When the camera fades in from commercial, the show?s title card is placed over a shot of some foliage near Olmec and the Temple Gate. The pendant logo splits, the title fades into the distance and the camera zooms out a bit before transitioning to Kirk standing in front of the Cannon Room with the two remaining teams.
?Welcome back to Legends!? he says. ?Now the glory goes to the fastest and the strongest, so let?s talk to our two teams.? He turns the left side of the screen to talk to the Purple Parrots, starting with a hazel-eyed girl with shoulder-length red hair. ?On the Purple Parrots, we have Sydney. Sydney, how old are you??
?Twelve,? she replies.
?And I hear you?re on your school?s soccer team,? says Kirk, referring to the index card in his hand. ?Tell me about that.?
?Well,? explains Sydney, ?I?ve been a goalkeeper for the girls? team for? two seasons.?
?Do you watch a lot of soccer on TV??
?Not really, but I might watch the World Cup.? She shrugs and smiles, revealing two rows of braces.
?Ah, nice,? Kirk comments before moving to the left extreme of the screen to talk to Sydney?s partner, a blond boy with narrow blue eyes. ?And your partner here is James. How old are you??
?Eleven,? he answers.
?And it says here you like BMX biking,? Kirk reads. ?Tell me about that.?
?Well,? answers James, ?I got into that ?cause I have older friends, they were getting into that, it looked cool? so I started too.?
?But tell me: What does ?BMX? stand for??
James simply shakes his head and laughs.
?You don?t know??
?It?s like? biking over hills and dirt and rocks and stuff,? James laughs.
?Sounds tough? sounds cool,? Kirk comments. ?Let?s hear it for the Purple Parrots!? The audience momentarily cheers for James and Sydney, who high-five during the round of applause. As the audience starts to quiet down again, Kirk turns to his left to talk with the Silver Snakes, starting with a straight-dark-haired girl with brown eyes. ?But on the Silver Snakes, we have Tiffany. How old are you??
?Eleven.?
?And I heard you play softball and you like to draw, but you also collect stamps,? Kirk says. ?Tell me about that.?
?Well, um?? Tiffany struggles to find words, ?I really just? like the little pictures on them. Birds and flowers and? clouds and plants?? Her voice trails off.
?Sounds nice. How big?s your collection??
?Uh? just about? thirty so far???
?Well, keep collecting!? Kirk teases before moving to talk to Tiffany?s partner, a short-brown-haired boy with blue-green eyes. ?And on the Silver Snakes, we have Marc. Marc, tell me: How old are you??
?Twelve,? he says in response.
?And it says here you have a nickname,? reads Kirk. ?What do they call you??
? ?Wolf,? ? Marc answers simply.
?How come??
? ?Cause I?m? I really like the wild, the forests, the mountains, nighttime? I?m always racing around, leading my friends? so yeah.? He nods coolly.
?Sounds like I wouldn?t wanna mess with you,? Kirk chuckles, stepping back to the center of the screen. ?Let?s hear it for the Silver Snakes!? The audience gives Marc and Tiffany a short round of applause, during which the players clap along.
?All right, you ready to play?? asks Kirk.
?YEAH!? shout the players in response.
?Then why don?t you girls go get ready for the first Temple Game, guys go get set up for the second Temple Game,? Kirk says while pointing in different directions; he turns toward the camera again as Sydney and Tiffany walk offscreen in one direction, and James and Marc 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? "Pendants of Life. The winning team will need those Pendants to protect themselves from the dreaded Temple Guards as they make their way through the Temple. There are three Temple Games. Olmec, tell us about Temple Game #1.?
Olmec begins:
"The Wat Phra Kaew is one of the largest and most ornate temples in all of Asia, and the shrine of the Emerald Buddha is decorated with thousands of orange and green tiles. In this game, you will only have to decorate the column in front of you with four. When Kirk gives the signal, grab a tile, stick it to your helmet, climb the column and when you get to the top, stick the tile to one of the four sides of the column. Then, come back down and do it again.
"The first player to decorate the column with all four tiles? or the player that's further along after 60 seconds? wins!"
