We return from the break to see Kirk standing in front of the Temple with the two remaining teams.
“Welcome back,” he says. “Now, the glory goes to the fastest and the strongest. But before we get started, let’s meet our teams…
“On the Blue Barracudas, we have Brittani—she plays the piano and she wants to be a pediatrician. And her partner is Colby—he plays soccer and basketball, and he also likes to draw. Let’s hear it for the Blue Barracudas!” The audience claps for the short brown-eyed girl with shoulder-length black hair and the taller blue-eyed boy with short brown hair.
“And on the Silver Snakes, we have Molly—she plays softball, and she also likes to cook. And here’s her partner, Robbie—he likes to hike and kayak, and he wants to be a park ranger when he gets older. Let’s give a hand for the Silver Snakes!” The audience applauds for the blue-eyed girl with long, wavy auburn hair and the tall brown-eyed boy with short black hair.
“All right, are you all ready to play?” Kirk asks.
“Yeah!” the teams reply.
“All right, go get ready for the Temple Games. Now, in the Temple Games, these teams are competing for…” Kirk retrieves a Pendant of Life from his pouch and holds it up to the camera. “…Pendants of Life. They’ll need the Pendants they win to protect them from the dreaded Temple Guards as they make their way through Olmec’s Temple. There are three Temple Games. Olmec, tell us about Temple Game #1…”
“Okay, boss,” Olmec replies in a mobster-like voice. The black lights under Olmec come on and he begins to explain the first Game:
“Amyrtaeus led many capable soldiers in the Egyptian-Persian army, but as the old saying goes, ‘A soldier is only as good as his weapon’. In this game, you’ll be gathering weapons for the soldiers. When Kirk gives the signal, jump up, grab an arrow, come back down and place it in your quiver. Then run around, grab another arrow and do it again. The first player to gather all their arrows, or…the player with the most arrows at the end of thirty seconds…wins.”
“All right, we’re stocking up the army here,” Kirk remarks. “Let’s get started…let’s put thirty seconds on the clock!” The clock slams down in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen with a loud gong sound effect. “On your mark, get set, GO!”
Brittani and Molly each have a little trouble jumping up high enough in their rotating lever to get the arrows off their platform. They both grab an arrow at about the same time, and they each successfully drop it in their bin with about 20 seconds left. Molly gets another arrow on her next try, but Brittani doesn’t jump high enough. On the next go-around, it’s Molly who misses the platform, and Brittani who grabs an arrow and drops it in her team’s bin. Six seconds remain as the girls each grab another arrow, and they both drop it in their team’s bin with one second left. Needless to say, time runs out soon afterward.
“Okay, that’s it!” Kirk shouts as he appears back onscreen. “Stop spinning—that’s it! Come on down, we’ll count it up!” Kirk kneels beside the bins as a spotter brings them over to him. “Blue Barracudas got—well, I don’t have to count it, that’s three arrows; and the Silver Snakes—well, I can tell without counting that that’s also three arrows! Both teams get the half Pendant of Life!” The audience applauds for a few seconds. “We’re tied up now, but this next game could change that. It’s also worth a half Pendant. Olmec, tell us about Temple Game #2, please…”
Olmec begins:
“While he was pharaoh, Amyrtaeus never built any of the large monuments we now associate with the ancient Egyptian kings. In this game, you will be creating one for him. When Kirk gives the signal, crawl out to the first cube, grab a piece of material, then come back and place it on the column. Then crawl out to the next cube. Along the way, you must avoid the swinging obstacles—if you’re hit, you must go back and start again. The first player to complete their monument to Amyrtaeus or…the player that’s further along at the end of sixty seconds…wins.”
“All right, we’re building a tribute to the pharaohs here,” Kirk remarks. “Let’s get started—set the clock for sixty seconds!” The clock slams down in the bottom corner again. “Let’s get the sandbags in place—on your mark, get set, and GO!”
