Hello again, my good readers. As I write this, and dust off the proverbial cobwebs on what was once a gripping saga of a man trying to adjust to his new lot in life and gain footing in a relationship with his newly found father in spite of their philosophical differences, I find myself regrettably at an impasse. Yes, I know, I swore up and down that I would continue and finish the story in 2006, and that I wouldn't allow myself to be one of those authors that never completed a story, especially one that had gotten so far into its plot. But, you know what? I have failed. I have failed myself, I have failed my characters, and most of all, I have failed you, the readers. I cannot ask for forgiveness, nor do I expect it. There are reasons I was unable to do anything for the story all last year. Really, there were. Classes for my schooling were quite demanding, and then I took a semester off which meant I worked 8 hours a day for a good half a year, thus giving me little time to do any writing, but mostly, I have just found myself disenfranchised with the show that this whole thing was intertwined with. Yes, I still watch General Hospital on an almost daily basis, but overall it rarely resonates with me. To make matters worse, the powers that be have dared use the name Damien for a character as annoying as Spinelli. Yes, my character is named Damian. But the point remains! All is not yet lost, my friends. I will not complete this story in its entirety, because I cannot bring myself to do it. But, I certainly do not want to leave you people hanging. Though I cannot remember for the life of me where the story ended, and I am too lazy to even look at it, I can give you an outline of what I wanted to have happen in the story, that way, at the very least, you can see where it would have progressed and where the story would have ended. It is quite literally the least I can do, and I apologize again for having to go this route, and also for keeping you waiting for such a minor ending all this time.
In an effort to boost the spirits of his dejected and heartbroken son, Sonny would send for the two people who understood Damian the best, his grandparents: Victoria and Elias. Their arrival would serve as a momentary distraction for Damian's woes (see how I work the title into an overlapping theme?), but it would also serve as another catalyst. Upon seeing Damian with his grandparents and the loving relationship that they have, Dillon would suffer from a bit of yearning, and would bring forth some inner jealousy he had in regards to his best friend's family relationships. Damian would assure Dillon that his life was not always wonderful, and he had his own hardships to overcome. And, he would further point out that, though they share no blood, Damian views Dillon as a member of his family. Victoria would also offer this stance on the matter, telling Dillon that she could act as his surrogate grandmother if he ever needed one.
Damian's three grandparents would finally meet, unsurprisingly at Kelly's. Mike would thank them for doing such a wonderful job raising such a young man with such strong morals, and Elias would say that he is glad that Damian has another grandfather figure close to him. During this, Maxie would walk into Kelly's, surprised to see the Zuniga's. Elias would treat her cordially, but Victoria would deliver a hearty slap to her face before blasting Maxie for breaking Damian's heart. Damian would arrive and disrupt the altercation, defending Maxie, surprising all parties involved. Maxie would assume that they still had a chance to repair their fractured relationship, but Damian would firmly state that it was not the case.
Durant would use the information that Carly is his daughter to his advantage in taking down Sonny, but at the same time he would desire a way to immerse himself in his child's life, as well as his grandchildren. Carly would not allow him the opportunity to be close to her or her children. Looking for another way, Durant would target Damian, stating that if Damian did not help Durant get his foot in the door, he would arrest Elias for his prior mob related activities. Unable to let his grandfather suffer, Damian would agree to the terms, arranging for clandestine meetings between Durant and the children.
In an effort to show that her father would do absolutely nothing to undermine her relationship with her husband, Carly and Sonny would state an elaborate renewal of their vows, attended by their family and friends. Damian would play the piano, with Brook Lynn singing. Before that, Damian would head to Kelly's, dressed in formal attire, to grab something Mike forgot. Maxie would again be there and sadly comment on the fact that her dreams of seeing him dressed up like that while she was in a wedding dress were dashed. At the wedding, Damian would dance with Brook, with Maxie watching out of a partially opened door. Georgie, in attendance with Dillon, would usher her sister away.
Sam would continue to try and get some information on Jason and Sonny in an effort to save her brother from the clutches of Durant. In order to better infiltrate the Morgan household, she would strike up a friendship with Courtney, and though morally conflicted with her task, she would continue to look, finding nothing.
