"We're coming Ottoman! Just hold on!" Twister yelled although he had no idea how they were going to get to him.
Otto glanced down at the river 100 feet below him. 'Believe me dude, I will…I hope' he though to himself. He heard the branch crack again.
Twister turned to Lars "What are we gonna do we have to get down there!" All thoughts of jumping were gone from his mind. All he cared about now was helping Otto.
"We need to go get Raymundo!" Reggie said with fear in her eyes.
"There's not enough time." Lars said "He won't be able to hold on that long."
"I'm going to climb down!" Twister said.
"NO!" Reggie shouted "You'll fall Twister. There's nothing to hold on to!"
"I don't care Reggie. It's MY fault he's down there! I HAVE TO TRY!"
"Take off your shirts Twister." Lars said.
"Huh?" Twister was totally confused, which was nothing new for him.
"Just take them off. NOW!" Lars said pulling off his own shirt.
Twister took off his t-shirt and the tank top that he wore over it and handed them to him. Lars tied his and Twister's t-shirts together. Reggie and Twister realized what he was doing. He held out the "rope" and looked at it. "That's only six feet. It's not long enough we need at least two more feet."
Lars looked at Reggie.
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The branch splintered again. 'What the hell are they doing up there' Otto wondered. He had to try to get as close to the end of the branch as he could cause he knew that it wouldn't hold his weight much longer. He forced one hand to let go so he could pull himself over. A terrible pain shot through the other arm so he put it back. He decided that he would have to inch his way over by sliding his hands across. 'Ok. I can do this. I'm Otto Rocket. I'm the king, right? I can do this.' He tried to convince himself. He slowly slid his hands over the rough bark. Only a few feet to go. The wood tore open his palms and filled them with splinters. The blood started flowing down his arms. Seeing it made him feel like he was going to pass out. One more foot to go. He closed his eyes and tried to shut out the pain. Finally, he was at the edge. He thought the branch would hold him here, but he didn't know if his hands and arms would last for long.
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Reggie stared back at Lars. She knew what he was thinking.
Lars knew she didn't want to do it. "Reggie, you have to. It's the only way." He said.
If her brother's life wasn't on the line she would have told him to go to hell, but instead slipped out of her shirt. Blushing, she gave it to Lars.
The two brothers tried really hard to be cool about it, but they couldn't help but stare at her lacy bra. Seeing this, Reggie got self conscious and annoyed at the same time. "Damnit! Otto can't hold on much longer. Are you two going to stand there and drool like freakin idiots, or are we going to help him?"
Embarrassed, they both looked away from her. Lars tied the shirt to the others and held up the rope. "I think it might work now."
"I'm going down" Twister said.
"Twister! I should go, I'm the lightest" Reggie pleaded scared to death that he was going to fall.
"I'M GOING! It's MY fault and I'M going!" Twister shouted.
"Please be careful." She walked over and hugged him then kissed his lips. When he felt her almost bare chest press against his, he nearly forgot all about Otto.
Lars groaned. "You're wasting time! Come ON!"
"OK! LETS DO IT!" Twister said.
Lars held the end of the rope. Twister went to the edge, looked down, and gulped. The thought of himself going over wasn't so bad, but if he fell now he knew that he'd be killing Otto too. "I'm coming bro!" he shouted. He grabbed the rope, turned around and crawled over the edge. He was standing on the side of the cliff with only the "rope" between him and death. He hoped that Lars could tie good knots.
AN: Who said that Otto was going to live? He could still fall ya know……...
AN2: I get my fics out fast cause I usually write most of it before I ever post the first chap. That's in case I don't like it and don't want to finish it. Also, I kinda rushed on this one cause I wanted to finish it before school starts next tues (UGH!) More soon!