Colby and Robbie each rush out to get the base of their structure and, without getting hit, both boys bring it back and place it on their column with 53 seconds left. They each grab the second part, but Colby is hit as he’s trying to bring it back, allowing Robbie to place his structure’s second level with 45 seconds to go. Robbie rushes out to get his third piece, but he gets hit just before he reaches it. Colby grabs his second piece and successfully brings it back without getting hit, placing it on his column to even the game up at the 33-second mark. Robbie rushes out again, but again he gets hit. Colby also gets hit trying to retrieve his third piece. With a little planning, Robbie manages to avoid the swinging sandbags and grabs his third piece, bringing it back with 20 seconds left. Colby also reaches his third piece, bringing it back with 12 seconds left. Both players try to reach the fourth piece, but Colby is hit and sent back. Robbie reaches his last piece with four seconds to go, but he can’t bring it back before time expires.
“Okay, that’s it—time’s up!” Kirk shouts as he rushes back onscreen. “Come here, you guys. It was neck-and-neck all the way through, but both teams managed to get three pieces of their monument, so both teams get the half Pendant!” The audience applauds for a second or two. “So now, we’re still tied up at one Pendant apiece. But now, we go to the third and final Temple Game, which will decide our winner. It’s worth a full Pendant of Life. Olmec, tell us about the…Temple Game #3…”
Olmec begins to explain the final Game:
“One Amyrtaeus and his soldiers reached Alexandria, they had to drive away numerous Persian soldiers before the Persian armies fled, and Egypt was finally freed. In this game, you’ll have to take down only four. When Kirk gives the signal, load your slingshot and fire a ball at one of the soldiers. Then your partner will load the slingshot. The first team to knock down all four soldiers, or…the team that knocks over the most soldiers in sixty seconds…wins.”
“All right, this is for the Temple,” Kirk remarks. “Let’s put sixty seconds on the clock!” The clock slams down in the corner, ready to go. “I’ll get out of the way here—ready, aim, FIRE!”
Both teams completely miss their targets on their first shot, but they each knock one over on their second try. The Blue Barracudas knock another target over with 48 seconds left, but the Silver Snakes miss again. No one scores for a few more seconds until about 30 seconds remain, when the Silver Snakes knock another target over and tie the game up. The Blue Barracudas knock their third target over with 25 seconds left, and it seems as though no one’s going to score anymore as the clock ticks down to zero. However, with one second left, the Silver Snakes knock a third target over, inevitably giving us the first two-Pendant tie in Legends history.
“Okay—whoa, that’s it!” Kirk shouts as he runs back onscreen. “Stop shooting, I’m unarmed! Whoa, it was crazy there toward the end, but the judges tell me that the Silver Snakes did get that last target in time, so both teams got three, so both teams get the full Pendant. That means the Blue Barracudas have two Pendants, the Silver Snakes also have two Pendants—we’ve got a tie! Bring in the tiebreaker pedestal!”
A spotter wheels in the tiebreaker pedestal as the two teams position themselves behind it. Kirk stands beside them and begins to explain the rules.
“Okay, teams, here’s what’s gonna happen. In a minute, Olmec will ask you one final question. If you think you know the answer, hit the gong in front of you. You’ll have three seconds to answer, and I have to accept your first response. The first team to buzz in and answer correctly is going inside the Temple in search of the Smashed Statue of Darius the Second. All clear?” The teams nod in understanding. “All right. Olmec…what is your final question?”
Olmec begins to ask the final question of the day:
“Which of these men was not an Egyptian pharaoh: Akhenaton, Tutankhamen, or Montezuma?”
The Silver Snakes ring in. “Mon…Montezuma?”
There is a long pause. “That…is correct!”
“The Silver Snakes are goin’ to the Temple!” Kirk exclaims as Molly and Robbie hug one another in celebration. “Nice work, guys! Blue Barracudas, you guys were great, too—tied up in all three games, it came down to the tiebreaker! We’ve got a great gift for you guys for playing, 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 seen standing between Molly and Robbie. “Now we’ll see if the Silver Snakes can make it through Olmec’s Temple and retrieve that Smashed Statue, right after this!”
The camera snakes up the wall of the Temple and zooms in on a rubber tarantula on the ledge of the Shrine of the Silver Monkey as the title appears onscreen, and we go to a commercial.
Topic: Legends: Rebirth-The Smashed Statue of Darius the Second (Read 1617 times)