The Princess Bride's Rescuer Trouble

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Sadly, the old man was right. Inigo and Fezzik had rushed the miracle man, and in return, they got a pretty rotten miracle. The chocolate coating on the pill was entirely too bitter, and Westley died for real this time.

Trying to keep their hopes up, the Spaniard and the giant peered over the castle wall at the sixty men guarding the gate. “I have no gift for strategy,” sighed Inigo.

“Don’t worry, gentlemen, I have a plan,” intoned the world’s most annoying voice.

“Vizzini?” gasped Fezzik.

“You came back?” asked Inigo.

The bald little man folded his arms. “I said to wait for me at the beginning, you Benedictine Iberian buffoon! I should’ve known you’d turn your back on me the moment you found a pub.”

“But I waited for you where we first got the job, Vizzini… at the beginning…”

“You moron! That wasn’t the beginning! You were supposed to meet me in the woods where we kidnapped the princess!”

“Oh.” Inigo frowned. “But weren’t you dead?”

“Inconceivable! As it turns out, I was only mostly dead.”

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  1. The Princess Bride's Rescuer Trouble

    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Inconceivable! A brilliant twist on one of my favorite movies. The dialogue is flawless. I can almost hear it in the actors voices. Too bad for the man in black.

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    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Oh, this is one of my favorite movies, too. My favorite part? “My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” Or something like that. I recommend reading the book by Goldman (I think that’s the author) if you haven’t already.
    LoA

  3. The Princess Bride's Rescuer Trouble

    Stovohobo's Buddy Icon Stovohobo

    Posted 6 months ago

    Haha. Perfect capture of Vizzini.
    ~
    And Ana, you can’t even remember exactly? You got it right, of course, but still.
    =)

  4. The Princess Bride's Rescuer Trouble

    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Yeah, you’d think I’d remember it exactly. He only repeats it about a hundred times in the film. :D

  5. The Princess Bride's Rescuer Trouble

    Lone Writer's Buddy Icon Lone Writer

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I love that line, Ana! It’s my favorite!
    Awesome Inconcievable Ficlet!
    LoA

  6. The Princess Bride's Rescuer Trouble

    BARomero's Buddy Icon BARomero

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    You really did capture the voices of the characters! Well done! And I couldn’t resist sequeling this, though I tried to emulate the novel more than the movie…

  7. The Princess Bride's Rescuer Trouble

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 6 months ago

    Double twist on the original ending…nice job.

  8. The Princess Bride's Rescuer Trouble

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    mostly dead.. too funny. your a master of dialogue.
    LoA

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