Reliving The Past
Chapter 45
Laura called Elizabeth back and explained everything that happened. They agreed as soon and Jeff got home from his conference they would all head to Sonny's island. Elizabeth thought that as soon as they were on a plane to Sonny's island, then that was when her plan would start. Although after all that she went back to her robotic ways. No smiles, no joking and no fun. She stayed in her room most of the time. Franco often thought she was pumping herself up for the battle that was to start soon. But it didn't stop him from worrying. And checking on her every few hours. Even Max was worried. Then out of the blue, she comes out of her room. Goes downstairs to cook dinner. But she doesn't say anything to anyone. She cooks a meatloaf.
"Liz, would you like me to set the table?" Franco asks, hoping for a response. But Liz just stares out the back window. So Franco just sets the table. Feeling very lost without the Liz he knew. The one that kissed him back as passionately as he kissed her. Franco grabs a side dish that was already done and goes to take the dish to the table. Liz grabs his arm. She looks him straight in the eye.
"Enjoy dinner. Make sure the dishes get done. And remember whatever happens, I care for you. Take care of the boys." Elizabeth pulls him in for a major kiss. Like she thought this was her last kiss ever. She pulls away and opens the back door. She walks out a few steps and someone grabs her. Hand over mouth and arm around waist. Franco sees this and tries to stop them. Liz manages to get her mouth free. "Check my room for the Pla…" She screams as she's drug off. Franco is knocked out. Elizabeth disappears into the night.
Franco wakes up to Max's voice.
"Franco, what happened? Where's Liz?" Max asks, bending over a confused Franco who is laying on the ground.
"She told me to enjoy dinner. Get the dishes done. That she cared for me. To take care of the boys. She kissed me and then stepped two steps outside the back door. Someone grabbed her. It's like she knew they were there. And she was walking into it knowingly. Oh, we have to get to her room. She tried to tell me her plan was in there. We need to call everyone and meet them at a place big enough for them all. Maybe the Metro Court. I will go get the plan, you call Sonny and tell him what happened. He needs to keep a close eye on those boys. She looked so scared." Franco rubs his hands over his face to get completely awake. Then slowly gets up and goes off to help his best friend.
"What are you doing? I know who you guys are." Elizabeth says, hands tied and blindfold on.
"You might know who were are in general, but you don't know where we are going. And you are not going to know how to get any place. You aren't even going to see the structure we are taking you to. So cut the crap. Sit there and shut up." Martha says, rudely.
"You know, you might have the upper hand at this, but I don't have to listen to that. I am done taking orders from you sicko's." Elizabeth says, trying to rile Martha up. She seems to have a short temper. Elizabeth knows that's the sure way to get someone to mess up. Either with plans or with telling of a plan. She thinks it's the latter.
"Oh you will listen. And listen good! You are going to do exactly what I say, or face the consequences." Martha yells.
"Hmm, ok. Bring on the consequences." Elizabeth says, not a quiver of fear in her voice. She braces for impact thinking that Martha will hit her. But she gets a foul smell and everything goes quiet.
"That will shut her up." Martha says, with a cloth in her hand.
They roll up to their headquarters. The gate opens and lets them in. as soon as the van backs up to the side door, Tom stands there. A big grin on his face. Like a child getting the biggest gift on Christmas day.
"Where do you want her?" Rick asks, carrying an unconscious Elizabeth over his shoulder.
"Take her to the red room until we take her to the place this is all going to go down. Mrs. Cassidine gave me the blue prints. So we should be able to navigate it fairly easy. I was told that she only has knowledge of the main living area." Tom says, letting Rick carry her into the building.
"She's an annoying little bitch. I came very close to clocking her one." Martha says, closing the van doors.
"If you would have, you would have been dealt with. And chances are you wouldn't have liked it. So remember that next time." Tom walks away back into the building. Leaving Martha looking on in shock. Her hate for Liz growing all the more.
"Ok, you were all called here as friends of Elizabeth. I know some of you don't like me. I get that. But this is about Liz and her safety. Now, she had you all down on a list of people to help execute this plan. And she states that you must follow it exactly to the letter or we may never see her again." Franco says, addressing a group of people in the conference room in the Metro Court.
"Why isn't she telling us what the plan is?" Andre asks, with concern.
