A/N – Thanks for the comments, favorites, follows, and the warm welcome! Guest – re: fickle reader. You must have missed the part/hint about it being a crossover/triangle (I was not referring to Sam btw). Read on. * skatiefan – Yup – you got your crossover!

Alright, lol I see there is some concern on the direction of this fic. So, I'll give you one more chapter and then I'll try to update again on Sunday or Monday. Hopefully, I can get a lot written on Sunday. I wrote two more chapters last night. Can't believe you guys didn't guess the crossover lol.

Chapter 2 - Surprise

Helena sat across from Tony with a big smile on her face. "This couldn't work out more perfectly."

Tony grinned. "I agree. Robin is dropping the bombshell as we speak and we just have to watch all the players combust."

"They'll never see it coming. Check and mate."

Tony chuckled. "I prepared the letter. He'll get it by the end of the week and it will rock his world. Everything will come to a head and hopefully, he'll take the bait and show up in Port Charles at just the right moment and all hell will break loose."

Helena grinned gleefully. "I really think this is my greatest work of art." She loved making the underlings of Port Charles squirm and suffer. Initially, she had never intended to have anyone find out about her duplicity. But, Jake got the microchip removed and she decided to rip everyone's world apart. And she still had more secrets to come.

"It is truly great to have you in the land of the living again."

"It's is wonderful to be back in the game."

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Genoa City

Dylan sat in the corner of his loft with the lights off. His PTSD had been getting worse the last week. He was having flashes several times a day. Sometimes, they were quite disturbing. There was a shootout at a church where he had a gun in each hand and he was shooting at people including a woman. There were other ones where he was so angry, lashing at people—completely out of control. And there was this woman with beautiful blue eyes and brown hair. She was petite and had flawless skin. He wondered who she was and why she was haunting his dreams. There was a knock on the door and he sighed and got up. Pulling it open, he came face to face with his ex Avery.

"What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to make sure that you are okay. You left the coffee house so suddenly."

"I'm fine. I just had a headache."

Avery sighed and pushed past him. "Talk to me Dylan." He just didn't seem like himself lately. He had an edge to him that he didn't have before.

"Does Joe know that you are here?"

She averted her gaze so she didn't have to see the anger in his eyes which had recently replaced the love he had felt for her. "No."

"That's what I thought. Look, you made your choice and you chose him. So go do whatever it is you do with him and leave me out of it."

"You broke up with me because I confronted you over Sharon."

"No. I broke up with you because you didn't seem to give a shit that Joe wanted you and that I didn't want you around him. He goaded me all the time and you barely blinked an eye and basically told me to deal with it. You had no respect for our relationship. Sharon didn't kiss me and try to seduce me. She needed a friend and I was concerned about my niece. You know, you and Phyllis truly are sisters. You both have an irrational hatred of Sharon."

Avery's mouth dropped open. She wanted to yell back but she tried to calm herself and move forward because continuing that conversation would not end well. "I know that you're going through a hard time, but you still have people in your corner. I'm worried about you."

"And I know that your heart is in the right place but I can't do this right now." She didn't even fight him when he broke it off. Instead, she ran right to Joe. That just about said everything.

She sighed. "I'm sorry that you are hurting so badly. Maybe you should talk to someone. It doesn't have to be me."

"Avery, it's not your responsibility to take care of me or worry about me anymore. I'll be fine. Stitch has my back."

She made a slight face before realizing that it wouldn't do any good to fight with him. "Fine, but I saw you flinch in pain. It's just going to get worse if you don't deal with it."

"I'm fine. I'm a big boy. Tell Joe I said hello. I'm sure he'll be thrilled."

Dylan had found out the prior year that Nikki was his mother and Paul was his father. It had been a shock and a relief that the blood test with Ian Ward had come back not a match. As much as he tried to warm up to his new found parents, there was just something off that kept him from completely committing to it. He shut the door, cutting off Avery's response and went back to his corner, hoping she was wrong and that it wouldn't get worse because right now, he felt completely on edge.

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Sam paced back and forth waiting for Patrick to arrive. She couldn't keep this secret from him, that was for sure, but at the same time, she was scared of what Jason's return could mean for them. God, for so long she had mourned him. They had just gotten back together and were going to be a family. That was all she had wanted for so long and then the rug was pulled from underneath her. After Danny's illness, she had found Silas and they were really good together but his psycho ex had came back. And then there was Patrick. He was fun and sexy. She liked being with him and they were good together and a big part of her didn't want to go back to the toxic life that was the mob. But this was Jason. The man she had loved for years.

Patrick walked inside the house and immediately, he could tell that she was upset. "What happened?"

She burst out in tears and Patrick quickly hugged her and tried to sooth her.

