Reliving The Past

Chapter 40

Lucky and Frisco arrive in London. Lucky is still in some pain, but healed enough to travel. He calls Laura while they go try to find their luggage.

"Hey mom, we landed. We are just going to take a taxi to the hotel. Could you call the hotel and have an extra room key there so we can get into the room. I need to change my bandages. And Frisco needs a shower. Then we can head over to see you guys." Lucky says.

"Sure honey. How was the flight?" Laura asks, trying to sound happy.

"It was ok. What's wrong? I can tell you are trying to be happy. You and Elizabeth have that in common too." Lucky stops walking.

"Audrey passed away honey. Liz is not doing well. She called her mother to tell her. And she broke down. I think all this stress is getting to her. But I have yet to tell the boys. I don't know if I should or let Elizabeth?" Laura says.

"Let's hold off. I will talk to Liz before we decide anything. I will talk to you in a while. We have to get our stuff and get a taxi. I will talk to you soon." Lucky hangs up.

"So did you do your assignment?" Tom asks, writing something down on paper.

"Yes. The old crow is gone. I gave her the meds. I got her to tell me that Sonny Corinthos and Laura Webber-Spencer took the kids to England. There are body guards. She wasn't sure if they were staying with the kids after Sonny and Laura left. I think that Molly and the crew there should be able to get to them. All it will take is the call. And she said something about a safe house. So going to Elizabeth's residence would be a waste. But we should have someone on her from the moment she leaves the hospital. We can follow them to the safe house. Have two different cars. They will know if someone is following all the way there. They can take turns following. And Jose is tracking down Jackson. He will contact me when he eliminates him." Natalie says.

"I don't think that we are keeping on track." Tom raising his voice.

"How can you say that? We have her so frazzled that she's pretty close to a meltdown. And with her like that, she can't fight all of us. Now we just have to figure a way to get her enormous Scooby gang away from her so we can snatch her. Then the last phase of the plan will be in play. Although it will be a shame to not have a target anymore. I like this cat and mouse game." Natalie says, moving things around on the table.

"No one was suspicious of you having Franco arrested?" Tom looks at Natalie.

"Nope. But I did have this hot doctor come to me about dropping the charges." Natalie smiles at the thought of Griffin Monroe.

"FOCUS!" Tom slams his hands down on the table. "That little bitch and her misfits put me away for blackmail. If I wasn't in prison that little slut would have been dead and those little bastards wouldn't be here. I had Diego Alcazar take care of Emily. The little whore who put me away. He was a great member of this little club. He was so good at killing. Just not the torturing of the victims. He got the families and friends to suffer. But rule 12 states, you torture AND kill. But we didn't have to punish him for the lack of torture. I guess he played with the wrong victim. I can't wait to get Elizabeth alone. To do all kinds of things to her. She said some pretty mean things when she came to see me in jail. But I know how to get her running. I love when they run. Gets the blood pumping." Tom smiles at the thought of hunting down his prey.

"Ok. Well, I'm going to go to the store. Did you want anything?" Natalie asks, standing up and collecting her purse and list.

"No. I will go if I need something. I'm going to be in my room. Don't bother me when you get back. I have plans of my own to make." Tom gets up and walks off toward his room. Natalie leaves.

"Doctor Maddox, what are you doing here?" Elizabeth asks, still not herself.

"Oh, I heard you were being discharged and wanted to come see you before you left. You seem tense. Would you like to talk?" Doctor Maddox asks, gesturing to the bed to sit down.

"No, I don't want to talk. I want to get the HELL out of here. I need to get out of here." She continues to pace.

"Why are you so determined to get out of here Liz?" He watches her body language.

"Because. I have to go get my life back so I can bury or cremate my Grandmother. And get my boys back. I have to leave her to save my life. And anyone who tries to stop me will see what these people have coming to them." Elizabeth says, almost in a growl.

"I'm so sorry to hear of your grandmother's passing. This must be a very emotional time for you."

"No. Not anymore. Crying doesn't help. It didn't help when I was raped. It didn't help when Lucky died. It didn't help when Jason died. It didn't help when Jake died. It didn't help when I lost Jason or Lucky because of what I did. Crying won't bring my gram back. So now I have to take care of her final resting issues and these people. And if anything else comes up, I might just lose it all together. And not lose it in a release. I mean as in no one is safe to be near me kind of way. Where is Franco with that paper?" Elizabeth looks at the clock. She take a deep breath and sighs. "Fine, I will just find paper elsewhere." She grabs her purse. She goes to the door. "Let's go Max. I'm not staying here waiting anymore. No one is going to shrink me or tell me what to do anymore." Elizabeth and Max walk away.

"This is not good. I think you guys need to stop her. She's like a ticking time bomb. She might not be the same after what she does." Doctor Maddox says, looking very concerned.

"What do you mean? This is Liz we are talking about. She is lucky if she can kill a fly." Jason says.

"You have not been here to see what that poor young woman has been through. I have just recently have taken her back to when she came here. And that was very disturbing. I can't imagine all that she's been through in just the last few months. Being drugged twice. You apparently don't know her as well as you thought you did. Or you don't really care. Either way, are you going to let her cross a line that she's not going to be able to uncross later?" Doctor Maddox asks, then leaves.

"He's right Jason. Something isn't right with her. I don't think I have ever seen her like that. And I have seen her in many different ways. I mean, my God! She asked you to get a gun for her. Does that seem like Liz? I thought she's said numerous times that she didn't like guns and didn't ever want one." Sam says, getting up and chasing after Liz and Max. Just as Jason goes to follow, Franco shows up with a bunch of paper. Different kinds, not sure what kind she wanted.

"Hey, where did Liz go?" Franco asks Jason.

