The Trip (edited)

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Had trouble editing the old one and can't delete it so I'm reposting an edited version (With Ellie's permission) an edited version.
Thanks for bearing with me.

**Warning!!! Contains nudity, sex and Horror elements**
If you prefer not to read about any of the above do NOT read this story!!
All characters herein are entirely FICTIONAL and do not represent any known people living or dead.
This not finished yet. It is a work in progress


Alyson sat in their rental jeep looking over the map. "Damn it said a left I thought." But looking over the terrain she was certain they were lost. "I hope you don't mind camping because I think we're lost."
"Camping? No I don't mind as long as we get back home before summer break ends." He stops in a clearing near a stream. "Lets pitch camp then. "
Alyson sighed and threw the map on the seat. " At least we got fresh water" She climbed out of the jeep stretching her legs. " And don't even kid about being lost for two months"
"Sorry, Hey I'll pitch the tent if you gather some firewood. I know its over 100 but we'll need a fire to keep the predators away after dark." He started putting up the small tent they had packed in the back of the jeep.
Alyson rolled her eyes at the mention of predators. She grabbed her canteen and a big blade from the back. Wishing she had a gun not wanting to become tigers meal. She flashed her classmate a smile and headed off looking for suitable wood. Within an half hour Alyson found enough wood. However by that time her back was completely covered in sweat.."Its too hot "
He was wearing only his shorts, " Yeah, you know I'm glad i'm a guy. I'd die if I had to keep my shirt on. Well the tent is set and I have the water purifier full of water from the river. We should have clean water for drinking and cooking in a hour or so."
Alyson glared at him tugging on her shirt just enough to wring out the sweat. She sat down against a rock. "If you keep that chauvinistic stuff up and Il'l go around in just a bra"
"If thats punishment then I WANT to be guilty." He sat down near her on the rock. "Can I see the map?"
Alyson stuck out her tongue and tossed him the map. "Anxious to leave already?"
He takes out a compass, "No but I want to figure out where we are while its still daylight. And I'm worried it may take me awhile."
Alyson just nods pulling her backpack over to where she rested. She pulled out a few granola bars. "I'm a hungry navigator"
Al is tracing with his finger on the map. "Either this map is screwy or we are several hours from the next city. We seem to be going parallel the real road so we should be at the dig by tomorrow. I just wish we could see the site from here." He started to eat his own granola bar.
Alyson took tiny bites from her own. "AC is something I definitely miss." She shrugged through her bag looking for a another sports bra. "Turn around or close your eyes."
He grins, "I thought I was being punished."
Alyson stuck her tongue out and figured oh well. Let him have something to brag about back home..She tore the wet shirt off her back and put the sports bra on..She laid the wet top on the rock beside her
He was shocked, he had expected her her to protest again and he would have agreed. It was certainly a pleasant surprise though. She was hot! He realized he had his mouth open when something flew in. "Damn all the bugs out here. They're everywhere!" He spit and took a swallow from his canteen.
Alyson took a bite of her bar to stifle a laugh. "Yeah have to watch those nasty things" Certain he had been shocked by what she did,
"Well the stream looks deep enough to bathe a little and I could use one." He hands her the big bush cutting machete. "In case of anything." He heads for the stream behind the tent.
Alyson just watched him for a moment. She still wasn't sure how she'd lucked out and got chosen to be his companion for the trip....Finding and looking for some of the lost treasures of Thailand. She watched his ass and almost giggled.
Once he got on the other side of the tent he smacked himself on the forehead for gawking like a kid who'd never seen breasts before. Of course he added to himself as he stripped of his khaki shorts and boxers, he'd never seen hers before and they were close to perfect like this assignment.
They might even get to see temples no westerner had yet seen. That would be amazing but he would be happy just to spend a few weeks with her camping, even in this hot, sticky hellhole
Alyson kept looking for him to get out in the water. She stood up her breasts almost spilling out over her too small sports bra. "Hey what is taking you so long?" She peeked around the tent. She caught him standing half aroused in water only a little over knee deep.
He jumped at first then squatted in the water. Blushing he commented, "Hey I guess you just got me back for peeking huh? Its been awhile since I blushed like this."
Alyson almost blushed herself. But she stripped out of her shorts and shirt instead..Wearing only a thong She slipped in beside him. "We're both adults I think we'll'l live. She grinned, "I'll wash your back if you wash mine."
"Sure!" He smiled and held up the soap. He lathered up his hands and started rubbing the soap into her back.
"Thats nice. Thanks, backs are so hard to get yourself."
"Yes." he agreed. Rubbing the soap on up til the last vertebra.
She moved a little deeper in and rinsed off. "Ok you turn," she said. He moved over to where she was and turned his back to her trying to flex with seeming to, "Mmmm, this does feel good. We should do this more often." He said then she stops for a minute and tell him to stay facing forward. Later he hears a splash and see her thong land on the bank. He gulps and his imagination starts running in high gear.
