SNOWDROP: A spark of unexpected luck
(A Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
Fanfiction
By
Fantasy Writer
Spring 1662 – France
Listening to the sounds of the waves as they crash against the shore seems almost peaceful, doesn't it?
But rest assured that sound can be more then what it appears
and you never quite know what's going to be released from its watery depths?
For three retired Musketeers and a former masked prisoner of the Bastille. Lives were changed forever when a body washed ashore alongside their boat.
Athos was the first to notice it.
Aramis being a man of god (even though time was of the essence)
couldn't bear to leave the poor soul without aid.
Upon examination they discovered it was not only alive but also appeared to be a young lad in his late teens. Porthos lifted the unconscious boy with ease up into his arms before the four of them took off to meet the awaiting carriage in the forest…
The boy awoke to find himself lying across the laps of some of the most famous men in all of France.
But once he got a look at the masked figure. He nearly screamed only to be shushed with a finger to his lips by Aramis and a promise that no harm would come to him.
Fortunately for everyone involved, he listened and obeyed.
As the carriage bumped along down the road to their mysterious destination. Upon arrival and everyone exited, the boy looked around no doubt trying to see the best escape route.
Just before he could bolt Athos had his hand on the lad's shoulder,
"You can't leave, we can't risk you telling what you've seen."
The boy slowly nodded after a moment, then surprising everyone he stepped out of Athos' grasp.
And walked over to the masked man, grabbing his hand. With his other one he pointed a finger to himself, saying
"Alex…"