A talkative Morgan would eventually let it slip that he and his brothers had been spending time with his grandpa John to Sonny and Carly. Both would become angry at Damian's actions, but he would keep the true reason for said actions secret, only saying that he felt the boys had a right to know their maternal grandfather. Carly would confront her father and state that John would never see the children again. Shortly thereafter, John would make good with his threat, forcing Ric and the PCPD to arrest Elias for his ancient activities. During the arrest, Elias would have a heart attack and, in spite of Damian's best efforts, he would be pronounced dead at General Hospital.
Damian and Victoria would return to Los Angeles for the funeral and burial. Sonny would initially respect his son's wishes to be alone, but would eventually decide that it was his job as a father to be with his child during such a difficult time. Damian, meanwhile, would be unable to deal with his family's continued grief-induced accusations of not being good enough to save Elias and leave the house. Sonny would find his son, slumped over the empty grave where his grandfather would be buried, next to his mother, and act as Damian's safety net. The next day, a still visibly shaken Damian would deliver the eulogy, during which he would see Maxie in the crowd. Afterwards, he would thank her for being there. Once more, the girl would attempt to reestablish their relationship, only to be rebuked.
Ric, angered and hurt due to his part in Damian's suffering, would refuse to go along with John's plan to bring down Sonny and Jason, instead working with his brother in an effort to take John out of Port Charles. Sonny would initially be weary of Ric's intentions, but over time would slowly see that Ric indeed wants nothing more than to atone for his prior mistake.
A sympathetic Brook would attempt to ask Damian to be her date for the winter formal, looking for a way to give her friend an escape from all his turmoil. Ned would shoot down the idea, refusing to let her daughter be near one of Sonny's children. Instead, he would arrange for a son of one of his business associates to escort his daughter, along with Dillon and Georgie.
Dillon, seeking some advice from his best friend, would wonder if the Winter Formal would be the best time to cement their relationship and disavow their chastity. Damian would say that only Dillon could make that decision, but if he had any doubt in his mind about it, then it was best to wait.
At the dance, Brook's date would act like a perfect gentleman, earning her admiration. Afterwards, his intentions would instead turn into something much more sinister. Bringing the girl to one of the rooms at the PC Hotel, he would attempt to seduce her into bed, upon refusal, he would instead decide to take her, willing or not. Damian, seeking some form of closure over Elias's death, would return to the room where the man was arrested and died, only to hear Brook's screaming nearby. Angered, Damian would attack Brook's date, only to find the girl unconscious, her dress in tatters. Meanwhile, Dillon would refuse to take the next step with Georgie, much to her disappointment. Upon asking why, Dillon would mention Damian's name.
At the hospital, Brook would be diagnosed with a concussion. When Ned arrived, Damian would chastise Ned, saying that Ned wanted nothing more to protect Brook from someone who would hurt her, only to lead her directly into the waiting arms of a perverted individual who would do just that.
A short time later, Georgie would attack Damian for ruining her relationship, accusing him of trying to sabotage the relationship between Dillon and herself in some twisted way of getting back at Maxie. Maxie would defend Damian, who would finally have the time to explain to Georgie that he told Dillon to listen to his own feelings, and that Georgie owed Dillon that much. Georgie would apologize, and, afterwards, Damian would ask Maxie to speak with Brook, as they had both been in abusive relationships and Brook needed someone to speak with. Initially reluctant, Maxie would eventually agree.
Distancing himself from the situation with his daughter because of his blame in it all, Ned would find himself led to a warehouse in a business proposition. The warehouse would be bugged, and Ned would be killed in the explosion.
The entire Corinthos-Morgan clan would be there for Brook, Dillon and Lois at Ned's funeral, including Georgie and Maxie, who would finally allow herself to get beyond her feud with Brook to establish something of a friendship. Meanwhile, Tracy would wonder why someone would take her son in such a horrible fashion.
Not wanting to take time, knowing how soon it could all be over, Dillon would change his mind about his relationship with Georgie, but while running to be with her and tell her, he would be ambushed. His attacker would be revealed to be Faith, who was looking to send a message. The message would be completed with a critically injured Dillon bleeding from a gunshot wound in an alley.
