Author's Note: This is one of the episodes of my independent project,
Legends: The Rediscovery. More information on the project can be found by following
this link.Episode 8: The Entrails-Stained Crown of William the ConquerorThe camera pans through a thick jungle to stop in front of an ancient temple. The giant stone head at the base of the temple breaks the silence:
"LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE! With your guide, Kirk Fogg!"
Kirk comes down swinging on a rope. "Thank you, Olmec! Welcome to Legends of the Hidden Temple. The rooms are filled with lost treasures that are protected by mysterious Mayan Temple Guards. Only Olmec knows the legend behind each of the treasures in his temple. Olmec, which legend are we going to hear about today?"
Olmec replies:
"The legend of the Entrails-Stained Crown of William the Conqueror."
"Woah, the Entrails-Stained Crown of William the Conqueror!" Kirk says in response. "Anyway, the adventure is set, and one of these six teams will have the chance to retrieve the Crown. Will it be:
"Martin and Naomi of the Red Jaguars—" the camera pans to each team in order—
"Dylan and Jennifer of the Blue Barracudas,
"Matt and Chandra of the Green Monkeys,
"Aaron and Amy of the Orange Iguanas,
"Shawn and Jacki of the Purple Parrots,
"Or Danny and Kaylee of the Silver Snakes?"
"They'll have to pass some tough physical and mental tests," Kirk says, "but in the end, only one team will earn the right to enter Olmec's Temple. First, they must cross the moat, and here's how they'll have to do it today:
"In front of each team a giant web has fallen above the Moat. One player from each team is already holding onto a long rope, and when I say 'go,' they'll swing out to the web and climb over it, then swim the rest of the Moat. Then their partner will go out to grab the rope, then go across the same way, but be careful— if your knees touch the water before you climb over the web, you'll have to go back and start over.
"When both players are across, run over and hit your team's gong." He slams down on the Red Jaguars' gong to demonstrate. "The first four teams to hit their gongs will go on to the next round, so teams— are you ready?"
The players all cheer and shout in response.
"Olmec, are you ready?" asks Kirk.
"You got it," Olmec replies.
"All right then," says Kirk. "On your mark teams, get set, GO!"
The teams get started at pretty much the same rate, with the boys on the Orange Iguanas and Silver Snakes becoming the first players to get across. Next ones are the boys on the Red Jaguars and Blue Barracudas, then the girl on the Green Monkeys. "These are really good teams!" shouts Kirk. "I think it's gonna come down to who's fastest— let's see!"
The girl on the Purple Parrots is next, making it across just before the Blue Barracudas hit their gong. The girl on the Red Jaguars hops right over her net and into the last few feet of the Moat just before the second player on the Silver Snakes. They become the next two teams to ring in, with the Orange Iguanas taking the fourth and final position.
"That's it!" shouts Kirk. "We've got our four teams, and they are: the Red Jaguars—" the camera pans to each team in order— "and the Blue Barracudas— and the Orange Iguanas— and the Silver Snakes! Green Monkeys and Purple Parrots gave it a great effort too. They're not going away empty-handed, we've got a great gift for them, and here's what it is." Matt, Chandra, Shawn and Jacki will each be receiving a copy of
RV on DVD.