The sun was slowly setting over the island casting a bright pink glaze over everything in sight. Standing tall on the beach, Raistlin watched the waves crash gently to shore. From time to time washing up pieces of wreckage from the downed C-5 Galaxy Military Transport. Knelling Raistlin gripped a small piece of wreckage and stood looking at it, behind him, one of his assigned MIT nerds came walking up trying to see over his shoulder "What are we going to do now? Our food shares are extremely low and all our equipment is full of sand." Raistlin had half turned to the small scrawny nerd and raised a brow, The young man pushed his glasses back further on his nose as he looked up at the wrestler with an obvious worried expression. Raistlin continued turning and pushed the piece of metal into the four eyed MIT nerds chest, by instinct he took hold of it but the sheer weight of the piece forced the scrawny four eyed geek to fall back. The piece of metal nearly weighing as much as himself. Raistlin walked toward the rest of his group of either over or under weight MIT nerds "Minions!" the large man shouted pointing at the group who were currently in a debate about which of them had the better looking MySpace profile.
"We have barely an hour until the sun sets and then this entire island goes dark, we need to get our equipment off the beach and find a spot in there to keep it safe." Several of the geeky MIT graduates glanced at the foreboding jungle and trembled with fear "But sir, There could be poisonous snakes in there!" one of the much smaller and younger of the group spoke though all the rest of them nodded in agreement. Raistlin turned just as for eyes came practically crawling back dragging the piece of metal, Raistlin gripped it and lifted it with one hand. "There are pieces of wreckage and all sorts of other blunt objects along this beach, If it makes you feel more safe you have fifteen minutes to get something to defend yourself from anything we may encounter in there." Raistlin announced the group standing around looking at the ground around their feet. "Go!" the large man shouted and the group scattered like roaches. Raistlin on the other hand walked to the edge of the forest casually and picked up a fallen branch from a tree.
"Well it seems Raistlin has his group of MIT graduates under control and is obviously not planning on taking any chances in that menacing forest!" Announced Dr Kiebler sitting at the base of operations, Behind him one could see the downed Military aircraft slowly sinking into the murky waters below. "But one has to wonder if this is the best way of keeping an eye on his group, Regardless it is interesting to see his group gearing up for the journey.” Kiebler had concluded.
Raistlin used the sharp metal to shape a piece of wood into a handle and then cut it in two. Using a rock, he bent the piece of metal into a long thick blade. Placing the two handle pieces at the bottom wrapping them with some vine he had created a crudely shaped machete. Looking around him he couldn’t help but laugh at his now battle ready group of MIT graduates. The largest of the group who happened to be Raistlins cameraman had made a nearly full suit of armor with split coconuts and had a large piece of bark wrapped onto the top of his head using vines to protect himself from sun, rain or any other natural or unnatural thing that may come down from above. To the cameraman’s left stood the four eyed geek wielding a long staff with a couple rocks bound to the top, Raistlin also took note that the four eyed geek was also carrying the groups transmitter. Shaking his head the big man pointed his machete toward the jungle and announced “Lets do this!” The group lifted all their equipment and what little food and water rations they had and filed in line into the darkening jungle.
The over weight cameraman had a difficult enough time keeping up with his group. But fate added even more to his plate when a massive snake slid down from a tree branch and wrapped its coils round the round mans neck. At first Raistlin whom was at the front of the group had thought that the group of out of shape super geeks were yelling due to the extreme heat of the jungle and simply complaining about the lack of stops for rest. Then when Raistlin turned to see what was going on his bright blue eyes widened at the sight of the massive snake lifting the cameraman off the ground and curling up into the thick canopy above. The group was in chaos, two of the smaller scrawnier nerds ran off madly into the jungle. The four eyed geek toting the transmitter was jumping up and down screaming at the top of his lungs and the others had hid behind trees and other vegetation. Raistlin ran over to the scene and jumped up latching his hands around the cameraman's ankles, The dead weight of Raistlin and the death grip of massive snake made the over weight cameraman feel as though he was being ripped in two. Luckily the snake gave up and released his hold dropping all two hundred and seventy pounds of the round man on top of Raistlin. Though downed Raistlin could see and the snake was not yet finished with his would be meal, The large snake seeming to be around fifty feet in overall length quickly lowered it self to the jungle floor. Raistlin with a grunt pushed a side the cameraman and picked up his machete just in time to slash at what some would consider the snakes neck. Getting to his feet Raistlin watched as the snake curled up nursing its open wound. The lessened group cheered as their leader single handed saved one of their own from a nearly fatal situation. Raistlin hurriedly gathered the remainder of his group and escorted them away from the massive snake never turning his back to the massive serpent.
