Better Than Revenge (Read 3,352 times)

[sportsgirl]

AARRGGHH!! Thank goodness it's not Friday...(did I really say that?)

LOVE how Lucas reads the DOOL forums...Maybe he'll even read this one!

[fluffysmom]

Great chapter Andre. I can't wait to read more!

[André DiMera]

Chapter 5

SAMI & RAFE'S APARTMENT
SAMI: Do you mean that, Lucas?
LUCAS: That I would kill him? I'm not sure anymore. I've definitely thought about it. After all, I've already shot him once.
SAMI: But would you?
LUCAS: No. Probably not. I do wish I'd done a better job the first time I shot him, though.
SAMI: So do I. So, where do we go from here?
LUCAS: Well, that all depends.
SAMI: Depends on what?
LUCAS: It depends on what you and Rafe are planning on doing next.
SAMI: Lucas, I told you, Rafe was just a substitute for you. You're the father of my children, the only man I could ever truly love.
Rafe walks in just as Sami says that.
RAFE: Is that true, Sami?

BRADY PUB
Marlena walks in.
CAROLINE: Marlena?
MARLENA: Hello, Caroline.
Caroline and Marlena walk up to each other and hug.
CAROLINE: Oh, it is so good to see you, dear!
MARLENA: It's good to see you, too. Do you have a few minutes?
CAROLINE: Of course I do, dear. This place practically runs itself.
Caroline and Marlena sit down at a table. Caroline notices that something is wrong.
CAROLINE: You look concerned about something. What's wrong?
MARLENA: I just stopped myself from making the biggest mistake of my life.
CAROLINE: What do you mean?
MARLENA: Before I came over here, I was in a hotel room. I had a gun with me.
CAROLINE: A gun? Whatever for, dear?
MARLENA: I was contemplating killing E.J.

UNDISCLOSED LOCATION
The Figure in the Ronald Reagen mask takes off her mask to reveal that she is Marlena. E.J. has a look of shock on his face.
E.J.: No! It can't be you!
MARLENA: Hello, E.J.
E.J.: Marlena? No! No, you couldn't have shot me!
MARLENA: But I did.
E.J.: But, why?
MARLENA: Why do you think? You raped Sami twice. You stole Sydney from her and made her think she was dead. You've manipulated her, threatened to steal her children, actually stolen her children, tortured and blackmailed her thousands of times.
E.J.: But what about all she's done to me? What about lying to me about Grace? What about shooting me in the head?
MARLENA: I never said Sami was perfect. I know she isn't. But, the way I see it, the things you've done to her out-weigh the things she has done to you. Everything she has done to you was in response to something you have done to her. She reacted in self-defense. You are just a sick, manipulative, psychotic jerk who takes pleasure in abusing women.
E.J.: But...
MARLENA: No. No “buts”. No lies. I don't want to hear it. You've been a bad boy, E.J. And now, you're gonna pay for it.
E.J. notices that Marlena has her hands behind her back.
E.J.: What have you got behind your back?
MARLENA: Oh, this?
Marlena pulls out a sledge hammer.
MARLENA: This little baby is a sledge hammer.
E.J. gulped.

[sportsgirl]

Oh my, what is Marlena going to do with that??? This is getting to be like the movie Misery!!! If so, then I know exactly what she is going to do...

[Trey]

Whoot!

[André DiMera]

Next Week on "Better Than Revenge"...

RAFE: Replacing me already, Sami?

E.J.: Why are you doing this to me?

ROMAN: What da hell?

JUSTIN: Let's face it, Marlena, you're about as guilty as the man behind the grassy knoll.

MARLENA: I object!

[Kpatch]

Apr 29, 2011 9:27:10 GMT -5 sportsgirl said:

Oh my, what is Marlena going to do with that??? This is getting to be like the movie Misery!!!

Misery came to my mind too, SG. Now I'd like to get it out of my mind.

Finally catching up on my reading and OMG Andre, what a tale of revenge and mayhem. A satisfying tale to boot!

Looking forward to seeing what happens next. The previews look great!

[ghoulgirl]

Finally had a chance to catch up! Thanks for the great story and next weeks preview! Can't wait for more!

[André DiMera]

Chapter 6

BRADY PUB
CAROLINE: You what!?
MARLENA: I just told you. I thought about killing E.J.
CAROLINE: Marlena, this isn't like you! How could you even think about killing E.J.? You're not a murderer!
MARLENA: I know, I know. It's just...after all that that s.o.b. Has done to Sami...I just snapped. I wasn't thinking. I was all ready to go. I had the gun in my hand...

SALEM INN - FLASHBACK
We see the same scene as the one in chapter 1. Marlena has a gun in her hands.
MARLENA: You've messed with the wrong woman, E.J. You can't just hut someone the way you've hurt my daughter and expect you'll get away with it. It's time for you to pay.
Marlena is ready to walk out the door, but stops herself.
MARLENA: No. What am I thinking?! No! I can't shoot E.J. He may have hurt my daughter in so many unthinkable ways, but that doesn't give me the right to kill him. Who am I to decide who lives and who dies?
Marlena puts the gun down.
MARLENA: I need to go for a walk. I need to talk to somebody.
Marlena walks out.

