Ok, not something I typically right for, and I doubt this is something ANYONE reads, but I just finished playing Pitfall: The Lost Expedition on PS2 for like the 10th time and I think Pitfall and Nicole are just adorable. I have NEVER read another Pitfall fanfic in my life, let alone on this site. So I receive the honor of writing the first Pitfall fanfic to be on this site and that alone is pretty cool (: And I wanted to read something cute with Pitfall/Nicole, so I gave up searching and wrote my own to read.

This is post Pitfall: The Lost Expedition.

EDIT: This was edited in May 2020 and some very minor details were changed to help the flow of things!

Nicole finished packing up her things and sighed. Her adventures in the Peruvian jungle put quite an experience on her. The news of her father's death hurt, but the finding of Pitfall Harry certainly didn't. Well, maybe not at first, but it didn't hurt now. She was glad they crossed paths and were now working together as a couple. She smiled at him from across their camp, which was slowly being demolished. Their pilot was able to radio for help and have another plane come and get them. The plane was to arrive tomorrow, but it would be a few miles from their current campsite, and they didn't want to risk missing their only flight out of here.

Dr. Bittenbinder attempted to put a box onto the Gizmo 85, their truck, but Nicole stopped him before he could do any more damage to his already broken arm. "Here, let me give you a hand," she offered and took the box from him. He smiled and nodded his thanks before turning back to camp.

Nicole went to place the box, but found she was a tad bit too short to reach. She sighed. She was by no means a quitter. Nicole kept reaching and reaching until she felt the box lift from her hands and up into the Gizmo 85. She could feel someone standing behind her as they entwined their fingers with her now free fingers. She smiled. "Thanks Harry." He hugged her waist, now placing her own hands on her stomach.

"No problem gorgeous." He moved to kiss her cheek before going back to work with the camp take down. She smiled and decided on helping take down a tent instead of lifting. Nicole pulled the stakes out of the ground one by one, then began to take down the tent in minutes. She rolled it up expertly. She carried it over to the Gizmo 85, once again finding her height a problem. Pitfall walked over next to her. "Here, let me give you a boost and you can sit up there and I'll hand you stuff to place. Mmk?" She nodded and smiled. He clasped his hands together and she placed a foot on them. Pitfall pushed her up and onto their truck. After finding a somewhat comfortable way to sit, she accepted the tent from him and tied it down.

They kept this process up until everyway was loaded onto the truck. There were now five of them that needed to fit into that truck: Leech, Bittenbinder, Pitfall, Nicole, and Mole, the demolitions expert. Mole offered to drive, and Leech said he could fly far enough with his gadgets, which only made Pitfall chuckle. Bittenbinder rode in the passenger seat, and Pitfall squeezed himself between the two of them, letting Nicole rest in his lap. She kept both arms slung around his neck and he kept his around her waist, almost acting as a seatbelt for her. While they rode to their plane site, Nicole noticed the cuts and bruises on Pitfall now. He had more than she remembered him having. She promised herself that she'd question him about it later, when they were alone.

A bump in the rode made Nicole jump back to life, therefore making Pitfall tighten his grip on her as if the fear of losing her once more was taking over him. He placed a light kiss on her exposed shoulder. "You okay?" She nodded and smiled. He returned a mischievous smile, his favorite kind of smile. She tried not to focus on the wounds on his face and instead looked ahead at the road. This didn't go unnoticed by Pitfall, but he decided not to bring it up.

They arrived at their one night campsite and decided to pitch just two tents. Pitfall and Nicole in one, Leech, Mole, and Bittenbinder in the other. Once the tents were up, fruit was offered to anyone who was hungry, since dinner was kind of limited. Nicole opted for a mango while Pitfall skipped out on food. He offered to take the first watch, a request no one denied him.

Pitfall lied in the grass and looked up at the trees and few stars he could see through the branches. Everyone else slipped into a tent for bed- almost everyone. "How did you get that bruise on your cheek?"

"Which one? The left or right?" Pitfall asked, not bothering to look at her as she sat down next to him. Nicole hadn't even realized both of his cheeks were bruised until he'd said something about it. She reached her hand out and turned his head to see the bruise on the other side too. All the while Pitfall avoided her gaze.

"Both," she demanded. He gave heavy sigh.

"It's a long story babe. I don't know if I should tell it to you before a long plane ride tomorrow," he replied. He tucked his palms under his head and stargazed to the best of his ability.

"Tell me. I want to listen," she replied, wanting to know what had happened to leave such dark marks on her boyfriend.

"This one," he pointed to the right side of his face, "came from St. Claire. And this one," he pointed to left bruise, "came from fighting a giant demon jaguar. There we go. Enough said." She raised an eyebrow clearly not amused.

"Giant demon jaguar, I should've known. And St. Claire? When did he have hands on you?" Nicole asked.

"While you were with Pusca, I had a plan to obtain all four artifacts. I was going to get myself captured, then steal the artifact from his camp. I should've known it came with a price," he said as he continued to look up at the sky.

"He tortured you, didn't he?" Nicole asked quietly. He looked at her sadly. "What did he do to you to break you like this?"