The group continued on a little over a mile when they came to a clearing in the dense forest. The clearing seemed to open out of a natural gate way of interlocking vines and fallen branches forming a sort of wall around the immense glade. The entire group walked into the clearing in awe of its splendor, Almost unable to believe such a beautiful place could exist on such a horrid island or in such a dark forest. The forest opened to bright green grass as though it had been watered daily, here and there were patches of flowers of gold and bushes growing berries of vibrant red. Through the middle of the glade ran a wide shallow stream in which every now and then fair sized fish would jump into the air to catch unseen insects. The group took the opportunity to sit under a lone willow tree as a gentle breeze ran across the clearing causing the long drooping branches to sway side to side, Several of the group dozed off just watching the branches swaying in the wind. Raistlin was currently down by the river washing off his hands and then stood looking around, His eyes catching something moving out of the corner but when he turned his head nothing was there.
Going and knelling by the group Raistlin watched the cameraman who was standing getting some footage of the gorgeous glade and all the wildlife inhabiting it. Raistlin followed the view of the camera as it turned catching a rabbit hopping along near the streams bank. The rabbit seemed so tranquil and happy in its hidden paradise, Then both the cameraman and Raistlin jumped as the rabbit fell over, A crudely made arrow stuck in its side. Raistlin stood slowly watching as a group of small men roughly three feet in height ran out of the dark jungle and circled a round the downed rabbit jumping and cheering. Raistlin took note of the attire the small men wore, Little skirts made of palm leaves and coconut shoulder guards were the only actual clothing they had on though the older looking ones had strange colorful beads in their long black hair. It was evident to Raistlin that the little men had yet to notice him or his group yet and he would rather keep it that way, Gripping the cameraman by the mouth and yanking him under the wall of swaying branches drooping down from the great willow.
“What the hell are those?” Philly Fats cut in suddenly and Dr Kiebler was quick to comment “I assume they are the inhabitants of this island. With such large snakes and I’m sure other creatures running around I am surprised these little guys can co exist on this island.” Kiebler said a short giggle escaping his lips as he watched the little men continue to dance around their fresh catch. “Hold the phone! Somethings happening to the feed!” Fats shouted as the feed from Raistlin’s cameraman began to fade in and out “No! I wanna see more of those lil guys man they remind me of demented oompa loompas!” Fats continued just when the feed completely went out. “Whats wrong?” Raistlin whispered to his cameraman who was currently hitting the side of his camera. “It just went dead, There was plenty of battery.. I don’t know what happened.” Raistlin looked back to the little men but they were gone and then it was too late. A net suddenly fell over the massive wrestler and the cameraman and both stood trying to yank away the net but they only tangled themselves up more in the netting. Seconds later two loud cracks echoed through the clearing and both Raistlin and the cameraman lay unconscious on the grass just as the sun poked it’s first rays of light over the island casting long shadows and forcing the nocturnal beasts inhabiting the island to return to their homes for a day of slumbering.
The sun crept up over the island, Stirring up new wildlife and heating up the white beaches around the islands parameter. In the swamp lands gators climbed up onto shore to bath in the hot sunlight while snakes crept through the shade attempting to sneak up on their next meal. In the base camp Philly Fats and Dr Kiebler watched as the downed military aircraft finally sank completely down into it’s murky grave well off shore of the island. “It appears when we landed we snagged a bit of rock protruding out of the water. We were lucky though seeing as how it missed the gas tanks by mere feet.” Said the planes captain whom so daringly accomplished the risky emergency landing only yesterday. “Well I guess we should go check the monitors and see what our guys are up to.” announced Kiebler, Philly Fats groaning at the idea of working as he sipped back some bottled water. “Man I was up all night last night, Can’t we just head back to snooze for a couple more hours?” Philly Fats asked looking at Kiebler through half open eyes. “Yeah I didn’t get any sleep either, Seeing as how someone in our camp felt it was necessary to keep the rest of us up all night listening to loud rock music over his iPod!” Kieber rebutted giving a snickering Fats the shifty eyes.
