(Disclaimer in the First Chapter.)

Trigger Warning for Violence and References to Sexual Assault.


VII. The Arsenal of Freedom

"OK loverboy, don't move or I shoot you," Will Schuester said with his gun pointed at Sam. He then turned to Rachel and said, "Rachel, be a dear and tie his wrists. That bikini will do that job nicely. You won't be requiring anything like that where we're going."

Rachel tied Sam up with the strings of her bikini, but still put her robe on in protest of Will's comments. Rachel also preserved some of Sam's dignity by pulling up his shorts.

"Great," William said, "Now take him back to our camp, Rachel, you ought to know the way. I'll be right behind you, so don't try anything funny."

Rachel nodded and Sam felt her tenderly take his left arm and start guiding him into the jungle.

They had been hiking for some time and when they had ended up back at the river Sam had found Rachel in, he felt her thumb lightly tapping his arm. She had obviously recognized the area to, and with a tuck of her hair behind her left ear, she carefully disguised a point to a steep drop they could use to their advantage. He saw what she implied and flexed his arm to show he had caught on.

When they got to the spot, Sam put on a show to fake an injury and fell into Rachel. Will was not fooled and he fired his weapon, but hit nothing. Sam used the sudden drop to duck out of sight before crouching down along the bank and doubling back around into the jungle without being seen. Rachel was not so lucky and Will ran up to her and grabbed her by the neck.

"Where did he go?" he yelled.

"I don't know. Maybe he passed out and fell in the river, the current is very strong ... he probably floated away or something. There are some rocks he might have got caught in down the way somewhat, if you let go of me I'll show you." Sam heard Will reluctantly concede to Rachel. As Sam worked his hands free of the binding fabric, he heard her say, "Oh no! I think he landed on my ankle, might you be able to give me a hand?" Sam heard a grunt of irritation as Will reluctantly helped her.

"Rachel, you are an amazing actress," Sam thought to himself as her howls of torment helped disguise the sounds of his movement through the trees. While Will was occupied with helping Rachel move, Sam snuck up behind them with a large tree branch. As he moved up slowly, Rachel made eye contact and made the slightest nod toward him. Sam picked up speed. Just then, Rachel used her position at Will's side to easily knee him in the crotch. Will immediately screamed out, let go of Rachel, and fell to his knees. Rachel dove out of the way and Sam struck Will on the side of the head with his improvised tree branch weapon. The branch was old and rotten, it broke on impact, but it was effective enough. Will was out cold. So, Sam snatched the gun, lying on the ground next to Will.

Sam grabbed Rachel and the two ran off into the jungle together with Rachel guiding them quickly toward where she thought the others were. After a bit, Sam spotted a small hole in a rock face, like a mini cave, and he and Rachel hid inside to rest and think up a plan of attack. Based on the descriptions of the landscape Rachel gave him, Sam came up with a plan to lure out Eli and take him out guerrilla style, and not just rush in guns-blazing and getting one of the girls shot.

"If I didn't know any better, I'd think you had done this before," said Rachel.

"Only in video games," Sam said with a laugh.

"Well it's a good plan to come up with on the spot."

"Hey we wouldn't have gotten this far with out you and your 'help me, my ankle's hurt' gambit."

"Well I had a decent accomplice." Then after a beat she said, "Thank you for trusting me again."

"You'd already proven yourself with the lifejacket and the lighter. Also, what happened between us on the beach helped."

Rachel blushed and said, "That was really amazing wasn't it?" A wide grin crossed her face.

Sam simply nodded and afterward said, "Oh that reminds me," and he her retrieved her repurposed black bikini from his pocket saying, "These are yours."

She thanked him and redressed herself before they heard a commotion in the trees. Will had awoken and was clearly searching for them.

He thankfully didn't get close to them, and as he disappeared further into the jungle, Rachel gave Sam a quick kiss. A couple of seconds after, she tried to leave their hiding place, but Sam stopped her. She listened and heard more sounds of other people and sat back down next to Sam.

This new person was getting much closer to their position than Will had. Dreading that it would be Eli, Sam made Rachel stay in the hole while he went to investigate. He was surprised and relieved to see who it was.

