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by Dingbat
This story is a work of fiction, all characters and plot lines are fictional. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
Doug's and Scott's Excellent Adventure remains the property of the author. The story or characters may not be reproduced or republished elsewhere without the expressed written consent of the author.
Chapter 1: The Plan
"Hey, Doug!" Scott called to his best friend. Doug was oblivious, so Scott called again.
"Hey, Doug!!"
Doug still ignored him, so Scott caught up to him, and from about six feet away, Scott yelled, "Hey, Meathead!"
That broke Doug's concentration, and he turned. "Oh, hi, Scott!" he said. "What's up?"
"That's what I ought to ask you!" Scott replied. What are you thinking about? A new way to get yourself all tied up again?"
"Damn!" Doug answered. "Am I that obvious about it?"
"Yeah, you are!" Scott replied. But then, I hang around with you more than anyone else, so I'm probably the only one that's picked it up!"
"That being the case, how about you and me making a little trip through the portal?" Doug asked. "We can challenge the TV kids and the Indians!"
"Doug, you know the Indians are the only ones that can tie worth a d**n!" Scott said. But Doug reminded him that Joey and Pee Wee were scouts, and knew knots pretty good. "And Israel ain't no slouch, either!" Doug said.
"What happened with you and Israel?" Scott asked.
"Me and Charlie musta impressed the Indians, 'cause they was gonna adopt us into the tribe!" Doug said. "Part of the initiation was capturing Israel, but we didn't know that Little Beaver and the twins had warned him. When we showed up, instead of us getting Israel, he was waiting for us with Rusty, Tagg, Packy, and Pee Wee. Israel hogtied the both of us, and it took me a good half hour for me to get out! Charlie couldn't get out at all, and I had to untie him!"
"Sounds like you're lookin' to let Israel have another try at you!" Scott laughed.
"Yeah!" Doug replied. "And them Injuns, too! They're good, and they use rawhide to tie you!"
Scott rubbed his wrists, and said, "Yeah, I know!"
"So when you going through the portal? Scott asked. "I got a couple of chores to do, and then, I'm going!" Doug replied. "I gotta bring in the laundry and put my stuff away! It'll take 15-20 minutes!"
"Well, I'll help you!" Scott said. "Then I guess I'd better go with you through the portal. You're gonna need a keeper!"
"A keeper?!" Doug roared. "You're seven months younger than me, and I need YOU for a keeper? Get real!"
Scott laughed, and said, "OK, how about if I said I need the practice getting loose, too!"
"I'd say you were full of crap!" Doug returned. "But since you're my best friend, I'd let you come anyway! Most of us don't like getting tied up; we like getting loose, and we like tying someone else! We're miserable when we're tied up, and misery loves company! So come on with me, and we'll get tied up, and be miserable together!"
"Now who's fulla crap?" Scott asked. Doug laughed. "C'mon, let's get this laundry down and in, and be on our way!"
A few minutes later, the laundry was off the line, and Doug and Scott had separated Doug's stuff out, folded it up, and put it away. Then, in their summer "uniforms" of faded jeans and short sleeved shirts, they headed for the woods and the portal, and stepped through.
The dizzying sensation of portal transit took a few minutes to wear off, and when it did, Scott and Doug found themselves inside a cave, just a few feet from the mouth. The boys walked out, and Scott mused that he'd seen an episode of "Fury" where Joey and Pee Wee had been captured and tied up in a cave.
"Yeah!" Doug replied, "And so was the Indian kid, Keena! Maybe if we capture someone, we can bring them to this cave! It looks like it'd make a good hideout!"
"So, are we gonna be outlaws or Indians?" Scott asked.
"Outlaws, I guess!" Doug replied. "If we was Injuns, we'd be wearing buckskins!"
"Or pajamas, if Little Kevin had anything to say about it!" Scott said, and both boys laughed.
"If we're outlaws, then we probably got Joey and Pee Wee tied up in the cave!" Scott said. We better check it out!"
