| Chapter 14 "How the hell did that happen?" Robert asked as he and Mac walked away. Luke, Anna, and Alex turned to Sonny. "I'll get people looking for him," Sonny said. "Thanks man," Luke said. "Has someone tried to get a hold of Sean?" "He's not answering his phone," Anna said. "I'll get someone to his house," Sonny said pulling out his phone. ~~~ Taggert dove behind some crates and pulled out his gun. Asia had done the same. He looked past her and saw that Jason and his men had also taken cover. Asia was still shooting at him. He glanced around and saw the Spoon Island launch approaching with three people on it. He groaned. How was he going to handle this? He shot off three quick shots towards Asia, hoping that she'd concentrate on him rather than notice the people who were quickly approaching the area. No such luck. She looked up and saw them. ~~~ Luke walked over to Mac and Robert. "Anything?" He asked them. "No," Robert answered. "I'm going to call and old friend at the WSB..." "No, don't," Luke said. "Why not?" Mac asked. ~~~ "And who exactly, are you?" Frisco asked the two men. "We just have some questions for you and your wife," the second man answered. "Sure you do," Sean said. "I suggest you both get out of my house, now." "We can't do that Mr. Donelly, without the Joneses." "Well, we're not leaving here, so you can go and tell your boss that if he wants us he can come get us himself," Frisco said "We can't do that Mr, Jones," the first man said as the front door opened and another man walked in. "Put your daughter down, Mrs. Jones, and she won't be harmed." "Like hell," Erica said ~~~ "I can't tell you that," Luke said. "You just can't call the WSB." "Give me a reason not to and I won't, Luke," Robert said. Luke sighed. "You just can't. I can't explain it, Alex and Anna will have to, but you can't call the WSB." ~~~ Zander, Robin, and Emily stepped off the launch hearing nearby gunshots. They saw Taggert motioning for them to get down as someone began shooting at them. ~~~ Taggert knew that he could lose his job because of this stunt but that didn't matter right now. What mattered was finding out where Faison was planning to go and Asia held the key to finding out. ~~~ Celia Marin walked into the ornate office and laid the file down on the desk. "Sir," she said quietly. "Yes, Celia?" "They have involved Sonny Corinthos." "How?" "He has provided them with a safe house and protection." "Where are they now?" "With Sean Donelly at his home. I sent Micheals, Evanson, and Pytor after them." "Good, now you just have to make sure that Scorpio doesn't get involved. I don't want you to screw this one up Celia." "Sir, a question." "Yes," he said. "Why are we concentrating on the Joneses, Faison just escaped our custody." "Are you questioning my motives Agent Marin?" "No, Sir, I'm just curious." "Curiousity can get you killed in this business, Agent Marin." "Yes, Sir." "What is this?" He asked picking up the file. "A complete dossier on Corinthos." "Good. Find his weakness, send him a message." "Sir?" "If he continues to help the Devanes and the Joneses, he will lose everything." "Yes, Sir," she said. "You may go." She nodded and left the office. She quickly walked down the hall towards her own office. Once inside the door she pulled a small device from her pocket and scanned the room. Satisfied that there was no one listening, she pulled out a secure cell phone and dialed a familiar number. "I need your help." ~~~ Frisco looked at Sean then at Erica. Kyla was crying. Erica was trying to be calm. Tiffany was terrified. The third man was standing only three feet from Erica. The other two were a few feet from Sean and Frisco. The back door opened and Johnny and Max walked in. The distraction allowed Frisco to quickly overpower the man closest to him while Sean did the same. Erica put Kyla down and pulled a gun out of her purse and pointed it at the third man before he could pull out his own weapon. ~~~ Asia stood up slowly. She glanced around. She quickly went to the teenagers. "Asia," Zander said coldly, instantly recognizing her. "Alexzander," she said aiming the gun on Emily. "I should have known that you'd be around." He, Emily and Robin stood. "Put the gun away Asia." "Now why should I do that?" He walked towards her. "You know why, Anastasia." "Don't call me that." "Why not, it is your name." She aimed the gun at him. "It was Her name." Zander smiled. "Yes, and she was your mother." "Give me one reason not to kill you right now." "It wouldn't be good for your health." "Are you threatening me?" She asked. "No, just stating a fact. You can't kill me." Zander looked past her and saw Taggert slowly approaching them. To his right he saw Jason's men. "You're in a no win situation here Asia. You kill me you die, you kill anyone else here, you die." "But at least if I kill you, I'll die with the satisfaction of knowing that you're in Hell." He was glad that she was allowing herself to be distracted. "Now why would you want to kill me?" He asked with a smile. "You...you're his son." "So? You're his lover." ~~~ Celia Marin sighed. "I know that you're out of the game, but I need this one last favor. I know. Please? Thank you Sarah. I'll have the money wired to your