"Stay here and don't move, I'll be right back." Rachel nodded and Sam set off toward his target. As he got closer, he heard sounds coming from another part of the jungle, and feared Will might be on his way back, so he ran forward and grabbed the person in front of him and placed a hand around her mouth to prevent her from screaming. Quinn, who was completely unaware of what was happening fought and kicked before realizing it was Sam and let herself be dragged back in the direction of Rachel and the hole in the rock.

"Quinn, calm down, we're here to help," He said in a light whisper as they returned to the hideout. Quinn was dazed and confused, but her earlier struggles went away. Rachel saw them coming and made room in the hole for their new third. It was crowded now, but it was enough to hide them as Will blew passed the rock face unaware.

Finally calm and lucid, Quinn jumped toward Sam and gave him as big a hug as was physically possible in the tight space. "SAM! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE ALIVE!"

"Shh" Sam implored. Quinn realized her gaff and quickly quieted down. She gave a silent apology.

"It's fine. Will doesn't seem to be that good a tracker, plus he might have a concussion thanks to me. I have no clue where Eli and his camp are though." Sam whispered.

Quinn nodded and said, "Don't worry about Eli. When last I saw him, Dani had him lit on fire before telling me to run for my life and not look back." Then her face went white and she said, "Oh my god, I left her behind…"

Suddenly concerned, Sam and Rachel asked in one voice, "Where is she?" Quinn just started to laugh a bit and confounded they both asked, "What?!"

"You guys are just so cute the way you have practically the same brain now. You make a good couple. It reminds me of Dani and I when we first got together…" Sam and Rachel traded exasperated looks before Sam interrupted.

"Yes Quinn, Dani … your wife … who was in trouble! Focus Quinn, what's going on?" Sam asked.

Quinn looked stunned for a moment then spouted, "Fuck sorry, I can't think right now. She's hurt. It was her leg, I think. She didn't want to slow me down, so she told me to get out by myself. I just let her sacrifice herself! It's my fault! I don't want her to die you guys!"

Sam got up and gave Will's gun to Rachel and said, "I'll find her. If anybody but me or Dani walks up to this hole, just shoot them, okay? Don't think twice." Rachel nodded, and before she could say anything, he was off and scrambling up the bank. He set off at a sprint along toward where he saw Will run off.

Sam halted upon hearing the sounds of a scuffle nearby. He clearly heard Will's voice and that of a rebellious female that must have been Dani. He ran ahead and found the two struggling together on the ground. Will was on top of her trying to get her to stop fighting back. Will seemed to notice Sam's approach and so Dani used the opportunity to kick Will off of her and crawl away. Sam dove forward with his elbow and slammed into the back of Will's head. Will tried to turn around and attack Sam, but Sam got a hold of Will's shirt and threw him in the direction of the river. Will fell forward into the water with a splash and then Sam got on top of him and held his head under the rushing water until Will simply stopped moving.

"Now you really are a dead man," said Sam to Will's lifeless body.

"What the hell?" asked a very confused Dani.

"Oh … Dani," he looked at her in a state of shock from his display of violence. "It was something he said on the ship before he kidnapped us. But, that's not important." After a pause Sam asked, "Are you okay? Quinn said your leg was hurt, and you told her to go on without you? Well I'm here to rescue you, I guess."

"Yeah, it really hurts. I can move but only very slowly. I didn't want her to waste any time helping me. One of us needed to get away…" Dani spoke to Sam, but was unable to take her eyes off Will's body. "Is she safe?"

"Yes. She's with Rachel in a mini-cave not far from here. They have a gun."

Dani sighed in great relief, before closing her eyes and wincing from the pain in her leg. Sam took some time to drag Will's body toward the jungle. He dropped it there and covered it with some palm leaves. He then returned to Dani, who had only barely moved.

"Why did you do that?" Dani asked him bluntly.

"I haven't figured out what ways the water flows on this island yet. I don't want a dead body ruining perfectly drinkable water for the rest of us." Dani gave no reaction. Sam crouched down to look her in the eyes. "I had to kill him, Dani. I could never get you away and back to your wife with him chasing after us."

"No I know that," Dani said. "All my childhood, I wished I could be big and strong so when my father hurt me or my mother I could fight back and drown him in the kitchen sink or something. It's just weird to see something like that happen right in front of you. I've seen more men die in the last two days than I have the entire rest of my life. It really messes with you."