BRADY PUB
MARLENA: And then I came here.
CAROLINE: I'm glad you did.
MARLENA: So am I. I just needed to tell somebody about it.
CAROLINE: Well, heaven knows that I've thought about shooting E.J. for the way he treats Sami several times. Thank goodness neither of us actually acted on our desires.
MARLENA: Yeah. Thanks for the talk, Caroline.
CAROLINE: Anytime, dear.

SAMI & RAFE'S APARTMENT
SAMI: Rafe?
RAFE: So, you must be Lucas. Sami's told me quite a bit about you.
LUCAS: Yeah, I've heard a bit about you, too.
RAFE: So, Sami, you're replacing me already?:
SAMI: No...well, kind of.
RAFE: Kind of? Well, it certainly looks to me like you are.
SAMI: Rafe, I'm sorry.
RAFE: No. I'm sorry. But I won't try to fight it. I'll bow out gracefully. You two obviously have a lot of catching up to do. Don't let me get in your way. It's been nice knowing you, Sami. Have a nice life.
SAMI: “Have a nice life”? What is that supposed to mean?
RAFE: I'm leaving. And believe it or not, Sami, but it has little to do with you. I've been thinking about leaving ever since Arianna died. My mom's been in a poor state since Ari was killed, so I'm going to go take care of her. I was just looking for an opportunity to leave. Lucas coming back has given me that opportunity. So, I'll be going now.
Rafe turns to leave.
SAMI: No! Rafe, please! Please, just let me explain!
RAFE: No, I don't need or want to hear any explanations, Sami. I do feel that I need to give an explanation, though.

UNDISCLOSED LOCATION
MARLENA: Have you ever seen the movie “Misery”, E.J.?
E.J.: Can't say that I have, no.
MARLENA: Oh, it's a wonderful film. It stars Kathy Bates. You know, the woman who played Molly Brown in “Titanic”. She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Annie Wilkes in “Misery”.
Marlena puts the sledge hammer down, picks up a block of wood, and puts it between E.J.'s feet. As she continues talking, she is strapping E.J.'s legs to the floor.
MARLENA: Anyway, there's this wonderful scene where Annie goes just a tiny bit off the deep end. Just a little. There was a sledge hammer used in that scene, too.
E.J.: Marlena, what are you doing?
MARLENA: Well, you seem to have a problem. And, I am the doctor. So, I'm going to help you with that problem. But, unfortunately, it's going to hurt a little bit. You see, I prepared for this, but I forgot to bring the anesthesia for it.
Marlena picks up the sledge hammer. E.J. gulped again.
E.J.: Marlena...whatever you're thinking about doing...please, don't do it. I swear, I can make things right with you. I really can.
MARLENA: Ssh, darling. This will only hurt a little bit.
E.J.: Please!
Marlena brings the sledge hammer down on E.J.'s right ankle. E.J. howls in pain.
MARLENA: It's okay, E.J. Just a little more pain.
Marlena brings the sledge hammer down on E.J.'s left ankle. A cry mixed with a scream came out of E.J.'s mouth.
MARLENA: There. All done. See, that wasn't so bad. Was it?
Marlena puts the sledge hammer down. E.J. is in too much pain to say anything.
MARLENA: Oh, by the way, that anesthesia I told you about before...I lied.
Marlena took a syringe out of her pocket and injects it into E.J.'s arm.

[Kpatch]

So the Marlena inflicting misery on EJ is not really Marlena? Either that or she doesn't remember torturing EJ. Great scene with Caroline and Marlena. Thanks for the chapter Andre!

[André DiMera]

Chapter 7

SAMI & RAFE'S APARTMENT
SAMI: Explanation? Rafe, you don't have to give me any explanation.
RAFE: Yes, I do. Like I said, I was planning to leave for a while. But I couldn't do it unless I knew you had a good guy with you. I knew that Lucas still loves you, and I know that you still love Lucas. So, I called him up and asked him to come here.
SAMI: Wait a minute. You mean to tell me that the only reason you came here is because Rafe asked you to?
LUCAS: No. I came here because I love you. And I'm going to try to get the old Sami back. The Sami that won't take any garbage from E.J. or any other man. The Sami that isn't afraid to do whatever she has to to make sure she gets her own way. Ever since E.J. came to town, it's like you're a whole other person, Sami.
RAFE: Even though I didn't know you then, from what Lucas tells me, I might have liked you. I'll see you later, I hope.
SAMI: Goodbye, Rafe. I'll miss you.
Rafe and Sami hug.
RAFE: I'll miss you too, Sami. Hey, Lucas?
LUCAS: Yeah?
RAFE: Take good care of this one. She's special.
LUCAS: You think I don't know that? But trust me, by the time I'm through with her, she'll be back to her old self.
RAFE: all right. See you later.
SAMI: Bye, Rafe.
Rafe left Sami's apartment.