The two announcers for this unheard of event sat down in front of numerous monitors of all the cameramen around the island and slid on their headsets. “Hey, Raistlins cam is back up..” Philly cut off and edged closer to the screen looking hard at the dark picture “Looks like he’s in a cave of some sort.” Philly Fats had continued. Sure enough the cameraman and Raistlin along with the rest of the crew were in a cave deep beneath the forest, A faint glow of blue the only bit of light around them. Raistlin’s eyes slowly fluttered open and he was greeted by a plethora of crudely made spears whose tips were pressed around the muscular mans neck. Finally having his eyes adjusted to the light Raistlin now realized he was surrounded by those little men and even more of them were around the cave doing odds and ends. Raistlin took note of his crew laying near by and also took note of a second group. The second group was a combined group of men he couldn’t recall and one woman who was as well no one to him.
Back at home base Dr Kiebler and Philly fats both looked at one another then back at the screen “That’s Holland and his manager if I’m not mistaken.” Kiebler said after which Philly Fats replied “Seems both competitors have fallen victim to these little devils.” Pressing his back to a wall Raistlin was forced to sit up by the midgets wielding spears. “Ki ki toi da iti!” One of the little fellows said and the other replied in a far quieter tone “da Tai, da Tai!” suddenly every one of the little spear holding miniatures got down on their knees and bowed their heads. Then Raistlin heard something that unsettled him, The sound of foot steps larger then his own. He then began wondering whose cave this really was and who or what these tiny locals consider to be their highest power. At first Raistlin pictured some monstrous beast that the little midgets brought dinner to in order to keep their own existence and not be eaten in return, Boy was he wrong.
Out from behind him walked a massive woman, Not big as in round but big as in tall. Raistlin’s eyes widened at the sight, He knew himself to be just short of seven feet and this woman had to tower at least two more feet than himself. She was built just as well as Raistlin as well, each muscle defined and well toned. It was obvious with the behavior of the mini tribe that this amazon woman was the leader and Raistlin’s fate laid with her. “Me Tai Tai!” said the huge woman in a higher pitched but still man like tone. Raising a brow Raistlin stared up at the massive woman and smiled “Me Rai!” Raistlin replied attempting to make conversation with the huge woman and assuming she was telling him her name. Then all of a sudden the big woman started jumping up and down pointing at the four eyed geek whom had the transmitter. The four eyed geek cowards away as the woman quickly stalked toward him. The next thing Raistlin saw was seeing the hug amazon carrying away his team mate and then seconds later hearing him scream as though he had been ripped in two.
Shortly after the massive woman emerged from the back of the cave and tossed aside the four eyed geek, whom now was apparently naked. Raistlin looked at his crew mate a moment and then up at the big woman, She was standing over Raistlin now and looking down at him as if she were considering something. Finally the amazon woman tilted her head and spoke out loud “De nai Rai Rai, iti oli mini!” She exclaimed and the little men soon were surrounding Raistlin, Then all at once they lifted the muscular wrestler up off the ground and carried him away. Squirming as they went Raistlin tried to get a way from the little buggers but the vines his hands were bound with would not budge. So instead he treied with all his might to remember the way back to the cave in which his crew were being kept. Then Raistlin seen it, A way out and an eerie light. ‘It’s day time outside, How long have I been out?’ the big man asked himself as finally the little tribal people tossed Raistlin into some water.
To his suprize the water was warm and though he hated the idea he was a prisoner of these tiny little bastards he couldn’t help but enjoy the bath like water. It had been a couple days since Raistlin had been able to properly clean himself and he took advantage of the water and of the freedom. While washing up as best he could he felt around the bottom of the water until yes, He found a thin sharp edged rock and gripped it up hiding it in his hand when one of the midget tribe men stepped to the edge of the water and beckoned him to come out. Raistlin followed orders and even walked on his own as a small army of the little bastards escorted him to a room that had only a stone bench. Pushing Raistlin in they closed the door and locked it. A guard was left on either side of his door which was made of some sort of strong wood, But Raistlin had no worries of the door instead he worried about cutting his bindings away.
Elsewhere in the cavern Raistlin’s cameraman a woke from his dreamless sleep the first thing he seen was one of his companions rubbing his bindings against a rock. It only took a moment for the over weight cameraman to realize what had happened, He yanked on his binded hands but they did not budge so he followed his companions example and began rubbing them against a near by rock. It was a tedious task and he had to stop every minute or so when one of the small tribesmen passed. Raistlin however had no idea that his crew was ready to make a break for it and after a couple more minutes the bindings around his hand were cut loose. It only took a couple good hard cuts to free his ankles from the bindings now that he had the complete use of his upper body strength and it would seem he had managed this just in time as his cell door swung open.
