Total Eclipse of the Heart
Ok so Milo was on today so my muse was happy and so here is another update. Standard disclaimers apply
"Monster, I've been called many things, that being among them...however you can call me Mr. Craig, James if you prefer."
She wrinkled her nose, why did that name sound vaguely familiar to her.
"Well Mr. Craig I don't see what whatever you are doing has to do with me, I'm just a doctor, an intern really."
"Like I said before you are an integral part of my plan, you are Mr. Giambetti's girlfriend so your leverage."
"So this is mob related."
He chuckled.
"The mob, don't be silly, it's more of shall I say a business transaction of sorts."
"If that's what you guys are calling it these days."
He grinned his grin at her before holding up another cloth to her face causing her to pass out yet again.
Jerry let out an evil cackle as he began to ruffle through her blonde hair.
--
The long night turned to day as she opened her eyes once more hoping the previous night was a nightmare that she passed out in the on call room and would merely have to apologize to Milo saying she was overtired. However when she opened her eyes she spotted a shapely looking woman in a designer suit and heels looking at her.
"I was wondering when you'd awaken," she said in a heavy Russian accent.
"Let me guess you're a part of Mr. Craig's business deal."
"Business Deal," she said laughing, "I knew Mr. Jacks had a sense of humor but that..."
"Wait a minute Mr. Jacks."
Sasha bit her lip. She forgot that Jerry Jacks was using the alias James Craig for this and she just blew it all.
"I meant Mr. Craig."
"Jacks, Craig, doesn't matter to me, I just want to get out of here in one piece."
The Russian woman smiled.
"In time, in time."
Claire shivered. It was like this woman knew something she didn't and it petrified her to no end.
--
Meanwhile Milo and Spinelli were sitting at a table at Kelly's hovered over Spinelli's laptop still trying to make sense of the note and to track down Claire.
"The Nefarious Nabbers were quite cunning," Spinelli was saying as he feverously typed, "they knew where local security camera footage would not be reached so they could make a clean get away."
Milo nodded. If these were master criminals there was a wonder that if they found Claire if it would be too little to late.
"Here is some more coffee boys," Maxie said heading around from the kitchen with a pot of coffee, "Mike just came in and asked if we where here all night."
"Is the senior sir mad at us Maximista?"
Maxie shook her head.
"Nope."
Spinelli let out a sigh of relief as he continued to work.
--
No sooner did the sign turn from closed to open did Matt and Nadine rush in there.
"Well you did want to take me to Kelly's for breakfast."
Matt let out a dry laugh.
"Well not under these circumstances nurse Crowell."
Maxie's face lit up.
"So, Dr. Hunter, you're finally dating your bed buddy."
"We didn't sleep together," both Matt and Nadine said.
Maxie just nodded being reminded of the time where she caught Nadine in Matt's room followed by the other time she headed to the house.
"So," Matt said, "did you get any leads on who the note came from?"
Milo shook his head.
--
Kyle entered the living room to see Lucas dressed only in his pair of pants and undershirt in the kitchen.
"I hope you didn't mind, I made coffee."
Kyle smiled thinking it was kind that his new...well boyfriend he assumed was offering to make him coffee. It couldn't be any worse then Claire's after all. No, it wasn't what you were thinking he and Lucas didn't instantly click and spend the night together, far from it. No, after drinks at the two men began to chat some more. This chatting lead to them going back to the apartment to watch DVD's and Lucas crashing onto the couch in the late hours of the evening.
"So, are you sure your roommate didn't mind me staying here."
"Well she didn't kick you out did she?"
"You know, I didn't even here her come in."
Kyle's face lit up.
"Well then I guess she had a good night with Milo, well that or she got paged but you think if she had to go into work she would call first."
"You're not her father Kyle."
"No, more like a reassuring older brother type, I mean Claire has been through allot since I've met her."
Lucas simply nodded and let Kyle talk to him for a bit about Claire.
--
Jerry Jacks entered the diner with Alexis and her girls causing the group to roll their eyes.
"I still can't believe he got away after the whole Metro Court thing," Maxie said, "I mean he locked me in a vault...Milo he shot your brother."
"He is most defiantly unhinged and the Jackal seriously can't see why the mother of the one formerly known as the Goddess would want to date him, I mean he can't be a good influence for her progeny."
"I understood about every other word of that Spinelli," Matt said as Nadine looked up.
"Metro Court thing," she asked.
Maxie nodded and began to give her the readers digest version of the hostage crises while Milo was translating Spinelli to English for Dr. Hunter.
"The Jackal thinks he might have something," Spinelli said as he began to type up some things.
"What is it, if it's about Claire tell me."
"I think I might have gotten a break."
--
At this moment Jerry's cell vibrated as he gave Alexis and the girls kisses and he headed outside. At that same moment a currier entered the diner and handed a note to Mike who was at the counter before leaving.
"Milo," Mike said, "this came for you."
Milo unfolded the paper as his jaw dropped. It was another note in the same style as the last.
I don't want to give away my game...but I will say that the rules are changed...I'll give you some time before I send you a clue...But for the moment it's up to you...
"That still doesn't give us much to go on does it," Maxie said.
Matt shook his head reading over the note.
"And I doubt it's that Jacks guy cause how could he be here when Claire is captive."
"Don't under estimate the powers of pure evil; the unhinged one has many a minion."
