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Chapter 5
Edward and Anne looked shocked as they were surrounded by police. Seeing her chance, Marguerite kicked Edward in the stomach and nailed Anne in the eye. "Who's the lady now?" Marguerite aimed the gun at the couple. "Marguerite, it's alright, you're safe" she turned around. "Hello, Marguerite" a smiling Arthur Summerlee greeted her.
"Arthur, we thought you were dead" Marguerite wrapped her arms around him. "How is everybody? Are you and John still fighting like an old married couple?" he asked as screams were heard from inside the house. Inside, Maggie was screaming as the contractions forced her to the floor.
"Mommy!" Charlie screamed. "Mommy is fine" Maggie tried to calm her screaming child. "Maggie!" Marguerite burst in. "Marguerite, your ok" John exclaimed as he noticed the man beside her. "Arthur, you're alive" John hugged the older man as Maggie screamed. "Maggie, this is Arthur Summerlee. He is going to help you" Summerlee kneeled before the young woman. "Marguerite, find as many towels and boil them in water and take the boy with you. John, find her husband" he told them.
"Maggie!" Lorenzo ran into the room with John. "Mr. Lorenzo, meet your new daughter" Arthur handed him his daughter. "Mommy?" Charlie looked at the tiny bundle in his mother's arms. "Charlie, meet your sister, Rebecca Marguerite" Marguerite smiled. "She's your sister" Lorenzo drew his son into his lap. "Sis'ta?" Charlie asked. "That's right, little man" Lorenzo replied. "Thank you, Professor" Lorenzo reached out to shake the older man's hand.
"Are you two ok, we rushed right over" Challenger, Malone, Finn and Veronica rushed in. "We're fine, George, really" John said as Veronica noticed the third figure behind them. "Summerlee?" she asked. "Hello, my dear" Veronica wrapped her arms around the older man. "Arthur, my god man, I thought you were dead" Challenger didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "We all thought you were" Malone couldn't help smiling. "Finn, Arthur Summerlee. Arthur Summerlee, Finn" John introduced them.
The next day, they all convened in Challenger's study. "After I fell into the waterfall, I was picked up by a Belgium trading ship off the coast of Cuba that was headed for Southampton. Apparently, our story had traveled all over Europe and the captain was eager to hear of our experiences" he explained.
"How did you know about Anne and Edward?" John's curiosity was peaked. "That woman you met was not Anne Covington. The real Anne Covington died of pneumonia four years ago. The woman you knew as Anne Covington was Hildegard Breslauer" Arthur explained. "Hildegard Breslauer, wife of the General Wilhelm Breslauer?" Marguerite asked. "One and the same. She was convinced that you were responsible for her husband's death. To get to Marguerite she had to resurrect Anne, someone who was close to Roxton," Arthur told them. "General Breslauer was killed when the building he was in collapsed, I had nothing to do with his death." Marguerite balked.
"What about Lord Carlton?" Ned asked. "Lord Carlton, although he was born and raised in England, his political beliefs were more in tune with Germany. He was a German spy, using his English title to gain information for Germany. Lord Carlton was the one who turned in John as Parsifal" Arthur continued to explain. "But Marguerite was Parsifal" Finn burst out. "Exactly" Arthur replied
"So Marguerite was the target and John was in the way?" Veronica asked. "This would make a great story" Ned grinned. "Sorry to disappoint you, my lad, but the government would like this to be kept under wraps," Summerlee said. "Marguerite, can I talk to you?" John pulled her out to the hallway. "What?" she asked as he pulled out the rings. "Now, that this whole mess is over, would you do me the honor?" he held up the engagement ring. "Yes, John, I will" she replied.
A month later they lay in bed together. Their wedding, two weeks earlier was simple and elegant. "What?" she asked. "Do you know how lucky I feel?" he asked. "I bet you that I feel even luckier" her voice became husky as he lowered his lips to hers. "I bet you do" he told her.
The End
The disclaimer is in chapter one if your looking for it.
