Chapter 15
Ok, this is the penultimate chapter, the one everyone's been waiting for! Thank you, readers, for your patience while I was out of town.
READER WARNING: THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS SOME SLIGHTLY GRAPHIC CONTENT. BE ADVISED. ALTHOUGH, MANY WILL BE ACTUALLY BE HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS! :D
DIMERA DUNGEON – LAKE COMO VILLA
Rafe sweeps the room. He sees everything is clear and starts walking toward Sami.
SAMI: Rafe! Look out!!
EJ comes into the room and knocks Rafe to the ground. They start scuffling on the floor. EJ throws a punch hitting Rafe square in the jaw. Brady and Lucas rush over trying to pry EJ off of Rafe. EJ goes into a rage with seemingly superhuman strength pushing and punching them aside. He takes his gun and aims it at Rafe.
EJ: You’ve interfered with my plans for the last time Hernandez.
And with that, EJ pulls the trigger.
SAMI: NOOOOOOO!!!!!
Brady jumps up and knocks EJ down, his gun going flying across the room. Nicole picks up the gun. Sami runs over to Rafe, crying over him. He’s barely breathing.
SAMI: Rafe, oh Rafe. Please hold on, baby. Don’t leave me, please! I need you. I love you, Rafe.
RAFE: <gasping> I…love…you…too. <cough> Sami…I…I’m so…sorry.
SAMI: No! Don’t you be sorry! You’re going to be fine, Rafe Hernandez, do you hear me?
RAFE: I just…I’m so-so-sorry…I, I couldn’t…save you…couldn’t…protect you…from EJ. I’m sorry…Sami…I love you…
And with that Rafe takes his last breath and lays there lifeless. Sami is sobbing with her head down over him.
SAMI: No, Rafe….no, no, no…
EJ, still pinned to the ground by Brady, starts laughing at Sami. Ever so slowly, she turns her head toward him looking into his evil eyes. She is fueled by rage. She slowly reaches for the gun in Rafe’s belt holster. She grips her hand around it and, as if controlled by something other than herself, she swiftly walks over toward EJ. At the last second Brady and Lucas let go of EJ and scramble away. Sami aims the gun at EJ and starts shooting. She continues to shoot off every round in the gun until all that’s left is the clicking sound of an empty gun. Lucas goes over and calmly takes the gun out of Sami’s hand. She trembles as she falls into Lucas’s arms completely shell-shocked. Brady takes a sobbing Nicole in his arms while EJ’s bloody, bullet-ravaged body lay motionless on the floor.
LIVING ROOM – DIMERA VILLA
STEFANO: <chuckling> Ooh, the great John Black and Roman Brady sweeping down on Gotham City like Batman and Robin to attack the evil Stefano DiMera. Please. You two have been like putty in my hands all of these years. I know you both so well. Neither one of you has the cajones to really do anything about it. You’re both too moral and good.
ROMAN: <sticking his gun back in its holster> Aw, shucks, Stefano maybe you’re right.
John lowers his gun.
STEFANO: <smiling> Ah, see, I knew you couldn’t do it.
JOHN: No, but I’ll gladly do this.
And with that John throws a mean left hook landing square on Stefano’s face, sending him reeling backward.
JOHN: That’s for making me your pawn all those years ago!
Stefano starts to compose himself again and lunges at John but Roman kicks him in the gut, sending Stefano doubled over to the floor.
ROMAN: And that’s for sending this guy in to live my life, keeping me from my family for all those years!
John takes out his gun again and shoots at one of Stefano’s kneecaps causing him to yelp in pain.
JOHN: That’s for making everyone think I was dead!
Roman points his gun directly at Stefano’s chest.
ROMAN: And this old man, is for bringing that filthy son of yours to town to rape my daughter!
He shoots twice, once in the chest and once in the head, killing Stefano.
to be cont'd....