Chapter 44
S.S. BO BRADY
Shawn-D and Belle followed Kayla into the medical bay. Claire was lying on a bed. Belle and Shawn-D walked over to it. Belle sat on the head of the bed, and gently stroked Claire's hair. Shawn-D sat in a nearby chair. After a few moment, Claire opened her eyes.
CLAIRE: Mom?
BELLE: Hey, baby girl. How are you feeling?
CLAIRE: A little tired. What happened? I was walking outside and then...I don't remember.
BELLE: Your dad and I will explain later. The important thing is that you're okay.
SHAWN-D: Is there anything that we can get you?
Claire shrugged.
CLAIRE: Some water, I guess. I'm kinda thirsty.
KAYLA: I'll be right back.
Slowly, Claire tried to sit up. She quickly realized that was a bad idea. Belle laid her back down.
BELLE: It's okay. Just take it easy.
Claire put her head on Belle's lap. Belle continued stroking her hair.
CLAIRE: Mom, dad, what happened? Why am I in the medical bay?
SEA'S FEAR
ANDRE: You all look so surprised to see me.
HOPE: Not as surprised as we should be.
ANDRE: Well, when I saw the ship amongst these pirates, I had to intervene.
STEVE: Let me guess, nobody can torture the Bradys and Hortons except for you, is that it?
ANDRE: What? What on earth are you...oh. I get it. You think I'm André, don't you?
HOPE: Of course you are.
ANDRE: Well, in this case, I'm rather glad to disappoint. Hope, Steve, it's Tony.
STEVE: Tony's dead.
ANDRE: Obviously he's not, because I'm him.
HOPE: He fell walking down the steps of the Pier and ended up impailed on a plank of wood.
ANDRE: Oh my, it is an elaborate ruse that Stefano cooked up this time, isn't it? I can assure you, I am Tony DiMera. Stefano had André kidnap me and put me on Melaswen. I lived their for nearly six or seven years. Until you came. I didn't want to expose myself until the time was right, for the exact reason that you would think I'm André, so I hid. But, when Steve and Alexander here pulled up with the ship, I stowed away on it. It was André who took the fall on the Pier that day.
STEVE: And yet, here you are.
ANDRE: Of course, because I'm not André. I'm Tony.
HOPE: André is alive. He...I mean you kidnapped all of us and put us on Melaswen.
ANDRE: Oh, Hope, I am so sorry for whatever André did to you, but I can assure you, I had no hand in it at all.
HOPE: Prove it.
ANDRE: Of course. Any way that I can. What would you like me to do?
Hope took out her handcuffs and walked towards André.
ANDRE: Do you intend to arrest me? What crime have I committed?
HOPE: The real Tony would understand that we have to take every precaution we can just in case it is André tricking us.
STEVE: She's got a point, dude.
André nodded.
ANDRE: Very well. As I said, I will prove to you in any way that I can that I am the real Tony. If that means being put in handcuffs, then so be it.
André pulled up his sleeves and held out his hands. Hope put the cuffs on him.
HOPE: When we get back to the ship, we'll see if you're telling the truth or not.
ANDRE: I can assure you that I am. Would this face lie to you?
HOPE: Not if it was the real Tony's face.
Hope and Steve got on either side of André and led him to their lifeboat. Alexander followed closely behind.