"Doctor Maddox came and tried to talk to Liz. She got very scary and walked out. We were just going to go after her." Jason leaves to follow. Franco follows after him. Franco doesn't like this. He is scared for her.

"Hey, Jackson. Can you call me back ASAP? It's urgent. Life and death stuff. You and Lizzie are in some real bad trouble. Call me back." Kevin says, leaving a message on Jackson's cellphone. Then he goes on Facebook and leave a message there for him too. Then Kevin realizes he hasn't heard from Jackson in weeks. This makes him nervous.

As Elizabeth and Max are about to exit the hospital, a nurse at that floors desk stops her.

"Nurse Webber, this was just dropped off for you." Nurse Susan says, handing her a flower arraignment and a box underneath it. Once Nathan, Sam, Jason and Franco catch up, Nathan sees the box and flowers.

"Liz, don't open that. Let me have a bomb sniffing dog inspect it first. It's strange you would get these just as you are about to leave." Nathan gets on the phone to the police station.

"Why? They want to torture me. Blowing up the hospital isn't torturing me." Elizabeth grabs the card off the flower arraignment. She opens the card and reads it. Her face gets red. Her mouth does something that they have yet to see from her.

"What does it say?" Franco asks. Curious and scared.

"They say sorry for my loss. And then mentions that if I ask for an autopsy, I better have them look for this drug. They killed my Gram." Elizabeth doesn't have a tear in her eye. Now Jason can see what the problem is. And the hairs on the back of his neck stand up at the feeling in the air.

"I know you don't like being told what to do Elizabeth, but don't open that box. I have a feeling it's not good. I don't know if it's a bomb or just something unpleasant. But don't. Leave it for the police to deal with. Maybe you should go talk to Doctor Maddox." Jason tries to sound less bossy and more caring.

"No. I need to get to that safe house and get to my plans, NOW. I can't bring Gram back, but I can bring the people that killed her down. Now if you all aren't going to help, then fine. But stay the hell out of my way. I am done taking orders from people. This is my issue and I am going to handle it. I see you and Sam handle yours. So why is it so wrong for me to fix mine?" Elizabeth says, looking him directly in the eyes. He sees the hurt, but he also sees something that he's never seen there. Deep hatred. Anger. Maybe a tiny bit of fear.

"Of course we will help. But for you to take our help, you have to be willing to listen to us." Jason replies, waiting for her to explode at him.

"I will to a degree. If you tell me not to do something because it's too dangerous, I will punch you. And if I have to punch you three times, you will leave. You are used to being in control. But this is my show. And we go by my rules. I'm willing to get help, but not be TOLD how to feel or what to do. I am done with that. My Gram was the last person to do that to me. She's dead now. So, I guess, is the time of being bossed around. Nathan, call me when they open it up. We need to go get groceries to take to the safe house." Franco goes to put an arm around her and she pulls away.

"Elizabeth, please don't push me away. I just want to help." Franco drops his head in sadness.

"I am not pushing you away. I just don't want to be touched right now. I need to focus on getting a plan and following through with it. No matter what my plan is. I need you to do me a big favor. If for some reason something happens to me. Whether it be death or imprisonment, please take care of my boys. You know me better than anyone. I thought Lucky knew me. But I was wrong. He knew that young girl I once was. And then I thought Jason did. But he's not the Jason that helped me all those years ago. Neither one is the same man that I fell for. But Franco, you see me. Accept the flaws and see past them. Or love them. I don't know. But I do know that my boys all care for you. And you could tell them all about me. Jason and Lucky seem to think that they can just up and leave at the drop of a hat. My boys need stability and understanding. I will write up a will and leave the boys to you. You just need to let their fathers see them whenever they want. And let all the rest of the family see and visit with them. I'm trusting you with the most important things I possess. Well, the most important things in my life. The best things I ever did in this world. If these vessels of evil take me down, tell my boys every day that I loved them and never once stopped loving them. They were are wonderful gifts given to me. Make sure they grow to be respectful to women. Gentle and kind to everyone. But not door mats. Tell them anything they dream can come true if they try hard enough. Don't let them blame themselves for anything that they have no control over. Make them get along. I will write this all down. And letters for each of my boys. And certain people. Franco, can you do this for me?" Elizabeth lets a little of the old Elizabeth shine through.

"I would love nothing more than to be there for your boys. But I want you there too. I will make sure I follow every wish as long as you are there too. I can see your parents and Lucky and Jason fighting anything for custody. There are a lot of people that love you and love the boys. And nothing is going to happen to you. I won't let it. I would die before anything would happen to you." Franco says, he grabs her by the upper arms and forces her to look at him when he says the last sentence.

"NO! Don't even put that out there! Because these people could kill you if you get in the way. I need to get to the safe house, write my letters and then write out my plan. Then I will gather everyone and lay out my plan. And it will not be changed or stopped. If so, I do it alone and seal my death. I have history with Tom. And I have a LONG memory. I'm sure his memory is going. It will be time to revisit the past. And I will provide the time machine. He can call me his travel agent or his executioner. Either way, he and I will go down memory lane with me at the controls." Elizabeth gets a pretty evil grin on her face. This scares Franco, but also excites him. To know that she can hold her own. It was time to go set up the weirdest party. And invite all the players. Port Charles may never be the same again.

A/N: Thanks for reading and reviewing. The reviews mean so much. Can't express that enough. I hope you all are still enjoying. As you can all tell, we are getting close to the showdown. I'm not a huge fan of Jason and Sam right now, but I am trying to make all the characters a little better then what GH is right now. As you can tell the bad guys are enough bad right now. lol Thanks again. Can't wait to hear what you think. Take care all.