The Mt Everest Challenge

challenge requirements:
Setting: Mt Everest
Date: 2004
Words: Pineapple, toilet paper, frostbite, superman, brain, Adam's Apple.

27th September 2004

"And I walked up Everest naked, just to win a bet" Paul sang happily.
"You haven't won the bet yet- we're not at the top" Richard reminded him.
"I know, but once I DO get to the top, Ferguson here has to be my sex slave for the day!"
"Aren't I always?" Tim asked grinning.
"Well� yeah. That cause you love me" Paul said, giving disarming grin. "But I can get you to do ANYTHING this time."
Tim frowned. "If you are going to get me to do that thing with the pineapple again�I swear I will throttle you" he warned
"What? You didn't like that/" Paul asked in mock shock.
"No! It bloody hurt! Remember all the toilet paper it took to clean the blood up?"
"Oh that's right. No, I don't think we will do that again. It cost me a fortune to buy all that paper." Paul remembered, then turned around to look at Rich.
"Do you want to join in on the action? We can get all snuggly in the tent together, to prevent any of us getting frostbite�" he wiggled his eyebrows.
"Maybe" Rich grinned. 'But you haven't even started yet, AND you're still fully clothed!"
Paul looked down. "Well I better fix that then!" he said, quickly throwing his clothes off.
Rich and Tim smirked as Paul ran up the rocks and snow.
"My god, he's lost it. Anyone with half a brain would never do this!" Rich said in wonder.
"I guess. But its not as bad as it used to be. With the hole in the ozone layer growing, it's a lot warmer than it used to be"
"True." Agreed Rich. "And it isn't as tall as it used to be. After that earthquake in 2001, the height dropped from 8848m to 48m"
"Wow. That�s pretty lucky for the readers. That means he can do it in one day and this story will only be short!" Tim said.
"Come on! Cried Paul in front of them. He was jumping up and down shivering.
Tim and Rich were trudging behind after him. By the looks of it so far, it looked like he might complete the bet. The two came to a turn in the path, and found Paul sitting on a rock.
"What are you doing?" asked Tim accusingly.
"Waiting for you?"
"Oh yeah" laughed Rich, unable to look him in the face, instead focusing on his Adam's apple.
Paul jumped up with a sudden burst of energy, and ran up the path. He had figured, the quicker he ran, the quicker he got to the top, and the quicker he could get warm again. As Paul jogged along, Tim and Rich followed behind singing.
"Its a Broad Lic Nic, and I'll tell you while I'm able�"

They walked and walked, Tim and Rich snug in their snow suits while Paul was shivering; his toes and various other body parts turning blue.
"Can't be much further" he chattered while Rich sniggered.
"God you're a sight to look at" he laughed.
"That's what you said last night" Paul grinned and struck a pose.
"Awww gross McDermott! It's blue!" Rich cried screwing up his nose.
"Do you wanna warm it up then?" he asked.
"Now pixie" said Tim coming up from behind "You have to get to the top before either of us do that!"
"God this is fun!" Tim said as Paul ran off again.
"You do know he's gonna make it don't you? He'll be at the top any minute!"
Tim smiled. "I know. But what he doesn't realise is that I win either way. If he makes it, I'm his sex slave, so I win. If he doesn't make it, I can tease his mercilessly, and he'll still need warming up, so I win" he planned out.
Rich laughed. "You scheming bastard! You've got this whole thing worked out to your advantage!"
"Do you think I'd do it any other way?" Tim questioned, but was cut off by a loud yell.
"I made it!" Paul cried standing on a rock holding his arms up above his head. "I'm superman! I'm on top of the world!" he cried. The he shivered.
"And I need warming up!" he added.
Tim looked at rich and raised his eyebrow.
"Wanna join in?"
"Wouldn't miss it for the world" Rich laughed.