When the camera fades in from commercial, the show?s title card is placed over a shot of the fully-assembled statue in the Shrine of the Silver Monkey. The pendant logo splits, the title fades into the distance and the camera segues to Kirk standing in front of the Pit of Despair with the two remaining teams.
?Welcome back to Legends!? he says. ?Now the glory goes to the fastest and the strongest? so let?s hear it for Amanda and John of the Orange Iguanas!? The audience briefly applauds for the straight-brown-haired girl with green eyes framed by rectangular-lensed glasses, and her short-brown-haired partner with hazel eyes. ?And Samantha and Krishna of the Silver Snakes!? The curly-red-haired girl with hazel eyes and the copper-skinned boy with curly dark hair, dark eyes and two visible rows of braces clap along with the cheering audience.
"You guys ready to play?" asks Kirk.
"YEAH!" the players reply.
"Okay, go get ready for the Temple Games," Kirk says, pointing in different directions. Amanda and Krishna exit stage-left while John and Samantha exit stage-right, and Kirk turns forward again to face the camera. "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 them from the dreaded Temple Guards as they make their way through the Temple. There are three Temple Games, and Olmec: will you tell us about Temple Game #1?"
Olmec begins:
"Girolamo Savonarola was very determined when it came to saving people from sin, especially if this meant taking material possessions. In this game, you will retrieve four books that Savonarola confiscated. When Kirk gives the signal, climb the tower, grab a book from the top, stick it to your helmet, and climb back down and place it in your bin. Then, climb back up and do it again.
"The first player to remove all four books from the top of the tower? or the player that's taken the most books in 60 seconds? wins."
"I used to do this when I was in school," Kirk jokes as the camera segues over to him. "Let's put 60 seconds on the clock." With a banging sound effect, a countdown clock appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen, and Kirk dashes offscreen to the right to get out of the camera's way. "On your mark, get set, GO!"
Amanda and Krishna start climbing up the poles at a fairly quick pace; within seven seconds, Krishna gets the first book on his helmet and starts back down. Amanda takes a bit longer to get the book stuck on her helmet after she gets to the top, finally doing it with :48 on the clock? however, Krishna drops the first book in his bin just a second later. ?This is one tough hiding place? How?d he get those books up there?? Kirk remarks while Krishna starts back up his pole and Amanda heads down hers. She ties up the score with 42 seconds on the clock, but Krishna is already at the top of the pole and about to stick the second book to his helmet by then. At the :36 mark, he pulls ahead, with the second book in his bin.
?Orange Snakes trailing? can they catch up?? Kirk remarks as Amanda struggles to get the second book on her helmet (:33). She finally gets it a couple seconds later, and starts to come back down just as Krishna approaches the top of the pole once more. She gets the second book in her bin with 25 seconds to go, to tie the score. However, Krishna reaches the bottom and puts the third book in his bin with nineteen seconds left. ?It?s like a cycle? one of them?s up, the other one?s down! Silver Snakes need just one more!? At this point, Krishna appears to slow down? he only starts back down with his fourth book with seven seconds left, allowing Amanda to tie things up at that point. ?Just enough time to put in one more?? Krishna scrambles back down his pole as Amanda starts up hers; with one second left, he gets his final book in the bin; a number of the ceiling spotlights flash as the clock hits zero and explodes, and Kirk reappears onscreen to declare the winner.
?All right, time?s up! C?mon down, Amanda!? he declares, and Amanda drops off of her pole as Kirk pulls over the bins to count the scores. ?Let?s start with the Orange Iguanas, they got?? he reaches in and pulls out the books? ?one, two? three books. Silver Snakes got?? he does the same here? ?one, two, three? four books! Silver Snakes get a half a Pendant of Life!? The audience cheers for a moment as Kirk and Krishna high-five. ?Silver Snakes? Orange Iguanas can catch up in the next Temple Game, it?s worth a half Pendant. Olmec, tell us about Temple Game #2.?
Olmec continues:
"Savonarola and his men sometimes went to great lengths to nab these items without people knowing. Below you is a book attached to a rope, and your goal is to pull it out of the home below you without waking anyone up. 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 object through the space at the end? or the one that's further along at the end of 60 seconds? wins!"
"Booklifting? I've never seen this before," admits Kirk as the camera segues over to him. "Let's put 60 seconds on the clock." The countdown clock appears onscreen in the bottom-right corner, and a silver half-Pendant appears in the upper-right as Kirk runs offscreen to the left. The camera then pans up to the player on top of the U-shaped tracks raised several feet above the ground. "On your marks, get set, GO!"
John and Samantha take off and start moving down the tracks; John?s apparent ?pull as you go? strategy seems to work well, as the first knot in the rope is already up against the underside of the track when he gets to the first hole in the slot at the :52 mark. He quickly pulls it through and advances towards the second of the four holes; Samantha, who pauses to pull up part of the rope, falls further and further behind. ?Orange Iguanas got the hang of this game! You got a few things going on?? On the way to the second hole, however, John nearly loses his grip on the rope and almost drops it. He spends more time at the second hole trying to pull everything up to the second knot through, giving Samantha a bit of a lead as she moves on from the second hole with 35 seconds to go and heads through the U-turn in the track. Finally, John makes it past the second hole five seconds later and hurries to catch up.
?Silver Snakes a bit ahead, but can the Orange Iguanas catch up?? Kirk asks nobody in particular as Samantha finishes up at her third hole, while John stops at his third hole (:26). He moves on only five seconds later and chases after Samantha, trying to pick up speed. The fourth and final hole before the giant space in the board which marks the finish line involves a longer rope pull, during which Samantha loses part of the rope and has to recover it. However, she still gets the last and largest knot up through the hole with six seconds left. ?Silver Snakes just need to get to the end and pull it through?!? John pulls his final knot through the hole four seconds later, and tries to race to the finish line, where Samantha already is. However, he doesn?t get there before the game ends. The countdown clock explodes, the Pendant of Life disappears from the screen and the ceiling spotlights flash to indicate that time has expired.