Dillon would make it out of emergency surgery, but still be in critical condition. The heightened emotions of Tracy, Courtney and Jason would lead to a heated conversation, but Damian would bring them back down for Dillon's sake.
In the chapel, a grief stricken Tracy would plead with God to tell her why her sons were being harmed. Faith would give the answer: Tracy leads a long dormant fraction of the mob from her previous marriage in New York City. Faith wants control of said organization, and is willing to do anything to get it, including finish the job on Dillon. Tracy quickly gives up control of the mob, but is sworn to secrecy.
Upon awakening, Dillon would be checked out of the hospital, but would be unable to stay at Jason's any longer, fearing that he had been the unexpected hit in Faith's attempts to get back at Jason and Sonny. Knowing that a return to the mansion would also be out of the question, he is out of ideas, but Damian gives him the key to his room at Kelly's.
More reflection on his life leads Dillon to make a change in his life, which he reveals to Tracy. A simple change of his last name. Fearing that he would change his last name to Morgan like Jason, Tracy would be even more upset to hear his ultimate choice: Hornsby. Reluctantly, she would sign the papers necessary to make such a change.
While attempting to investigate both Dillon's shooting and Durant's takedown, Jason would find Sam's name connected to John. Confronting her, along with Courtney, Sam would tell all. Freeing Sam would give Jason and Sonny the first chink in Durant's armor. Safe, Sam would leave to be with her brother.
Brook and Lois would leave Port Charles, unable to deal with the violence in their life, and fearing for Brook's own safety after the death of her father and the near death of her uncle. Brook would admit that though she loved Damian, a relationship between the two would probably never work.
Seeing Dillon's erratic behavior, Damian, Georgie and Maxie would stage an intervention. During the probe, they would find out who had almost killed him, and had killed Ned. Damian would immediately tell Sonny and Jason.
Ric would uncover some more information that would further discredit Durant. Giving the information to Sonny and Jason, it would work together with the other information Jason got and they would threaten to bring down Durant, forever ruining his career. Unable to sacrifice something like that, even for his family, John would make a hasty exit.
An ambush would be staged to pay Faith back for her previous actions. Dillon would get in on it secretly, taking a gun that he had purchased and, finding Faith at his mercy, threaten to pull the trigger. Damian and Georgie would come at that moment and Damian would manage to convince Dillon that taking a life is something that can never be taken back and isn't worth sacrificing everything for. Dillon would put the gun down, leaving Faith apprehended.
The continued violence around him would lead Damian to make the decision to leave Port Charles.
Dillon and Damian would find out that Faith had been killed on her way to prison. Dillon would get the closure that he needed, and Damian would later ask Jason if he had a part in it. Jason would comment that anyone who hurt his family needed to pay, and Dillon was his family. Damian would thank Jason for doing it and allowing Dillon to keep his innocence intact.
Georgie would tell Maxie about Damian's intentions to leave Port Charles, and that it would be in her best interest to avoid seeing him off. Maxie would agree.
Damian would say his goodbyes to everyone who mattered to him in Port Charles, telling them that he would always come back if he was needed. He would plead for his father and his uncle to try and build a relationship with one another, noting that it was their combined efforts that took down Durant. Insisting that he not take the private jet, Damian would board a small plane and be flown to New York.
While in New York, Damian would see Maxie at the airport. She would finally admit that their relationship had reached a point where it would be hard to come back from, but would ask if he still loved her. Upon finding out that he would always love her, Maxie would watch him board another flight.
And that is how the story would end. Full circle, in a way. There would probably be some more things thrown in just for flavor, but those were the big plot points that would have happened. As you can see, doing all of that would have taken me an extremely long time, and though I wish I had the energy and the drive to do such a thing, I know that I don't, and to keep an empty promise would be wrong. So, again, I thank all of you for your continued support, in spite of my failures. I cannot promise that I will never, ever continue the story of Damian Corinthos, but at this point it seems unlikely.
Regards,
Set