"I'm not broken. Don't say that. I was whipped before St. Claire punched me. He kept asking me questions I refused to answer about the artifacts. He confiscated my belongings. He kicked me a couple of times, but it's nothing I can't handle. I've been through worse," he finished.

"I'm sorry." Nicole lied down beside him and laid her head on top of his chest. He hissed lightly, but heavily enough for Nicole to catch it. She sat back up. "Does that hurt?"

"Nikki, I'm fine."

"Does it hurt?"

"No." She didn't believe Pitfall at all. She slowly unbuttoned the green shirt he had on. He didn't protest, but refused to look at her. After the buttons were undone, she rolled up the white shirt slowly, revealing a dark mark over his stomach that made Nicole's eyes widen and her own stomach hurt. Pitfall still didn't look at her.

"Harry, this is bad. You might have a broken rib," she said. He shrugged and sat up. He leaned back on his palms as Nicole looked him over.

"Oh well."

"Oh well? No. I'm getting the first aid kit right now. Don't you dare move." He opened his mouth to protest, but nothing came out. She ran back toward the truck and dug through their gear before finding what she was looking for.

"It's just a rib, Nikki. There's not much you can do for it," Pitfall said. She ignored him still.

"Just hold still." He complied as she ran a bandage around his ribcage a few times, wincing and hissing every now and then. She bit her own lip every time he made a sound of pain, knowing that it was sort of her own fault that he had these markings. She taped off the bandage and he gave a sigh of relief. "Oh, I'm not done with you." Pitfall gave a raised eyebrow as she rolled his shirt back down, but left the green one unbuttoned.

"What're you suggesting?"

"I'm suggesting that I clean up the cuts on your face, genius," Nicole replied. He sighed.

"Nikki, I told you a hundred times. I'm fine."

"You know I actually do care about your wellbeing," she said, ignoring his words. He smiled at her.

"I know you do Nikki. It's just that I've suffered worse and I'll be okay. I've been on my own for years and I'm used to just taking care of myself," Pitfall told her. She still continued to wet a cotton ball and start cleaning the dirt from his wounds.

"I know, but you have me now, so things are going to change. I'm not going to let you be alone anymore," she said. He patiently waited for her to finish, but couldn't help the smile he now had. She threw the cotton ball back into the first aid kit and closed it. She placed a light kiss over the cut on his head and one on the bruises on each cheek. He smiled warmly in return.

"Thank you," he quietly said. Nicole crawled over to sit where she was sitting previously. Pitfall felt her arm brush against his. "You're freezing Nikki. Aren't you cold?" She shrugged.

"A bit I guess." Pitfall leaned away from her. He shrugged off his green shirt, which was still unbuttoned. He held the green shirt out to her, and, hesitantly at first, she slipped her arms inside. He unrolled the sleeves on her and she instantly felt warmer. The shirt was soft and smelled like him. He buttoned just one of the buttons on the front and smiled at her. He now wore just his white t-shirt, which defined his figure well. "Thank you," Nicole finally said.

"No problem. You look good in it," Pitfall said with a smile. She placed her head on his shoulder and he wrapped an arm around her, placing a kiss on her head. His thumb traced small circles on her side where his hand rested. He let out a sigh.

"Hmm?" Nicole hummed, asking about the sigh he let out.

"I just can't believe I lost you and gained you all in one day. You had me so worried," he said.

"How did you save me?" Nicole asked him.

"I kissed you. Micay's powers traveled with me when she sent me back to the entrance to El Dorado. I think that's what saved you," Pitfall replied. She raised an eyebrow. "I thought you were gone for good when I came back from El Dorado. You just lied there, lifeless on the ground. I thought it was all over."

"Harry…"

Pitfall chuckled to himself. "I've hung over bottomless pits, experienced dark magic, had TNT thrown at me, climbed mountains, and been threatened by a giant demon jaguar, but never have I been so scared in all my life when I saw you there." She reached around and grabbed the hand that rested on her waist.

"I'm here. I'm not going anywhere Harry. I promise. I'm right here." She kissed and nuzzled his neck comfortingly. He held her tightly with his left arm and squeezed her hand. Pitfall let go of her hand and turned his body to face her.

He turned her head towards him and slowly kissed her lips. It started out slow and sweet, but eventually led to a more heated kiss between them. Pitfall kept a hand on the back of her head, tangled in her blonde hair while her hand was on his cheek lightly enough not to hurt his bruised face. When the need for air was too great they split apart, panting and gasping for oxygen. "Thanks Nikki," Pitfall said to her. She smiled. Bittenbinder came out of his tent.

"Ok you two, I think your watch is up. Let's go, back to bed," the doctor said as he came over. He was slowly becoming a father to Nicole now that they had confirmation of his death, though Pitfall knew Bittenbinder wouldn't interrupt the relationship between him and Nicole. Bittenbinder liked Pitfall, and Pitfall knew that.

Pitfall stood first and then helped Nicole up. He didn't let go of her hand as they walked to the tent. Bittenbinder watched them go with a smile, as they whispered between each other and laughed. He gave Pitfall his approval, but he figured Pitfall knew that. Ever since Bittenbinder found out about Nicole's father's death, he decided he would step in if she needed anything. But it looked like Pitfall was all she needed at this point.