Alyson rubbed a little harder. "Hygiene is especially important out here in the jungle." She went a little lower than he did.
"Yeah it must be 98% humidity or better in this jungle. MMM you massage well. Let me know if you want a foot and leg massage. I'll happily do my best and some people consider it very good."
Alyson continued the massage and nodded absently. She wasn't too worried it felt good being in the water She started to push him into the deeper water
"Not too deep, who knows what lives in this river." While she massaged his back he took the soap and finished cleaning up.
Alyson stopped rubbing at his warning, She didn't want to run into crocodiles or worse. Then she continued rubbing while saying, "Ewww I hope it just us and some fish."
"I hope so too but just in case." once he finished washing he turned to face her. "You want that leg and foot massage now?"
Alyson turned around. Now sitting armpit deep in water Alyson was really enjoying the relief from the heat. "I'm not going to object too much"
Alfred soaped up her foot and then started massaging it. He was pretty good at giving massages or so he'd been told in the past and he was getting into it.
Alyson leaned into his touch. She'd never imagined his hands could be so skilled. "Mmmm thank you."
"It's only fair to return such a great massage. So what kind of artifacts do you think we'll find. This area is so sparsely explored." He moved to the other foot soaping and massaging.
Alyson was grateful for the distraction, she was starting to get very turned on. "We can only hope to finding something rare and maybe sell it to a museum."
"That would be great. It would be exciting and profitable and we'd get to publish a paper. It would give our careers a great start." He saw that she seemed to be really enjoying his massage and spent a little more time on her left foot than he had on her right.
Alyson nodded. "It would, wouldn't it?" She covered her hardening nipples with hands not wanting him to see she was getting turned by a foot massage. She was glad when he moved up to her calf. Liking that seemed less perverted. She leaned back in the water and savored the feelings.
Al saw her eyes close and let his wander hungrily across her naked body. He wanted her so bad and for so long. He hungered for her. Al soaped her left leg up to about mid-thigh slowly and then after a brief pause for her to say no he soaped the outside of her thigh up to the top of her hip. He marveled that she was such a nice even shade of tan and had such soft skin. He could feel the muscle underneath the silky skin and he liked that too.
Alyson quivered underneath his smooth strong hands. "Ohhh thank you."
He took that as a cue and switched to her right leg and repeated the massage with the pause at mid-thigh.
Alyson groaned in pleasure. Her nipples were hard under her shielding hands and she was wet with more than water. "You are very skilled are you sure you didn't miss your calling? Maybe you should have been a masseur."
He chuckled, "Oh I definitely want to be an archaeologist. I want to learn about ancient cultures and bring treasures to light for all to enjoy in museums and maybe even do a documentary. What about you?" He asked while his hands started soaping her stomach. He started tentatively in case she objected but she did not.
Alyson grinned. " Do you have to ask?"
"I guess not." He started rubbing her stomach and she leaned back further removing her hands from her breasts and putting them on the sand behind her for support.
Alyson felt much more relaxed then she had in the jeep. She had wanted him for awhile now and had only been waiting for his move. She was willing to go where he seemed to be leading. In the meantime she continued the conversation. "Archaeology has always been my life."
"Mine too." He had forgotten all about being embarassed now and massaged her stomach with broad, sweeping strokes that crept upward toward her breasts.
Alyson let him massage where ever he liked. Afterwards she said, "Thank you for the massage but now the light fading and I don't want to be eaten alive by the mosquitoes."

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"Ok lets get the fire stated and get into the tent. It has screen windows." He stood up and walked ashore.
Alyson waded out of the water toward the tent. She picked up her wet thong on the way and hung it from a tree branch. The shorts were almost as wet from humidity and sweat. She held them as Al used a long fireplace match to start the fire. "I think I'll sleep raw tonight. Its just too damn humid and I didn't have room for too many changes of clothing in my backpack what with all the other stuff."
Al had already been thinking of not dressing til morning. "Yeah, I agree. I'll do the same." He did not want to get a set of clothes all sweaty just sleeping, he had only 3 sets with him. "I was thinking of eating what's in my pack but if anything edible wanders by I'll kill and cook it up for you." He smiled as he started the fire still naked, " I read 'Kill it and Grill it ' by Ted Nugent so we should be fine."
Alyson made a face. "Hah hah. I don't know how some of the wildlife is going to taste. Maybe we should stick to what we brought with us. If you are correct we have enough to last till we get to the camp. If not you can try out your lame jokes on the animals. I'm sure they'll just fall over dead when they hear them."
"Heh, point taken. Ok its trail mix and water for you and me." He went inside the tent and pulled out a pack.
Alyson took it from his grasp and opened it with her teeth. "You don't mind sharing do you?"