Doug dismissed the idea. "The only times we ever found someone tied up, was when we brought them here that way, or wished for it, and we never said anything about Joey and Pee Wee being our prisoners!"
"Yeah, you're right!" Scott said. "Besides, I'd wanna tie them up myself, rather than have them given to us on a plate!"
"Yeah!" Doug said. "Plus, we came here to challenge Israel!"
"That's just what you're gonna get!" came a small voice behind them. It was Israel, and the boys turned to look, only to be told to turn back around, and put their hands together behind their backs.
"Horsefeathers!" Scott shouted. "There's just you, a ten-year-old, against two 13 year-olds! We'll kick your butt, then tie you up and leave you in the cave!"
Chapter 2: Captured!
"Better look again, Scott!" Doug said. "In case you ain't noticed, he's got Packy, Tagg, and a couple of his Indian friends with him!"
Scott looked away from Israel, and spotted five others - Packy, Tagg, Little Beaver, and the twins, Red Horse and Wild Horse. He looked back at Doug, and said "I guess I put my foot in my mouth that time!"
"Yeah!" Israel sneered. "And when I get done with you, you'll have something else in your mouth!" The buckskin-clad boy pulled out a red bandana, and grinned at Scott and Doug. The two boys groaned at Israel's joke.
Doug and Scott put their hands behind them, and allowed Israel to tie them. After being tied, the two were gagged, and Israel told the others, "Get them on their horses backward, and tie their hands to the saddle horns!"
"We'll take 'em to my cabin!" Israel said, and picked up the reins of Scott's horse. Packy grabbed the reins of Doug's horse, and moved up front with Israel and Little Beaver. Tagg and the twins covered the rear, just in case Doug and Scott got loose, and tried to escape.
When they got to Israel's cabin, Doug and Scott were untied from their saddle horns, and walked inside. Packy took Doug into the back bedroom, and tied his feet, checked his gag, and asked Red Horse to stand watch, to make sure he didn't try anything funny.
Meanwhile, Israel had removed Scott's gag, and was interrogating him.
"Who else came with you?" he asked, and Scott answered that he and Doug had come alone. "
Why did you come?" Tagg interjected.
"You want the truth, or a BS story?" Scott shot back.
"Another wise remark like that, and you'll be hogtied!" Tagg snapped. "Answer his question! Why did you come?"
Seeing a chance to have a little fun at Doug's expense, Scott told them, "Doug came because he thinks you're all wussies, and can't tie worth a d**n!" Scott said. "He says he can get out of anything you tie him in! He asked me if I wanted to come along, and watch him escape, and I agreed, and that's it!"
"And how are you at escaping?" Israel asked.
"Doug's better'n me, but I'm not too bad!" Scott replied. "My brother is better than both of us, but he's not here!"
"And do you think we're wussies?" Pee Wee asked.
"Hell, no!" Scott answered. "I think you're all cool!"
Chapter 3: A Joke on Doug
Satisfied, Israel started to pull the bandana back up over Scott's mouth, but Scott stopped him.
"I can tell you a few things that will help you keep him tied longer!"
"Wha'd'ya mean by that?" Israel questioned.
"Doug's a daydreamer!" Scott replied. "If you tie him a certain way, or use a thick or tight gag on him, his mind wanders! Last week, Doug slept over at my place after our scout meeting, and we pretended to kidnap him, tying and gagging him with bandages from our first aid kits. Usually, he gets out in 5-10 minutes, but he stayed tied through the whole 20 minute time limit. When we untied him, he said he pictured himself kidnapped by some guys from another troop. He just 'zoned out' into a fantasyland in his mind, and didn't come out of it until we untied him!"
"Anything else?" Israel asked.
"Yeah! Doug likes getting tied up in pajamas!" Scott lied. "He likes to pretend he's an Indian!" This was a total fabrication on Scott's part, but he justified it by thinking about the time Kevin and Mark tied him up in pajamas at Doug's urgings. "Paybacks are mothers!" Scott thought.
