Rain splatters across my face and body, drenching my flowing hair as I sit there in the mud, collecting my bearings and regaining my breath. The struggle with Kara was as frenetic and raw as I expected, but I did not think she could gain the upper hand. Getting over my surprise as I sit there in the mud, I watch as the other cavewomen scrape and claw their way over each other. I watch quietly as they all take a bad fall. Mud and water splashes in all directions and I scamper around the disastrous landing, winding up quietly behind Kara as she straddles Andy. As a flash of lightning cracks across the dark sky, I grab the fierce Lioness, wrapping my right arm around her throat from behind while my other arm grabs both her arms back, pinning them behind her back. I keep the hold locked on her for a few moments, her body squirming and writhing against me, then I clamp my right hand over her mouth, smothering the breath from her. As I roll her head back against my shoulder, I look up and watch as Gladys is already scaling the wall. I glance back at Kara and thrust her onto her side into the muddy ground, rising up onto my feet. I watch as Andy attempts to push herself off of the mud, and I step on her back forcibly, shoving her into the ground. Moving to the wall, I step on Kathleen's back and use it as a stepping stool, gaining leverage to ascend the wall. I start to climb the slippery rocky wall, my eyes glaring after Gladys as she gets higher up. I reach her, and reach up, grabbing hold of her ankle. I pull on it, moving her foot from side to side, trying to slow her down in her ascent.
