We return from the break to find Kirk standing in front of the Temple with the winning team.
“Welcome back to Legends: Rebirth,” he says. “Kevin and Nadia have proven themselves worthy and have earned the right to enter Olmec’s Temple. But first, Olmec will give them some information to help retrieve the 12-Star Flag of Betsy Ross…”
Olmec begins to explain the layout as the camera gives us a first-person tour of the Temple:
“You could start…by running up the stairs to the Crypt! Grab the book from the skeletons, and pass into the Rope Labyrinth! Maneuver through the ropes, and climb into the Great Seal Room. Place the correct seal in the central holder, and a door may open into the Chamber…of the Sacred Markers. Match the symbols on the right to those on the left, and pass into the Safari Room. Push in the correct animal head and open the door to the SHRIIIINE of the Silver Monkey! Assemble the statue and you may be headed toward the Room…of the Secret Password. Find the tablet with the correct inscription and shout it out to open the door to the Pharaoh’s Secret Passage. Slide down the tunnel to the Dungeon, where you could smash through the wall into the Dark Forest…but beware of the Temple Guards that may inhabit the trees! Find the key in the tree, and you’ll enter…the Bamboo Forest! Maneuver through the thicket, and you’ll gain entry to the Tomb of the Headless Kings. Pull the vine to release the bones, and attach the missing skull to its proper king, then…crawl through the Labyrinth, climb through the Ledges, race down the stairs and back through the Temple Gate. The choices are yours and yours alone!” Olmec pauses. “You won 1½ Pendants in the Temple Games. Who’s going first?”
“I am,” says Kevin.
“Very well, Kevin,” Olmec replies. “When Kirk gives the signal, you’ll race through the gate into the Temple and make your way toward the 12-Starred Flag. Hidden inside the Temple are Temple Guards assigned to protect three specific rooms. You can trade your Pendant for an extra life and go on, but—if you’re caught without a Pendant, you’ll be taken out of the Temple, and it’ll be Nadia’s turn to enter and try her luck. Hidden somewhere in the Temple is the other half of your Pendant. If you can find it and you’re carrying the other half, you’ll receive an extra life. If you can reach the Flag, all the doors of the Temple will instantly unlock, and the Temple Guards will vanish. Return through the gate with the 12-Starred Flag of Betsy Ross in three minutes, and you’ll both be handsomely rewarded—and here’s how!”
• Just for making it this far, they’ll get a sports package from Regents.
• If they can reach the 12-Starred Flag within the time limit, they’ll also receive a laptop computer from Toshiba.
• And if they can bring the Flag out of the Temple before three minutes expires, they’ll win a trip to the Bahamas.
“Ah, the Bahamas,” Kirk says. “Let’s see if they can make it to the Temple and win that trip. Nadia, can you tell me if you have a strategy?”
“Uh…I’m just gonna see how much he clears out, and then take it from there,” Nadia explains.
“Well, we’ll see if that’s gonna work,” says Kirk. “Both of you, mouthpieces in. Let’s set the clock for three minutes.” The clock appears in the bottom corner of the screen.
“Olmec, if you please, lower the gate.” Olmec moans gutturally as the gate is lowered, and the black lights under him go out.
“Okay…Kevin, all set?” Kirk asks.
Kevin nods as a response.
“All right…on your mark, get set, GO!”
Kevin dashes up the stairs, Pendant in hand. He appears in the Crypt (2:54) and pulls all three books, opening the door to the Rope Labyrinth on the third try. He darts in and arduously climbs through the ropes, finally arriving on the other side (2:40). He pushes the actuator to the Chamber of the Sacred Markers, but nothing happens. Kevin then climbs up and tries the actuator to the Great Seal Room, but again, nothing happens (2:32). “It looks like there’s only one door left!” Kirk narrates. Kevin reluctantly climbs down to the bottom level of the room and presses the actuator for the Tomb of the Headless Kings, which opens (2:20). He climbs through and makes a beeline for the vine, but the first TEMPLE GUARD jumps out from hiding (2:17). “Oh, that’ll cost him a Pendant!” Kirk narrates. Kevin hands his Pendant over without missing a beat, and pulls the vine, releasing the bones (2:12). He looks around for a few seconds before locating the skull, which he places on the stage-left king (2:07). It’s the correct one, and the door to the Bamboo Forest opens. Kevin climbs through and begins climbing through the thicket of bamboo poles. “That Bamboo Forest can really slow you down,” Kirk narrates. Kevin eventually makes it to the other side, and presses the actuator for the Dark Forest, which opens (1:48). He crawls through, and after looking around for a couple of seconds, reaches into the stage-right tree in search of a key. He can’t find one, so he simply breaks down the wall and ventures into the Dungeon (1:40). Kevin heads for the Pharaoh’s Secret Passage, but the second TEMPLE GUARD jumps out from hiding and grabs him (1:35)!
“Oh, Temple Guard! Go, Nadia!” Kirk shouts, and Nadia takes off. She climbs the stairs, darts through the Crypt (1:28), and begins climbing through the Rope Labyrinth. However, she immediately climbs downward, darts toward the open door to the Tomb of the Headless Kings and crawls through (1:18). Nadia dashes through the Tomb and into the Bamboo Forest, crawling through the room on her hands and knees. She reaches the other side (1:10), and climbs through the open door to the Dark Forest. She arrives in the room and climbs over the broken wall into the Dungeon (1:03). Nadia begins climbing up the Pharaoh’s Secret Passage (0:59). “She’s headed into the Pharaoh’s Passage—will she make it through to the top?” Kirk asks. Nadia appears in the Room of the Secret Password (0:48) and looks around for a few seconds before she opens up the cabinet in the back of the room. She takes out her mouthpiece and screams “Long live Olmec!”, but nothing happens. Nadia opens the cabinet on the stage-left side of the room, takes out the tablet and yells “Open sesame!”, which opens the door to the Shrine of the Silver Monkey (0:34). She races into the room and looks around for a few seconds. “She’s gotta put the monkey together,” Kirk narrates. Nadia dashes to the back of the room and grabs the base and head of the statue (0:23). She runs back to the front of the room and places the base on the pedestal, but realizes that she’s forgotten the middle. She runs back to get it and brings it back to the front, placing it on the pedestal. She then jams the head into the statue, opening the door to the Safari Room (0:03). She runs through the door into the room just as time expires.
“Oh, she ran out of time!” Kirk laments as Kevin looks disappointed. “They were so close, too! They ran out of time, but that’s okay—they still get the sports package, and they still get to leave with their dignity, and we’ve gotta get outta here. We’ll see ya next time, and remember—it’s not just Legends, it’s Legends: Rebirth! Buh-bye, everybody!”
Kirk and Kevin wave to the crowd, and Nadia waves, too, when she emerges from the Temple as the credits roll.