The gray form swam by the side of the submerged boat. He was large and menacing. He kept circling and then another showed up.
Ross and Rachel stared out the porthole as they buoyed up and down. They tried to decide what to do by communicating with their hands. Since they had no way to check the air in their tanks, Ross didn't want to take any chances. He motioned for Rachel to follow him , he had an idea. Swimming along the passageway, he found a door that would lead out to the other side. Nodding that it was a good idea, she grabbed his hand and they swam along. Now that they were back outside, he wished he had the fins he kicked off. Floating on the floor were an old pair of swim fins. He picked them up and continued to move through the boat's passageways.
Rachel kept looking back to make sure they weren't being followed. She could picture the evil woman fins flapping and glaring through her mask chasing them with a spear gun. A curious little puffer fish looked her in the eye as it swam into its new home.
Finally they were out of the boat and back into the ocean. Ross looked at his watch . He motioned they should try to surface as far away from the sight as possible. He knew he had lied to Jessie and when he found out, who knows what they would do.
He looked up and saw the outline of a boat. If they could swim to the boat, he could report it to the authorities and their nightmare of a honeymoon would be over. He could return to his underwater excavations and they would be out of danger. Moving his fins, he tried to steer to where the boat was. But it was moving way too fast.
Jesse and Nika came into the lobby of the Palms. Holding a gun to the concierge 's head they went through the safe. Nika went through all the envelopes and even grabbed some jewels for herself. "It's not here , Jesse." she said.
"That son of a bitch, okay he has made me real mad. We are going to get a new boat and some new equipment. Then we are going diving." he said. "And this time I am not going to surface until I am sure once and for all they are both dead."
When he was sure it was safe, Ross motioned for Rachel to ascend with him. He knew it would be a matter of time before Jesse would be back and he would like to be gone by then. Slowly they rose to the surface.
"Boy I have new respect for those actors on Baywatch. I have spent so much time underwater I feel like I should have gills by now." said Rachel trying to make light of the moment.
"Well I don't think we should stay too comfortable. God knows when those goons will be back." said Ross. "We'll take off our gear and swim back to shore. Then we'll go to the police, book a flight for NY and get the hell out of here."
"Whatever happened to I'll be famous.?' Rachel asked curiously as she took off her scuba tank in the water.
"Sweetie, I have been shot at, drugged, encountered a shark, I think someone is trying to tell me something. And I almost lost you when that woman tried to drown you. It's time to go." Ross said.
"What about our honeymoon?" Rachel whined.
"When we get home , I will book us a room at the Plaza and have strict orders for no phone calls or interruptions." he said. "Then Ross swam over and enveloped his arms around Rachel. "They can push our food under the door. You know what, you do look sexy in that wet suit." he started to nuzzle her ear.
"Ross?" Rachel reminded him.
"Yeah let's get out of here." he said. They started to swim toward shore until they heard gunshots.
"What was that ?" Rachel panicked
"I don't want to stick around to find out." said Ross as they got out of the water and ran down the street barefoot.
Jesse was in a suv with Mal and Nika poised with guns. They pulled out of the parking lot at the beach. Nika took her gun and loaded it again to make sure she had enough bullets.
Noticing they had stopped, Rachel and Ross ran into the lobby of the hotel still clad in their wet suits.
"You have got to call the maritime police. My wife and I have been kidnapped and pursued while we were diving." Ross explained. "And then , I need to call the airlines. We want the first flight back to New York."
"Should I go pack?" asked Rachel.
"No they might try something, stay here until I can get a hold of the…hello police? Yes I would like to report a series of maritime crimes and the apprehension of ..yes here they are. Stalking, kidnapping, sabotage of equipment, attempted murder, drugging . Yes they have been following us for…." Ross stopped when he felt the gun in his back.
"Put it down, Professor," Jesse said. "You aren't going anywhere except for a little swim. I warned you what would happen if you crossed me."
"What a little cutie in a wet suit, wanna come cuddle with Jessie?" he smiled at Rachel who kicked him. "I could use someone like you on our team."
"You make me sick." Rachel said as she spit at him.
"Honey don't make the bad guys mad at us." Ross pleaded.
"Nika tie this one up and I will handle the good Doctor here. We are going down to the docks again, some of us we'll be going down and others of us won't ."With guns in their backs, Ross and Rachel climbed into the SUV. It headed for the docks.