Making a mad dash at the door the large man tackled several of the little people to the ground and kept going past them. Running at full speed through the caves Raistlin must have toppled over half the tribe before he reached his crew. He was supprized to find most of them out of their bindings and having plucked up enough courage to over power their small captors. Hearding his group out of the cave their was only one who would not leave, the overweight cameraman looked around franticlly for his camera. “Come one we have to go!” Raistlin shouted but the cameraman shook his head “That camera is my life I might as well let these little guys kill me if I don’t find it.” the cameraman said still pacing around searching. Then a loud yell was heard and both of them turned to be confronted with a new enemy, the amazon woman stood there popping all her knuckles and grinning at her escaping play toys. Then the cameraman saw what he was looking for, With the door open to the amazons room he could see various items scattered around and his camera sitting a top one of the piles. The cameraman ran at the amazon full speed and yelling like a mad man to only bounce off her and land on his back side hard.
The amazon woman advanced on the cameraman but Raistlin ran in and laid a roundhouse kick right into the massive womans jaw sending her sprawling into a wall. The cameraman made a mad dash for his camera and gripped it up in his hands but when he turned the amazon woman was back on her feet and more furious then ever as she lunged at Raistlin. The cameraman did the only thing he could do, flick on the camera and record the fight. The massive woman knocked Raistlin back and then straddled him laying blow after blow into his head. Finally Raistlin managed to reach up and grip the neck of the amazon and use his sheer power to push her back off of him. Tossing her down at the floor Raistlin stood and brought his knee into her face as the cameraman finally managed to get by. Backing away the amazon woman stood reached by her door and pulled out a rather large sword. “The hell with that, Run!” Raistlin said and him, the cameraman and the rest of the crew ran as fast as they could being chased by hundreds of mini tribal men and one huge pissed off amazon.
Raistlin took them down the path with light and he stood along the wall as he counted heads, each of his crew running out into the light beyond. The amazon stopped for some reason and would not come out into the sunlight, the miniature tribesmen on the other hand piled out of that small cavernous exit one after another. Raistlin and Co ran as swiftly as possible into the jungle until the little midget men stopped chasing and walked back to their caves in shame. The group stood in a circle with their hands on their knees panting trying to catch their breath after the long mad dash to freedom. Then the ground below them shook, each of them looked at one another with that same ’what now’ look. The ground suddenly fell out beneath them and they found them selves back in the dark light shining down on them from the hole well out of reach even for the tall Raistlin. At first the group had thought they feel back into the amazon womans den but after a quick glance around they could tell this was something far more sinister hole in the ground.
At one end of the forest the thick vegetation ended leaving a twenty foot distance between the forest and a several hundred foot tall cliff rather than the white sandy beaches on the islands other side. Here stood Holland with his group sitting in a circle working on their equipment and taking a break after a days worth of marching through the jungle. Near by stood Holland's manager Jessica, a woman who has constantly pushed Holland from day one to accomplish feats no one would have thought he could. The two were currently disagreeing on which way they should go "Well I say we go West! So far your northern path has lost us two people and nearly myself!" Jessica exclaimed in a bitter tone, Holland standing at the edge of the cliff his arms crossed over his chest shaking his head as he kicked at the ground a couple stones falling to the rocky shore far below. The roar of water slamming into the face of the cliff below was what Holland had tried to focus on to blur out the current argument. He had still felt guilty for those two that had fallen into the quicksand, Though luckily the transmitter was saved before the man carrying it was completely submerged. Back to reality Holland took a breath and spun around on his heels to face Jessica "Fine we go West, If the rest of the clan here feels alright with that decision." One of the men in the circle raised a thumb at the idea but the others were busy either eating or working.
Little did Holland, Jessica or the crew of MIT graduates know that they were being watched from not so far away. "Looks like Raistlin has managed to find an answer to at least one of his problems." Kiebler announced leaving Fats to scratch his head raising a brow "Problems? I don't recall what your talking about?" Philly said. Kiebler smiled and ran his finger tip along a a short pile of DVD-R's until coming to the one he needed "Ah, Here is the answer and a quick look back at why exactly Raistlin would have any interest in Holland's group." Kiebler said sliding the disc into one of the monitors towers. "You mean besides getting some jungle love from one of the few females on the island?" Philly fats said chuckling at his own reference towards Holland's manager. Kiebler simply shook his head and replayed the events that would remind Philly Fats and everyone watching the DVD why Raistlin would have any interest at all in Holland or his group.
