Kirk is standing in front of the Temple Gate between the two qualifying teams. ?Welcome back to Legends,? he says. ?Now, of course, the glory goes to the fastest and the strongest, and let?s talk to our two teams.? He turns to his left to talk to the tall black girl just left of center screen. ?On the Green Monkeys, we have Tamika. How old are you??
?Fourteen,? she replies.
?And I understand you have a big CD collection and you like to dance,? Kirk says. ?Tell me about that.?
?Well,? Tamika says, ?I have about over a hundred CDs, and I?ve been dancing since I was nine. I?m currently taking ballet.?
?Well you?ll have to show your moves in these Temple Games,? Kirk comments, going to interview the brown-haired boy on the far left of the screen. ?And Mathew, how old are you??
?Thirteen,? he answers.
?Now, I understand you?re on your school?s swim team and you collect coins from around the world,? Kirk says. ?How big?s the collection??
?Probably thirty,? Mathew replies.
?You have a favorite coin?? asks Kirk.
?I?d have to say this $2 coin from Canada,? he explains, ?it?s silver around the edges but gold in the middle.?
?That sounds cool,? Kirk says. ?Let?s hear it for the Green Monkeys!? Mathew and Tamika clap along with the audience as Kirk goes to talk with the brown-haired girl just right of center screen. ?And on the Blue Barracudas is Stephanie. How old are you??
?Thirteen,? she replies.
?And I heard you run track, you like to hang out on the movies with your friends on Saturdays and you write poetry,? Kirk says. ?Tell me about that.?
?Well,? Stephanie explains, ?they?re just these short poems, usually like twelve lines and I always throw a joke in at the last line.?
?Could you share one with us?? Kirk asks. ?Never mind, I?m not sure we?ll have the time.? He goes to interview the boy on the far right of the screen, who has spiky dark hair and slightly tanned skin. ?And Alvaro, how old are you??
?Fourteen,? he replies.
?By the way, did I say that right?? asks Kirk.
?Yeah, it?s al-VAR-oh,? he replies.
?And you play football as a wide receiver, you sometimes go rock-climbing and you want to be an actor,? Kirk reads on the index card. ?What kind of movie do you want to star in??
?One of those? big-action movies, I think,? Alvaro answers.
?Well I bet there?s gonna be a lot of action-packed action in these Temple Games,? Kirk comments. ?Let?s hear it for the Blue Barracudas!? The audience applauds for a moment.
?You guys ready to play?? asks Kirk.
?YEAH!? The players shout as a reply.
?All right! Go get ready for the Temple Games,? Kirk says, and the players walk offscreen. ?In the Temple Games, each team will be competing for these?" 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 themselves from the dreaded Temple Guards as they make their way through the Temple. There are three Temple Games. Olmec, tell us about Temple Game #1.?
Olmec begins:
?Fujiwara no Nobuyori?s strategy was to burn the homes of Emperor Nij??s supporters. In this game, you won?t actually be burning a building, but you?ll do something similar. When Kirk gives the signal, grab a flame symbol, jump up, and attach the flame symbol to the ceiling, then come back down. Then, grab another flame symbol and do it again.
?The first player to attach all the flame symbols to the ceiling? or the player that puts the most flame symbols on the ceiling in 60 seconds? wins.?
The camera fades to Kirk. ?Don?t try this at home,? he says. ?Let?s put 60 seconds on the clock.? The clock appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen. ?On your mark, get set, GO!?
Stephanie and Tamika jump up to place the first flame symbols on the ceiling. Tamika finds the rhythm quickly and places the first symbol on the ceiling with 56 seconds remaining, but Stephanie is not too far behind, getting her first symbol on the ceiling with 54 seconds left. Tamika has to make two attempts to jump high enough that she stick the next flame symbol to the ceiling, but she gets it up there with 49 seconds left. Stephanie manages to close the gap a bit in the meantime.
?It?s a challenge,? Kirk comments, ?but I think Tamika can handle it, she dances, she?s graceful!? Tamika manages to keep up a fairly pace throughout the game, with Stephanie trailing. After 60 seconds have elapsed, a pattern of ceiling spotlights flash to indicate that the game is over.