The camera fades to Kirk. "Looks like our teams've got a little interior designing to do," he comments. "Let's set the clock for 60 seconds." With a bang, a countdown clock slams down in the bottom-right corner of the screen, and Kirk dashes offscreen to the left. "On your marks, get set, GO!"
Sydney and Tiffany, who already had their first orange tiles on their helmet at the start of the game, start to climb their respective columns as soon as Kirk shouts ?Go.? Sydney has a bit of difficulty climbing, but Tiffany makes it to the top and sticks the first tile on one side of the cube-shaped capital with 49 seconds remaining. Sydney catches up five seconds later when she places her first tile on the capital of the column as well. However, Tiffany remains one step ahead, and sticks a green tile to the second side of the Silver Snakes? column capital with 35 seconds on the clock.
?Silver Snakes moving fast? can the Purple Parrots catch up?? Kirk asks amidst his commentary as Sydney struggles her way up the column for the second time. She finally gets her first green tile in position with 24 seconds remaining, but by then, Tiffany is almost up at the top of the Silver column again. However, Tiffany unexpectedly loses grip on the column? as she reaches up to place the last orange tile, one of her legs slips a little, breaking the ?lock? she had formed with her legs and nearly causing her to swing back and forth in midair, tethered only to a support cord connecting her harness to the ceiling (:17!). ?Ough! Silver Snakes in trouble, that can cost ?em!? Tiffany swings back to the column and starts climbing again, but by then, Sydney has closed the gap. Finally, both girls place their third tiles at the top around the :06 mark, and can do no more than climb back down the column? not too long after they reach the bottom, the clock explodes and a pattern of ceiling spotlights flashes to signify that the game is over.
?All right, time?s up!? Kirk calls out, running onscreen. ?Let?s check it out?? Sydney and Tiffany let go of the columns and walk over, and spotters work on freeing them from their harnesses. ?Looks like each team got three tiles before time ran out, so each team gets a half a Pendant of Life!? The audience briefly cheers for the girls as they shake hands. ?The next is worth a half-Pendant too. Olmec, tell us about it.?
Olmec continues:
"Like all temples, the Wat Phra Kaew has several bell towers, but in this game, you will need to retrieve a bell that has fallen into a small space. When Kirk gives the signal, move along the path and pull on the rope below you as you maneuver it along the slot. When you get to a hole in the slot, pull the first knot in the rope through the hole and continue on to the next hole. At each hole, you can only pull enough of the rope to get past one knot, and you may not fall off the walkway or let go of the rope.
"The first player to reach the end of the walkway and pull the bell through the space at the end? or the one that's further along at the end of 60 seconds? wins!"
The camera segues over to Kirk. "This could be tough? they gotta drag and then hang the bells," he comments, standing in front of two U-shaped tracks held several feet above the ground by support beams. "Let's see. Let's put 60 seconds on the clock?" The countdown clock slams down into the bottom-right corner; a purple half-Pendant appears in the upper-left and a silver half-Pendant appears in the upper-right, and Kirk takes a few steps to the left to get out of the way of the camera. "On your mark, get set, GO!"
James and Marc start running along the first bend of the track as soon as Kirk gives the signal, taking part of the long rope with them. It takes only five seconds for them to get to the spot where the first round hole in the track is located; the hole is just big enough for the first knot in the rope to be pulled through, but none of the knots after it. After only a few more seconds, Marc has pulled the first knot through and starts to take off again, although the bell is now being dragged along, slowing him down a tad. James pulls the first knot through with 48 seconds to go, only a few seconds behind Marc. At the second hole, however, Marc nearly drops the bell, allowing James to catch up. Both players pull the second knot out of the hole with 38 seconds left, and the bell is just barely hovering over the ground as they move on.
?These players are tough, and they?re evenly matched? I can?t tell who?s gonna win, can you?? remarks Kirk while the boys are working on pulling the rope up to the third knot through the third hole. Just after the halfway mark, the boys finish up at the third hole and start to move on. Marc makes it to the last hole before the finish line with nineteen seconds remaining and gets to work. ?He?s just got one more hole to go? they both do!? Marc pulls the final knot through the hole with thirteen seconds remaining, leaving James behind, and makes his way to the nearby large space that marks the finish line so he can pull the bell through. ?I think it?s gonna be close?!? James finally gets the fourth knot through the hole with five seconds on the clock, but it doesn?t matter? Marc retrieves the bell before James can even reach the finish, stopping the clock at :03 and causing it and the Pendant count to disappear from the screen.