The monitor came to life and showed a dark cave littered with the bones of men and women of various sizes. The cameraman panned over the cave until finally resting the cameras view on Raistlin whom was currently digging through one of the groups packs. "Wheres the map?" Raistlin asked looking up at the cameraman whom not only shook his head but also shook the camera back in forth showing the people at home watching the DVD that he didn't know where it was, Then turning around the people at home would see the crew behind the cameraman also shake their heads. "Someone has to know! Who looked at it last?" Raistlin asked standing up as the cameraman turned back to the large wrestler who was swiftly becoming impatient. Yet again none of the group answered him but there was a sudden movement behind Raistlin and the cameraman nearly fell back when a monstrous bear like creature emerged from the darkness roaring with all its might. "holy sh*t I can't believe I didn't remember this." Philly Fats said in the background as the footage continued showing the cameraman backing up slowly with Raistlin in front of him slashing at the beast with a crudely made machete. "lets skip a head a bit." Kiebler said "Ah, this is where it gets good." The footage continued showing Raistlin standing on a massive fallen tree that created a natural bridge over a large fast flowing river. The huge creature was up on its hind legs standing around twelve feet in over all height, Every step the creature took the bridge shook and creaked. Suddenly the massive bear like creature lunged at Raistlin landing directly a top him, Raistlin's entire figure vanishing under the bear from the cameraman's point of view on the other side of the river. With the sudden shift of weight on the bridge the side Raistlin and the creature were on gave way and slid down through the mud to finally land with a tremendous splash into the river. The cameraman and crew chased after the massive log as it rolled and whipped down the river, Neither Raistlin nor the creature could be seen and soon the river became to quick for their feet and they lost sight of the log as it sped round a sharp corner.
"Thankfully for Raistlin his crew didn't give up on him and they followed the river as fast as they could." said Kiebler as Philly Fats sat there dazed and entertained by the action and the unfolding drama Raistlin's cameraman managed to catch for the DVD. "Finally they caught up with Raistlin and the creature in time to see the final moments of a battle unheard of." The river led the crew to a cliff on the edge of the island where the water ran off turning into a massive and wondrous waterfall that fell into the oceanic waters below. The tips of massive rocks stood up out of the waterfalls edge and here the battle ensued, Raistlin on one rock and the beast on another. Both soaked and cold as they tried to keep their footing on the moss laden boulders. The beast on all fours roared at Raistlin but the large man had no intention of backing down now, especially seeing as how he was able to wound the beast when it leaped onto him. His blade shown red with the beasts blood and the cameraman zoomed in to show that the beast had a deep wound on its under side that had not stop bleeding. Raistlin took the advance this time as the bear like creature turned around looking for a way off the rock and the huge man jumped landing on the creatures back driving his machete into the animal for a second time. Any trained eye at home would tell you this animal was a bear and not some demented creature from the depths of the underworld, But instead a beast able to eat a large diet of fish and most likely the last of a soon to be extinct and unknown subspieces of the grizzly or possibly polar bear. The bear gave out a great howl and Raistlin knew he struck something more vital with this blow and then the bear unleashed what energy it had and stood on its hind legs one last time. Raistlin held on to the machete still lodged into the man eaters back as it swung around trying to knock off its attacker. But the wounds finally gave way and the bear suddenly grew weak and slumped over on the rock, Raistlin pulled his blade from the bear and stood a top it holding up the gore covered machete and letting out a loud roar himself. His crew joined in from shore yelling and holding up their fists in triumph of their leader over powering the massive beast.
Stopping the feed Philly Fats raised a brow "Don't get me wrong Kiebler, that was amazing footage but I don't see where that would constitute Raistlin needing anything to do with Hollands crew a side entertainment purposes!" Fats said as Kiebler just nodded and slid another disc into the player and the monitor came back to life. Yet again it showed Raistlin and his crew only now they were back deep within the forest sitting around the camp fire. "I can't believe you lost it, how the hell are we going to get off this island if they let morons like you carry the transmitter?" one of the crew members was saying to the four eyed geek that Raistlin had unofficially made to be his assistant. "You listen here.." the four eyed geek began saying and the two MIT graduates got in one another's face but then both were lifted off the ground by Raistlin. He held them both in the air by their shirts "I'll only say this once so listen carefully, Everyone!" the large wrestler shouted setting down the two crew members he held and stepping back "There will be no fighting! No arguing, no bickering, none! If you idiots want to argue thats fine, But do it on your time because while your under my watch your going to get along and make this as painless a journey as possible or I'll just shove my size sixteen boot right up your back side!" Raistlin looked around at the group then finished with "Is that clear?" the entire group yelled "yes sir!" as though they were being drilled in basic training. The large wrestler shook his head before sitting down on a log and taking a few sips from a water bottle and the feed cut as Kiebler ended the flashback. "That is why Raistlin would have any interest in Holland and his group, to steal their transmitter I'll be damned." Philly Fats said looking to the monitor that showed Raistlin and his crew hiding on the edge of the jungle watching Hollands group. "You will be damned if you can't start remembering what goes on during our time on this hell hole of an island." Kiebler retorted before he too got sucked back in to the real time events of Raistlin.
