| Chapter 6 Nikolas road with Lucky on the way to the hospital, he sat beside the gurney rubbing Lucky�s hand and watching as the medic hooked up all kinds of wires and tubes to his brother. �Don�t you leave me,� Nikolas said to Lucky as they ambulance raced on down the road. Lucky didn�t respond. He just laid there with his eyes closed as oxygen went in his lungs and the heart monitor told Nikolas that he was alive. Nikolas looked up at the medic and asked, �How is he?� The medic looked at Nikolas with a very grim look on his face. �Not good. He might not make it.� �He has too,� Nikolas said as he looked back at Lucky trying to will his strength into his brother. ************************************** When the ambulance pulled up at the hospital, Bobbie and Alex pulled open the doors and quickly started to work. �How is he?� Alex snapped as she helped get Lucky down. The medic quickly ran off his vitals as the group rushed into the hospital. Nikolas walked along behind them watching as everyone hands grabbed at Lucky. He was almost going to go into the ER room with them when Amy stopped him. �You can�t go in there,� she said. �He will ok?� Nikolas asked. �They will do everything they can,� Amy said guiding Nikolas to one of the benches before calling Laura and Luke to tell them about Lucky. ********************************************* When Luke and Laura arrived at the hospital, the couple came into the room in a rush. �Amy, where�s Lucky?� Laura demanded. She was pail and very shaken. All she got from her sister was that Lucky was in the hospital and was hurt bad. She didn�t know how it happened or what was wrong with him. �In ER 1,� Amy said. Luke started for the door but Amy stopped him. �You can�t go in there!� �Why the hell not?� Luke snapped. Amy refused to back down. �Because you will get in the way. Alex will come out and talk to you when she can. Now sit over by Nikolas and wait,� Amy ordered giving Luke a light shove in that direction. Luke looked like he was about to say something back to her but Laura grabbed his arm cutting him off. The couple walked over to Nikolas and sat down. �What happened?� Laura asked putting a loving arm around her son. She could tell from the look on Nikolas face that things weren�t that good. Nikolas looked up and tried to put his thoughts back on track once again. He had been sitting there thinking of how bad Lucky was when his mother sat down and it took him a moment to pull himself out of that revelry. �Zander, Gia, Robin and I joined Lucky and the others on the back docks to get away from the press. When we arrived, Emily was crying. We really didn�t know why until Victor showed up�� Nikolas went on to tell his mother and Luke what happened on the docks and what set Lucky off racing madly. �I�ll kill him,� Luke said wishing Victor was there right then because he wanted to rip him a part. �Not now, Luke,� Laura said more worried about Lucky then anything Victor said at this moment. She figured that would come later once she knew Lucky was going to be ok. �Ok, fine. I�ll kill Vic later,� Luke said clinching his fist in absolute rage. Laura was about to say something when Alex came out of the ER door and headed for the couple. She didn�t look like she had good news to tell them and Laura gripped Luke�s hand to keep from falling a part at that very moment. �How is he?� she finally got out when Alex stopped in front of them. �Not good. We are taking up surgery right now. I need to repair his ribs and he has a bad gash on the back of his head. I ordered a cat scan for him and when the results come in we will know more but it looks like suffering from bad concussion,� Alex said. �Can we see him?� Luke asked as he wrapped his arms around Laura. �Not now. He is already head up stairs. I wanted to fill you in before I headed up stairs myself,� Alex said resting a loving hand on Laura�s shoulder. �It will ok. Lucky is a fighter and I�m not going give up on him.� That remark told Luke, Laura, and Nikolas more then any of the other of Alex�s words did. They knew that Lucky was worse off then she was telling them. She had been trying to down play Lucky�s injuries to keep from frightening them. �Alex, don�t lie to us. How bad is he?� Luke demanded. �His is bad. If I don�t relieve the pressure on Lucky�s brain. He isn�t going to make it,� Alex said finally. �Then get out of her and help our son,� Luke said as Laura laid her head against his shoulder and cried. Nikolas and Luke locked eyes and both were scared but neither wanted to say what thinking it was just to unthinkable at this very moment. *********************************************** A little while later, up stairs in the OR�s waiting room, Laura sat beside Nikolas as they watched the clock tick time slowly away! Luke stood outside the door leaning against the wall looking down the hall knowing that his son could be dying at that very moment. Suddenly the elevator door opened, Zander, Anna, Victor, and the other teens exited the elevator. �Any word on Lucky?� Zander asked. �Not yet,� Luke said keeping a close eye on Victor. �Mr. Spencer,� Emily said looking very shaken and rattled at this very moment. �Yeah, Emily,� Luke said and for the first time he didn�t point out that he hated being called Mr. He could tell she was hurting and from what Nikolas told them she blamed all of this on herself. Having Lucky hurt like this was only adding to the girl�s guilt. �I�m sorry,� she said meekly. �You didn�t do anything wrong,� Luke said and he hugged Emily. �Thanks,� Emily said not believing it at this moment. She felt she had caused all of this by writing those words down and nothing was going to change her mind. Nothing! After they parted, the teens went into the waiting room. Anna went as well and Victor was just about to go through the door when Luke grabbed his arm and said, �I want to talk to you.