"Because, her first step in this plan is already in motion. We were at a safe house. And she let herself get taken. She saw them. She knew they were going to take her. She planned this. Sonny and the kids are ok in England for now. Dr. Webber has yet to get back from his conference. Elizabeth states in this plan that she has placed a tracker in her body. I don't know where. But she gave me a website to find out where she is. She told me to wait for 6 to 8 hours before turning it on. She's afraid that they are going to take her to a few false places before taking her to the real place. And she doesn't want anyone to feel the urge to go after her too soon and ruin it. She mentions Jason by name." Franco says. Everyone smiles and looks at Jason.
"She does know me pretty well." Jason admits.
"So this gives up 7 hours to fill in everyone on their part of this plan. She thinks that each and every one of you has an important part to this plan. First off, Carly. She wants you to take Avery, Joss, Roco, Danny and Spencer to Sonny's Island. She wants all the kids to be safe and not used as a bargaining chip. And she doesn't want to see you hurt. After all that you and Sonny have done for her. She knows that they will try to use the kids. And since you all are helping, she doesn't want any of your kids in danger." Franco says, smiling at her thoughtfulness.
"I will do that. But I can send the kids with a few guards. If I can help, I will." Carly says, seeming genuinely concerned.
"Remember, she said follow it to the letter. You need to go with the kids. Lulu too. She's afraid that something will happen and Laura will lose another child. Plus, she says something about you and another baby. I don't know what that means. Just do it. Sonny has a friends plane all sent to leave when we need to. So you and Lulu go get the kids ready to go. Now the reason she asked you to be here Griffin. She's thinking that she is going to need a doctor when this is all said and done. She believes that they are going to do all kinds of torture techniques. So she wants you to plan for the worse. Possibly close to death. Nathan and Dante. She wants you guys to let the authorities know where they are. But not right away. Just in case the crowd isn't all there yet. She wants you to get all these cowards. Also to find Jackson. She thinks he might be in trouble. He knows the names to all the head people in this cult. Jason and Sam. She wants you to back up Nathan and Dante when it comes to storming the location she's at. She also asks, if you have to shoot, just shoot to stop, not to kill. She wants to make these people pay by bringing them to Justice." Franco says, pausing for a moment.
"What's wrong Franco?" Maxie asks.
"I'm just worried about her. She's afraid she's not coming back. Maxie, she wants you to ask Mac how to coordinate people to surround a building. She's just not trusting that Jordan can do this. Not after arresting me. She wants to get these people arrested and stand trial. Ric, she wants you to make a list of offenses that these people have done. Once you have every single offense so far, then take it to Paul Hornsby. Make sure he does his job. If they kill her, she wants to make sure that EVERY one of this group never sees the light of day again. This is as far in the plan as she will let me tell you all. As we get through this section, then we have more." Franco can't help but want to cry.
Jeff walks in the door.
"What's going on here? Who are these people at the door? Mary!" Jeff calls out.
"Jeff, honey! Lizzie's boys are here. Along with Laura Webber-Spencer and Sonny Corinthos. Also the boy's father Lucky Spencer and Frisco Jones. Honey, we have to hurry and leave." Mary says, looking to him.
"What? Mary, tell me what the hell's going on." Jeff is confused.
"Honey, Lizzie is in danger. She sent the boys here for protection. But the people after her where here too. So go pack a bag. We have to go with these people to keep safe." Mary says, calmly.
"I'm doing no such thing." Jeff says, getting mad.
"Jeff, please. They are killers. They shot Liz while trying to take out her youngest. We are family Jeff. I wouldn't make this up." Laura says.
"Laura. It's good to see you. But I am not leaving. Lizzie wanted nothing to do with us. She made her choice." Jeff says, with hurt in his eyes.
"Jeff, Lizzie had the wrong address. She's been sending letters for years. Jeff, our baby was raped right after we left. Audrey didn't want to tell us. Lizzie thought we didn't care. She sent the letters to 3437 Summerset Lane. Honey, it was all a mix up." Mary tries to get him to understand.
"Raped? What are you talking about? Sarah and Mom never said a thing." Jeff says in denial.
"It's true Dr. Webber. I found her in the park. It was Valentine's Day 1998. These people took pictures before, during and after. They have been tormenting her for months now. The family she was staying with in Colorado, she saw the girl Jessica get raped and killed. Two friends of hers helped her escape these people. But they have been following her for years. The man that raped her was in prison on another crime. He never paid for her rape. She was too scared to go to the hospital or police. But I took care of her the best I could. I can swear to you this isn't a joke of any kind." Lucky says, close to tears at the memory of the scene he found her in.
"Thank you for looking after my Lizzie. But I am still not buying this." Jeff says.
"Here, take the hard truth." Sonny says, showing the picture of her in the park. Sitting there on the bench. Watching the stars. Then seeing Tom in a mask. Then seeing her on the ground. Then seeing her coming out of the bushes and Lucky trying to help her. All the bruises and blood. Jeff is in shock. Near tears.