Knowing he would only have a moment to consider going through with the plan Raistlin signaled to his crew and they rallied to him. Quickly glancing over the entire scene of Holland's group the large wrestler turned to his crew, Raistlin was never much for tactics he had always taken everything and everyone on head on. "We need that transmitter. Even if the plan doesn't go smoothly one of you have to walk away from here with the transmitter in hand.. I will handle Holland as we previously arranged." Raistlin whispered, the group of nerds all nodding and finally the over weight cameraman held out his hand and the rest of the crew placed theirs on top and last came Raistlin's. The group split up and formed a line along the edge of the jungle facing towards Holland and his clueless crew. Many of the guys in Raistlin's crew knew people in Hollands group so this would be an interesting turn of events and Raistlin knew there was a chance of his group turning on him instead of fighting for him, He had hoped perhaps he had gained their respect after saving them. Taking in a deep breath Raistlin raised his arm and his crew gripped onto their weapons of choice and then Raistlin lowered his arm initiating the attack on Holland and his crew.
The siege on Holland's camp started off simple enough. Raistlin's crew lunged out from the bushes and surrounded the group of fellow MIT graduates that had been under the watchful eye of Holland, Whom began walking toward the group. Then Holland came to a halt when his path to his crew was blocked by none other than the towering muscular monstrosity that is Raistlin 'The Relentless'. "Who the [censored] are you?" Holland questioned in an irritated tone. Jessica walked up behind Holland and Raistlin smiled nodding to the woman "Milady you are far to perfect of a flower to be trampled over accidentally. If you do not mind, Please step to the side." Jessica felt Raistlin's light blue eyes trail over every inch of her body and so did Holland, He stepped forward toward Raistlin putting a finger in his face. Before Holland could get a single complaint out Raistlin gripped hold of the out stretching hand and twisted gripping the mans fist as tightly as possible. Raistlin then grabbed hold of Hollands shoulder and spun him around slowly bringing the hand up to the mid of his back, applying pressure forced Holland down on to his knees. Suddenly Raistlin released and planted a foot into the back of Holland sending him sprawling face first into the dirt. Raistlin half bowed to Jessica and walked over to his crew whom had obtained the transmitter easily, this made Raistlin smile "Well I think all went as planned, I do believe we can go." said Raistlin.
"Look out!" shouted the four eyed geek but it hadn't been time enough as Holland had quickly recovered and then retaliated. Sneaking up behind the far larger wrestler Holland laid a leaping roundhouse kick into the side of Raistlins head. Raistlin went down hard and Holland had no intention of permitting the big man time to catch his breath. Holland wasted no time or effort and uses the little space he has to jog up a long side Raistlin and bring an elbow down hard onto his throat. Raistlin choked rolling over onto his front and gripping at his throat Holland gets up and walks over to Raistlin's little crew and holds out his hand. The cameraman trying his best to keep the downed Raistlin in the view as he backed away from the group. "Give me the transmitter!" Holland shouted but the group was silent, shaking his head Holland held up three fingers "By the time I get to three if one of you doesn't hand over the transmitter I will take each and everyone of you down one after the other." A couple of the younger smaller members of the group got a little squeamish at the idea of getting their tail's whooped but they stayed quiet. Yet again Holland shook his head "Loyalty? For this guy?" He turned pointing a finger down at where Raistlin had been but he was not there. As Holland spun around a massive hand planted onto his neck and before he could re act a side from grabbing at the hand he was lifted well above Raistlin's head. Twisting his upper torso as he brought Holland down to the dirt forced Hollands figure to skip like a stone across water and roll finally to a halt completely unseen his figure a silhouette on the ground overtaken by a cloud of dust.