Jesse and the gang didn't realize that while they were driving away, someone was following them. The car was camouflaged but the back of their jackets read maritime police.
When they got to the boat, Jesse moved them up the gangplank and had them sit down.
"Now I have got some good news, I did find the money. Now here is the bad news. I have had it with you two ..we are on a flight as soon as we put the money back in its right full place."
"New York would be nice ." Rachel suggested.
"I hate New York, but you guys aren't going. First of all, since you know where the money went you are going to put it back. And Nika is going to make sure it all goes back. Secondly you are never going to see this surface again, and this time I will stay under until I have breathed my last breath to make sure of that. Now get on your tanks, cause you are going to make your last dive." Jesse said as he pointed his gun.
"Nika cover them." he said as he pulled on his wet suit. Jesse strapped a waist belt and then fastened the tanks.
Rachel started to cry and grab at Ross. He hugged her for dear life as she realized this was the end for them. For the first time, he actually had the fear of dying in his eyes. "Good bye Emma, mommy and daddy will watch you from heaven." Rachel cried.
"How touching, get suited up." Nika said menacingly.
Rachel obediently strapped her tanks on and pulled her mask over her face. Waddling to the side of the boat. She threw her feet over the side, sitting and waiting. Ross did the same. Shaking he reached over to Rachel and kissed her on the cheek. He pulled his mask over his face and put the regulator in his mouth. He nodded.
"Jesse get down here, the lovebirds are ready." Nika said. She went to the arsenal and grabbed a spear gun and a knife . She tucked them into her dive belt .
"Take a good look at the surface, my friends, it'll be the last memory you have. Nika now." Jesse said.
Nika pushed the couple into the water and Jesse handed her the money bag. She put it in her dive pouch and he followed her over the side.
They seemed to drop like stones as they hit the water. A tear had formed in Rachel's mask. Ross had tried to think the whole time that they were descending. He was just plain exhausted. His air bubbles seemed to float up to the surface as a warning .
"Okay this is where we followed them to. They are on that boat. I am looking but I don't see anyone on it." The constable said. "Okay my guess is that the phone call we received was intercepted and they were possibly abducted."
"Hernandez, Michaels, got your gear on?" the Captain said. "there's no life on the boat , so my guess is everyone is underwater. Let's go , we don't have a moment to lose."
Nika swam with the spear gun in Rachel's back. Rachel turned around and made the childish gesture of clapping her fists together. This seemed to anger Nika more. She jabbed the spear into her side. Blood poured out onto her wetsuit.
Ross looked back as he swam under the water. His bubbles showed the concern for this new development. All they needed was a shark to see the blood and they were all history.
Jesse looked into his mask with intendment. They came to the entrance of the cavern. Jesse motioned for Nika to swim behind them.
She obeyed and then she gave the motion under her regulator to symbolize what she was to do when the money was save in it hiding place. Kicking their fins, they moved closer to the spot. Nika handed Ross the bag and he laid it in the wall safe. He put the rock back into place. Nika motioned for them to come out of the cavern.
Hernandez and his partner had some suspicions about Jesse and his gang of underwater assassins. They had received a fax about the imprisonment and the missing money. Knowing Jesse's past they had an idea, but they had no idea they would terrorize two young honeymooners from New York. The sister of the professor had wondered why they hadn't been called since she was watching their young daughter. That was the first tip off. Over the side they went with back up divers. The water was filled with a sea of policemen.
Nika came up to Rachel and cut her air hose then she shot a hole into her scuba tank. Jesse tore the regulator from Ross ' mouth and cut his hose as well. They sarcastically waved bye bye as they ascended to the surface.
One of the policemen swam over to Nika and started to wrestle her to the coral wall. He took his handcuffs from his belt and put them on her . Swiftly he held her and swam to the surface. Another diver swam over to the couple and offered Rachel his regulator allowing her to surface. Ross came up soon after that. They looked over as Nika, Mal and Jesse were being led onto a police boat. At last their honeymoon of terror was over.
Oh exciting one more chapter. But don't worry there isn't any more drama. Just some lobster lovin…thanks for my reviewers especially rnr love and rossnrachforever, Jeremiah the bullfrog…and all my buds on fib.