Chapter 11

Robert woke up and tried to move. When he couldn't move his arms, he looked down to see that his arms and legs were tied to the hospital bed he was on. Robert doesn't know what happened to him. Did Valentine get the information he needed while Robert was asleep? Did Robert give anything away that might hurt Luke, Laura, or anyone else in Port Charles? The door opening interrupted Robert's thoughts. He saw a blonde woman get shoved in the room and the door slammed shut. "You will regret this, Valentine! My husband is Sean Donnelly! He has connections! If he finds out you shoved his woman in a room like a barn animal, he will get men to come and get you, you little man! Ugh! Damn him!", yelled a woman with a familiar southern accent.

"Tiffany?", asked Robert.

The woman turned around with wide eyes and said, "Robert! Oh, it's you! Are you okay?".

Robert replied, "I'm still living. What are you doing here?".

"Lucky Spencer called me and said that you, Luke, and Laura were in trouble. We met up and decided to come to this island. We were right. Well, more so I was right. You know, I am smarter than everyone thinks. Why are you grunting and moving around? Oh my God! Are you having a seizure? Robert, I am no doctor!"

Robert rolled his eyes. "Well, Tiff, I'd like out of these ties. Can you try to get me out of them? That way we could get out of here before Valentine gets back. Did he say anything about the weather machine being activated or Luke and Laura getting hurt?"

Tiffany began searching around the room for something sharp to cut the leather ties with. "No. That little, rude man just said he would take me to you if I did him a favor. Well, he took me to you, but I don't know the favor. And what is this you're talking about a weather machine? That was decades ago!"

"He said his father left him the idea in his will and he wanted to prove to the world that he is the most feared Cassadine to ever live. He sent Luke on a wild goose chase to find Laura before 48 hours or before he programmed the weather machine. I hope Luke found her and they are safe."

Tiffany found a scalpel and began cutting Robert loose, albeit slowly. "Well, I was able to radio Lucky before Valentine caught me and he told me that he had a lead about where Luke was. So, I think wherever Luke disappeared to, Laura is. Hopefully, Lucky found them and they are all safe. So, what are we going to do once I get you free from these ties?"

"I don't know, Tiff. What century are you going to be finished cutting me loose? Weren't scissors in any cabinets?"

"Excuse me, Robert Scorpio. I am helping you get free. If you want to give me attitude, then try to free yourself!"

"Tiff, I'm sorry. I'm just frustrated and want to get out of here before Valentine comes back and knocks us out!"

Tiffany got one of Robert's arms free and moved on to the other arm. "Why would he knock us out?"

"Tiffany! He wants to read out minds for any type of information regarding the programming of the weather machine. He wants to freeze the world!"

"Honey, I don't remember anything of importance regarding that silly nilly weather machine. The only thing I remember about that time is meeting you, Luke, and Laura. Does this man think we would know the password to programming it?"

"I guess. Does he not know that you and me had nothing to do in the control room? Luke locked himself in there with Mikkos and figured out the password to stopping the weather machine. We have no idea what the password was to programming it. Are you almost done cutting this arm loose?"

"Be patient! I am trying my best here! Got it! Okay, let me cut your legs and we can get out of here!"

"Well, you have to hurry! Valentine could come in here any minute."

Tiffany began speeding up the cutting process. The scalpel became dull as time went on, but she continued to try to free Robert. Robert came up with the idea to cut each leather tie until it becomes weak, then Robert will attempt to pull it apart himself. Tiffany made jokes about Robert not being as strong as he thinks he is, but Robert let her have her moment. Once Tiffany, cut both ties, Robert began pulling his right leg tie apart first. It took a few attempts, but he was able to pull it apart to set his right leg free. He also pulled apart the left tie and jumped off the bed. "How about that, Tiff? This old man still has it in him. Now let's get out of here! We have to find Luke, Laura, and Lucky", said Robert.

Before Robert and Tiffany could even exit the room, Valentine walked in. "Well, well, well. I see we were trying to escape. I guess I came in at the best moment. You aren't leaving until I have my answers", said Valentine.

