[23-Jan-2017] [The Princess Bride] Happily Ever Afterburn

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Title: Happily Ever Afterburn
Prompt: 23-Jan-2017 "happily ever after doesn’t mean happy forever"
Based on: The Princess Bride
Characters: Westley, Buttercup, with Waverly
Type: Humor/romance; 100 words
Warnings: None.
Notes: Just an excuse to paraphrase a Tom Lehrer joke. This takes place some time after the end of the movie.

Westley, Buttercup, and an infant Waverly were enjoying a beautiful day under a tree near a farmhouse much like the one in which they had first met.

"So," Buttercup suddenly said. "Now what?"

"Huh?" said Westley.

"If this is 'happily ever ever'," Buttercup said, "then what comes next?"

Westley shrugged. "We live a long happy life filled with love, grow old together, and then die, I suppose."

"That sounds romantic," Buttercup said, "but after all we've been through, it also sounds rather boring."

"Consider the alternative," Westley said. "Most pirates my age have already been dead for a few years."