We return from the break to find Kirk standing in front of the Temple with one team on either side of him.
“Welcome back to Legends: Rebirth,” he says. “Now, of course, is when the glory goes to the fastest and the strongest. But before we get started, let’s meet our teams…
Kirk turns to the Orange Iguanas, who consist of a short, freckled red-haired girl with blue eyes hidden behind glasses and a much taller green-eyed boy with bushy black hair. “On the Orange Iguanas, we have Donna. How old are you, Donna?”
“Twelve,” replies Donna.
“And it says here you play softball, but you also like to sew…tell me about that.”
“Well,” says Donna, “my mom taught me how to sew about two years ago, and I liked it. So, I’ve been doing it ever since.”
“What kind of things do you sew?” asks Kirk.
“Um, mostly little things—I’ve made a lot of pillows, dolls, things like that,” replies Donna.
“Ah, neat,” says Kirk as he turns to her teammate. “And over here, we have your teammate Chris. How old are you, Chris?”
“Thirteen,” Chris replies.
“And it says here you play baseball, but your favorite sport to play is golf—why is that?”
“Um, just ‘cause it requires a lot of concentration…there’s a lot of focus involved, and…I just like it.”
“What’s your best golf score so far?” Kirk asks.
“Um…about five under par,” Chris replies after thinking for a second.
“Wow, that’s good,” Kirk remarks. “Let’s see if these two can score in the Temple Games—let’s hear it for ‘em!” Chris and Donna applaud along with the audience.
Kirk now turns to the Silver Snakes, who consist of a pretty blue-eyed girl with shoulder-length ash-blonde hair and a slightly taller brown-eyed boy with dark brown hair. “And now, over on the Silver Snakes, we have Julie. How old are you, Julie?”
“Thirteen,” Julie replies.
“And I see here you’re a cheerleader—how long have you been doing that?”
“Ever since I was in…fifth grade,” says Julie. “I really like it.”
“Are you usually on the bottom or the top of the pyramid?” Kirk asks.
“Um…I’m usually in the middle somewhere,” Julie says, laughing.
“She’s a middleman, folks,” Kirk jokes before turning her teammate. “And over here, we have Jason. How old are you?”
“Twelve,” Jason replies.
“And it says you like science and history, but what you really like is to travel. How many states have you been to so far?”
“Uh…probably about twenty so far,” replies Jason.
“What’s your favorite state?” Kirk asks.
“Right here in Florida,” says Jason.
“Can’t beat home sweet home, right?” Jason nods. “Let’s hear it for the Silver Snakes, everybody!” Jason and Julie and applaud along with the audience.
“All right, are you guys ready to play?” Kirk asks both teams.
“Yeah!” they reply.
“Okay—go get ready for the Temple Games,” Kirk instructs. “Now, in the Temple Games, our teams are gonna be competing for…” Kirk retrieves a Pendant of Life from his pouch and holds it up to the camera. “…Pendants of Life. The winning team will need these Pendants to protect them from the dreaded Temple Guards as they make their way through Olmec’s Temple. There are three Temple Games—Olmec, could you please tell us about Temple Game #1?”
The black lights under Olmec come on as he begins to explain the first Temple Game:
“When Oliver le Buse and his crew ambushed The Virgin of the Cape, they found a treasure so large, they couldn’t carry it all back to their ship, so they buried half of it. In this game, you’re going to help the crew dig up their treasure. When Kirk gives the signal, crawl out to the first plot of sand and use your hands to start digging through it. When you find a gold coin, come back and place it in your bin. Then crawl out to the next sand plot and start digging for the next coin. The first player to successfully dig up all four of their coins, or…the player who digs up the most coins in sixty seconds…wins.”
“Looks like our players are going on a treasure hunt,” Kirk remarks. “Let’s set the clock for sixty seconds!” The clock slams down in the bottom right-hand corner with a loud gong sound effect. “On your mark, get set, GO!”
Jason and Chris crawl out to the first mini-sandbox and start digging through it with their hands. Jason finds a coin within the first five seconds, and comes back to place it in his team’s bin. Chris takes a little longer to find his first coin, finding it and bringing it back as Jason sorts through the second pit of sand, which is slightly larger than the first one. With 45 seconds left, Chris begins searching through his second sandpit, and Jason is furtively digging in search of his second coin, which he finds with 39 seconds to go. He crawls back and places it in his bin at the same time Chris finds his second coin. Jason runs out to search through his third sandbox, which is almost twice the size of the first sandbox. Chris places his second coin in his bin with 29 seconds left and returns to search through his third sandpit. Each boy digs through the sand hurriedly, but neither one can find anything for several seconds. Jason finally finds the coin he’s looking for with ten seconds remaining, and brings it back to his bin. Chris is still searching through the third sandpit, and Jason doesn’t have time to search through the fourth and largest sandpit before time expires.