� Victor knew Luke long enough to realize that he was ticked off. He moved behind Luke waiting for Luke to make his next move. They were just out of earshot of the waiting area when Luke struck. He slammed his fist into Victor stomach then another blow hit him right in the jaw. The third punch was enough to knock Victor on his back. Once Victor was down, Luke leaned over and said in an ice-cold voice. �If Lucky dies, I�ll destroy you because it is your fault that my son is in this condition. So, you better start finding God and praying that he lives. Clear?� �Very,� Victor said rubbing his jaw. Luke just smiled at Victor and headed towards the waiting room to check up on Laura. The elevator door opened just as Victor got to his feet. The rest of the family existed and approached Victor. �What happened?� Sonny asked eyeing the nice bruise starting on Victor�s chin. �Nothing,� Victor said dusting himself off. �I slipped.� �Yeah, I bet,� Jason said giving Victor a side wards glance. *************************************************** Mikkos stood at the observation window looking down as Alex worked on his grandson. Lucky was special to Mikkos. He was the only connection he had with Luke. The one person that understood and excepted both of them for who they were, he was also the Cassadine heir even if Lucky liked it or not. Now they might loose him and that thought frightened Mikkos. He didn�t blame Victor for this mess like Luke did. He knew who did this and it wasn�t his brother or Emily. AJ did this and it was AJ that was going to pay. Mikkos was planning on taking the fight to the Quartermaines. Oh, he might have mellowed over the years. The old Mikkos would have killed AJ out right for this out rage, but now time has changed. Mikkos knew death was a simple and quick death. The way Mikkos saw things was that AJ was out to harm his family but using their secrets as a weapon. So, Mikkos was going to fight back the very same way. He knew the Quartermaines had things to hide and he was going to find out what and strike back. Down in the operation room, Alex finished up. She pulled down her mask and took off her gloves. She said something to Bobbie that Mikkos didn�t hear and then she walked towards a door just below Mikkos. Moments later, Alex appeared in the door just off to Mikkos right. �How is he?� Mikkos asked as Alex entered the room. �He�s alive. I can�t offer any more then that at this moment. Oh, his ribs will heal and so will his leg that I�m not worried about,� Alex said sitting down one of the first row of chairs. �But?� Mikkos asked sitting down beside Alex. Alex nodded sadly and said, �But, Lucky�s skull fracture is bad. I pulled several small fragments of fiberglass out of the wounded. Part of that boat cut him either in the water or as he fell into it.� �What does that do for Lucky�s chances of getting better?� Mikkos asked cursing the day he ever got those boats for any of the kids. The others were right. They were too young to have things like that. He should have listened! �I can�t tell you. Everything is now up Lucky. Right now, he is in a coma. He could be in it for a few days and then again for rest of his life. We don�t know enough about the human brain to predict any of this,� Alex said sadly. �Can�t we call someone in? I mean there has to be something we can do?� Mikkos asked willing to sale all he owns in this world for Lucky. �No, there is no one. All you can do is pray, loving him and talk to him,� Alex said as she rested a hand on Mikkos arm. �I�m sorry.� She said finally. �No, I�m sorry. I messed up. I got those damn boats when everyone told me not to. I should have listened. I wanted to give them the world but I ended up giving them the key to their deaths,� Mikkos said gripping his hands tightly around the armrest of the chair. Alex didn�t know what to say to Mikkos. Part of what he said was true but then again some how she didn�t believe that all of this was Mikkos or even Lucky�s fault. It was something that happens to people that they have to learn to live with. *********************************************** By the time Emily arrived home it was late in the evening way past her curfew. She was tired and all she wanted to do was crawl into bed and forget all about this rotten day. The problem was her family wasn�t going to let that happen. Emily was half way up the stairs when her grandfather came out of the den and barked out in a gruff voice. �Emily, do you know what time it is?� Emily rolled her eyes and turned around to face her grandfather. �Yes, I know what time it is. I am late and I�m sorry about it. Good night grandfather,� Emily said in a clipped tone of voice. Edwards�s lips thinned as he crossed his arms in front of him. �I don�t like that tone of voice young lady.� Emily lost then. She really couldn�t care less what Edward did to her at this moment. After what she heard this morning, she really didn�t have any respect for him, AJ or her father left at this moment. �Grandfather, if you don�t like my tone of voice. Stick it!