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"Guard the door, nobody comes in or out without my say so, understand!?" The guards nodded at Michael before he entered the room.

Upon entering, he realised that Jeff was awake and the rest of the Tracy family was staring at him. "Jefferson! I'm so glad to see you're okay!"

Silence.

Michael shifted from one foot to the other uneasily. "I'm very sorry for your loss. I can only hope that you will be fully recovered soon!"

Silence.

Michael could feel that there was something wrong. This feeling was only supported when Lucy stood up and pointed at him. "You…it was you!"

Michael cocked his head to one side, "I'm not entirely sure what you mean Lucy?"

"You killed him!"

"Killed who?"

"My baby! Johnny!"

Michael shook his head, "Lucy…you're stressed. John died in the gravity ring accident, and Jeff was injured in it!"

His eyes focused on Jeff, who was glaring at him. "I…still remember…Michael. I…remember what…you did! You knocked…me into…the ring…after promising to…kill Johnny!" Jeff croaked, his voice still rough from weeks of disuse.

Michael sighed wearily, "You're confused Jefferson…You were injured trying to save John. I do admit that I should have kept a closer eye on John when you asked me too…but, I did not kill him!"

Jeff shook his head weakly, "No…you killed him!"

Michael opened his mouth to protest but soon closed it again, smirking as he did so. He held up his hands as a sign of surrender, "Alright Jeff…I admit it. I was expecting you to die when the incident happened. John was simply collateral damage…a problem that a couple of my boys, have assured me, has been taken care of…thoroughly. I assume they buried him somewhere secure…no body has been found after all…"

Lucy gasped, "B-but I asked the coroner…he said there was a body and a positive DNA match was made!"

Michael shrugged, "The benefits of money…enough will persuade any man to say whatever you want. Finding someone to convince you that John was dead and that it was inadvisable to see his body, was surprisingly easy."

Suddenly, Michael doubled over due to a sudden weight impacting with his stomach. "YOU KILLED JOHNNY!" screamed Scott as he punched and kicked his Dad's business partner.

Michael sneered at the boy before backhanding him across the face, sending Scott to the ground. He was pulled back over to the rest of his family by Virgil as both Gordon and Alan began to scream. Lucy pulled her two youngest towards her and glared at Michael. "You won't get away with this…" she growled, "…you're in a public hospital, somebody is going to notice that something is going on. They'll call the police and then you'll be punished for what you've done!"

Michael smirked again, "Do you know how many employees Tracy Industries has? No? Thousands! I have a couple of hundred, heavily-armed supporters that are, as we speak, taking over this hospital. Soon, there will nobody on your side…and once I am finished with you, the company will be mine!"

Lucy shook her head, "Everyone will know that it's you…they won't give you anything!"

"Not if my men pretend they are a members of an extremist group…a group that stands against everything that Jeff Tracy stands for! Once the media finds out, I'll be in the clear and your lawyers will have no choice but to sign the company over to me!"

Jeff attempted to get up before wincing and falling back down, "You won't…get away with this!"

"O Jefferson…" sighed Michael, "…I already have."

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"Wight…"

"R-ight"

"W-Right!"

"And again…"

"R-ight!"

Parker sighed wearily. This drive was taking way too long for his liking. After John had told Lady Penelope exactly what happened, the pair had begun to work on John's speech impediment…and they had been doing this for the last half an hour…it was beginning to grate on Parker's nerves. Then there was also the fact that he was driving a pink Rolls-Royce…his dignity would never recover.

"Parker?" Parker shook his head and looked in the rear-view mirror to find that Lady Penelope was staring at him.

"Yes M'Lady?"

"How much longer is it to the hospital?"

"H'ummmmmm, h'around 20 more minutes m'lady…"

"Excellent. I've tried to call Lucy but she isn't responding….it might be time to forgo some of our traffic laws. Parker…step on the gas."

"With pleasure m'lady!"

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"Why are you…doing this Michael?" Jeff asked, "You never used...to be like this! You were the best…man out our wedding for Christ's sake!"

Michael sighed, "Back then, you had your eye on the goal. You had a fantastic career as an astronaut, which then became developed into a very successful company which I have been honoured to be a part of. But as soon as he arrived…" Here, Michael pointed at Scott, "…you seemed to lose all sense of direction…you weren't invested in your work, you insisted about going home on time and spending time with your brats! Now, I could deal with two…but after John, it was like you just didn't care about the business anymore! Suddenly, it was all about family…'O, would you mind going over this paperwork Michael? Virgil has a piano recital! O Scott needs someone to take him to football practice! Alan took his first steps, I need to be there! Sorry Michael, I promised to teach Gordon how to swim! Johnny's having a bad day, I need to be at home!' Every week, it's something DIFFERENT!"

The family flinched as Michael slammed his cane down on the floor, his frustration clear on his face. Taking a deep breath, Michael attempted to calm down, squeezing his eyes shut before re-opening them…smirking as he did so. "No matter…soon it will all be over and I'll finally have the power and respect that I deserve. The company will finally have a leader who actually cares about the company…not his family!"