?Okay, time?s up!? Kirk announces, running over to declare a winner. ?So the Blue Barracudas got six fires on the board, but the Green Monkeys got eight? it?s a whole forest fire! Green Monkeys win a half Pendant of Life!? The audience applauds for a second. ?The Blue Barracudas can catch up in the next game, it?s worth a half Pendant. Olmec, tell us about it.?
Olmec continues:
?Nobuyori and Minamoto would wait in the shadows for a family to leave their home, then take a complicated path to enter the house undetected. In this game, you must take an indirect route through the bamboo forest to reach a noble home carrying an unlit torch. When Kirk gives the signal, put your torch behind your head and make your way through the forest. Whenever you come to two shoots, you must find a way to maneuver between or around them, keeping your torch behind your head and both of your hands on it.
?The first player to leave the bamboo forest? or the player that?s closest to the end after 60 seconds wins.?
?It?s gonna be a squeeze to the finish,? Kirk says as the players place the poles behind their heads. ?Let?s set the clock for 60 seconds.? The clock appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen. ?On your mark, get set, GO!?
Alvaro and Mathew head into their respective forests and try to work their way to the end. Mathew insists on taking slightly more difficult routes than does Alvaro, who, as a result of moving through wider areas, makes it out of the forest with a whole 32 seconds still on the clock.
?It?s it, it?s over quick!? Kirk comments as he runs over to congratulate Alvaro. ?The Blue Barracudas got out first, so that gives them the other half Pendant of Life!? The audience applauds again. ?So it?s all tied up, but this last game is worth a full Pendant. Olmec, tell us about Temple Game #3.?
Olmec narrates:
?Nobuyori?s plan to make Go-Shirakawa the undisputed Emperor of Japan was divided into four stages. On the wall before you are the four stages of Nobuyori?s plan: ?Gather a mob,? ?Knock off Nij??s supporters,? ?Invade the Great Palace,? and ?Overthrow Emperor Nij?.? When Kirk gives the signal, load the slingshot and fire a ball, and your partner will catch the ball and stick it on the first stage. Once you?ve covered a stage, it means it has been completed, and you can climb up and try to complete the next stage.
?The team that completes all four stages first? or the team that?s further along in 60 seconds? wins.?
?Whoever wins this game goes to the Temple,? Kirk explains. ?And if it?s a tie, we go to a tiebreaker. Let?s put those 60 seconds on the clock.? The clock then appears onscreen. ?On your mark, get set, GO!?
The girls launch the balls at their partners, who hopefully would catch them. After about 20 seconds, each team has two stages covered and is trying to cover ?Invade the Great Palace.? At this point, Stephanie?s aim becomes terrible and the balls fall too far out of Alvaro?s reach, but Mathew manages to catch a ball and stick it on the third target with 24 seconds left. He moves up to ?Overthrow Emperor Nij?,? and sticks a ball to the target with only seven seconds left.
?That?s it!? Kirk announces, and Mathew and Alvaro jump down using their bungee cords. ?The Green Monkeys followed through Fujiwara?s entire plan first, they get the full Pendant? they?re goin? to the Temple!? Tamika jumps up and down out of excitement, and Mathew claps along with the audience. Kirk then goes to talk with the Blue Barracudas. ?These guys gave it a great effort too. I wish I could send both teams into the Temple. Here?s what we?ve got for them.? Alvaro and Stephanie will each be receiving a $100 U.S. Savings Bond provided by Nestle.
Kirk is now standing with the Green Monkeys near the equipment for the third Temple Game. ?These guys?ll be going to look for that Torch of Fujihara Nobuyuri,? he says, ?and we?re gonna see if they can do it right after this!? A first-person run from the Laser Light Room, across the Bridge and into the Room of Temple Gongs is shown just before the camera fades to commercial.
Topic: Rediscovery EP: The Torch of Fujiwara no Nobuyori (Read 1204 times)