Brooke was on an overnight hike - by herself. Originally a friend was to have accompanied her but they'd cried off at the last moment. Brooke supposed Tiffany's excuse was reasonable, what with being in hospital with a broken leg, but felt that she could have deferred her accident until after their hike. Still, what will be, will be. Losing her companion was not sufficient reason to abandon her hike.
It was early afternoon and Brooke was well on her way. Continuing on her present path she estimated that she'd reach the lookout point in another couple of hours. That's where she intended to camp for the night. Coming around a curve in the path she saw a bridge up ahead. She'd been on this hike before but the bridge was new. Not that she was complaining. The old bridge had looked as though it would collapse if anything bigger than a sparrow landed on it.
Approaching the bridge Brooke found that there were two gentlemen leaning against it, although she used the term gentlemen carefully. They looked to be around thirty, ten years older than her. They were both big and very solid looking, muscle behind their weight, not fat. Casually dressed but their clothes seemed clean, as did the two men. Not a pair of bums, she decided, but workmen.
"Good afternoon," she said politely, coming to a halt and waiting for them to step to one side.
"Afternoon," came the reply. "And you are?"
"Brooke. I'm on my way up to the lookout. If you'll excuse me?" She waved at the bridge, indicating that she wanted to pass.
"Hullo, Brooke. I'm Tony. He's Jerry. Like the new bridge."
"Did you say Tom and Jerry?" she asked, biting her cheek to stop herself giggling.
"Like we haven't heard that before," muttered Tony. "I said Tony. Ah, the bridge?"
"It's very nice," Brooke stated. "Um, I'd like to cross it."
"And so you shall. There's a small catch though."
"And that is?"
"It's a Troll bridge and we're the Trolls that live under it. Everyone knows that you have to pay a toll to a Troll."
"I see. How much is the toll?"
Maybe they were bums out for a quick buck. They wouldn't get one from her.
Tony looked her over, smiling.
"Seeing you're so young and lovely we'll make a special toll for you. Just take off your shorts and panties."
Brooke blinked. If she'd had false teeth she'd probably have swallowed them, she was so startled. That was laying it on the line.
"I see. And would that be the complete toll?" she asked, her voice all sweet reasonableness.
"Not exactly," Jerry said, his voice also sounding soft and reasonable. "That would just be preparation for the real toll." He gave her an engaging smile.
"And what happens if I don't want to pay."
"I believe trolls are supposed to eat people who don't pay the toll to cross," said Tony, giving her a look that she could only describe as carnal.
"So I have to pay or retreat," she observed.
Tony bowed his head in acknowledgement.
Brooke considered the matter. She didn't want to retreat. If she did they'd probably relent and let her pass but it would feel as though they had beaten her. Neither did she want to try to push past. She didn't think they'd do anything but it would still feel as though they were playing with her, and winning.
What, she wondered, would happen if she did as they asked and took off her shorts and panties? Would they back off or would they really try to have sex with her? She took another look at them. They weren't bad looking and they weren't obvious slobs. If it came to a pinch could she handle both of them? She rather thought she could. She felt a strange sensation below her tummy; a sudden swirling of heat.
Before she could change her mind and come to her senses Brooke took off her backpack and placed it on the ground. Without taking her eyes off the men she undid her shorts and slid them and her panties down, stepping daintily out of them. Picking them up, she dropped them on top of her backpack.
She smiled in satisfaction. Both men were staring at her with a stunned expression. If someone had walked up behind them and sandbagged them they couldn't have looked more shocked.
Tony was the first to recover. He stepped to one side, ushering her onto the bridge.
"Leave those," he said quickly when Brooke reached for her backpack and clothes. "We'll let Jerry do the carrying."
He stopped her in the middle of the bridge.
"Raise your arms," he told her and Brooke did so, knowing what was going to happen even as she did it. He lifted up her top, taking it right off. Reaching around her he unclipped her bra and removed it. He handed top and bra to Jerry as he passed with her backpack.