Tiffany knew her and Robert had get out of here, but she needed to distract Valentine so Robert could put him in some type of headlock and knock him out. Tiffany decided to do what she does best: talk. "You know, Mr. Cassadine, before I give you all the information you need, I think we should talk about your fashion sense. If you are going to rule the world, why not do it in style? I don't think that color suit matches your eyes. I worked in the television and film industry for years. I could tell you the color swatches that go with your eyes, your hair, you skin tone, and your body type. Also, why do continue to wear such small suits? They make you look like a tiny, squished up man. Do you have a wife? Any kids? Well, you know I have a child, my daughter Anna. She is definitely her father's daughter. Although, she does have my je ne sais quoi…", Tiffany continued to ramble on while Valentine rolled his eyes.

Robert figured out what Tiffany was doing after the first sentence. She was going to talk this man to death until Robert could attack him when he least expects it. Robert continued to let Tiffany ramble on and rolled his eyes when Valentine looked at him to make Valentine believe he was annoyed with Tiffany. While Tiffany was rambling, Robert was waiting for the right moment to attack Valentine. Robert knew he couldn't just walk up to him or run up to him. He was going to have to take him down from below. So, Robert decided to pretend to kneel down and tie his shoe. When Valentine would least expect it, Robert would pull him down to the ground. When Tiffany was talking about deviled eggs, Robert knew this was the time to attack. Discussing deviled eggs is such a boring topic, well maybe not for Tiffany, but for any normal human being. Robert kneeled down, pretended to tie his shoe, and grabbed Valentine's legs and pulled. Valentine fell down and screamed, "What the hell?! I knew I shouldn't have let this bitch talk forever! My head! You both will pay for this!".

Robert sat on top of Valentine to assure that he wouldn't go anywhere. "Tiffany! Go and look for Luke and Laura! Take his key and lock the door! I'll keep him down in here! It's time this man is shown who really makes the rules when it comes to the Spencer-Cassadine feud", said Robert.

Tiffany pulled Valentine's keys out of his pocket and left the room. Valentine tried to fight off Robert, but Robert was able to keep Valentine secured to the floor. Valentine said, "So, is Luke Spencer the one who is going to show me who makes the rules? He's an old man. I don't know what he could do without breaking a bone."

Robert smirked and replied, "No. Not Luke. Laura."

Tiffany left the room her and Robert were in and began to run towards the front door when she heard familiar voices. "Luke! Where could Robert and Tiffany be? We need to save them from Valentine! He's lethal. He'll kill them if they don't give him what he wants!", Tiffany heard a worried Laura say.

Tiffany smiled and began running towards the voices. It has been forever since she has seen her dearest friends, especially Laura. Tiffany knows that this isn't how she wanted her reunion with Luke and Laura to be, but she realized how else could she reunite with Luke and Laura other than when they are in danger. Tiffany followed the voices and her heart jumped at the sight of her two oldest friends. Luke and Laura looked the same, just older and wiser. Well, Luke looked older and Laura looked wiser. Tiffany yelled, "Laura! Luke!".

Laura turned around to see her best friend for the first time in many years. Laura smiled the largest smile in days and ran towards Tiffany. The two friends embraced. Laura whispered, "Elsie Mae. I have missed you."

Tiffany squeezed Laura tighter and said, "Laura Webber Baldwin Spencer, I have missed you as well."

The two let go of each other, but held each other's hands. Laura said, "What are you doing here? Are you okay? Is Robert okay? Have you seen Robert?"

Tiffany said, "Darlin' you know too many questions causes me to panic. Slow down. Robert is fine. He is holding Valentine down as we speak. He told me to go search for you guys. Are you guys okay? Where did he hide you?"

Luke interrupted and said, "He hid Laura in the waterfall. I found her and Lucky found us. Now, before we go help Robert destroy Valentine, come here and give me a hug my favorite movie star!".

Tiffany ran into Luke's arms and said, "Oh, Luke Spencer! I have missed you. I am so glad you and Laura are okay. After all this is over, I want the three of us, along with Robert, to keep in touch more often. You understand me? Or I'll make sure Sean gets involved and makes you keep in contact with me."

Luke rolled his eyes and replied, "Not Donnelly. You know by using him as leverage you can make me do anything. Now, come on. Take us to Robert."

