Kirk is standing in front of the Mine Shaft between the last two teams. ?Welcome back to Legends,? he says. ?Now is the time when the glory goes to the fastest and the strongest? so let?s hear it for Samantha and James of the Purple Parrots!? The brunette girl with freckles and hazel-eyed boy clap along with the audience. ?And Ashley and Kris of the Blue Barracudas!? The camera closes in on the curly-blond-haired girl and brown-haired boy as the audience applauds for them. ?You guys ready to play?? Kirk asks.
?YEAH!? The players shout their reply.
?All right! Go get ready for the Temple Games,? Kirk says. Samantha and Ashley then walk offscreen in one direction, Kris and James in another. ?In the Temple Games, each team is competing for?" he opens a pouch and pulls out a small gold medallion to show to the camera? "these Pendants of Life. The winning team will need the Pendants to protect them from the DREADED Temple Guards as they make their way through Olmec?s Temple. There are three Temple Games, and Olmec will tell us about Temple Game #1.?
Olmec begins:
?Since Mercy Otis Warren was often under surveillance by British troops, the Sons of Liberty sometimes had to be very sneaky with getting to her home for their meetings. In this game, you must take an indirect route through the forest at night with a torch to light the way. When Kirk gives the signal, put your torch behind your head and make your way through the forest. Whenever you come to two branches, you must find a way to maneuver between or around them, keeping your torch behind your head and both of your hands on it.
?The first player to leave the forest? or the player that?s closest to the end after 60 seconds wins.?
The camera segues to Kirk. ?Better be careful not to burn up the trees with that torch,? he says to the players before turning to the camera. ?Let?s put 60 seconds on the clock.? A countdown clock appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen. ?On your mark, get set, GO!?
Ashley and Samantha take off into the forests, but within fifteen seconds, Ashley has a clear lead; she?s almost halfway through the forest while Samantha is only about a third of the way to the end. Near the end, however, Ashley takes a bit of a wrong turn that slows her down and lets Samantha close the gap a bit, but eventually she gets out first anyway, with twenty seconds left.
?Okay, that?s it!? Kirk announces, and Ashley runs over to meet him. Samantha emerges from her forest about six seconds later. ?Blue Barracudas got out first, giving a half Pendant of Life to the Blue Barracudas!? Ashley drops the rod in her hand and jumps up and down as the audience applauds. ?She?s excited! Next game?s worth a half Pendant. Olmec, tell us about it.?
Olmec continues:
?Mercy Otis Warren was caught in the middle of the Revolutionary War, helping the Americans against the British. Luckily for you, in this game, you will only have to take down four of the British soldiers. When Kirk gives the signal, lob a cannonball at one of the soldiers on the wall. Then, load another cannonball in the slingshot and shoot again.
?The first player to knock down all four soldiers ? or the player that?s knocked over the most soldiers in 60 seconds? wins.?
?Let?s see how the players can handle the battlefield,? Kirk comments. ?Let?s put 60 seconds on the clock.? The clock then appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen. ?On your mark, get set, GO!?
Neither player gets it on the first try, but Kris knocks over his second-from-right target on his second attempt. After that, no more targets are knocked over until about 39 seconds, when James knocks down the leftmost target for the Parrots. He later gets the second-leftmost target with 32 seconds to go.
?Purple Parrots taken the lead!? Kirk comments as Kris fails to hit a target hard enough. ?He thought he had it, it?s stand? Blue Parrots score two!? Kris gets the second point for the Blue Barracudas with 24 seconds to go. For the remainder of the game, most of the hits are again close but inaccurate. There are some that hit but not hard enough; James even tries to knock down both of his remaining targets with one shot, but the ball gets caught between the two.
?Oh! Thought he could get them both!? Kirk remarks as Kris knocks over his leftmost target at :10 for the Blue Barracudas. ?Blue Barracudas score again, that?s three!? Shortly after, time runs out. A pattern of ceiling spotlights flashes to indicate the end of the Temple Game.
