| Chapter Twenty Nine � �The Show Down� Luke did not leave Lucky's side at all that week. Even Michael was concerned about his grandson, but by Friday, Michael had ordered Luke to come to the office and look over some paper work. �Are you crazy? I'm not leaving Lucky.� Luke said. �You can and you will. We have something to talk about and it can't wait,� Michael ordered. Luke was about to complain more but Michael slapped him across the face and pointed to the door. Luke relented. He was too tired to fight any more and he really didn't care. Lucky was leaving him and Luke was ready to give up. The minute the room was empty, Lucky suddenly got to his feet and moved slowly to the other room. Robert was on the deck and Lake had just walked inside. �Lucky, you're awake.� Lake asked in surprised. Robert turned a round and walked inside. The second he did a metal gate fell blocked off the exit and two figures stood by the front. One ordered Lucky toward them. The second he spoke, Robert figured out who some of the players were. Standing at the door was the fake Andrew and Victor Cassadine. �Hello, Robert. You're not going to save him this time,� Victor said as Lucky joined them by the door. The trio left, locking Robert and Lake inside the room. �Damn. I'm dumb. How could I have missed Stavros and Victor in all this?� He went to the stereo and pulled out a small remote device and pushed a button. �Dad, what are you doing?� Lake asked him. �I'm calling Shawn and his inside help,� Robert said. �Uncle Shawn is dead,� Lake said. �I said I shot your Uncle, not killed him. Shawn planned all this or a least most of it. Luke and I have been recording every piece of information on Michael's operation. We are taking the whole group down,� Robert told Lake. �I don't believe it, but who is your contact?� Lake asked him. �I don't know. We never found out,� Robert said. Suddenly, the door opened and Mac stood at opening. �Here,� he said tossing Robert a gun. �Go after the Spencer's. I will take Lake to the docks and wait for Shawn.� Robert and Lake looked at him in surprise. Mac was the last person either of them expected. Robert didn't have time for any questions. He ran to stop Lucky before it was too late. Robert was half way down the hall when he ran into Alexis. �Robert this way,� she said pointing to the library. �I thought you were dead,� he said. �No. My family thought I was still needed. Stavros or who ever got me out. Michael told me to get you,� she said. �Michael?� Robert asked in surprise. While, Robert was getting free, Luke was learning a few deep dark secrets. Lucky was standing in front of the desk holding a gun on him and Michael. When two other figures joined the men behind him, Stavros removed the mask of Andrew. Luke could have jumped across the room at him, but Michael stopped him. �Hello, Methos. I been waiting for you.� Michael said. Suddenly, he spoke on word and Lucky dropped to the floor. �Vampire.� �What?� Methos said. �How?� �Robert placed a back up in Lucky. I overheard the conversation. I bugged Luke.� Michael said. �How?� Luke demanded. �You're cigar lighter. It is the only thing you carry everywhere. Steven join us.� Michael ordered. Steven moved from the four figures and moved beside Michael. �I replaced Stavros and have been playing him for awhile now. You killed my father and mother. Now, I'm going to kill you.� he told the Cassadines. Victor, Helena, and even Methos were in shock. Their well planned out revenge had just blown up in their faces. �I don't believe it,� Victor said. �Believe it, brother. You and Methos out smarted yourselves. I knew all along about this little plan. I was just going kill you until I realized the damage you done to my grandson. I wasn't going to let you off easy after that. I did try to kill Nikolas and even Stefan. I even thought I got Alexis, but thankful I didn't. Lucky loves them and I love Lucky. He taught me how to love for the first time in my life. Methos, you killed our parents and put the blame on me. You could have asked for the title. I never wanted it. I wanted to earn my way in life. You took the easy way. I'm dying and you could have just sat back and waited, but you were fool to think I was easy prey. I have been ahead of you for a long time. I even know Shawn Donnelly is on the way and that Luke and Robert have been gathering information on me. I'm not going to live to see a trial and I figured this was away to pay Lucky back for all the mistakes I made. He paid for my mistakes with his soul. I'm the only one who knows the real reason you hate Methos and me. If it weren�t for Lucky, I would never regret what I did. Your wife and son are better off dead than having you in their lives,'' Michael told them. Victor and Helena took a step back. Methos suddenly pulled a gun and shot Steven. Robert burst into the room with Alexis right then and yelled. ''Hold it right there,� he said to everyone. Michael looked down at his dead nephew and glared at his brother. Helena and Victor had slipped out the room before anyone realized they were gone. Robert heard the passageway door close and cursed himself, �They�re going to get away,� he said. �Let them. You can get them anytime. Take Lucky and go,� Michael ordered. �You're coming with us,� Robert said. �I'm dying, Robert and I'm take Methos with me,� Michael hit a button and a cage dropped down on Methos. The bottom hit the gun on the way down knocking it from Methos' hand. Michael sat in his chair. �Get out. When you close the door, we will be sealed in here and a gas will be released. The whole compound will start to explode. You have enough to put an end to my entire operation. Let it be enough. Leave this old man with one pleasure left to take my brother to hell with me. He killed almost everyone that meant something to me. Except maybe Lucky. He�s going to need a lot of love, but he will make it. He is a lot like his father. Hopefully, he will learn from the Cassadines secret past and be stronger for it. He might be the only one who could.� Luke looked at Michael and smiled. �Good bye, Father. Too bad, we might have made a great team if things had been different.� �Maybe or maybe not,� Michael said. Luke picked up Lucky and laid him across his shoulder. Robert, Luke and Alexis ran down the hall as the compound started to fall apart. Michael looked at his brother in victory. �Ready for hell?� He said as the gas started to seep in. Methos struggled not to breath but he failed right before the entire compound exploded both Methos and Michael died a quiet death. Luke held Lucky, as the boat headed away from the island. He felt a little sad about the death of Michael. He was a killer and a monster but he did learn how to love in the end and gave up everything up for the love of a child. Luke pulled Lucky closer, as the rest of the compounded exploded. Chapter 30 Back to Secret Past |