"Talk to me."

She pulled back and tried to get her emotions under control. "Did you know that Robin was back?"

The look on Patrick's face told her all she needed to know.

"When?"

"I don't know but she went to see Elizabeth today."

Patrick's face dropped as an angry scowl replaced the look of concern he had the minute before. "You would think she'd come to see Emma first."

"I don't know where her head is at but Patrick, she said Jason is alive and that he was different. She thinks Jake is Jason."

Patrick frowned. "What?"

"I know—I know. It's crazy. But what if it were true? Danny would have his father back."

Patrick turned from her, feeling like he was going to be sick. "And you'd have your husband back."

"I honestly don't know if that is a possibility. Jake doesn't know me and he made it clear that he wants Elizabeth."

"But he can't say that for sure because he hasn't spent that much time with you and Danny and right now he doesn't remember."

She touched his arm. "We'll know in a week."

"So we do what until then? I'm crazy about you Sam. I thought you cared about me too."

"Patrick, I do but I also loved Jason. You should understand my position." He had been with Sabrina when Robin came back the first time and turned his world upside down.

He hugged her. He unfortunately had already lived this scenario. "I know but I just can't lose you. I was finally getting my life back without all the craziness. I just don't want to go back to that."

Sam didn't say anything. Her mind was on Jake. How could she not know that he was Jason?

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Carly looked up as Jake walked into the Floating Rib and smiled. "Well hello there."

Jake slightly smiled. "Hey Carly."

"You look like you have a lot on your mind."

"I do."

She patted the chair next to her. "Take a load off."

He sighed and sat down and Coleman put a drink in front of him.

"What's going on? Is Princess Purity making you gag yet?"

Jake shook his head. "Princess Purity?"

"Come on. Elizabeth doesn't exactly scream tie me down and fuck me."

Jake smirked. "You have no idea how sexy that woman is."

"You can't be talking about the muffin."

"Carly, must you always call her names?"

Carly grinned. "It makes me feel better. I don't hate her anymore, mainly because for some ungodly reason you're into her, so at least give me the name thing."

Knowing he'd get nowhere with the conversation, he changed the subject. "Anyway, why are you here?"

Carly went on and on about Sonny and her drama filled life and Jake listened patiently. When she had finally worn herself out, she turned to him. "And what bug crawled up your butt?"

Jake chuckled. "You don't even want to know." He wished he could tell her but that just wasn't a smart move right now. He knew what Jason meant to Carly, so he really didn't want to give her false hope. Most of all, he didn't want things to change between them. He liked their friendship.

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Elizabeth paced back and forth in her room. The last twenty-four hours had been a shock. If Jake were Jason and he still wanted her, would she finally get a real chance with him? Before their relationship could go any further, she needed to know the truth. There were so many unanswered questions. How did Helena get Jason's body in the first place? God, why couldn't that woman stay dead?

She thought about the good and the bad regarding her relationship with the man who seemed to never be far from her heart. She had made so many mistakes running from him. And then there was Sam. How in the world could they make this work? It was still hard to accept that Jason went back to her in the first place. Even though she understood the cause and effect of bad choices, she still hated that he had forgiven her. What did that really say about his decision making or how he felt about himself? At the time Jason and Sam got back together, her life was a complete disaster and she had no contact with Jason. God, she hated even thinking about that disastrous time in her life. It was a complete train wreck.

Flopping down onto the bed, she fell backwards and looked up at the ceiling. Before Jason disappeared, she had done something horrible, and while he acted as though he forgave her, it was something that haunted her. She wasn't usually so desperate. It killed her to think that she would stoop so low and be so manipulative.

There was a knock on the door and she got up to answer it.

"Hey," Jake said softly. "I just wanted to say goodnight."

"Are you okay?"

He shrugged. "Nothing much I can do about it until the results come in. How about you?"

"You just interrupted my incessant inner dialogue."

He smirked. "Were you rambling again?"

She smiled. "Pretty much."

"Are you tired?"

"Not really."

He held out his hand. "Let's go watch a movie. You can drive yourself crazy tomorrow."

"Okay."

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Dylan's eyes snapped open. He was tired but sleep just wasn't happening. Trying to make sense of all the memories that were running through his head was exhausting. The level of violence scared him in some ways but felt normal too. It was easy to try to blame it on the PTSD, but these memories seemed so real that he didn't understand how his mind could create them.

He needed answers. Clearly, he must have lost time or something. None of this made any sense. Closing his eyes, he remembered Emily, Michael, Carly, and Lila wondering who these people were. It was like his dreams represented a life in some parallel universe. Nothing made sense.