Luke, Laura, and Lucky followed Tiffany as she guided them to the room where Robert and Valentine are in. While they were walking towards the room, Luke spoke up and explained his plan of action. "So, here's what I'm thinking we do. We get in there and Lucky, you replace Robert holding Valentine down. Now, we can either shoot him point blank and kill him, which is what I prefer, or we come up with another way of punishment and extermination for this rodent. Any ideas, Laura?", said Luke.

"As much as I want you to shoot this man point blank and kill him like he did to Nikolas, I think we need to find another course of action. He needs to be tortured some other way", replied Laura.

Tiffany interjected and said, "Well, I think we should put away with him the same way we put away his father. If he desperately wanted to live up to his father's reputation, the only way to punish him is to freeze him. Put this man on ice just like we did to Mikkos. Just my two cents."

"I think that is perfect. I know he's Charlotte's father, but who cares at this point. She has LuLu as a mother and Dante will be her step-father forever. Her grandparents are the Luke and Laura. She also has Tracy and Kevin in her life. She has me and the rest of the Spencer clan. She'll miss her father. I know going through just about a week believing that the two of you were dead almost killed me, but we can get this little girl through this", said Lucky.

Luke nodded in agreement and said, "I think this is the best course of action. Thanks for the idea, Tiff. This man has caused our family too much pain and loss. What do you think, Angel?".

Laura wasn't sure that freezing Valentine was the correct way to handle this situation. As much as this man has taken from her and how he hurt her family, she couldn't imagine killing her granddaughter's father. As much as she hates Valentine, Charlotte loves and idolizes him. Luke interrupted Laura's thoughts and said, "Angel, I know what you are thinking. You think that we shouldn't kill him like this. Laura, you have always been the good guy in our partnership. You hold the morals that I don't even think about. That's what made this partnership work. But, think about it Laura. This man killed Nikolas. He got away with murder. Your son isn't alive. I may have never given Nik a fair chance and was cold to him for most of the time I knew him, but he was your son. He deserved to live a long life for you and for his son. Our kids don't have their brother anymore. This man shot Doc. Think about that moment when you saw Doc lying on the ground with a bullet in his chest. Think about LuLu. This Cassadine kept LuLu's daughter away from her for years. We can finally punish this man for all he did. You won't have to press the button. I will or Lucky will. Even Robert could. This is the best course of action to deal with this murderer and thief, but we won't do this without your consent."

Laura took in all Luke said. She knew he was right. Valentine took so much away from the Spencer clan. He hasn't paid for any of his crimes. He got away with murder. He took away her beloved Nikolas, shot Kevin, and kept LuLu's daughter away from her. This time the Spencers will beat this Cassadine at his own game. Laura took a deep breath and said, "It's time Valentine is punished for everything he did to our family. He gets away with everything, but not this time. Let's freeze him."

Luke replied, "Thank you, Angel. Okay, that's the plan. Tiff? Are we at that room yet? Let's get this freezing show on the road!".

Tiffany laughed and said, "Yes, Luke Spencer. Have patience. The room is coming up on our right. Let me just unlock the door and we can end this Cassadine once and for all."

Tiffany took the key out of her pocket and unlocked the door. When she opened the door, the group heard Robert, who was still sitting on top of Valentine, babbling on about Emma and little Noah. He was telling a story of the time when he visited Robin in California and he offered to babysit Emma and Noah and the hijinks that occurred between the grandfather and his grandchildren. Valentine was rolling his eyes at every word Robert said. Robert looked up at the opened door and said, "Well, well, well. What do we have here, Valentine? It's your worst nightmare, Luke and Laura."

Valentine replied, "What are you going to do with me, Spencers?".

"I want you to think long and hard, Cassadine. Since you seem to know every detail about mine and Laura's history with your family, including our past with the waterfall on this island, do you recall how your father was killed?", said Luke.

"You pushed him in the weather machine room and froze him. What does that have to do with me?", responded Valentine.

Luke said, "Since you have been dead set on following in your father's footsteps, we have decided to allow you to die the same way as your good ole daddy."

Valentine's heart dropped. He stuttered and said, "You're going to freeze me to death? You can't do that!".

Laura spoke up and responded, "Yes, we can. And we will. It's finally time to pay for your sins, Valentine."