� Emily said and with that she ran up the stairs. Alan walked out about that time and yelled after Emily, �Emily get back down here and apologize to your grandfather!� �See!� Edward snapped pointing his finger up the stairs. �This is what you get for letting her hang around that hoodlum. I told you Lucky was nothing but trouble but you wouldn�t listen to me. No one ever listens to me around this house!� �It wasn�t my choice to let Emily hang out with Lucky,� Alan reminded his father as he walked up the stairs to deal with his daughter. Emily and his relationship had been strained over the last few mouths because of his stint with drugs. Monica had become the main parent in Emily�s life but Alan figured now was as good of time as any to change this. It was time to remind Emily that she had a father as well as a mother! Emily slammed and bolted her door the moment Alan entered the hallway. He walked to the door and knocked on it. �Emily, open up! We need to talk!� Alan said in a reasonable and controlled voice. �Go away!� Emily yelled dropping down on her bed and pulling the pillow over her head. �No, Emily. I�m not going away. Open up! We need to talk about your attitude,� Alan said his voice growing a bit frustrated. Emily didn�t reply. She put on her earphones and blocked her father out. When Alan didn�t get a reply. He knocked a little louder and yelled. �OPEN UP!� Monica, who had been laying down trying to shake this nagging headache she had all day walked out of her bedroom and demanded, �Alan, why are you yelling?� Alan turned towards his wife and said, �I am trying to get your daughters attention but like you she his ignoring me.� Monica shook her head in frustration and said, �I am not ignoring you and neither is Emily. She most probably is tired and wants to be left alone.� Monica couldn�t blame her that is all she wanted at this moment in time. AJ�s drinking, Alan�s stunt with drugs and being fired from the hospital as taken a toll not only on her and Alan�s marriage but her health as well. �No, that isn�t it. She came in gave her grandfather attitude that she picked up from Lucky and BJ and then stormed up to her room! She is an hour past her curfew but I don�t you even care about that either!� Alan snapped pointing a figure at Monica. �Look Alan,� Monica said pointing her own figure at him giving just as much attitude as he dished out. �If Emily told Edward off you can bet he started it. As for her coming in late, she most probably had a good reason. Don�t automatically assume this is all Lucky and BJ�s fault!� �You will not listen will you? You don�t care that she was arrested a few mouths back. You don�t care that Lucky will one day wrap that car with our daughter in it around some tree!� Alan said hating this same argument that him and Monica seem on having. They just can�t seem to get past this to figure out to repair the damage his drug use did to their marriage. �Oh, I listen but I think you are over reaction. Forbidding Emily to see Lucky isn�t going to help matter. It might even make it worse. Now, if you don�t mind. I am going to talk to our daughter about her night to find out what has upset her,� Monica said tapping on Emily�s door and talking in a controlled voice. �Em? Open up! Its me?� Monica said. The door opened up just enough to give Monica entrance and then it closed again. Alan shook his head in frustration at this and stormed away. Monica turned on the light and looked at her daughter seeing tears flowing down Emily�s cheeks. �Honey? What�s wrong?� Monica asked wrapping her arms around Emily. �Lucky! He�s in coma. He might not wake up,� Emily cried. Her words were barely audible to Monica and it took a moment for this information to sink in. �A coma?� Monica said both her and Emily sitting down on Emily�s bed together. �What happened?� Emily cried a bit more then she told Monica everything. As Monica sat there listening to this, her blood pressure went up ten points. AJ had broken into Emily�s room and stole her private thoughts handing them to a reporter. Of course no one told her about this and now a young boy was laying in a coma because of it. �What did Alex say about Lucky�s condition?� Monica asked pulling Emily closer to her and holding her. �She said it will take time but she could say how long. She did there was a chance that he might not ever wake up. Mom, Mikkos is upset. I mean really upset and he looking for someone to blame for all this. I saw him talking to Stefan and Victor before I left. I couldn�t hear much of what he said but I did hear our name and paying for this. I think he is planning something,� Emily said looking up at her mother for some kind of answer to all this. She wanted to know why AJ did this? Why Lucky was the way he was and why her family was now a target of Mikkos Cassadines� rage? Monica shook her head at this and said, �I�m sure he was just upset. Mikkos isn�t going to hurt his family.� �Mom, you don�t believe that. You know the stories as well as I do. Mikkos Cassadine isn�t a person to mess with. He turned on Helena because she tried to kill Lucky. Think of what he could do to us because of what AJ did!� Emily said almost in a near panic. �Emily,� Monica said pulling the young girl closer to her. �Jason isn�t going to let Mikkos hurt us. I�m sure that if we were in danger he would call. Now, I want you to go take a long hot bath and then go to bed. Tomorrow, we will go to the hospital together to see Lucky. OK?