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Princess Bride part 2

Marinette was raised on a small farm in the country of Florin. Her favorite past times were riding her horse Tikki and occasionally tormenting the farm boy, who worked there. His name was Terry, but she never called him that. 

Occasionally ordering Terry around was a little favorite pastime of hers when he wasn't really doing much of anything and she had a multitude of other things to do like babysitting, helping down at market selling the family milk, her apprenticeship with the local seamstress. "Farm boy, fill these with water please I have run papa his lunch down at the market place" Marinette would say

"As you wish" Terry would tell her

"Farm boy would you take Tikki out Flora is having her baby and her husband called me to look after their other two children" Marinette told him.

"As you wish" Terry told her.

"Farm boy would you fetch me that pitcher?" Marinette asked

Terry walked over and grasped the pitcher from were it hung which was two feet out of Marinette's reach. "As you wish" He said holding out the pitcher for her.

Slowly, but surely the two fell in love with one another.

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"Hold on Alfred! What is this are you trying to trick us?!" Tim shouted from his place.

Jason promptly slammed his face with a pillow. "Shut it Replacement the story is just starting" Jason hissed

Dick kept quiet, it was one of the many unsaid things with Jason. The first one was to never touch or take his food he got defensive about it. The second was never touch his gear without his permission. The third and most important rule, never interrupt him when he's with a book, it was a sure fire way to land you in the middle of the desert without any memory of how you got there and missing your internal reproduction plumbing. "Boys" Bruce hissed

Jason settled down.

Alfred continued

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Terry had no money for marriage so he packed his few belongings and left the farm to seek his fortune across the sea. It was a very emotional time for Marinette.

The two embraced outside the gates of the farm. "I fear I'll never see you again" Marinette cried into Terry's shoulder

"Of course you will " Terry whispered into her ear rubbing her back while trying to calm her down.

This was just as hard on him as it was on her. It pained him that she would be so far away while he made money for both of them to lead a comfortable life as husband and wife. But for the only one who held his heart he would challenge gods for her happiness. "But what if something happens to you?" Marinette asked him

Terry pulled away, "Here this now. I will always come for you"

"How can you bee sure?" Marinette asked him.

"This is true love. Think this happen" Terry told her giving her one last kiss before leaving for the port.

Terry never reached his destination.  His ship was attacked by the Dread Pirate Roberts,  who never left captives alive. ("NOOOOO!!!!!!" Dick cried before collapsing into the pillow that laid on the couch. "Zip it Dick!" Jason snapped. "Well that death sentence was better than getting killed by Jason" Tim added. "WHAT WAS THAT REPLACEMENT!" Jason yelled. "Boys!" Bruce warningly said. "SORRY BRUCE" All three apologized allowing Alfred to continue) When news of Terry's murder reached Marinette's ears, she locked herself in her room and neither slept or ate for many days.