Chapter 5
Edward and Anne looked shocked as they were surrounded by police. Seeing her chance, Marguerite kicked Edward in the stomach and nailed Anne in the eye. "Who's the lady now?" Marguerite aimed the gun at the couple. "Marguerite, it's alright, you're safe" she turned around. "Hello, Marguerite" a smiling Arthur Summerlee greeted her.
"Arthur, we thought you were dead" Marguerite wrapped her arms around him. "How is everybody? Are you and John still fighting like an old married couple?" he asked as screams were heard from inside the house. Inside, Maggie was screaming as the contractions forced her to the floor.
"Mommy!" Charlie screamed. "Mommy is fine" Maggie tried to calm her screaming child. "Maggie!" Marguerite burst in. "Marguerite, your ok" John exclaimed as he noticed the man beside her. "Arthur, you're alive" John hugged the older man as Maggie screamed. "Maggie, this is Arthur Summerlee. He is going to help you" Summerlee kneeled before the young woman. "Marguerite, find as many towels and boil them in water and take the boy with you. John, find her husband" he told them.
"Maggie!" Lorenzo ran into the room with John. "Mr. Lorenzo, meet your new daughter" Arthur handed him his daughter. "Mommy?" Charlie looked at the tiny bundle in his mother's arms. "Charlie, meet your sister, Rebecca Marguerite" Marguerite smiled. "She's your sister" Lorenzo drew his son into his lap. "Sis'ta?" Charlie asked. "That's right, little man" Lorenzo replied. "Thank you, Professor" Lorenzo reached out to shake the older man's hand.
"Are you two ok, we rushed right over" Challenger, Malone, Finn and Veronica rushed in. "We're fine, George, really" John said as Veronica noticed the third figure behind them. "Summerlee?" she asked. "Hello, my dear" Veronica wrapped her arms around the older man. "Arthur, my god man, I thought you were dead" Challenger didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "We all thought you were" Malone couldn't help smiling. "Finn, Arthur Summerlee. Arthur Summerlee, Finn" John introduced them.
The next day, they all convened in Challenger's study. "After I fell into the waterfall, I was picked up by a Belgium trading ship off the coast of Cuba that was headed for Southampton. Apparently, our story had traveled all over Europe and the captain was eager to hear of our experiences" he explained.
"How did you know about Anne and Edward?" John's curiosity was peaked. "That woman you met was not Anne Covington. The real Anne Covington died of pneumonia four years ago. The woman you knew as Anne Covington was Hildegard Breslauer" Arthur explained. "Hildegard Breslauer, wife of the General Wilhelm Breslauer?" Marguerite asked. "One and the same. She was convinced that you were responsible for her husband's death. To get to Marguerite she had to resurrect Anne, someone who was close to Roxton," Arthur told them. "General Breslauer was killed when the building he was in collapsed, I had nothing to do with his death." Marguerite balked.
"What about Lord Carlton?" Ned asked. "Lord Carlton, although he was born and raised in England, his political beliefs were more in tune with Germany. He was a German spy, using his English title to gain information for Germany. Lord Carlton was the one who turned in John as Parsifal" Arthur continued to explain. "But Marguerite was Parsifal" Finn burst out. "Exactly" Arthur replied
"So Marguerite was the target and John was in the way?" Veronica asked. "This would make a great story" Ned grinned. "Sorry to disappoint you, my lad, but the government would like this to be kept under wraps," Summerlee said. "Marguerite, can I talk to you?" John pulled her out to the hallway. "What?" she asked as he pulled out the rings. "Now, that this whole mess is over, would you do me the honor?" he held up the engagement ring. "Yes, John, I will" she replied.
A month later they lay in bed together. Their wedding, two weeks earlier was simple and elegant. "What?" she asked. "Do you know how lucky I feel?" he asked. "I bet you that I feel even luckier" her voice became husky as he lowered his lips to hers. "I bet you do" he told her.
The End