Israel grinned, and asked "Where we s'posed to get pajamas for him? Did you guys bring any with you?"
Scott replied that they should look in the dresser drawers. Tagg hollered back to Packy to check the dresser in the back room, and a few moments later, he came out with two pair of buckskins similar to Israel's, two more pair of Indian buckskins, and several pair of pajamas with tight cuffs.
"Looks like it's their dresser!" Packy said. "The buckskins are too big for any of us, but they'd fit them two! And a couple pair of the pajamas'd probably fit Joey, Davy, and Mark!"
"You ain't thinkin' what I think you're thinkin', are you?" Israel teased. Packy grinned back. "Is a pig's ass pork?" he replied, and even Scott would have laughed out loud, had it not been for the bandana tied over his mouth.
Doug thought about trying to escape while Packy was up front with the pajamas and buckskins, but he needed at least three minutes, and possibly as many as five. "Not enough time!" he thought, “and if they catch me before I'm completely loose, they'll hogtie me for sure, and probably in those buckskins or a pair of those pajamas!"
About 30 seconds passed, and if Doug's hands had not been tied behind him, he would have slapped himself in the forehead. "Damn, what am I thinking!" he thought. "I came here to test my skill against Israel, and I ain't gonna do it unless I get him to tie me up!" With that, he rolled on his side, and pulled his tied hands under his butt. Then, he started untying his ankles.
"Oh, no you don't!" said Packy when he came back to the room, and saw Doug with his feet untied, his gag down, and furiously chewing away at the knot that held his hands together.
"Hey Israel! Hey Tagg!" Packy yelled. Doug's tryin' to get loose!"
Everybody rushed into the back room, leaving Scott alone. "Thought you could escape, didn't ya!" Israel sneered. "Let's see how you like bein' hogtied!"
Israel tied Doug's hands together, while the others cheered him on. "Get him good, Israel!" said Tagg, as Israel wrapped a strip of rawhide around Doug's wrists, then tied it off, making sure the knot was where Doug would have a hard time reaching it. After tying Doug's feet again, Israel re-gagged his captive with another bandana.
"Let's see you get out of that!" he laughed.
Chapter 4: Scott to the Rescue
Just as Israel finished, another voice was heard. "Forget something, guys?" It was Scott, and he had not wasted any time. The instant he was left alone, he began struggling to get loose, and had succeeded. Now, it was his turn.
Scott grabbed the rope that had just been on his hands, and tossed it at Packy. "Tie Tagg's hands!" he ordered, and Packy did as Scott said. Israel was ordered to tie Little Beaver, and Red Horse tied his twin brother. Israel was then ordered to tie Packy and Red Horse before being ordered to put his hands behind him, and being tied by Scott.
Once Israel was tied and gagged, Scott turned his attention to his friend, Doug. He went back to the back room, and there was Doug, grinning at him. "What took you so long?" he asked.
"Wha'd'ya want?!" Scott answered. "I had six kids to get tied up, first!"
Doug laughed, and said "We'll take Israel with us, and leave the others here!"
"Why?" Scott asked. "Why not take 'em all?"
"Hey, I want to get Israel good and mad at me, so that the next time he ties me up, he'll remember what happened, and really do a good job on me. Let's just say I plan to give him a little encouragement in that direction!" Doug said.
"Yeah?" how you gonna do that?" Scott asked.
"I'm gonna make sure he's wrapped up like a Christmas present, and give him to the Indians."
"Yeah?" Scott asked. "What Indians?"
"Kevin's Indians!" Doug replied. "You and me!"
"You can't be thinking about being a pajama Indian, can you?" Doug grinned, and said that Indians hated pajama Indians, and Israel said he didn't like them either, and he wanted to have a couple dozen of them as his hog tied prisoners.
"By the time we're done with him, we'll have him ready to hog tie the both of us for a month!"