� �Ok,� Emily said kissing her mother on the cheek then headed off to her bathroom. Monica sat there for a few moments and when she was sure Emily was in the shower. She took off. She had to go talk to Ned about all of this before all of this blew up in the faces if it hadn�t already. ***************************************** Monica arrived went down to the gatehouse and knocked on Ned�s door. It was Lois, Ned�s wife that answered it. �Monica, come on in,� Lois said stepping aside giving Monica room to enter. �Thanks� Monica said a little out of breath. She felt like a thief or something sneaking around like this but at this moment. She really didn�t need to answer a lot of unwanted questions. �Is Ned home?� Monica asked looking around the room for Ned. �Yeah, I�ll get him,� Lois said not thinking anything was off and she went to get Ned without asking questions. Monica paced as she waited. She wanted to get her hands on her son and check to see if he had any brain cells left. �How could he be so dumb!� Monica snapped as she paced. Ned walked down the stairs at that moment and asked in accusing tone of voice. �What did JR. Do now?� Monica turned to face Ned and said, �He stole Emily�s journal turning it over the press. It contained a lot of damning information on the Cassadine family. Now Lucky Spencer is in coma and we are Mikkos Cassadine�s target for revenge.� �Hold it! Back up a bit? Say this again but give me more detail,� Ned said walking down the stairs with a puzzled look on his face. Monica let out the breath she was holding started it. �It seems AJ found out that Lucky and Emily talked a lot about each others problems. Emily, being a normal teenager, wrote down just about every detail of those conversations. AJ turned those Journals over to a reporter. That is where press got that story about Luke, Ruby and Bobbie that was in Sunday�s paper. Well, this afternoon, Victor found out about AJ�s part in all of this. Lucky defended Emily and got mad at Victor. He took Victor�s boat and crashed it. He is now in a coma. Mikkos is out for blood and we are his targets.� Ned looked up at the ceiling and said, �I knew that imbecile would destroy us!� Ned then started to pace the room ranting just like he would if AJ was in the room with him. �Didn�t he think? Doesn�t he understand how assign taking on the Cassadine family is?� �I don�t think AJ through this at all,� Monica said. At this moment, she had no pity for AJ. She worried more about Emily and the others in this family. Her love for AJ has grown very low in these last few mouths and this stunt wasn�t helping matters at all. Ned ran his hand through his hair and asked, �How bad is Lucky�s condition?� �Bad. From what Emily told me, Alex isn�t giving much hope that he will wake up. I have to read the reports to confirm this,� Monica said. �Damn. Lucky is Mikkos heir or in his mine the Cassadine. This could be trouble for all of us,� Ned said trying to figure out a way to fix AJ�s mess before any of them got hurt. �What do you think they do?� Monica asked. �I don�t know. Take ELQ comes to mind. He could fight the same way AJ did and dig up secrets on this family. God, knows we have enough of them laying about,� Ned said sighing in frustration. Monica nodded standing off to the side giving Ned time to think. After a few moments Ned looked at Monica asking, �Who did you tell this to besides me?� �No one.� Monica said. �Good. For now, do nothing. Tell Emily to keep this information to herself. I�ll warn Reginald. He will make sure Grandmother is in the dark about this,� Ned said talking as he paced. �What are you going to do?� Monica asked wondering where this was all going. �I�m going to have a talk with Jason. Maybe he can figure out a way to calm Mikkos down,� Ned said. He wasn�t acting very hopeful at this moment in time. �Do you think it would work?� Monica asked reading Ned�s thoughts. �No, but maybe I can at least get the heat off of Grandmother and maybe you. I think the rest of us better keep our head down,� Ned said. �Yeah,� Monica said shaking her head in frustration just before she turned and left the house. Later that night, Lois found Ned standing outside the gatehouse looking up at the stars. �What�s up?� Lois asked as she wrapped her arms around her husband. Ned kissed Lois and said, �I�m worried about this stunt of AJ�s. I�m not sure I can clean it up.� �What he do?� Lois asked. She wasn�t happy with Ned when she found out that he had taken the blame for AJ�s drunk driving stunt that caused Jason�s accident. She always thought that AJ should have been forced to take responsibility. She figured that would be the only way he would ever beat his addiction. Ned sighed and then told Lois what Monica had told him earlier. �What does that have to with all of us?� Lois asked. �Honey. The way Mikkos sees it. AJ wasn�t working alone. He was taking orders from Edward and since grandfather is the head of the family, that makes all of us responsible. So, we are all going to suffer for AJ�s brain dead move!� Ned said gritting his teeth. The first chance he got. He was going to make sure AJ never got a chance to cause this family any more harm. It was time someone put a stop to him for good! Lois didn�t understand this all yet but she did hope that Lucky would be all right. She didn�t now the boy to well but the little she saw him. He kind of reminded her of one of younger brothers. This was enough to have lose to utter a pray as she stood there looking up at the stairs in Ned�s arms. Chapter 7 Back to Trials of Love |