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Half-Clothed Amazons?!? – Page 3

“We are travelers. We have come to rescue our friend from marriage to the chief, but I’m afraid we are too late.”

“Yes, we heard some cheering but could not understand such crazy language. We came here following two men. They are married to two of the Amazons. They jumped us and stuck us in here, taking everything we had, including our clothing.” The voice said.

“Us too, except it was some formula made by my husband. He put it on himself and made these Amazons like him. The only cure is grapefruit.”

“Unfortunately there are no grapefruits in these parts, only bananas.”

“Aunt Tracy, who are these two strangers?” Another voice asked.

“Tracy?” Katie and Laura said, looking at each other. “Is your name Tracy?”

“Why, yes, it is. And this is my fiancée’s daughter, Kristin.”

“We never thought to find you two here.”

“Huh?”

“It’s us, Katie and Laura.”

“No.”

“Yes!” Laura stated.

“I can’t believe it. How did you ever find us?”

“Well, we tried to get Noah rescued, but they threw us in here.”

“Noah, you mean he’s the one I love?”

“The one you love? I thought you loved Adam?”

“Adam? That lowlife wouldn’t even come out here to rescue us.”

“There’s no arguing with you. Do you know how to get out?”

“No idea, I was hoping you had a plan. I’ve just got to ask Noah something.”

“Eepkay oisenay ownday!!” (Keep noise down) The guard called from above.

“What did she say?” Kristin asked.

“She told us to keep the noise down.”

“Noise, can’t she understand us?”

“No.” Laura said. “I think Katie is the only one who can.”

“Kristin, can’t you do it?”

“Do what?” Kristin replied.

“Talk like that, you know, Igpay Atinlay. Don’t you remember?”

“No, I was missing that day, but I just can’t wait to see Noah.”

“Oh, swell. Where’s grapefruit when you need it?”

While the girls tried to figure out how to get out of the pit, and Noah tried to get his bag, I was getting tired of being inside the cave. “Captain Parmenter to Jane, Parmenter to Jane, do you read me Jane?” I waited. “Max to 99. Max to anyone?” I was getting annoyed and worried. They hadn’t told me anything, and I decided I was going to get out anyway I could. Feeling for wind direction, I followed the path of air, marking the floor every once in a while to tell where I had been.

Eventually I found my way out, and proceeded to follow the trail back to the cliff. I scaled the cliff, and followed Laura and Katie’s trail toward the village. I came to the spot where they had left their bags, and I retrieved one. Opening it up, I noticed that their clothes were inside. “No, they couldn’t have.” I said aloud. I chuckled. Looking into the camp, I saw what appeared to be the chief’s chambers, but I knew that there wasn’t a chance that I could get there by walking. I climbed a tree, and crossed through the trees to where I was laying on a branch right over the chief’s chambers. I thought that that would be the logical place for Noah to end up if indeed all the women in the camp were in love with him.