"Doug, you're crazy as hell!" Scott grumped. "The only reason I keep you as my best friend, is because I wanna see what unbelievable nuts you'll get into next!"
"Don't be so grumpy, Scott!" Doug answered. "You know d**n well that you want to get tied up, too! You want to beat Allen as much as I do, and you need the escape practice to get as good as Allen!"
Scott nodded, and said, "You're right, Doug! But why can't we just practice on each other?"
Doug shot his friend a look that indicated Scott was about as dumb as a crate of anvils. "You know we both get out of each other's knots!” he said. "Israel and all the Indians tie much better than either of us! I told you that when we came in here!"
The two of them went back inside and wrapped Israel in a blanket, then bundled him out to his horse, and tied him face down over the horse's back. They checked the ropes and gags on Packy, Tagg, and the three Indians, and satisfied that they were not going anywhere, they went back out, and started off.
"Where we gonna take him?" asked Scott.
"His cabin!" Doug replied.
"They'll never think of looking for him there!" Scott scowled.
"You bonehead!” he grumbled. "This IS his cabin!"
Doug got red in the face, and said, "Oh, yeah! What was I thinking?"
"Mmmmppfff, mmmppffff!" came Israel's muffled voice from the back of his horse.
Scott pulled away the gag, and Israel said, "We never go near the line shack in the foothills! Except when Joey and Davy took Rusty and me up there, and left us! But they didn't tie us too good, and we got loose. We were gonna ambush them when they came back, but Nishko, Wacopi, and Keena came by, and we decided to beat it. Besides, they had Little Beaver, the twins, Walking Horse, and Swift Arrow as captives, and we didn't want to join them!"
“Get his gag back in, Scott! He talks too much!" said Doug, and Scott pulled the bandana back over Israel's mouth and tightened it up. Doug nodded, and said that they'd take him to the hotel in town.
"Then what?" Scott asked.
"You'll see!" Doug replied, then spurred his horse toward town.
Once in town, Doug and Scott took Israel to a second floor room, and unwrapped him from the blanket.
Doug grinned, and said, "He doesn't look like a 10-year-old terror now, does he?"
"Naw, he looks like a tied up turkey!" Scott answered, and beneath the gag, Israel made a determined face that silently said that if he ever got out, Doug and Scott were going to pay a heavy price.
Chapter 5: Israel Turns the Tables (Maybe)
Doug and Scott left Israel alone with his thoughts. As they walked out of the room, Israel struggled with the ropes, and made a loud "Mmmppfff!," which was greeted with laughter by his two captors. Israel figured he'd give them a good show before exacting his revenge, and giggled in his mind about how Doug and Scott were such creatures of habit. Every time they captured him and brought him to the hotel, they had brought him to the same room, and this time had been no exception.
Israel was ready. He had guessed that he'd be caught again, and had prepared for it by hiding a small knife under the mattress. He also had made sure the dresser was stocked with buckskins and blue shirts, similar to his own, Indian buckskins, and pajamas. He had also stashed rope, bandanas, rawhide, and bandages.
It didn't take long for Israel to locate the hidden knife, and use it to cut the ropes that bound his hands. He sliced through the ropes on his ankles, and pulled away his gag, and now, all he had to do, was wait. He knew that Scott or Doug would soon come in to check on him, and then, he'd spring his trap.
Help would be nice if he could get it, but time was at a premium. Scott, Doug, or both, could walk in at any moment, and if they found him gone, they'd turn over the town looking for him. Well, there was one thing that might get him the help he needed, but for it to happen, his friends that had been left tied up at his cabin earlier would have had to have gotten loose, and then, would have to be in town. Not only would they have to be in town, but they'd have to be where they could hear his whistle. Quickly, he ran to the closet, pressed the spot that opened the secret panel, and took a couple of steps down. Then he made his bird call.