Raistlin's group cheered as they took back control of the situation, or so they had thought. Jessica walked up to Raistlin "Excuse me sir?" she said up at him in a soft sensual tone. Raistlin looked down into her eyes and he was gone. Raistlins sole weakness was women, always had been always will be and if they use it well they can absolutely get the best of him. "Yes?" Raistlin replied smiling down at her, She smiled back and then all of a sudden latched on to him "Please take me out of here, Get me away from this.. This.." She glanced over at Holland a moment before continuing "This idiot and his absurd ideals!" What she said she was honest about, Holland had nearly gotten her killed earlier, but she was also playing Raistlin at the same time. Raistlin slid and arm around her waist and pulled her closer "You wanna ride home with the big man baby? That sounds just fine to me." Raistlin said in his usual deep tone. Jessica giggled and walked away from Holland and his crew, Holland able to lift his head just in time to see a blurred view of Raistlin walking a side Jessica with his arm around her waist. Gripping at the ground he attempted to lift himself but he couldn't "You bastard.." said Holland under his breath and then manages to yell the rest "I'll kill you!!" Just as he shouted a large group of blackbirds lifted up from near by trees and flew across the sinking sun as it began to paint the island orange and pink.
Exactly one hour later a large fire could be seen on a cliff several miles down from where Holland's group had been ambushed. For the first time since arriving at the island some people were laughing and merry making. A great owl watched as the crew danced around the flames drinking what little alcohol they managed to smuggle a board the aircraft. Some of Holland's group had decided to follow and they were welcomed into the camp. Though two were not seen by the fire but instead some fifty feet away sitting at the ledge of the island watching the tide come and go below. Jessica sat there wondering what she was doing, was she trying to seduce Raistlin and gain back what Holland had lost or was she actually enjoying herself. Since being on the island Raistlin slowly but surely began to get back his Norwegian accent mixed with his deep tones made him irresistible to most women of a more common tonge. "What is your take on the island so far?" Raistlin asked lifting a bottle of thirty year old scotch to his lips. Jessica smiled and took the scotch from him taking back some and shook her head lowering the bottle "This place has it's beauty and yet it is a hellish place all in one. Mysterious place, truth be told I like it. The whole sense of adventure.." she trailed off and took another drink "I'm such a nerd, How about you? You liking the island so far?" she asked handing back the bottle. Raistlin took it and spoke before drinking "Well, I wouldn't consider it a place to raise family but.. It certainly has its.." Raistlin looked to her as she bit her lower lip looking into the large mans light blue eyes "Beauty." he finished. Jessica breathed in deep having to look away from Raistlin before she did something she may regret, the gesture made Raistlin smile. "The sea is so beautiful." She said, her eyes glistening with the reflection of the moon in them. Raistlin did not look away, his eyes stayed locked onto hers as she watched the ocean far out he replied speaking gently "Not nearly as beautiful as you." was all he said and it was more than enough as her eyes went directly to his.
Jessica's eyes were not the only ones locked onto Raistlin, Nay a second pair lay hidden in the rough and wild. Unaware of being watched Jessica moved forward her lips quivering and needing his touch and just as that unknwon person began rising to interfere with this fateful kiss Raistlin intervened. He raised a finger to her lips, Her eyes opened and she was nearly heart broken but Raistlin leaned in and kissed her forehead softly as he slid his hand into her hair. Holding her there he whispered against her flesh "You do not want to wake up tommorrow wondering what you've done." Raistlin said in his deep tone. Looking up at Raistlin, Jessica was unsure how to take his words but she smiled understanding after a moment "Your right, It's better if we keep this as professional as possible." she said lookign back out to the sea she sighed softly and Raistlin sighed as well. Then suddenly Raistlin yelled out in pain and suddenly their cozy dim little ledge was lit up. Jessica stood up and there stood Holland brandishing a flaming log, She pushed him back away from Raistlin "Are you insane?" she shouted "You could kill someone!" she had continued still yelling. No one would know which hurt most the fact that she was sticking up for Raistlin or the fact she came here with him, This would always be that one stolen night in the back of his mind.
