissed him. While she didn't take it too far, Milo is in heaven.

"I wasn't expecting that."

She cracked up. "Okay, well, was it a good surprise or bad?"

"Good."

"I can work with that. Do you want to take a walk?"

He nodded. "Are you always this forward?"

"No, but we are stuck on a gorgeous island that screams romance. I didn't want to waste any time."

He smiled. "I can work with that."

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Liz smoothed back Jason's hair. "I miss you so much. I'm scared, Jason. What if I can't do this? I hurt you."

He wishes he could object.

"We found two implants, but believe there is another chip somewhere, so we're going to scan you again. Evangeline thinks that we have no other choice; that she, Monica and Alan can remove the three objects at the same time. I'll only do that if we're desperate. Your vitals are stable and your organs are doing well. For now, we just have to wait and hope for a miracle. I will never give up. The boys are safe. I miss them so much, Jason. Something has to give."

Helena moved into the room, making Elizabeth jump backward.

"Who are you?"

"I'm Helena Cassadine."

"And Micah just let you walk in here?"

Helena grinned. "Micah and the two other guards were drugged. They'll wake up with a headache, but that's about it."

Liz almost growled. "Do you realize that a madman is wandering around here? You're leaving us vulnerable."

"I can assure that my guards are more than adequate and can handle any situation. Now, aren't you interested in knowing why I am here?"

"What do you want?"

Carly moved into the room. "That's what I want to know."

"You were taking too long. Natasha needs to pay."

"Who is Natasha?" Liz asked.

"It's Alexis," Carly said.

"Then why not just say so?"

Helena sighed. "Jason has two implants."

"We know."

"There is also a chip located in his temporal lobe. If you try to remove it, he could have issues with language and speech."

"And how do you know this?"

"I found the doctor."

Liz's heart leaped in her chest. "What?"

"He's next door in the lab."

Liz rushed past her and comes to a screeching halt as her gaze connects with an alarmed Eva and then a man who has a guard on either side of him and his hands are handcuffed. After taking a languid breath, she moved closer. "I need to know how to stop this."

"You can't." He has a thick accent.

"Why not?"

"The chip is controlling the chemicals coursing through his veins. If you take it out, he'll overdose and die a painful death. None can exist without the other."

Surprising everyone, Liz used the heel of her hand to slam onto his face, causing him tremendous pain. Eva grabbed a paper towel and shoved it into his hands so that the blood wouldn't get all over the place.

Micah had called Johnny and he moved in closer.

"Easy slugger," he said as he took a quick look at her hand. "Jason taught you well."

She almost smirked. Most of her self defense classes ended up with her either on her back or knees yelling Jason's name in passion, but he had managed to show her a few other moves before their passion overwhelmed them. "What else do I need to know?"

"If you do not give James what he wants, then the chip will self destruct within five days."

"Just great…" she muttered.

"Can I get on with the torture now?" Helena asked.

"Have at it," Liz said stepping backward.

When the entourage finally left, Johnny hands Liz a paper.

"These are all the drugs in Jason's system."

Eva ran to her side and they read it together.

"That's insane," Eva said.

"I don't think we can counteract it. We need the computer that is controlling the chip," Liz said.

"It's probably with James," Johnny said.

"Then we need to find him. If not, we'll have to do the extremely risky surgery."

"We need to make plans for it just in case," Eva said.

"We'll need a backup in case one or more of us is compromised," Liz said.

"Who else do you trust?"Johnny asked Eva.

She sighed. "Can you get Shawn here? He was a triage surgeon in Iraq. He's creative and—"

"—rusty…"

"He's good and we need someone we can trust."

"I can fly him in. Who else?"

Carly moved forward. "What about Patrick?"

Eva rolled her eyes. "I don't know if his ego could fit through the doorway, but he is the best brain surgeon around."

"Does he work here?" Liz asked.

"Yes."

"Call him."

Eva picked up the phone and had him paged. When he returned the call, she told him to meet her at the employee elevator. "I'll be right back."

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Patrick followed Eva down the hallway, noting the guards as he wondered what the hell he had gotten himself into. When he cleared the doorway and spotted Jason, he froze. "What the hell?"

Liz cleared her throat. "This is top secret and possibly the riskiest thing you'll ever do. I don't have time to play games. I know you don't particularly like Jason because of his job, so I need to know if you can put aside your personal feelings and help save him because if you can't, you're wasting my time."

"Who are you?" She's beautiful and feisty, a winning combination.

"I'm Elizabeth Hardy. I have a doctorate in medical science. Jason was injected with several drugs via an implant which is controlled by a chip. If we do not get the computer that hosts the software in four days, on the fifth day, the chip will self-destruct thus overdosing him."

Patrick swallowed hard. "What do you need me for?"

"The chip is lodged in his temporal lobe. It's a tricky surgery. The implants are in here, and here," Eva said pointing. "There will be three surgeons. All the devices have to be extracted at the same time so no damage is done."

He ran his fingers through his hair. "Jesus… I'm in."

"You can't tell anyone he is here. Jason is listed as John Moore in the records. Any leaks could help end his life and oh, the main person who orchestrated this knows where he is."

"Unbelievable."

"Are you still in?"

"Yes." It's rare to do something so unique.

"If we need to do the surgery, Epiphany will be in touch."

He nodded. "Do you mind if I access his records?"

"No, but you have to be extremely careful about confidentiality."

"I understand."

He left and Eva turned to Liz.

"What do you want me to concentrate on?"

"We need a cocktail that will be administered after the surgery to stabilize him. Now that we know what is going on inside him we can come up with something that can help reverse the paralytics."

"I'm on it," Eva said.

Carly sized Liz up. "Well, I guess you have things under control. I'll check back with you later."