"Quinn mentioned something about Eli and fire?"

Dani sat up and pointed to a wooded path behind her, "He's back that way. I tripped him so he fell into the campfire, then I held him down while Quinn got away. I think he's dead."

Sam nodded and walked toward the path Dani had pointed out. Before he left he turned to her and said, "I'll go check it out. Stay here and don't try to walk. Your knee looks really bad and swollen." She mumbled a disgruntled response, but did as Sam advised.

A little while late, Sam saw smoke from the aforementioned fire and approached the campsite cautiously. He moved some leaves aside and looked upon the beach where the wreckage of the speedboat now resided, along with the charred corpse of Rachel's uncle. He was still smoldering slightly, so Sam collected some seawater and dowsed the remains. Then he dragged the body into the jungle and gave it as speedy a burial as he had given Will just minutes before.

He scavenged through the wreckage as quickly as he could, located the medical supplies Rachel had mentioned as well as some bags full of clothes. He made note of how the boat itself could be cannibalized for future use as either a shelter or something else that he could return and grab when need arose. Then he rushed back to where he had left Dani.

When Sam returned to Dani, he was pleased to see she had followed his advice and had not moved.

"So?" She asked as he approached.

"Dead. If it wasn't the fire, it was probably smoke in his lungs or a heart attack from the shock and pain. Remind me never to piss you off, Dani."

"Well he deserved it," she said with venom in her voice.

"Yeah…" Then after a beat he said as he twisted down, "Let me see your knee." She raised her left leg and Sam inspected for a bit.

"I'm not a doctor, but you probably just overextended the ligaments. You ought to keep weight off it for a day or so. We can find a way to help with the swelling to; I've got medicine." She nodded and after that he included, "We should get back to Quinn and Rachel, it'll be quicker if I carried you, so let me just…" Dani protested with a grunt of incredulity as she through her hands up.

"In your dreams amigo, I'm not some fragile little princess."

"Of course you're not…" Sam said readjusting himself, "You are not a princess and 9 times out of ten you wouldn't need my help."

"Damn right," she said.

But at that point he looked right into her eye and said, "But, I need you, Quinn and Rachel need you too. We could be stuck here for a very long while, Dani. I don't know you all that well, but what I do know is that you would rather die then disappoint Quinn. Imagine this: you say you're okay and limp the distance between here and there, but you do more damage to that leg and of course your other limbs when you inevitably fall down. Which, obviously, would make the rest of us put in more work to take care of you; work we could be spending on getting out of here. Or you can let me carry you, and then make you rest for like day, before you can be back up helping me lift heavy things and build a safe shelter for our girls. So what's more important to you: your pride or the safety of the other three people on this island with you? Dani, you killed your kidnapper and saved your wife's life, you don't have to do anything else to prove you're a strong confident woman. You're clearly a badass. So much so, I would view it as an honor to carry you on my back across the island."

Dani looked at him for a bit before she nodded and said, "Alright, you're right. How should we do this?"

"Here take these," he handed her all the medical supplies from speedboat. Then he bent down so she could climb on to his back. Sam felt her press into his back and her soft but solid arms and legs close around him as she got into position. When she was all set he started his advancement down to path of the river. It was a bit of an effort, but after his big speech earlier he wasn't about to voice any displeasure. Eventually, he found to rock wall where he had left Quinn and Rachel.

"Quinn? Rachel? It's alright there's no danger anymore. You can come out." He called out. Seconds passed before he saw Rachel's brunette head poke out from within the wall followed by Quinn's blonde one.

"Where's..." Quinn began before she noticed the girl on Sam's back. At the sight she battled back both tears and laughter.

"Oh, shush. I have been told this makes me a team player." Dani said before Quinn ran up to her and Sam and stretched up to give her wife a kiss without Sam dropping her. Then Dani asked, "How far away is the beach where you landed?"

"Not far," Rachel said as she took the point position on the trip back.

"So… she made it to your camp when she escaped yesterday?" Dani asked in an inquisitive tone to Sam as the four walked through the jungle.

"Sort of... I discovered her in the river last night, and carried her back." Sam stammered as he struggled to keep up with Quinn and Rachel.

"So this is a regular thing for you then? 'Sam the Carrier of Girls'? Were you just saving us in shifts then?" Dani asked.