“Okay, that’s it!” Kirk shouts as he rushes back onscreen. “Let’s count ‘em up and see how we did.” A spotter brings both bins over to Kirk, who kneels beside them. “The Orange Iguanas got…two coins, and the Silver Snakes got one, two…three coins! The Silver Snakes get the half Pendant of Life!” The audience applauds for a few seconds. “The Orange Iguanas can catch up in this next Temple Game; it’s worth a half Pendant, too. Olmec, tell us about it…”
Olmec begins:
“Before his execution, Oliver gave Thomas the warden a necklace with a secret cryptogram that told where his treasure was hidden—but unfortunately, no one has been able to decipher it. In these next games, you’ll be trying to do just that. Behind you stands a wall with numerous cryptic markings on it, and before you, a maze with various matching parts of the cryptogram. When Kirk gives the signal, crawl into the maze and come up in an opening. When you find a symbol, grab it, come back, and place it under its matching spot on the wall. Then crawl back and find another symbol you don’t have. The first player to find all six symbols or—the player who finds the most symbols at the end of sixty seconds…wins.”
“Looks like it’s time to crack the code,” Kirk says. “Let’s set the clock for sixty seconds!” The clock slams down in the corner, ready to go. “On your mark, get set, GO!”
Donna and Julie rush out into the sixteen-compartment maze and pop up in a random spot—for Donna, it’s the top left-hand center part of the maze, and for Julie, it’s the second compartment down from the top left part of the maze. They each grab the symbol they find there, and come back to place it on their board. Each one manages to find another symbol on their next trip into the maze, and both place it in the right spot on the board with 44 seconds to go. On her next go-back, Donna finds a duplicate of the square-shaped symbol she already has, so she puts it back and heads back down to pop up in another part of the maze. Julie has already found and placed two more symbols by the time Donna finds a symbol she doesn’t have, and comes back to place it. With ten seconds remaining, Julie comes up in an empty compartment, while Donna manages to catch up and place a fourth symbol. No one progresses any further when time expires.
“Okay, that’s it!” Kirk shouts as he rushes back onscreen. “That’s it—come on back here. Come here—let’s count it all up and see how we did.” He glances back at the boards. “Looks like the Orange Iguanas got four symbols placed, and…the Silver Snakes also got four symbols, all in the right place—both teams get a half Pendant of Life!” The audience applauds for a few seconds. “So now, it’s all tied up—no, wait, the Orange Iguanas have a half Pendant; the Silver Snakes have a full Pendant. Now, we go to the third and final Temple Game. It’s worth a full Pendant of Life, and it’ll decide our winner. Olmec, tell us about Temple Game #3…”
Olmec begins to explain the final Game:
“In this game, you’ll be taking the cryptograms you found earlier and deciphering them. Both players are now suspended from a giant treasure map, and one of you is holding a bag containing the six symbols. When Kirk gives the signal, use the chain to maneuver yourselves along the slot. When you reach a missing piece of the map, find the symbol that matches it in your bag and pass it to your partner, who will then place it in the map. Then continue on to the next missing piece. The first team to correctly place all six pieces, or…the team that’s further along at the end of sixty seconds wins!”
“This is for the Temple,” Kirk remarks. “Put sixty seconds on the clock!” The clock slams down in the corner, ready to go. “On your mark, get set, GO!”
The Orange Iguanas have a little trouble working as a team in this game, allowing the slightly more coordinated Silver Snakes to take a slight lead on them. The Snakes have a bit of trouble finding their first missing map piece in their bag when they come to it, allowing the Orange Iguanas to catch up slightly. However, the Orange Iguanas suffer the same problem as the Silver Snakes on their first map piece as well, which allows the Silver Snakes to pull further ahead. The Silver Snakes manage to place their second piece with 47 seconds left, but the Orange Iguanas are right behind them, placing their second with 41 seconds left. In the second half of the game, the Silver Snakes manage to pick up the pace a little, and place their third piece with 33 seconds to go. They make it to their fourth slot as the Orange Iguanas place their third piece. This continues through the remainder of the game—the Silver Snakes stay one spot ahead of the Orange Iguanas, but they still can’t place their final piece before time expires.
“That’s it!” Kirk shouts as he rushes back onscreen. “Time is up—nice job by both teams; they both placed five symbols, but it looks like the Silver Snakes made it further along the map, so the Silver Snakes get the full Pendant. That gives them two Pendants, the Orange Iguanas have a half Pendant—the Silver Snakes are goin’ to the Temple!” Still suspended from the map, Jason and Julie whoop and applaud. “Orange Iguanas, you guys were great, too, and you’re not going away empty-handed. We’ve got a great gift for you guys, and here’s what it is!” They receive a custom-made Legends of the Hidden Temple: Rebirth watch.
As the prize disappears off-screen, Kirk is now standing beside the untethered winning team. “They did it—now we’ll see if they can make it through Olmec’s Temple and retrieve that Secret Code, right after this!”
The camera pans in on the Temple and zooms in on one of the golden doors at the back of the Dark Forest before the title appears onscreen, and we go to a commercial.
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