?All right, that?s it!? Kirk declares, reappearing onscreen. ?Let?s check it out? It was really close, but the Silver Snakes were further along when time ended. They get a half a Pendant of Life!? The audience cheers as the camera cuts back up to the players on top of their respective tracks. ?So it?s Silver Snakes have a Pendant, Orange Iguanas don?t have any yet, but this next game is worth a full Pendant, so the Orange Iguanas can tie it up. Olmec, tell us.?
Olmec narrates:
"Savonarola planned to take everyone's material possessions and set them on fire, but that couldn't be done without firewood, and in this game, you must take the two torches away so a fire cannot be started. When Kirk gives the signal, both of you run, jump and climb to get up to the peak of the mountain in front of you any way you can. Each of you must grab a torch from the top, then come back down and place it in your bin.
"The first team to grab both torches and come back down? or the team that's further along at the end of 60 seconds? wins."
The camera segues over to Kirk. "This is for the Temple," he remarks. "Let's put 60 seconds on the clock?" The countdown clock and a silver full Pendant reappear onscreen, and Kirk takes a few steps back as the camera pans out to show all of the structures the teams have to scale. "On your marks, get set, GO!"
The two players from each team decide to take very different routes from one another; Samantha and Krishna take on the far left and far right routes of their mountain respectively, sticking with the longer running portions. On the other hand, John and Amanda opt for the off-center portions of their mountain, taking a more direct path that immediately involves jumping off a ledge onto a mat partially hidden from view. Soon, however, the teammates come into heavy climbing portions and start up them. ?This is tough, you both gotta? move fast, keep moving, figure out where you wanna go?!? Kirk remarks as the camera focuses on the Orange Iguanas climbing up their walls on either side of a central slope. The Silver Snakes soon start in on more gently-sloping climbing walls which are longer than the Iguanas?, and the two teams scramble to the next level (:53). John makes it up his climbing wall the fastest and starts to attempt jumping across to the final peak, but ends up hitting the side of the last platform instead and sliding down, his fall slowed by his bungee cord (:48).
?Orange Iguana looks trapped! He?s gotta help his partner!? Kirk points out as Amanda climbs up to the top of her slope and then jumps down to the flat platform after it. The Silver Snakes reach the tops of their climbing walls and attempt to jump similar gaps, but only Samantha makes it with 42 seconds to go, while Krishna slides down into a similar canyon further on the right side of the mountain. Amanda crosses over to the right portion of the Iguanas? mountain to help John up. ?Silver Snakes catching up! Can the Orange Iguanas stay ahead?? With Amanda?s help, John gets back up onto the central ridge, while Krishna hoists himself up and out of the gap, and he and Samantha move in towards their middle ridge instead of trying to jump to the final platform (:37). By the halfway mark, all four players are climbing up the middle road, although the Orange Iguanas are working on the final, steepest climb while the Silver Snakes are on their way to the last platform before that. The first team to get to the top are the Orange Iguanas, who each get to their respective torches with 24 seconds remaining.
?Orange Iguanas got their torches!? Kirk announces. ?Now they just need to come back down!? In the meantime, the Silver Snakes are still struggling to get up to the top while the Orange Iguanas climb and slide down the middle track with seventeen seconds to go. Krishna gets to his torch with twelve seconds on the clock and helps Samantha up onto the final ledge with ten seconds to go, but it?s too little, too late? the Orange Iguanas make it back to the starting platform, torches in hand, with eight seconds remaining. They drop them in the bin, and Kirk runs over as the indicators vanish from the screen.
?That?s it! Orange Iguanas, c?mon over here!? Kirk declares, and John and Amanda drop down from the final platform and walk over to where he is. The Silver Snakes finish the downward trek as Kirk continues the narration. ?The Orange Iguanas finished, they got the torches and took them away before time ended. They get the full Pendant, the Silver Snakes have a full Pendant? we have a tie! Let?s bring in the tiebreaker podiums!?
Two spotters roll in the tiebreaker pedestal, then walk off as the players run over to it. "All right, Orange over there, Silver over there?" The players follow Kirk's directions, with the Orange Iguanas standing by the camera-left portion. "Here are your tiebreaker rules. In a minute, 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 and I must accept your first response. If you're right, you and your partner will be going inside the Temple, 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.
"Olmec!" Kirk shouts. "What's the final question?"
Olmec asks:
"Was Savonarola's first name: Giuseppe, Girolamo or Gepetto?"
Krishna hits the gong first: ?Gi? Giro?lamo???
?That? is? correct.?
?The Silver Snakes are correct!? Kirk announces as Krishna and Samantha start to celebrate by hugging and high-fiving. ?The Silver Snakes are goin? to the Temple!? Kirk briefly high-fives Krishna before going to talk with the Orange Iguanas. ?The Orange Iguanas gave it a great effort all the way through? I wish I could send both teams into the Temple! But we got a great gift for ?em and here?s what it is.? John and Amanda will each be receiving a backpack provided by Eastpak.
The screen wipes to show just Kirk and the Silver Snakes by the tiebreaker pedestal. ?We?ll see if the Silver Snakes can make it through Olmec?s Temple and retrieve Savorola?s Torch,? he says, ?right after this!? The camera pans over to the Torch in the Bamboo Forest; the show?s logo reappears and the camera fades to black for commercial.
Topic: Rediscovery EP: Savonarola's Torch (Read 918 times)