Soon the group by the fire had gathered around and slowly began moving in torward Holland but they were quickly halted. Raistlin had raised his hand and they obeyed his order to stop. Holland had placed the flaming log into the lower back of Raistlin, The big man ripped away the shirt tossing it a side and Jessica looked at the wound. "It's probably infected, you'll need to get some anti.." Before she could finish her sentence Raistlin poured the remainder of the scotch down his back. It burned but his face was as emotionless as Holland's, the two wrestlers stared one another down until finally Raistlin spoke up. "No one is to interfere, this is between me and him. Anyone who interferes will be dealt with by me physically." Raistlin said and Holland grinned tossing a side the flaming log. The log stayed lit, lighting the area well for what was to be one hel of a battle. Raistlin wasted no time and rushed in at Holland aiming for a Spear but Holland was quick enough to leap and roll across Raistlin's back landing on his feet behind the large man. As Raistlin turned Holland delivered his second Roundhouse to the side of Raistlins face, the big man bent half way over as Hollands leg stayed on Raistlins neck trying to push him torwards the ground. Raistlin rose back up connecting his fist into Holland's jaw with a brutal uppercut that would end a fight with anyone less experienced. Holland literally felt his feet fly out from underneath him as Raistlin's uppercut connected and then Holland landed on his back his head hanging over the ledge. Raistlin climbed over him and balled up a fist and just as he was bringing the haymaker down Holland lifted his legs and Raistlin fell over the cliff. Jessica screamed holding her hands over her mouth, The rest of the crew surrounding them yelled as well.
Jessica slowly walked to the edge and then she gasped, Raistlin managed to grip onto a massive root petruding from the cliff wall. "Help! Please someone help get him up!" Jessica yelled as all the MIT nerds ran forward. Using a long piece of wood one of Raistlin's group had been using as a walking stick the entire group managed to pull up the massive wrestler. Holland was walking torwards the fire when Raistlin ran up from behind and clotheslined him. Rolling over to his back Holland began to laugh as he tripped up Raistlin then wrapped his legs round his neck "Die!" he yelled as he squeezed with all his might round the huge mans neck. Raistlin couldn't breath, the choke was working well and Holland had the move locked. Raistlin gripped Hollands legs and instead of trying to pull them apart he simply stood up, Grabbing Hollands legs the big man ran and leaped into the air bringing his full weight down on top of Holland. Raistlin got up and wiped some blood away from his own lip and looked down at Holland then over at Jessica who was in tears now unsure of what she should do. Gripping the front of Holland's shirt raistlin lifted him up off the ground with one hand and walked to the ledge holding him out over the immense drop that would lead to a guaranteed death. When Holland came to he looked down and suddenly he was no longer mad at Raistlin, He just wanted to go home and leave this memory behind him. "Please.. take the transmitter, I'll head back to home base.. Me and Jessica, You can continue on just please don't drop me!" Raistlin looked into Holland's eyes and then pulled the man in and sat him down "Go." was all Raistlin said and Holland walked pass.
Just as Raistlin bent over to pick up the nearly burnt out log Holland came up from behind and planted a boot into Raistlin's abdomen. Losing his footing Raistlin slipped over the edge, Gripping his arm around Hollands leg and dragging him along for the ride. The crowd rushes to the ledge and they see that both wrestlers live still,Each of them managed to cling to two seperate roots that hung far down the cliff. Holland gripped hold of his and ran along the wall then pushed off the wall, Coming back torwards Raistlin with both feet extended out. The wrestlers conected, One of Holland's boots connecting with Raistlins jaw, The crowd above gasped as Raistlin began to slide down the root but he camee to and gripped on.Soon enough both Holland and Raistlin were running along the cliff wall and then exactly at the same moment they both kicked off, everything looked even but anyone with even a little knwledge in physics knew who this would turn out. Raistlin being far heavier than Holland gained more speed as he came in torwards his victim. There was a crash of flesh and the crowd were amazed as Raistlin began climbing his root with one arm, his other hand wrapped around Holland's wrist whom was out cold. At the last moment Raistlin used all his might to toss Holland up over the ledge and then get himself up with the help of Jessica. The group stood around silently a moment looking down at Holland as he lay slumbering knocked out cold with a bruise on his face to match exactly with Raistlin's fist.
Moments later Holland was bound to a tree and Jessica walked up to Raistlin, He smiled down at her and embraced her in a hug. "Will we ever meet again?" she asked gripping him tightly. Raistlin stayed quiet a moment holding her and smiled pulling back just enough to see her face "If it is destined to be so." Raistlin nodded out over the ledge "If not.." he continued "We can always look to the sea to see one another." Raistlin leaned down and kissed her softly on her lips before releasing her and walking away lifting the transmitter up off the ground. He did not look back as he headed torward the looming volcano Jessica stood there smiling watching as he faded out of sight a single tear running down her face as she glanced to Holland and sighed sitting down beside him. Raistlin only took his original crew and left behind the group that had been originally with Holland and Jessica.
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