UNDISCLOSED LOCATION
A day or two had passed. E.J. was beginning to look worse and worse. He had bites all over him from the fire ants. His ankles were shattered from where Marlena had hit them with a sledge hammer. He was pale and could barely speak louder than a whisper.
E.J.: Marlena...why are you...doing this to me?
MARLENA: You know why I'm doing this, E.J. It's because you hurt Sami. You've hurt her too may times. And each time you do, you just get off scott-free and think that you can do it again. Well, not think time. This time, you will pay. I want you to suffer the way you've made Sami suffer ever since you set foot in Salem.
E.J.: But...I...never...tortured her...like...this.
MARLENA: Maybe not physically. But mentally and emotionally you did. There's more than one way to torture a person. Beating them is only one way of doing it. There are so many ways.
E.J.: Please...Marlena...have pity.
MARLENA: Why should I? You never did.
Marlena looks at her watch.
MARLENA: That poison I injected you with should be taking effect right about now.
E.J.: Poison...what poison?
MARLENA: That sedative. The one I injected you with after smashing your ankles. It contained a very strong poison. All of your major organs should be shutting down right about now.
E.J.: Mar...lena...please...
MARLENA: Ssh. It's okay. Go towards the light. The light will save you. Go towards that bright red and orange crackling light.
E.J.: No...please...Mar...lena...
MARLENA: How's that old poem go? “Now, weary traveller, rest your head, for very soon you'll be utterly dead”.
E.J.: You'll...never...figure...it...out...
MARLENA: What?
E.J.: The...pattern...
E.J. shut his eyes and died. Marlena chuckled to herself, then she walked out of the room on the pier where she had been torturing E.J. But she forgot two things. One, she forgot to put her Ronald Reagen mask back on. Two, she forgot that surveillance cameras had been placed at various locations on the pier. And one of them was right in front of her makeshift torture chamber.

[sportsgirl]

Uh oh, Marlena or maybe Faux Marlena may be in trouble... EJ dies with a secret? You'll never figure what out??

Cannot wait until tomorrow!

[fluffysmom]

Great story. I hope you are enjoying your birthday Andre!

[Kpatch]

Rafe1 is one smart dude. He knows better than to fight, so he hands Sami over to Lucas. Great move!

Is EJ really dead? I mean, as in really? Great story Andre.

[André DiMera]

Chapter 8

POLICE STATION
It was now a few days after Marlena shot, tortured, and killed E.J. The Salem P.D. knew that he had gone missing, but not that he was dead. They were looking through all of their security footage of the last week, trying to find out where E.J. had been taken, and by whom. As they watched the footage, they saw that E.J. had been taken to the pier. After sending two officers down there, they found that E.J. was dead. There was a bullet hole in his right foot, insect bites all over his body, and his ankles had been shattered. What he died from, they could not tell. Bo and Roman continued watching security footage of the pier. Then, Bo noticed something.
BO: Rewind that about one minute and zoom in.
A technician typed a few things into the computer. Bo and Roman saw someone come out of the building. However, because they had zoomed in, the person's face was pixalized and they couldn't tell who it was.
BO: Clean up the picture a bit.
With a few more clips of the mouse, they could see exactly who it was who was exiting the room where E.J. had been tortured. As we already know, it was Marlena.
ROMAN: What da hell?

BRADY PUB
The next morning, Marlena was having breakfast with Sami and Lucas.
MARLENA: So, you two are back together again?
SAMI: That's right, mom.
MARLENA: But what about Rafe?
SAMI: He's actually the reason that we've back together. He had to go help his mom, but he asked Lucas to come back.
MARLENA: It sounds to me like Rafe was playing matchmaker.
LUCAS: He was. And I'm glad that he did.
Sami and Lucas kissed.
SAMI: So, mom, what are you doing back in town?
MARLENA: I wanted to see you. I like the check up on all of my children every now and then. In a few weeks I'll be going to Colorado to visit Eric.
A police officer walks in just as Marlena says this.
OFFICER: Or not.
MARLENA: Excuse me?
OFFICER: Dr. Marlena Evans?
MARLENA: Yes?
OFFICER: I'm police officer Mick Nugget. Stand up please, and keep your hands where I can see them.
Marlena stands up and puts her hands out in front of her. Officer Nugget puts handcuffs on her.
OFFICER: Marlena Evans, you are under arrest for breaking-and-entering into the DiMera Mansion as well as the kidnap, torture, and murder of Elvis DiMera. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be held against you in a court of law. You have the right to speak to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you. Do you understand these rights as I have read them?
MARLENA: Yes.
OFFICER: Good. Now, come with me.
And, with that, Marlena was carted off to prison.