"Look, Rachel was passed out in the water, it was just luck that I found her there, and I had no idea what happen to her or where you were. I had used up the day looking for you guys and when I discovered her the sun was down. It would have been moronic to look further in the dark when there were bad guys with guns." Sam clarified.

"So as soon as the sun was up you came right back to look for us, and that's when you ran into Will?"

"Mostly yes, I talked to Rachel, got her to explain some things to me about what was going on."

"That's all?" Dani asked.

"Uh-huh," Sam replied.

Quinn, who had separated from Rachel and begun eavesdropping on their conversation giggled and interrupted, "That's not what I heard," she said in a singsong voice with a gigantic grin.

"What did you do?" Dani asked, so Quinn gestured between Rachel and Sam and winked. "Oh so rescue sex with the hot brunette was more important than saving the lives of me and my wife?"

Sam stammered unsure of how to answer that question. Quinn spoke up and said, "Sam, you can't leave two girls together in a cave for some time and not anticipate that they will talk and gossip. That's like Rule #1 - When hanging out with girls expect them to tell each other everything." Then after a beat she got real close and said, "For the record, I've heard you have nothing to be embarrassed about. I for one can hardly wait for my turn."

"Quinn!" Dani shouted. Sam was not certain whether she was more shocked or amused.

"Oh come on, wifey dear, you know me."

"Still, I am right here." Dani said

"Yes, but did you give our brown haired friend up there an 'Earth shattering orgasm' this morning?" replied Quinn.

"You did that?" Dani asked Sam with a bit of admiration in her voice.

A brief time later they came upon the camp and Sam set down Dani close to the ocean to wash and soak her leg. After a brief break to eat some fruit, Sam, Rachel, and Quinn left Dani with the gun and went to gather more supplies from the other camp.

They spent what was left of the day trekking back and forth with different sorts of things. Sam even swam out to the see if things had settled to the bottom of the ocean and not washed up on shore. Night soon fell over the island; Sam took a big knife he had found and started cutting down trees to make a big shelter for four people.

"It looks good," a voice said from behind him and Sam saw Dani hobble over to him using a piece of wreckage as a crutch.

"Definitely, but we'll need to give it some upgrades once your back to 100%. How is your knee?"

"Better, the salt water helped."

"Good, now I gotta get back to work, I still have to finish this and remake the fire." He went to go right back to work, but Dani grabbed his arm.

"Sam, stop, Rachel and Quinn can build a fire; and this shelter is good enough for one night. You should rest. You have been going non-stop since this morning and it's admirable, but..."

"I'm fine," Sam said yanking his arm from her grasp.

"No. You're being stubborn." Dani said furiously, "Did you mean any of that stuff you said to me in the jungle or were you lying to me? What you said to me goes for you too you know…"

"I meant every word." Sam said stopping.

"So don't wear yourself out and put everyone at risk okay? Plus, psychological damages get worse when you ignore them too, and they're a lot harder to deal with than physical ones."

"Dani, I'm not some stereotypical action hero who's going to go off alone and brood when things get tough."

"Well then stop acting like nothing is bothering you when it's damn clear something is!" She said with a lot of anger, before sighing and saying in a calm voice, "Sam, you're not like a lot of the men I've dealt with in my life. That's the primary reason I have chosen to trust you. I have put my life and my wife's life in your hands here, and Rachel's is bound to be in there too. So far you've stepped up and helped all three of us in multiple different ways with little to no thanks for it. So just this once, let someone help you. Tell me what's wrong."

Sam dropped to the ground and started to cry, "I killed someone. I knew it had to be done to save our lives, but I guess it's just hard to wrap my head around it now. I held his head underwater, and I … felt him die."

"Sam. You're not the only one." She lifted his chin so she could look him in the eyes. "Will and Eli were evil men. They tried to kill you more than once. Before the boat crashed those men beat us, and made us... perform for them. If the boat hadn't crashed (and they weren't limp-dicked fat-asses) we all for sure would have been raped. And if they weren't so focused on finding and killing you, they would have probably gotten around to doing it once we got here. They were human trash and the world will not miss them now that they are gone. Will deserved what we got, and I'm just mad you killed him and I didn't."

"Well, you got Eli so I guess we're even," Sam said quietly. "After hearing what he had put Rachel through over the years, I would have enjoyed taking a couples shots at him."