?All right, time?s up!? announces Kirk, running onscreen to declare a winner. ?Purple Parrots got two targets, Blue Barracudas got three, so they get a full Pendant!? The audience applauds again. ?So the Blue Barracudas have a full Pendant, Purple Parrots haven?t scored, but this next game is worth a full Pendant. Olmec, tell us about Temple Game #3.?
Olmec narrates:
?According to legend, Mercy Otis Warren also helped the Sons of Liberty by relaying messages back and forth. In this game, you must share secret messages with your partner. When Kirk gives the signal, grab a secret message and walk out to meet your partner at the middle of the path. Then pass the message to your partner, who will slide back and place it in your bin. Then do it again.
?The team with the most secret messages in their bin after 60 seconds wins.?
?Purple Parrots need this to tie,? Kirk explains. ?60 seconds on the clock.? The clock then appears in the corner of the screen. ?On your mark, get set, GO!?
As soon as Kirk shouts ?go,? the players walk against the force of the bungee cords attaching them to the walls behind them using the handholds in the raised sides of the tracks. The teams are neck-and-neck at first; both make the first transfer at about :50 and get the messages in the bins at the :47 mark. Kris of the Blue Barracudas has trouble getting up to the middle on the second time, though; the Purple Parrots score their second point before the Barracudas can, doing so with 36 seconds remaining. However, the Barracudas even the score again at :31.
?This takes a lot of coordination,? Kirk comments as the latter half of the game begins. The Parrots score again with 22 seconds remaining, while Kris still has to scramble for the Barracudas, who score a third time with 18 seconds to go. The Parrots make their fourth transfer with only eight seconds left, but the Barracudas are about to catch up. However, Ashley?s bungee cord yanks her backwards right after Kris reaches the midpoint of the track, and though she makes a desperate reach, she can?t make contact with the message. The ceiling spotlights flash again when time runs out, and Kirk appears onscreen.
?All right,? Kirk says as he walks down along the space between the tracks and grabs the teams? bins. The kids run over to join him as soon as they can. ?Purple Parrots need this one to tie up. Blue Barracudas got one, two? three messages, Purple Parrots got one, two, three, ? four messages! They get the full Pendant, that gives them a Pendant, the Blue Barracudas have a Pendant? it?s a tie! Bring in the tiebreaker pedestals!?
?Okay, just stand behind there, Blue over there, Purple over there,? Kirk says, and the players follow Kirk?s gestures and stand behind the pedestals. ?Okay, here?s the tiebreaker rules. In a second, Olmec will ask you a question. If you think you know the answer, hit the gong in front of you. You?ll have three seconds to answer and I must accept your first response. If you?re right, you and your partner will be going inside the Temple in search of the Bonnet, but if you?re wrong or run out of time, I'll give the other team a chance. All clear?"
The players nod in response.
"All right, Olmec!" Kirk shouts. "What?s the final question??
Olmec asks:
?Which of these drinks was taxed during the Revolution: Coffee, Tea or Water??
The Blue Barracudas hit the gong first and Kris answers: ?Tea???
?That? is? correct,? Olmec replies, and Kris and Ashley high-five while jumping up and down as a celebration.
?Olmec?s made his decision!? Kirk announces. ?He?s sending the Blue Barracudas in to the Temple!? Kirk then goes to stand by the other team. ?The Purple Parrots gave it a great effort too all the way through, it was a close match. Here?s what we?ve got for them.? James and Samantha will each be receiving a copy of the Ape Escape 3 PlayStation 2 game.
Kirk is now standing behind the tiebreaker pedestal between Ashley and Kris. ?They?re fired up, and now we?ll see if the Blue Barracudas can make it through Olmec?s Temple and retrieve the Bonnet,? he says, ?right after this!? The camera races across the set and zooms in on the Bonnet of Mercy Otis Warren in the Junction of the Secret Shafts before fading to commercial.