Five days later, he received a plane ticket in the mail telling him that he would find the answers he needed by going to Port Charles, NY and showing up at General Hospital at 5:00 P.M., that his memories would be explained.

He was intrigued. Should he get on the plane? He sighed and then packed a bag. He needed answers.

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Robin got one of the tests back via courier and called Elizabeth and told her to bring Jake to the hospital.

Liz looked up at Jake. "It's time."

He sighed. "Whatever happens, I hope you'll still want to be with me."

She smiled. "I can't imagine not wanting that ever."

They kissed.

"I think Sam should be there," Liz said.

Jake nodded. "Okay."

Liz texted her. Luckily, Cameron was going to Spencer's house after school, so they took off.

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Robin met them in the lobby. "Hey, follow me."

Sam rushed off the elevator. "Wait for me."

They made it past the nurse's desk when Robin accidentally ran into Carly.

"Hey, watch where you are going. What the hell are you doing back in town?"

"Honestly, I don't feel like I owe you an explanation, now move out of my way."

Carly rolled her eyes.

Liz watched her look towards the elevators and then Carly went totally pale. She gasped and passed out cold. Jake caught her and lowered her to the ground and Elizabeth turned around and gasped, "Oh my God."

Dylan walked towards them and stopped right in front of her. Sam, who was standing next to her, could only look on with her mouth open. "It's you." She was the woman in his dreams. The one he couldn't stop thinking about.

"Jason?" Liz asked.

"My name is Dylan McAvoy."

Liz didn't know what to say.

Jake didn't know what to think. "Robin, open the test now."

Robin ripped it open. "I'm sorry Jake, but you're not a match for Jason."

Elizabeth started to gasp for air. She was overwhelmed. The enormity of the situation hit her and her legs gave out. Jason was alive and he had come back, something she had dreamed of since he had gone missing. Dylan grabbed her and pulled her into him. "I've got you."

She started to cry and Dylan held her.

Sam finally found her voice. "I can't believe that you came back to me."

Dylan frowned. "Who are you?"

Sam took a languid breath. "I'm your wife."

Patrick was standing next to Robin, watching their exchange. He had a bad feeling everything was about to change, that he was going to lose Sam.

Dylan was stunned. "What?" he looked down at Elizabeth. "Then who are you? You've been haunting my dreams for weeks."

Liz's stomach flipped flopped. "I'm Elizabeth. We had a son together."

"I have a son?"

"I'm sorry, but he died. His name was Jake. You also have a son named Danny with Sam."

Dylan looked at Sam and then grabbed his head as a pain shot through it.

"Jason." Sam grabbed his arm and she and Liz guided him to a chair.

"So, you've been having headaches right?" Jake asked.

"Yeah, who are you?" Dylan asked.

"I don't actually remember but I've been going by Jake. Clearly it's a memory that Helena planted. And speaking of that, you might have a microchip in your brain too. I just had mine taken out."

Dylan frowned. "I thought I had PTSD and had served in Afghanistan. I don't understand. My friend Stitch served with me and he didn't think I looked any different. I had all of these memories and my ex Avery, she knew me too."

"Maybe we were doppelgangers. It would make sense then."

Carly had stood up and was listening to the conversation. Tears were rolling down her face. She was so excited to see Jason. It was taking all of her restraint not to grab him and hug him. "So you don't remember anything?"

"I remember bits and pieces, more so the last month. I've been getting more angry too."

A just released Monica let out a scream and collapsed. She had been getting some testing done.

"Who is that?"

Carly sighed. "Your mother."

Dylan didn't know what to say. There was a crowd around Monica so he stayed back and then his phone rang and he pulled it out. "Hello?"

"Where the hell are you?" Stitch asked. He had been looking everywhere for Dylan.

"You wouldn't believe me. Listen, I've got an emergency and I need you to come to a place called Port Charles NY. I'm at General Hospital. I think I might need to have surgery tomorrow."

"What? Don't do anything until I can get there. I'll let Nikki know."

"Thanks."

Dylan ended the call. "My friend Stitch is coming and he's possibly bringing my family." Knowing Nikki, there was no way she wouldn't come.

Monica looked up at him. "Jason?"

"He doesn't know who he is Monica," Robin said.

She walked over to him with tears in her eyes. "Not again."

"Again?" Dylan asked.

Liz sighed. "That's a long story."

A/N I know you are not Sam fans (neither am I) but sorry, Danny exists and I wanted to stay true to the show as much as possible in this one. I've only really screwed with the timeline to match Jason/Dylan. Normally, I screw around with the character more but not in this one. Those of you who don't watch Y&R, don't worry, you'll get a feel of the characters from there via the dialogue. And just in case you don't know, Steve Burton let GH to play Dylan on Y&R.