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Parker sighed in relief as they pulled up at the back entrance of the hospital…a fool proof way to avoid the news team according to Lady Penelope. The three of them exited the vehicle to find an armed guard standing by the door. "What do you want?" the man grunted, his eyes widening in awe as Penelope sauntered up to him.

Lady Penelope smiled at the man as they strode up to him, "Goodness, with Jeff in the hospital, they've really stepped up the security haven't they?" By this point, she was practically next to him. The man was too awestruck to even threaten her with his gun…that was his mistake. Within seconds, he was on the ground with Lady Penelope's heel digging into his neck, his gun thrown away from him.

She smiled at him, "Now, here's how this is going to work…I'm going to remove my heel from your neck...and you're going to keep quiet. You'll let us in and you'll keep quiet about all of this. You won't tell your colleagues about any of this…especially not Mr Davis."

The man flinched at the name, his head doing his best to nod as Penelope slowly removed her heel. He rubbed his throat as she clapped her hands together, "Excellent!" She exclaimed, "I do so love it when people are reasonable!"

The man scrambled off of the ground, waving the three of them into the hospital as he coughed and spluttered. John grinned as they ran creeped through the corridors. Thankfully for them, security seemed limited and they were able to sneak past armed guards with relative ease, making it to the elevator.

Once inside, they quickly made their way to the correct floor. There was a small room just outside of the elevator, which then led into the main corridor. Before John could make his way out into this corridor, he was held back by Parker. "Now, now John…" he muttered glancing around the area, keeping an ear out for any noises, "…we don't know 'ow many guards h'are there now do we?"

John pulled slightly before sighing and nodding, "So what do I do?"

"You'll stay here John…" ordered Penelope as she used her makeup mirror to see down each end corridor, "…if Michael finds out you're alive, he could so something drastic. It's safer if you stay here…"

John pouted as Parker urged him further into the small room, back towards the elevator. "But-But-"

Lady Penelope held up her hand, "Ah, ah, ah, no buts! Stay here and we'll go help your family…we'll call for you when everything is safe. Meanwhile…" She handed John her phone, "I'll need you to call the police…just in case."

Parker frowned, "What do you mean we'll call for you...h'aren't h'I staying 'ere?"

Penelope mock gasped, "You wouldn't leave a defenceless young lady on her own would you? There's two guards outside the room…in case you're wondering…"" Without waiting for an answer, she stepped out into the corridor, looking into her bag as though she had just arrived on the floor.

Parker rolled his eyes before following, "Defenceless young lady my h'arse…" he muttered. Lady Penelope slowly walked up to the room where Jeff was staying, still pretending her mind was on whatever was in her bag.

Suddenly she looked up and acted shocked to see the guards, "O my! Michael warned me that there would be extra security, but I didn't think he would go this far! Do you know that horrible man at the entrance just tipped everything out of my bag?! As if I would have a weapon in it! Now, I can't find anything! When I see Michael, I'm going to give him a piece of my mind, now let me in! He told me that he had"

The guards began to chuckle, "Of course, anything for Michael's…friend? Douglas probably checked her thoroughly…her butler as well."

Parker watched as Penelope got closer, her hand still in her bag, "I know, it's so silly to think that I'm dangerous! I mean, do I look like I would carry a weapon around?!"

Before they could answer, the men found themselves on the floor, twitching as electricity flooded through them. Penelope smirked as she stared at them, detaching her double tazer gun. ""You bet I do…"

Parker grinned at the statement before quickly joining her at her side. Penelope was slowly testing the handle so as not to make any noise…sadly it was locked. She glanced at Parker and smiled, "You're…a criminal right?"

"H'I prefer gentleman thief m'lady…"

"Excellent…pick the lock Parker, but quietly"

"Yes M'Lady…"

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"You don't have to do this Michael, please just let us go! Michael please-"

Michael held up his hand, silencing Lucy's pleas. Glancing behind him, he slowly made his way over to the family, quickly snatching up a crying Gordon just as the door creaked open to reveal a young lady in pink and an older gentleman with a prominent nose.

"Aah, Lady Penelope…" greeted Michael as he gripped Gordon even tighter, making a threatening gesture with his cane, "…I must say, I was expecting you sooner my dear. And you brought company…how delightful! Please stand over with Jefferson and Lucy…I don't want to have to hurt little Gordon here…and least not before it's time."

Parker and Penelope glanced at each other before holding up their hands in surrender, slowly making their way over to the Tracy family…taking care not to close the door behind them.

"You won't get away with this!" stated Penelope as Michael placed Gordon back on the ground, smirking as the four year old ran to his mother.

Michael sighed, "It's like I told Jefferson. I already have! And nothing is going to stand in my way once you're all out of the way!"

Suddenly there was a tiny voice from the doorway, "Over my dead body!"