4.
I had barely begun digesting dinner when Tree stubbed out his cigarette, doubtless one of dozens so far that day (just wait until he gets a look at the cigarette taxes in the Empire State). “Alright, ladies, it’s time for your crucifixions.”
“About time,” Marcie said, almost jumping to her feet. Barb got up a bit more slowly, but perhaps she was sore from the hike.
“I don’t think this is a good idea, Tree,” I protested. “That Ranger is around, I can smell it and he’s just waiting to bust you. Besides, crucifixion is barbaric and frankly ridiculous in this day and age.”
Marcie looked a bit peeved. “Windar, you promised to crucify me and if you won’t do it, at least don’t stand in Tree’s way.”
“You heard the lady, windar,” Tree admonished me. “You don’t have to do anything, just leave it to me. You can be the gawking crowd that always gathers at a crucifixion, OK?” He bent next to one of the tents and began removing several of the metal stakes that held it down. Holding those in his left hand, he picked up the hammer that was lying on the ground nearby with his right.
Now you two, follow me,” he added, pointing at Barb and Marcie, who meekly followed him into the underbrush. Against my better judgement I fell in behind them. Must have been the sight of their tight littles in the short shorts.
Tree led the way into the forest heading away from the campground and the trails that led towards the peaks. I noticed that the route was marked with bits of cloth tied on branches every few feet. “I spent a good two hours looking for the perfect tree and I wanted to be sure I could find it when I needed it,“ Tree explained. Of course, unauthorized marking of trees was another forbidden practice that Ranger Goldman would only too happy to cite Tree with.
Soon we reached a clearing surrounded by dense underbrush. In the center was a sturdy maple tree distinguished by the fact that it had two large branches several feet off the ground jutting out from the trunk in opposite directions. “You see, windar, one wrist nailed to each branch and the feet nailed to the trunk and it will work just fine. Necessity is the mother of invention,” Tree explained. Now he’s getting Frank Zappa involved too.
“OK, you two have read enough CF stories to know what comes next,” he continued.
“Read them?” Barb replied. “I’ve written 5,897 of them.”
“So, what are you waiting for then?” Tree asked. “You know you get crucified naked. Off with the clothes. On the double, too, daylight won’t last forever and I don’t want to nail you up in pitch darkness in case I miss.” The girls bent to undo their hiking boots, removing them and their socks, then lifted their T shirts over their heads, dropping them on the ground. I supposed they wouldn’t be needing them again.
Next, they unbuttoned their shorts and slid them down the long, well-toned legs that had carried them up the mountain, leaving them in only bras and panties. Barb reached behind her to undo her bra and Marcie quickly followed suit. After a moment’s hesitation, they both lowered their panties and stepped out of them. I must say, I can take or leave the crucifixion, but the preliminaries are quite enjoyable, at least if you aren’t the victim
du jour. The two of them certainly made a delectable pair, standing in the forest clearing, their skin glowing from the sun which hung low in the western sky.
Tree located a large fallen log about one foot in diameter and began rolling it towards the base of the maple tree. He stooped to align it to his satisfaction. “Alright,” he announced, “One of you get up on the log and we’ll nail your wrists to the branches, then we’ll do the other on the opposite side.
Capische?” I thought the Italian was a nice touch, giving the proceedings a vaguely Roman air.
But something didn’t seem entirely right to me. “Tree,” I interjected. “I’m no expert like you are, but aren’t you forgetting something? Doesn’t a proper crucifixion involve whipping the victims before you nail them up? Seems I read that on CF or somewhere.”
“Goddamn, windar,” he said, sounding annoyed. “We’re here in the forest without official crux supplies from Nailus Martyrs. I don’t have a Roman flagrum with me. I’m doing the best I can.”
“But Tree,” I replied, “You said necessity was the mother of invention. I’m sure we can make a perfectly good switch out of one of the smaller branches lying around here. I’m not much into crucifixion, but I know I’ll enjoy reddening these two tight littles. Don’t I get to have some fun, too?”
“OK,” he said, “But make it snappy. The sun will be setting soon.”
It took me no more than 30 seconds hunting around to find a suitable branch that had broken off a birch tree. It was about as thick as my ring finger at the thicker end, tapering to the diameter of my little finger at the thinner end. It was quite green and very whippy and flexible. All I had to do was strip off the leaves and side branches, which took a minute at most, and it was perfect.
I looked around and noticed a large fallen tree at the far end of the clearing. “Alright, you two,” I ordered the girls, “March yourselves over to that downed tree, bend over and rest your hands on the wood.” Barb muttered something about flying pigs once again, but when Marcie shuffled over to the log, she followed. They stood beside each other, their hips almost touching, then both bent at the waist and placed their hands on the log, leaving their delectable tight littles pointing straight at me.
Author's note: I am compelled to mention that sadly none of these photos really match the true awesomeness of either Barb's or Marcella's hindquarters. They merely represent lovely women properly positioned (though #4 should stop looking back at me like that-it won't save her ass and might even get her extra). Also, Mount Marcy wasn't named after Marcella, but after William Marcy, a 19th century Governor.