"Yeah. When she confessed to Quinn and me what he had done to her … it almost reminded me of my father."

"What is with you 3 and father figures? Rachel's dads died and left her with evil uncle, Quinn's is egomaniacal and controlling, and yours was well … if I had the chance I'd take a couple shots at him too."

"Thanks for that." Dani said. "Well, at least Rachel's kids will have a great father."

"Danielle Harper was that a compliment?"

"I never said I was talking about you! I was talking about the rugged cowboy she'll be married to after I persuade her to dump you. Also, if you keep up that "Danielle" shit, then you might find yourself missing a key piece of anatomy. Not even Quinn calls me that; just my mother."

"Hey your life is in my hands, cut me some slack."

"You are so lucky you rescued Quinn and me today. Otherwise..."

"Yeah, I'm the big hero." He interjected with some sarcasm.

"But seriously, you are though," Dani said with genuine feeling before smiling and adding, "Well, it would appear that our girls have prepared something extraordinary while we've been busy psychoanalyzing each other."

"Really?" Sam asked shocked. Looking over he saw what Dani had referred to and actually licked his lips at the sight. A new big fire had been lit, and Rachel and Quinn stood there ready to present to them dinner and a show. "Well we can't be late to the show now can we?"

"Absolutely not. But remember, the blonde one is mine."

"Alright, but that means you have to avoid the brunette. Deal?"

"Deal."

"However, I can't guarantee Quinn will keep her distance from me. That's up to her."

"Oh really? Well then what makes you think Rachel will keep her distance from me? Wouldn't that also be 'up to her'?"

"Um? Except the fact that she's not into girls..."

"You just let yourself keep thinking that Sam. What I see there is a textbook piece of spaghetti." Dani said with a chuckle and a devilish grin as she turned and walked over to the blazing fire.

"What does that even mean?" A puzzled Sam said simply.

Dani shouted at him from a few feet away. "What are you waiting for? I don't mind having both, but I think that might screw with their choreography…"

Sam snapped out of it and sprinted over to take a seat by the fire. Dani was right to call what the other two had prepared "extraordinary." Sam looked on in wonder as the two came forward and offered him and Dani food to eat while wearing next to no clothing.

As Rachel dropped bits of fruit in his mouth, he checked out her skimpy outfit. His projects were clearly not the only ones getting focus that afternoon. He saw that she had made a coconut bra for herself and a skirt that was composed of of many palm leaves. Both items provided him wonderful views of her body since there just weren't enough leaves there to give her enough cover, and the coconut shells were only big enough to cover part of her breasts. Sam had no objections however, he sat back and took it all in.

After Rachel determined Sam had gotten enough to eat, she got up and pulled Quinn over to stand in front of the other two. Quinn was dressed in an identical outfit. Sam took some time to look at Quinn and took everything she had to offer in as well.

Sam was broken out of his stares by the pair, all of a sudden, beginning a sort of dance routine that was half hula and half burlesque. When their hips began swaying it was clear that they had elected not to wear anything underneath their skirts that night. The whole package had Sam getting harder by the moment.

Just then, the dance changed from a side-by-side number, to a partner dance. This phase contained sensual movements and roaming hands from Rachel toward Quinn and back again. They started to rub against one another with hands grabbing at one another's breasts, and Sam even thought he saw their hands dip beneath the folds of the other's skirt several times. After a couple of minutes of this, the dance broke up and each moved to their number one fan in the front row.

Sam locked eyes with Rachel as she creeped forward on all fours across the sand to him. She looked inconceivably hot as her long brown hair hung down the sides of her face and framed her lusty eyes. Looking further down Sam saw that her boobs additionally hung down and shook with tiny jiggles with each move she made in his direction.

When she reached him, Rachel settled herself in his lap and pulled him into a passionate kiss. Her tongue plunged in unobstructed into his mouth and met his there. They kissed like that for a while. She finally broke the kiss, and then pushed him down so his back was on the sand and proceeded to lower his shorts.

She pulled out his hard cock and gave his shaft a slow lick. Sam leant on his elbows to watch her work and he felt her lips softly kiss its sensitive head. Seconds later he felt her warm mouth nearly swallow his full length. He let out a moan of pleasure as her whole mouth surround him. He sat there enjoying the sensation as she deep-throated his hard shaft.

