When the camera fades in from commercial, the show?s title card is placed over a shot of the stage-left grave in the Graveyard of Ships. 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 is the time where the glory goes to the fastest and the strongest, so let?s talk to our team players.? He turns to the left side of the screen to talk to the blue-eyed girl on the Orange Iguanas, whose dirty blond hair falls just past her shoulders. ?On the Orange Iguanas, we have Brittany. How old are you??
?Eleven,? she answers.
?And I understand you like to dance but you wanna be a nurse,? Kirk reads off the index card in his hand. ?Tell me about that.?
?Well,? explains Brittany, ?I have two younger sisters that they get sick a lot, and I?ve been helping my mom take care of them? she says I?m good at that, and I looked after a friend that she broke her leg before.?
?That?s pretty nice of you,? Kirk comments before moving on to Brittany?s partner, an average-sized boy with short dark hair and brown eyes. ?And your partner here is Walter. How old are you??
?Thirteen,? replies Walter.
?And it says here you wanna make a cartoon about a rock band,? Kirk reads. ?How come??
?Well, because?? Walter begins, ?I?ve been drawing a while now, I have a lot of friends who play music, so I wanna do something I like that can involve them too.?
?Sounds cool,? Kirk replies. ?Let?s hear it for the Orange Iguanas!? The audience applauds for a few seconds, and Kirk turns around to talk with the girl on the Purple Parrots, who has hazel eyes and straight, strawberry blond hair reaching just past her shoulders. ?And on the Purple Parrots, we have Annelise. How old are you??
?Twelve,? she replies.
?And it says here you like to play soccer and read mystery novels,? Kirk says. ?What?s your favorite??
?Um?? Annelise answers, ?I don?t have a favorite book, but if it did, it?s something with Sherlock Holmes in it.?
?Ah, sounds nice,? replies Kirk, moving to the right edge of the screen to talk to Annelise?s slightly taller partner, who has blond hair and brown eyes. ?And your partner here is? Zak, how old are you??
?Twelve,? he answers.
?And I heard you like anything doing with the water,? read Kirk. ?Swimming? Fishing???
?Yeah? uh, I live by a lake and I like to fish and swim in it? I?m on my school?s swimming team and I have a pet turtle,? Zak tries to explain.
?Sounds cool,? Kirk says, moving back toward the center of the screen. ?All right, let?s hear it for the Purple Parrots!? The audience briefly applauds for the Purple Parrots.
?You guys ready to play?? asks Kirk.
The players all shout in unison as a response.
?Okay, why don?t you girls go get ready for the first Temple Game, guys go get ready for the second Temple Game,? Kirk says, pointing in different directions, and as Kirk faces the camera again, Zak and Walter walk offscreen in one direction and Brittany and Annelise in another. ?Now, in the Temple Games, each team is competing to win?" he opens a pouch and pulls out a small gold medallion to show to the camera? "these Pendants of Life. They?re gonna 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, will you tell us about Temple Game #1??
Olmec begins:
"When Victor of Aveyron was a child, he grew up in the wild surrounded by animals, and he often had to gather his own food. In this game, you'll get to see what that's like. When Kirk gives the signal, climb the mountain using the rope in your hands. When you reach a bunch of berries, grab it and place it in your pack, then keep climbing. When you reach the top, turn around and climb down the other side."
"The first player to reach the ground on the other side of the mountain with all four bunches of berries? or the player that's further along after 60 seconds? wins."
"I've never seen a mountain like this," Kirk comments as the camera fades to him. "Let's set the clock for 60 seconds." A countdown clock appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen, and Kirk runs around to the side of the mountain to do the commentary from there. "On your mark, get set, GO!"
Brittany and Annelise start climbing the mountain when Kirk says ?Go?; Annelise reaches her first bunch of berries a bit sooner because hers are placed lower on the mountain than are Brittany?s, but otherwise the girls move at about the same pace early in the game. After a little more than ten seconds, Brittany has only her first bunch of berries while Annelise is just pocketing her second, but they are at about the same spot on the mountain. By the time only forty seconds are left, both players have grabbed all but the last bunch of berries at the top.
?Just gotta get that last one and then they can come back down,? Kirk comments, ?but it?s tough when you gotta turn around!? By the :32 mark, both players have retrieved all the berries and are starting to come back down. Brittany starts speeding up a little, and climbing back down the mountain proves easier for both girls than climbing up was in the beginning? as a result, Brittany reaches the bottom with 23 seconds to go. Kirk runs over as the countdown clock stops and disappears.
?That?s it! C?mon over!? Kirk announces, calling the girls over as he gets ready to declare the winner. Annelise takes a little longer, but she eventually joins Kirk and Brittany. ?Orange Iguanas made it all the way first, so they win a half a Pendant of Life!? The audience briefly cheers for Brittany. ?The next game is worth a half Pendant. Olmec, tell us about it.?
Olmec continues:
"Legend has it that the only word Victor learned to spell was 'lait,' the French word for 'milk.' In this game you will have to do the same. On the pole above you are tiles with the four letters that spell the word: L, A, I and T. When Kirk gives the signal, climb the pole, grab a tile from the top, stick it to your helmet, and climb back down and place it on your board in the proper position. Then, climb back up and do it again.