"No, as long you don't mind sharing yours if we finish mine before we hit camp. He moved further into the tent with his pack and stowed it.
Alyson sat back chewing on their dinner. "It is very hot. I understand why the original natives never wore much."
He brought out a deck of cards, "Want to play a few hand while we eat? I don't feel sleepy yet and I don't think we get any radio signal but the emergency bands here."
Alyson took the cards and shuffled. "I'm not sleepy either I'm still on my time zone back home. What game?"
"You pick. Which ones do you know?" He asked as he slowly chewed.
Alyson smiled. "A whole lot. My grandparents and I used to play kings, spite, Poker, 21..."
"Ok I know poker. Nothing to bet though. Can't even play strip poker."
Alyson laughed. "Nope but we could just play."
"Alright lets play." He moved to one side of the tent and sat on his sleeping bag as she dealt the cards between his bag and hers. "Come on lets zip up the tent so we can keep the bugs out."
"Ok, you do that. I'm dealing."
Al zipped the netting closed and turned back to his hand. They played for a while. Then she was trying to stand inside the tent to stretch and fell over. On top of him. He smiled as he caught her and kissed her nose.

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She smiled back, "Well that was awkward." She was hoping he'd kiss her mouth. She wanted him to pick up where he left off in the water now that they were safe inside the tent.
"It semmed graceful to me." He said and kissed her.
Aly kissed him back. Her heart racing as she tried to move from being on top. Her naked body pressing close to his making her uncomfortably aware of how much he was enjoying this.
He kissed her neck. He had dreamed of this. Alyson froze and moaned out loud. She liked him so much. Maybe just maybe he did too. But it could also be the fact they were stuck together for at least a little while that made him amorous. It might not last once they found the camp. She was wavering about whether to let him continue or not then hee licked her neck and whispered, "I've wanted to kiss you for so long." Alyson looked up and into his eyes. "And I've been hoping I'd hear you say that one day."
Startled he looked into her eyes, "Really? I never knew."
Alyson claimed his mouth again . This time she kissed him longer and showed more of her desire. After a long kiss she laughed un-selfconsciously realizing she was straddling him. "Do you mind my being on top?"
"Hell No! Nothing at all wrong with it at all! " He started kissing her nipples then he was caressing her left breast with his hand and kissing and sucking her right nipple with his mouth. Alyson gasped when he kissed her breasts. "Ohhh."
Afterwards Aly slid off him and collapsed on the floor of the tent. " Oh gods Alfred, that was GOOD!" She looked up at the darkness that suddenly sprung up around them.

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"Yeah that was sooooo good. We should do this more often."
Aly laughed."We kinda missed our chance at securing anything more suitable to eat by dark"
"True. Well tomorrow is another day and well man does not live by bread alone." He smiled over at her, "Will you respect me in the morning?"
Aly smiled. "Ugh. What did I say about the jokes?"
"Sorry." He grinned unrepentantly and connected their sleeping bags into one and as he finished yawned hugely, "I think I'm about ready for dreamland. Good night."
"Good night Al."
Al woke up nestled next to a naked Alyson and had to smile as remembered last night. He figured he should bathe first thing though so he snuck out to go wash in the river scooping up the soap along the way.
Alyson woke up and saw Alfred was gone. She grabbed some clothes and headed outside. Seeing him wave from the river."Feeling the humidity already"
"Yeah I figure its best to start the day with a bath out here. Come on in and I'll wash your back again." He grinned, "We should make it by the end of today unless we spend it ...otherwise."
Alyson set her clean clothes down on a rock. "Let's leave after breakfast."
"Good after we get clean I'll get dressed and we can start off."
He held out two soapy hands, "Sit down right here." He pointed to the sand nearby."
Aly waded into the water. Forgetting the thoughts of reptiles and bugs that might eat her alive she swam a bit then she surfaced next to Alfred,"Got ya"
"Yup!" He smiled, "So what are you gonna do with me?"
Aly just laughed and grabbed the soap from him."Whatever I want."
He started rubbing his sudsy hands up her sides and across her belly. "Yeah? Whats that?" He stopped watching their surroundings. They continued to play in the water with each other and the soap until they were both clean but it took longer than it would have normally and it distracted both of them thouroughly.
So neither noticed a group of natives surrounding their campsite. The natives were not feeling malicious they had a specific purpose. So instead of stealing the jeep or all their stuff they merely smirk at each in silence and steal all the clothes. Down to her last thong.
Al was wrestling with her in the river when a sound came to him and he looked up at the shore. Wasn't that where Alyson had left her shorts and tank top? "Hey" he called. "What?"she responded, a little puzzled at his tone of voice.
"Wasn't that where your clothes were?" He said pointing. She looked, "Oh my god!" They got out of the water quickly. She checked everywhere and he helped search but all the clothes, even the big towels, were all gone and there were footprints all over. "Someone was here! Right while we were bathing." She was horrified at such an invasion of privacy.