Caymen account tonight. Yes," she smiled, "my father's money." She disconnected the call and sat behind her desk. She ran her hand under the edge of her desk, pushing a button to lock her office door. She then pulled a chain from her neck. On the chain was a small key, she used the key to open the bottom drawer of her desk. She pulled the drawer's contents out and felt along the back edge and was rewarded when she heard the release of the false bottom. She pulled out a picture and a necklace. She held the necklace in her hand close to her heart as she looked at the picture of her father; A man she barely knew, a man she hadn't met. "I tried, dad," she whispered. "I just hope Sarah is as good now as she was a year ago." With a weary sigh she replaced the items and locked the drawer. ~~~ Asia began to pull back on the trigger. Zander used the opportunity to push her arm up and away from everyone else as the shot went off. He turned her around and pushed her up against him before he twisted her arm forcing her to drop her gun. He kicked it off the dock before he released her. She turned around and glared at him. "I should have killed you years ago," she hissed. "But you didn't," Zander replied, completely calm. He glanced at Taggert and nodded and moved towards Asia. "And now I have the upper hand." "Asia Raine, you're under arrest..." Taggert began. "For aiding in the escape of Cesar Faison." Zander watched for a minute before he turned to Emily and Robin. Jason walked over. "What the hell was that about?" Jason asked Zander quietly. "That," Zander said, "was me saving your sister's life again. Hell, Asia would've killed her just because she matters to me." "And who is Asia to you?" ~~~ "Don't even try it," Erica said. Johnny and Max had a hold of the first two who Sean disarmed. Frisco quickly disarmed the third. "Who are you?" Sean asked. "I want your names." "Alec Pytor," the third said. "He's Wayne Evanson, and he's Eric Micheals." Sean nodded. "And on who's orders were you sent?" "Celia Marin," Pytor said. "And where did her orders come from?" Frisco asked. "Deputy Director Arvin Schwartz," the man answered. ~~~ Celia answered her ringing cell phone. "Celia Marin. I sent three rookies, they've probably already cracked by now." She laughed. "I'm trying. I've still got some things to handle here. I should be there in a few days. Take care of everyone. I'll see you soon." She hung up and leaned back in her chair. "When did my life get so damn complicated?" She asked aloud before someone knocked on her office door. She pushed the button to unlock it. "Something else from your secret admirer," Rebecca James said setting a small package in front of Celia. Celia nodded and took it. Seeing who it was from she looked up at Rebecca. "Yes, well I have things to do," she said. Rebecca nodded and left the office. Celia locked the door and opened the package from her father. ~~~ Anna walked over to Mac, Robert, and Luke. "What are you three planning?" She asked. Luke grinned. "I take it that everything's fine?" he asked. "She took care of everything like always. She'll be here in a few days." "That oughta be interesting," Luke said. "I'm gonna talk to Corinthos." He turned and walked away. "I never liked that man," Anna muttered. "Than why are you working with him?" Robert asked. "Because he knows what he's doing when it comes to hiding people." "And who exactly have you had to hide from who?" Mac asked. "What is this, twenty questions? I don't answer to either of you. My only concerns right now are Robin, Alex, Andrea, and Erica and her family." Robert shook his head disbelievingly. "Your only concern Anna has always been yourself. It was twenty years ago it is now." "I refuse to get into this arguement again today. I have too much to do." She turned and began to walk away but Robert's voice stopped her. "Making sure that no one finds out what you really are?" She turned around and faced him, anger evident in her eyes. "And what would that be Robert?" ~~~ Micheals began to fight Johnny trying to get out of his grasp. Johnny held on while looking at Sean. Sean got the message and brought the butt of his gun down on Micheals' temple. He went limp in Johnny's arms. Johnny uncerimoniously dropped him on the ground. "Tiff, take Kyla upstairs," Sean said. "She knows who you are so she will trust you." Tiffany glanced around at the situation. Max still held on the the second man while Sean had a gun trained on him. Both Erica and Frisco had their own weapons trained on the other one. She picked Kyla up and took her up the stairs. "Now," Sean asked Evanson. "Once you were here and you had Frisco amd Erica, what were your orders?" "To take them to D.C." "Why?" "Marin wanted to talk to them." "Do you know what her orders were?" Pytor paled. "Schwartz wants them dead." ~~~ "That doesn't matter," Zander said. "It does when my sister's life is at stake," Jason said. "Jason, what you do puts her life at stake as well. All of your bodyguards can't protect her from what just happened. I can. I know what to expect, when and how to expect it. Like it or not Jason, I can protect her better than you can against this." With that Zander turned and walked towards Emily and Robin. "Are we ready?" |