"The first player to remove all four tiles from the top and spell out the word? or the player that's further along in 60 seconds? wins."
"Oh, I hope our players can spell," Kirk says. "Remember they gotta get them in the right spot or it doesn't count. Let's put 60 seconds on the clock." The countdown clock appears in the bottom-right corner; an orange half-Pendant in the upper left. Kirk then dashes off to the side to do the play-by-play without being in the way of the camera. "On your mark, get set, GO!"
?There they go!? Kirk remarks as Walter and Zak start climbing. ?They gotta? edge their way up the pole to get to the letters that spell out L-A-I-T and bring them back down and put them in the right place, and it?s tough to do!? Neither player is particularly fast; Walter manages to bring down the L with 44 seconds to spare, at which point Zak is still climbing his pole for the first time. Zak finally places the L with 32 seconds to go, but by then, Walter is heading back down with the A. He places it in the second-from-left spot on the board with 29 seconds on the clock, prompting Zak to move faster. Zak manages to place the A in slightly less time, leaving eighteen seconds with which to try scoring again. ?It?s looking pretty even now! They just need two more!? Walter returns with the I at the :13 mark; Zak brings his back with five seconds to go. When time runs out, a pattern of ceiling spotlights flashes to indicate that the game is over, and Kirk runs back onscreen to count the scores.
?All right, time?s up, let?s check it out!? declares Kirk, reappearing onscreen and summoning Zak and Walter. ?Let?s look at the Orange Iguanas first.? He grabs the Orange Iguanas? board. ?Orange got L, A, I? they didn?t get the T at the end, so that?s three.? He goes over to the Purple Parrots? board. ?Purple Parrots also got L, A, I, so it?s a tie! They each get the half Pendant of Life!? The audience cheers momentarily for both players. ?So Purple has a half Pendant, Orange Parrots have a full Pendant, we go to the third and final game, it?s worth a full Pendant. Olmec, tell us.?
Olmec narrates:
"Itard tried to teach Victor a language, which involved a number of steps? not unlike the steps in front of you. When Kirk gives the signal, choose a step and? move out onto it. If the step sinks, run back and tag your partner. Then it's their turn to try to cross.
"The first team to get a player to the other side? or the player that's further along at the end of 60 seconds? wins."
The camera transitions to Kirk. "This is for the Temple!" he says. "Let's put 60 seconds on the clock." The countdown clock appears onscreen in the bottom-right corner, an orange full Pendant in the upper-left and a purple half Pendant in the upper right. "On your marks, get set, GO!"
?There they go through the forest!? remarks Kirk as the girls on each team step out onto the first platform. However, Annelise and Brittany each fall on their second choice after deciding to go forward again; the two both have to go back and start over. Zak chooses the middle platform in the second row and puts the Purple Parrots in the lead, but when he chooses to go directly forward from there and falls, Walter is at least able to make it past him and make it to the third step. He finally sinks on his fifth choice with 48 seconds to go, just as Annelise is starting to move out.
?How did Victor make it across? You gotta remember where you were going; you gotta know not to go there again!? Annelise makes an incorrect move for her third choice, so the score remains 4-2 as the Purple Parrots have to start over. Brittany manages to make it through five correct steps before falling again with 38 seconds remaining, while is Zak cautiously starting to follow her from a few steps behind. Zak eventually makes it through four correct choices before falling on the fifth? not enough to tie or take the lead, but still a good job at closing the gap. At the :33 mark? a little early? Annelise takes off, following Walter at first, but when he falls, she slows down.
?Purple Parrots taking the lead!? Kirk remarks when Annelise hesitantly makes it onto a sixth-row platform but doesn?t sink (:27). She falls not too long after, after having made seven correct choices. Brittany mistakenly chooses the same platform a little later and falls, but still managed to even the score again. ?This is a tough match! Who?s gonna make it across first?? Kirk asks as the players start to return to the beginning; only about fifteen seconds are left when the boys start again. This time, Zak falls in the sixth row with six seconds remaining, while Walter (who was right behind Zak) makes it further along afterwards? when time runs out and the ceiling spotlights flash, Walter has just sunken only two steps away from the end.
?That?s it! Time?s up! Great job by both teams, let?s check it out!? announces Kirk, running back onscreen and checking with the spotters? flags. ?All right, it looks like the Orange Iguanas made it furthest along when time ended, so they get the half? I mean, the full Pendant, giving them two? they?re going to the Temple!? Brittany squeals in excitement, then she and Walter hug and jump in a circle while Kirk goes to talk with the Purple Parrots. ?The Purple Parrots gave it a great effort too, I wish we could send both teams to the Temple? but we got a great gift for them both and here?s what it is.? Zak and Annelise will each be receiving a backpack provided by Eastpak.
When the camera fades back from the consolation prize, only the Orange Iguanas are still with Kirk in front of the equipment for the third Temple Game. ?We?ll see if the Orange Iguanas can make it through Olmec?s Temple and retrieve that Wolf-Skin Cloak of Victor of Avalon,? he says, ?right after this!? The camera zooms in on the Wolf-Skin Cloak in the Viper?s Nest; after the show?s logo appears, the camera fades to commercial.
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