"Yeah but the good news is they left the most important stuff. Even the food. We can still get to the dig site. It'll be embarrassing but not dangerous. Some natives idea of a practical joke. I never saw or heard anything." He looked at her and saw her shiver. He hugged her. "Hey its OK. We're fine. We'll get to the camp OK."
She hugged back, "Its just knowing that people were watching and not knowing how much they saw, it gives me the creeps. What if they are still out there? What if they come back?"
"Well lets go now then. He started putting gear in the back of the jeep. We''ll get to the dig before sunset. You'll feel safer with the others around. More embarrassed maybe but safer." She pulled herself together and helped him take down the tent and stow it then hopped into the passenger seat. "Damn! Thats hot."
"Yeah, but you get used to it. Here," he passed some sunscreen over, "You may need this." He started the jeep and they got moving under the unseen but watchful eyes of the natives.
By the end of the next day they got to the campsite, scratched, bug bitten, sweaty, and still naked but with no further adventures along the way. At first the others clustered around to hear what they would be a very unusual story. After telling it, suitably edited in spots, they received shocked sympathy from the professor and their colleagues.
Unfortunately they remained sartorially challenged. Alfred tried to get into a spare pair of the professor's shorts but could not fit his 6' 2" athletic body into any of the tailored safari clothes of the slender 5'7" professor. All the other grad students were women and none was over 5'3". Alyson at six feet even could not wear anything of theirs and while her waist was smaller than the professors her hips were not so she couldn borrow nothing from him either.
Al turned to her, "Well, there are always the drop cloths. I hear heavy burlap covered in jungle mud is in fashion this year."
"We can't even do that!" She replied frustrated. "They need them to hold any relics we find clear of the jungle floor so they can be cleaned and tagged. Looks like naked and barefoot it will be but I'm still not going home. Did you hear what Jane said? The place is still sealed! That means we will be the first people in millenia to see the inside. For a find like this I'm willing to work naked and barefoot. Think of what we could learn about the ancient peoples of this land."
The next day they had the temple doors fully uncovered. They were double doors made of stone with a carving covering both doors that looked like a demonic face and letters carved into the stone of the arch. The professor had managed to translate those carved words, "Only heroes and those they choose may enter here and live." The words gave Alfred a chill. Still it was just superstition right? He and the professor managed to get a the edge of a pry bar between the doors and together they heaved while the ladies watched. He heard whispering and giggling but he was getting used to it and focused on what he was doing. The left hand door made a cracking sound and finally started moving. Both he and the professor heaved mightily and slowly the doors separated. Once they were far enough apart for the gap to be seen however something happened. The doors flew open knocking Al and Professor Troughbridge flying. Then in the darkness where the doors had been floated an eerie apparition. Nothing else was visible inside the doors but blackness and a floating face like the one carved on the doors.
As they all stared in shock it spoke in a booming voice, "You have broken the seal! You have disturbed the rest of the being residing here. You have no right to be here or anyone to protect you from my wrath. I am guardian of the way and only a priest may break the seal without freeing me and only heroes may protect others from my wrath. Are any two among you brave enough to attempt the trial of heroes to save all of you punishment or will you accept my punishment for your trespass?"
Alyson was standing right in front of it after the guys were swept out of the way by the door. She was in shock at first but now found her voice even if it trembled a bit. "What punishment?"
"Death is the punishment for your trespass!" The floating apparition intoned in its deep voice. Each word booming like a huge bass drum despite the fact that the creature seemed to have no solidity to it at all.
Al spoke, "Then I shall attempt the Trial of Heroes if you will spare my companions." Alyson looked at him, thinking he was so amazingly brave. "If you succeed you and your friends have nothing to fear from me. I will let you enter and do anything you like. But if you fail you will all die horribly and painfully! You must have a companion for your trial, choose one from among these here." Al did not know who to pick, he did not know what it would be like and he was loath to drag anyone else into it blind. Alyson spoke,"I'll be his companion."
"Do you agree to this Hero Candidate?" The apparition booms in its storm loud voice.
"I would be glad to have her as a companion." Al replied to the apparition, moving to stand next to her and putting one arm around her shoulders. She put hers around his waist and gave the floating demonic face a brave smile.
"Then it is done!" Boomed the entity and they promptly disappeared. The entity looked at the others with baleful attention. "The rest of you will not leave the camp you have set up until they succeed or fail. If you attempt to leave before one or the other happens I will make your deaths so hideous that any further intruders will flee screaming at the sight of your corpse. If they fail I will kill you all slowly and painfully. If they succeed you will be free to leave or enter and do anything you wish with the contents." The entity then vanished but none of those remaining believed it was really gone. They filed slowly back to camp and settled in to wait.