Introduction

This fanfic novel based on the Loxie and Zoot webcomic was written by Cedar and originally posted elsewhere, but the author contacted us to have it included in the Naturist Fiction Archive.

 

The Same Place, but Not the Same Way

Feb152010

The Same Place, Introduction and Disclaimers

Disclaimers

First, Loxie and Zoot, The Bare Pit, and any characters mentioned within this story are the intellectual property of their creator, Stephen Crowley. Stephen has graciously endorsed the writing of fanfiction. You will...

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Feb152010

The Same Place, Chapter 1: The Loneliest Birthday

Kylie's 38th birthday was the loneliest one she had ever had...

Kylie was required to work on her birthday. It was not something she was particularly happy about, but it came with the territory. Working in broadcasting, Kylie...

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Feb152010

The Same Place, Chapter 2: Leave-takings

Kylie woke up the next morning. She had not slept well. The good news was that her horrible birthday was over. The bad news was, well, everything else. She was no longer a news reporter. The thing she had worked so hard for had...

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Feb152010

The Same Place, Chapter 3: It's going to be a documentary...

"Do you...do you mind if I videotape our journey?" The question seemed to be in incredibly poor taste. This was supposed to be a solemn event, not to be treated as if it were just another story. Yet Kylie was hatching a...

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Feb152010

The Same Place, Chapter 4: The Journey Begins

Kylie awoke the next morning feeling refreshed. Had the events of the past two days been just a dream? Was she really no longer a news anchor? And was she really going on a walkabout? The sight of her fully packed backpack on...

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Feb152010

The Same Place, Chapter 5: On Public Land

Yet it was a question that was quickly answered by a set of tell-tale signs. "Mungo! This is a national park!"

"Yep, it's also where we start our journey," said Mungo eager to begin the journey.

"Surely...

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Feb152010

The Same Place, Chapter 6: On Private Land [Fixed]

Kylie found the second day of hiking to be quite a bit more difficult than the first. Although she did not want to admit it, she was actually a bit sore. Yet once she got on the trail, the soreness seemed to go away, a bit. She...

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Feb152010

The Same Place, Chapter 7: At the Farm House

Lars took the lead.  He dismounted from the horse and removed the heavy saddle and hung it over the railing.  The horse was now free to wander off, and did just that heading for a feeding trough full of grain and oats....

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Feb152010

The Same Place, Chapter 9: Birds and Snakes

"Actually, I want to get a few more shots of the campsite," said Kylie. She took out the Scout and panned over the campsite, she then panned over to Mungo, who didn't feel like saying anything that moment. She then held...

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Feb152010

The Same Place, Chapter 10: At the Crossroads

In the end, she decided to wear just her hat and sunglasses. After all, Mungo had brought nothing to cover himself for the entire trip. Granted, he did not have to deal with sore breasts. But if he could go nude the whole trip...

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Feb152010

The Same Place, Chapter 11: An Unseasonably Hot Day

Hot.

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Feb152010

The Same Place, Chapter 12: Dreaming

Kylie did not go to sleep immediately, but she did eventually drift off to sleep. Her dream was a familiar one-- all too familiar.

Once again, visions of Fisher's Creek came to her in her dreams. It was the same dream she had...

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Feb152010

The Same Place, Chapter 13: It's Urgent!

Still shaking him, Kylie was now beginning to panic. "Mungo, wake up! Mungo you have to wake up!" Why wasn't he waking up? Maybe he had been bitten by a snake during the night. He couldn't be dead. He just...

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Feb152010

The Same Place, Chapter 14: The Fountain of Youth

Finishing her trip to the "bathroom", Kylie asked "Are you feeling better?" as she rejoined her friend.

"Much," he said. It was true. His eyes were bright and vibrant. His mouth was no longer chapped after having slaked his...

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Feb152010

The Same Place, Chapter 15: The Trip Home

It felt strange to wake up to the open sky and to remember that the tent was gone. She sat up. The sun was just beginning to peak above the horizon. It was the first Outback sunrise that she had awoken to, as on the other days...

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Feb152010

The Same Place, Chapter 16: Home at Last!

Once inside, Kylie was confronted with a serious dilemma. Shower first? Or dinner? Admittedly, she was hungry. All she had to eat that day was berries. Then again, she felt grungy and desperately wanted to be clean. She smelled...

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Feb152010

The Same Place, Epilogue

Back at the Koala Bay Bares Kylie found Mungo out lying in a grassy field. Oscar was napping nearby. So the emu had found his way home, just as Mungo had said he would. "They told me I'd find you here," she remarked.

"Who's...

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