Maxie bit her lip thinking of the first time she met Cooper Barrett when he was mercenary three in the Metro Court Crises. It seemed so long ago when in reality his death happened less then a year ago.
'My how things change,' she thought to herself.
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Meanwhile Across town Kyle heard a knock on the front door.
"Maybe it's Claire and she forgot her keys," Kyle said looking at Lucas who just nodded.
"Well while you let her in I want to call my mom and let her know where I was."
"You're an adult, you lived in England for the past few years, and you still have to call my mom."
"I don't have to, I like to, common curtsy you know, at least while living under her roof."
Kyle nodded thinking that before he moved to Port Charles and into the apartment he did the same thing with his mom, of coarse he had to lie about his date's sex but still.
Kyle opened the door and found an envelope with the word KYLE written in cut out lettering causing him to roll his eyes.
He entered the house as he opened it and pulled out a picture of Claire dressed in the cloths she brought to the Hospital for her date tied up in what looked like a where house of some kind. Her eyes were closed and her body looked deathly still making him wonder if she was alive or dead.
"Kyle what is it," Lucas said looking at the man who was in shock. Ignoring his friend he reached for the phone and then pulled a paper off the fridge and began dialing the number marked 'Milo's Cell'
--
Claire wanted to know what this woman was hiding so she decided to strike up the charm and attempt to make some kind of casual conversation with her however before she could say anything her captor smiled.
"It's a shame Mr. Giambetti has to die because I'm sure he'd be a wonderful conquest."
"Conquest."
Sasha gave her another sly grin.
"Maybe I'll take a page from that insolent girlfriend of the little trespasser and have hot where house sex with him before he dies...would you like to see that. Your boyfriend being ravaged by another before brutally murdered."
Claire was trying to repress that image.
"No," she said in a hushed tone.
"What was that?"
"No, ma'me."
Sasha just rolled her eyes hoping that Karpov would give her a raise for being Jerry Jacks's stool pigeon.
--
"Hello," Milo said as he saw an unfamiliar number hoping it was Claire, "Claire is that you are you alright."
"No, this is Kyle, so you know something happened to Claire."
"Yes and..."
"I swear to god if she is another mob casualty I'll..."
Milo then cut him off.
"I don't think this is directly related to the mob, anyways we are all at Kelly's trying to figure it all out, and maybe you want to come over."
"I'll be there; maybe you can make some sense about this picture I got."
"What picture."
"Of Claire...she looks like she's being held captive someplace."
"Could you make out the place?"
"If I did would I be calling you."
"I guess not."
"Anyway, I'll be at Kelly's, and I'm brining Lucas if that's alright."
"Hold on."
Milo moved the phone away and turned toward Maxie.
"Can he bring Lucas?"
"Might as well."
Milo nodded pressing the receiver back to his ear.
"Lucas is fine."
"Alright, well I'll be there in a few."
--
"So you think Milo will risk his life to save you," Sasha was saying moments later
"I thought you said that I wasn't going to be killed."
"Sasha don't scare the girl," Jerry said smiling.
"I'm sorry Mr. Craig, so is my job here done."
"For the time yes."
He gave her a small peck on her cheek as she headed out of the where house.
"So Milo comes to save me then what."
"I told you, I silence him."
"Silence meaning kill."
"Yes, we've gone over this I thought."
Claire just nodded wondering if she could get him to eventually crack by way of repetition.
--
Kyle and Lucas entered the diner.
Maxie gave her cousin thumbs up.
"Another time," Lucas mouthed as Maxie nodded smiling as the two men sat down.
"So, you got a picture," Spinelli said, "can the Jackal get a glimpse of it."
Kyle handed Spinelli the photo and his face made an intrigued expression.
"Spinelli what is it."
"Well Milo, the Jackal knows this place quite well."
"Really, where is it?"
Placing the photo to give the gang a glimpse of Claire tied up he nodded.
"This is the where house belonging to the Russian Rogue Andre Karpov."
"So this is mob related then," Kyle said.
"Not necessarily," Matt said, "Karpov is one of our key leads in the whole counterfeit drug scheme."
"Yes, but he obviously has some middle man or men," Milo replied.
"Anyway so now what," Nadine said, "do you big strong men ride in to save the day."
"We need a plan of attack first before we rescue Claire, I mean the Russian Rogue and or his minions probably have many traps set since they know we are coming."
It was then Spinelli's computer beeped.
"Oh, maybe the Jackal has another lead."
--
"Why do you want to silence Milo anyway, is it because he's a part of the mob or..."
"Man you ask allot of questions, but I'll tell you if you shut your yap."
"Scouts honor," she said knowing fair well she was never in scouts because the whole idea of sleeping outside just wasn't her girly girlish thing to do as a child.
"Well, as you know there is a counterfeit drug ring going on in Port Charles."
Claire nodded.
"Well, I'm involved, in fact you might say I'm the brains of it and well your boyfriend and Dr. Hunter are getting their nose in where it doesn't belong so I need to eliminate them."
Claire nodded.
"So now that I know your plot, are you going to kill me?"
Jerry grinned.
"All I can say is that your fate will be reviled in due time."
--
All eyes were on Spinelli as he looked at his screen.
"So, what does it say?"
"Well, the Jackal was cross referencing Dr. Devlin and Andre Karpov and one name came up as a match."
"What was it Spin," Maxie asked.
"Marou."
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TBC
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