Anew

By Victoria

 

Chapter 26

 

Chloe:  Excuse me, I was just leaving.

 

Faison: I will not ask you again, dear lady, to please take your seat.

 

Lucky: You better listen to him, lady.  {Chloe turns and walks back to her seat calmly and quietly.  Faison comes to the middle of the dance floor and taps Jax on the shoulder.  Jax turns, smiling, but his face falls in disbelief.}

 

Faison: Yes, that is just the reaction I was hoping for.

 

Jax: {Decks Faison} Run, Brenda!  {Brenda runs into the gathering crowd as Faison comes back up, hitting Jax with the butt of his gun.  Brenda turns when she hears Jax fall, but keeps running and manages to get into the foyer of the Quartermaine mansion.}

 

Brenda: I’ve got to get to Sonny--someone’s got to help us.

 

{Back inside,}

 

Faison: That’s all right, what’s one gone when I have so many of you.

 

Ned: Lucky, I can’t believe you’re alive.

 

Edward: Does your father know?

 

Faison: All of you, be quiet!  Everyone will be here soon, and Luke Spencer will get what he deserves.  And I imagine my dear Brenda will be back shortly, with her version of help.

 

Jax: She isn’t yours, damn you, Faison!

 

Faison: Now don’t be rude, Mr. Jacks.  You could have stayed out of this completely, but you didn’t.  And you, Scorpio, you should have warned them.  You should have remembered that there is no stopping me.

 

Mac: I wouldn’t be too sure of that, Faison.  {Faison keeps his gun trained on Jax and an arm around Lucky.}

 

Faison:  Oh yes, there she is, the beautiful Felicia.  How are you, my dear.

 

Mac: Don’t speak to my wife, Faison.  You’re not getting out of this one.

 

Faison: I believe that I already have.  You see Spencer should be here any moment, and once he’s here--

 

Luke:  Then what, Faison?  You gonna threaten my kid?  No more, man.  This ends now!

 

Faison: {Pulls Lucky to the side so that his back is against the wall.}  You better not try anything, Spencer.  I just want the Ice Princess, and I’ll give you back your boy!

 

Lucky: Don’t believe him, dad!

 

Luke: Oh son.  I’m so sorry.

 

Lucky: It’s no sweat, dad.  This guy’s been boring.  I can handle him.  I even beat him at chess--twice.

 

Faison: That’s right. Master Spencer is a fast learner.  Too bad I can’t say the same for his father.

 

Luke: I don’t think so, Faison, I found your hide out in London.

 

Faison: Only because I wanted you to.  On the contrary, I’ve been quite close by for some time.  Right across the street, that lovely new family that’s moved in?  They all work for me, Spencer, and we’ve had Lucky right across the street from your house all this time.

 

{Brenda finds Sonny at the penthouse, having a meeting with Jason}

 

Sonny: What are you doing here?  I told you, I don’t want anything else to do with this mess that you’re in.

 

Brenda: You have to help, Sonny, please.  We don’t have anyone else to turn to.  Faison crashed Ned and Alexis’ wedding, he’s got Lucky--

 

Sonny:  Lucky?  Does Luke know?

Brenda: I don’t know, everything happened so fast, Sonny, please--

 

Sonny: What do you want me to do?

 

Brenda: I want you to bring whatever man power you can back to the wedding with me, so that we can blow Faison out of here!

 

{Sonny and Brenda arrive with Jason to the wedding.  Sonny’s men storm the reception, but are unable to shoot because Faison is holding Lucky hostage.}

 

Mac: Brenda, didn’t you think to call the police?!

 

Brenda: You are the police, Mac! Why didn’t you do something?  I had to do what I could!  Jax?  {Brenda moves for Jax, but Faison shakes his head.}

 

Faison: Tsk, tsk, tsk, I don’t think so.  No, you my beauty, have been the bane of my existence, and my heart’s desire since I saw you disappear into the icy waters of that river.  I’m afraid that I was stupid enough to cure you, but I couldn’t control your mind, could I? No, no.  Oh well, no matter, I’ll just kill you anyway.

 

Jax: Like hell, Faison!  You touch her, you’re a dead man! I got nothing to lose.

 

Faison:  Perhaps you don’t, but what about you, Mr. Corinthos?  Don’t you want to know what happened to your dear lovely Ms. Scott.

 

Sonny: So help me, if you--

 

Faison: She’s quite healthy I’m sure.  She’s been working with me and for me for years.  When I helped her escape the three of you incompetents she was quite exhausted from keeping up such charades.  I rewarded her handsomely of course.  Should any of you, as unlikely as it may be, escape this, you’ll never find her.  And if you do try, you’ll spend the rest of your life looking for her.

 

Sonny: Faison, you’ve made one too many enemies here, man!

Faison: Enough of this nonsense!  I want the Ice Princess, and I want her now, Spencer!

 

Luke: You’ll have to kill me first.

 

Faison: You would risk the life of your son?

 

Luke: In a heartbeat man.  Go ahead, what difference would it make now? Go for it, but there’s no way you would get me to part with it.

 

Faison: You’re an even bigger idiot than these two, {Faison points to Brenda and Jax} with all their love, hearts and flowers.  They had no idea I was on to them the entire time!  {Suddenly, the lights go out and glass is heard breaking.  People scream and gunfire is heard all around!  Then the lights come back on, and Hannah has Faison on the ground, in handcuffs}

 

Sonny:  Hannah!  What are you doing?!

 

Hannah: I’m so sorry I couldn’t tell you the truth, Sonny.  But I had to trick this idiot into believing I was on his side.  I couldn’t tell you or anyone the truth.  I was working with Brenda, but--

 

{Everyone searches the room for Brenda and Jax but they have disappeared. Chloe rushes into the hall to look for them.}

 

Hannah: There’s no use for that, Ms. Morgan.   They’re long gone.  We knew that Faison would show up soon, we just had no idea when.  When I was finally able to get away from him all those weeks ago in the Mediterranean, I was able to report to my superiors at Interpol and plan when we could bring him down.  I’m just glad we finally got this scum!

 

Faison:  This is the end of you, Ms. Scott!  I never forget a betrayal!

 

Mac: Yeah, well, you’ll have plenty of time to think about it when you’re behind bars, won’t you.  Take him away.

 

Chloe: What about Jax?

 

Ned: What about Brenda?

 

Alexis: I think it’s safe to say they’re long gone.

 

Hannah: You could probably bank on that.  If I were you people, I wouldn’t expect to see them again anytime soon.  They’re in for a much deserved and long awaited vacation.  I just hope they make good use of it.

 

 

{Deep Cove Chalet, Victoria, Canada}

 

Brenda: I cannot believe that we pulled that whole thing off.

 

Jax: I know. Can you imagine the barrage of questions that we’d have to face if we were still in Port Charles?

 

Brenda: Tell me about it. Still, I feel a little bad, don’t you, leaving everyone like that.

 

Jax: I think that Lois and Brook-Lynn will like the house in Fiji, and it’s certainly big enough for the four of us.

 

Brenda: True, but it won’t be four of us, it’ll be five.

 

Jax: Five?  No, just you, me, Lois, Brook-- {Jax pauses}

 

Brenda: And baby makes five.

 

Jax: Baby?  We’re going to have a baby?

 

Brenda: Oh baby, you better believe it!

 

THE END