We return from the break and see Kirk standing in front of the Temple with one team on either side of him.
“Welcome back,” he says. “Now, this is the time when the glory goes to the fastest and the strongest. But first, let’s meet our two teams…
“On the Green Monkeys, we have Nikki; she plays softball and she wants to be a nurse, and her partner is Michael; he plays basketball and he says wants to be a doctor—hey, maybe you could get her a job working for you, what do you think? Let’s hear it for the Green Monkeys!” The audience applauds for the brown-eyed, black-haired girl and the tall, hazel-eyed, brown-haired boy.
“And over on the Red Jaguars, we have Maria; she’s a cheerleader and she wants to be a model, and her partner is Eddie; he likes to rollerblade and rock-climb, and he also likes to write stories—how ‘bout a hand for the Red Jaguars?” The audience claps for the pretty brown-eyed blonde-haired girl and the lanky, blue-eyed, black-haired boy.
“All right, are you guys ready?” Kirk asks the teams.
"Yeah!" they reply.
“All right…guys, you go over there, and girls, you go over there. Now, in these Temple Games, our teams are 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 Pendants just like this to protect them from the terrible Temple Guards as they make their way through the Temple. There are three Temple Games. Olmec…will you tell us about Temple Game #1?”
“Glad to,” Olmec replies. The black lights under Olmec come on and he begins to explain the game:
“When his mother and Concini wouldn’t let him rule by himself, Louis got their attention by pulling a flag from the wall and setting it on fire. In this game, you will also be taking flags off a wall. Before you stands a large net with numerous compartments around the edge. When Kirk gives the signal, propel yourself up to the net using the trampoline, climb up to one of the compartments, and break it open. If you find a flag, climb down and place it in your bin. If not, break open another hole and try again. The first player to get three flags or…the player with the most flags at the end of thirty seconds…wins.”
“Vive la France!” Kirk remarks. “Let’s put thirty seconds on the clock!” The clock appears onscreen, all set to go. “Okay…on your mark, get set, GO!”
Nikki and Maria are both pretty fast, but unfortunately, they both have horrible luck—neither one gets a single flag from the first five cubbyholes they break open. They both get a flag on their sixth try, and both come down to place it in their bin. Maria manages to get another one from the very next cubbyhole she tries, and places it in her bin just before time expires.
“All right, that’s it!” Kirk says as he runs back onscreen. “Come back down here, Nikki. Let’s see how each team did.” Kirk kneels beside the bins. “It looks like the Green Monkeys got one flag, and…the Red Jaguars got two flags. That means the Red Jaguars get the half Pendant of Life!” The audience applauds. “Don’t worry, Green Monkeys, because you guys can catch up in this next game. It’s also worth a half Pendant. Olmec, tell us about Temple Game #2…”
Olmec begins:
“After Louis had burned the flag he took from the wall, he hung up a new one in its place. In this game, you will also be hanging up a flag. Before you stands a wall that symbolizes the wall of the palace, and at the top, a new flag. When Kirk gives the signal, begin climbing the wall by pushing in bricks to create handholds and footholds. Then push in more bricks and continue climbing. Once you reach the top, grab the flag and unfurl it, riding it back down. The first player to land or…the player that’s further along at the end of sixty seconds…wins.”
“Time to unfurl,” Kirk says. “Let’s put sixty seconds on the clock!” The clock appears onscreen, ready to go. “On your marks, get set, GO!”
Both Michael and Eddie are very fast climbers, and all the way, they remain neck-and-neck. However, Eddie reaches his flag first and rides it back down with a very healthy 29 seconds left.
“All right, that’s it!” Kirk shouts as he comes back onscreen. “That was quick! The Red Jaguars got to the top and unrolled the flag first, so the Red Jaguars win the half Pendant of Life!” He pauses to allow the audience to applaud. “So now, the Red Jaguars are ahead, one Pendant to nothing. Now we move on to the final Temple Game. It’s worth a full Pendant of Life—Olmec, tell us about Temple Game #3…”
Olmec begins to explain the final Temple Game:
“During Louis’s reign as king, he became involved in a fierce war with Germany. You are about to help Louis’s army. Before you stand several German soldiers. When Kirk gives the signal, one player from each team will grab a cannonball, load it in their slingshot, and shoot it at one of the soldiers. Then, the other player will shoot a cannonball. The first team to knock down all four soldiers or…the team that knocks down the most soldiers in sixty seconds…wins.”
“This is for the Temple,” Kirk says. “Let’s put sixty seconds on the clock, please!” The clock appears onscreen, ready to go. “On your mark, get set, FIRE!”
Both teams have respectable aim, and both knock down two targets early in the game. Both manage to knock down the third target at roughly the same time with about fifteen seconds remaining. The Green Monkeys finally knock down their fourth target with five seconds left on the clock.
“That’s it!” Kirk shouts as he runs back onscreen. “That’s it—come on over here, everybody. The Green Monkeys managed to knock down all four of their targets before time was up, so the Green Monkeys get the full Pendant of Life!” The audience applauds for a few seconds. “So that means the Green Monkeys have one Pendant; the Red Jaguars have one Pendant, too—we’ve got a tie! Let’s bring in the tiebreaker pedestal!”
A spotter wheels in the tiebreaker pedestal, and both teams position themselves behind it. Kirk stands beside the pedestal and explains the rules.
“Okay, let me explain what’s gonna happen. In a moment, Olmec’s gonna 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 the question, and I must accept your first answer. The first team to buzz in and answer correctly is going on to the Temple in search of the Burnt Flag of Louis the Thirteenth. All clear?” Both teams nod in response. “Okay…Olmec, what is the final question?”
Olmec begins to ask the final question of the day:
“According to our legend, what did Louis do to Concini? Did he: let him keep his job, demote him, or fire him?”
Red Jaguars hit the gong first. “He fired him?”
“That…is correct!” Olmec booms.
“The Red Jaguars are goin’ to the Temple!” Kirk shouts as the winning team high-fives one another. “Green Monkeys, come over here. You guys were great, too—it came down to the last question! You’re not going home empty-handed at all. We have a great gift for these two, and here’s what it is!” They receive a backpack from Outdoor Products.
As the prize disappears off-screen, Kirk is seen standing beside the winning team. “Now it’s time to see if the Red Jaguars can make it through Olmec’s Temple and retrieve the Burnt Fla…French Flag of Louis the Thirteenth, right after this!” Kirk exclaims.
The camera pans in on the Temple and zooms in on the Burnt French Flag as the title appears onscreen, and we fade to a commercial.