Israel did not wait for a response. He closed the panel, then ran to the window, and repeated the call, hoping that Doug and Scott would dismiss the noise as a bird. But in the next room, Scott and Doug had both heard it, and Doug grinned at Scott, and said, "Israel's loose, and he's looking for help!"
Scott nodded, and said, "You're the one that wants to challenge him, so I'm gonna scram outta here! Besides, Israel's probably gonna tie you so good, you're gonna need my help to get loose!"
Scott slipped out the door, and went up to the third floor. He had ideas of getting into the secret passages that riddled the hotel, and the mine shafts and tunnels that ran beneath the town, but as he entered the passages from the third floor room, he heard voices below him.
"That's Packy!" he thought. "And it sounds like Tagg is with him!"
Down in the room, Israel greeted his friends, who related how they got themselves loose after being left at Israel's cabin by Doug and Scott. Then, Israel told the two boys to get on either side of the door.
"I'll get them to come in. When they do, you guys jump 'em!"
Packy and Tagg nodded, and Israel tied the bandana back over his own mouth. He made several loud "Mmmppfff's" to attract Doug's attention, and sure enough, Doug pushed the door open, and came in. As he did, Tagg grabbed him around the knees, and Packy jumped on his back. Doug went down in a heap, and when he did, Israel threw off his ropes and gag, and joined in, wrapping rope around Doug's feet so he couldn't get up. The attack was swift and sudden, and it took about 30 seconds to subdue Doug, and make him give up.
"I give! I give!" Doug shouted, and the three boys relaxed their holds on him. Doug rolled over, sat up, and pushed the loops of rope from around his feet.
"OK, you got me!" he said. "What are you going to do with me?"
"Gee, Doug, you haven't figured that out?" laughed a grinning Israel. "Lay face down on the bed with your hands behind your back, and we'll show you!"
Doug did as he was told, and Israel grabbed a piece of rope, knelt over him, and began tying his hands together. "
This kid knows how to tie!" Doug thought as he felt the ropes pull against each other, then tighten around his wrists.
After tying Doug's hands, Israel used another rope to tie Doug's ankles together, then rolled two blue bandanas together, and started to tie them over Doug's mouth.
"Wait!" yelled Tagg, and Israel hesitated gagging their captive. "Where's your friend? We got some o'this for him, too!"
"He went out the back about five minutes before you guys jumped me!" Doug said. "I don't know where he went! He didn't say!"
Israel was clearly unhappy with Doug's answer, and did not give him any further chance to say anything. He roughly and tightly gagged his prisoner, then shoved him on his side. Doug tried to roll back up, but Israel had grabbed another piece of rope, and was tying it to the rope on Doug's feet. Doug struggled, which prompted Israel to tell Tagg and Packy to hold him.
They did, and Israel ran the tail of the rope under Doug's tied hands, then pulled. Doug's knees folded, and his ankles were brought up to his wrists. Before he could do anything else, Israel had tied off the other end to his tied hands, and now had him nicely hog tied. For the moment, all he could do, was just lay there, and go "Mmmppffff!"
Tagg was complementary. "Nice job, Israel!" he said. "You got him hogtied just like you did Swift Arrow!"
"I'd'a tied his arms and legs, too!" Packy said.
Israel laughed, and said, "You'll get your chance!" then went to where Doug was helplessly lying on the bed. "I'm gonna use your own rules!" Israel laughed.
"Since you're a tied up prisoner, you gotta do what I say, and I say you gotta give two free tie-ups each, to Packy and Tagg, and four to me!"
"What about Little Beaver and the twins?" Tagg asked, and Israel said "Oh, yeah! Two free ones for them, too!" Doug displayed anger, but inwardly, he didn't mind. Even the youngest Indians were good at tying, and Doug loved a challenge. No doubt, the Indians would be happy to give him one. Or two or three.
"C'mon, let's go find his friend!" Packy said, and Israel and Tagg agreed.
"What about him?" Tagg asked, and Israel grinned.
"He ain't goin' nowhere!" Israel said. "I got him hogtied good!"
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