Part 31: A Lost Animal
“C’MON, DAMNIT!” McKay screamed, as he continued to chop at the tree.
The Australian had been doing it for twenty minutes and only making slight headway. He knew the water in the bottom of the lake may be stagnant and the best bet for fresh water would be from the stream above. Therefore he had to climb up the rock wall, holding onto a group of vines and cutting away at the tree blocking the path of the water.
Below Taylor and Mandy watched in intense anticipation. They were beginning to trust McKay and had every faith in his abilities. But he had been doing it for a while, they had been hiking for over four hours with minimal water. Did he have enough strength left in him to finish the job? Taylor had her hands by her side, and found herself hopping at the prospect of getting water. Mandy had her hands cupped together and over her mouth, whispering please, please, over and over.
McKay as he continued to hack at the tree branch. He had nearly carved his way through. He refused to give up. Too many people were counting on him. Then the tree finally started to dislodge away. He then swung back and began kicking it. With every kick he grunted. The tree moved again. Then again. Taylor and Mandy were cheering him on. Then McKay shoved the back end of his machete blade into his mouth. He grabbed the vines with both ends and lifted up both legs. He kicked the tree truck so hard, small chips exploded from the other end. The tree finally buckled and plummeted to the lake below, along with a massive water stream.
Mandy and Taylor cheered as they saw the waterfall appear. They quickly ran toward it and dove right into the shower of water. After McKay descended from the wall, he laughed as he saw the two girls frolicking in the water fall. He then dropped his machete and joined them. He smiled as the water caressed his over heated body, making him cool again. Mandy and Taylor immediately embraced him, laughing at their success. McKay returned the hug and laughed. “Never in my wildest dreams would I have imaged being in a shower with two lovely girls.” He smiled.
Mandy and Taylor didn’t object to his statement. They rewarded his hard work with a kiss on each cheek.
McKay held the last bottle under the waterfall, filling it up. He gently sealed it up, and stuffed it into the loaded back pack. Then he filled up his own personal canteen. He checked on the two ladies, they had finished letting their hair dry out. They both then grunted as they hoisted up their backpacks, now much heavier because they were filled with water bottles. McKay shifted up his own backpack and looked to them. “Ready to move out?” he asked him.
“Do you think we can make the beach before nightfall?” asked Taylor.
“If we leave now.” McKay said, completely sure of himself.
Another two hours past as they continued back along their designated path. It was slightly easier due to the markers McKay had left earlier in the day. Mandy decided to lead the way, hacking at the jungle leaves with the Australian’s machete. Taylor walked in the middle of them and McKay brought up the rear. He felt it was a good idea incase they got lost but he wanted to bring up the rear for a different reason. He was enjoying the view he was getting of Taylor’s tanned legs. McKay felt slightly bad for eyeballing her all the time but some things are hard to miss. Taylor turned to look at him and then turned back, smirking. McKay smirked too. Perhaps she knew he was checking her out. ”You married McKay?” Taylor asked.
“Almost was.” He said.
“Me too. Funny that we have something like that in common,” she sighed.
“Yeah, it is. Why didn’t you marry your beau?”
“He betrayed me. I trusted him and loved him and he betrayed me. That’s all I intend to say about that.” She grunted.
“I was betrayed too.” McKay whispered softly.
Taylor then stopped and turned around. McKay paused as he gazed into her eyes. Mandy heard them stop so she stopped as well. Taylor gently raised her hand and brushed McKay’s cheek. The Australian closed his eyes, enjoyed her gentle touch. “You mean that?” the blonde whispered, “You’re not just saying that to get close to me?”
“I have no reason to lie,” he whispered, “And I would never do something a petty as that.”
Taylor smiled. She did believe him. The young blonde then turned around and continued to walk back. Mandy smiled, glad her and McKay were finally connecting. The Australian felt his heart skip a beat for a second. Taylor was little abrasive at first but now they have officially broken the ice between each other. Where they went from here was anybody’s guess.
