Don't own Burn Notice or the Princess Bride… but I am having fun playing with their worlds.
"It has been many hours and night has fallen by now, Fiona has come to from the drugs that they had given her and despite having a slight headache and parched throat is sitting up and watching the men carefully". Continued Maddy.
"We'll reach the retaining wall by dawn." Brennan stated while smiling smugly. He then turned to look at Sam, who was staring back in the direction they had come from. "Why are you doing that?"
"Making sure nobody is following us." Sam replied.
Brennan promptly hops on his high horse and responds to Sam like he is an idiot. "That would be inconceivable."
Fiona, having reached the point where she can remain silent no longer jumps into the conversation. "Despite what you think, you will be caught; and when you are, the Chief SpecOpp will see you all executed".
"Of all the necks on this boat, Special Agent, the one you should be worrying about is your own..." Brennan pauses and looks back at Sam who is still looking back. "Stop doing that! We can all relax! It's almost over".
"Are you sure nobody is following us?" Replies Sam.
Brennan responds back in his haughtiest manner. "As I told you it would be absolutely, totally, and in all other ways inconceivable! No one at Guilder knows what we've done, and no one with Florin could have gotten here so fast." He pauses. "Out of curiosity, why do you ask?"
"Suddenly, I just happened to look behind us and something is there."
"What?" Brennan nearly shouts in disbelief while lunging towards the back of the boat to peer behind and seeing what looks like a yacht in the distance. "...Probably some local fisherman out for a pleasure cruise at night, through shark infested waters."
At this point, seeing their distraction Fiona takes her chance and jumps over the side of the boat and into the water.
"What? Go in! Go after her!" Brennan shouts upon hearing the splash and seeing her getting away.
"I don't swim." Sam replies in a voice that is just daring Brennan to question him.
Brennan turns and glares at Jesse, who having also had enough of the high handedness of Brennan responds with, "I only dog-paddle..."
"Aauuuggghhhhh!" Brennan yells and begins barking out directions. "Veer left! ...left! ...left!"
Suddenly there is violent splashing heard from all sides of the boat and see numerous large dark shapes and sharp dorsal fins cutting the water.
"Do you know what that sound is, Special Agent?" He asks mockingly. "Those are the man eating sharks! If you don't believe me, just wait. They always splash louder when they're about to feed on human flesh! If you swim back now I promise no harm will come to you...I doubt you'll get such an offer from the sharks."
"She doesn't get eaten by the sharks at this time." Maddy stops the story.
"What?" Charlie nearly yelps.
"The shark doesn't get her...I'm explaining to you because you looked nervous."
"I...I wasn't nervous." Charlie stutters. Then catching himself tries to sound nonchalant. "Well maybe I was a little bit concerned but that's not the same thing."
"...Because we can stop now if you want." Maddy offers.
"No, you could tell me a little bit more if you want." States Charlie, trying to sound like he doesn't really care.
Maddy starts back into the story. "Do you know what that sound is Special Agent? Those are the man eating sharks!"
"Past that ,Grandma. You told me that part already." Charlie chimes in, anxious to move the story along.
"Oh...oh my goodness, I did. I'm sorry. Beg your pardon." Maddy grumbles and mumbles a bit to herself. "alright, alright, lets see…uh...she was in the water, the shark was going after her, she was frightened, the shark started to charge her and then..."
Jesse reaches a long, muscular arm out of the boat, smacks the shark on the snout and grabs Fi by the back of the shirt, hauling her over the side and onto the deck.
"Put her down! Just put her down!" Barked Brennan.
"I think he's getting closer!" States Sam who has remained looking back at the vessel behing them.
"He's no concern of ours! Sail on!" he scoffs at Sam. He then turns to Fiona with an evil grin on his face. "I suppose you think you're brave, don't you?"
Fiona met his eyes in a contemptuous and haughty stare "Only compared to some."
To be continued…..