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Sonny watched Kristina sleep. She misses her mother, but they are getting along well.

Francis touched his arm and motioned for him to follow him downstairs.

"What's going on?"

Francis filled him in and then waited to see what Sonny wants to do.

"Has there been any sign of James?"

"No."

"He's biding his time figuring that we'll get more desperate. Is Helena going to be a problem?"

"No. Sonny, I'm wondering if we should have someone take Kristina away."

Sonny scratched the back of his neck. "She's already traumatized. I just—I don't want to hurt her more."

"I understand. Think about it. James is getting bolder."

"We need to find that son of a bitch."

"Agreed."

"I just can't shake this bad feeling I have. Just—makes some calls. We need more men."

"Okay."

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Johnny watched Liz sleep from the doorway. She's barely getting any rest. One of the guards brings her clothes and she showers at the hospital, not wanting to leave Jason for a second. His girl is just as bad. Sighing, his eyes wandered to Eva who is sitting next to Jason. Sometimes, she talks to him or just stares as she thinks about their next move.

"You need to sleep."

Her gaze meets his. "I'm fine."

"No, you're not. I can have Enzo take you home."

Nadine moved into the room and got to work checking Jason's readouts.

"Johnny…"

"You need a good rest or your brain is going to be shit tomorrow. I'll stay here and Nadine is on call."

She cracked her neck. "I told Liz that I'd stay."

"She'll understand."

Liz rolled over. "Go home."

Eva slowly stood and stretched. "Fine, but I'll be back early."

"When you get back, I'll go to the cottage. I just want to be in the boy's room." It gives her some comfort and right now, she needs it."

"Go back to sleep."

Liz rolled onto her back and closed her eyes. It didn't take long for her to fall asleep.

Johnny hugged Eva. "I love you."

"I love you too."

"Get going before I start getting frisky."

She smiled and then kissed him languidly. "Later…"

"Later…"

He watched her leave with a slight smile on his face and then called Enzo and told him to have another guard meet them at the house.

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Nadine slipped away and got on the elevator where she made a call. "Evangeline went home."

"Good. Get on the plane and disappear. Your new identity is ready."

She breathed a sigh of relief as he hung up. "It's almost over," she muttered before going to get her purse in the locker room. Whatever false documents he provides will get her out of the country and then she'll ditch the documents. Having already procured new ones, she is truly going to disappear and no one will be able to find her.

James made a few calls and then slid into the back of a black SUV. They won't see his next move coming. It's going to be a shitty couple of days for the Corinthos organization. He won't destroy property, because soon, it will all be his, but he will certainly seal Sonny's fate. Jason will never forgive him after this—if he lives.

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The next morning, Enzo started to drive through an intersection on the way back to the hospital. It's early and since it's a weekend, the traffic is light. They had almost cleared it when the other guard yelled.

"Fuck!"

A truck careened into them, taking him out and throwing Eva against the opposite door. Enzo is barely hanging on as the car finally comes to a stop. He is pinned against the door and every muscle in his body is screaming at him. He almost chokes on his blood. "Eva…"

She is passed out after hitting her head on the window. Her lifeless body is sprawled on the seat as her head bleeds.

Someone jerks open the door and drag her before depositing her into a van.

"We have her," a man reports.

"Good. I'll meet you there."

He leaves the scene as another guard finishes Enzo off and then speeds away.

At the hospital, Liz slides into the backseat of a car. Eva had texted her that they are on their way, so she had asked Micah to drive her to the cottage while Johnny stayed to guard Jason. Robin had shown up and Epiphany would be in soon.

They were five minutes away from the cottage when a car sped around a corner and nudged them from behind and he wonders, where the other guard is at, who was shadowing him.

Micah cursed under his breath as he tried to call for backup and then everything stopped working. "Shit! I think they used an electronic pulse."

The car coasted to a stop and he took out his gun.

"Elizabeth…"

Tears pricked her eyes. "I'm getting out."

"No!"

"They will kill you."

He turned to look at her. "They will anyway. At least this way, I can take a few of them out."

Her door is ripped open and she is jerked out as several guards surround the car.

"Put your gun down or I'll hurt her."

Micah placed it on the seat.

"Step out of the car."

He does and is immediately shot in the leg and falls to the guard.

"Stop! Don't hurt him anymore," Liz said tearfully."

The older man smirked as he watched Micah try to maintain his composure. "Tell your boss not to do anything stupid. Their lives will depend on it."

"They?"

"We have Ms. Williamson too."

A sob left Liz's lips. "Are you going to hurt Jason?"

"Not at the moment. Let's go."

She is pushed towards a car and they get in and the guard sped off. This is exactly what Jason wanted to avoid. Now, her boys could lose two parents and she wonders if Jason will ever forgive her if he wakes up.

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Francis runs towards Micah. The other guards had run to a house and got the word out and the guards from the house had converged on the area.

"What happened?"

Micah's eyes are barely open. "EMP…took her."

"You're going to be fine."

"I failed."

Francis ignored him. Considering there is no way to prepare for an electronic pulse and James had more firepower, Micah is lucky to be alive.

A couple of guys moved Micah into an SUV and Francis slid next to him.

"He said not to do anything stupid. He has Eva."

"I just found out on the way here. I'm going to drop you off at a safe house where a doctor is meeting us and then I'll tell Johnny." He had insisted on radio silence about Eva so Johnny wouldn't know. If Jason can hear, they also want to keep him in the dark so it doesn't thwart his progress.

Micah passed out and Francis took his pulse to make sure he was still with them. They had all failed to predict James's next move and now, Eva and Liz's lives are in danger. Jason is going to be majorly upset when he wakes up.