By BOOGER

PART FOURTEEN

As the deck of the submarine Yasassin started to submerge, water rushed in over "Bowie's" head. "Surface!, surface you idiots!," he screamed.

Rex held his grip on "Bowie's" wrist.

Meanwhile, the scientists walked over to Bond.

first scientist; "What's happening?"

Bond; "We'll soon see. Gentlemen, I suggest you arm yourselves."

The scientists dropped their suitcases and picked up the weapons that the hapless guards had dropped.

second scientist; "Oh boy, it's just like in the movies!"

Bond; "Be that as it may, I can't help wondering where all bowie's goons have gotten off to. There must be more than four around here. And now it looks as if the submarine is coming back up."

first scientist; "Which end of this do the bullets come out of?"

Sure enough, Rex had done his job, and the submarine captain ordered his vessel to resurface.

Bond; "WAIT HERE, I've got something to take care of..."

Bond ran up to the sub and leaped over to the ladder, wincing again as the pain from his flesh wound stung him. He climbed up and grabbed "Bowie's" arm, lifting him out of the hatchway, with Rex still attatched to his wrist.

Bond; "Well well, what have we here, eh Rex? Looks like a drowned rat." Bond threw them both aside, and onto the slippery deck. He then pulled a few buttons off of his shirt and tossed them into the open hatch.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM! WHAAAAAMMMMM!!!!!! THE BUTTONS EXPLODED, THEY WERE SECRETLY EXPLOSIVE DEVICES!!

The submarine lurched, knocking Bond off his feet. All three of them slipped off the deck and into the sea near the dock. The sea swelled up, casting them near to the ladders of the dock as the submarine began to disappear beneath the surface, filling with water from the open hatch.

Meanwhile on the dock, The scientists stood around wondering what to do, when suddenly, Farquar jumped up and snatched a weapon away from one of them. "Ha ha! Stay back or I'll drill all of you. Now, drop your guns."

first scientist; "Farquar, nobody, and I mean nobody, orders THIS guy to be exsperminated!" RAT TA TAT RA TAT!

Farquar stood there dazed, and looked down at himself.

second scientist; "You missed! You bloody missed! How can you have..."

Farquar slugged the first scientist with the weapon's gun butt, splaying him out on the dock. He then grabbed the second man's gun and collared him by the neck. "You're coming with me. And as you were paid to do, we will go to the tv studio and execute Plan B."

second scientist; "Oh no! Not Plan B! You fiend!"

With that, both men hustled off, back into the bowels of the base. Meanwhile, Bond had lifted Rex up the dock's ladder, and also dove back in to rescue "Bowie." He managed to drag "Bowie" back and up one of the ladders, in time to see the Yasassin sink out of sight, and avoid being dragged under with the force of its sinking.

Rex got up on the dock and shook himself off. He spyed Farquar disappearing into a corridor and ran after him, passing the other scientist who was rising to his feet, clasping his smarting jaw.

Bond; "Say, you there, find me something to tie this fellow up with!"

first scientist; "Mr. Bond! I thought you were drowned for sure!" He rushed up to Bond with a bit of dock rope, and Bond hogtied "Bowie". "So, what happens next? Are we going to be rescued? That Farquar fellow kidnapped my colleague, and ran off through there!" (He points to the corridor.)

Bond; "I see. Well, you wait here. I'm going after them."

first scientist; "What if more guards come!"

Bond; "We should have seen them by now, so I wouldn't worry about it. Besides, I think shortly there should be some Navy Seal divers coming from the open sea. Here, take this pistol and hold it on Mr. "Bowie" here."

first scientist; "Will do! Say, why do you say "Bowie" like this isn't David Bowie?"

Bond; "Because he isn't. I'll explain later, but now, I'M OFF!"

The scientist looked down at the pitiful tired face of "bowie" and shrugged. "Hmph. Some boss you turned out to be."

"Bowie"; "...my puss, my beautiful puss..."

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