Wait, what? Is this a new chapter already? Impossible! And yet here it is. The most important chapter I have written for this story and definitely my favorite. Enjoy!
"Jules!" Shawn gasped. "Jules, I'm so sorry for lying to you. That's the stupidest thing I've ever done."
"Shawn, that's not important now. Can you tell me where you are?" Juliet asked.
"Remember our first date? We went bird watching at that place by the beach. A seagull flew over and pooped on the your guide and we couldn't stop laughing."
"Shawn, I don't understand."
"And that time we went fishing on my dads boat. We hit the dock and I fell overboard. We laughed for hours about that. That's how I want you to remember me."
"Hurry up," the henchman muttered. "Tell her you love her and get off the phone!"
"Stay on the phone; we're tracking you right now," Juliet ordered.
"I'll try-shit!" Shawn muttered as the door of the car was thrown open.
"Well, well, well. What do we have here?" Asked the bad guy. He punched Shawn in the face, making him drop the phone. He threw the iPhone onto the ground and stomped on it. "No more of that." Blood began to drip down Shawn's face from a new cut on his cheekbone.
"It's not what I looks like, he was saying goodbye to his girlfriend!" The henchman defended himself.
"His girlfriend is a cop! Dammit, you ruined the entire plan!" He dragged the henchman out of the car and held his gun to the back of the henchman's head. "It didn't have to be this way."
Shawn watched in horror as the man who had helped him was forced to his knees. "Please," the henchman begged, but the kidnapper did not stop and the henchman was executed before Shawn's eyes.
"What do we do with him now?" The second henchman asked of the dead man lying at his feet.
"We'll dump him in the ocean. Now, come on. We have to hurry now that the cops are onto us."
Shawn protested as he too was dragged out of the car. "No, no, not my head!"
"Relax, we're not going to shoot you. We're going on a boat ride. But, if you keep resisting, we will shoot you."
Shawn allowed himself to be taken from the car. He was shoved toward the docks. The henchman walked ahead of him and dumped the dead henchman into the water. The captor poked him in the back with his gun. "Keep walking. Our boat is the blue one on the right."
Shawn walked over to the boat, then stopped. "Look, you don't have to do this. I know I put you in prison and all, but that doesn't mean you have to kill me. That will only get you more time when you get caught. And you will get caught. Santa Barbara's finest are looking for me."
"What does it matter? You'll be dead by the time they find me. I already have a double life sentence."
"But prison can't be all that bad. I mean you never have to buy food again," Shanw pointed out.
"Yes and the alternative is being fed the slop they call food for the rest of my life. I was about to become the head detective! And you ruined it."
"No, you ruined it when you tried to cheat your way to the top. Maybe you should have tried actually working."
"Oh, that's rich coming from you Spencer. Now get in the boat and stop stalling."
Shawn sighed and stepped into the boat. He turned and made eye contact in one last desperate plea for escape. "Please. I have lots of people looking for me. People that depend on me and would miss me if I was gone. If you can't save me for me, do it for them. Do it for Juliet."
"Convincing! But no. Sit in the seat next to the drivers seat."
Shawn did as he was told. Hopefully Jules would hurry up getting here. He'd given her all he could about his location, but suddenly he wasn't sure whether it was enough. He didn't like his chances of getting away without help. He couldn't swim away without getting shot again. The boat was barren of anything that could be used as a weapon. Shawn was stuck.
The henchman came over and zip tied his hands and feet together. A cloth gag was placed over his mouth. The boat started up and pulled off from the dock. Shawn watched the road desperately, but saw no sign of the familiar blue car.
This was it. He wasn't going to return from this trip. He'd never get to apologize to Juliet. Never get to kiss her (or do other more naughty things to her) again. He would never have another day to hang out with Gus. He'd never share another beer with his father. Never argue with Lassiter. Never solve another case by pretending to be a psychic. Never receive another case from Chief Vick. Never see the look of amazement on McNab's face as he performed a particularly impressive psychic feat.
No more snacks. No more movies. No more shenanigans, hijinks or even tomfoolery. No more psychic episodes. No more (perfectly) messy hair and button-down shirts. No more crime scenes. No more pineapple. No more Shawn Spencer.
Shawn would be lying if he said he didn't feel like crying as he realized this. Luckily, he was good at hiding his emotions. Must be something he had picked up from his dear old father. He couldn't stop the inevitable. Shawn was finally in a situation he couldn't talk himself out of. There was nothing he could do to save himself, so he sat back and enjoyed the ride. If these were the last moments of his life, he may as well enjoy them.
Santa Barbara truly was a beautiful place to live, and by extension, a beautiful place to die. Shawn looked at the sunset and the few other boats on the horizon. Although after Jaws he had never been a big fan of the ocean, he couldn't help but appreciate the beauty. Perhaps this was just because he was about to lose everything.
He noticed each rapid heartbeat. Those beats were numbered. He had never truly appreciated that. He smiled sadly as he thought of deadly situations he and Gus had gotten into. At least Gus wasn't here. Gus would live on, even once Shawn was gone. He would cry, a lot, but he wouldn't be dead. Shawn took comfort in the fact that he had not caused his best friend's death.
Shawn was jolted from his thoughts as the boat slowed to a stop. This was truly it. Shawn was about to die. The gag was tugged off of his mouth and Shawn was helped to his feet by the henchman. He was positioned so that she wa sitting on the side of the boat, facing his two kidnappers.
"You know, Spencer, my one regret in all of this is that I barely even had time to torture you. All you got from me was that cut on your cheekbone. But that doesn't matter now. I'm the one to kill you. I win. So, any last words, idiot?"
"Yea, tell my friends and family I love them and I'll be watching the next Hunger Games movies from wherever the hell I go once I die."
"Okay-"
"No, I'm not done. I have a special message for you," Shawn announced.
"Fine. What is it?"
"You are a shitty human being. Fuck you, Drimmer."
With that, the henchman shoved Shawn overboard. He arched over the edge and his back hit the water with a painful smack. With his arms and legs still bound, he was unable to stop himself from immediately sinking like a stone. He struggledfor a while, trying his best to get himself free, but the zip ties held fast.
Which way was up? Shawn wasn't sure. In all his struggling, he had managed to flip himself at least a little bit. He was also beginning to run out of oxygen already. He kicked his legs desperately, but couldn't get anywhere.
Black spots were developing in Shawn's vision. He blinked rapidly, but they wouldn't go away. The oxygen deprivation was getting to him. He gave up the futile struggle. He was never going to see his friends again.
The ocean was an oddly peaceful place to die. Shawn hadnt expected that. Once he let go of the panic, he was just sitting there and watching the churning water around him.
He thought he could see fish flickering at the edge of his vision, but everytime he tried to look at them they were gone. Maybe they never were there to begin with. Gus and Juliet's faces appeared before him. Shawn smiled at the friendly hallucinations, then let the sweeping blackness take him.
No more Shawn Spencer.
Yea, I laid the emotion on pretty thick there. Whatever, I like it. I may have cried writing it, but I'm not sure if that was hormones or my wonderful writing skills. Probably hormones.
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