The three friends began their trek again. McKay huffed as his strength was starting to get zapped again. He knew he’d take a long nap on the beach once they made it back. Then he stopped as he heart an unusual noise. It sounded liked he stepped on some kind of plastic. Mandy and Taylor heard him stopped and paused. McKay used a tree as support and lifted up his boot. On the bottom of the sole was a silver foil wrapper. He gently tore it off and looked it. He exhaled in disbelief what he found. “What is that?” asked Mandy.
The Australian turned the wrapped around for them to see it. It was a silver wrapper with it’s familiar polar bear logo. “A Klondike Bar?” said Taylor in disbelief.
“How did that get all the way out here?” Mandy asked.
McKay then held up his hand for them to be quiet. The Australian turned around and listened. The girls could here it too. Someone was humming.
McKay took his machete back from Mandy and began hacking toward the sound. The humming got louder as they got closer. The he tore down a branch and revealed one of the survivors sitting in a small grass clearing, listing to an Ipod. Mandy gasped as she saw he was munching on a Snicker bar. What made things worse was that he was sitting next to a suitcase full of food. McKay reached over and snapped the Ipod earphones from his head.
The survivor turned around abruptly. Taylor and Mandy knew him as the Sonny Bono lookalike. McKay knew him as Augustus Calhoon, the man who fought originally with Poteet over the bottle of vodka. Calhoon stared at them, trying to form words but it wasn’t working. McKay squatted next to the suitcase, and picked up handful of the food. He looked at the bag of Nachos, peanuts and a Twix candy bar. “Have you been hording food, you little turd?” the Australian hissed.
“No . . I . .uh . . “ Calhoon stuttered.
“There are other people on the beach who are starving, you bastard!” Taylor yelled.
“I am starving too!” Calhoon shot back, “I am a small guy. I get hungry at lost faster than you do. I had to do this to protect myself.”
“Well, at least he admits to being selfish.” Mandy sighed.
“There is not room for being selfish on this island, Calhoon, “ McKay nearly growled, “People are on that beach, who haven’t had anything to eat since I cooked that boar. This will help us last a lot longer until the rescue party arrives.”
“And when will that be, McKay?” the small man pointed at him, “ You and I know damn well if the rescue party was coming, they would have been here by now.”
“You don’t know that, Tony said-“
“You really going to trust a blind doctor?” the thin man chuckled, “How the hell does he know what is going on?”
“McKay, is it true about the rescue party?” Taylor said, worried.
McKay turned around to look her in the eye. “Taylor, don’t listen to this idiot. Tony was a former marine. He knows about the procedure they would follow for a rescue party. They are coming, I promise-“
McKay then turned around abruptly as he felt Calhoon grab the suitcase and run. The Australian grunted at the man taking the brief moment to calm down Taylor to take the foot and high tail it in to the jungle. McKay immediately began to run after him with Taylor and Mandy in hot pursuit.
McKay paused briefly as saw Calhoon heading up a small hill, dragging his suitcase full of food. “You can’t run forever, Calhoon!” he screamed.
“Neither can you, you outback trash!” the thin man laughed, “I’ve been calmly sitting in the woods. You’ve been hiking in the woods. Which one of us do you think will give out first?”
“You better run, you son of a bitch!” McKay yelled.
“Don’t worry, McKay. When the rescue party arrived and I am the last one standing, I’ll tell-“
Calhoon immediately went quiet after he was covered in a looming shadow. Taylor and Mandy froze in their tracks. McKay’s eyes were so wide they might have popped out of their sockets. The thin man’s mouth went dry at the polar bear looming before him. He never even got a chance to scream. In one swipe, the polar bear took his head clean off.
The girls then screamed at the horror they just witnessed. McKay turned around and grabbed them by their backpacks, shoving them forward. The polar bear saw them and growled, as it began pursuit. The three friends ran as fast as they could as the huge beast shattered trees and branches as it pursed them through the jungle.