Pitfall lied down on his mat and threw a blanket over himself and Nicole. She snuggled up to him, still wearing his green shirt. Her head was on his chest and she slept on her stomach. Both of his arms were around her waist as she slept peacefully. He too soon drifted into a calm sleep.

It was the middle of the night when Pitfall was woken up. Nicole sat up quickly, panting and gasping. She leaned over her bent knees and put her head into her hands. He sat up with her and placed a hand on her back carefully. "Hey, are you okay?" Pitfall asked gently.

"Yeah, just a bit shaken up. Lemme just catch my breath," Nicole said while breathing heavily. He let his arm rest against her back and rubbed her back slowly.

"Nightmare?" Pitfall waited patiently until she was ready to talk and answer his question.

"Pusca was alive. He came after you. I couldn't reach you in time. You looked just like… just like my dad." A few tears dared to escape her eyes as she started to cry silently. Pitfall wiped away the few tears softly.

"It's okay. Everything is okay. I'm here," Pitfall said, trying to comfort her. She nodded slowly until her breath began to calm down a bit. He buried his head into her hair and kissed the top of her head. He wrapped an arm around Nicole and rubbed her arms slowly and comfortingly. She leaned into his gentle touch. "Do you want to lie back down? We can keep talking or try and go back to sleep. Whatever you need," he said quietly.

Nicole nodded and lied back down. Pitfall joined her under the blankets on the mat. "Do you want to talk more about it?"

"Not right now," she shyly replied.

"Okay. I'll be here and awake with you until you can go back to sleep," he said, not pushing her any further. She nodded and gripped his shirt with one hand, pulling him as close as possible. She curled herself into a ball and buried herself in Pitfall's chest. He kept both his arms tightly around her waist to protect her from her nightmares as well as he could. He made sure she was warm enough before letting her close her eyes and return to sleep. Once she fell asleep, he soon followed.

Nicole woke up hours later, sitting upright comfortably. Her head was resting on something. She opened her eyes slowly, adjusting to the light. Why did it feel like she was moving? She looked up to see Pitfall looking to his right at something. It looked like a window to her.

"Well well, look who decided to wake up," Pitfall said with a smirk and looked down at her. Nicole gazed around. Was she on a plane? "You were out cold this morning, so I've just been carrying you around- literally- all morning. You're kinda like a little monkey," he joked and returned to looking out the window. She looked up at Pitfall. This was complete déjà vu, sitting next to him on a plane ride. Things were a little different this time though. The thought made her smile.

"Sorry. I can be a bit of a heavy sleeper when I'm tired," she sheepishly replied. He smirked and nuzzled her nose with his own.

"No problem babe. I'm just glad you got some sleep after last night."

"I guess you'd like your shirt back?" Nicole asked in reference to the green shirt of his she still wore. She noticed it was buttoned completely now. He smirked.

"You can wear it as long as you'd like." He loved the way it hung loosely on her shoulders.

"How close are we to home?"

"I'd say about a half an hour out. Then we all go back home," Pitfall said, almost sounding somewhat disappointed. Nicole raised an eyebrow.

"Where is home for you?" she asked, remembering they had a life outside of the jungle. He chuckled.

"I used to jump from place to place. When I wasn't exploring, which was rare, I was with Dr. David Crane. We lost contact after I dropped out of school to become an explorer though. He lives in San Francisco." Her smile widened.

"Good, because I do too. You can stay with me if you'd like." Pitfall was a bit taken back by her request. He didn't think she would offer such a thing so soon. "You can couch it," she teased. Pitfall knew she was joking. "It would just be the two of us, if that's alright with you."

"Of course it's alright with me," Pitfall said, going down to kiss her. She returned his kiss just as passionately. They were ultimately lost in each other until Bittenbinder came by and cleared his throat, making them both jump and separate.

"Just wanted to let you know that we're getting ready to land," he said as he eyed Pitfall. Pitfall sheepishly nodded and said thank you. Bittenbinder turned and made his way back to hit seat. Nicole and Pitfall stole a glance at one another, both embarrassed from getting caught.

Pitfall settled for tangled her fingers with his. His thumb brushed across her skin gently. He looked out the window at the air traffic control tower approaching. It would be strange to be home again after being out on the road for so long. He looked at Nicole out of the corner of his eye. He couldn't deny that he was excited for whatever was in store for them.

When they first touched the runway, they felt the initial bump and the breaks making their plane ride rough. Pitfall held Nicole's hand tightly, despite knowing that she could take care of herself just fine. Once they were free to get up, he reluctantly let go of Nicole's hand and stood to gather his gear.

Nicole stood with him and gathered her own supplies, politely denying her boyfriend's offer of help. The rest of their gear was waiting for them outside, as it was unloaded from the plane. They walked together hand in hand from the plane, ready to start a new adventure- together.

Okay so I was playing again today and it totally inspired me to finish this story (: shout out to all my fellow Pitfall gamers out there! We rock!