He was momentarily distracted by some loud moans coming from Dani that let him know that her pussy was getting similar treatment from Quinn. In all the excitement, he had forgotten he and Rachel were not alone on the beach like they were that morning. He didn't care; in fact it made it hotter now. As he edged closer to his climax, he felt Rachel's mouth leave his cock and saw her pull up his shorts. Rachel then stood up and offered him a hand. A bit confused, Sam took it, and when both were standing she kissed him again.

"Don't worry darling, it's not over," she said before leading him by the hand to one of the shelters. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Quinn leading Dani to the other. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed by the segregation.

A lust filled Rachel pushed Sam to the leaf floor of the shelter and removed her coconut bra and palm leaf skirt. She then yanked off his shorts and tossed them aside before she straddled his chest, took his head in her hands, and kissed him deeply. Sam felt her hot wet pussy grind on his bare stomach before she released him. Rachel then rose and after positioning his cock at her opening, impaled herself on it.

They both moaned in pleasure as her warm opening accepted the invader. She sat motionless for a few seconds just feeling him inside, and then she started bouncing up and down. A few seconds later, both were moaning as they hurtled toward a quick orgasm. Sam looked up at Rachel as she sped up and he saw an amazing sight. Her face was full of joy as she bounced up and down, and her tits bounced slightly each time she rose and fell on his cock. Her rock hard nipples stuck out like bullets and he was overwhelmed with a desire to touch them. So Sam reached up and grabbed both her tits. She gave a squeal of surprise as he pinched the hard nubs between his fingers. As his hands massaged her boobs he heard her moans increase as she ground her pussy harder and faster against his shaft.

As he felt himself get closer, he yelled out, "I'm almost there!"

"Me too Sam! Give it to me darling, shoot your hot cum in my pussy." She shouted in return.

He let out a moan of great pleasure as the cum rocketed out of him. As he came in Rachel, he heard her scream out as her pussy muscles clamped down on him milking his shaft dry. She collapsed on to his chest and laid there catching her breath, his softening cock still partly inside of her. When she could breathe again, she scooted up and kissed him.

"Even better than last time."

"You too," Sam replied, "And thanks for the performance and all that."

"I would do anything for my hero." She said before rolling off him onto her side facing away from him. Seconds later she looked over her shoulder and said, "It's a little chilly over here..." and gave a head flick in her direction. Sam understood and rolled over and spooned her from behind placing his arm around her front to pull her closer.

"That's better," she said. Not long after he felt her wiggle her ass a bit until it was pressed against his semi-hard cock. Wondering what Rachel had in mind, he brought his hand up to her left breast and gave it a gentle squeeze.

She gave a gasp of surprise and said, "Sam, don't start something you can't finish."

"You started it, not me." Sam fired back.

"I did nothing of the sort," Rachel said in a shocked voice.

"Really? So grinding your little cute butt against my dick is nothing is it?"

"Oh like this?' Rachel said as she again wiggled her butt against his hardening cock.

"Yeah that."

"That was all about seeking warmth, nothing more. Whereas your hand had no such objective."

"Oh really? Is that so?"

"Yes, so please remove your hand this instant."

"Make me!" Sam whispered sexily into her ear. So she did, and no sooner had she moved his hand from her breast that it shot straight down and found a new home inside her pussy. He began pumping his fingers in and out of her and before she could object he said, "I'm only looking for warmth. I seem to have found it, in fact..." He then withdrew his fingers and used his hand to lift her right leg and scoot her closer to him. With his other hand he grabbed his revitalized cock and gave it a few tugs before lining it up with her warm pussy. He then slowly moved his hips forward and entered her from behind.

"Ooohh!" Rachel moaned out as Sam began thrusting in and out of her. "Hard again so soon? You're AMAZING!"

Sam went slower this time, massaging her breasts and showering her face and neck with kisses as he drove in and out of her, building to an even bigger climax than before.

Nearly a half-hour later, Sam heard Rachel moan, and felt a rush of fluid in her pussy as she shook with pleasure. Soon after he felt the tightness in his balls and he released his load into her. Drowsiness overcame him and he pulled her closer to him before giving in to sleep.

xoxo


End of Chapter Seven.