The Australian had been doing it for twenty minutes and only making slight headway. He knew the water in the bottom of the lake may be stagnant and the best bet for fresh water would be from the stream above. Therefore he had to climb up the rock wall, holding onto a group of vines and cutting away at the tree blocking the path of the water.
Below Taylor and Mandy watched in intense anticipation. They were beginning to trust McKay and had every faith in his abilities. But he had been doing it for a while, they had been hiking for over four hours with minimal water. Did he have enough strength left in him to finish the job? Taylor had her hands by her side, and found herself hopping at the prospect of getting water. Mandy had her hands cupped together and over her mouth, whispering please, please, over and over.
McKay as he continued to hack at the tree branch. He had nearly carved his way through. He refused to give up. Too many people were counting on him. Then the tree finally started to dislodge away. He then swung back and began kicking it. With every kick he grunted. The tree moved again. Then again. Taylor and Mandy were cheering him on. Then McKay shoved the back end of his machete blade into his mouth. He grabbed the vines with both ends and lifted up both legs. He kicked the tree truck so hard, small chips exploded from the other end. The tree finally buckled and plummeted to the lake below, along with a massive water stream.
Mandy and Taylor cheered as they saw the waterfall appear. They quickly ran toward it and dove right into the shower of water. After McKay descended from the wall, he laughed as he saw the two girls frolicking in the water fall. He then dropped his machete and joined them. He smiled as the water caressed his over heated body, making him cool again. Mandy and Taylor immediately embraced him, laughing at their success. McKay returned the hug and laughed. “Never in my wildest dreams would I have imaged being in a shower with two lovely girls.” He smiled.
Mandy and Taylor didn’t object to his statement. They rewarded his hard work with a kiss on each cheek.
McKay held the last bottle under the waterfall, filling it up. He gently sealed it up, and stuffed it into the loaded back pack. Then he filled up his own personal canteen. He checked on the two ladies, they had finished letting their hair dry out. They both then grunted as they hoisted up their backpacks, now much heavier because they were filled with water bottles. McKay shifted up his own backpack and looked to them. “Ready to move out?” he asked him.
“Do you think we can make the beach before nightfall?” asked Taylor.
“If we leave now.” McKay said, completely sure of himself.
Another two hours past as they continued back along their designated path. It was slightly easier due to the markers McKay had left earlier in the day. Mandy decided to lead the way, hacking at the jungle leaves with the Australian’s machete. Taylor walked in the middle of them and McKay brought up the rear. He felt it was a good idea incase they got lost but he wanted to bring up the rear for a different reason. He was enjoying the view he was getting of Taylor’s tanned legs. McKay felt slightly bad for eyeballing her all the time but some things are hard to miss. Taylor turned to look at him and then turned back, smirking. McKay smirked too. Perhaps she knew he was checking her out. ”You married McKay?” Taylor asked.
“Almost was.” He said.
“Me too. Funny that we have something like that in common,” she sighed.
“Yeah, it is. Why didn’t you marry your beau?”
“He betrayed me. I trusted him and loved him and he betrayed me. That’s all I intend to say about that.” She grunted.
“I was betrayed too.” McKay whispered softly.
Taylor then stopped and turned around. McKay paused as he gazed into her eyes. Mandy heard them stop so she stopped as well. Taylor gently raised her hand and brushed McKay’s cheek. The Australian closed his eyes, enjoyed her gentle touch. “You mean that?” the blonde whispered, “You’re not just saying that to get close to me?”
“I have no reason to lie,” he whispered, “And I would never do something a petty as that.”
Taylor smiled. She did believe him. The young blonde then turned around and continued to walk back. Mandy smiled, glad her and McKay were finally connecting. The Australian felt his heart skip a beat for a second. Taylor was little abrasive at first but now they have officially broken the ice between each other. Where they went from here was anybody’s guess.