?That?s it!? Kirk announces, reappearing onscreen as James and Marc are lowered to the floor by the support cords, which spotters then disconnect from their harnesses. ?The Silver Snakes got their bell up and out of the hole before time ended. They get a half-Pendant of Life!? The audience applauds again as Kirk and Marc high-five. ?They call him ?Wolf,? he?s ferocious, and now the Silver Snakes have a full Pendant. The Purple Parrots have a half, but we go to the third and final game, it?s worth a whole Pendant. Olmec, tell us about it.?
Olmec narrates:
"The Emerald Buddha statue in the Wat Phra Kaew is dressed in golden robes, but these robes have to be changed three times a year for the different seasons. In this game, you and your partner will cycle through the three robes. When Kirk gives the signal, one player from each team will grab the robe on your side, then both of you will climb up the wall. Transfer the robe over the wall, and then climb back down and place it in your bin. Then, grab the next robe and do it again.
"The first team to transfer all three robes from one partner to the other? or the team that transfers the most robes in 60 seconds? wins."
The camera transitions over to Kirk standing in front of the teams and the eight-foot walls. "This is for the Temple Run," he declares. "Put 60 seconds on the clock!" The clock and the earned Pendants reappear onscreen? a purple half-Pendant in the upper-left and a silver full Pendant in the upper-right? and Kirk promptly gets out of the camera's way. "On your mark, get set, GO!"
The players promptly attack the walls and scramble up along the handholds and footholds, but the Silver Snakes make it to the top a bit faster than the Purple Parrots. They transfer the first robe from Tiffany to Marc after only eight seconds and start back down their wall, but the Purple Parrots make the first transfer only a few moments later (:49). Surprisingly, however, the boys on each team make it to the bottom of the wall a lot faster than their partners? Marc places the first robe in the Snakes? bin with 45 seconds remaining, while Tiffany is only halfway down her side of the wall. The same occurs to the Parrots; James drops off the first robe with 41 seconds on the clock, and starts back up even before Sydney can pick up the second robe.
?First robes in, now they gotta wait for their partners?!? Kirk declares as Marc reaches the top of the wall first (:36). A few seconds later, Tiffany appears and hands off the second robe, with 32 seconds remaining. James, in the meantime, is at the top of the Parrots? wall and waiting for Sydney. During his wait, Sydney temporarily loses her grip on the wall; her support cord, luckily, allows her to swing back and, after a little trouble, grab back on and resume the climb. ?She slipped, she swang back, but that could cost ?er! We?ll see!? The Parrots finally pass off their second robe with 23 seconds to go, and James heads down to try and catch up to the Silver Snakes. However, by the time he gets the second robe in the Purple bin with fourteen seconds left, the Silver Snakes are back up at the top of the wall again, preparing to hand off the final robe. The Parrots transfer their last robe with five seconds on the clock, but it?s too little, too late, as the Snakes get the final robe in the bin at the exact same time.
?That?s it! That?s it! C?mon down, you guys!? Kirk declares, calling the players down as he reappears onscreen himself. Spotters walk in to help the players out of their harnesses. ?Okay, the Silver Snakes got all three robes before time ended, so they get the full Pendant, giving them two, the Purple Parrots had a half. The Silver Snakes are going to the Temple!? Tiffany squeals and tackle-hugs Marc, and the two share high-fives and other gestures with each other and the Purple Parrots. ?The Purple Parrots gave it a great effort too. We got a great gift for them and here?s what it is.? James and Sydney will each be receiving a copy of the Phantasy Star 0 Nintendo DS game.
The camera cuts back from the consolation prize to show only Kirk and the Silver Snakes in front of the walls used in the third Temple Game. ?We?ll see if the Silver Snakes can make it through Olmec?s Temple,? he explains, ?retrieve the Original Robe of the Emerald Buddha? right after this!? The camera zooms in on the Original Robe in the Bamboo Forest, where the show?s logo reappears. Then, the camera fades to commercial.
Topic: Rediscovery EP: The Original Robe of the Emerald Buddha (Read 1595 times)