Part 14 of Indiana Jones and the Ring of Ra...
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Indy stood, watching the German encampment. It was light and most of them had left for the Great Pyramid. It was working just as he'd hoped.

He ran, making sure no-one saw him as he flitted from cover to cover. The motor pool was his first port of call. He slashed the vehicles' tyres and put sand in the fuel tanks. That should be enough to slow them down. The only vehicle he didn't damage was the huge truck that carried the Stargate. It was impossible to mistake it - the crate was enormous. There was only one thing that could be in it.

He moved back away from the camp, to where Catherine was waiting.

"Keep an eye on that truck," he said.

Catherine did a mock salute and readied the binoculars.

Indy moved on, towards the plateau. The Nazis were on the north side of the pyramid, at the entrance. Indy's plan depended on his theory, which was based on nothing but conjecture, being correct. Once again he was relying on an archaeological hunch.

He joined Professor Langford, who was watching the activity.

"It is all clear on the eastern side," said the Professor. "I hope you are correct about the chamber, Dr Jones."

"What, you thought it was somewhere else?" asked Indy, half joking and half deadly serious.

Indy picked up the explosives at the Professor's feet, making sure he had everything he needed. There was just enough firepower to cause momentary chaos without damaging the archaeology. Or so he hoped.

He ran down, past the Sphinx, through the mastabas of officials and workers. He was glad that there were so few people around. The arrival of the Nazis had done little to allay people's fears about impending war. Egypt had a serious tourist shortage.

When he arrived at the pyramids of the queens he stopped to catch his breath. If this worked it would be a miracle. He'd have to run a long way once he'd started his plan in motion. Hopefully the Professor and Catherine would be able to escape, even if he didn't make it.

Trying to dispel such negative thoughts, he walked on. He was almost at his destination - the demolished mortuary temple. When he reached the black basalt platform he stopped. This HAD to be where the Stargate chamber was. These black slabs had to be covering the opening. Perhaps the temple was built on the slabs afterwards, to hide the chamber. They might even have forgotten the reason for the black slabs' existence. It was impossible to say.

Carefully, Indy planted explosives in a pattern over the slabs. If the Nazis were down there, they'd soon come to the conclusion that the only way to remove the device was through the roof. He played out the fuse, making it as long as he could. The longer it was the less distance he'd have to run back to the encampment.

Then he waited, with the detonator ready.

This was it.

posted by Fiery Fred @ 7:08 PM