The three friends began their trek again. McKay huffed as his strength was starting to get zapped again. He knew he’d take a long nap on the beach once they made it back. Then he stopped as he heart an unusual noise. It sounded liked he stepped on some kind of plastic. Mandy and Taylor heard him stopped and paused. McKay used a tree as support and lifted up his boot. On the bottom of the sole was a silver foil wrapper. He gently tore it off and looked it. He exhaled in disbelief what he found. “What is that?” asked Mandy.
The Australian turned the wrapped around for them to see it. It was a silver wrapper with it’s familiar polar bear logo. “A Klondike Bar?” said Taylor in disbelief.
“How did that get all the way out here?” Mandy asked.
McKay then held up his hand for them to be quiet. The Australian turned around and listened. The girls could here it too. Someone was humming.
McKay took his machete back from Mandy and began hacking toward the sound. The humming got louder as they got closer. The he tore down a branch and revealed one of the survivors sitting in a small grass clearing, listing to an Ipod. Mandy gasped as she saw he was munching on a Snicker bar. What made things worse was that he was sitting next to a suitcase full of food. McKay reached over and snapped the Ipod earphones from his head.
The survivor turned around abruptly. Taylor and Mandy knew him as the Sonny Bono lookalike. McKay knew him as Augustus Calhoon, the man who fought originally with Poteet over the bottle of vodka. Calhoon stared at them, trying to form words but it wasn’t working. McKay squatted next to the suitcase, and picked up handful of the food. He looked at the bag of Nachos, peanuts and a Twix candy bar. “Have you been hording food, you little turd?” the Australian hissed.
“No . . I . .uh . . “ Calhoon stuttered.
“There are other people on the beach who are starving, you bastard!” Taylor yelled.
“I am starving too!” Calhoon shot back, “I am a small guy. I get hungry at lost faster than you do. I had to do this to protect myself.”
“Well, at least he admits to being selfish.” Mandy sighed.
“There is not room for being selfish on this island, Calhoon, “ McKay nearly growled, “People are on that beach, who haven’t had anything to eat since I cooked that boar. This will help us last a lot longer until the rescue party arrives.”
“And when will that be, McKay?” the small man pointed at him, “ You and I know damn well if the rescue party was coming, they would have been here by now.”
“You don’t know that, Tony said-“
“You really going to trust a blind doctor?” the thin man chuckled, “How the hell does he know what is going on?”
“McKay, is it true about the rescue party?” Taylor said, worried.
McKay turned around to look her in the eye. “Taylor, don’t listen to this idiot. Tony was a former marine. He knows about the procedure they would follow for a rescue party. They are coming, I promise-“
McKay then turned around abruptly as he felt Calhoon grab the suitcase and run. The Australian grunted at the man taking the brief moment to calm down Taylor to take the foot and high tail it in to the jungle. McKay immediately began to run after him with Taylor and Mandy in hot pursuit.
McKay paused briefly as saw Calhoon heading up a small hill, dragging his suitcase full of food. “You can’t run forever, Calhoon!” he screamed.
“Neither can you, you outback trash!” the thin man laughed, “I’ve been calmly sitting in the woods. You’ve been hiking in the woods. Which one of us do you think will give out first?”
“You better run, you son of a bitch!” McKay yelled.
“Don’t worry, McKay. When the rescue party arrived and I am the last one standing, I’ll tell-“
Calhoon immediately went quiet after he was covered in a looming shadow. Taylor and Mandy froze in their tracks. McKay’s eyes were so wide they might have popped out of their sockets. The thin man’s mouth went dry at the polar bear looming before him. He never even got a chance to scream. In one swipe, the polar bear took his head clean off.
The girls then screamed at the horror they just witnessed. McKay turned around and grabbed them by their backpacks, shoving them forward. The polar bear saw them and growled, as it began pursuit. The three friends ran as fast as they could as the huge beast shattered trees and branches as it pursed them through the jungle.
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