"Who would so such a thing?" Jeff asks, tears steam down his face.
"They are a cult that was based in Boulder, Colorado. All those kids that went missing. They had a hand in it. They rape, torture and kill. They threatened to do the same to Elizabeth. If I hadn't come upon her on Valentine's Day, she might have been murdered. She witnessed Jessica Hogan's rape and murder. They told her if she told they would do the same to her." Lucky says. "Sir, she was my first love. I have a child with her. I love all her boys. We need to protect her family. That means you, your wife, her boys and they got to them here. So Sonny's Island is the safest place right now. I'm sorry if that inconvinces you, but it will give you time to get to know your grandkids." Lucky says.
"I'm not going anywhere. I want to speak to Elizabeth. Right this instant!" Jeff yells.
"Jeff! Why are you being so difficult?" Mary asks, confused and disgusted.
"I haven't heard from Lizzie in more than 15 years. Now I'm supposed to just believe that out of the blue we are just supposed to be there for her?" Jeff angrily says.
"You are supposed to be my mother's father. It shouldn't matter how long a time between talking. You are supposed to love her no matter what! I'm glad she stayed away from you! You are an angry, hateful man! My mom deserves better than someone like you! Grandpa Luke has been a better father to her than you! I don't want to be anywhere you are! Mom said you might say bad things about her. But I never thought I would hear it. Grandma Mary loves her. Grandma Laura, I want to leave. I don't want to be anywhere near this stone cold monster!" Cameron closes his laptop and storms out of the room.
"Dr. Webber, with all due respect, Elizabeth deserves so much better, I thought that when you found out that she had been raped, you would give her the benefit of the doubt. She went through hell. And I suffered alongside of her. Through the very moment she crawled out of the bushes. To worrying about no letting Audrey know. Not wanting to go to the hospital or police. Helping her walk after she couldn't stand on her own. Trying to see her when she just lay numb in bed for two days. Jumping at every little thing. All the bruises on her arms and legs. The nightmares that where so bad she couldn't sleep unless I was close by. She wanted her mother to hold her and tell her it would be ok. You can be upset with her as much as you want, but don't you dare blame her for a damn thing! I draw the line at her own FATHER blaming her for anything like that. Being a doctor as well as her father, you should be angry that someone could hurt her that way! What the hell is wrong with you? Come on, we are leaving. If Jeff here, doesn't want to come, so be it. I need to keep Elizabeth's kids and mother safe. And that's what I'm going to make sure happens. You can care less about your daughter, but the rest of us care too much. Mom, Mary get the boys ready. Sonny, call and get the plane ready. We can stop by the hotel and get our stuff. Then head to the plane. Frisco, can you call Liz and let her know we will be out of here in about two hours?" Lucky says, frustrated that a father that is supposed to be respectable could be so harsh. No wonder she said that he father and her were never friends. And why she felt not part of her family.
"Ok. Just stay calm Lucky. We all love Liz. Don't let him upset you. Liz doesn't need her father. She has her mother and she has us. Come on Mary, let's get our grandkids ready. Then we can pack some stuff for you." Laura and Mary take the kids out of the room. Sonny and Lucky leave to another part of the house.
"Jeff, man. You have screwed up so bad. All your kids are still alive. And you treat her like this. I didn't hear anything about you traveling to Port Charles to find out why your daughter won't talk to you. No you just let it go. You are the parent. It's your responsibility to try to repair the relationship. Don't you dare blame that girl of yours. You are a doctor. You know what rape entails. You don't deserve a daughter like her. What has you changed so much that you care so little of your daughter?" Frisco asks.
"None of your damn business Frisco. From what I hear, you never got to know our daughter Georgie before she was murdered. Don't take your regrets out on me. My daughter and I are different." Jeff says, with venom in his voice.
"Yeah, you left your daughter in a city where young girls her age where disappearing. But it didn't faze you a bit. And then, she runs away from that place to your mother. And you get upset. Now I am sure no one else caught on to this little bit of information. Makes me wonder if you wanted your daughter to go missing?" Frisco asks. Catching Jeff of balance.
"Where would you get an idea like that?" Jeff fanes shock.
"Well the way you are behaving, you have people thinking all kinds of things." Frisco walks out of the room. Leaving Jeff to think about things.
A/N: Sorry to you all for the lateness of this chapter. I will try to get back to where I was before with chapter posting. Thanks for all the reviews. Keep them coming. Take care.
